With Fortune 500 heavyweights like Coke, Delta, and Home Depot all calling Atlanta home, the city’s largest employer might come as a surprise. It’s Emory University, with 32,594 full-time employees in the metro Atlanta region between the school and its extensive healthcare system. The university contributes nearly $15 billion in statewide economic impact annually, making it one of the most powerful economic engines in the state as a whole. Emory’s huge presence both in the local community and economy is RISING…
Pandemic-driven judicial emergency coming to an end
In another sign that the coronavirus pandemic is waning, Georgia Chief Justice Harold Melton announced Friday the statewide judicial emergency he first declared in March of last year is about to end. Following a meeting with members of the state’s Judicial Council,...Kemp suspends Clayton Co. Sheriff Hill
Gov. Brian Kemp suspended Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill Wednesday pending the final outcome of a federal indictment charging him with civil rights violations. Hill was indicted in federal court in April on four counts of deprivation of rights under color of law,...State completes purchase of pristine Ceylon tract
The Georgia Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to acquire 11,662 acres of undeveloped coastal habitat in southeastern Georgia slated to become part of a state wildlife management area. The site represents about three-quarters of the so-called Ceylon tract...Georgia tourism industry bouncing back from pandemic heading into summer
When the coronavirus pandemic struck Georgia in March of last year, no industry shut down harder or faster than hospitality. The leisure and hospitality sector lost 223,000 jobs statewide between February and April 2020. In Atlanta, hotel occupancy plummeted from 74%...
