As Georgians try to return to normal, one local industry is seeing sales numbers majorly on the rise – local farmers. Farmers markets across the state are reporting big time numbers as locals’ demand for fresh produce has exploded. At the Forsyth Farmers’ Market in Savannah the first hour of sales on May 12th outstripped the total for an average day. The 912 Farm Truck, the farmers’ market’s mobile operation, has seen sales up 300%. Folks are getting back to (the new) normal, and if that means buying and supporting local it will have the state’s economy RISING…
BREAKING NEWS- Gov. Kemp Sending Guardsman to Patrol Atlanta
InsiderAdvantage has learned that Gov. Brian Kemp, in the aftermath of rioting and looting that rocked Atlanta last night and early Saturday morning, is sending 1,500 National Guardsman to Georgia’s capital to assist with law enforcement. There are also...Georgia National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe academies could be a victim of budget cuts
One of Georgia’s three Youth ChalleNGe Program academies will most likely become a victim of the state’s budget cuts for FY21. General Thomas Carden, Jr., The Adjutant General for Georgia, described the cut as “one of the largest and most painful budget...Cobb County Takes Big Economic Stimulation Step
Five commissioners in Georgia’s third most populous county this week took direct action to stimulate the economy by unanimously approving over $50 million in federal aid to combat the economic fallout from COVID-19. Businesses with 100 or less employees can now...Study shows majority of small business owners optimistic about re-opening
A study released Wednesday shows that nearly three-quarters of small business owners are optimistic after the fallouts from the COVID-19 outbreak and believe they will be back to “business as normal” in the next six months. Most small business owners also...Beware of mortgage forbearance consequences
COVID-19 has affected Georgians in many different ways. As businesses and governments shifted into shutdown, many started to wonder how they were going to pay their bills, rent and mortgages. As more and more segments of the economy shut down jobs were lost at...
