Georgia
Announcement Expected to Confirm $7B Auto Plant in Georgia
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By RUSS BYNUM, JEFF AMY and AAMER MADHANI, Related Press
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A 12 months after the state of Georgia and native authorities companions spent $61 million to purchase a sprawling tract of land for future industrial improvement, Gov. Brian Kemp deliberate to journey to the positioning Friday for what his workplace would solely describe as a “particular financial improvement announcement.”
A Washington official has beforehand informed The Related Press the undertaking will probably be a large auto plant the place Hyundai Motor Group will manufacture electrical automobiles. Anticipated to price $7 billion and make use of as much as 8,500 staff, in response to two Georgia officers acquainted with the plans, the plant would rank among the many largest improvement offers ever in Georgia.
Not one of the three officers had been approved to debate the undertaking publicly and spoke on situation of anonymity.
The announcement comes 5 days earlier than Kemp faces a contested Republican main election in opposition to former U.S. Sen. David Perdue. It additionally coincides with President Joe Biden’s go to to South Korea, the place Hyundai is headquartered.
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State and native officers bought the two,200-acre (890-hectare) web site a 12 months in the past in Bryan County, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) inland from Savannah. The land sits adjoining to Interstate 16 that hyperlinks Savannah and Macon, not removed from its intersection with Interstate 95 that spans the jap seaboard. It is also close to to the Port of Savannah, the fourth-busiest U.S. seaport.
Bryan County and neighboring Chatham County, which incorporates Savannah, every chipped in $9 million towards the $61 million buy value.
Hyundai Motor Group sells automobiles beneath the Hyundai and Kia manufacturers. The South Korean automaker already operates two American meeting vegetation in Montgomery, Alabama, and in West Level, Georgia.
It will be the second enormous electrical car plant introduced in Georgia in lower than a 12 months. Rivian Automotive introduced in December plans for a $5 billion electrical truck plant east of Atlanta that is anticipated to make use of about 7,500 staff.
In his main marketing campaign in opposition to Kemp, Perdue has attacked the Rivian deal and its guarantees of $1.5 billion in incentives and tax breaks by Georgia and native governments. Perdue says the deal transfers cash to liberal financiers and the state did not consulted with native residents who concern the plant threatens their rural high quality of life.
Amy reported from Atlanta and Madhani reported from Washington.
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Georgia
JA of Georgia will celebrate local business owners at annual fundraiser
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Liz Wright started with The Augusta Press in May of 2022, and loves to cover a variety of community topics. She strives to always report in a truthful and fair manner, which will lead to making her community a better place. In June 2023, Liz became the youngest recipient and first college student to have been awarded the Georgia Press Association’s Emerging Journalist of the Year. With a desire to spread more positive news, she especially loves to write about good things happening in Augusta. In her spare time, she can be found reading novels or walking her rambunctious Pitbull.
Georgia
1974 Alive at Georgia Tech
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Nine months after the sold-out show at Tech, Yes played at The Omni Nov. 30 for more than 16,000 fans. The next night, rock icon David Bowie performed the final show of his Diamond Dogs tour at the same arena — and within a year of their Fall 1974 shows, KISS and Lynyrd Skynyrd would each return to Atlanta as headliners at The Omni.
Throughout the 1970s, Tech would continue to host many of the decade’s most prominent bands and artists at Alexander Memorial Coliseum and Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Dog Day Afternoon festival in 1977 and Alex Cooley’s Champagne Jam concerts in 1978 and 1979 brought massive, sweaty crowds of music fans to campus for acts including Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick, Foreigner, Heart, The Cars, and Aerosmith.
The Georgia Tech Athletics Association has continued to open its facilities for music promoters in years since, and Tech has hosted Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Ludacris, Big Boi, and the Rolling Stones (twice!). “We are approached periodically about hosting external events, including concerts featuring popular acts,” an Athletics spokesperson said. “We are proud to provide great entertainment opportunities for the Georgia Tech community and are always looking to drive revenue that can help us provide additional resources for our student-athletes.” Most recently, Athletics welcomed thousands of Yellow Jacket supporters and music fans for the Helluva Block Party series of pregame concerts on North Avenue.
Five decades on, many of the bands whose sounds reverberated within the metal rafters of Alexander Memorial Coliseum are revered by millions. Auslander explained why he thinks the popular music of the 1970s persists. “Today, there are more shared musical tastes and experiences across generations than in the past. Youth in the 1970s mostly rejected the music and culture of their parents — now, we see parents and their children listening to the same music and going to concerts together,” he said.
Although his football experience was cut short due to injury, Ken Smith studied building construction, industrial management, and mechanical engineering at Tech and ran a successful HVAC company in the Augusta area. Over the past 50 years, Smith has seen the Doobie Brothers live more than 30 times, as well as Chicago and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
And Ned Barbre has continued returning to the Tech campus for concerts, including Pink Floyd, Jimmy Buffett, Arlo Guthrie, and the Stones.
Having experienced more than 40 KISS concerts from 1974 through the band’s farewell tour, David Dean said, “I will always remember that first show at Georgia Tech.”
Georgia
Georgia's tourism industry hit by loss of Israeli visitors
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“Bookings have been cancelled, and projections for new bookings are very low” according to one restauranteur.
Georgia’s summer season has begun but a significant share of visitors are missing: Israelis.
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has meant Israelis are less able or unwilling to travel internationally. This drop in numbers is being felt in Georgia which usually welcomes many visitors from Israel.
“The loss is noticeable. The situation in the region has affected the number of tourists from Israel,” says Levan Giorgadze from Tbilisi Free Walking Tours.
“Compared to previous years, the number of tourists from Israel has decreased noticeably. I wouldn’t say that they don’t come at all anymore, it’s just, of course, in smaller quantities.”
Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is popular year-round with tourists, while the beaches along the Black Sea coast are a popular summer holiday destination.
Shota Burjanadze, Chairman of the Georgian Restaurateurs Association, expressed similar worries: “Bookings have been cancelled, and projections for new bookings are very low. Therefore, unfortunately, this year will not live up to expectations.”
But not everyone agrees. Maia Omiadze, Head of Georgia’s Tourist Association, believes the summer will be busy, bustling and successful. She notes that the 15 places from which tourists visit the most include Georgia‘s neighbouring countries, Persian Gulf nations and the European Union.
“The data for the first quarter of 2024 was very positive. This result allows us to have high expectations and to assume that the second quarter, the summer season and the general trend towards the end of the year in the tourism industry will be very positive,” she says.
“We expected tourists mainly from Asia, Persian Gulf and European countries. European countries made up 5% of the total number. Today, tourists are mainly expected to visit Adjara and are largely coming from our neighbouring countries, Turkey, Armenia and Russia,” Maia adds.
Office for National Statistics data for the first quarter of 2024 shows these nations still hold the top three places for the most number of visitors to Georgia.
Watch the video above to see more about Georgia’s tourism industry in 2024.
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