A restaurant manager stole $300,000 — and splurged at Georgia strip clubs, federal officials said. Thousands of dollars began to pour out of the restaurant “at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,” …
Could sports gambling become a reality in Georgia? New poll shows overwhelming support for it
: Sports betting is not legal in Georgia, but there is a new push to change that in the next legislative year. By Richard Elliot, WSB-TV January 06, 2023 at 4:37 pm EST ATLANTA — Sportsbooks like …
Iconic Georgia BBQ restaurant known for ‘Pig Hill of Fame’ will stay open after all
Two months after it announced its closure, an iconic barbecue restaurant in North Georgia will stay open after all.
Keep Georgia No. 1 by Improving the Lawsuit Climate and Reducing the Tort Tax
In its most recent Lawsuit Climate Survey, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) ranked Georgia 41st out of the 50 states. This is Georgia’s worst-ever ranking since ILR first …
A coach named Smart has made Georgia wise in the ways of winning
It was 2016, the Monday before Labor Day. Kirby Smart was readying his first Georgia team for its opener against North Carolina in the Georgia Dome. At his pregame media session, he was asked about …
Restored Clean Water protections come to Georgia, but may not change Okefenokee mine
Water and wetland protections have been up in the air in recent years, and the Biden administration restored protections to streams and wetlands.
How 2024 politics will shape Georgia’s 2023 legislative session
In what would be one of House Speaker David Ralston’s last public appearances, he ventured to a University of Georgia classroom to lay out his vision for the 2023 legislative session. He said it would …
Alabama real estate firm Evernest buys a second Georgia company
A Birmingham-based real estate and property management firm has made its second acquisition in a Georgia company in less than four months. Property management company Evernest acquired the property …
Marijuana in Georgia remains illegal, but medicinal production is moving forward
It seems that a Georgia commission is on the home stretch to allowing legal medical marijuana sales and production.
Hyundai’s Georgia plant lures hundreds more jobs from supplier Ecoplastic
Georgia is continuing to amass jobs in electric vehicle manufacturing as more automakers look to invest in the South.