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Georgia
Learning on the job — and earning competitive pay — at the Savannah River Site
by
David Brancaccio
and Nic Perez
Jun 11, 2024
The Savannah River Site, run by the U.S. Department of Energy, is looking to hire — and help train — 9,000 new employees over the next five years.
A look at how Georgia is training up production crews for its expanding film industry
by
David Brancaccio
and Nic Perez
Jun 10, 2024
Georgia's controversial film production tax credits have helped it become the "Hollywood of the South." That means the state needs trained production staff.
“Ro-ro” your boat to Georgia: why the state sees a lucrative future in automotive shipping
Jan 15, 2024
The rural Port of Brunswick is trying to overtake the Port of Baltimore as the top “roll-on/roll-off” port in the U.S.
Georgia program offers solar panels to lower-income households
by
Emily Jones
Dec 19, 2023
A Georgia program is seeking to alleviate the financial burden of solar installation to promote green energy.
The clean energy revolution needs green workers, fast
by
Emily Jones
Oct 9, 2023
If there aren’t people ready to build, install, and maintain the solar panels and electric cars that money is paying for, billions in federal funding dollars could go to waste.
Citrus industry flowers in Georgia as winters get warmer
by
Emily Jones
Sep 5, 2023
Citrus, a relatively new crop for the state, is taking root thanks to the combined forces of climate change, crop science and disease in Florida.
Forever homes come in all shapes and sizes — and ages and states of (dis)repair
by
Sarah Leeson
May 23, 2023
It will need “a lot of TLC," Candice Sides said about the 19th-century log cabin she bought to be her family's eventual home.
For public good, not for profit.
Georgia Senate race is now the most expensive of the 2022 midterms
Dec 6, 2022
Here's where that money has come from, and where it's going.
Georgia recognizes embryos as dependents, for a $3,000 state income tax deduction
Sep 27, 2022
Critics say the new deduction opens the door to state scrutiny of a woman's health status.
A Georgia county is still tallying up the damage from a cargo ship that capsized in 2019
May 2, 2022
Birds along the coastline were covered in oil, but environmentalists say there may be additional damage to marine life that's harder to see.