UGA Today & Tifton Gazette - Mon February 10, 2025
New Plans Call for Renovated UGA Building, GDOT Eyes I-75 Interchange Redo
The University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens announced plans in late January 2025 for a comprehensive $115.7 million renovation of Creswell Hall, one of the campus's landmark residence halls. UGA Today, an online campus news source, noted that the project is scheduled to take place in 2027 and 2028 and will modernize the 62-year-old building on Baxter Street....
Takeuchi - Tue January 14, 2025
Jasper Tractor Joins Takeuchi's Dealer Network
Jasper Tractor will now carry the full line of Takeuchi equipment. Located at 1050 Hwy 515 South in Jasper, Ga., Jasper Tractor currently sells and services various lines of agriculture and turf equipment backed by an experienced team of professionals....
Macon Telegraph - Wed January 08, 2025
Troubled Old Downtown Hotel in Macon, Ga., Meets Its End With New Year's Day Implosion
The old Ramada hotel in downtown Macon, Ga., finally met its end in a cloud of dust and debris on New Year's Day. The hotel had been a fixture of the Macon skyline for almost 56 years, but perpetually struggled to stay booked with guests....
Urbanize Atlanta - Wed January 08, 2025
Hopes Are High in Doraville, Ga., That Lotus Grove Mixed-Use Project Starts Construction in 2025
Back in November, developers behind a long-planned shopping, dining and residential district at a large and vacant site along Georgia Highway 13/Buford Highway in the northern suburbs of Atlanta vowed to finally get the wheels of development moving in the new year....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 18, 2024
Georgia Is Moving Ahead to Enhance Highway Networks
As Georgia's population and economy surge, the need for an enhanced road network has never been greater, and the state's multi-billion-dollar Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) is building the infrastructure to meet immediate and future demands....
Urbanize Atlanta - Tue December 17, 2024
Work Under Way to Revitalize Historic Area of Atlanta With Mixed-Use Development
A project years in the making that aims to bring vitality to one of Atlanta's most richly historic streets is officially under way. Officials with Atlanta's Butler Street Community Development Corp. (CDC), Wisconsin-based affordable housing developer Gorman & Company and the national commercial firm Red Rock Global hosted a groundbreaking Dec....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution & CEG - Mon December 16, 2024
Rivian Automotive Snares $6.6B Federal Loan to Build New EV Factory East of Atlanta
Rivian Automotive, an Irvine, Calif.-based manufacturer, has received a loan for up to $6.6 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program to support the construction of Rivian's next facility in Stanton Springs North, near Atlanta....
CEG - Thu December 12, 2024
SISO Air Holds Drone, Tech Demo Event in Savannah, Ga.
SISO Air, a Smyrna, Ga.-based national dealer for commercial drones, recently conducted a comprehensive drone and technology demo at the SSG Anthony Davis Memorial Model Airfield in Savannah, Ga. Manufacturers from across the country traveled to the event to present their products and technology to attendees....
Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Wed December 11, 2024
Georgia's Governor Names Recipients of State's Inaugural Rural Site Development Grants
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced Dec. 4 the six inaugural recipients of the OneGeorgia Authority's new Rural Site Development Initiative grant. Recognizing the vital importance of ready for development sites, this initiative enables the state's rural communities to identify, assess and develop new industrial sites, as well as help to maintain the capacity for economic growth and Georgia's competitive edge....
Columbus State University & GDOT - Mon November 18, 2024
Georgia University to Reshape Core Campus; Valdosta Awarded $36.2M for City Road Widening
As students work to finish the fall semester, other work begins on a bevy of construction projects that will transform the look and function of Columbus State University's (CSU) main campus, located in Columbus, Ga....
