February 2021 News

February 26, 2021

• Kemp Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility to Georgia Teachers, Others

• Georgia State Forecaster Says “Proper” Recovery Will Occur Only After Full Vaccine Dissemination

• Seven Georgia Locations On List Of Nation's Worst Bottlenecks

• Georgia Public Policy Foundation: After Texas, Cents and Sensibility in Georgia Energy Policy

• Georgia Credit Unions Continuously Provide Financial Aid for Members During COVID-19 Pandemic

• UGA Study: ‘Power Fluctuations’ Lead to Better People Skills at Work

• Jeanne Seaver Officially Announces her Run for Lieutenant Governor in the Great State of Georgia

• 56% of Small Businesses Plan to Spend More Compensating Employees in 2021, Finds New Survey from Clutch

• COVID-19 and Regulatory Uncertainty Spur Greater Tax risk for Organizations in 2021 and Beyond, EY Survey Finds

February 25, 2021

• GNTC Students Receive The Gov. Nathan Deal Scholarship

• $4.5M Endows Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research

• SK Battery Plant Puts Georgia In Driver’s Seat for Green Energy Jobs

• Charlie Harper: Covid Winter Is Still Here, But Spring Is Coming

• Flexible Workspaces and Hybrid Office Spaces Popular for Reconfiguration

• LG Geoff Duncan Lauds Passage of Election Reform Package

• Flu Vaccination this Season Likely to be Highest Ever

• Rural Communities Opioid Response Program in Georgia

• Survey Finds Employees Are In No Rush to Return to the Office, Even With a Vaccine

• ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 1.4% in January

• Cox Automotive Study Finds Car Buying Process Improved During COVID-19 Pandemic

February 24, 2021

• Floyd Medical Center Enhancing Its Trauma Services

• David Perdue Decides Not to Run for U.S. Senate in 2022

• State Election Board Invites Dominion Voting Systems to Discuss 2020 Statewide Voting System Implementation

• Comissioner Tim Echols: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine

• The Home Depot Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2020 Results; Increases Quarterly Dividend by 10 Percent