MACON — When Homeland Village Cultural Center opened in 2001 in Unionville, Kirklyn Hodges wanted to provide a safe place for people to gather and learn about African American history.

ATLANTA  — Georgia's elected labor commissioner said he intends to reinstate the requirement that people must actively search for work to receive unemployment benefits “in the next few months.”

ATLANTA — With first-time unemployment claims continuing to fall and more and more businesses reopening, the Georgia Department of Labor is shifting its focus to helping companies fill job openings.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday allowing restaurants to sell curbside takeaway alcoholic beverages and distillers to sell liquor on their premises in Georgia.

ATLANTA — First-time unemployment claims in Georgia fell last week, mirroring a nationwide trend as more Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus pandemic get back on the job.

Hoshizaki America Inc. announced that it has received the 2021 Energy Star Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to Energy Star.

ATLANTA — First-time unemployment claims in Georgia declined last week, welcome news after an increase reported the week before.

AgSouth Farm Credit Chief Executive Officer Pat Calhoun announced that the customer-owned cooperative is distributing $40 million in profits from 2020 to its member-borrowers, the highest regular patronage return in over 30 years of the association’s patronage distribution.

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ATLANTA — Oconee County has the highest concentration of small businesses in Georgia, according to a new study from a New York-based financial technology company.

ATLANTA — The Port of Savannah set an all-time record last month, handling nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized cargo.

Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled plans Friday to expand broadband access for thousands of Georgians in Middle Georgia, marking the latest move to boost high-speed internet in rural parts of the state.

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ATLANTA — First-time unemployment claims in Georgia rose last week even as initial claims nationwide fell dramatically.

ATLANTA — Two South Korean electric vehicle battery manufacturers have reached an 11th-hour settlement to a trade dispute that was threatening an estimated 2,600 jobs in Georgia.

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ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor surpassed a major milestone last week.

ATLANTA — The Georgia Ports Authority’s governing board has approved a $205 million expansion of the Port of Savannah that will increase its container capacity by 20%.

U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Monday, pulling the S&P 500 slightly below the all-time high it set last week, while nudging the Dow Jones Industrial Average to another record high.

WASHINGTON  — The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic.

ATLANTA — Georgians would be able to buy cocktails to- go under legislation that cleared the General Assembly Monday.

ATLANTA — The Georgia House of Representatives gave final passage Monday to legislation that would let state employees and teachers take up to three weeks of parental paid leave.

NEW YORK  — A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses anxiously awaiting goods from Asia — while off the coast of California, dozens of container ships sit anchored, unable to unload their cargo.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A hangover from Trump-era tariff disputes could become even more painful for American whiskey distillers unless their entanglement in a trans-Atlantic trade fight is resolved soon.

Georgia Bone and Joint has announced a new location at 670 S. Eighth St., Griffin, to serve patients in Spalding County and surrounding communities.