THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
Layoffs only ten percent of GA’s latest UI…
Release: Only Ten Percent of UI Initial Claims Due to Layoffs Last week, regular UI initial claims totaled 19,761, down 988 over the previous week, the lowest number of weekly claims in 2021. However, a recent GDOL report…
Purple Innovation creates 500 new jobs in Georgia
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Purple Innovation to More Than Double Company Workforce in McDonough, Creating 500 Jobs Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Purple Innovation, Inc. (“Purple”), a comfort technology company known for…
Pregis plans to open a new manufacturing facility
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Pregis to Open Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Henry County, Creating 150 Jobs Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Pregis, a leading manufacturer of protective packaging, will expand its…
Woodgrain invests $10 Million in Leesburg expansion
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Expansion of Woodgrain Manufacturing Operations in Lee County, Creates 150 Jobs Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Woodgrain, the largest industrial employer in Lee County, Georgia, will invest…
Kemp names committees for federal relief fund allocation
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Georgia Jobs and Infrastructure Committees Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian Kemp named members of the Georgia Jobs and Infrastructure Committees, which will be responsible for receiving applications and making recommendations to…
Annual May UI claims decrease in Valdosta
Release: Initial Claims Continue to Drop in Valdosta for May Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Valdosta saw its initial claims for unemployment drop over-the-month and over-the-year. "This is a step in the…
New Freshly facility to create over 600 jobs…
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Freshly Inc. to More than Double Workforce in Georgia, Creating 665 Jobs Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that fresh-prepared meal delivery service Freshly Inc. is more than doubling…
Georgia soon to end CARES Act UI benefits…
Release: Georgia Reinstates Pre-Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Requirements In accordance with the plan for reemployment and the announcement to no longer participate in the federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs enacted through the CARES Act and the…