1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (146+ words) Local news for metro Atlanta The City of Atlanta and Atlanta Urban Development Corporation (AUD) will host a community celebration on Saturday, Sept.12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Microsoft’s donated parcel at Quarry Yards in Atlanta’s Grove Park neighborhood. The celebration will…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (481+ words) CNOOC Posts Record Profit as China Pumps More Oil at Home Norway’s oil production is at… The Trump administration’s new campaign… Georgia Power has secured regulatory approval for a contract to supply OpenAI’s planned project in Effingham County, Georgia, adding…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1175+ words) ATLANTA — Data centers are a financial boon to communities, according to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing back on concerns about their impact on the environment, on utility bills and on their neighbors. The pro-business organization is launching…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (545+ words) ATLANTA (WJBF) – A massive new data center campus is coming to Columbia County, as Georgia continues to attract major technology investments and faces growing demand for electricity. Google announced in July that it will be the sole operator of a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (300+ words) (The Center Square) – Georgia gas prices are inching up again, rising 3 cents over the past week, according to AAA. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.79, which is seven cents higher than last month. A year…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (678+ words) The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is driving an unprecedented expansion of data centers across the United States. These facilities power everything from online banking and healthcare systems to national defense networks and the artificial intelligence technologies…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (982+ words) Georgia Power’s deal to provide electricity to a massive, OpenAI campus planned near Savannah is drawing regulators’ scrutiny and reviving debates about how to keep residential customers safe from the facilities’ costs. The proposed $20 billion data center complex from OpenAI,…...

1+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (529+ words) Georgia has built one of America’s strongest business climates by doing what our state does best: thinking long term, mobilizing quickly, investing in people and welcoming the industries of the future. They are jobs, payrolls, research partnerships, new companies and…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (442+ words) Georgia's rapid emergence as a major hub for data centers is triggering resistance from local leaders who say the facilities could place increased pressure on water supplies, energy infrastructure and community resources, prompting a growing number of cities and counties…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (264+ words) Georgia tax revenue continued rising in July, bolstered by strong receipts from the sales and use tax, which sent more money to local governments. Net tax collections were $2.57 billion, up $78.1 million from July 2025. That 3.1% increase came despite a 2.1% year-over-year drop…...