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A program that mixes academics with vocational training

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 24, 2016
Vocational training has changed, and is luring academically-oriented students
:  Jordan Decker is studying HVAC at Carroll County College and Career Academy.  
Molly Samuel
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Hollywood weighs in on Georgia religious freedom bill

by Annie Baxter
Mar 24, 2016
Critics charge a bill before the Georgia governor would permit anti-gay discrimination.
Georgia governor Nathan Deal.
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Rural Georgia county sees space as economic engine

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 3, 2016
County hopes to build a private spaceport, and create Georgia’s own space coast
The SpaceX CRS-Falcon 9 launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
SpaceX
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New interest in area where black business once thrived

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 1, 2016
An overpass stands where businesses once stood; now residents are trying to get rid of it.
An overpass stands in the neighborhood that was once filled with thriving black businesses, and the iconic Union Station, that was torn down. 
Gabrielle Ware
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Georgia eyes Cuba for expanding poultry market

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 27, 2016
More trade with Cuba could mean big bucks for the state’s poultry industry.
Chickens at the University of Georgia’s Poultry Research Center. 
Elly Yu
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Georgia EV sales sputter without tax credit

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 20, 2016
A change in state policy is causing Georgians to reconsider electric vehicles.
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Georgia ready to roll on many transportation projects

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 8, 2016
State officials breathe a sigh of relief for $300 billion transportation law.
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C-130 aircraft designed in the 1950s still delivers

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 29, 2015
The bulky cargo plane has survived tech advances and budget cuts for 60 years.
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Georgia town boasts about its fruitcake bakery

by Marketplace Contributor
Dec 18, 2015
A look into the "Fruitcake Capital of the World"
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Georgia could lose federal money for poverty assistance

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 28, 2015
Financial aid for poor families is threatened by an accounting sleight-of-hand.
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