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Business · Butts County

GreenBox Systems will spend $144 million to build an automated warehouse in Georgia

74% Center coverage: 8 sources

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — An automated warehouse company announced Wednesday that it will invest $144 million to build a facility in Georgia GreenBox Systems said it would hire 300 people to work at the warehouse that it plans to open in late 2025 near Jackson, about 35 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta. GreenBox is a joint venture between Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. and Massachusetts-based Symbotic. GreenBox uses Symbotic’s automation techn…See the Story

Health · Jackson

State prisons chief pitches case for funding boost

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

ATLANTA – Georgia Department of Corrections officials began laying the groundwork Wednesday for an infusion of state funding to beef up staffing, replace aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care. The state’s workforce of correctional officers plummeted during the COVID pandemic and has yet to fully recover, Georgia Commissioner of Corrections Tyrone Oliver told members of a Georgia House Appropriations subcommittee. A 26% annual tur…See the Story

Jenkinsburg · Jenkinsburg

Man arrested for attacking deputies with machete in Butts County, GBI says

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The GBI says the Jenkinsburg man attacked two Butts County deputies with a machete Monday morning while he was being served an eviction notice.See the Story

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