AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 minutes agoData Centers & Warehousing: Georgia’s AI-driven data center boom is also pulling in warehouse space, with data-center ecosystem firms leasing more than 9 million square feet in metro Atlanta from 2022-2025, helping offset a warehousing slump even as power, land, and water debates heat up. Public Safety Tech Backlash: Georgia’s “DeFlock” push grows as more cases surface of law enforcement misusing Flock Safety camera and license-plate reader data, including arrests tied to alleged personal monitoring. Energy Infrastructure & Industry: Transformer and rectifier reporting points to strong order-book momentum but visible capacity bottlenecks and margin pressure. Local Stormwater Funding: Spalding County and Orchard Hill approved a stormwater utility enterprise fund to charge property owners based on impervious surface area, aiming to meet EPA/EPD runoff requirements. Workforce & Research: Georgia Tech highlights utilities leadership and a new resilience-focused engineering effort connecting communities and researchers for extreme-weather response. Agriculture Leadership: Georgia’s State Agriculture Laboratory announced a new director, signaling continued upgrades to state lab operations.
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