2006 Press Releases

11/08/2006	Governor Perdue Announces October Revenue Figures
11/03/2006	Medac to Expand with New Facility in Lincoln County
11/03/2006	Georgia HERO Scholarship Awarded to 200th Recipient
10/27/2006	Georgia Receives Federal Grant for Re-Training Ford and GM Employees, Suppliers
10/27/2006	ADP to Create 1,000 Jobs in Augusta
10/26/2006	Governor Perdue Appoints Commissioner of Georgia Merit System
10/24/2006	First Lady Mary Perdue and DHR Commissioner BJ Walker Announce EMBRACE Executive Director
10/20/2006	Governor Perdue, Chairman Chung Break Ground for New Kia Motors Plant in West Point
10/19/2006	Georgia National Guard to Acquire Naval Air Station Property
10/18/2006	Governor Perdue Recognizes 32 Georgians for Acts of Heroism and Contributions to Public Safety
10/17/2006	Governor Perdue Creates Health Information Technology and Transparency Advisory Board
10/16/2006	Governor Announces $99,000 in Grants for Volunteer Programs
10/16/2006	Cities, Counties to Receive Grants for Landfill Cleanup
10/13/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
10/13/2006	Governor Perdue, GDOT Commissioner Linnenkohl Launch Latest I-95 Widening Project
10/12/2006	Scotland-based Company to Locate First U.S. Headquarters in Atlanta
10/11/2006	Five Georgia High Schools Receive Governor’s Cup
10/10/2006	Governor Perdue Announces September Revenue Figures
10/10/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Funding for 15 New Meth Force Agents
10/05/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
10/05/2006	Parents to be Notified by State Patrol when Teen Drivers Ticketed or Warned
10/04/2006	Six Communities Receive Grant Funding for Wireless Broadband Networks
10/03/2006	Governors Perdue and Riley Meet for Second Time to Discuss Water Negotiations
10/02/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Middle School Graduation Coaches
09/29/2006	Governor Celebrates Passage of Legislation to Designate Arabia Mountain Heritage Area a National Heritage Area
09/29/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Homeland Security Grants
09/28/2006	Governor Issues Call to Service for ‘Hands On Georgia Week’
09/28/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
09/27/2006	GBI Director Vernon Keenan Receives Award for Georgia’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program
09/26/2006	Tax Incentive to Bolster Production of Alternative Fuels in Georgia
09/26/2006	Georgia Recognizes Schools for High Academic Performance
09/22/2006	Governor, Superintendent Announce 199 “Master Teachers”
09/21/2006	Governor Perdue Stresses Importance of Economic Development and Education
09/21/2006	Georgia’s High School Graduation Rate Jumps by Nearly Eight Percentage Points
09/19/2006	Xella Aircrete USA to Locate New Plant in Adel
09/19/2006	State Issues $578 Million in Bonds to Support Education and State Government Infrastructure
09/19/2006	Governor Appoints Members of Sex Offender Review Board
09/18/2006	CSI Georgia Targets Sexual Predators Intent on Harming Children
09/15/2006	Governor Perdue Unveils Historic Music Trail Tourism Website
09/15/2006	Agricultural Water Permitting Office Opens in Tifton
09/12/2006	Governor Perdue Proclaims September ‘College Savings Month’
09/12/2006	Governor Perdue Announces August Revenue Figures
09/11/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
09/08/2006	Statement of Governor Perdue Regarding the Passing of Erk Russell
09/08/2006	Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding the Fifth Anniversary of September 11
09/08/2006	National Beef’s Fourth Moultrie Expansion in Five Years Adds 110 Jobs
09/06/2006	SecureID to Crack Down on Use of Fraudulent Documents to Obtain State Identification
09/05/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Availability of Hands On Challenge Grants
08/31/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
08/31/2006	Judicial Nominating Commission Recommends Applicants to Fill Judicial Vacancies
08/30/2006	Governor Perdue Visits Georgia National Guard Troops in New Mexico
08/30/2006	Governor Perdue, Superintendent Cox Announce Georgia’s Top 25
08/29/2006	Governor Unveils Statewide Anti-Litter Campaign
08/29/2006	Georgia Leaps Four States in SAT Rankings
08/25/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
08/23/2006	Governor Perdue and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Launch Workforce Training Initiative
08/23/2006	Plastic Tubing Industries to Locate New Plant in Warrenton
08/22/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Support of Health Care Transparency
08/22/2006	Governor’s Request for Disaster Declaration Approved
08/22/2006	Governor Perdue, Superintendent Cox Announce Grants to 12 School
08/22/2006	Governor Perdue Announces More Than $37 Million in Grant Awards
08/21/2006	GeorgiaHIRE Online Resume Database Expands to Meet Needs of Georgia Employers
08/18/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
08/16/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Appointments to the Governor’s Energy Policy Council
08/14/2006	Governors Perdue and Riley Meet to Discuss Water Negotiations
08/11/2006	Tom Wade to Leave GTA for Georgia State University
08/10/2006	Georgia to Receive Grant as a Healthy State
08/10/2006	Apex Homes to Open Manufacturing Facility in Richland
08/09/2006	Governor Perdue Requests USDA Disaster Declaration
08/09/2006	Georgia Makes Short List for Federal R&D Facility
08/08/2006	Governor Perdue Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
08/08/2006	Governor Perdue Announces July Revenue Figures
08/07/2006	High School Graduation Coaches Ready to Get To Work
08/04/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Johns Creek and Milton Appointments
08/04/2006	Governor Perdue Participates in Tax-Free Holiday Events
08/03/2006	Georgia’s Pre-K Program Expands to Serve More Families
08/03/2006	Georgia Shatters Economic Development Records in FY2006
08/01/2006	Governor Perdue Commends Richard Jewell
08/01/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
08/01/2006	Governor Perdue Launches Cook County I-75 Widening Project
07/29/2006	Governor Perdue Presents Third Star to General David Poythress
07/28/2006	Governor Perdue Consolidates Government Services in Douglasville
07/27/2006	Statement by Governor Sonny Perdue on Death of Jennifer Ewing
07/27/2006	Georgia May Receive American Evacuees From Lebanon
07/27/2006	Governor Announces $355,000 in Grants to Volunteer Health Clinics
07/25/2006	Statement by Governor Sonny Perdue on Judge’s Denial of Florida’s Renewed Motion to Issue TRO on Water Releases
07/25/2006	Statement of Governor Perdue on Today’s Sex Offender Ruling
07/25/2006	State Agencies to Implement Customer Service Improvement Plans
07/24/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
07/24/2006	Governor Perdue Launches Airport Initiative in Rural Georgia
07/21/2006	Governor Perdue and Vice President Cheney Thank Troops at Fort Stewart
07/20/2006	Governor Perdue Announces $580 Million Budget Surplus
07/20/2006	Record $2.25 Billion Invested on Road Improvements in FY06
07/18/2006	Georgia Launches New Emergency and Disaster Web Site - Georgia911.org
07/17/2006	Georgia’s Economic Outlook Ranked First in the Nation
07/13/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
07/12/2006	Teachers to Begin Receiving Classroom Gift Cards
07/10/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
07/10/2006	State Tax-Free Holiday Set for August 3-6
07/07/2006	Governor Appoints Elizabeth Pequeno Archer as Inspector General
07/07/2006	Statement by Governor Sonny Perdue on Court ’s Voter ID Ruling
07/05/2006	Statement by Governor on Court's Ruling on Same Sex Marriage
07/05/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
06/30/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Solicitor-General Appointment
06/30/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Judicial Appointment
06/30/2006	Water Deal Reached on Chattahoochee Conservation Reservoirs
06/30/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Expansion of Stay in School Program
06/30/2006	AirTran Airways to Add 2,500 Jobs in Georgia Over Next Five Years
06/29/2006	Governor Sends-Off Volunteer Guard Members to Mexico Border
06/28/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
06/27/2006	Perdue Elected Chair of Southern Regional Education Board
06/21/2006	Lonice Barrett Receives National Recognition for Distinguished Service to State Government
06/20/2006	State to Pursue Legal Action to Protect Conservation Reservoirs
06/19/2006	Georgia Opens Doors to New Business with China
06/19/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
06/15/2006	Water Permitting Plan Approved for Coastal Georgia
06/14/2006	Governor Perdue Makes Acting Debut in “We Are Marshall”
06/14/2006	Governor Perdue, Superintendent Cox Announce Georgia’s High Performance Principals
06/13/2006	Governor Perdue Announces OneGeorgia Awards; Approves FY07 Budget
06/13/2006	Judicial Nominating Commission Recommends Applicants to Fill Judicial Vacancy
06/13/2006	Governor Announces $689,800 in Grants to Georgia Communities
06/09/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
06/07/2006	Governor Perdue Announces May Revenue Figures
06/07/2006	Governor Perdue Announces National Information Technology Security Partnership between CA and Boys & Girls Clubs of America
05/31/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Ten Georgia High Schools to Receive $650,000 to Improve Graduation Rates and College Readiness
05/31/2006	Georgia Leads Nation in Moving Welfare Recipients to Work
05/31/2006	New TRACO Plant Brings 300 Jobs to Bainbridge
05/31/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Judicial Appointment
05/30/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
05/24/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Second Agriculture Week Observance Award Winner
05/23/2006	Governor Breaks Ground on New Corrections Headquarters
05/23/2006	Georgia Tourism Enjoys Banner Year in 2005
05/22/2006	Governor Perdue Announces New Administration Floor Leaders
05/19/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Funding for Wireless Broadband Networks
05/17/2006	Georgia to Appeal Ruling Overturning State Law Defining Marriage as Between One Man and One Woman
05/17/2006	Governor Perdue Announces HP to Locate Data Centers in Metro Atlanta
05/16/2006	Governor Perdue Issues Statement on the Striking Down of Georgia ’s Same Sex Marriage Amendment
05/16/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
05/14/2006	Governor and First Lady Host After-Prom Party
05/12/2006	Governor Perdue Orders Flags Lowered to Half Staff
05/11/2006	Governor Perdue Welcomes Home Georgia’s 48th Brigade
05/09/2006	International Design and Display Group Relocating to Thomasville
05/08/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bill Into Law
05/08/2006	Governor Sonny Perdue Hosts Opening of Corrections Centers
05/08/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Bond Package for Department of Technical and Adult Education
05/08/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Bond Package for Board of Regents
05/08/2006	Governor Perdue Signs FY07 and Supplemental FY06 Budgets
05/05/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
05/05/2006	Governor Sonny Perdue Vetoes Nineteen Bills
05/05/2006	Governor Perdue Announces April Revenue Figures
05/04/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
05/04/2006	Douglas Appointed Department of Administrative Services Commissioner
05/04/2006	Solvay Pharmaceuticals Receives Major Pandemic Flu Vaccine Development Contract
05/04/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
05/03/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Legislation Increasing Retirement Benefits for Retired Teachers
05/03/2006	General Nesbitt Appointed Georgia’s Homeland Security Director
05/02/2006	Judicial Nominating Commission Recommends Applicants to Fill Judicial Vacancy
05/02/2006	Huber Engineered Woods LLC Expansion to Create 150 Jobs in Emanuel County
05/01/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
05/01/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
04/28/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
04/28/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Military Family Bill
04/28/2006	Governor Perdue Speaks at Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
04/28/2006	Governor Sonny Perdue Signs Feticide Bill
04/27/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
04/27/2006	Georgia Establishes Statewide System to Ensure All Newborns Receive Health Screenings
04/27/2006	Governor Perdue Orders Flags on State Capitol Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Representative Henry Bostick
04/26/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Legislation Strengthening Georgia’s Sexual Predator Laws
04/26/2006	Governor Perdue Urges Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids Members to Enroll in Georgia Healthy Families
04/25/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
04/25/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Senior Property Tax Exemption
04/24/2006	Savannah’s New Container Berth: Open for Business
04/21/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
04/21/2006	Governor Sonny Perdue Signs Land Conservation Tax Credit and Litter Prevention Legislation into Law at Earth Day Breakfast
04/20/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
04/20/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
04/20/2006	Governor Perdue Announces $2.7 Million in Grants
04/19/2006	Governor Perdue Welcomes Home Members of Georgia’s 48th Brigade
04/19/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
04/19/2006	Governor Perdue Signs High Performance Principals Legislation
04/19/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
04/18/2006	Governor Perdue and Chancellor Davis Announce ‘Fixed for Four’ Tuition Guarantee
04/18/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund Legislation
04/17/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act
04/17/2006	First Recipients of Georgia's Hero Scholarship Recognized at the State Capitol by Governor Perdue
04/14/2006	Governor Appoints Elizabeth Pequeno Archer as Interim Inspector General
04/14/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
04/14/2006	Governor Perdue Creates Commission for Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Research and Medical Treatment
04/13/2006	Governor Perdue Attends GBI Methamphetamine Lab Response Training Exercise
04/12/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Truth in Class Size into Law
04/11/2006	First Lady Hosts Fourth Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Governor’s Mansion
04/10/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
04/10/2006	Governor Perdue Announces March Revenue Figures
04/07/2006	First Lady to Host Fourth Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Governor’s Mansion
04/07/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
04/06/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Child Care Tax Credit into Law
04/05/2006	Classrooms First for Georgia Act Becomes Law
04/04/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Eminent Domain Legislation
04/03/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
03/31/2006	Governor Perdue Highlights Legislative Accomplishments
03/31/2006	State of Georgia, UGA bid for Federal R&D Facility
03/30/2006	Georgia Ahead of the National Average in Job Growth
03/30/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bill Into Law
03/29/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Bills Into Law
03/29/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Resolution in Honor of Wiley T. Nixon
03/28/2006	Governor and First Lady to Host After-Prom Party
03/24/2006	Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding Final Passage of Truth in Class Size Legislation
03/21/2006	Governor Perdue Launches Third Annual National Agriculture Awareness Week in Georgia
03/20/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
03/20/2006	Governor Perdue and U.S. Attorney General Gonzales Host Town Hall on Methamphetamine Crisis in Georgia
03/17/2006	Moratorium on Water Permits for Flint River Basin to be Lifted
03/13/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
03/13/2006	Kia to Build Assembly Plant, Invest $1.2 Billion in Georgia
03/10/2006	OneGeorgia Authority Approves $5 Million in BRIDGE Funds for Broadband Access for Rural Areas
03/08/2006	Rosa Clausell Rountree Appointed SRTA Executive Director
03/06/2006	Governor Perdue Announces February Revenue Figures
03/06/2006	Gulfstream to Add 1,100 Jobs in Savannah Expansion
03/06/2006	Governor Perdue Eases Regulatory Burden on Georgia 's Small Businesses
03/06/2006	American Insulated Wire Plant to Create 250 Jobs in Coffee County
03/02/2006	Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding Final Passage of High Performance Principals
03/02/2006	Governor Perdue Orders Flags Lowered for General Robert L. Scott
03/02/2006	Governor Announces Development of Statewide Energy Strategy
03/01/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Redistricting Measures
03/01/2006	Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding Final Passage of the Land Conservation Tax Credit
03/01/2006	Twelve Georgia Communities Receive State Hands On Challenge Grants
03/01/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Appointment to Board of Regents
02/28/2006	Georgia Named One of Top Five Best States for Pension Funds
02/27/2006	Georgia to Make Pitch for Federal Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
02/23/2006	Winpak Films to Expand Operations in Senoia
02/23/2006	Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding Final Passage of the Classrooms First for Georgia Act
02/23/2006	Wrigley to Expand Gainesville Facility
02/22/2006	Governor Appoints Charley English as Acting GEMA Director
02/21/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
02/20/2006	Governor Perdue Breaks Ground on Reconstruction of I-85 and SR 316 Interchange in Gwinnett County
02/20/2006	Governor Swears in Workforce Investment Board Members
02/16/2006	Governor Perdue Announces OneGeorgia Awards
02/14/2006	Georgia Child Care Tax Credit Receives Unanimous Approval
02/14/2006	GAcollege411.org Reaches One Year Anniversary
02/13/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
02/13/2006	Governor Perdue Reintroduces Faith and Family Services Amendment
02/13/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Third Annual Sumaq Summit
02/10/2006	Governor Perdue Calls on School Systems to Implement Personal Leave Banks for Spouses of Active Duty Military Personnel
02/09/2006	Governor Appoints Gena Abraham as State Property Officer
02/08/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Legislation to Protect Private Property Rights
02/08/2006	YKK AP America Inc. to Add 200 Jobs in Dublin Expansion
02/07/2006	Governor Perdue Announces 'Paving the Way Home' Local Road Projects
02/06/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
02/06/2006	Governor Perdue Announces January Revenue Figures
02/04/2006	Governor Perdue Orders Flags Lowered for Frank Eldridge
02/03/2006	Arrangements for the Lying-in-State of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
02/03/2006	Governor Opens Center of Innovation for Manufacturing Excellence
02/03/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
02/01/2006	Georgia Jobs and Investments Surge Thirty-five Percent in 2005
01/31/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Judicial Appointment
01/31/2006	More Online Services Available to Georgia Drivers
01/31/2006	Governor Perdue Orders Flags on State Buildings Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Coretta Scott King
01/26/2006	Governor Perdue Hosts Georgia's First Customer Service Summit
01/26/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Voter ID Bill
01/25/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
01/25/2006	Governor Perdue Signs Natural Gas Tax Cut
01/24/2006	State of Georgia to Reimburse Pharmacists for Costs of Prescription Drugs for Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
01/23/2006	Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding Final Passage of the Natural Gas Tax Cut
01/23/2006	Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding Ford's Decision to Idle Hapeville Auto Plant
01/19/2006	Altea Therapeutics to Locate New Headquarters in Atlanta
01/18/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Budget Proposals for Senior Citizens
01/13/2006	Governor Sonny Perdue Attends Opening of New Driver’s License Customer Service Center in Downtown Atlanta
01/12/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Pay Raise for State Employees, No Increase in Healthcare Premiums
01/12/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Next Saturday with Sonny
01/11/2006	Announces School Construction Bond Package
01/11/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Bond Package for Department of Technical and Adult Education
01/11/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Bond Package for Board of Regents
01/11/2006	Education, Children, Job Creation and Public Safety Headline Governor Perdue’s State of the State Address
01/10/2006	Governor Announces Relocation of Corrections Headquarters to Forsyth
01/10/2006	Governor Perdue Unveils Education Agenda at Eggs and Issues Breakfast
01/09/2006	Reduction in Sales Tax on Natural Gas and Liquid Propane Filed in House of Representatives
01/09/2006	Sixty-five Percent of Education Dollars to be Spent in the Classroom
01/06/2006	Governor Perdue Visits Expanded Langboard OSB Mill
01/06/2006	Statement of Governor Sonny Perdue Regarding Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
01/06/2006	Governor Perdue Proposes Georgia Conservation Tax Credit
01/06/2006	Governor Perdue Announces December Revenue Figures
01/06/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments
01/05/2006	Historic “Paving the Way Home” Initiative to Fund Local Transportation Improvements
01/03/2006	Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments