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Daniela Duncan/Moment/Getty ImagesOnline colleges in Georgia are on the rise, with an increasing number opening within major universities. The schools listed here offer programs in Georgia's most in-demand occupations, including accounting, education, healthcare, IT, and management. Many of these careers require a bachelor's or master's degree, which you can earn at the schools highlighted below.Whether you know what you'd like to study or want to explore the possibilities, read on for the top 10 online schools in…

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co plans to build its first fully dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in South Korea, targeting production by 2025, the automaker's union said on Tuesday, citing its leader. In May, Hyundai Motor Group, which houses Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp, announced its plans to invest 63 trillion won ($48.07 billion) in South Korea through 2025. Hyundai Motor was not immediately available for comment. The union said in a statement that the company made the pledge during ongoing wage negotiations.…

Photo: Williams Photography 365 (Shutterstock)A Georgia roadside attraction that became such a beacon for online conspiracy theorists it got The History Channel to take crackpot shots at it, is now devastated after an unknown person or persons reportedly blew up part of the structure Wednesday morning. Local reports said at least oneof the site’s four pillars were blown into rubble after those living nearby heard a massive explosion around 4 a.m. The area NBC affiliate WYFF News 4 reported the Georgia Bureau of…

Less than a week before its scheduled date, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have decided to withdraw a formal vote on unionization for Apple Store employees at Atlanta's Cumberland Mall location. As first reported by Bloomberg, the union — which has recently invested heavily in organizing tech workers — opted to hold back as a result of what it called "Apple’s repeated violations of the National Labor Relations Act."  The withdrawal follows weeks of escalating tensions between Apple and its retail staff.…

Seoul-headquartered PV solar-cell manufacturing giant Q Cells today announced that it’s opening a new solar panel manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia. Georgia solar panel manufacturing grows again It’s a $171 million expansion of Q Cells’ existing solar module manufacturing plant in Dalton, and that will create 470 additional jobs. Total local Q Cells employees will exceed 1,000 when the expansion is complete. Groundbreaking is planned for fall 2022 and operation is expected to commence within the first…

The signing took place earlier in Georgia. Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) said at the weekend it would spend US$5.54bn to build its first dedicated electric vehicle (EV) plant and battery manufacturing facility in Brian County in Georgia. As previously reported by Just-Auto, a formal announcement on the investment was delayed so it could be timed with US President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea at the weekend. The official…

Hyundai is building facilities dedicated to manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in Savannah, Georgia, marking Hyundai’s first EV-only plant in the US (via CNBC). The South Korean automaker will spend $5.5 billion on the new facilities and will receive an additional $1 billion investment from its suppliers. Hyundai expects production at the 2,923-acre site to begin in the first half of 2025, with construction starting in early 2023. The EV factory is set to make 300,000 vehicles per year and will add…

Hyundai Motor Group said Friday it plans to build a $5.5 billion manufacturing complex in Georgia dedicated to making electric vehicles, the latest in a wave of new auto-factory investment flowing to the U.S. South.The new Hyundai plant is expected to break ground early next year and open in the first half of 2025, making battery-powered models that will be revealed at a later date, the company said. When fully ramped up, the factory will be capable of churning out 300,000 vehicles a…

The logo of Hyundai is shown at the #WeAreMobility fair at the 97th edition of the Brussels Motor Show on 18 January 2019, in Brussels.Dirk Waem | AFP via Getty ImagesHyundai Motor on Friday confirmed plans to spend $5.54 billion to build its first dedicated electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in the U.S.The plants will be located outside of Savannah, Georgia, in Bryan County, the company said. The operations are expected to open during the first half of 2025, with an annual production capacity of…

Americans moved around a lot over the past two years, and those destinations also now happen to have the highest inflation rates in the U.S."We saw right away that inflation was highest in Phoenix and lowest in San Francisco," Redfin deputy chief economist Taylor Marr told CNBC.The relationship between migration and inflation has strengthened significantly as more people relocate from expensive coastal cities to more affordable metro areas, according to an analysis released by Redfin, the real estate broker.Phoenix is one…