Michael Jacobs Journalist Profile

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Labour’s economic agenda has all the right ideas – but it’s a race against time to make it work | Michael Jacobs

Jan 2, 2025 | theguardian.com | Michael Jacobs

Economically speaking, it has not been a happy new year for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves. The Office for National Statistics has revised down the latest quarterly growth figures to zero. The Confederation of British Industry reports its members are planning to cut hiring and output in the first three months of 2025. And the Bank of England has held back from another interest rate cut, forecasting higher inflation and stagnant growth in the coming year. Yet these are all very short-term indicators.
Top Flight - Atlanta Magazine

Oct 31, 2024 | atlantamagazine.com | Michael Jacobs

Flight options are improving around Georgia thanks to new airport construction and enhancements at airports. Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon, which offers daily flights to Baltimore-Washington International, plans to start construction this year on a $12 million, guitar-shaped terminal building. The design, along with the name of the airport’s new aircraft services provider, High Note Aviation, emphasizes Macon’s musical history.
Growing Conditions

Mar 6, 2024 | gabizmagazine.com | Michael Jacobs

Georgia farms are fewer in number but rising in value and productivity while the state Agriculture Department aims to root them in resilience. Georgia exports are at record levels, and the world will come to Atlanta for eight soccer games in 2026. Counting Our ChickensThe average Georgia farm is worth more than $1 million after years of consolidation have left the state with fewer, bigger farms. In releasing the data from its 2022 Census of Agriculture on Feb.
The world economy is in crisis again. If we look back 80 years, we might be able to fix it | Michael Jacobs

Jan 4, 2024 | theguardian.com | Michael Jacobs

For historians of the postwar economic era, 2024 marks an important anniversary. Eighty years ago, in July 1944, a small town called Bretton Woods in New Hampshire, America, hosted a conference. Its purpose was to establish a new set of rules and institutions that could keep order over global capitalism after the disasters of the Great Depression and the second world war. It is not too much to say that Bretton Woods established the infrastructure of the modern global economy.
Patently True - GaBiz Magazine

Jan 4, 2024 | gabizmagazine.com | Michael Jacobs

While Rivian and Hyundai’s partners push the EV economy and the Port of Savannah develops more connections, Fayette County grows beyond filmmaking and the U.S. government recognizes Atlanta as a hub of innovation. New Home for InnovatorsThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office plans to open a Southeast regional office in the Atlanta area by the end of 2025 for patent and trademark searches and applications, training, and other outreach services.
Batter Up - GaBiz Magazine

Dec 4, 2023 | gabizmagazine.com | Michael Jacobs

Big baseball and soccer games are coming to metro Atlanta, the auto industry keeps accelerating, and businesses invest in developing the collective workforce and leadership both now and in the future. Back in the SwingThe Atlanta Braves’ best-in-baseball 104 regular-season wins didn’t produce postseason success, but the team is ending 2023 with good news. Not only did right-fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. win the National League MVP Award, but Truist Park was named the site of the 2025 All-Star Game.
Chef’s Kiss - GaBiz Magazine

Nov 1, 2023 | gabizmagazine.com | Michael Jacobs

Eighteen Atlanta restaurants share the spotlight as the Michelin Guide comes to the city. Hyundai celebrates its progress a year into construction on its Metaplant America. Meanwhile, Georgia recommits to college, wins some accolades, and keeps pumping up the entertainment industry. Forks in the Road The Michelin Guide arrived in Atlanta on Oct. 24, bestowing its coveted stars on five restaurants and highlighting others for sustainability and value.
Hat Trick - GaBiz Magazine

Oct 2, 2023 | gabizmagazine.com | Michael Jacobs

With a $50 million assist from Arthur Blank, U.S. Soccer is making Atlanta its home, while more suppliers follow Hyundai’s e-mobility lead, and sustainable packaging and a massive data center fueled by green energy propel the state’s sprint toward the future. Atlanta Scores Another GoalThe U.S. Soccer Federation is moving its headquarters from Chicago to Atlanta and opening its first national training center for all 27 national teams. The organization made the announcement on Sept.
Racing Ahead - GaBiz Magazine

Aug 30, 2023 | gabizmagazine.com | Michael Jacobs

After Georgia completed a record year for economic development, Black entrepreneurs are looking for a boost in Colombia. Meanwhile, the state’s ties to South Korea are adding some steel, and Subway joins a growing Atlanta-based fast-food family. State’s Development AcceleratesThe Georgia Economic Development Department says it facilitated 426 new facilities and expansions announced in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2023.
What Brown Can Do for Teamsters

Aug 3, 2023 | gabizmagazine.com | Michael Jacobs

The Teamsters union and UPS pulled back from the brink with a five-year labor agreement, while the Braves went public, and Georgia ports had another busy year. UPS, Union Deliver DealOn July 25, Sandy Springs-based UPS and the Teamsters union reached an agreement on a five-year contract, averting a threatened strike by more than 330,000 union members Aug. 1. Union members will vote between Aug. 3 and 22 on ratifying the deal.