Alabama continues to earn national recognition as a leading destination for business investment, with Area Development magazine ranking the state among the top performers in its 2025 Top States for Business report. The annual ranking highlights states that excel in attracting and supporting economic growth.
More than 300 South Korean workers arrested during an ICE raid at a Hyundai electric battery factory in southeast Georgia last week are still being held, as their expected return flight has been delayed. Their release, previously agreed upon, has been pushed back “due to circumstances on the U.S. side,” according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
The shutdown of five paper mills in southeast Georgia is expected to slash $2.9 billion annually from the state’s economy, lawmakers were told during a House Rural Development Committee hearing on Wednesday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests surged by 367% in Georgia this year, with 4,500 illegal aliens detained between January 20 and July 31—up sharply from the 963 arrests made under the Biden administration during the same timeframe in 2021, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).