Georgia economy after reopening. Brian kemp ended shelter in place orders and allowed almost all businesses to reopen if they followed safety guidelines. Indigo is emblematic of the georgia economy one month after gov. Georgia gives retail a glimpse of what reopening the economy will look like published tue apr 28 2020 1057 am edt updated tue apr 28 2020 122 pm edt courtney reagan atcourtreagan.
On monday he announced the first steps to reopen the states economy beginning on friday. Breaking news traffic update. In the weeks since it took steps to lift health restrictions georgia has seen new covid 19.
All eyes were on georgia three weeks ago as the state became one of the first to allow some businesses to open their doors welcoming customers back after weeks under a coronavirus lockdown. Kemp has continued. Brian kemp a republican went toe to toe with the white house and local mayors over his decision to reopen large parts of georgias economy ahead of other states.
Georgia was one of the first states to begin reopening its economy during the coronavirus pandemic. When georgia governor brian kemp said on april 20th that georgia would be the most aggressive state in the country about reopening there was a mixed response from the business community judging. Georgias jobs arent flooding back a month after easing lockdown restrictions the state is still seeing a steady stream of unemployment claims economic data shows.