{"690504":{"#nid":"690504","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Governor Kemp signs workforce development bills to strengthen Georgia\u2019s talent pipeline","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Governor Brian Kemp\u0026nbsp;signed several workforce development bills Monday aimed at preparing the next generation of workers for high-demand industries across the state.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeaders from Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026nbsp;say Georgia\u2019s growing manufacturing sector is creating major opportunities for workers trained in automation and AI-related fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are a huge manufacturing state here in Georgia,\u201d said Steven Ferguson\u0026nbsp;of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute. \u201cAI is going to create more jobs than it replaces, and those are exciting opportunities for Georgia\u2019s workforce.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Governor Brian Kemp\u0026nbsp;signed several workforce development bills Monday aimed at preparing the next generation of workers for high-demand industries across the state.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeaders from Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026nbsp;say Georgia\u2019s growing manufacturing sector is creating major opportunities for workers trained in automation and AI-related fields.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are a huge manufacturing state here in Georgia,\u201d said Steven Ferguson\u0026nbsp;of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute. \u201cAI is going to create more jobs than it replaces, and those are exciting opportunities for Georgia\u2019s workforce.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36757","created_gmt":"2026-05-27 13:52:07","changed_gmt":"2026-05-27 13:52:07","author":"ychernet3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"WJBF","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.wjbf.com\/news\/governor-kemp-signs-workforce-development-bills-to-strengthen-georgias-talent-pipeline\/","dateline":{"date":"2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"194685","name":"Manufacturing"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}