Workers in six Georgia counties are eligible for federal jobless benefits to compensate for income lost as a direct result of Hurricane Michael. The affected counties are Baker, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Miller and Seminole.
“The heavy damage that resulted from last week’s storm forced businesses to close for repairs, leaving owners and employees without incomes,” Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Monday. “These federal benefits help provide a financial bridge until their incomes resume.”
Disaster unemployment assistance is a federal program established to help workers whose primary income is lost, or interrupted, as a direct result of a disaster declared by the President.
Applicants may be eligible for a weekly benefit of as much as $330 beginning the week of Oct. 14.
Molly Green adds store at Hamilton Corner
A Nashville-based women’s fashion boutique, Molly Green, will open later this month in the Hamilton Corner at 2115 Gunbarrel Road near Hamilton Place.
The new store, scheduled to open May 28, will be the fifth for Molly Green since the clothing retailer opened its first store in May 2011. Molly Green also has stores at Cool Springs Galleria in Franklin, Opry Mills Mall in Nashville, the Mall at Green Hills in Nashville and Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, Alabama.
“While this will be our fifth store, we want it to be unique to Chattanooga and reflect the city, because there is no place like it,” said Brittany Hartwell, Molly Green proprietor. “We’ve fallen in love with the feel of Chattanooga and its creative atmosphere and look forward to investing in and becoming a part of the community.”
Molly Green, a fashion brand that sells affordable apparel and accessories, mixes feminine, edgy, minimal and glam. The retailer promotes itself with the motto: “A brand as unique as the people who wear it.”
Molly Green joins the ranks of several recent store openings in and around Hamilton Place. Altar’d State opened its doors in July. American Deli started serving food in September, and Jim ‘N Nick’s opens Tuesday.
The Cheesecake Factory will also be open in time for the holidays.
“We’re excited to add such a unique store as Molly Green to our offerings at Hamilton Corner,” said Taylor Hartley, Hamilton Place marketing director. “We know shoppers will be as thrilled as we are with the fashion-forward and fun styling they offer.”
Military bases may export coal
The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia, as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition to fossil fuel exports.
The proposal was described to The Associated Press by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and two Republican lawmakers.
It would advance the administration’s agenda of establishing American “energy dominance” on the world stage and underscores a willingness to intervene in markets to make that happen. But a Democratic senator from Oregon and environmentalists blasted the proposal as undercutting local communities opposed to fossil fuel exports.
Zinke cast the move as a matter of national security to ensure U.S. allies have access to affordable fuels. The Trump administration also has cited national security as justification for keeping domestic coal-burning power plants online to prevent disruptions of electricity supplies.
Unum keeps dividend at 26 cents per share
Unum Group said Monday it will keep its quarterly dividend at 26 cents per share, payable Nov. 16 to shareholders as of Oct. 29.
At current stock prices, the dividend represents a forward yield of 2.81 percent.