July 2025 News

July 28, 2025

• With School About to Start, Georgia Anticipates Release of Rest of Federal Education Funding

• Georgia Farmers Urge Shoppers to Buy Local as Blueberry Prices Climb

• Georgia’s New Voucher Program is Starting, with Lower Demand Than Expected

• TCSG College Police Departments Achieve Full State Certification in Historic First for U.S. Higher Education System

• GaDOE Recognizes John Hancock Award Schools

• JAMES Magazine Online: Clyde Scores Lake Lanier Wins in the U.S. House

• Republican Contender Suspends U.S. Senate Rate

• Economic Confidence Among Global Accountants Remains Fragile Despite Q2 Rise

• Latest Job Seeker Survey Finds Pay, Career Trajectory And Value Priorities Contribute To Uptick In Job Search Activity

• The Real Reason High-Achieving Professionals Pivot to Franchising

July 25, 2025

• Metro Brunswick Sees Rise in June Unemployment

• Pinnacle Financial Partners & Columbus-based Synovus to Merge in $8.6B Deal

• Pilgrim’s to Build New Prepared Foods Facility, Creating 630 New Jobs in Walker County

• Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific Discussing Possible Merger

• Georgia DOT Honored for Land Donation to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

• Study: How Georgia Ranks in Middle-Class Family Tax Burden Analysis

• 2024 Georgia Quality Cotton Award Winners Announced

• Hiring Confidence Wavers as US Employers Reassess Growth Plans for 2025

• Mortgage Rate and Home Price Growth Forecasts Revised Lower

• The Confidence Gap: Americans Think They Are Better at Spotting AI Than They Are

July 24, 2025

• State Lawmakers Study Student Absenteeism, Lingering Problem Since Pandemic

• GaDOE Report: Literacy Coaches are Making an Impact

• TCSG, USG Sign First Articulation Agreement Since Passage of Top State for Talent Act

• How a First-time Entrepreneur Creates a Multimillion-dollar Business

• Delta Uses AI to Set Airfares. Some Senators are Worried.