‘It’s Just a Very Difficult Time.’ Georgia Firms Grapple Again with Trade War.
Friday, July 11th, 2025
It may be a scorching mid-July, but Atlanta small business owner Angela Hawkins is already planning for the holiday shopping season — and she’s not sure what it will cost to get her products to market.
There’s been a new round of tariffs proposed on more than 20 countries, including major trading partners Japan and Korea, along with a new proposed tariff on copper to take effect Aug. 1. And the U.S. continues to threaten higher tariffs on key trading partner China, as it seeks to negotiate deals.
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