Features

• Data Reveals Political Minefield in the Workplace and the Generosity Defense

  September 12, 2025

  The 2025 Business Generosity Report by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO reveals a concerning rise in political disruption, creating new challenges for leaders trying to build a unified, positive, and generous culture. The report reveals where executives and employees feel most vulnerable to political tensions at work.

• DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Hosts Fifth Small Business Summit, Her First as CEO

  September 12, 2025

  Hundreds of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and community leaders gathered yesterday at the Emory Conference Center Hotel for the DeKalb County Small Business Summit, a tradition launched by CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson during her tenure as District 7 Commissioner and continued this year in her first term as CEO.

• Top 25 Atlanta Tech Leaders You’ll Want to Meet, and How to Bid on a 1-on-1 Meeting

  September 11, 2025

  From Fortune 500 giants to local heroes, Atlanta is home to some of the most dynamic technology leaders in the nation. If you’ve ever wanted to have coffee with the CIO of a global logistics firm, the product head behind your favorite fintech, or the tech visionary leading the way in smart manufacturing, this is your opportunity.

• Concessions International Announces CEO Transition: Donata Russell Ross to Retire, Nikki Tinsley Harland Appointed as Successor

  September 11, 2025

  Concessions International announced that Donata Russell Ross, who has been with the company for 42 years and has led it as the Chief Executive Officer since 2013, will retire in October.

• Georgia Power Partners with GPB & Georgia Historical Society to Relaunch "Today In Georgia History" Series

  September 11, 2025

  Georgia Power has partnered with Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Public Broadcasting to refresh and relaunch the Emmy award-winning series “Today in Georgia History.” This relaunch aligns with the start of the new school year and the 250th anniversary of the United States. "Today in Georgia History" will be available across GPB’s statewide network, reaching nine television stations and 21 radio stations.

• Gray Opens New Atlanta Office to Anchor Long-Term Growth in the Southeast

  September 09, 2025

  Gray is excited to open Gray Atlanta, a new office in the region, to strengthen its presence in the Southeast and provide more direct support for industrial customers throughout the region.

• Georgia State University Generates More Than $3.2 Billion in Economic Impact

  September 08, 2025

  Georgia State University contributed $3.222 billion to Georgia’s economy in fiscal year 2024, according to the USG annual economic impact report. The university also supported 21,013 full- and part-time jobs across the state, underscoring its role as one of the state’s most significant economic engines.

• The Loyalty Paradox – Getting Generosity ‘Right’ Has Real Business Consequences

  September 05, 2025

  While leaders focus on external market pressures, the 2025 Business Generosity Report suggests a surprising retention challenge is quietly unfolding within their organizations.

• Georgia Tech Receives Record $100M Gift From Alumnus John W. Durstine

  September 05, 2025

  A historic $100 million bequest from the late Georgia Tech alumnus John W. Durstine will forever transform the Institute’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. The landmark gift — the largest single gift in Tech’s history — will establish endowed chairs, professorships, and faculty awards, ensuring that the Institute continues to recruit, develop, and retain world-class faculty for generations to come.

• General Assembly Looking to Reinvigorate State-run Venture Capital Fund

  September 04, 2025

  Georgia lawmakers are taking a fresh look at a state-run venture capital fund that was created a dozen years ago.

• IntelliTrans Opens New Atlanta Headquarters as Part of Strategic Growth

  September 03, 2025

  IntelliTrans announced the official opening of its new corporate headquarters in Atlanta. Now based in Dunwoody, the company is reinforcing its presence within Atlanta’s logistics ecosystem through a new, state of the art facility.

• Why Georgia Stays on Top: GDEcD's Misti Martin on Growth, Talent, and What’s Next

  September 03, 2025

  In a recent interview with Site Selection magazine, Georgia Department of Economic Development Deputy Commissioner of Global Commerce Misti Martin shared how the state’s strong partnerships, infrastructure investments, and business-first mindset continue to deliver.

• Georgia Job Growth Expected To Accelerate in 2026 as Economy Adapts to Global Shifts

  September 02, 2025

  Georgia is enduring its fair share of hits, ranging in spectrum from federal layoffs and spending cuts, less tourism from abroad to a pullback in film and TV spending by big Hollywood studios. But the Peach State’s multifaceted economy is also benefiting from a boom in data center construction, continued in-migration of retirees, and an expected boost to the state’s aerospace industry due to European NATO nations pledging to boost defense spending in the coming years.

• Cobb Chamber Names Pete Quinones of MetroAtlanta Ambulance as its 2027 Board Chairman

  August 28, 2025

  The Cobb Chamber’s Board of Directors have named Pete Quinones, CEO of MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, Inc., as its 2027 Chairman of the Board.

• ATL Prepares for Busy Labor Day Weekend

  August 28, 2025

  Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is gearing up for one of its busiest travel periods of the year. Between Wednesday, Aug. 27, and Wednesday, Sept. 3, more than 2.3 million passengers are expected to pass through the Airport.

• Gov. Kemp & State Delegation to Lead Economic Mission to South America

  August 28, 2025

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that he and First Lady Marty Kemp will lead an international mission this week to promote economic development opportunities for business leaders in Brazil and Argentina that will benefit hardworking Georgians.

• Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell McMurry Receives ITS Lifetime Achievement Award

  August 28, 2025

  At the 2025 Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress, Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry, was honored by his election to the ITS World Congress Hall of Fame as the winner of the ITS Lifetime Achievement Award for 2025.

• Health Connect South 2025: Atlanta’s Premier Health Collaboration Event Returns with Stellar Speaker Line-Up

  August 27, 2025

  Health Connect South, the Southeast’s leading healthcare collaboration gathering, is returning on September 17 at the Georgia Aquarium to unite innovators, policy leaders, health executives, researchers, and entrepreneurs under the theme of forging meaningful regional partnerships.

• Gateway85 CID Board Names Robert Michener as Executive Director

  August 27, 2025

  The Gateway85 Community Improvement District board of directors voted during its August meeting to name Robert Michener as executive director. Michener, who has served as interim since July, brings 17 years of dedicated service to the CID and a proven record of advancing projects that improve mobility, safety and economic growth across the district.

• Georgia Ports Economic Impact Jumps 7% in 2024

  August 27, 2025

  Port activity in Georgia now supports 650,965 full- and part-time jobs across the Peach State, according to an economic impact study by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. The statewide number has grown by 41,770 jobs or 7 percent compared to fiscal year 2023, the period covered by the previous study.

• USG Foundation Raises $4.5M, Honors Don Waters & Launches the DREAMS Scholarship for Georgia

  August 26, 2025

  The University System of Georgia Foundation announced a major step forward in student support during its 21st annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala, which raised more than $4.5 million this past weekend from generous sponsors to expand need-based scholarships for USG students across the state.

• Sen. Ossoff, Reps. Bishop, Carter, Collins, and Scott Headline the 2025 Georgia Chamber Congressional Luncheon

  August 26, 2025

  On August 20, 2025, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2025 Congressional Luncheon, the premier event convening Georgia’s federal elected officials and the statewide business community.

• Georgia Aerospace Firms Launch Georgia Aerospace & Defense Alliance

  August 25, 2025

  Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce, FlightSafety International, and RTX today announced the formation of the Georgia Aerospace & Defense Alliance, a new, statewide organization dedicated to advancing Georgia’s aerospace and defense industries through strategic collaboration and advocacy.

• Georgia State Sets New Single-Year Fundraising Record With $136.2M in FY '25

  August 25, 2025

  Georgia State University’s supporters powered the institution to a new one-year fundraising record of $136.2 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30th. Highlighted by a transformative gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, individual donors and Georgia State’s corporate and foundation partners helped the university surpass its previous one-year fundraising record of $107.7 million set during the 2022 fiscal year.

• Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules Wins Coolest Thing Made in Georgia Competition

  August 22, 2025

  Wednesday, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced that the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is the inaugural winner of the Coolest Thing Made in Georgia. The announcement was made during the Georgia Chamber’s 2025 Congressional Luncheon.

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