November 2025 Features

• Major Grant Award Positions WorkSource Fulton to Expand Training

  November 04, 2025

  As part of a regional workforce initiative, WorkSource Fulton has been awarded the Strategic Alliances for Equity in the Workforce Grant through a collaborative effort with the Atlanta Regional Commission, WorkSource DeKalb, and the City of Atlanta.

• Small Businesses Remain Confident in Growth Opportunities, while Exploring AI & Waiting Out Tariff Effects

  November 04, 2025

  Small business optimism remains strong as owners continue to embrace AI and monitor changing market conditions, according to the latest Small Business Cash Flow Trend Report from OnDeck, part of Enova, a market leader in small business lending, and Ocrolus, the document AI and cash flow analytics platform for lenders.

• Council for Quality Growth to Host the 16th Annual CID Recognition Event on November 12th

  November 03, 2025

  The Council for Quality Growth is set to host its 16th Annual Community Improvement District Recognition Event on November 12th. The event is presented by Georgia Power, Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, and Pond & Company and will be held at Portman’s Ten Twenty Spring with over 200 members of the Council, business and CID leaders, local public officials, and other industry professionals from across the metro Atlanta region.

• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital Awarded LEED Green Building Certification

  November 03, 2025

  Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital earned LEED Silver from the U.S. Green Building Council. At 2 million square feet, the hospital, which opened in September 2024, is the first healthcare facility in Georgia to earn LEED Building Design & Construction for Healthcare certification at any level and stands as the largest project in the U.S. to achieve certification under LEED Healthcare.

• AARP Georgia Releases New Data Highlighting Caregiving Trends During National Family Caregivers Month

  November 03, 2025

  New AARP caregiving data released today finds that 24% of Georgia adults, approximately 2.5 million people, are family caregivers, providing largely unpaid and unsupported care to older parents, spouses, and otr loved ones.

• Georgia Council for the Arts Awards 62 Organizations $600,000 in Grant Funding

  November 03, 2025

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) team specialized in empowering arts and culture, Georgia Council for the Arts, announced the recipients of fiscal year 2026 Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities competitive grant awards to support organizations across the state, including in rural communities.