Features
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Georgia Center for Nonprofits CEO Karen Beavor: Where Georgians Turn Caring into Connection
November 11, 2026
Every community has its gathering places: the park, the community center, the theater, the ball field, the museum, the senior center, the house of worship. These are the places where we truly *see* one another.
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Georgia VECTR Center Marks 10 Years of Service to Georgia’s Military Community
November 10, 2026
The Georgia Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center marked its 10-year anniversary in 2026, making this Veterans Day a special reminder of partnership and collaboration that built it as a premier location for education and training for veterans and their families.
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Georgia Council for the Arts Awards Grant Funding to 80 Organizations
November 10, 2026
The Georgia Department of Economic Development division specialized in fostering the arts and culture, Georgia Council for the Arts, today announced the recipients of fiscal year 2027 Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities competitive grant awards to support organizations across the state
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Sweet Sixteen: Delta Named No. 1 for Business Travelers for 16th Consecutive Year
November 10, 2026
Business Travel News, the leading global source of business travel information and intelligence, has named Delta Air Lines the top carrier for business travelers for the 16th consecutive year, an unprecedented run as the airline embarks on its next century of flight.
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Georgia’s State Workforce Board Approves High Demand Career List to Align Workforce, Education, & Employer Needs
November 09, 2026
For the third consecutive year, Georgia has produced its unified occupation priority list, with the State Workforce Development Board approving the 2027 High Demand Career List.
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Report: Fewer Fresh Faces are Entering Corporate Boardrooms
November 09, 2026
Corporate boards are bringing in a shrinking share of first-time directors, as companies increasingly turn to seasoned executives with prior board experience, according to a new report by The Conference Board.
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64% of Georgia Executives Are Investing More in Generosity. Here’s How to Help Employees See It.
November 06, 2026
Executives are investing in generosity at near-record rates — 99% are increasing or maintaining their commitment, but recent data shows that most employees haven’t noticed. This week, we dig into how executives and employees define generosity, and the difference may be costing companies the returns generosity is supposed to deliver.
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GaDOE, GaPSC Partner to Revamp Statewide Educator Job Board
November 06, 2026
The Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission announced a partnership to launch an enhanced statewide educator job board, bringing together GaPSC's TeachGeorgia and GaDOE's Teach in the Peach initiatives to strengthen teacher recruitment and reduce educator vacancies across the state.
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TCSG Foundation Donates $1.24 Million to Georgia’s 22 Technical College Foundations
November 05, 2026
The Technical College System of Georgia Foundation has donated a total of $1.24 million to the foundations supporting all 22 of Georgia’s technical colleges. The check presentation took place during the 2026 TCSG Leadership Conference in Savannah, bringing together college leaders, trustees, and foundation representatives from across the state.
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U.S. Department of Commerce to Invest $7.4M to Support Georgia Timber Manufacturing Industry
November 05, 2026
Initiated and overseen by Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI²), ReGEN Ag is a collaboration of Tech’s Renewable Bioproducts Institute and Supply Chain and Logistics Institute. Together, the groups will help South Georgia's timber and agriculture producers recover from 2024’s Hurricane Helene and strengthen the region’s resilience to future disasters.
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Survey: Manufacturers Eye 2027 Growth as Profit Pressures Persist
November 05, 2026
Manufacturers are heading into 2027 with their strongest optimism in years, but confidence in turning stronger demand into profitable growth remains measured, according to Wipfli's latest Manufacturing Pulse Survey.
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Keisha Bottoms Claims Place in History as First Black Woman Elected Governor
November 04, 2026
Georgia voters made history Tuesday, electing for the first time in 238 years of statehood a woman — and a Black person — as governor.
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Jon Ossoff Claims Victory in U.S. Senate Race
November 04, 2026
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff powered to a second term Tuesday night, defending his seat against Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins.
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Macon & Eggs to Put Central Georgia’s Future Workforce in Focus Wednesday
November 03, 2026
With every available seat filled and standing room expected, the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce will convene education, industry and community leaders Wednesday for its fourth and final Macon & Eggs program of 2026, From Classroom to Career: Building Our Next Generation Workforce.
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Race for Georgia Governor Draws More Than $150M in Final Three Months
November 03, 2026
The price of everything has been rising, including the cost of becoming governor in Georgia. Since Aug. 1, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and businessman Rick Jackson raised more than $150 million in their quests to lead the state.
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Regional Partnership Lands Audi AG at Middle Georgia Megasite
November 02, 2026
A unified Middle Georgia effort has secured a major new investment at the Middle Georgia Megasite. AUDI AG announced plans to invest approximately $4 billion in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Peach County, creating approximately 4,500 new jobs. The announcement reflects the combined commitment of Peach, Macon-Bibb, and Houston counties to pursue opportunities as one region through the Mid-Georgia Gateway Joint Development Authority (MGGJDA).
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Southern Company Aligns Leadership, Operations to Serve Growth, Develop Talent & Prepare for the Future
November 02, 2026
Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Chris Womack, announced several executive leadership changes designed to position the company to continue serving growing energy needs, execute significant infrastructure investments and respond to rapidly evolving technologies and customer needs.
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Georgia-Based Chicken Salad Chick Surpasses 350 Restaurants as Record Growth Pace Continues to Fuel National Expansion
October 30, 2026
Chicken Salad Chick is continuing its impressive pace of growth, surpassing 350 restaurants across 27 states. Building on a record-breaking 2025, Chicken Salad Chick is still trending for record growth in 2026.
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Flint Energies Names Todd Bigler as CEO
October 29, 2026
Flint Energies’ Board of Directors announced that Todd Bigler has been hired to serve as the Cooperative’s new CEO beginning December 1st. Flint Energies Chairman of the Board, Neal L. Talton comments, “Flint is fortunate to have Jeremy Nelms as CEO.
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Georgia Chamber CEO Chris Clark: Being No. 1 Is Not Enough
October 29, 2026
For thirteen years straight, Area Development has ranked Georgia the nation's No. 1 state for business, a run no other state has matched. That did not happen by accident. It happened because governors and legislators made decisions over decades to keep Georgia competitive, because communities invested in infrastructure and economic developers built relationships around the world, because our universities and technical colleges turned out talent, and because the ports, the airport, the highways, and the rail network connected what Georgians make to customers who wanted it.
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2026 Healthy Georgia: Our State of Public Health Released
October 27, 2026
The Institute of Public and Preventive Health in Augusta University’s School of Public Health has published the fifth edition of “Healthy Georgia: Our State of Public Health,” providing an up-to-date glance at how the Peach State is faring on 31 different health topics.
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Audi AG Selects Georgia to Invest $4 Billion in First US Manufacturing Facility, Create 4,500 Jobs
October 26, 2026
Governor Brian Kemp and Gernot Döllner, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, announced that Audi will open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in the State of Georgia. Headquartered in Ingolstadt, Germany, Audi plans to invest approximately $4 billion in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at the Middle Georgia Megasite, delivering approximately 4,500 new jobs to middle Georgia.
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Macon-Bibb Hispanic Festival Returns Saturday for its 5th Year!
October 23, 2026
Get ready for a day full of music, dancing, delicious food, and culture! The 5th Annual Macon-Bibb Hispanic Festival is happening tomorrow, October 24th, from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Cherry Street Plaza in Downtown Macon! The festival is FREE and open to everyone, bringing the community together to celebrate Hispanic and Latino cultures, traditions, and the people who make Macon-Bibb County such a special place.
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Generosity's Importance to Georgia Employees Hits an All-Time High
October 23, 2026
The case for business generosity has never been stronger — and for the first time, the 2026 Business Generosity Report captures specific employee performance impacts many executives have been seeing for years.
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Cities to Lawmakers: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
October 22, 2026
Georgia city officials told the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding and Budgeting on October 21st that property tax changes need to fit very different local budgets and that state lawmakers should consider giving cities more tools instead of new limits.