July 2022 News

July 29, 2022

• Georgia Rotary Student Program Elects New Slate of Officers for 2022-23

• Gov. Kemp Provides Update on Success of Teacher Pipeline Initiatives

• Home Depot Announces Latest Carbon Emission Reductions

• 9to5 Georgia and Georgia Paid Leave Coalition Release New Report on Paid Leave in Georgia

• Georgia County Files Suit to Force Land Sale for Spaceport

• Charlie Harper: Individual Voters Will Decide If We’re In A Recession Or Not

  The United States Economy shrank .9% for the second quarter of this year, according to the Commerce Department. This follows a contraction of 1.6% in the first quarter. Economists generally consider two consecutive quarters of decline as the definition of recession.

• Southern Company Reports Second-quarter 2022 Earnings

• Effective Customer Engagement is Business Critical Amid Economic Uncertainty

• Every Job Offer Is Negotiable; If You Want a Higher Salary, You Have to Fight for It

• Inflation and Market Decline Are Causing People to Rethink Retirement

• Competitive Pension Risk Transfer Buyout Rate Dips to 98.3% During June

July 28, 2022

• These Georgia Companies are Reporting Major Losses During Russia's War on Ukraine

• GA Economic Developers Association Launches Search For President & CEO

• Lt. Governor Duncan Announces Appointments to Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council

• EPD FY23 Recycling, Waste Reduction, and Diversion Grant

• AAA Urges Drivers to Stay Alert As Students Return to School

• Norfolk Southern Reports Record Quarterly Results

• InsiderAdvantage: Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Calls on Georgia’s US Senators to Co-Sponsor Legislation

• Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates by 0.75%, Matching June's Historic Move

• Consumers Pay the Price as Data Breach Costs Reach All-Time High

• Nearly Half Workers Only Receive Feedback on an Annual or Semi-Annual Basis

• Survey: Despite Risk of Recession, One-Third of Workers Still Plan to Quit Their Jobs

July 27, 2022

• Georgia-Lensed Productions Snag 46 Emmy Nominations

• Georgia Ranks 16th in Labor Productivity Among States

• SWGA Farmer Selected as Swisher/ Sunbelt Expo Southeastern 2022 Georgia Farmer of the Year