August 2025 News

August 25, 2025

• Shan Cooper Receives Blanchard Servant Leadership Award

• Georgia Power Continues Hydro Fleet Modernization Effort to Serve a Growing Georgia

• Aflac Study Reveals The Impact Of Paid Leave On Employers And Employees

• Takao Yamamoto Selected as New Managing Director of the State of Georgia’s Japan Office

• Tim Golden Elected Secretary of State Transportation Board of Georgia

• Two More Georgia Paper Mills Closing

• The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the US Fell Slightly in July

• Home Values Are Rising In Half The Country, Falling In The Other

• Allstate: Where and When Labor Day Driving Gets Dicey

• Technology Automation is a Top Challenge for Half of HR Professionals, Equifax Survey Finds

August 22, 2025

• Stow Group to Create 200 Jobs in Gordon County

• TCSG, WorkSource Georgia & GDOL Mobilize to Support More than 1,100 Workers Impacted by International Paper Plant Closures

• Georgia DOT Wins National Award for Cybersecurity Initiative to Protect Traffic Systems

• Fed’s Bostic Still Sees One 2025 Rate Cut But Watching Labor

• Georgia's Senate Race Front and Center at Chamber Congressional Luncheon

• Lawmakers Discuss Ways To Discourage Tobacco Sales And Use

• Economic Concerns Aren't Grounding Summer 2025 Travel Intentions

• Report: Child Care Is a Hidden Engine of the US Economy

• In May, the Percentage of Patients with a Telehealth Claim Increased Nationally and in Every Region

• Small Businesses Show Tariff-Proof Resilience, Survey Finds

August 21, 2025

• W.C. Bradley Co. Receives Inaugural Georgia Chamber Corporate Citizen Award

• Kirby Smart Would Support College Football Playoff Expansion ‘Done the Right Way’

• State Senate Study Committee Formed To Explore Ways To Fund College Tuition

• Home Depot Foundation Invests $10M in Skilled Trades Training, Launches Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America

• 10-year-old Georgia Farmer Earns Full Scholarship for Agriculture Dreams