Georgia Trend Daily – July 11, 2025
July 11, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
KSU economist sees slowing growth but no looming recession
Megan Jackson reports, though economic growth is slowing, a recession is not the most likely scenario, according to Roger Tutterow, an economist with Kennesaw State University. Tutterow provided an economic update on local, state and national trends during the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon this week, highlighting economic changes since the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 11, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Economic Development Around the State
Christy Simo reports that Mercedes-Benz is shifting up to 500 jobs to its existing location in Fulton County and investing in a new research and development facility nearby, setting the campus up as the company’s North American headquarters. The move is expected to be completed by August 2026.
July 11, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UPS relocates 500 employees to vacate office near Sandy Springs HQ
Zachary Hansen reports that shipping giant UPS recently vacated an office building next to its Sandy Springs headquarters, relocating hundreds of employees and adding more empty workspace to a market flooded with offices in limbo. The Fortune 500 logistics firm confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution it closed its operations in 35 Glenlake Parkway NE, a five-story building.
July 11, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
100 jobs coming to Columbus. What we know about this major employer
Jordan Paul-Slater reports that a major employer is setting up its Columbus location. Omega Plastics, a Knoxville Tennessee-based plastics extrusion company, is opening a facility on Chattsworth Road. Plastic extrusion melts and molds plastic into different shapes.
July 11, 2025 WSB Radio
Georgia ranks among top 10 states for business in 2025
Staff reports that Georgia ranks among the top 10 states for business in 2025, according to new rankings from CNBC. Georgia comes in at #7 on the list ranking high for infrastructure and workforce.
July 11, 2025 Athens Banner-Herald
Meet the man behind more than $10 million in Georgia football player NIL deals
Marc Weiszer reports that a decade before the advent of NIL deals, Dan Everett was hustling to set up autograph appearances for Georgia football players readying for the NFL Draft. These days, Everett and his ESM sports marketing company match primarily college, NFL and now high school football players with brands, in addition to representing many in revenue-sharing deals with schools.
July 11, 2025 The Brunswick News
Programs help small businesses in Brunswick
Gordon Jackson reports that Jared Divincent wanted to make some improvements to the outside of his small business, On the Fly Outfitters, in downtown Brunswick, but didn’t have the money to pay for the work. He found a solution after he learned about the Golden Isles Development Authority’s Share the Future grant program and decided to apply.
July 11, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Georgia lags far behind other states in the number of journalists, says new report
Amber Roldan reports that, with a statewide population of 11 million people, Georgia has an average of 5.8 Local Journalist Equivalents per 100,000 people. This average was significantly less than the No. 1 ranked state of Vermont that has an average of 27.5.
July 11, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Marietta company decorating field at Truist Park for All-Star Game
Paul Holm reports that Turf Tank, a Marietta-based robotics company, provided the field-painting technology to create the MLB All-Star Game logo in center field at Truist Park. The bright green robots, which are six times faster than manual methods, are responsible for painting the logo fans around the world will see during the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby.
July 11, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Lawmakers conclude listening tour on access to cancer care
Ty Tagami reports that about 66,000 Georgians will get cancer this year, and 19,000 of them will die. That sobering estimate by the American Cancer Society explains why state lawmakers decided to study the disease this summer in an attempt to reduce the rate.
July 11, 2025 State Affairs
Lawmakers sound alarm on cancer care gaps outside cities
Devyn Woodard reports, fears over the lack of cancer care in rural areas have been the subject of a House legislative panel that held its final hearing this week. Georgia has a higher rate of residents who are diagnosed with and die from cancer than the national average, with about 66,000 new diagnoses and 19,000 deaths each year, according to Dr. Louis Crain Garrot, an oncologist at Northside Hospital’s Cancer Institute.
July 11, 2025 WABE
Advocates ‘shocked’ by Georgia Power deal they say breaks earlier promise
Emily Jones reports that Georgia Power and the staff of the Georgia Public Service Commission have reached a deal that would allow coal plants to stay open longer, include improvements to the power grid, and launch a new pilot program for rooftop solar with battery storage. The proposal has angered some advocates, who argue it violates a previous agreement.
July 11, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Campaigns for statewide offices take shape after first major financial filings
Ty Tagami reports that people who want to influence Georgia’s next elections have already poured millions of dollars into the 2026 governor’s race and other statewide campaigns. Campaign finance reports filed by the midnight deadline Tuesday show Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Attorney General Chris Carr had each attracted about $3 million from donors for their respective gubernatorial campaigns for the first half of the year.
July 11, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
SNAP cuts could mean fewer free meals for Georgia students
Gray Mollenkamp reports that President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill shifts a greater share of the financial burden of managing food assistance programs onto states, which means Georgia will have to either cut back on some programs or pay a larger share. One potential target for cuts are free and reduced-price school meals, a program that benefits two-thirds of Georgia’s K-12 students.
