Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 7, 2025
Nov. 7, 2025 Albany Herald
Georgia Chamber CEO delivers 2050 forecast on work force, industry, infrastructure
Georgia’s next 25 years will see explosive growth, new challenges and a rapidly changing work force, and Georgia Chamber President/CEO Chris Clark said local leaders must start planning now. Georgia’s population is growing, and that population will be made up of a younger, more diverse work force that will face openings in key industries like health care, digital entrepreneurship, skill trades and technology.
Nov. 7, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Why We Need to Do More for the Arts
Ben Young writes, I was glad to see Cartersville Mayor Matt Santini’s quote in our October Georgia Municipal Association Roundtable about the impact of the arts – that it’s not talked about often enough. As Smokey Robinson would say, I second that emotion.
Nov. 7, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Norfolk Southern got safer after Ohio crash. Unions warn of merger risk.
Emma Hurt reports that in the two and half years since Norfolk Southern’s devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the company has undergone what it calls a “safety transformation.” The 2023 derailment was a wake-up call for Norfolk Southern and the industry.
Nov. 7, 2025 WABE
The FAA is reducing air traffic at Hartsfield-Jackson as staffing shortages increase
Marlon Hyde reports that travelers at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport are worried about delays and cancellations as the Federal Aviation Administration reduces air traffic during the ongoing government shutdown. The FAA says that as staffing shortages increase across the system, it will start slowing down air traffic at airports nationwide to ensure safe operations.
Nov. 7, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Home Depot CEO named 2025 Patriot of the Year at veterans event
Megan Jackson reports that Ted Decker, President and CEO of The Home Depot, took home the United Service Organizations’ 2025 Patriot of the Year Award on Thursday. Decker was recognized at the 73rd annual Military Appreciation luncheon, hosted by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Regional Military Affairs Council.
Nov. 7, 2025 Rome News-Tribune
Rome-Floyd Planning commission recommends approval of solar farm permit
Adam Carey reports that plans for a solar farm on Isbell Road in Silver Creek cleared a hurdle Thursday when the Rome-Floyd Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of a special-use permit for the project. The solar farm would be built by CTEC Solar of Bloomfield, Connecticut. According to Warren Kritko, a company representative, the project would provide 5 to 6 megawatts of electricity upon completion.
Nov. 7, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus Airport main runway set to reopen. What this means for travelers
Brittany McGee reports that the Columbus Airport’s primary runway will reopen Nov. 28 after being closed for construction since August, airport director Amber Clark told the Ledger-Enquirer. Scheduled to reopen a day after Thanksgiving, travelers now can book flights from and to Columbus on the Delta Air Lines website, Clark said.
Nov. 7, 2025 Union-Recorder
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards grant to Georgia College & State University
Staff reports that Georgia College & State University is pleased to announce it has received a nearly $9,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The grant will help finance events and activities to promote lower risk drinking and encourage students to not drive after drinking.
Nov. 7, 2025 The Brunswick News
Season’s first sighting and encouraging population report breed optimism for right whale season
Michael Hall reports that Jessica Thompson is the senior wildlife biologist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources who leads the DNR’s marine mammal program. November marks the start of the annual North Atlantic right whale calving season in the Southeast.
Nov. 7, 2025 GPB
They want to be Georgia’s next governor. Candidates make pitches in forum a year ahead of election
Sarah Kallis reports that Georgia gubernatorial candidates made their pitches to voters a year ahead of the 2026 election during a forum hosted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Candidates from both parties took to the stage Wednesday evening to discuss their visions for a better Georgia.
Nov. 7, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Georgia economy suffers from lack of financial aid for low-income students, advocates argue
Ty Tagami reports that nearly every state in the country gives college students financial aid based on financial need. Georgia is among the two that do not. Advocates who want to see that changed contend the policy is harming the economy by reducing the number of college students who earn a degree after suffering academic setbacks, and by driving high school graduates to attend college in other states, forever forsaking Georgia.
Nov. 7, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What Georgia Democrats PSC wins will and won’t mean for your power bills
Drew Kann and Kristi E. Swartz report, for months, social media has been littered with posts from Georgians stunned and at times angry about their skyrocketing power bills. On Tuesday night, experts say it appears many Georgia voters took their frustration out on Republican incumbents partially responsible for those bills, placing Democrats in two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, which sets Georgia Power’s rates.
