Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 9, 2026
Nov. 9, 2026 Georgia.org
Georgia Council for the Arts Awards Grant Funding to 80 Organizations
Staff reports, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) 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, including in rural communities. As part of this year’s awards, 80 entities in 65 counties will receive more than $600,000 in funding. https://georgia.org/press-releases/2026/georgia-council-arts-awards-grant-funding-80-organizations
Nov. 9, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
2026 40 Under 40 Honorees
Staff reports, in 1996, Georgia Trend published its first list of 40 Under 40 honorees. That means for the past 30 years, you, our readers have nominated smart, industrious, civic-minded people under the age of 40 to be on our coveted annual list.
Nov. 9, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When people seek careers in tech, her local nonprofit can train them
Carson Drury reports, Sherri Sims has spent years in technology and consulting, building a career around helping people navigate transitions and find opportunities they may not have thought were possible. Now the managing director of nonprofit Per Scholas Atlanta, Sims helps people launch IT careers through tuition-free training in fields including IT support, cybersecurity, software engineering, data centers and critical facilities.
Nov. 9, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com
Is India the Best China Sourcing Alternative? Join 42 Indian Firms in Atlanta to Find Out
Trevor Williams reports, as local importers diversify away from China, a trade fair launching this month in Atlanta is taking tangible steps to position India as an even more trusted industrial supplier for the U.S. The Atlanta India Trade Fair, spearheaded by the Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, will bring in more than 40 Indian exporters to exhibit engineered products and hold one-on-one meetings with buyers from Nov. 18-20.
Nov. 9, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
4 founders will pitch big ideas to win $40,000 in prizes at Columbus LaunchCon. Meet them
Jordyn Paul-Slater reports, while Columbus puts more emphasis on entrepreneurship as a piece of its economic development strategy, four founders will get their chance to pitch business ideas they hope could grow along with the region. These finalists, selected from 65 applicants representing Columbus and cities within a 150-mile radius, will compete for a combined total of $40,000 at the StartUP Columbus LaunchCon, according to the organization’s news release.
Nov. 9, 2026 WSB TV
New economic strategy aims to grow innovation and workforce talent in metro Atlanta county
Sam Sachs reports that Partnership Gwinnett unveiled its 5.0 strategic campaign on Friday during an event at The Water Tower in Buford. The five-year strategy outlines economic development goals designed to guide the public-private organization’s operations from 2027 through 2031.
Nov. 9, 2026 Union-Recorder
Youth Entrepreneur Program builds on first-year success, welcomes new student entrepreneurs
Natalie Linder reports, the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Youth Entrepreneur Program (YEP) kicked off its second year Wednesday, Oct. 28, with a mentor/student kickoff event, bringing together local high school students, business leaders, and community mentors to help turn student business ideas into reality. Led by the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce and a committee of community partners, YEP gives local high school students the opportunity to develop entrepreneurial skills, receive one-on-one mentorship, and gain hands-on experience through a three-round business pitch competition.
Nov. 9, 2026 WABE
Georgia officials seek input on new HOA rules
Matt Reynolds reports, the Georgia Property Owners’ Bill of Rights could level the playing field for homeowners and their community associations. Officials with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office held two rounds of public hearings this week as it irons out the wrinkles of a new law that could give homeowners more power to take on their HOAs over excessive fines or fees.
Nov. 9, 2026 Capitol Beat News
Bottoms to focus on healthcare and other affordability issues
Ty Tagami reports, in her first news conference after Election Day, Georgia’s governor-elect, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, said she will focus on the cost of living, access to healthcare, and funding for public education — the affordability issues she said voters had elected her to address. Expanding Medicaid will top her agenda, she said, noting that hundreds of thousands of Georgians lack health insurance due to the state’s approach to Medicaid and because of increasingly unaffordable premiums for coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Nov. 9, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Bottoms announces transition team as ascendent Georgia Democrats prepare to run state government
Jill Nolin reports that Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms didn’t have long to celebrate Tuesday’s historic win. The former Atlanta mayor became the first Georgia Democrat to be elected governor in decades, winning by more than 8 percentage points, and the first Black woman elected governor in the nation.
Nov. 9, 2026 WABE
Democrats take control of Georgia’s powerful utility regulator
Emily Jones reports, beginning in January, three of the five officials on the Georgia Public Service Commission will be Democrats. It will be the first time the party has controlled the powerful energy regulation board in 30 years.
Nov. 9, 2026 WALB
Seminole County elections supervisor disputes missing memory card claim in House District 154 race
Miles Staten reports that several hundred Election Day votes were uploaded late in Seminole County, changing the outcome of the state House District 154 race, according to the Secretary of State’s office. The county’s elections supervisor said claims that a memory card was missing are not accurate.
Nov. 9, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Democrats poised to push Medicaid expansion in 2027
Riley Bunch and Tamar Hallerman report, the day after Republican voters decided her opponent for November, Keisha Lance Bottoms stood outside a shuttered hospital in Commerce and pledged that, if elected, she would work to make more people eligible for Medicaid, the government-funded health insurance program. The declaration put Medicaid expansion at the center of her general election campaign.
