Georgia Trend - October 2025

Georgia Trend Business Magazine October 2025 40 under 40

Ups, Downs and In-betweens

SOS Election: Gabriel Sterling, the former COO in Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office who made news when he called on President Donald Trump to condemn threats to election workers in 2020, is seeking to take Raffensperger’s place. Sterling recently…

Prospects for Dalton

Dalton’s economy is very dependent on manufacturing, especially of carpet and floor coverings. Manufacturing accounts for around 32% of the area’s jobs compared to 9% for the state and 8% for the nation. This makes Dalton more sensitive than most…

Helping Those Who Served

A Cobb County hotel has been converted into 88 studio-style apartments for veterans in need of housing. The Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a nonprofit that started in New York shortly after the 9/11 attacks, opened the Atlanta Veterans Village in…

Around the State

Forsyth Auto: Automaker Stellantis is opening a new 442,000-square-foot distribution center in Monroe County, bringing 90 jobs. The $41 million facility will be for MoPar, the company’s parts and customer care division, for vehicles including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Alfa…