July 2025 News

July 25, 2025

• Pinnacle Financial Partners & Columbus-based Synovus to Merge in $8.6B Deal

• Pilgrim’s to Build New Prepared Foods Facility, Creating 630 New Jobs in Walker County

• Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific Discussing Possible Merger

• Georgia DOT Honored for Land Donation to Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

• Study: How Georgia Ranks in Middle-Class Family Tax Burden Analysis

• 2024 Georgia Quality Cotton Award Winners Announced

• Hiring Confidence Wavers as US Employers Reassess Growth Plans for 2025

• Mortgage Rate and Home Price Growth Forecasts Revised Lower

• The Confidence Gap: Americans Think They Are Better at Spotting AI Than They Are

July 24, 2025

• Colony Bank to Acquire Thomasville's TC Federal Bank

• State Lawmakers Study Student Absenteeism, Lingering Problem Since Pandemic

• GaDOE Report: Literacy Coaches are Making an Impact

• TCSG, USG Sign First Articulation Agreement Since Passage of Top State for Talent Act

• How a First-time Entrepreneur Creates a Multimillion-dollar Business

• Delta Uses AI to Set Airfares. Some Senators are Worried.

• Georgia Power Names Tyler Cook CFO & Treasurer

• Paul Azinger honored with PGA TOUR’s Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company

• Healthcare Execs Driving Growth Through New Services and M&A

• Nearly Two-Thirds of Finance Leaders Adopt More Cautious Cash Management Practices Amid Economic Turbulence

• Summer Travel 2025: Where Every Generation is Headed - and How Much They're Spending

July 23, 2025

• Dr. Diantha Ellis Named ABAC AVP of Policy & Compliance

• Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Confirms a Cane-sugar Version of its Trademark Cola is Coming to the US

• Fed's Bostic: Recent Data Show Price Pressures May Be Building

• Georgia Chamber Highlights Pro-Growth Policy Wins in One Big Beautiful Bill

• Georgia Crowned #5 for Small Business in 2025—But Its 26th-Ranked Loan Approval Gap is Choking Entrepreneurs

  Georgia just ranked among the top states for small business success in 2025. But, there’s a catch. Clarify Capital’s exclusive study reveals that Georgia now ranks #5 overall in the nation for small business climate, driven by high entrepreneurial momentum and big funding checks for those who get approved.