August 2022 News

August 31, 2022

• CSU Approved for GenCyber Grant to Introduce Cybersecurity to Middle School Students

• City of Columbus Employee Pay Study Still Underway

• Uptown Columbus Fall Concert Series

• Governor Announces $250M for Neighborhood-level Improvements Across Georgia

• PCOM Physician Assistant and Physical Therapy Students Receive Symbolic White Coats

• Georgia DOT Awards $151 Million in Construction Contracts

• Applications Now Open at Institute of Government for Rural Scholars

• Sen. Ossoff Spearheads Effort to Expand Opportunities for Georgia Companies, Increase Trade to the Republic of Korea

• Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program Announced

• Georgia State Patrol Comes in 4th Place in Annual Best Looking Cruiser Calendar Contest

• Nearly Half of CFOs Expect a Recession in North America by 2023

• More Than Half of Agents 'Extremely' or 'Very Likely' to Leave a Job Without a Remote Work Option

• Student Loan Forgiveness is Here

August 30, 2022

• Veterans on Veterans Program in Uptown

• CSU Again Saluted as a ‘Military-friendly’ School

• Former Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal Remembered During Celebration of Life Service

• Georgia Leads Nation in Large Warehouse Leases for 1H 2022

• Georgia Regional Commissions See Drop in July Unemployment Rates

• Jennifer Mann Named President of the North America Operating Unit of Coca-Cola

• Gov. Kemp Awards Over $62M to Address Homelessness and Housing Insecurity

• How We Work Has Changed, And Changed Us

  It’s time again to celebrate Labor Day. Like many of our holidays, it’s roots and intention are often forgotten or ignored. It’s a three-day weekend, and our semi-official end of summer.

• New Report Shows Georgia Parents More Engaged Than Ever in Education, and “Never Going Back”

  In a new report, Never Going Back: An Analysis of Parent Sentiment on Education, from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and The Harris Poll, more than 8 out of 10 Georgia parents (83%) who were surveyed agree that education has become a more important political issue to them than it was in the past.

• 2022’s Best Cities for Self-Sustaining Homes

• High Gas Prices, Record-Breaking Transaction Prices Increased Q2 Interest in Cars, Electrified Vehicles

• The $400 Emergency Expense is Dead: New Data Shows the Reality is $1,400