October 2018 News

October 31, 2018

• Rome BOE Members Discuss Budget for Next School Year

• Rome Floyd Chamber Business Expo Set for Thursday Night and Friday

• Trump, Obama Head to Georgia for Closing Weekend

• Georgia Farmers Fear It Will Take Years to Recover from Storm Strike

• Historian David Blight Named Inaugural Vincent J. Dooley Distinguished Teaching Fellow

• State Superintendent Richard Woods Says Education is State’s Second-Most Improved Sector

• GVRA Encourages Companies to Hire Workers with Disabilities

• The GMSDC Celebrates the 2018 Spirit of Alliance Award Winners

• AGCO Reports Third Quarter Results

• AG Carr Wishes Georgians a Happy Halloween and Offers Safety Tips for Parents

• Study: U.S. Firms Accumulated Cash in 3Q18 At A Faster Pace Than The Previous Quarter

• Retail Sales Pace to Decline in October; Incentive Spending Still Falling, but Transaction Prices Rise

• Survey: Outlook and Confidence in U.S. Economy Both Up Among Business Owners

October 30, 2018

• Georgia Department of Education Releases First Scores from Redesigned CCRPI

• Georgia Gas Prices Drop 6 Cents from Last Week

• GSSA Annouces the Four Finalist for Georgia’s 2019 Superintendent of the Year

• Both Gubernatorial Candidates Visit Coastal Solar to Learn More about Renewable Energy

• Charlie Harper: Education Alternative on Ballot in Georgia Governor’s Race

• Technology Association of Georgia & TAG-Ed Present Annual Stem Education Awards November 2nd

• UGA Study: Weather, Regulations, Disease and Overfishing Can Hurt a Coastal Economy

• UPS/Greenbiz Study Identifies Motivators and Barriers to Electric Fleets

• ArtsBridge and Georgia Lottery Announce Winners of HOPE Jingle Contest

• IBM to Buy Software Pioneer Red Hat for $34B

• Why Opening a Chick fil-A Franchise is Nearly Impossible

October 29, 2018

• Governor Deal Appoints Two to State Boards