Georgia State University announced Wednesday that it had received the largest gift in its more than a century of operations and would use it to start its largest campus transformation project. GSU officials said they received an $80 million gift from the ...

Georgia State University plans a rapid $107 million remake of its downtown Atlanta campus before summer 2026, fueled by an $80 million gift.

ATLANTA — Georgia State University has announced what it refers to as the “largest transformation project ever,” a new $100+ million plan to develop a college town in downtown Atlanta. The plan is possible courtesy of an $80 million donation from the Woodruff Foundation, its largest gift ever.

Georgia’s October unemployment rate was recorded at 3.6 percent, according to Georgia State Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson.

Georgia’s unemployment rate was 3.6% last month for the third month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s labor force rose by 1,370 in October to a record-high 5.4 million,