Custom Home Growth: Schuman Homes is expanding its custom home building footprint across Savannah-area communities and adding a new presence on St. Simons Island, with real-time build updates for buyers in The Landings, South Harbor, Southbridge, Savannah Quarters and Richmond Hill. Workforce & Skills: SkillsUSA recognized students at its National Leadership and Skills Conference, including an Abingdon-area student earning a Skill Point Certificate in Automotive Refinishing Technology in Atlanta—another signal of Georgia’s push to grow skilled trades talent. Industrial Development Watch: A proposed speculative manufacturing and distribution project could bring up to 1.5 million square feet to Adairsville, while DeKalb County extended a temporary moratorium on new data center applications to September to study water, utility costs and infrastructure impacts. Energy Costs: Georgia Power says summer bills can still jump 30% to 50% even after a fuel rate cut, as peak afternoon demand drives higher generation costs. Health Policy: Georgia’s medical cannabis program expands under the “Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act,” replacing “low THC oil” with “medical cannabis” and broadening access for patients. Agriculture & Innovation: Dalan Animal Health in Athens says it has deployed the world’s first licensed insect vaccine, with early work aimed at protecting shrimp and honeybees.