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Hot off the press is the BMO Employment Services Industry 2026 Outlook, written by Jeffrey Silber, senior analyst with BMO Capital Markets Corp. 

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Original post date: Dec 3, 2025

Atlanta and surrounding metro counties concluded their December 2, 2025, runoff elections with incumbents mostly holding or reclaiming seats—Rusty Paul remained mayor of Sandy Springs—while notable upsets occurred in Roswell and South Fulton. Council and education board districts in Fulton also wrapped up closely watched contests. Other county-level runoffs await final certification.

Election Results

Georgia State House District 106 Special Election

• Muhammad Akbar Ali defeated Marqus A. Cole in the special runoff for District 106 with 947 votes (54%) to Cole’s 794 votes (46%).
  

Atlanta City Council

• District 7: Thomas Worthy defeated Thad Flowers for the District 7 council seat
• District 11: Wayne Martin defeated Nate Jester for the District 11 council seat

Atlanta School Board

• District 2: Tony Mitchell defeated Marlissa Crawford for the APS District 3 seat
• District 6: Patreece Hutcherson defeated Tolton Pace for the APS District 6 seat
• District 8: Kaycee Brock prevailed over Royce Mann for the APS At-Large District 8 seat

Mayoral Races

• Roswell: Mary Robichaux defeated incumbent Kurt Wilson to become the new mayor
• Sandy Springs: Incumbent Rusty Paul defeated challenger Dontaye Carter to remain the mayor of Sandy Springs for a 4th term
• South Fulton: City Council member Carmalitha L. Gumbs defeated former Council member Mark Baker
  

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2Q25 BMO Staffing Preview

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Hot off the press is the BMO 2025 Staffing Outlook, written by Jeffrey Silber, senior analyst in BMO Capital Markets Equity Research, covering the business services including the staffing industry. 

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