RE-WATCH & VIEW PHOTOS: The 2025 State of DeKalb County

On Thursday, May 8, 2025, the Council for Quality Growth and the DeKalb County Chamber hosted 800+ for the sold out 2025 State of DeKalb County Address. The annual address was held over lunch at Assembly Studios Atlanta and presented by Amazon, the American Heart Association, and the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority. Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, elected CEO of DeKalb County Government, delivered her first annual address to the county’s business community. Over 800 Council and Chamber members, elected officials, businesses, residents, county staff, and partners of DeKalb County were in attendance Thursday.
CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson unveiled the theme of her address with a video presentation titled ‘Mission: Possible – DeKalb Reimagined.’ Highlighting the change in leadership, the CEO said she “accepted the baton” from former DeKalb County CEO Michael L. Thurmond and is taking the charge on investing in infrastructure, housing, economic development, and public safety.

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Thank you to our attendees and sponsors for a successful State of DeKalb!

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Mission: Possible — DeKalb Reimagined

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