Bainbridge|Decatur County: Changing the Game
Sustainable manufacturing, workforce training and solar.
Author: K.K. Snyder
Four for the Future
To create and implement positive changes leading to long-term success, communities throughout Georgia often need resources that aren’t available locally. In many cases they turn to one of the units of the University of Georgia’s Public Service and Outreach (PSO)…
Valdosta | Lowndes County: Team Spirit
Sports tournaments, education and downtown businesses
Trendsetters: International Access, Deep Local Roots
Dentons US is the only global law firm in Georgia and reaches every state through its Dentons 50 network.
Columbia County: Meeting Demand
Infrastructure improvements, high-tech jobs and outdoor recreation
On the Right Path
Through a network of trail systems, communities around the state are taking steps to create healthier environments and encourage economic development
Savannah | Chatham County: Long-Range Thinking
Already a booming tourist destination, Savannah and Chatham County have huge potential to become the second biggest location for entertainment production in Georgia. With the approval late last year of local incentives – added to the state incentives already on…
Thomasville | Thomas County: Boosting Entrepreneurial Spirit
Anyone who has visited Thomasville leaves knowing that there’s something different going on there. It’s taken more than three decades of hard work and tough decision-making to bring the county, and namely Thomasville, to where it is today – the…
Cordele | Crisp County: Banking On Trains
Necessity has certainly become the mother of invention in Southwest Georgia’s Crisp County, where economic development and downtown revitalization are both banking on the presence of rails to boost the local economy. Much of the county’s bread and butter still…
Southwest Georgia: Selling Southwest Georgia
The Southwest Georgia region is collectively seeing an upswing in activity with regard to expansions among existing industry as well as some solid commitments from new business and industry. And while economic development leaders aren’t willing to say the signs…
LaGrange | Troup County: Investing In The Future
Specialized Education, Workforce Development
Carroll County: The Common Good
Leadership throughout West Georgia’s Carroll County gets top scores when it comes to playing well with others, and it’s a practice that’s paying off for the entire community. From healthcare and education to job creation and economic development, joining forces…
Columbus: Shoring Up The Economy
The old adage “a rising tide lifts all boats” could have been written specifically for Columbus, considering the city’s leadership role in the regionalism that has helped put the area back on the map. From new tourism attractions to innovative…
Albany | Dougherty County: Putting On A New Face
There’s Only One Albany. That’s the mantra floating around town these days, a loaded attempt by local leadership to rebrand the Southwest Georgia city of Albany and surrounding Dougherty County. The slogan is everywhere, splashed across television, billboards and magazine…
Northeast: Reinvention and Teamwork
In an area challenged by mountainous topography, limited traditional assets and lack of much interstate access, the counties of Northeast Georgia continue to find value in teaming up to attract new industry to the region. From the North Georgia Net-work…
Leading The Charge
Georgia is known for a lot of things – peanuts, peaches, beautiful coastlines, bustling cities and mountain retreats. It’s also known for having a lot of counties – with 159, it’s second only to Texas. And that makes for a…
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