SOUTHWEST GEORGIA: Diversity Reigns
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Through a network of trail systems, communities around the state are taking steps to create healthier environments and encourage economic development
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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