Economic Development (Blog)

“We had 13,000 applications for 300 jobs” was the answer Dietmar Exler, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, gave to a question about whether his company had difficulty filling positions when it moved headquarters from New Jersey to Atlanta last year. Exler,…

Our annual look at the financial health of the state – Georgia's Economic Yearbook – reveals a sense of optimism as our state economy shifts into high gear. From the ports along the coast to inland ports in northwest and southwest Georgia, goods are coming and going…

As transit-oriented development (TOD) becomes commonplace enough to get its own acronym, the concept is broadening from the more traditional definition – walkable, mixed-use development within a half-mile of a transit station – to include an equity component. The most…

Yes that's another high rise going up next to Starbucks on 14th Street. The cranes are seemingly everywhere in an unprecedented spate of development partly attributable to the Midtown Atlanta's three MARTA stations. But there are other factors in play, not least…

Businesses that manufacture and distribute products are essential components to Georgia's economy. In recognition of the impact such companies have on the state, Partnership Gwinnett, in collaboration with Gwinnett Technical College, present the Movers & Makers Awards each year. This year's…

The Gwinnett DOT turned the lights on at the new bridge over I-85 at Jimmy Carter Boulevard northeast of Atlanta last month. It was the metaphorical lighting of the candles on the cake of a bridge that's seen a number of upgrades – it's…