Economic Development (Blog)

The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) has announced the first tenant for its new industrial park near Rincon. A&R Logistics, a Louisville, Ky.-firm that transports plastic pellets to overseas markets, will lease 600,000 square feet in a building to…

Last month, the Georgia Ports Authority moved 428,400 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), which is a 3.5% increase, or an additional 14,600 TEUs, marking the Savannah ports’ best October ever. New infrastructure at the Savannah ports helped fuel the increase,…

Voters in the city of South Fulton earlier this month approved the creation of tax allocation districts (TADs) to attract economic development, especially along industrial corridors like Old National Highway and Fulton Industrial Boulevard. TADs allow communities to finance redevelopment…

Texas-based Dean Baldwin Painting, a woman-owned company that paints military and commercial aircraft, and the Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority (MBCIA) are partnering to build a new state-of-the-art aircraft paint facility at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. The $21-million-plus investment will create…

Last week, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted the third annual Rural Prosperity Summit over a two-day period in Tifton. Nearly 500 business leaders, elected officials and community advocates discussed topics vital to improving opportunities in the state’s rural communities.…

Gov. Brian Kemp is serious about bringing new business to rural areas of our state. To demonstrate his commitment, he’s launched a rural strike team to create an economic development plan that will attract businesses to rural Georgia and work…

Digital Ignition, a co-working business incubator in Alpharetta, recently formalized a business alliance with Forward Forsyth, a public-private partnership of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, Forsyth County Government, the Development Authority of Forsyth County, Forsyth County Schools and Lanier…

Atlanta’s MARTA is moving forward with transit expansions and transit oriented development (TOD), all designed to get more metro residents where they want to be. TODs – development on land around a transit station that MARTA owns and leases to…

Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development agency, and The Guild, a co-living organization helping entrepreneurs with business services that include asset and real estate ownership, are partnering in a new program for minority-owned businesses. Accelerate Southside will assist businesses south…