Economic Development: November 2015
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including textile supplier Sandler AG opening in Houston County and Suniva expanding in Norcross.
Economic Development Features
Public-Private Progress
“What happens when you invest with vision?” ask banners slung across chain-link fences beside Cobb Parkway in northwest Atlanta. While the banners mask the construction along the busy roadway, the question serves to highlight an estimated half-billion dollars’ worth of…
The Peach Pass State
In the winter of 2014, commuters in Cherokee and Cobb counties began seeing a few changes. Cranes took up residence in the medians along the southern end of I-575. Support beams began popping up along I-75. And then bridges began…
Economic Development: October 2015
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Vanguard National Trailer Corp. in Dade County and Mizuno USA in Barrow County.
A Look Ahead
An anniversary isn’t just a time for reflection and nostalgia. It’s also an opportunity to look forward, to set goals for the next 30 years and to find ways to continue to improve. We asked 30 Georgians, leaders in their…
Georgia, My How You've Changed!
Thirty years ago, a lot of Georgians might have told you the state had already changed about as much as it could. Not so, as it turns out.
Economic Development: September 2014
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Atlanta ranking high in job growth and a new inland port for Murray County.
Mission Possible
When a military base closes, there are plenty of unknowns. What will the economic impact be? How will the community respond? What will happen to the land? In Georgia, a Navy school and two Army bases shuttered by the 2005…
Economic Development: August 2015
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including National Beef Packing Co. in Colquitt County and more Georgia jobs for Mars Inc.
Playing To Your Strengths
On a warm, sunny day, people pour off a bus in downtown Woodstock. Conversations continue as they walk up the sidewalk to the Chambers at City Center, a beautifully renovated 1913 church sanctuary that’s now used as meeting and event…
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