We’ve read the stories and lived the housing crisis in Georgia for the last few years. We’ve heard again and again that our over-reliance on construction and the industries that support it meant the state was hit even harder than…
By the time Ray Tanner came out of retirement to repair the retro-cool sign for the Ritz Theatre in Brunswick, it had become eye-catching for all the wrong reasons, harboring the nests for several generations of sparrows. “Over the years,…
Next time you’re on the road, take a look at the cars around you. It may seem that you’re surrounded by foreign autos – Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, Kia – they’re everywhere. Despite the foreign names, it’s likely they were made…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a Kaiser Permanente IT campus in Midtown and a Georgia Power solar farm at Fort Benning.
With $39.4 billion in exports and more than 3,000 foreign-owned companies representing 57 countries operating in Georgia, the state is fast becoming a global player.
Lindsay Thomas says he remembers the first time he became aware of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s existence. It was early 1983 and Thomas, then a Wayne County banker, had just been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. A…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Wells Lighting opening its headquarters in Millen and Applied Systems expanding in Buckhead.
As Georgia continues to gain a solid economic foothold in these post-recession years, communities across the state are finding that by partnering together, a positive vision can lead to concrete change citizens are eager to support. For the third year…
Reports of increasing economic activity, new jobs and businesses – even improvements in the housing industry – show that Georgia is continuing to make the most of the growing recovery and its status as the No. 1 state in the…
Georgia’s Central region has one of the state’s most diverse economies, from high-tech firms in the north to ag-related industry on the south end of the region. Over the past year, several counties have landed major projects, including expansions in…
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