Economic Development Features

Mining is the only work that Tommie Wilson, 79, and Hoyt Sanders, 76, have known. Wilson began loading kaolin in 1956 and Sanders began working in the mines in east Georgia in 1957. They started out at $1.28 and $1.34…

Transportation was the 500-pound gorilla in this year’s legislative session – a friendly gorilla for the most part, who claimed a ton of attention but got lots of money for roads and bridges and even a little for transit. There…

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…

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…

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.