Economic Development: May 2015
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Wells Lighting opening its headquarters in Millen and Applied Systems expanding in Buckhead.
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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…
As the bad economy slowly becomes a bad memory, the folks who live and breathe economic development in Southwest Georgia are finally able to talk about the local economy with words not often used in recent years. Good words, like…
Across Northwest Georgia, the flooring industry is kicking back into gear, while new industries and businesses are taking advantage of all the region has to offer. Activity in Bartow has been through the roof over the past year, with a…
Like the sounds of the high-powered motors that will eventually pulse the air at the Georgia International Raceway Park in Sumter County, the economic engines of West Central Georgia are off to a good start for 2015. The primary economic…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a $200-million biomass plant in Albany and Caesarstone expanding in Richmond Hill.
Throughout the Metro Atlanta region, you can see the signs of economic growth. From retail stores filling out strip centers in Barrow County to a new Braves stadium in Cobb and sprawling corporate campuses in Perimeter, the signs all point…
In an area challenged by mountainous topography, limited traditional assets and lack of much interstate access, the counties of Northeast Georgia continue to find value in teaming up to attract new industry to the region. From the North Georgia Net-work…
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