Economic Development: February 2015
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Mercedes-Benz heading to Georgia
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Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Mercedes-Benz heading to Georgia
First proposed more than 20 years ago, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project has been studied and delayed more times over the past two decades than anyone can count. So it’s no surprise that the big news at the Georgia Ports…
It’s a tale of 12 Georgia regions: Three have a solid funding source for road improvements; the other nine – including those in the Atlanta metropolitan area – do not. The imbalance is attributable to one penny: the sales tax…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Live Oak Homes expanding in Broxton and Unisys opening a call center in Augusta
Our guide for the three-hour Atlanta BeltLine bus tour on a crisp autumn morning is an engaging young man named Sundiata Rush who clearly loves his work. He tells us that “smart growth” and “connectivity” define the project that we…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Kubota expanding in Gainesville and Acuity Brands in Rockdale and DeKalb counties.
It’s safe to say “connectivity” is one of Larry Brooks’ favorite words. In fact, Brooks, director of the Walker County Development Authority, probably has a hard time not smiling when he hears the word. His county, just south of Chattanooga…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Georgia’s $38-billion poultry industry and American Textile Company’s expansion in Tifton.
James Ross was still a Georgia Tech grad student when he began work on what would one day become Axion Biosystems. He and a couple of fellow students were developing an instrument to measure the nerve activities of brain and…
It’s a sunny Sunday morning in Southeast Atlanta, and the Grant Park Farmers Market is in full swing. Dozens of people mill about, some lightly picking up tomatoes and smelling them, others chatting with friends. The purveyors of those tomatoes…
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