Economic Development: September 2014
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Beaulieu International’s new headquarters in Bartow County and Shaw Industries Group’s expanding Evergreen facility in Catoosa County
Economic Development Features
Deep in the Heart and Soul of Georgia
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” might be good common sense much of the time. Not so at the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) and its sister organization the Georgia Cities Foundation (GCF). These two groups looked at a program…
Increasing Development
On the surface, the idea of a business voluntarily paying more money in taxes than it owes sounds absurd. But this is exactly what hundreds of businesses and commercial property owners in Georgia have chosen to do by forming Community…
Economic Development: August 2014
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Keurig Green Mountain’s new Douglas County facility and Kroger Co.’s Forest Park distribution center.
Ready For Take Off
When Porsche announced in 2011 it was moving its headquarters south to a parcel of land near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, it was an unusual move. Most of Atlanta’s big corporations are located along a business corridor running from downtown…
Popping the Cap on Georgia’s Craft Brew Industry
Walk into any restaurant in the state, and most likely you can find a beer on the menu that was made right here in Georgia. But that hasn’t always been the case, and with current legislation on the books, some…
Economic Development: July 2014
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Halyard Health locating in Alpharetta and Dasan Machineries in Gwinnett
Turning On The Tap
Earlier this year, the Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority finished a $14-million sprint. They installed about 89,000 linear feet of pipe, creating a 14-mile sewer line to serve the $1-billion Baxter International manufacturing facility being developed at Stanton Springs,…
Commemorating The Past
Boom, Boom, BOOM! I was describing the Civil War Battle of Kennesaw Mountain – fought 150 years ago this month – to my 5-year-old grandson, Holden Young, on a recent beautiful summer day. We were standing at the site of…
Striking At The Heart Of Georgia
I’ve walked in the footsteps of George Pickett’s doomed division and stood my ground on Little Round Top at Gettysburg, driven miles out of my way to hear the ticking clock that marked Stonewall Jackson’s last breath, walked along the…
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