Economic Development: June 2014
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including more expansions for King’s Hawaiian and Millennium Mat Co.
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Christy Simo writes about economic development, including more expansions for King’s Hawaiian and Millennium Mat Co.
Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not like there were tumbleweeds rolling on a whistling wind down 3rd Avenue, the main drag in downtown West Point, a little Georgia town in the southwest corner of Troup County just this side…
Christy Simo writes about Bainbridge Manufacturing expanding in Decatur County and more growth for Cherokee County’s Inalfa Roof Systems.
These are the clear signs of economic momentum in Metro Atlanta: consecutive years of solid job growth driven by a mix of growing industries, especially those clustered around technology. Well, it’s that and also a stubborn reluctance to accept “no”…
Everyone knows that there’s no “‘I” in team. Working together, especially when it comes to building a community, involves countless partnerships and interaction between all sorts of people. Still, finding the resources and the wherewithal to turn a project from…
Without question, when it comes to economic development in Southeast Georgia, the long-planned Savannah Harbor Expansion Project is big news. After years of planning – Congress first authorized studying the project in 1999 – dredging to deepen the river channel…
This is looking like the year Southwest Georgia economic development leaders make the big jump from optimism to excitement. The 25-county region’s longtime economic mainstay, agriculture, is breaking records, existing industry is healthy and showing signs of growth and the…
It’s been a long time coming to East Central Georgia – and in many ways it’s still in the distance – but signs of an improving economy can be seen across the region. From new industry to a rapidly diversifying…
“Cautious optimism” is the watchword in Middle Georgia as economic developers expect to build on the progress they made in 2013. Several counties report higher levels of inquiries from prospective companies, as well as more announcements of new business and…
Ask folks in Georgia’s west central region what the biggest driver of the regional economy is, and you’ll to get two answers – Kia and Fort Benning. The Korean car maker in West Point and the mammoth military installation near…
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