If there were a Georgia Commuter Hall of Fame, Bill Daniel would surely be a candidate for induction, for longevity if nothing else. “I’m a lifetime Atlanta resident,” says Daniel, speaking on his cell phone while driving on a business…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including big ups from Site Selection, electrical expansion in Carroll County and some jobs headed to Clayton County.
From Rabun County in the mountains to Cairo at the Florida line, Georgia has be-come the Land of OZ, the acronym for Opportunity Zone, the hottest thing going in economic development right now. There’s every indication the movement to OZ…
The first informal meetings of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) in 1963 at downtown Atlanta’s Top of the Mart cost $3.50 a head. That included tip, tax, dessert and dues. Today the lunch tab at the meetings is 10…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including good numbers for the Brunswick port and a new textile manufacturer in Screven County.
Nathan Deal was elected to the state legislature as a Democrat, then got elected and re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat, then switched parties in the middle of his second Congressional term, then got re-elected seven…
Christy Simo writes about a carpet tile plant in Adairsville, a Toyota expansion in Jackson County and a new tire plant in Macon.
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a manufacturing uptick and a Toyo Tire expansion in Bartow County.
Christy Simo looks at economic development highlights from around the state, including an LMI Aerospace expansion in Savannah, more Atlanta jobs from Athenahealth and a new Yamaha assembly plant in Newnan.
Last March the Georgia General Assembly recognized Cobb County’s Cumberland Community Improvement Dis-trict (CID) on the occasion of its 25th year as a self-assessed taxing district, a political subdivision allowed under a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1984.…
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