Economic Development Features

Georgia’s economic developers and business leaders are expressing muted optimism for the coming year. Truthfully, many of them had expected a little more activity than the last few months have shown. They are not discouraged, just determined to work a…

Metro Atlanta economic developers didn’t waste time wringing their hands when growth stalled and businesses floundered. They continued to press ahead. As a transitional year, 2010 finished stronger than anticipated, and that momentum has carried into 2011.   “We were…

A region that has seen plant closings, layoffs and unemployment rates as high as 20 percent, Northwest Georgia is finding some good news – even if, in more prosperous days, it might not have been considered so good.   “We…

In the middle of January, right after a heavy winter storm, 400 hopeful people from across Northeast Georgia slid into Gainesville on slick roads for a job fair. They must have liked their odds. ZF Wind Power LLC was looking…

From LaGrange and Columbus to Americus and everywhere in-be-tween, there’s a subtle hum of energy. The area is gearing up for a massive influx of residents and new businesses as a long-awaited expansion of Fort Benning gets under way.  …

While Central Georgia has certainly lost jobs and industry during this economic downturn, in many counties new businesses have moved in, companies have expanded and prospects continue to arrive. To help shake off the economic doldrums, county officials throughout Middle…

East Central Georgia has seen cautious growth in the last year, and most are optimistic about 2011. A few counties were still waiting for some good news, but taking comfort in the fact that there wasn’t a lot of bad…

After several years of just trying To “hold on,” Southwest Georgia’s economic development executives are seeing hope on the horizon. They don’t expect the economy to get better in a hurry, but their confidence is growing as they see projects…