Classic City Gaining
Although renowned as a quintessential college town, Athens is very much a part of blue collar America. The area is more dependent on manufacturing jobs than either the state or the nation.
Economic Development Features
April 2007: Trend Radar
Teacher training, bringing it downtown and a brain-powered economy.
Virtuoso Performance
A new, high tech performing arts center – the first major venue built in the metro area in four decades – places Cobb County squarely on the nation’s entertainment map while boosting high-end development in the Galleria area.
2007 Economic Yearbook: Growing Stronger
Our annual region-by-region overview shows the state is gaining economic strength. Eight Georgia Trend writers talked to civic and business leaders and economic development officials throughout the state to prepare this report. Stories by Carol Carter, Ray Glier, Jerry Grillo, Ed Lightsey, Don O’Briant, Gita M. Smith, Christy White and Ben Young.
West Central: Riding The Wave
A New Auto Plant, A Military Expansion
Northwest: Changing The Landscape
The home run in economic development, of course, is the auto assembly plant or some other mega-manufacturing facility. Watch one of these buildings rise out of the dirt and community pride swells with the passing of each bolt through steel.…
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