Economic Development Features

Few if any of Georgia’s single-family housing markets are dodging the recession, but the turnaround in new home construction should begin in the second quarter of 2008.

It’s been more than 30 years since Deliverance jump-started Georgia’s film industry, and now movies, TV, commercials and videos have a $450-million impact on the state’s economy. But the competition is fierce, especially from other Southern states ready for their close-ups.

Georgia is the nation’s 10th largest consumer market, thanks to advances in buying power among African-American, Asian and Hispanic populations in the state.

What is the short-term economic impact of college- or university-related spending on the communities that host Georgia’s institutions of higher education? In college towns across our state, the question is a perennial one. I recently quantified the economic benefits that…

Measured in the simplest and broadest terms, the total economic impact of the ports on Georgia’s economy is $55.8 billion.

June 2007:Radar

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.

Teacher training, bringing it downtown and a brain-powered economy.

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.