Economic Development Features

A major merger of universities and scattered industrial projects marked the economic highlights of East Central Georgia over the past year. Continuing a recent trend, Bulloch County and the greater Augusta area set the pace. Transportation infrastructure, in the form…

Economic development leaders in Northwest Georgia say they are optimistic about growth prospects for 2017 and plan to continue 2016’s pursuit of a diverse economic base, infrastructure improvements, downtown development and additional facilities and retail to entice visitors and residents…

Driving north into Dawson County on Georgia 400, the sight of bulldozers moving dirt for new construction is evidence of economic progress. “2016 was probably the biggest year in several decades,” says the Development Authority of Dawson County’s Executive Director…

Georgia’s Central Region is a large, diverse area with manufacturing, agriculture and logistics businesses along with new opportunities in the film industry and in the rehabilitation of classic downtowns. The region’s 25 counties are convenient to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport…

Several counties in Southeast Georgia have discovered the power of teamwork by joining forces to form the Southeast Georgia Joint Development Authority (SEGAJDA). The SEGAJDA is comprised of Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, McIntosh and Wayne counties. Since it was formed…

Wherever West Central Georgia’s economic development officials look, whether it’s in the rearview mirror or to the road ahead, they see good things happening – businesses expanding, businesses arriving or tourism rising. Nowhere is the view better than in LaGrange…

In all regions of our state, businesses are growing, investing, hiring and putting smiles on the faces of those involved with economic development as well as local residents and job seekers. From hospitality to healthcare, manufacturing to movie making and…

New landmarks, including SunTrust Park in Cobb County, and major infrastructure investments, such as the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange project, are part of a roster of projects leading Metro Atlanta’s business community into the future. Key efforts to redesign existing communities…

Slow and steady. That’s the phrase you keep hearing in Southwest Georgia. After some lean years, companies are expanding and adding jobs, and a stubborn unemployment rate is down to its lowest level in years. “It’s really just quiet, steady…

What once was a jewel left behind by the 1996 Olympics, the old Olympic tennis center near Stone Mountain hasn’t hosted a tournament in years. While there were plenty of grand ideas along the way on how to use the…