Optimism and Recovery: Central Georgia Welcomes New Jobs, New Opportunity
There's economic activity throughout Georgia's central region, with new jobs, new initiatives and a renewed determination.
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New Projects, New Prosperity: East Central Georgia Flexes Its Economic Muscle
Even though many communities in East Central Georgia are small, that doesn't keep them from thinking big.
Right Time, Right Place
Ask Vernon Martin what's going on in Southeast Georgia and he sums it up in one word: Growth. Martin, executive director of the Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center, has worked in his Brunswick office and lived on St. Simons Island since 1969.
Connecting The Dots
Georgia's continuing growth means a bigger role for the civil engineers who plan and build highways, bridges, airports, buildings, mass transit systems and entire communities.
2006 Industry Outlook
Equipment producers and food products manufacturers will see growth, but at slower rates. Prospects for health care are excellent, and pharmaceutical sales are promising.
High-Tech Aptitude, Basic Skills
Educating Georgia's new manufacturing workforce means teaching technical skills largely unknown five years ago, offering remedial math and English courses and working to instill good old-fashioned workplace values.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Georgia's Botanical Garden spreads the word about native and endangered plants to students, teachers and the general public.
Who's Slowing Job Growth?
Atlanta's jobs will grow by only 1.8 percent next year, fifth best in the state for a city that is typically number one or two. Four metropolitan areas will grow faster: Columbus (3 percent) Brunswick (2.9 percent), Savannah (2.5 percent) and Valdosta (2 percent). What will be holding Atlanta back in 2006? Does it have something to do with recent headlines?
Georgia County Excellence Awards
Georgia is the 24th biggest state in the union but it has the second highest number of counties. That's 159 local governments crammed into a tight space, all of them scrambling to provide services for their citizens, accentuating their limited capacities for revenue generation, competing with one another for business, or joining forces to maximize their collective resources.
Special Commendation: A Shining Example
Seven counties joined forces in a precedent-setting effort to create the Middle Flint Regional E911 Authority. Schley, Dooly, Macon, Marion, Sumter, Taylor and Webster counties formed the authority in late 2001 to provide 911 service for all their residents.
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