As festival season starts in earnest throughout Georgia, many small towns are gearing up for an influx of visitors – and hopefully the tourism dollars they will bring with them. The tourism industry is a vital part of Georgia’s economy,…
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…
Georgia’s senior senator, Republican Johnny Isakson, 72, has spent much of his life in public service – as a state legislator, a member of the U.S. House and, since 2005, a U.S. senator. He is a Cobb County resident and…
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