Southwest

Southwest Georgia: Creative Economics

An expanded self-image can be a marvelous economic fertilizer. Throughout Southwest Georgia, cities and counties are striving for a “creative economy.” While not abandoning traditional models – that is, courting relocation-prospect companies with tax breaks and land deals – some…

A Way Out

Javier Gonzalez, left, turned to education to escape the life of a migrant worker; as head of ABAC's High School Equivalency and College Assistance Migrant Program, he's helping others follow in his footsteps

Tifton/Tift County

In many ways, Tift County's economy depends in great part on the lands that surround it and the strangers who pass through Tifton, the county seat, on their way to or from Florida's attractions.