Georgia’s Central region has one of the state’s most diverse economies, from high-tech firms in the north to ag-related industry on the south end of the region. Over the past year, several counties have landed major projects, including expansions in…
As the bad economy slowly becomes a bad memory, the folks who live and breathe economic development in Southwest Georgia are finally able to talk about the local economy with words not often used in recent years. Good words, like…
Re-shoring isn’t a word that has been bandied about much in the United States over the past 20 years. In fact, as manufacturers moved production overseas, the word heard most often was off-shoring. All that is changing, however, as labor…
Across Northwest Georgia, the flooring industry is kicking back into gear, while new industries and businesses are taking advantage of all the region has to offer. Activity in Bartow has been through the roof over the past year, with a…
Like the sounds of the high-powered motors that will eventually pulse the air at the Georgia International Raceway Park in Sumter County, the economic engines of West Central Georgia are off to a good start for 2015. The primary economic…
A plan is forming to move up the date and staging of Georgia’s presidential preference primary.
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a $200-million biomass plant in Albany and Caesarstone expanding in Richmond Hill.
Candice Dyer highlights Wholesome Wave Georgia, which provides access to fresh produce for those living in food deserts across the state.
In little more than two years, Keith Parker has overseen a turnaround in the metro region’s 35-year-old transit system – and not a minute too soon. In recent years, MARTA was perennially referred to as “beleaguered” or “troubled,” as though…
When Debra Light of Winder was diagnosed with lung cancer for the second time in October 2014, she knew she was in for a struggle – not only physically and emotionally, but also financially. Surgery to remove the tumor on…
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