Encouraging Entrepreneurial Dreams
Grace Fricks’ first career was as a social worker, but then she hit upon an idea: Maybe the way to help people out of poverty was to enable them to start a small business. Holy Grail…
Georgia Department of Economic Development
South Metro Atlanta: Friendly Competition
Cooperate or compete? In the South Metro region, that’s not a choice the counties have to make, thanks to a spirit of “coopertition.” That’s a way to describe cooperative competition, and it’s a new way of doing business on the…
Where Education and Employment Intersect
The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) inhabits the space where two critically important priorities intersect – education and workforce development. And as economic development investment poured into Georgia, creating as many as 17,500 new jobs in the first half…
Metro Atlanta: Still on the Rise
Atlanta knows a thing or two about transforming its terrain. The city, as boastful as usual, proclaims it right there in its official seal – featuring a phoenix, symbol of renewal and growth, emerging from flames, capped by the word…
Valdosta | Lowndes County: South Georgia Capital
Valdosta has become way more than a stop on I-75. Valdosta and Lowndes County are on the map more prominently than ever. That’s because civic leaders are one-upping the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requirement for EV charging stations along federal highways.…
Southwest Georgia: Working Together
Collaboration and innovation are driving big changes in Southwest Georgia. From regional marketing efforts to community-based problem solving, economic development leaders are working together to make the region a desired destination for businesses, residents and visitors alike. What makes the…
2022 Georgia’s Top 100 Public Companies
Last year Georgians continued to deal with the challenges of a pandemic, though many businesses in the state have displayed remarkable resilience and continue to thrive. Georgia remains No.1 on lists of the nation’s best places to do business, thanks…
Electric Revolution
A remarkable and deliberate shift occurred in Georgia’s automotive industry over the past five years and accelerated in the last 24 months. Seemingly almost out of nowhere, an entire electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem began to flourish. Since 2020, the state…
From the Publisher: Overcoming Challenges
This month we feature our Small Business Guide. There are so many small businesses throughout the state that it’s hard to keep up with them month to month. The guide is a great way to catch up with the leaders,…
Catching Up With …Gretchen Corbin
Since becoming lottery leader in 2018, Corbin has overseen the delivery of record amounts of money for education, including $376.5 million for the HOPE scholarship and Pre-K programs in the second quarter of FY22. These are edited highlights from an…
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