13 Apr 2026
01 Apr 2026
Grants & Funding Opportunities | April 2026
New month, new grants and funding opportunities. We have compiled a list below to support our Georgia Energy Cities by helping our communities secure essential resources, advance existing industries, and attract new businesses and investment. Our featured funding comes from the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency.
27 Mar 2026
Downtown Albany Welcomes Albany’s Best Running to Front Street Market
- Albany’s Best Running, a specialty athletic footwear retailer, is opening at 108 Pine Avenue in Downtown Albany’s Front Street Market in Summer 2026.
- The opening is part of a larger downtown revitalization effort with multiple active development projects underway across Albany.
09 Mar 2026
Building What’s Next: Takeaways from the 2026 Economic Development Summit
“At the end of the day, when you’re working in your community, it’s all-hands-on-deck, and everyone has to perform to make our Georgia Energy Cities successful. We want you to try to learn from each other…
17 Feb 2026
Courage and Hard Decisions in Retail and Commercial Development
Some of the most important decisions a community makes are also the hardest to explain in the moment. A while back, my colleagues and I started a book club and read Daring Greatly by Brené Brown. In the book, she reflects on one of my favorite quotes by Theodore Roosevelt’s “The Man In The Arena”…