30 Jul 2020
College Park’s Six West Mixed-Use Project Development
The Six West development, formerly known as Airport City College Park, involves over 300 acres of City-owned property just west of the historic downtown district and the College Park MARTA station.
The project, which is being developed by College Park’s Business and Industrial Development Authority and Clearly College Park, with public-private partnerships, sits next to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and offers immediate access to Georgia International Convention Center via a new pedestrian bridge.
22 Jul 2020
Broadband for Georgia
Broadband Services for all Georgians continues to be a challenge. It is a tragedy today that in many rural areas of the state, residents and businesses have no or limited high-speed internet at their fingertips.
“I am parked in a McDonald’s parking lot. I have been here for hours now. I don’t want to be here. But I don’t have internet to my home, and without public Wi-Fi, I can’t work away from my office.”
A Rural Georgian 1998
01 Jul 2020
Grants, Loans & Funding Opportunities | July 2020
Monthly, ECG’s Office of Economic & Community Development compiles a list of available grants and funding opportunities that may be relevant to your needs. Highlighted are program offerings by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. We update this regularly and will continue to share information about additional funding opportunities.
23 Jun 2020
Utilizing Peer Analysis to Enhance Economic Planning
ECG’s Technical Solutions team provides a wide variety of economic and community development support services to our member communities. The tools our team provides that enhance research include but are not limited to Target Industry Studies, Housing Studies, Downtown Market Assessments, Retail Support, and Mapping products.
19 Jun 2020
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT | GRIFFIN, GA
Named to our “Top Spot” at the end of 2019, the city of Griffin has solidified its spot as a preferred location for Japanese investors. Georgia is regarded as the center of Japanese industry in the Southeast and the Lakes at Green Valley in Griffin has solidified its spot as a preferred location for Japanese investors.
