fyi – GA’s Energy Cities at Work

• Workforce Initiatives that Benefit Communities – LaGrange and Thomasville, operating along the same continuum, are bridging school-to-work with initiatives that will benefit their communities’ workforce with access to opportunities for meaningful work and successful living, for decades to come.
• Housing Through A New Lens – OneGeorgia Authority provided flexible funding for developing housing and related infrastructure in rural parts of the state. The City of Albany received an infrastructure grant for 29 single-family homes on six acres of land, and the Douglas Coffee County Authority received an infrastructure grant to facilitate the construction of 65 homes.
• Deals of the Year – Bainbridge leadership awarded Small Community Deal of the Year for its Anovion Technologies project that will create more than 400 jobs and over $800 million in investment in Decatur County.

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fyi – GA’s Energy Cities at Work

• A Partnership for Georgia Energy Cities – Through a new and innovative strategic alliance, cities have garnered new support to elevate economic and community development in their communities and the state.
• Rivian Puts Georgia on the Map – Rivian invested in a $5 billion assembly plant and battery factory, making our state a tour de force in the EV industry.
• Expanding the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem – Expanding the entrepreneurship ecosystem is an ongoing initiative thriving across our state among our higher education institutions, chambers of commerce, and other state partners that want to grow Georgia start-ups.

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fyi – GA’s Energy Cities at Work

• Education Synergy for Georgia’s Economy – Griffin Region College and Career Academy, 2019’s Academy of the Year is a great example of how institutions bridge student life and work life.
• City of Camilla Gets Strategic with EDGE – Following completion of the EDGE workshops, the staff and city council were ready to build a five-year strategic plan.
• A Goliath Chooses ECG Cities Again and Again – SKC Inc., an-nounced an unprecedented venture on the original Covington footprint. With an investment of more than $473 million.

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