13 Mar 2015
Thomasville’s New Economic Development Video
19 Feb 2015
WebstaurantStore to Create 150 Jobs in Dougherty County
February 19, 2015 – Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that WebstaurantStore, an e-commerce brand that sells restaurant equipment and supplies, will create 150 jobs and invest $10 million into a distribution and fulfillment center in Albany over the next three years.
09 Feb 2015
THINC Breaks Ground at WGTC
Officials for the THINC College and Career Academy celebrated the beginning of facility’s construction at West Georgia Technical College on Thursday.
22 Jan 2015
Walmart Finding Opportunity in ECG Communities
Since 1998 the world’s largest retailer has diversified its brand with smaller footprint stores that move away from the traditional big box Supercenter to appeal to changing customer expectations and new market opportunities. Ranging from 12-41,000 square feet and employing around 30-100, the Express and Neighborhood Market grocery concepts serve as lower impact development opportunities for communities, both urban and rural, while also providing the convenience of discount groceries. (more…)
31 Dec 2014
Attracting foreign direct investment can be an integral part of your economic development strategy.
fyi – GA’s Energy Cities at Work
4th Quarter, 2014
In this issue, ECG’s Lonnie Smallwood explains, “In the past two years, 70 percent of projects we have worked within Georgia have been international. With 11 outposts around the world and the governor-led trade missions, our state economic developers do an expansive recruiting job. Opportunities for ECG cities are indeed without borders.”