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Jul 7, 2020 Tackling the Brain Drain
What is the brain drain? The brain drain is loosely defined as higher educated and more talented residents leaving an area after high school or...
Jun 30, 2020 Six Months into 2020: $2 Billion in New Investments, Georgia USA Economy on Right Track
In 2020, COVID-19 has quickly altered almost every aspect of our social lives and the plans of businesses all around the world have been turned...
Jun 25, 2020 Foundations of Georgia Tourism Intact: GDEcD Commissioner Featured in Atlanta Business Chronicle
As appeared in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on June 19, 2020, Commissioner Pat Wilson detailed how our state’s ability to shift and adapt new strategies...
Jun 25, 2020 Could You Be Part of the COVID-19 Solution?
Georgia industries are world renowned for their ability to innovate and collaborate in the face of a global health crisis, and companies in the State...
Jun 19, 2020 Good News: Job Creation Continues Across Georgia
While COVID-19 has presented challenges in Georgia, just as it has all over the world – our team at the Georgia Department of Economic Development...
Jun 19, 2020 What is CMMC and how does it apply to my business?
Over the last five years, approximately 4,000 Georgia businesses have received Department of Defense (DoD) contracts, making defense contracting a $7.3 billion industry in the...
Jun 10, 2020 Virtual Demo Day to Highlight Georgia Minority-Owned Business Start-ups at ‘The Farm’ Business Accelerator by Comcast NBCUniversal
On Thursday, June 11 at 5 p.m., Comcast NBCUniversal’s The Farm business accelerator program will present its fourth cohort of startups for its first-ever virtual...
Jun 5, 2020 Georgia companies in 2020 Fortune 500 and 1000 rankings
Did you know that according to Fortune's 2020 rankings, 18 Fortune 500 companies and 34 Fortune 1000 businesses have their global headquarters in Georgia? It...
Jun 5, 2020 Georgia Innovation Vital to Global Health
Even in the face of a global pandemic, nothing stops innovation. In fact, innovation, specifically in bio and life sciences, has arguably never been more...
Jun 3, 2020 Georgia Exporter Spotlight: Digital Element Region 3
A Q&A interview with Jorgelina Striedinger, VP of LatAm at Digital Element County: Gwinnett Industry: Technology Digital Element has been providing global geolocation data and...