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Sep 9, 2020 Grow Your Own Tourism in Rural Georgia
Tourism is big business in Georgia. Tourism is one of the largest industries in Georgia, delivering an annual economic impact of $68.82 billion and employing...
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 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...
Apr 23, 2020 Georgia’s Tourism Industry Creating the Good
In just under a month, the tourism industry across the world has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. While social distancing measures have prevented the...
Apr 21, 2020 Until Travel Resumes, Explore Georgia from Home
As the spread of COVID-19 was progressing around the world, Explore Georgia, the state tourism office within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), was...
Sep 10, 2019 Global Commerce Celebrates a Banner Year in FY19
The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Global Commerce division works hard to create jobs and investment opportunities in every community in Georgia. Projects include new...
Jun 14, 2016 International Trade to Host Pavilion at World's Largest Defense & Security Trade Show
Eurosatory, the world's largest land and air-land defense and security trade show, is underway in Paris, France, and the Georgia Department of Economic Development's International...