We Speak Business Blog
May 3, 2021 Skyfire Consulting | 2021 Small Business Rock Star
Founder Matt Sloan was working in news when he recognized the potential use of drones in public safety. It was this idea that inspired him...
Apr 28, 2021 Exporter Spotlight: Thiele Kaolin Company Region 7
County: Washington Industry: Manufacturing, Mining Interviewee Name(s) & Title(s): Alex McAfee, Regional Sales Manager & Randy Mayberry, Director of International Sales Thiele Kaolin Company, a...
Dec 8, 2020 The Show Must Go on! Georgia’s Performing Arts Rethink Holiday Performances
As the country has adjusted to the new norms of canceled events, no group gatherings, physical distancing and masks, things couldn't look more different for...
Nov 9, 2020 Atlanta Business Radio and Georgia News Network Spotlight Georgia Suppliers’ Map Efforts, Interview with COI Director
At the height of the pandemic, businesses across Georgia pivoted their operations to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight COVID-19. It’s a story that...
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 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...
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...
Mar 19, 2020 GDEcD’s Ashley Varnum Named “Top 50” North American Economic Developer
Director of the Automotive, Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Team for the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), Ashley Varnum, has been recognized by Consultant Connect...