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Jul 5, 2022 Unified Georgia Presence Stands Out at IPW 2022
Earlier this month, Explore Georgia, the tourism division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, and three state tourism partners co-exhibited at the U.S. Travel...
Jun 13, 2022 ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: How Georgia Economy Benefited from Latest Installment of Sci-Fi Series
“Stranger Things” is no stranger to blockbuster-level success. Reports from Netflix show the fourth season of the Georgia-lensed sci-fi thriller smashed records for the best...
May 1, 2022 EAGLECRAFT Door Inc. - 2022 Small Business Rock Star
They don’t exactly know when, but some 40 years ago, Ronald Lewis and his wife Betty, started their business, EAGLECRAFT Door Inc. in Moultrie, Georgia...
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...