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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...
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 5 Things You Need to Know from the CSCMP Edge Conference
Center of Innovation for Logistics Associate Director Sandy Lake recently attended the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) virtual conference, CSCMP Edge. Sandy shares...
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...
Jun 2, 2020 Innovation in America Reaches New Heights
Area Development, a publication dedicated to covering the intersection of business, place and people, recently featured the Center of Innovation (COI) as an innovation program...
May 7, 2020 After Coronavirus – Questions Business Leaders Are Asking Themselves
The international public health crisis prompted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) is substantially affecting the global supply chain at the international, national and local levels. Thanks...
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...