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Jul 20, 2020 CMMC : Implementing Level 1
CMMC is here. In the last five years, approximately 4,000 Georgia businesses have received Department of Defense (DoD) contracts, making defense contracting a $7.3 billion...
Jul 14, 2020 Fundamentally Strong – Georgia Trend highlights GDEcD’s International Trade division in July edition
The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) International Trade division plays a key role in Georgia’s long running success story, helping the state maintain its...
Jul 8, 2020 Georgia State University Cyber Designations Show State’s Cyber Investments Continue to Pay Off
Recently, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Georgia State University has earned two prestigious cyber security designations...
Jul 7, 2020 Georgia Exporter Spotlight: Front Porch Pecans Region 6
A Q&A interview with R.G. Lamar, Founder of Front Porch Pecans County: Pulaski Industry: Agriculture How long has your company been exporting? Our family farm...
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...