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Jul 20, 2014 State of Georgia Awards Technology Grants to Tourism Entities
ATLANTA, September 23, 2008 - The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), through the Georgia Tourism Foundation, recently awarded $43,000 in E-Challenge Grants to 23...
Jul 20, 2014 Researcher/Entrepreneur Named Director of the Georgia Center of Innovation-Life Science
ATLANTA, September 3, 2008 – Georgia's Centers of Innovation program recently named Stacy Williams, Ph.D., the director of Georgia Center of Innovation-Life Sciences, with offices...
Jul 20, 2014 GDEcD designates 129th and final Entrepreneur Friendly community
ATLANTA, August 20, 2008 — Johnson County became the 129th and final community to be named Entrepreneur Friendly, which helps communities create an environment conducive...
Jul 20, 2014 The Sound of Georgia Music Greets States Visitors
ATLANTA, August 18, 2008 - Travelers stopping at Georgia's Visitor Information Centers will now find more than a friendly face and directions: they'll hear a...
Jul 20, 2014 RegionFirst is States Newest Designated Group of 'Entrepreneur Friendly' Communities
ATLANTA, August 7, 2008 – Southwest Georgia's RegionFirst, comprised of Clay, Quitman, Randolph and Stewart counties, is now one of the state's newest 'Entrepreneur Friendly'...
Jul 20, 2014 Bleckley County is States Newest Designated 'Entrepreneur Friendly' Community
ATLANTA, August 4, 2008 – Central Georgia's Bleckley County is now one of the state's newest 'Entrepreneur Friendly' communities. The designation means the community has...
Jul 20, 2014 Georgia Announces Double-Digit Increases in Jobs, Investment for Fiscal Year 2008
ATLANTA, August 1, 2008 — Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that 321 economic development projects located or expanded in the state during Fiscal Year 2008...
Jul 20, 2014 Georgia Plastics Company to Expand in Thomaston
ATLANTA, July 25, 2008 – InnoWare Plastics announced today that it plans to retain 134 jobs and create an additional 45 jobs at its Thomaston...
Jul 20, 2014 Forbes Ranks Georgia as Third Best State for Alternative Energy from Biomass
ATLANTA, July 11, 2008 — Forbes Magazine has tapped Georgia as the third best state in the nation for alternative energy from biomass. Also this...
Jul 20, 2014 Georgia's Tourism Partners Awarded $1 Million in Grant Funds
ATLANTA, July 10, 2008 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), through the Georgia Tourism Foundation, has awarded $1 million in co-operative tourism marketing...
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