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Companies Find Global Growth Opportunities with Georgia’s International Trade Team

Georgia’s status as a global gateway is a result of decades of strategic planning by Georgia leaders, starting when the state opened its first international trade offices 50 years ago this year. This foresight, in addition to investments in logistics infrastructure, strategic worldwide… Read More

Governor Kemp Announces Second Consecutive Record-breaking Year for Georgia Trade

ATLANTA – February 14, 2023 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today joined the Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the State of Georgia achieved a record-breaking year for international trade for a second year in a row. In 2022, Georgia’s total… Read More

Georgia Department of Economic Development Announces New International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment Representation for Canada

ATLANTA, August 17, 2020 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced that Ludovic Ortuno, co-founder and chief operating officer for CIDEP, has been selected to direct a team of four other specialists who will continue the state’s international… Read More

Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Opens First Atlanta Office

  ATLANTA – March 31, 2022 – Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Commissioner Pat Wilson, joined by Mr. Soo Deuk Sohn, the Senior Executive Vice President of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), today announced the opening of the new KOTRA… Read More

Georgia Lands $1.07 Million In Federal Grants To Promote Trade Opportunities For Small Businesses

ATLANTA, September 30, 2011  -  The state's International Trade Division has a landed a $973,429 federal grant to boost the trade endeavors of Georgia's small businesses, Gov. Nathan Deal announced today. The State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) pilot grant was… Read More

Twenty-Five Georgia Companies Recognized for Expanding into 70 International Markets in 2021

ATLANTA – May 23, 2022 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced the recipients of the 2022 GLOBE Award. Managed by the Department’s International Trade team, this state-led awards program highlights Georgia companies… Read More

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With the need for skilled workers to fill employment gaps in industries like construction and logistics, technical colleges are focused more than ever on the value of skilled trade education. Individual Segments… Read More

HDCI Construction Task Force

The HDCI Construction Task Force Launched in May, 2017. The goal of the task force is to fill the workforce pipeline with more skilled tradesmen and modernize the construction industry's reputation. For every four retiring tradesmen, there is only one to take their place. Furthermore, many are not… Read More

GDEcD Exhibits at MEDICA for 10th Time

The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) exhibited at the annual MEDICA trade show November 15-18 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

This year marked the 10th year Georgia has attended and exhibited at the world's largest medical trade fair.

GDEcD's International Trade… Read More