Georgia leads the nation with more than 225 Health Information Technology companies and approximately 30,000 jobs. Supporting the industry is a robust infrastructure, leading R&D resources, and workforce training.
Georgia leads the nation with more than 225 healthcare information technology (health IT or healthcare IT) companies and approximately 30,000 jobs. Supporting the industry is a robust infrastructure, leading R&D resources, and workforce training.
Pat Wilson has served as the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) since 2016, leading the state’s efforts in job creation through business recruitment and innovation, trade, tourism, and the arts, film, and entertainment industries. Under his leadership, Georgia… Read More
Sean McMillan joined the University of Georgia (UGA) as Director, Office of Economic Development in July 2013. Sean’s office serves as a connection point between Georgia’s Economic Development community and UGA in the effort to attract new businesses to Georgia, retain existing ones and support… Read More
Scott Blackstock earned his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1979. In 1981, Blackstock purchased Tire and Auto Master in Thomaston and grew it into the highest-volume tire and service center in the West Central Georgia area. In 2004, Blackstock built and opened his… Read More
There are more than 18,000 businesses in the Middle Georgia region, with general construction, banking and finance, healthcare and public administration accounting for the top four industries. The labor force currently… Read More
Southwest Central Georgia, or Region 8, has a workforce of just over 170,000 across 16 counties that stretch from Harris to Clay to Dooly. The largest city in Southwest Central Georgia,… Read More
Tina Lilly is the Executive Director of Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, where she has led the organization since 2021, bringing to the role a depth of knowledge of Georgia’s arts communities as well as a lifetime of arts advocacy. Under her… Read More
As the state of Georgia plans on growing the electric mobility supply chain, it is EMIA’s goal to support these efforts through precise policy suggestions and initiatives that help attract jobs and investments, and provide guidance for the state’s existing industry. The electrification of the… Read More
