Movie stars such as Bruce Willis and Luke Wilson have been seen around Tifton, but the excitement around filming in this community extends far beyond celebrity sightings. The economic impact to Georgia’s “Friendly City” has been enormous, according to Mayor Julie Smith. These visitors have been “… Read More
How the State of Georgia supports a thriving digital economy
The State of Georgia is technology leader with a profile that is quickly rising. Not only have Microsoft and Airbnb recently announced that they would create large tech hubs in Atlanta, but four Georgia-based startups… Read More
ATLANTA – March 8, 2021 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that KIRCHHOFF Automotive, a German-based international supplier to the automotive industry, will invest $15 million in opening an assembly facility in Gwinnett County. The new development in Lawrenceville will… Read More
ATLANTA – March 9, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that SK Inc. C&C, an affiliate of SK Innovation and subsidiary of SK Group, is opening a total IT service office in Duluth that will be focused on total IT service and… Read More
Contributing more than $750 million annually to the state’s economy, esports is big business in Georgia. Thanks to strong partnerships and support at the state and local levels, Georgia’s esports industry has grown exponentially over the past year. Some of the biggest beneficiaries of this… Read More
Atlanta, GA – March 16, 2021 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Sailfish Boats will invest more than $1 million and increase their workforce by more than 30% as they expand their manufacturing headquarters in Grady County. This investment at Sailfish Boats and in… Read More
Beyond Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), do you know how cybersecurity impacts your business?
A recent industry survey, cited in a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) article, found that 90% of national respondents reported believed they were… Read More
ATLANTA – March 18, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that Tina Lilly will be the new Executive Director of Georgia Council for the Arts, effective immediately. Lilly has served Georgia Council for the Arts for the last 14 years, most… Read More
ATLANTA, March 23, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) this week announced that Karma Hudnall, a junior at DeKalb School of the Arts in Avondale Estates, Georgia, took home first prize in the 2021 Poetry Out Loud state… Read More
ATLANTA, March 29, 2021 – The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), presented the first-ever virtual Georgia Logistics Summit (… Read More
