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
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
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
The Georgia Electric Mobility and Innovation Alliance (EMIA), announced by Governor Brian Kemp in July 2021, is led by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and constitutes a statewide initiative between government, industries, electric utilities, nonprofits, and other… Read More
In recent years we have witnessed ongoing advancements in fields such as battery technology, flying vehicles, autonomous driving and unmanned aircraft systems – developments like these are driving the electric mobility industry. The goal of EMIA is to support Georgia in strengthening its position… 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
EMIA (the Electric Mobility Innovation Alliance) has the goal to propose policy suggestions and initiatives that support the continuous growth of the electric mobility sector in Georgia. These policy suggestions should focus on recommendations from each of the other committees as well as industry… 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
