Sydne Smith is Chief Operating Officer of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), where she leads strategic policy and serves as principal point of contact for external partners.
Prior to joining GDEcD in this capacity in 2024, Sydne was Director of Governmental and… Read More
ATLANTA – February 2, 2024 – Today the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced that Resia, a leading real estate company specializing in multifamily communities, will be investing over $25 million to establish a more than 252,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art… Read More
ATLANTA – February 6, 2024 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Doowon Climate Control America, Inc., an auto parts manufacturer and supplier, will invest more than $30 million in a new manufacturing facility in Metter, creating 200 new jobs in Candler County… Read More
How does a state help prepare the workforce needed to support the largest economic development project in state history?
Collaboration, coordination, and the No. 1 workforce training program in the nation: Georgia Quick Start, which has helped prepare more than 1.8 million… Read More
Lizann Grupalo serves as Deputy Commissioner of International Trade at the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD). In this role, she oversees the team that assists the expansion of Georgia’s exports and business growth through increased international sales, supporting a resilient state… Read More
ATLANTA – February 14, 2024 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the state surpassed $49.7 billion in exports in 2023, eclipsing the record-setting $47 billion … Read More
ATLANTA – February 15, 2024 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that SOLARCYCLE, an advanced technology-based solar recycling company, will create more than 600 new full-time jobs in Polk County, investing an estimated $344 million in a solar glass manufacturing… Read More
“It’s almost three missions for one.” That’s how Nico Wijnberg, Chief of Protocol for the State of Georgia, described the state’s recent economic development mission to Switzerland.
The delegation’s stops highlighted Georgia’s business-friendly environment, the state’s surging e-mobility… Read More
Nonprofit arts and culture have a powerful ability to attract and hold dollars within local communities. Now, for the first time, Georgia has a custom economic analysis of its nonprofit arts and culture sector – and the data from Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) from Americans for the Arts… Read More
As the first Georgia-made electric car, the EV9, prepares to roll off the line this year at Kia Georgia in West Point, total planned investments in Georgia’s e-mobility and battery ecosystem topped $27.3 billion in the five years between 2018-2023.
Here are a few reasons why companies… Read More
