Sandra Bland is the President of Vidalia Brands, Inc., a certified Women’s Owned Business, and Director of Marketing at Bland Farms. She has been pivotal in cementing Georgia’s Vidalia® Sweet Onion as a staple across U.S. markets. Before her tenure at Bland Farms, Sandra began her career in nursing… Read More
Bradley Harris is Manager of the Economic Development Team at Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (Georgia EMC), the statewide trade association that represents Georgia’s 41 electric membership cooperatives (EMCs), Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Georgia Transmission Corporation and Georgia… Read More
ATLANTA – February 14, 2025 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the State of Georgia surpassed $53.1 billion in exports, a year-over-year increase of 6.4% that outpaced the national average… Read More
ATLANTA – February 19, 2025 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Duracell, one of the world’s leading battery manufacturers, will establish its new Global Headquarters for Research and Development at Science Square in Atlanta, creating 110 jobs and investing… Read More
For over six generations, the Paulk family has cultivated muscadine grapes in Irwin County, Georgia. That type of long-held bond grows a knowledge that can’t be replicated overnight. Today, they lead the world’s largest muscadine vineyard and operate the Muscadine Products Corporation (MPC),… Read More
Poetry has the power to inspire, build confidence, and give students a voice – and again this year, one Georgia student is taking that voice to the national stage. Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), part of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, and the… Read More
In a recent interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Steve Shaffer, aerospace director at the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD)’s Center of Innovation, said it best: “the sky’s the limit” for the state’s No. 1 export product for more than a decade.That’s because Georgia isn… Read More
Misti Martin is the Deputy Commissioner of Global Commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, leading efforts to attract jobs and investment to Georgia through new business recruitment and expansion. Nearing 30 years of experience in business development, she has played a key role… Read More
