This National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW), May 1-7, there is more reason than ever to celebrate the strength and promising future of Georgia’s travel and tourism industry.… Read More
Georgia’s Workforce: Leading the WayGeorgia is continually optimizing its leading role in economic development and workforce readiness. Named the No. 1 State for Business for an unprecedented 11th consecutive year by Area Development magazine, Georgia’s strategic investments and innovative… Read More
The “Tech Capital of the South,” Georgia taps its diverse resources and strategic investments to bolster the wide-ranging tech industry statewide. Companies at home and abroad have taken notice of the state’s support for companies and startups through its embrace of talent development and an… Read More
ATLANTA, December 3, 2020 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced its International Trade division’s 2020 GLOBE Award recipients. This state-led awards program highlights Georgia companies that entered new international markets in the previous… 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
Hard work, fast response and tightly knit partnerships helped Georgia win Kia Motors’ first auto manufacturing plant in the United States.
Relationships developed in Korea by… Read More
During his most recent mission to Korea in early March, Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Commissioner Pat Wilson sat down for tea with Senior Vice Chairman of SK Inc. as part of a decades-long cultural and business relationship between the State of Georgia and Korea. The packed… Read More
Lithium-ion batteries do not have magnetic properties, but a company in Georgia that makes them certainly does. Since Korea-based SK Battery America announced a huge new $1.67 billion advanced manufacturing plant near Atlanta in 2018, it has not only expanded to a second facility in the state, but… Read More
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Georgia, companies around the state pivoted to supply then-scarce personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, face shields, and gowns to frontline healthcare and public safety workers. While many joined the Georgia Suppliers Map to make their supplies available… Read More
