Tips for community leaders on building a retail growth strategy in Georgia and how Georgia Power Economic Development can support your plan.

Leap into the future was the theme for this year’s GRIT Conference hosted by The Creative Coast in Savannah, Georgia. The highly anticipated event is a gathering of entrepreneurs, leaders, and change-makers across industries. With aspirations to be the “South by Southwest” of Savannah, the line-up of 70 speakers across 24 sessions showcased the diverse talent and capabilities of the region.

We created a single-page web application that would allow anyone, but especially community members, to zero in on what the target industry environment looks like in their area. You can search by an individual county, an MSA, or a custom area like a radius or drive time. Users define the geography, and the tool pulls in labor data and employer data for that area and creates a report.

Atlanta loves and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community year-round

Dream BIG, grow BIG in Georgia.

Keeping up with some of our favorite economic developers: Chelsea Tucker

How we're harvesting technology and growth in Georgia's rural communities

Unmatched Quality of Life

Atlanta is a "A City Too Busy to Hate" - learn more about the diverse backgrounds and experiences that are brought together in Atlanta.

An architect by training, Eric Parker built a clubhouse like none you’ve ever imagined – a space that brings together people, cities and companies to fuel learning, big ideas and collaboration. Parker is the founder and president of theClubhou.se, a co-working space, a code school, a startup accelerator and a prototyping lab. Located in the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta, the center’s team has helped grow 100 companies, created 1,000 jobs, and trained 2,000 students.