Lead Your Community to a Future of Growth
You care about your community, and so do we. Georgia isn’t just where we work, it’s where we’re building lives and raising families. Just like you, we also want to make sure that the communities we call home will have plenty of opportunities now and for generations to come. That’s why our experienced team of regional economic development managers live and work locally in areas throughout the state, working alongside state, regional and local partners.
Regional Economic Development overview
Georgians are employed by a broad range of industries – from global corporate headquarters to small shops on Main Street. Our team will work with you to make sure your community is prepared to attract and grow new businesses of all types and support:
- Existing industry expansion
- Downtown development
- Workforce development initiatives
- Retail and commercial business recruitment
Business expansion services
Help communities reinvest in Georgia with confidence by utilizing our complementary services for existing industry expansions.
- Customized, research-based insights on workforce and local market evaluations
- Drone images and videos on 165+ properties and buildings in Georgia
- Site layouts, analysis, and other engineering services specific to your facility or office
“Our partnership with Georgia Power is enabling us to improve retail sales in our area through a strategy that will support existing retailers and enable us to compete in the national market to recruit new ones.”
Mary Beth Bass, One Sumter Foundation, Americus
Strategic planning and meeting facilitations
It takes a lot of insight and planning to keep your community moving forward – but you don’t have to do it alone. Our team has been working with communities for decades, guiding them through our five-step Economic Development Model for strategic planning.
Together, we’ll develop a plan that everyone will get excited about, using our teams access to:
- Data-driven insights
- Market trends and forecasts
- Community asset and site analysis
Our team of highly trained facilitators is also available to moderate meetings for economic development and community partners. Contact your regional manager to discuss your upcoming meeting and goals.
Experience you can trust
When you work with your local Regional Economic Development Manager, you receive the benefit of our team's collection experiences, memberships, and relationships. This broad range of associations and skills cover:
- Housing
- Placemaking
- Retail recruitment
- Rural development
- Clean technologies
- Entrepreneurship ecosystems
- Programs for your community
Programs for your community
Regional managers utilize their unique skills, backgrounds, and partnerships to host and support a multitude of economic development educational programs in Georgia. Explore program highlights below:
Promoting your region
Our team is committed to telling the world what makes Georgia a great place to live, work, learn and locate a business. There are several ways your regional manager can help you reach a wide audience and share your community's economic development news.
- Good News Gatherings
- Community updates at the Georgia Experience Center
- Success stories and regional highlight videos and blogs
We can also help you enhance how your team creates and shares stories with a complimentary marketing consulting meeting.
Start the Conversation
Email us and we will connect you to a team member from Regional Economic Development.
