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GEORGIA Fast Facts

• Population (2006): 9,363,941
• Largest Cities (2006):Atlanta, 486,411; Augusta, 194,398; Columbus, 188,660;
Savannah, 127,889; Athens, 112,787
• Targeted Industries: advanced manufacturing, advanced communications, healthcare, IT, energy, agribusiness, logistics, financial services

• Key Incentives: Single Factor Apportionment, Centers of Innovation, ESB Loan Guarantee Program, Life Sciences Facilities Fund, Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act

GEORGIA State Incentives

In 2005, Georgia became the first state in the Southeast to adopt a "Single Factor Gross Receipts" Apportionment Formula, which substantially reduces Georgia income tax for companies based in the state that deliver a large portion of products or service to customers outside Georgia. (In the previous corporate income tax system, companies were taxed on property in Georgia, total payroll receipts, and Georgia gross receipts.)

Georgia's employee training program, Quick Start, provides customized training for new employees in skill-based jobs at no cost to qualifying companies. Quick Start provides training space, instructors, and all program-related materials. In addition, Georgia offers the Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (ICAPP), through which the state's public colleges and universities can create a program to expedite the education of highly skilled workers for a specific company's need.

Georgia's Centers of Innovation offer numerous opportunities to explore new technologies and innovation. The state has established six Centers of Innovation, each supporting a different industry, where companies can accelerate their growth by tapping into university-sponsored research, university and private sector talent, and other state and private sector resources.

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UTILITIES

Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
Joe Riley
Manager, Economic Development
75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 710
Atlanta, GA, 30308
Tel: 800-339-7185 ext.7616
email: joe.riley@georgiaemc.com
Web: www.ga-sites.com

COUNTY CONTACTS

Dalton-Whitfield Economic Development Authority
Melanie Suggs
Director
890 College Drive
Dalton, GA, 30720
Tel: 706-278-7373
email: info@DaltonGrows.Biz
Web: www.DaltonGrows.Biz
Half the US population within a day's drive, highly competitive energy rates, award-winning technology -- in one of the country's most successful Southern communities. Want big-city infrastructure at small town rates? Call us. We can make it happen.

Development Authority of Bryan County
Jean C. Bacon
Executive Director
P.O. Box 267
Pembroke, GA, 31321-0267
Tel: 912-653-4967
email: jbacon@bryan-county.org
Web: www.bryancountyga.com

Eastman-Dodge County Area Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Josh Fenn
President and CEO
P.O. Box 550
Eastman, GA, 31023
Tel: 478-374-4723
email: fjfenn@eastman-georgia.com
Web: www.eastman-georgia.com

Fayette County Development Authority
Matt Forshee
President and CEO
200 Courtyard Square
Fayetteville, GA, 30214
Tel: 770-461-5253
email: mforshee@fayettega.org
Web: www.fayettega.org

Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority
Brad Lufton
Executive Director
Box 1963
Valdosta, GA, 31603
Tel: 229-259-9972
email: vhughes@industrialauthority.com
Web: www.industrialauthority.com

STATE CONTACTS
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Georgia Department of Econ. Dev.
Bill Dobbs
Director of Business Development
75 5th Street NW, Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA, 30308
Tel: 404-962-4028
Web: www.georgia.org

UTILITIES

Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
Joe Riley
Manager, Economic Development
75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 710
Atlanta, GA, 30308
Tel: 800-339-7185 ext.7616
Web: www.ga-sites.com

Georgia Power
Robin Spratlin
General Manager
75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 175
Atlanta, GA, 303038
Tel: 404-506-7416
Web: www.georgiapower.com/grc

MEAG Power-Location Georgia
Daryl Ingram
Managing Director
75 Fifth St N.W., Suite 850
Atlanta, GA, 30308
Tel: 770-563-0003
Web: www.LocationGeorgia.com

REGIONAL CONTACTS

Brunswick & Glynn County Development Authority
Nathan Sparks
Executive Director
4 Glynn Avenue
Brunswick, GA, 31520
Tel: 912-265-6629
Web: www.georgiasgoldenopportunity.com

Dev. Auth. of Bainbridge/Decatur County
Rebecca S. Martin
Executive Director
P.O. Box 755
Bainbridge, GA, 39818
Tel: 229-246-4774
Web: www.bainbridgedecaturga.com

Georgia Mountains Regional Development Center
Danny Lewis
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1720
Gainesville, GA, 30503
Tel: 770-538-2626
Web: www.gmrdc.org

Heart of GA Altamaha Reg. Dev. Center
Alan Mazza
Executive Director
5405 Oak Street
Eastman, GA, 31023
Tel: 478-374-4771
Web: www.hogardc.org

Lower Chattahoochee Reg. Dev. Center
Patricia Cullen
Executive Director
1428 Second Ave., P.O. Box 1908
Columbus, GA, 31902-1908
Tel: 706-256-2910
Web: www.lcrdc.org

Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
John W. Gilman
VP, Bus. Recruitment
235 Andrew Young International Blvd. NW
Atlanta, GA, 30303
Tel: 404-586-8446
Web: www.metroatlantachamber.com

Middle Flint Reg. Dev. Center
Don ten Bensell (sic)
Executive Director
228 W. Lamar Street
Americus, GA, 31709
Tel: 229-931-2909
Web: www.middleflintrdc.org

Middle Georgia Reg. Dev. Center
Ralph Nix
Executive Director
175-C Emery Highway
Macon, GA, 31217
Tel: 478-751-6160
Web: www.mgrdc.org

North Georgia Reg. Dev. Center
Barry Tarter
Executive Director
503 W. Waugh Street
Dalton, GA, 30720
Tel: 706-272-2300
Web: www.ngrdc.org

NW Georgia Joint Dev. Authority
Jeff Mullis
Executive Director
10052 N. Hwy 27, Box 220
Rock Spring, GA, 30729
Tel: 706-375-5793
Web: www.nwgajda.com

Okefenokee Area Dev. Authority
Regina Morgan
Executive Director
P.O. Box 2046
Waycross, GA, 31501
Tel: 912-283-2112
Web: www.oada.org

South Georgia Reg. Dev. Center
John Leonard
Executive Director
327 W. Savannah Ave.
Valdosta, GA, 31601
Tel: 229-333-5277
Web: www.sgrdc.com

Southeast GA Reg. Dev. Center
Lace Futch
Executive Director
1725 South Georgia Pkwy West
Waycross, GA, 31503
Tel: 912-285-6097
Web: www.segardc.org

Southwest Georgia Reg. Dev. Center
Dan Bollinger
Executive Director
30 West Broad Street, P.O. Box 346
Camilla, GA, 31730
Tel: 229-522-3552
Web: www.swgrdc.org

COUNTY CONTACTS

Alma-Bacon County Dev. Authority
John Tanner
Executive Director
1120 West 12th Street
Alma, GA, 31510
Tel: 912-632-5859
Web: www.almachamberdevelopment.com

Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Foundation
Drew Page, CEcD
President
150 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA, 30603-1692
Tel: 706-613-3810
Web: www.athensbusiness.org

Augusta Economic Development Authority
Walter C. Sprouse, Jr., CEcD, CCE, FM
Executive Director
Suite 560, 1450 Greene Street, Historic Enterprise Mill
Augusta, GA, 30901
Tel: 706-821-1321
Web: www.AugustaEDA.com

Carterville-Bartow County Department of Economic Development
Melinda Lemmon
Executive Director
P.O. Box 307, 122 West Main St.
Cartersville, GA, 30120
Tel: 770-382-1466
Web: www.locationbartow.com

Cordele/Crisp Industrial Development Council
Bruce Drennan
Executive Director
Box 38
Cordele, GA, 31010
Tel: 229-273-9570
Web: www.crispidc.com

Coweta County Development Authority
Bill Harrison
Executive Director
1605 Highway 34 East, Ste. A-2
Newnan, GA, 30265
Tel: 770-304-1777
Web: www.developcoweta.com

Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce
Brian Dill
Vice President, Economic Development
212 Kelly Mill Rd.
Cumming, GA, 30040
Tel: 770-887-6461 13
Web: www.cummingforsythchamber.org

Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber
Gary Powers
Executive Director
13 S. Park Street
Dahlonega, GA, 30533
Tel: 706-864-3711
Web: www.dahlonega.org

Dalton-Whitfield Economic Development Authority
Melanie Suggs
Director
890 College Drive
Dalton, GA, 30720
Tel: 706-278-7373
Web: www.DaltonGrows.Biz

DeKalb County Office of E.D.
Maria M. Mullins
Director
150 East Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 400
Decatur, GA, 30030
Tel: 404-687-2730
Web: www.decidedekalb.com

Development Authority of Bryan County
Jean C. Bacon
Executive Director
P.O. Box 267
Pembroke, GA, 31321-0267
Tel: 912-653-4967
Web: www.bryancountyga.com

Development Authority of Pike County
Karen S. Brown
President
416 Thomaston Street, PO Box 1147
Zebulon, GA, 30295
Tel: 770-567-2029
Web: www.pikecounty.us

Development Authority of Richmond County
Walter Sprouse
Executive Director
P.O. Box 922
Augusta, GA, 30901
Tel: 706-821-1316
Web: www.augustaeda.com

Dublin-Laurens Co. Cham./Dev. Auth.
Willie Paulk
President
P.O. Box 818
Dublin, GA, 31040
Tel: 478-272-5546
Web: www.dublin-georgia.com

Eastman-Dodge County Area Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Josh Fenn
President and CEO
P.O. Box 550
Eastman, GA, 31023
Tel: 478-374-4723
Web: www.eastman-georgia.com

Eatonton-Putnam Chamber/Dev. Auth.
Roddie Anne Blackwell
President/Program Manager
Box 4088
Eatonton, GA, 31024
Tel: 706-485-7701
Web: www.eatonton.com

Effingham County Industrial Development Authority
John A. Henry
Chief Executive Officer
520 West Third St.
Springfield, GA, 31329
Tel: 912-754-3301
Web: www.effinghamcounty.com

Fayette County Development Authority
Matt Forshee
President and CEO
200 Courtyard Square
Fayetteville, GA, 30214
Tel: 770-461-5253
Web: www.fayettega.org

Folkston-Charlton County Dev. Auth.
Bud Morris
Director
202 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 756
Folkston, GA, 31537
Tel: 912-496-2536
Web: www.folkston.com

Forsyth-Monroe Chamber/Dev. Auth.
Tiffany Andrews
President and CEO
P.O. Box 811
Forsyth, GA, 31029
Tel: 478-994-9239
Web: www.forsyth-monroechamber.com

Griffin-Spalding Development Auth.
David Luckie
Executive Director
109 East Solomon Street, Suite 100, Box 1009
Griffin, GA, 30224-1009
Tel: 770-412-9200
Web: www.gsda.net

LaGrange-Troup County Chamber
Jane Fryer
President
111 Bull St., P.O. Box 636
LaGrange, GA, 30241-0636
Tel: 706-884-8671
Web: www.lagrangechamber.com

Liberty County Development Authority
Ronald E. Tolley
CEO
425 W. Oglethorpe Hwy
Hinesville, GA, 31313
Tel: 912-368-3356
Web: www.lcda.com

Madison-Morgan County Chamber
Bob Hughes
Economic Development Director
115 East Jefferson Street
Madison, GA, 30650
Tel: 706-342-4454
Web: www.madisonga.org

Milledgeville-Baldwin County Dev. Auth.
Angie Gheesling
Executive Director
130 S. Jefferson Street
Milledgeville, GA, 31061
Tel: 478-451-0369
Web: www.developmilledgeville.com

Moultrie-Colquitt County E.D.C.
Darrel Moore
President
116 First Ave., Box 487
Moultrie, GA, 31776
Tel: 229-985-2131
Web: www.moultriechamber.com

Oconee County Economic Development Dept.
Rusty Haygood
Economic Development Director
23 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 145
Watkinsville, GA, 30677
Tel: 706-769-5120
Web: www.oconeecounty.com

Tifton-Tift County Chamber
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100 Central Avenue, Box 165
Tifton, GA, 31793
Tel: 229-382-6200
Web: www.tiftonchamber.org

Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority
Brad Lufton
Executive Director
Box 1963
Valdosta, GA, 31603
Tel: 229-259-9972
Web: www.industrialauthority.com

CITY CONTACTS

Albany

Albany-Dougherty E.D.C.
Tim Martin
President
225 W. Broad Ave.
Albany, GA, 31701
Tel: 229-434-0044
Web: www.albanyga.com/edc

Atlanta

Atlanta Development Authority
Peggy McCormick
Director of Economic Development
86 Pryor St., Suite 300
Atlanta, GA, 30303
Tel: 404-880-4100
Web: www.atlantada.com

Cochran

Cochran-Bleckley Chamber & I.D.A.
Kathryn Fisher
Executive Director
102 North 2nd Street, P.O. Box 305
Cochran, GA, 31014
Tel: 478-934-2965
Web: www.cochran-bleckleychamber.org

Columbus

Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Mike Gaymon
President and CEO
1200 6th Ave., Box 1200
Columbus, GA, 31902-1200
Tel: 706-327-1566
Web: www.columbusgachamber.com

Macon

Macon Economic Development Commission
Chip Cherry
President
Box 169
Macon, GA, 31202
Tel: 478-621-2003
Web: www.maconworks.com

Marietta

City of Marietta
Michael G. Donahoo
Industrial Development Manager
205 Lawrence Street
Marietta, GA, 30060
Tel: 770-794-5512
Web: www.mariettaga.gov

Savannah

Savannah Economic Development Authority
Eric R. Winger
President
P.O. Box 128
Savannah, GA, 31402
Tel: 912-447-8450 or 800-673-7388
Web: www.seda.org

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