Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 71) GEORGIA Governor Sonny Perdue 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 Key Incentives: Single Factor Apportionment, Centers of Innovation, ESB Loan Guarantee Program, Life Sciences Facilities Fund, Entertainment Industry Investment Act 1.1% - Agriculture & Mining 17.9% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate AL – CO GEORGIA GDP by Industry (Total = $379.6 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 12.9% - Manufacturing CT – ID 21.3% - Services & Healthcare 18.0% - Trade & Transportation IL – LA 12.9% - Government 15.9% - Other 0 5 10 15 20 25 Dalton-Whitfield Economic Development Authority Melanie Suggs Director 890 College Drive Dalton, GA 30720 706-278-7373 fax: 706-226-8739 info@DaltonGrows.Biz www.DaltonGrows.Biz Half the U.S. population within a day’s drive, highly competitive energy rates, awardwinning 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. Eastman-Dodge County Area Chamber of Commerce F. J.“Josh” Fenn President and CEO P.O. Box 550 Eastman, GA 31023 478-374-4723 fax: 478-374-4626 fjfenn@eastman-georgia.com www.eastman-georgia.com ME – MS Fayette County Development Authority Matt Forshee President and CEO 200 Courtyard Square Fayetteville, GA 30214 770-461-5253 fax: 770-460-0259 mforshee@fayettega.org www.fayettega.org MO – NJ STATE CONTACTS Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority Brad Lufton, Executive Director Box 1963,Valdosta, GA 31603 229-259-9972 blofton@industrialauthority.com www.industrialauthority.com NM – OK Georgia Department of Econ. Dev. Bill Dobbs, Director of Business Dev. 75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30308 404-962-4028 www.georgia.org UTILITIES OR – TN Georgia Electric Membership Corporation Joe Riley Manager, Economic Development 75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 710 Atlanta, GA 30308 800-339-7185, ext. 7616 fax: 404-521-7635 joe.riley@georgiaemc.com www.ga-sites.com Georgia Power Robin Spratlin, General Manager 75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 175 Atlanta, GA 30308 404-506-7416 www.georgiapower.com MEAG Power-Location Georgia Daryl Ingram, Managing Director 75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 850 Atlanta, GA 30308 770-563-0003 www.LocationGeorgia.com 71 Development Authority of Bryan County Jean C. Bacon Executive Director P.O. Box 267 Pembroke, GA 31321-0267 912-653-4967 fax: 912-653-4978 jbacon@bryan-county.org www.bryancountyga.com TX – WY BUSINESS FACILITIES | 2008 SITE SEEKERS’ GUIDE http://www.eastman-georgia.com http://www.DaltonGrows.Biz http://www.fayettega.org http://www.eastman-georgia.com http://www.fayettega.org http://www.industrialauthority.com http://www.DaltonGrows.Biz http://www.georgia.org http://www.industrialauthority.com http://www.ga-sites.com http://www.bryancountyga.com http://www.georgiapower.com http://www.ga-sites.com http://www.LocationGeorgia.com http://www.bryancountyga.com
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