According to a new report, the Golden Coast doesn’t have much on the Peach State when it comes to attracting business. Spectrum Location Solutions found that there have been up to 10,000 business disinvestments from the state of California since 2008 and Georgia has absorbed a good chunk of them. Georgia was ranked 8th in
This week’s Courier Herald column: It was the fall of 1989 and I was finishing my last quarter at the University of Georgia. I had made a drive to North Georgia to interview with a major textile company. I knew much of the textile industry was already moving overseas, but this particular company had been
It is easy for politicians to take positions on high profile issues that voters get passionate about. Most people have opinions on abortion, same-sex marriage, bathroom rules, etc. It is always refreshing to see representatives take a break from the culture wars and dive into the weeds on issues that many are unaware of. If
Since it was chartered in 1965, expansion and funding have been among MARTA’s most formidable opponents. MARTA was designed to serve the entire metro Atlanta region, but Cobb County and Gwinnett County never agreed to participate. Fulton County, DeKalb County, and now Clayton County have footed the bill through a 1 percent sales tax, but without regular
On Monday, the Governor’s Office announced that tax collections in July 2016 were up from July of the previous year. Net tax collections totaled $1.61 billion, an increase of 1.7 percent. Despite the overall increase, there were significant declines in individual income tax revenue, which was down by 7 percent, and corporate income tax revenue,
Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Voxpro will invest $4 million and create over 500 jobs in Athens-Clarke County by 2020. A press release explains VoxPro: “Voxpro provides of a range of business services, such as multilingual customer experience and technical support solutions, trust and safety monitoring, social media management and product insight. The company
The audience quieted down as the movie industry awards ceremony continued at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. … And in the category of “Greatest Economic Impact,” the winner is …. Georgia! Governor Nathan Deal announced today that Georgia’s film industry had a $7 billion impact on Georgia’s economy in Fiscal Year 2016, an increase of
The Georgia Department of Economic Development Workforce Division launched WorkSource Georgia this morning at a conference in Atlanta. The goal of WorkSource Georgia is to provide a unified brand to Georgia’s 19 Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDA) and better connect job seekers with careers in our state’s largest industries. Expect to see WorkSource Georgia branding
This weekend is Georgia’s annual Back to School Tax Free Weekend. It’s a tradition in the Peach State, where a wide variety of items, including clothing, computers, and school supplies can be purchased free of sales tax. The governor’s Office of Planning and Budget estimates this year’s event will save consumers $74.5 million in sales
Atlanta has a traffic problem. And don’t boo me for stating the obvious. My concern is not for the suburbanites who are delayed an extra half hour on their commutes home. Georgia’s economy is largely dependent on another type of traveler, albeit an unpopular one. This is a driver who might have forced you into
