...traceable origin of their rating systems, some question whether these lists carry any weight.According to state economic developers and business executives, market research studies by Forbes, Business Week and the Brookings Institute have little...

...industrial park earned the Augusta Economic Development Authority and award for deal of the year in 2012 by the Georgia Economic Developers Association. ANOTHER WAY TO GAUGE HOUSING MARKET PERFORMANCE: In the last 15 months of sales data from the Greater...

...800 manufacturing workers unemployed now because they don't have the skills industries need. The county's economic developers spent $50,000 for a workforce study right after Bridgestone made its big announcement. The problem with a workforce...

...basis," Ingram said. "In our conversation with them, they are very satisfied."In September, the Georgia Economic Developers Associa tion named the project the Deal of the Year in the large community division.Closer to the airport, the...

...to turn this around. We've had a lot of support from the local community. Tom (Jordan, Jefferson County's economic developer) has been a big part of that as has the local college (Oconee Fall Line Tech, formerly Sandersville Tech...

...director of South Carolina's environmental agency said Thursday.Catherine Templeton told the South Carolina Economic Developers' Association that she is creating a group of employees dedicated to assisting businesses through the permitting...

...decline in retail. It doesn't explain the 7 percent annual decline in manufacturing employment. Talked to two economic developers whose job it is to keep their fingers on the pulse of manufacturing and industry in the area and they can't fathom...

The economic development deal of the year for Augusta was named a deal of the year by the Georgia Economic Developers Association. Starbucks earned the "hats off to you" honor from the state association. Augusta got the award in the large community...

...in the local area, he said."Technical colleges, not only here in Augusta but across the state, we listen to economic developer," Roberts said. "We listen to the needs, and that really shapes the programs offered at Augusta Technical College...

Walter Sprouse, the executive director for the Development Authority of Richmond County, was awarded an honorary life member designation by the International Economic Development Council for his contributions to the field of economic development.