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• Shop Local with Georgia’s Small Business Exporters

  Features, December 03, 2025

  This holiday season, celebrate the spirit with Georgia’s small business community by choosing gifts made right here in the Peach State, including a few that are also shipped to customers around the world. Small businesses make up more than 80% of Georgia exporters, and their creativity and innovation shine especially bright during the holidays.

• Takao Yamamoto Selected as New Managing Director of the State of Georgia’s Japan Office

  News, August 25, 2025

• Georgia Means Business: National Recognition, Global Opportunity

  Features, August 07, 2025

  Highlighted by Fortune for its unmatched business climate, Georgia continues to lead the way in attracting investment, building infrastructure, and supporting innovation across every sector. Decades of strategic planning and collaboration have made the agriculture-rich Peach State a magnet for industries of the future looking to grow and a place where communities thrive alongside them.

• Georgia Proves Staying Power as Episodic Productions Keep Georgia Cameras Rolling

  News, August 01, 2025

• Bringing Art Home: How One Rural Town Transformed Access to the Arts with Georgia Council for the Arts’ Traveling Exhibit

  Features, July 23, 2025

  For the Euharlee Welcome Center and History Museum, the opportunity to host a traveling art exhibit in partnership with Georgia Council for the Arts was one they seized with enthusiasm – and their hard work paid off.

• Delta Air Lines: 100 Years of Expanding Horizons in Georgia

  Features, June 23, 2025

  Delta Air Lines is celebrating a centennial of soaring achievements. From humble beginnings as a crop-dusting operation, Delta has grown into a global titan, paralleling Georgia’s own rise as an epicenter of business and innovation.

• Georgia Committed to Film Industry Success

  News, June 12, 2025

• Georgia Celebrates 2025 Poetry Out Loud State Champion

  News, March 18, 2025

• How Georgia Communities Help Attract Film Production

  Features, January 10, 2025

  Georgia is a global production hub: In 2024 alone, film and TV productions spent $2.6 billion, sparking economic growth in cities and towns statewide.

• $5K Grants Propel Georgia Businesses Toward Global Expansion

  News, January 06, 2025

• Georgia’s Workforce: Leading the Way

  News, December 06, 2024

• Relatable to Sustainable: Gifts from Georgia Small Businesses

  News, December 04, 2024

• From Global to Local: International Businesses Grow Globally in Georgia

  Features, October 25, 2024

  With more than 5,000 participants representing 96 global markets, the 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit was an opportune moment for Georgia to demonstrate why it has been the No. 1 state for business for over a decade to companies entering the U.S.

• Georgia’s Life Sciences Make an Impact

  Features, June 30, 2023

  Life Sciences is the fastest-growing industry in the nation, and in Georgia, industry growth is outpacing the national average. In 2021, Georgia’s life sciences companies generated $27.2 billion in direct economic impact and employed more than 78,000 Georgians.

• New Studio Space to Attract Big-Budget Features, Create More Jobs for Georgians

  Features, August 08, 2022

  While COVID-19 brought the industry to a standstill in 2020, it’s now rebounding in a spectacular fashion. During fiscal year 2022, 412 film and television projects were produced in Georgia spending a record $4.4 billion in the state.

• Solvay’s Solutions for Future Mobility Recognized with Georgia GEAR Award for Innovation and Emerging Technology

  News, July 21, 2022

• Georgia and Canada Strengthen Economic Ties at 2022 SEUS-CP Conference

  News, July 18, 2022

• 300-Person Belgian Trade Visit Strengthens Collaboration, Highlights Business Opportunities in Georgia

  Features, July 07, 2022

  Georgia leaders recognize that personal relationships are key to developing strong global partnerships. In-person connections like those made during international trade visits are invaluable for creating strong ties that lead to further collaboration and investment in the state.

• ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4: How Georgia Economy Benefited from Latest Installment of Sci-Fi Series

  News, June 15, 2022

• Things You Need to Know About Georgia Life Sciences

  Features, June 13, 2022

  Most people might not be aware that the state is home to over 2,000 life science companies including global industry leaders Alcon, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, and Takeda, as well as headquarters of American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, and the CDC just to name a few.

• Georgia Recognizes Business that have Tapped New International Markets

  News, February 19, 2014

• Georgia Experiences Fourth Record Year in International Trade

  Features, February 18, 2014

  Georgia experienced its fourth record year in a row for international trade, exceeding last year’s milestones in both imports and exports. The total value of goods exported from Georgia totaled $37.6 billion, the most the state has ever exported within a single year.

• Georgia Announces New International Trade Representatives for Mexico & Colombia

  News, February 06, 2014

• Global Flooring Company to Expand in Dalton, Creating 200 Jobs

  News, February 04, 2014

• 2013 Georgia Job Creation Hits Record High

  Features, January 06, 2014

  Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that the Global Commerce Division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development produced a 10 percent increase in job creation during the state’s most recent fiscal year. Statistics from the department show its 389 company expansion or location announcements generated 31,656 jobs and $6.07 billion in investment. These statistics indicate a continued trend of growth since the state’s 2009 fiscal year.