Georgia Chamber President Urges Business Leaders to Look Within State Borders
Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
The leader of Georgia’s Chamber of Commerce shared his recipe for adding jobs and growing the state economy Tuesday.
Touting the Georgia2Georgia campaign, Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark asked about 130 community and business leaders in the audience at Augusta Technical College to look at companies within state borders to meet their business needs. Just 2 percent more business conducted within the state, he said, could have powerful implications.
“If we have our manufacturers in Georgia do 2 percent more business this year, that’s three-quarters-of-a-million dollars staying in our economy,” said Clark, speaking at the Georgia Chamber’s Regional Power Lunch. “If you hire 2 percent more accountants or lawyers or service industry support folks in Georgia, that’s half-a-billion dollars of economic impact in Georgia.”
