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Advanced Manufacturing: Research and Grants Fuel InnovationThe unplanned breakdown of equipment has devastating consequences if not properly detected. To combat this issue, Georgia-based Polymer Aging Concepts developed a polymer-based sensor, Age Alert, that makes it possible to monitor equipment before it breaks down and is no longer able to perform its function. This revolutionary sensor has virtually limitless applications including the monitoring of motors, generators, transformers, electric and hybrid vehicles, solid rocket propellants, foods and pharmaceuticals It's that time of year again! Jim Finch is reporting to us the latest from the Capitol and we are giving that to you as part of your member benefits. Be on the lookout for updates weekly and if you miss them, you can always check the Library of Documents for past issues. You can see a recap of GEDA's Legislative Day including photos here. The GEDA Channel on YouTube!Our Marketing Committee is working diligently to make sure GEDA is marketed properly and what better way than on the website that boasts more than 4 billion views per day. GEDA now has it's own channel - http://www.youtube.com/georgiaecdev - so go, click, and subscribe! We will post various videos from committees and events so check back and check often. February 18th LuncheonIf you attended Legislative Day, you know this year is off to a great start and the GEDA events are not-to-be-missed. Join us at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center on February 18 to learn how your community can get into the business of helping entrepreneurial growth. This month our speaker will be from Jumpstart, an organization 2013 Events CalendarFebruary 18. Luncheon at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. March 18. 50th Anniversary Celebration Luncheon. Registration will open soon. New Members in JanuaryApril Bragg, Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber Let's Go Back in TimeAs we are celebrating 50 years of GEDA, we will look back at some of the top box office hits from 1963. How many of these movies have you seen?
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February 2013 Newsletter
in Northeast Ohio that is considered a leader in working with entrepreneurs to help them grow into fully-functioning successful businesses. One of the major resources they can provide is expertise on how to access funding that any new business needs to get up and running. Jumpstart also works with regional leaders across the country, helping them develop the ecosystem to encourage and promote growth. Jumpstart is currently working with communities in Georgia to foster that atmosphere.
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January 2013 Newsletter
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GEDA and Georgia Trend
We hope that you will be able to use this piece as a resource for years to come. A wise man once said, “You know you’re an economic developer if you’re 43 years old and your mother still doesn’t understand what you do for a living.” This book will go a long way toward describing the great work you do and how very important it is.
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2013 Legislative DayHappy New Year! GEDA hopes that everyone had a wonderful holiday season and is back ready to kick off a GREAT 2013! We are ready to start things off with a bang at the GEDA Legislative Luncheon on Wednesday, January 30th. We had tremendous support from everyone last year and great attendance from the legislators. This is an unbeatable opportunity to rub elbows and break bread with the decision-makers at the Capitol. Impress your Board and staff with a great trip to Atlanta and chance to discuss those issues that matter to YOU and your community in an intimate setting. Early bird deadline for registrations is next Friday, January 18. Send us your reservations today and make sure to include your Board and other key local leaders. All of your guests can come at the member rate! Also, GEDA has invited all legislators to attend the luncheon, but it means SO MUCH MORE if you, the constituent, call your Senators and Representatives urging them to join you for lunch. Please take this opportunity to invite them to lunch - at GEDA's expense! That's right - Legislators do not have to pay thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Douglas-Coffee Co Chamber & Development Authority! Join a CommitteeIf your new year's resolutions include personal or professional improvement, look no further! There is no better way to make friends, meet clients, and learn more about economic development than to get involved with the Committee and Special Interest Groups (SIG) of GEDA. We have 10 committees and 7 SIGs to choose from so there's sure to be something for you. Click here to learn more and to sign up. Committees: SIGs: GEDA Shows You the Money!
NOTE: In 2013, GEDA will award a total of ONE scholarship for the Community Development Institute (CDI), THREE scholarships for the Georgia Tech Basic Economic Development Course, and TWO scholarships for IEDC courses. If the total number of available scholarships for the CDI and IEDC are not awarded in Round 1, they will be offered in later rounds. |
2013 Events CalendarJanuary 30. Legislative Luncheon. James H. Sloppy Floyd Building. Invite your legislators today! February 18. Luncheon at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. Registration will open soon. New Members in DecemberDoug Duncan, MAU App of the MonthUX Write
Let's Go Back in TimeAs we are celebrating 50 years of GEDA, we will look back at some of the big stories from 1963. Where were you when … ? Major Headlines From 1963:
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This month’s app is the most expensive one we have ever featured, but it also may be one of the most useful. One of the main knocks against the iPad has been lack of real office software tools, like word processors, etc. This $14.99 app has the most functionality of other apps we have seen. Watch the Friday, December 7, 2012
December 2012 Newsletter
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Congrats to Our Award Winners!First Annual Committee Chair/Member of the YearAt the November luncheon, GEDA presented the First Annual Committee Member of the Year and Chair of the Year Awards. We present these as a way to say thank you to the numerous volunteers who spend so much time making GEDA the great association that it is.
Joy Wilkins, chair of the Professional Development Congratulations to both Elbert and Joy! Mark Your Calendars!
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...Three ... Two ... One ...Congratulations!One More Look at Our 2012 Scholarship RecipientsGEDA has awarded over $100,000 in scholarships to our members in the last 15 years. 2012 was no different with the following 15 individuals receiving professional development assistance:
We will again award as much as $15,000 in scholarships in 2013. Our application deadlines will be February 1, March 30 and August 2. Look for more information and applications very soon! It's Profile Update Time!
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2013 Events CalendarDecember. NO MEETING. Happy Holidays! January 30. Legislative Luncheon. Invite your legislators today! 2013 Calendar is available now too! New Members in November!Brittany Romig, Jackson EMC App of the Month
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Because of his great work with the Business Recruitment Committee, specifically with doing such great work making our Brokers' Event a huge success, Elbert Rivers with Rooker was awarded the Committee Member of the Year Award.
Committee, was honored as our Committee Chair of the Year for her tireless efforts in promoting GEDA's professional development scholarships, as well as leading the effort to create the new CEcD Exam Prep Class.
GEDA is very happy to announce the dates and locations of the 2015-2016 GEDA Spring Workshops! Based on feedback from you, we solicited bids from properties all over the state and selected two that you said were your favorites. Here are the dates and location of the next four Spring Workshops:
profile picture? Married and need to add a spouse name? All of that fun stuff is still right where it's always been. But wait, there's more!
The new year is almost upon us. And what January is complete without New Years resolutions? And what February is complete without regret about not following through on one or more of those resolutions? 
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November 2012 Newsletter
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After Luncheon SessionVERY VERY Important TopicGEDA has been working with the Departments of Community Affairs and Audits to create some educational information about some annual reporting requirements for Development Authorities and other public agencies. There are very specific registration and reporting requirements for ALL Development Authorities across the state. DCA and Audits have worked together to create educational sessions to help you understand the process. GEDA will host a mini-version of the session immediately after our November luncheon. Stay and take notes for your local Development Authority to make sure you are in compliance!! See other seminar dates here. FREE MONEY!SETAAC Offers Assistance
The Southeastern Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (SETAAC) is a Federal program funded by USEDA to assist companies that are struggling. Distressed firms that have experienced a five percent decline in both sales and employment, as a result of import impact, are eligible to apply for certification and assistance. Companies could receive up to $75,000 in 50/50 financing to help with myriad areas, including: strategic planning, target market identification, new product development, website design, continuous improvement programs, export feasibility and much more. For more information, read the attached flyer and contact Tracy Cole at 404-385-4222. Economic Development Law SeminarGEDA continues its long-standing tradition of sponsoring the The training will take place at the State Bar of Georgia Headquarters, 104 Marietta Street, NW, Atlanta, GA on Thursday, December 6. Registration is available online. |
2013 GEDA Calendar Announced
GEDA is very pleased to announce our calendar for 2013! As is our custom, we will host our three special events (Legislative Luncheon, Spring Workshop, Annual Conference) and will host luncheons the rest of the year. One change for 2013 will be a special celebration luncheon in March. More details will be available on that soon. Please save these dates on your calendar NOW so that you can plan accordingly for the year.
We look forward to seeing you all year long as we celebrate 50 years of GEDA! If you are interested in sponsoring one (or more!) of these events, please contact Brian Dill for more information. Georgia Trend features GEDADeal of the Year Award WinnersGeorgia Trend magazine is currently featuring the 2012 GEDA Deal of the Year awards in the November issue. This is the second consecutive year that Georgia Trend has covered the story. If But wait there's more! In an effort to better promote economic development and the work that GEDA members put forth everyday for the betterment of their communities and the state, GEDA has partnered again with Georgia Trend - this time to distribute copies of our 50th Anniversary celebration publication! 50,000 Georgia Trend readers will receive a copy of our 50 year history with their January issue ... 50,000 readers!!! I cannot fully reveal what the publication will look like, but scroll down just a little bit for a sneak preview of the cover ...
Sneak PreviewYou'll See This Again in January!Here is the cover of our 50th Anniversary book coming out in January ...
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2012 Events CalendarNovember 19. November luncheon at the Delta Heritage Museum! Harold Bevis will be the speaker. December. NO MEETING. Happy Holidays! 2013 Calendar is available now too! New Members in October!Christina Span, Georgia Tech App of the Month
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Economic Outlook Luncheon
Don't forget about the Terry College of Business Economic Outlook Luncheon series! Register here!
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Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Economic Development Law Seminar this December. As mentioned on the 
you turn to page 37 in your November issue, you will see stories about all of our recipients: Augusta (Starbucks), Oconee/Athens-Clarke (Caterpillar), Rome-Floyd (Lowe's), Dublin-Laurens (Dinex) and Joint Development Authority of Morgan, Newton and Walton Counties (Baxter). Also, you can view the 
November is here which means overeating, colder weather and spending lots of time with holiday shopping, but where to shop and what to buy? If only there was an app that helped us sort through all of the Black Friday shopping chaos. Ahhh but there is. Only available in the iTunes store, Black Friday has the Black Friday sales ads out before they are printed and will have special app only specials on that crazy day in two weeks.
Next month, GEDA will send out annual dues renewal notices. We hope that you will agree that we have a lot of great momentum building through our programs, the 50th Anniversary, our new marketing and communications plan, the great work of our committees and so much more. We are publishing a Year in Review document so that you can better understand all of the work that has been done in 2012 to assist you in your jobs. There will be a nice gift in there for you as well, just to keep us in your mind all year long! Sunday, October 7, 2012
October 2012 Newsletter
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IMPORTANT!! From the Public Policy CommitteeProposed Rules & RegulationsThe Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) has released the proposed rules and regulations for the sales and use tax exemption on energy used in manufacturing. This is only a proposed draft. DOR will hold a public hearing on November 14 at 10am in Suite 15210 at their headquarters (1800 Century Blvd, NE; Atlanta, GA 30345.) All comments must be received by 10am on November 14th. Comments can be emailed or faxed to 404-417-2293. Please reference "Notice Number SUT 2012-010" on all comments. IEDC Salary SurveyBi-Annual Survey Going Out Soon
The International Economic Development Council will soon be soliciting data for the 2012 Salary Survey. GEDA is partnering with IEDC on this survey, so that we can provide you with current and relevant data. Once the data has been compiled and all analysis completed, GEDA will provide you access to the Georgia-specific results. The report should be available in the first part of 2013. The report will be organized into several sections. The Salary Tables section presents data on base annual salary and total compensation by personal, career-related, and organizational characteristics. Be on the lookout for an email from IEDC/Readex - the company hired to perform the survey. Can You Crack the Code?Maybe you've already heard, but GEDA is celebrating 50 |
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GEDA Awards CeremonyGEDA was able to recognize our best and brightest at the Wednesday evening ceremony, emceed by Timothy Wang. Deal of the Year awards were presented to Dublin-Laurens County (Dinex Emissions), Rome-Floyd County (Lowe's Distribution), Augusta-Richmond County (Starbucks), Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties (Caterpillar), and the Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton Counties (Baxter.) Individual awards went to Morris Jordan with the Development Authority of Walton County as Volunteer of the Year and Al Hodge with the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce as our 2012 Rip Wiley Award for Professional Excellence recipient. Congratulations to all of our winners! Officer/Director ElectionsHere are your new Officers and Directors for 2013! Officers Chair - JoAnne Lewis; 1st Vice Chair - Angie Gheesling; 2nd Vice Chair - Tim Evans; Secretary-Treasurer - Greg Wright; Immediate Past Chair - Misti Martin. Directors 2011-2013: Anna Chafin, Nancy Cobb, Missy Kendrick, Saralyn Stafford 2012-2014: Elyse Cochran, Gretchen Corbin, Ricky McGee, Andrea Schruijer 2013-2015: Mary Ellen McClanahan, Sen. Jeff Mullis, Charles Stallworth, Greg Torre Congratulations to the entire new leadership team!
And don't forget ... you can still see speaker presentations, photos from the event (thank you Matt Forshee) and thank our conference sponsors! Economic Outlook Series11 Locations from Now through JanuaryThe Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia will once again host Georgia Economic Outlook luncheons across the state over the next few months. GEDA is very pleased to be a sponsor of the series again this year. From their website, "The Georgia Economic Outlook series annually draws several thousand influential Georgia Economic Outlook Luncheons this year will be held:
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2012 Events CalendarOctober 15. Consultants Panel at the Georgia Tech Hotel. November 19. November luncheon at the Delta Heritage Museum! December. NO MEETING. Happy Holidays! New Members in September!Shaun Adams, ACCG App of the Month
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years in 2013!! One of the most exciting parts of this will be the unveiling and opening of a time capsule created at our 25th Anniversary in 1988. Can you guess the code? 
... and what a great conference it was!! Survey results are in (thank you for responding!) and you confirmed what we knew - you loved it! Thank you and congratulations to Angie Gheesling and her team for another great conference! Here are some of the highlights:
business and governmental leaders to luncheons around the state. Directed by the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, this popular program has become the most comprehensive and detailed look at the future economy in Georgia."
This month's app provides a fun, safe, effective way to communicate with your contacts. VOXER is part walkie-talkie, part social media tool, part mobile communications genius. It is very simple - once you have connected through Voxer to a contact, you can send instant voice messages to each other, a lot like a walkie-talkie. It's very fun to use and extremely easy to get set up. You can even have multiple people in one "conversation" and turn it into a group chat or discussion! FREE on both iPhones and Droid phones. Visit Friday, September 7, 2012
September 2012 Newsletter
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IMPORTANT!! From the Public Policy CommitteeProposed Rules & RegulationsThe Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) has released the proposed rules and regulations for the sales and use tax exemption on energy used in manufacturing. This is only a proposed draft. DOR will hold a public hearing on November 14 at 10am in Suite 15210 at their headquarters (1800 Century Blvd, NE; Atlanta, GA 30345.) All comments must be received by 10am on November 14th. Comments can be emailed or faxed to 404-417-2293. Please reference "Notice Number SUT 2012-010" on all comments. IEDC Salary SurveyBi-Annual Survey Going Out Soon
The International Economic Development Council will soon be soliciting data for the 2012 Salary Survey. GEDA is partnering with IEDC on this survey, so that we can provide you with current and relevant data. Once the data has been compiled and all analysis completed, GEDA will provide you access to the Georgia-specific results. The report should be available in the first part of 2013. The report will be organized into several sections. The Salary Tables section presents data on base annual salary and total compensation by personal, career-related, and organizational characteristics. Be on the lookout for an email from IEDC/Readex - the company hired to perform the survey. Can You Crack the Code?Maybe you've already heard, but GEDA is celebrating 50 |
October/November LuncheonsAnnual Conference may be next week, but that does not mean we haven't been hard at work getting ready for the October and November luncheons, too!
And GEDA is very excited to announce the date and location for our November luncheon! We will meet on Monday, November 19th at the Delta Heritage Museum! Thank you to Timothy Wang for helping us secure this incredibly cool lunch venue! Not only will we have yet another fabulous GEDA program, but we'll be sitting in a hangar with historic aircraft sharing the room with us. Mark your calendars now and get ready for the great event. (Hint: there is a rumor that we will be able to have some fun with the menu, too! That alone should be worth the trip to the event!)
Economic Outlook Series11 Locations from Now through JanuaryThe Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia will once again host Georgia Economic Outlook luncheons across the state over the next few months. GEDA is very pleased to be a sponsor of the series again this year. From their website, "The Georgia Economic Outlook series annually draws several thousand influential Georgia Economic Outlook Luncheons this year will be held:
For more information, visit the Terry College website HERE'S TO A GREAT FALL!
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2012 Events CalendarOctober 15. Consultants Panel at the Georgia Tech Hotel. November 19. November luncheon at the Delta Heritage Museum! December. NO MEETING. Happy Holidays! New Members in September!Shaun Adams, ACCG App of the Month
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The October 15th Luncheon will be our Annual Consultants Panel! This is one of those programs you beg us to bring back every year. We have not yet confirmed all of the panelists, but I can tell you that McCallum Sweeney will be one of them. Watch for the final list of consultants and registration information to be available as soon as we get home from Savannah.Tuesday, August 7, 2012
August 2012 Newsletter
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Say Cheese!Head Shots Taken at Annual ConferenceGEDA is very excited to announce a fun opportunity at Annual Conference. Our own Matt Forshee (photographer Welcome Rebecca McGee!GEDA InternGEDA is pleased to announce the hiring of Rebecca McGee as our new Intern! Rebecca comes to GEDA from The University of Georgia where she recently received her degree in Journalism. Her work and volunteer experience are right in line with what our needs going forward. We know that Rebecca will be a great addition to the GEDA Team! Make sure to say hello when you see her at the August luncheon. In MemoriamRest in Peace, Linda Williams
Surviving are her husband of 45 years, Marty Williams, Dawsonville; daughter, Angela Lackey, Brooks, GA; a number of other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be held Thursday August 16, 2012 at 11 o’clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel (Dawsonville). In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Dawson County Mentoring Program, P. O. Box 872, Dawsonville, GA 30534 or Dawson County Family Connection, P. O. Box 872, Dawsonville, GA 30534. |
Join Us For the GEDA Games: We Hunger for Growth
We are just over a month away from GEDA's 49th Annual Conference! Are you registered?? For a registration fee of only $290, you get all this:
If you haven't registered yet, the time is now. Early bird pricing ends August 31. Book your room for Wednesday and Thursday nights at the host hotel, the Hyatt Regency Savannah. We'll see you there! (If you need extra incentive, we will have LOTS of cash and prizes to give away during the Conference. Must be present AND seated to win!)
August Luncheon Is Around the CornerGEDA Welcomes Chancellor Hank Huckaby
Join us for lunch on August 20th at the Renaissance Midtown (adjacent to the Centergy Building). Huge thanks to this month’s sponsor City of Fairburn.
The NEW www.geda.org!GEDA Set to Unveil New HomepageMost website 'experts' recommend an updated look for a website's home page every 2-3 years. It has been about 2-3 years since GEDA undertook a full overhaul of our home page. We have received some feedback New features include:
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2012 Events CalendarAugust 20. Monthly Luncheon featuring Chancellor Huckaby at the Marriott Renaissance Midtown. September 12-14. Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Savannah. (Reserve your room at the Hyatt.) Welcome New Members!John Cheek, City of McDonough App of the MonthThank you to Nicole Ward with the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority for this month's submission. CardMunch is a free iPhone app that can turn business cards into contacts. It's extremely easy to use. Once you Have an app to recommend to us? Fill out this simple form.
US Department of Energy
ECOtality, the Department of Energy and the EV Project are offering a chance to be a part of a national and historic undertaking in the electric vehicle conversation. Utilizing both government grants and private funding, the EV Project is offering FREE electric vehicle chargers, installation funding and establishing, within the Greater Atlanta Area, a comprehensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Read the full article. Register for this event online; or to find out more, contact Stephanie Cox at 615.504.4928 / scox@ecotality.com or Jeremy Covert at 615.476.2814 / jcovert@ecotality.com. |
extraordinaire) will be on hand and prepared to take a professional photograph of YOU! For a very small fee ($30 vs. over $100 charged by most professionals) Matt will schedule time with you at Annual Conference to take a high-quality head shot of you for your use at work. And, as an added bonus, GEDA can use these files and automatically update your profile page on our site! Say Cheese! (Scheduling and payment handled directly with 
GEDA is very sad to announce the loss of our member, Dawson County Chamber President Linda Williams. Linda served as President of the Chamber for 16 years and made countless contributions to Dawson County and North Georgia. She had retired just one month ago.
Today is the Early Bird registration deadline for the 
from folks about what you'd like to see at GEDA.org. And now we are counting the minutes until we can unveil the new look. We have tested it with a small number of people so far and have received rave reviews! Here is a 
have the app on your iPhone or iPad, use it to take a picture of a business card. That card will then come back to you as an electronic contact. What a great time saver! Thank you, Nicole! (I use this one too, and love it.) This one is for iPhones only, right now.
We have an exciting opportunity! Ecotality North America is bringing the largest electric vehicle deployment project in history to metro Atlanta! Atlanta has been selected as the next city to receive mass deployment of EV stations under a large scale grant from The US Department of Energy, however, many more cities and regions in Georgia could qualify, if there is enough interest.