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year, Georgia took a great step forward into
the 21st century. When Gov. Sonny Perdue dedicated
the George Busbee Center for Economic Development
& Innovation, he was inaugurating a new
day when, for the first time, many of Georgia’s
major economic development agencies were located
in close proximity to each other.
During the past summer, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (DEcD) moved into Centergy One, at the corner of Spring and Fifth Street in Midtown Atlanta, joining organizations such as Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center. Later, Georgia Power, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG), Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (GEMC), Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) and others made plans to occupy offices there. In November we moved our Quick Start staff into the complex, and the next month, a few weeks after the Governor’s dedication, the Busbee Center hosted an open house, with economic developers and business leaders from around the state touring the new facility.
What this means for the Department of Technical and Adult Education is that our agency and Georgia’s technical colleges will continue to play a key role on Georgia’s economic development team. With all of us now able to work closely together on a day-to-day basis, we will be able to do a more efficient and effective job at attracting investment to our state and creating jobs for Georgians.
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