For more than 30 years, Georgia EMC’s Community & Economic Development team has assisted member EMCs with improving the economic vitality of the communities they serve. Representing the EMCs on a statewide level, our services include:

Economic Development and Site Selection

We offer a one-stop shop for free, confidential site selection assistance to corporate site seekers considering Georgia for new or expanding facilities. Please visit our website at choosegeorgia.com. There you’ll find interactive, searchable databases of available industrial buildings and sites across Georgia as well as demographics and data on doing business in Georgia.

Community Development

Contact our Community Development Consultants for details about these services:

• Professional facilitation
• Leadership development
• Strategic planning services
• Gallup certified CliftonStrengths^© coaching
• Community and economic development orientation programs
• Community Heart & Soul^® readiness & coaching

Retail/Commercial Development

To facilitate the decision-making process for retailers, real estate brokers/developers and other commercial operations, we also provide the following:

• Demographic reports
• Market data
• One point of contact for the entire state of Georgia
  

We also assist communities in developing products to promote retail attraction in their areas.

Site Development

Our team of experts helps Georgia's communities and industries to grow and prosper through forward thinking, planning and analysis. In addition, we also assist our project management team as they work with corporate site seekers to find their corporate home in Georgia.

To accomplish this, Site Development provides an array of services and tools—free to communities and prospects—to assist them in visualizing their economic opportunity in Georgia.

Customized Database of Site and Building Listings:
Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) listings
Custom web portal access for prospect RFI proposals

Comprehensive Property Design Services:
Environmental analysis and site design
Industrial facility layouts
3D visualization models
Industrial park signage design

Property Marketing Assistance:
ESRI GIS mapping and demographics
Interactive mapping
Drone imagery/video
Aerial photography