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ELLABELL, Ga. (AP) — Georgia has paid $61 million for a sprawling southeast Georgia site that it hopes to use to lure a large manufacturer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the purchase of more than 2,200 acres (890 hectares) from three separate sellers closed on July 27.
The $61 million purchase of a Bryan County megasite is finalized, marking the purchase of the largest economic development site in Georgia.
City of Ellijay Council meet Last night at the Ellijay City Council meeting a brief introduction to the Affordable Housing Plan was introduced. At the request of Mayor Al Hoyle, Kent Sanford, Director of Joint Development Authority, also present at the meeting, was asked by the mayor to give a brief description of the proposed 3 year resolution passing application for affordable housing. It would include three municipalities working together with a panel of twenty committee members. Mr. Sanford stressed that it would be an educational opportunity to learn about the Affordable Housing Ac...
Acquiring property in strategic locations and prepping those sites for development increases Savannah's attractiveness to businesses looking to expand or relocate.
When the state announced the intent to purchase a 2,284-acre megasite in Bryan County on Tuesday, the investment signified one of the largest economic development endeavors in Georgia history. The site, located adjacent to Interstate 16 near the U.S, 280 interchange, will be in the hands of the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority (JDA) once the sale is finalized on or before July 31st. The Savannah JDA — made up of economic development organizations in Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham and Effingham counties — has been focused on the megasite for the last six yea...