The Brunswick – Golden Isles Airport is on the grow. Glynn County is investing $8.5 million to expand the ramp space on both sides of the airport. The expansion has already spurred 150 new jobs for the area.
Brunswick and Glynn County has a lot to offer and is about to be even more attractive to prospective businesses. The process has begun for designating the Gateways Industrial Park as a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Certified Site.
Brunswick Call Center S.E. Georgia offers a competitive and large workforce. Wiring is in place from previous use as a Call Center. New roof and other major improvements as of May 2018. Located adjacent to I-95 in Brunswick, Georgia. 74,000 SF total and 24,000 SF set up for Call Center. Fiber available on-site!
“Across the logistics industry, focus has centered on GPA’s ability to handle large volume increases with no congestion,” Executive Director Curtis Foltz said. “Georgia has built world-class port facilities, and our customers appreciate service reliability for current and future volumes.”
The Brunswick and Glynn County hosted their strategic planning session for the next five years. Community leaders came together and had some great discussion on taking Brunswick in Glynn County into the future.
In Brunswick and Glynn County, workforce development is first on the list. Each semester, several of the larger existing industries open their doors to students from the Golden Isles Career Academy so they can see what modern manufacturing is really like.
At the heart of Georgia's ability to run a creative and successful business attraction program are the Georgia Centers of Innovation. These centers each concentrate on one aspect of creating a diverse and strongly positioned economy through targeting specific industry sectors for growth.
The Perry Lane Industrial Site offers 27 acres with rail access by Norfolk Southern and is located in Glynn County Georgia. Zoned for industrial use.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
BRUCE DIXON
CEDRIC KING
MISSY NEU
WAYNE JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT
SUSAN EASTIN
OTHERS PRESENT
MEL BAXTER, STAFF
DAVE SMITH, STAFF
JOHN SCOTT, STAFF
SHERRI PRUITT, STAFF
REES SUMERFORD, COUNSEL
MARK MIDDLETON, GILBERT HARRELL
PENNY MOORE, GILBERT HARRELL
ROD SAWALL, GICA
ROB BURR, GCAC
ALAN OURS, GLYNN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
JULIE MARTIN, CITY COMMISSIONER
BILL BRUNSON, GLYNN COUNTY COMMISSINER
DALE PROVENZANO, […]
The Supply Chain & Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech, the world’s largest supply chain and logistics research and education enterprise, is pleased to announce a Sourcing and Procurement short course will be offered in Brunswick, GA.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
BRUCE DIXON
CEDRIC KING
MISSY NEU (via telephone)
SUSAN EASTIN
WAYNE JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT
NONE
OTHERS PRESENT
MEL BAXTER, STAFF
DAVE SMITH, STAFF
JOHN SCOTT, STAFF
SHERRI PRUITT, STAFF
REES SUMERFORD, COUNSEL
I. CALL TO ORDER –Chairman Bruce Dixon
II. INVOCATION– Mel Baxter gave the invocation and Chairman Bruce Dixon called the meeting […]
Annie Baxter discusses important transportation projects , innovations in logistics, and the economic development climate in Georgia.