By: Vanessa Wagner, Director of Business Development & Strategic Programs
The owner of sml surf co., Geoffrey Gable, is a local board shaper and manufacturer located in Brunswick, GA. For the past 20 years, Geoffrey’s creative outlet was crafting culinary masterpieces at four and five-star resorts. Five […]
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
WAYNE JOHNSON
JACK KILGORE
JONES HOOKS
BILL AUSTIN
CHRISTY JORDAN
Manufacturing has helped build this great country and make us who we are today. However, the U.S. manufacturing industry is faced with a skills gap that will leave 2.4 million jobs empty by 2028—jobs for motivated and skilled creators. In our community, these industries and careers are essential to build a […]
Bringing your own job to the Golden Isles is possible. When the Golden Isles Development Authority (GIDA) shared their first BYOJob story, we received numerous recommendations to contact professionals who have successfully brought or built their careers here. While many discovered our community on vacation, each person’s […]
Our team first met Michael Herman because we hit his radar as a good partner to know in the community. Michael is an energy management consultant for commercial real estate firms, primarily working with the healthcare industry. We soon learned from our first conversation that […]
Bringing your own job to the Golden Isles is possible. When the Golden Isles Development Authority (GIDA) shared their first BYOJob story, we received numerous recommendations to contact professionals who have successfully brought or built their careers here. While many discovered our community on vacation, each person’s story has […]
When you ask someone where they are from you typically expect the response to include a city or country. In Josh Bruce’s case, it was less straightforward, “I spent the first half of my life growing up in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, where I […]
Many residents in the Golden Isles first discovered the region when traveling for vacation. Adam Casgar is not one of those.
Adam is originally from the Green Bay area. He grew up in the DC Metro area and lived in Frederick, MD, for 11 years before moving to Chambersburg, PA. After three years […]
Over the past several months, there has been endless discussion on remote work and teleworkers. In my field, where the workforce is a priority, every economic development organization has been asking the question, “how do we capture the new telework population? As we all look for new ways […]