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September 12, 2006. Welcome. Comprehensive Plan update 2006 Establish Economic Development Plan Updated Land Use Including: Employment Center Bypass Corridor Planning for Infrastructure Requirements. Download from RDC. Chamber of Commerce. 50% Membership Growth since 2003 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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September 12, 2006
Welcome
Comprehensive Plan update 2006 Establish Economic Development Plan Updated Land Use Including:
Employment Center Bypass Corridor Planning for Infrastructure Requirements
Download from RDC
Chamber of Commerce
50% Membership Growth since 2003 Economic Development Initiatives
Entrepreneur Friendly Community Technology Infrastructure (TechSmart) Leadership Development Agritourism Retirement Community Development
Depot Renovation / Foundation
“Entrepreneur Friendly” ProgramGeorgia’s Entrepreneur & Small Business
Development Initiative
Kick off 2006 with Ryan Thornton, Kay Remar 30% interviews complete Incorporate new Agritourism businesses
Living Waters Aqua Farm Buffalo Creek Berry Farm
Technology Key Infrastructure Improvement Establish C of C as a resource center
Evaluate Technology Infrastructure Develop county ‘roadmap’ Broaden to Regional effort
Regional Technology Development Authority? Oglethorpe/Elbert Counties Collaborate
$20,000 OneGeorgia BRIDGE Grant App Planning & Research for full Broadband support
for Small Business, Government & Residents
TechSmart RoadmapOglethorpe County, Georgia
Leadership Oglethorpe
20+ Community Organizations Support $5,000 Fanning Institute Grant Georgia Allies
Georgia Power Rayle EMC/GEMC
Athens Technical College Roll-out early 2007, first in 20 years
Agritourism
Enhance #1 County Industry Alternative Revenue Stream Partner UGA / DEcD Tourism / GADC Heritage Art Loop Broad River Crafts, Farm & Garden Trail The “O” Loop in Oglethorpe County
Heritage Art Loop
Foundation/Depot Renovation
Education/Historic Preservation Foundation Historic Crawford Depot / Park
2006 $275,000 GDOT TE Grant Rehabilitate Historic Property Home for Chamber, Foundation, (Dev Auth) Community Asset
Meeting Space Community Park Visitor Center
Workforce Development
Alliance w/ Athens Tech (TCA?) SAT Scores Other
Representative Businesses
Centurion Poultry Poultry Industry
Granite Extraction Greater Georgia Printers Goodness Grows
Follow-up questions on your visit?
The poultry industry in Oglethorpe County 12th in Georgia for total Poultry Production-
$118,204,316 in 2005 308 Broiler Houses 14 Pullet Houses 10 layer Houses
Granite Extraction
Oglethorpe County has 21 operating quarries;7 processing plants.
In all 172 residents of the County work in the granite business. The average annual wage for these 172 people was $24,437 Collectively the 172 workers earned about $4.2 million last year.
The Industry encompasses quarry sites and production operations in five counties- Elbert, Oglethorpe, Madison , Wilkes and Greene .
Geologists say the deposit is 35 miles long and six miles wide.
Full Service Commercial Printer Est. 1969 32 employees
Several Weekly Newspapers Including: Korean, Chinese, Indian, Ethiopian
Piedmont Impressions Sheet-fed operation (design through production)
Goodness Grows
Nursery “Botanical Garden” & Gift Shop 30 year AgriTourism Destination Many unique Cultivars Anchor business for Heritage Art Loop
September 12, 2006
Follow-up Topics?