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April Newsletter -
Our April 2008 newsletter went out on Tuesday, April 29th. Didn't get a copy? Click the "More Information" link below to see a great recap of FCDA news stories, selected available properties, recent job postings & other great information and make sure to give us your email address at the subscribe link to the left so you don't miss future editions. You can unsubscribe at any time.
News Stories
Office Space Trends in Fayette County
Apr 29, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
According to a recently released Regional Snapshot report by the Atlanta Regional Commission, Fayette County had an office vacancy rate of 15.9% for the fourth quarter of 2007, placing it slightly higher than the 10 county core metro Atlanta area,...
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Retail Trends in Fayette County
Apr 29, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
In an earlier article, I wrote about trends in office growth, citing a study performed by the Atlanta Regional Commission. In that same study, they also looked at retail trends.
At the FCDA, we don’t normally get involved in retail recrui...
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Fayette County Company Named Exporter of the Year by U.S. Export Promotion Magazine
Apr 28, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
Label Visions Systems of Peachtree City, Ga., has been awarded a 2008 ThinkGlobal/Commercial News USA Exporter of the Year award from ThinkGlobal Inc., publisher of Commercial News USA, the official export promotion magazine of the U.S. Department...
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World Airways celebrates its 60th Anniversary
Apr 25, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
What do Vietnamese orphans and George Burns have in common? They’re both part of Peachtree City, Georgia based World Airways’ history. Headquartered and operated out of its building on World Drive, World Airways runs a 24 hour operatio...
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Short Video About Peachtree City Golf Carts
Apr 10, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
Peachtree City, the largest city in Fayette County, is most famously known for its use of golf carts as an alternative transportation device to get around the city. Considering the cost of gas, people here can save a lot on their daily drives arou...
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Governor Perdue visits Sany facility in China
Apr 02, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue met today in Beijing, China with Chairman Liang Wengen, the head of Sany Heavy Industry Group, parent company of one of Fayette County’s newest corporate citizens, Sany America. The visit was part of Governor Pe...
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Free Small Business Workshop on E-Commerce
Mar 07, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
Recently, Fayette County surveyed a number of small business owners as a component of the Entrepreneur Friendly Designation.
One of the questions dealt with use of Technology in their business. Of the businesses surveyed,while 93% reported usi...
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Buying Local
Mar 03, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
Recently, Fayette County received the Entrepreneur Friendly Designation from the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
As part of that we surveyed local entrepreneurs on what we could do better in the community to help their business succ...
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Entrepreneur Survey Results
Mar 03, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
As part of our designation as an Entrepreneur Friendly Community in Georgia, the EFC steering committee set out to interview 100 small business owners in Fayette County.
As the state required us to interview at least 50, our committee was happy...
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What's it take to be "Entrepreneur Friendly"?
Feb 08, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee
Yesterday, Fayette County was awarded the designation by the Georgia Department of Economic Development as an Entrepreneur Friendly Community.
What does that mean?
An “Entrepreneur Friendly” community is a community in Georgia wh...
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