ECG is a membership organization representing the 52 electric utility communities of Georgia. Our members provide electricity to over 300,000 customers.

Atlanta, GA
Joined September 2017
Congratulations to the City of Bainbridge on the groundbreaking of its Marriott Element Hotel. Serving as a single point of contact for our #GAEnergyCities, we recognize the importance of strong connections and are proud of our partnership in seeing such projects come to life.
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What an incredible week at @SelectUSA's 10th Investment Summit, the largest in its history! Excitingly, yesterday, ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป!
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We wrap up our Community Visioning series with a case study exploring how grants can be utilized to help implement specific projects as was the case with the City of Whigham. The city is collaborating with various stakeholders to help fund its projects. locationgeorgia.com/communitโ€ฆ
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This past Tuesday, we had a fantastic time on our first ECG | MEAG Power Pop-Up Bus Tour in Troup County, visiting our #GAEnergyCities of West Point, the City of LaGrange, and the City of Hogansville. Click below to read more... locationgeorgia.com/pop-up-bโ€ฆ
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Our Industrial Development Mgr, Scott Berta, attended the Rural Development Institute Summit & participated as a mentor for Charlton County, cities of Homeland & Folkston. The biggest takeaway was โ€œ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ.โ€ #ruraldevelopment
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๐Ÿ“Œ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ˆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง! By providing a deeper understanding of spatial data, these technologies can help our communities make strategic decisions for growth. locationgeorgia.com/gen-ai-aโ€ฆ
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The June edition of our Grants & Funding features an opportunity from the Dept. of Labor. Our curated opportunities assist our #GAEnergyCities in obtaining essential resources for advancing current industries and attracting new businesses. locationgeorgia.com/grants-fโ€ฆ
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Thank you @GEDA_1963 Spring #Workshop! Key takeaways: ๐ŸŽฏ Prefill RFIs to expedite the process, & for faster turnaround times. ๐ŸŽฏDigitize & update site information to ensure current data is available. ๐ŸŽฏ Encourage diverse thoughts to foster creativity & generate new ideas.
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Recently, we visited the City of Ellaville to facilitate a productive visioning session. Mayor Clark, City Manager McChargue, City staff, DDA Board members, & River Valley Regional Comm. reps participated. The group's commitment to the future of downtown Ellaville was evident.
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Here's to our economic development partners our unsung heroes who work tirelessly day in and day out, fueled by an unwavering passion to drive economic prosperity. Your dedication inspires us, and your collaboration strengthens us. #EconDevWeek
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Delighted to be invited yesterday to City of Sylvania's training for businesses on leveraging the new Rural Zone designation. Mayor Dees, Jennifer Fordham, @GA_DCA, & Dorie Bacon, @gdecd, shared invaluable insights. A tour of its theater undergoing transformation was a bonus!
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May's featured #grantsandfunding spotlights the DOJ's COPS Hiring Program, designed to advance public safety through community policing by addressing the full-time sworn officer needs of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies nationwide. locationgeorgia.com/funding-โ€ฆ
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๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™š๐™š๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ก๐™ค๐™—๐™–๐™ก ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ! As we kick off #EconDevWeek, we're glad to welcome @gdecd International Representatives from across the globe to our ECG Offices. Welcome to Georgia!
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Earlier last month, Downtown Thomaston buzzed with excitement as industry experts, retailers, and #economicdevelopers converged for our Spring Retail Roundtable Discussion. We learned ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ โ€œ๐—ฃโ€™๐˜€โ€โ€”๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. locationgeorgia.com/spring-rโ€ฆ
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Good to be back at @SEDCouncil. Day 2 has been a goldmine of insights: ๐ŸŽฏ Embrace agility to stay competitive. ๐ŸŽฏ Focusing on smaller, more manageable sites is proving to be the game-changer. ๐ŸŽฏ Rail access and collaboration with rail companies is a win-win. #SEDC
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There's no better way to end the week than #collaboration and learning. We are glad to have assisted the Griffin-Spaulding County Development Authority team with their visioning session and look forward to more of these opportunities. Have a great weekend, everyone!
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Good morning from your favorite #Economicdevelopment team! It's a good day to be in the #1 State For Doing Business. Today offers boundless opportunities to shape tomorrow's success for our communities. Let's dive into the week with a relentless drive to thrive. Happy Monday!
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As your dedicated partner in #EconomicDevelopment, here are our monthly grants & funding opportunities. The T-Mobile Grant, a $25 million, five-year initiative, and The Department of Transportation, Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. locationgeorgia.com/funding-โ€ฆ
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Our Technical Solutions team flourishes when highlighting our #GAEnergyCities growth. We take pride in collaborating with our ED partners to showcase their communities' success stories. Congratulations, City of Thomaston, for all the wonderful things happening in your Downtown.
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