We’re the Augusta Economic Development Authority and we provide site selectors, domestic and international businesses and local partners with forward momentum.
Perfectly positioned for logistics, manufacturing, tech and medical endeavors, Augusta, Georgia boasts an enviable location with a deceptively low cost of living and high quality of life. Approximately 2 hours from Atlanta, Charleston, Savannah and Charlotte, Augusta has arrived as a destination for smart business.
The Development Authority is the bonding agency for Revenue Bonds for financing industrial, hospitality, educational, medical, technology and other related investments in Augusta. Our goal is to make sure your project happens. As an independent and creative driver of our city’s economy, we do whatever it takes to make our partners, and our community, successful.
Our people are a major reason Augusta has emerged as a top site for business in the Southeast
Augusta offers a wide variety of sites and facilities to fit any business. Check out what’s currently available.
Our people are a major reason Augusta has emerged as a top site for business in the Southeast
See why myriad smart enterprises are choosing Augusta
Augusta offers a wide variety of sites and facilities to fit any business. Check out what’s currently available.
AUGUSTA, GA — The Augusta Economic Development Authority (AEDA) proudly announces the promotion of Michael Norris to the position of Vice President of Economic Development, effective immediately. Michael Norris has been an integral part of the AEDA team since 2018, previously serving as Senior Project Manager. In this role, Michael has demonstrated exceptional leadership in […]
ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today the next round of grant recipients for the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative, totaling more than $11 million in infrastructure development and supporting 542 housing units in five communities. All award recipients demonstrated strong collaboration and partnership with local real estate developers. “Georgia is experiencing rapid growth in communities […]
Spring brings new beginning and opportunities, and, in 2024, Augusta is one community showcasing how Georgia helps industries thrive. Syensqo Breaks Ground on New Battery Material Facility In April, Syensqo began construction on a new battery-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) manufacturing facility in Augusta that may well become the largest PVDF production facility in North America. […]
ATLANTA – April 25, 2024 – Today, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) joined executive leadership from Syensqo, a global science leader in materials and chemical solutions, as well as local and state representatives in celebrating the start of construction on Syensqo’s new battery-grade PVDF manufacturing facility in Augusta. “Georgia is developing an e-mobility supply […]
ATLANTA – May 3, 2024 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that GF Casting Solutions AG (GF Casting Solutions), a division of Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen (Switzerland) that produces lightweight components for the mobility and energy industries, will invest more than $184 million in a new manufacturing facility in Augusta. This project will create 350 […]
Atlanta, GA – November 10, 2021 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Aurubis, one of the leading recyclers of copper, precious metals, and non-ferrous materials worldwide, will invest $340 million (€300 million) in a state-of-the-art recycling and secondary smelting facility for multi-metal recycling in Augusta. This new facility will be the very first […]
Situated on the banks of the Savannah River, Augusta has long stood as a center of creativity and commerce for the Southeast. The vibrant and authentically diverse population of approximately 600,000 here benefits from an excellent cost of living and housing opportunities far below the national average. Commute times are short, downtown and neighborhoods throughout the city are walkable, and public art, bustling restaurants and shops abound across the Garden City. Rich in history, culture and home of the Masters tournament and James Brown, Augusta offers a quality of life untouched in competing markets of its size.
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