Augusta Economic Development Authority

The Middle of Everywhere

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.

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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.

Labor Force

Our people are a major reason Augusta has emerged as a top site for business in the Southeast

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Labor Force

Our people are a major reason Augusta has emerged as a top site for business in the Southeast

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Business & Industry

See why myriad smart enterprises are choosing Augusta

Learn More...

Sites and Buildings

Augusta offers a wide variety of sites and facilities to fit any business. Check out what’s currently available.

Learn More...

Augusta Economic Development Authority Promotes Cheney Thomasson to Manager of Existing Industry and Strategic Partnerships

The Augusta Economic Development Authority today announced the promotion of Cheney Thomasson to Manager of Existing Industry and Strategic Partnerships. She will have the primary responsibility of building relationships with corporate entities, industrial partners, educational organizations, and all other key partners on the local, regional, and national level to advance the mission and organizational goals of the Development Authority.

July 15, 2020 / News

A Tale of Two River Cities

Our team recently visited two cities on opposite borders of the state, yet bound by geography, history, and a desire to embrace innovation to move their communities forward. I am referring to Augusta and Columbus; historic Georgia communities located on our state’s eastern and western borders.

June 1, 2020 / News

Augusta economic developers revive Celebration of Industries awards event

After a two-year hiatus, the Augusta Economic Development Authority is reviving its annual awards ceremony for local manufacturers. The city’s industrial-recruiting agency has scheduled its Celebration of Industries gala for March 1 at 7 p.m. The evening event, featuring the Manufacturer of the Year awards, will replace the daytime awards luncheon that was last held in 2016.

January 23, 2019 / News

Augusta Economic Development Authority Names Timothy McFalls, Sr. as Manager of Commercial and Retail Development

The Augusta Economic Development Authority continues to build their team for the improvement of Richmond County and the Augusta Region. Timothy McFalls, Sr. has been named Manager of Commercial and Retail Development for the EDA and will begin immediately.

November 15, 2018 / News

Cal Wray Selected to Lead Augusta Economic Development Authority

(For Immediate Release –December 15, 2017) The Augusta Economic Development Authority has announced Cal Wray, a proven leader in the economic development profession, as their choice to serve as the new President of the organization. The announcement was made today by EDA Chair Henry Ingram. “The Authority members conducted a national search for a professional […]

December 15, 2017 / News

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Augusta Economic Development Authority Promotes Cheney Thomasson to Manager of Existing Industry and Strategic Partnerships

July 15, 2020

A Tale of Two River Cities

June 1, 2020

Augusta economic developers revive Celebration of Industries awards event

January 23, 2019

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The Garden City - Blooming Year Round

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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