Mar 31, 2021 | Community Development, Economic Development, PGS HP
On Tuesday, April 27th, the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute will host the first of three business recovery workshops focusing on rebuilding your business post COVID-19. As many Georgia companies have shifted, pivoted, and adapted during the COVID-19...
Feb 25, 2021 | Census, PGS HP
The NEGRC PGS Division facilitates quarterly county managers’ meetings, offering a platform for interjurisdictional coordination, a sharing of information, and for the managers to hear from professionals on specific topics of interest. In February 2021, the...
Feb 18, 2021 | Community Development, Economic Development, PGS HP
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) recently awarded Elbert County the Broadband Ready Community designation. The Broadband Ready designation is primarily intended to attract and facilitate public-private partnerships to improve and expand broadband...
Feb 9, 2021 | Community Development, Economic Development, Grant, PGS HP
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications to support economic development and create jobs in rural America. The Rural Business Development Grant program is for eligible entities to support business opportunity and enterprise projects...
Feb 4, 2021 | PGS HP, Planning
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Commissioner, Christopher Nunn, recently issued an order allowing local governments with June 30, 2021 planning deadlines to seek a deadline variance. To request a variance to extend this deadline to October 31, 2021, the local...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Development, Economic Development, PGS HP
In July of 2020, the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission to assist with regional economic recovery and resilience-building efforts. The...
