The Commission for A New Georgia
Competitiveness Task Force

The Competitiveness Task Force assessed Georgia’s assets as an attractive choice for corporations to locate and the state’s organization and efforts to recruit and retain businesses that will drive economic growth for the long-term future.

Some of the issues within the Task Force's scope included:

-Communications and collaboration among economic development entities in targeted recruitment efforts
-The role of financial incentives in closing the deal
-How Georgia is marketing itself to the venture capital community and enhancing its intellectual capital.


RECOMMENDATIONS:

New Governor's Cabinet
Create Governor's Cabinet for Economic and Workforce Development comprised of relevant agency heads to coordinate the state's prospect process.

 Incentives for Strategic Industries
Focus financial incentives on industries as strategic to Georgia's growth.

 Attract & Maintain Business Investors
Develop and enact a plan to attract and maintain business investors and ideas and research in Georgia.

Read the Reports (PDF Documents)
Executive Summary
Final Report
Overview of the Task Force
Chair: Dwight Evans
Southern Company

Consulting Partner: Ernst & Young

Carolyn Eager
Smith-Barney, Valdosta

Kelly Gay
KnowledgeStorm, Atlanta

John Gornall
Arnall, Golden, & Gregory, Atlanta

David Luckie
Griffin-Spalding County Development Authority

Lynn Pitts
Savannah Economic Development Authority

John Ripoll
Jackson Securities, Atlanta

Charles Tarbutton
Sandersville Railroad Company

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