About Us

The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is the state’s sales and marketing arm. It is Georgia’s lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, and locating new markets for Georgia products. As the state’s official destination marketing organization, it drives traveler visitation and promotes the state as a location for film and digital entertainment projects. GDEcD is responsible for planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development, fostering innovation and the arts to drive opportunity from the mountains to the coast.

 

Georgia is a unique state in terms of its geography, history and culture. GDEcD has teams - Arts, Center of Innovation, Film, Global Commerce, Tourism, and Trade - working to support and grow these areas because of their impact on our economy and our people. Georgia integrates and supports them collectively to create and sustain a diversified economy. Why Georgia? Quite simply, Georgia has what business wants.