To get help to expand a business in Georgia, contact the Georgia Department of Economic Development at 404.962.4000.
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Chris Cummiskey
Commissioner
Director, Jennifer Nelson
Telephone: 478.752.1893Email: jnelson@georgia.org
Region 3 | Lindsay Martin
T: 404.962.4823E: lmartin@georgia.org
T: 404.962.4820
E: memcclanahan@georgia.org
T: 404.309.5904E: jcaraway@georgia.org
T: 706.552.4455
E: shaggard@georgia.org
Region 7 | Adela Kelley
T: 706.792.7294
E: akelley@georgia.org
Region 8 | Candice Scott T: 478.333.2487E: cscott@georgia.org
Region 9 | Ryan Waldrep
T: 229.868.3428
E: rwaldrep@georgia.org
Region 10 | Rhonda Geiger T: 229.896.5701
E: rgeiger@georgia.org
Region 11| Michelle Shaw
T: 229.386.3095E: mshaw@georgia.org
Region 12 | Alyce ThornhillT: 912.882.3659
E: athornhill@georgia.org
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. Click here for directions
Georgia Department of Economic Development75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 1200Atlanta, GA 30308
404-962-4000