Evergreen will be exhibiting at the 2019 Georgia Economic Development Associaton’s Annual Conference.
The Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) is a nonprofit association of professionals and volunteers who are involved with the economic development of the cities and counties of Georgia.
According to its website, GEDA was organized to increase the effectiveness of individuals involved in the practice of economic development in Georgia by encouraging cooperation, exchange of information, and upgrading of professional skills.
GEDA strives to achieve a closer working relationship among professionals and volunteers engaged in economic development in Georgia.
GEDA membership today exceeds 700 practitioners and reflects the multi-faceted nature of economic development, whose sectors include manufacturing, commercial, tourism, film, conventions, and more. Practitioners are active in everything from entrepreneurship, workforce preparedness and research commercialization, to re-development and international trade development.
GEDA holds monthly membership meetings, as well as an annual meeting and a spring workshop, offering members an array of networking and professional development opportunities. The organization annually recognizes excellence in economic development through five awards: Rip Wiley Award for Professional Excellence; Governor Zell Miller Public Policy Leadership Award; Volunteer of the Year Award; Honorary Life Member; and Deal of the Year.
The organization’s 2019 Annual Conference takes place Sept. 18-20 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa in Savannah, Georgia.
Stop by and say hello to our Atlanta office’s Business Development Director Bill Pennington at the conference!
