Regional JDA to market Hwy. 316 as 'Georgia's Innovation Corridor'

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Susan Norman
in County Government Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, June 15. 2012
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At its second quarterly meeting of 2012, the Georgia Bioscience Joint Development Authority on June 13 voted to rebrand the Highway 316 corridor as “Georgia’s Innovation Corridor.”

The departure from the single focus on attracting “bioscience” companies to the largely undeveloped corridor is primarily the result of Caterpillar Inc.’s ongoing development of a large but, more traditional, manufacturing facility in Oconee and Athens-Clarke counties near the eastern end of the highway.


The group’s outgoing chairperson, Tracey Stice of ArunA Biomedical Inc. of Athens, said the corridor's new branding “broadens the reach of interest” and encompasses a lot more potential development.

The JDA also agreed to move forward with the creation of a new web site for marketing the corridor.

And the group elected a new slate of officers. The new president is Chuck Horton, a member of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners. Vice president is Tommy Jennings, the president of the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce. The secretary is Chris Brown, senior vice president of Duke Realty’s Atlanta office; and Stice, who was elected treasurer.

The JDA is a regional authority with members appointed by the governing bodies of the four counties along the corridor. They include Athens-Clarke, Oconee, Barrow and Gwinnett.

For the full story, read the June 20 edition of the Barrow Journal.
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