Additional Links For Information

Economic Development Grant and Loan Program Sites
1. Georgia Department of Community Affairs- www.dca.state.ga.us
3. U.S. Housing and Urban Development- www.hud.gov/offices/cpd
4. Economic Development Administration- www.doc.gov/eda
5. USDA Rural Development- www.rurdev.usda.gov/ga/rbs
6. OneGeorgia- www.onegeorgia.org
7. Federal Home Bank of Atlanta- www.fhlbatl.com

Small Business Program Sites
1. Small Business Administration- www.sba.gov
2. Minority Business Development Agency- www.mba.gov
3. The University of Georgia Business Outreach Services/SBDC- www.sbdc.uga.edu
4. Georgia Tech Economic Development Institute- www.industry.gatech.edu
5. Governor's Small Business- www2.state.ga.us/departments/doas/gsbc

Economic Development Technical Assistance Sites
1. Georgia Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism- www.georgia.org
2. Georgia Company- www.southerncompany.com
3. MEGA- www.meagpower.org/marketing/products/index.html
4. Georgia Tech Economic Development Institute- www.edi.gatech.edu
5. Georgia Institute for Community Business Development- www.gicbd.net
6. Georgia QuickStart - www.georgiaquickstart.org
7. Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Edu- http://www.dtae.tec.ga.us/

International Trade Site
1. Georgia Department Industry, Trade, and Tourism- www.georgia.org
2. International Trade Administration- www.trade.gov
3. Office of the United State Trade Representives- www.ustr.gov
4. U.S. Department of Commerce- www.doc.gov

Agricultural Sites
1. Georgia Department of Agriculture - www.agr.state.ga.us
2. U.S. Department of Agriculture- www.usda.gov
3. Golden Triangle RC&D- www.enhancinggeorgia.org

Economic Statistics and Information Sites
1. Federal Reserve Bank - www.atl.frb.org
2. Census Bureau- www.census.gov
3. Economic and Statistics Administration- www.esa.doc.gov
4. Georgia State Data and Research Center- www.gadata.org

Terminology

National and State Chamber of Commerce Sites

1. Georgia Chamber of Commerce- www.gachamber.com
2. U.S. Chamber of Commerce- www.uschamber.com
3. United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce- www.ushcc.com
4. National Black Chamber of Commerce- www.nationalbcc.org

Local Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Authorities

Colquitt County
Darrell Moore, President
Moultrie-Colquitt Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 487 Moultrie, Ga. 31776
Business- (229) 985-2131
Fax- (229) 890-2683
Email- moultrie@alltel.net
Web Site- www.moultriechamber.com

Decatur County
 Cile War, President
Bainbridge-Decatur Chamber of Commerce
 P.O. Box 755 Bainbridge, Ga. 31718
 Business- (229) 246-4774
 Fax- (229) 336-5255
 Email- bchamber@surfsouth.com
 Web Sites- www.bainbridgega.com/chamber/

Todd Evans, Executive Director
 Bainbridge-Decatur County IDA
P.O. Box 755 Bainbridge, Ga.31718
Business- (229) 246-4774
Fax- (229) 336-5255
Email- ida@bainbridgega.com

Dougherty County
 Tim Martin, President
 Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
 225 West Broad Ave. Albany, Ga. 31701
 Business- (229) 434-8700
Fax-(229) 434-8716
 Email- tmartin@albanyga.com
Web Site- www.albanyga.com

Linda D. Moore, Vice President
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
 225 West Broad Ave. Albany, Ga. 31701
Business- (229) 434-0044 ext. 211
Fax-(229) 434-8716
Email- lmoore@albanyga.com

Early County
Wanda Hudson, President
 Blakely-Early County Chamber of Commerce
 P.O. Box 189 Blakely, Ga. 31723
Business- (229) 723-3741
Fax- (229) 723-6876
Email- earlycoc@alltel.net
 Web Site- www.blakelyearlychamber.com

Grady County
 Rick McCaskill
Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce
P. O. Box 387 Cairo, Ga. 31728
Business- (229) 377-3663
Fax- (229) 377-3901
Email- cairochamber@syrupcity.net 
Web Site- www.cairoga.com

Lee County
Brad Lofton, President
 Lee County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 439 Leesburg, Ga. 31763
 Business- (229) 759-2422
Fax- (229) 759-9224
Email- blofton@lee.ga.us
 Web Site- www.leechamber.com

Miller County
Veryl Garland, President
Colquitt-Miller County Chamber of Commerce
 166 S. First Street Colquitt, Ga. 31737
 Business- (229) 758-2400
 Fax- (229) 758-8140
 Email- cmcoc@surfsouth.com

Mitchell County
 Eric Brooks, President
 Camilla Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 226 Camilla, Ga. 31730
Business-(229) 336-5255
Fax- (229) 336-5256
Email- eric@camillageorgia.com
 Web Site- www.camillageorgia.com

Danny Singleton
Pelham Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 151 Pelham, Ga. 31779
 Business- (229) 294-4924
 Fax- (229) 294-1583
 Email- pelhamchamber@pelnet.net

Marilyn Royal, Executive Director
Mitchell County Development Authority
P.O. Box 692 Camilla, Ga 31730
 Business- (229) 336-2061
Fax- (229) 336-2063
Email- mroyal@mitchellcountyga.net
Web Site- www.mitchellcountyga.net

Seminole County
 Brenda Broome, President
Donalsonville-Seminole County Chamber of Commerce
 P.O. Box 713 Donalsonville, Ga.31745
Business- (229) 524-2588
Fax- (229) 524-8406
Email- dosemcc@surfsouth.com
  Web Site- www.donalsonvillega.com

Terrell County
Linda Stith, President
Terrell County Chamber of Commerce
 P.O. Box 405 Dawson, Ga. 31742 Business- (229) 995-2011
Fax- (229) 995-3971
Email- tcc@surfsouth.com

Thomas County
Don Sims, President
Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 560 Thomasville, Ga. 31799
 Business- (229) 226-9600
Fax-(229) 226-9630
 Email- chamber@rose.net 
Web Site- www.thomasvillechamber.com

Worth County
Lydia Harris, President
 Sylvester-Worth County Chamber of Commerce
 P.O. Box 768 Sylvester, Ga.31791
 Business- (229) 776-7718
Fax- (229) 776-7719
Email- lharris@peanut.org
 Web Site- www.peanut.org

Bill Boone, Executive Director
 Worth County Economic Development Authority
204 E. Franklin Street, Box 2 Sylvester, Georgia 31791
 Business- (229) 776-7599
 Fax- (229) 776-0233
Email- worthcoeda@mindspring.com