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S The Union County Development
Authority (UCDA) assists businesses
in identifying available commercial
buildings or land. Sites in the Blairsville
Airport Regional Industrial Park,
for example, are move-in ready with
water, sewer, road, power and telecommunications
infrastructure. Thanks to
partnerships with the Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA), the Southeast
Industrial Development Association
(SEIDA) and the Blue Ridge Mountain
Electric Membership Corporation
(BREMC), the UCDA can arrange lowcost
financing and grant/loan packages
for companies interested in
bringing business to Union County.
Our pro-business
environment, lowtax
climate and
talented labor pool
make this a great
place to do
business.
BUSINESS INCENTIVES
Additional incentives include Industrial
Revenue Bond (IRB) financing, which
can be issued for project-related costs
of land, facilities, machinery and equipment.
Tax abatements may also be available
if a company chooses to finance
all or part of its project with IRBs.
Meanwhile, the Freeport Exemption
allows raw materials, goods-in-process
and finished goods bound for
out-of-state shipment to be exempt
from County ad valorem taxes.
The State of Georgia offers at least
a dozen tax and financial incentives,
while Union County offers eight additional
incentives. For more information
about how your business can
work better in Union County, contact
Mitch Griggs at the UCDA at (706)
745-4500 or UCDA.net.
CONNECTED: Blairsville-Union County is
part of a 260-mile fiber optic broadband
ring from Atlanta through the Georgia
mountains — yet another smart reason
to do business here.
ASSISTANCE: Union County has been
designated “Entrepreneur Friendly” by
the Georgia Department of Economic
Development. If you need business
assistance, you can contact:
City of Blairsville (Blairsville-GA.gov)
Blairsville Downtown Development
Authority (DowntownBlairsville.com)
Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce
(VisitBlairsvilleGA.com)
Union County Government
(UnionCountyGA.gov)
Union County Development Authority
(UCDA.net)
Georgia Department of Economic Development
(Georgia.org)
UGA Small Business Development Center
(GeorgiaSBDC.org)
SCORE: Small Business Counseling
(Atlanta.Score.org)
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