The Ease of Permitting
In Cairo-Grady County, environmental permitting is a one stop affair
that allows you to procure all necessary permits. One agency issues
all the required state and federal clean air and water permits. And
best of all, we do not have Environmental Impact fees.
The Workforce
The Grady County labor draw area gives you a 200,000+ member workforce.
You will find experience in retail, manufacturing, wholesale, services,
agriculture, and government. The award-winning program Quick Start will
get you up and running with FREE employee training. The state provides
training facilities, instructors, equipment, and supplies to make sure
your new employees are ready day one. Well-trained employees lower turnover
and increases productivity. Grady County has the distinction of being
one of the few areas that is 100% Union Free. PEACH WORKS is an innovative
program to enable welfare recipients to become productive employees.
Labor Profile
The Utilities
Companies both large and small that locate in Cairo’s Milestone Industrial
Park have the advantage of full service utilities, electric, water, sewer,
and natural gas provided by the City of Cairo. As part of the Municipal
Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG), the City of Cairo and the City
of Whigham can reliably serve any size electrical load while maintaining
a low cost. Grady County Electric Membership Cooperative serves the majority
of the unincorporated areas of the county. All electric service providers
compete for loads in excess of 900 kw. If your company surfs the net,
we are ready as an Internet community!
The City of Cairo’s CNS Television (Community Network Services) and
syrupcity.net high-speed internet system offer the city’s residents and
businesses with over 200 channels of quality television signals and four
choices of Internet speeds. The CNS Television has both analog and digital
layers with numerous choices of program packaging. The Syrupcity.net
has speeds ranging from 256Kb to 1,024Kb. Additionally, the City’s Telecommunications
services can handle all commercial/industrial needs for the transfer
of large quantities of data.
The Quality of Life
Cairo-Grady County has a quality of life that is nothing short of wonderful.
Close enough to Tallahassee to take in entertainment, you will enjoy
four distinct season with winters that are short and mild. So mild in
fact that for years the Slippery Rock College golf team has traveled
to Cairo and hit the links long before the greens turn green up north.
Recreation abounds all over the area. Fishing, hunting, swimming, boating,
exercise, gymnastics, team and individual sports. A community where you
feel safe walking in your neighborhood. Quality local healthcare from
our award winning Grady General Hospital. When you can make a choice
about where you want to live and do business, doesn’t it make sense to
choose a town that has been named Georgia’s Hospitality City?
The Market Area
If access to three states in less than 45 minutes is important to you,
then consider Cairo-Grady County. We offer direct access to both Florida
and Alabama markets without having to locate in three different states.
Distribution is a natural for us. We have good roads and rail into both
of these adjoining states. U.S. Highway 84 offers access to Interstate
75, and Interstate 10 is only 18 miles from the Grady County line. Barge
service is available 22 miles away on the Flint River at a Georgia Port
Authority inland port.
To learn more about what this area has to offer, please visit Locate
South Georgia. This great resources provides information about the current
companies in Grady County as well as the surrounding area.
Grady County is an ideal location for businesses to reach many diverse
markets. Grady County is located:
• 30 miles from Florida
• 60 miles from the Gulf of Mexico
• 75 miles east of Alabama
• 225 miles south of Atlanta
• 200 miles from the East Coast
• CSX rail service is available locally from 2 carriers
• Commercial air transportation is located only 30 miles from Cairo
at the Moultrie-Thomasville Airport
• International air carriers available in Tallahassee only 35 miles away
• 4,000 ft all-weather runway open 24 hours a day for private and corpo
rate air travel, complete with storage buildings and hangars
• Public barge dock located in Bainbridge, only 20 miles away.
The Construction Costs
Building costs in Cairo-Grady County are lower compared to many other
industrial locations. The reasons are: lower property costs; lower construction
wages; less time lost from adverse weather; no union presence; and locally
available construction materials.
The Taxes
Cairo-Grady County offers a Freeport Inventory Tax Exemption. Grady County
has no outstanding long or short term debt. With the creation of just
a minimum of ten jobs, companies that locate in Cairo-Grady County are
eligible for a $4,000 per employee job tax credit. Employers who provide
or sponsor childcare receive a tax credit of up to 50% of the direct
cost of operation. The sales tax rate is a low 7%. You can see why it
is less taxing to do business in Cairo-Grady County.
The Pro Business Atmosphere
The commitment of a community shows when you see that it has an active
Economic Development program like you find in Cairo-Grady County. The
Grady County Joint Development Authority is able to assist with industrial
revenue bonds and other forms of financing. Both the Cities of Cairo
and Whigham along with Grady County have made the investment in being
prepared to accommodate the needs of industry. The Milestone Industrial
Park provides an ideal location for new plants. Once you call Cairo-Grady
County home, you will be able to benefit from our active Existing Industry
program and the extensive training library. We want to help make you
dazzle like a diamond, and that means going the extra mile!
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