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WELCOME Welcome to Athens Linda Mosely.......................................................Publisher
Where opportunities abound Mark Mosely.........................................Executive Editor
To learn more about Athens, Melanie Palmquist..................Marketing Executive
scan the QR code with Teresa Greer.........................................Managing Editor
your smartphone to view the Dana Moody......................Editorial/PR Coordinator
Athens Area Chamber’s website. Leilani Durden...........................Production Manager
Stephen Hefner.................................Creative Director
DanielThompson...........................Graphic Designer
Melanie Schmermund................Graphic Designer
RobertWeems........................................ Photographer
Connie Parker.................................Business Manager
Norma-Jean Robinson ......Proofing Coordinator
Thomas Schaefer........................................... Director, IT
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Athens-Clarke County City Hall - the clock in the copper- The Athens Chamber Magazine is
domed tower was electrified in 1943. It rings on the hour. produced by the Athens Area Chamber
of Commerce. Although every effort
First and foremost, let me officially and integral part of commerce and has been made to ensure accuracy, we
welcome you to Athens, Georgia. Before business in Northeast Georgia while also cannot guarantee that dates, telephone
you sift through this helpful community preserving the history and tradition that numbers, and other information have
resource to find the best schools, makes this city great. not changed.
healthcare facilities, and Friday night As a supportive and lively community,
hotspots, I want to take a moment to the Athenian spirit is contagious, Table of Contents
introduce you to the Classic City. whether in cheering waves of red and
Located just an hour and a half from black in Sanford Stadium supporting Chamber..........................................4
the mountains of North Georgia and four the Georgia Bulldogs, or at AthFest with Christy Terrell.................................6
hours from the beaches of coastal Georgia, heads nodding and hips swaying to At A Glance.....................................7
Athens has everything both a bustling city the sound of up and coming musicians History...............................................9
and a tightknit community could want. gracing the streets of Athens with their Moving in...................................... 10
With unparalleled quality of education talents. Whether you enjoy music or Film Industry............................... 15
for children as well as adults, including performances, art and local festivals, or Athens Classic Center............. 16
UGA, which was ranked No. 20 among world-renowned competitions, there is Leisure ........................................... 18
the nation’s top public universities in the always an adventure to be found on any Shopping & Dining.................. 26
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges given night in Athens. Healthcare.................................... 28
2014 edition, the city is a beacon of I am living proof of the idiom, “born Education..................................... 34
personal growth and academic success. here, raised here, stay here,” but when Economic Development.......... 42
Athens is a beacon for both large you live in an incredible community like Recession Resistant.................. 50
manufacturers and start-up companies. Athens, why would you ever want to leave? Transportation........................... 51
On behalf of the city’s workforce, the Finance.......................................... 52
Athens Chamber of Commerce works to ~Doc Eldridge Membership Directory........... 53
maintain and grow Athens as a dynamic President/CEO
Athens Area Chamber of Commerce
2 Athens Area Chamber of Commerce • www.athensga.com • 706.549.6800
