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of Georgia, and local employers
that offers high school students
opportunities to take core academic
college courses, enroll in career-
themed college certification programs,
and participate in internships and
work-based learning with local
employers. The ACCA launched a
new Advanced Manufacturing and
Welding pathway in fall 2020, in close
collaboration with area manufacturers.

Athens businesses have first access
to some of the best new talent in the
state when they participate in career
fairs at UGA and Athens Technical
College, or at Piedmont University or
the University of North Georgia.
Please turn to page 16 for more about
the Athens area workforce.
TRANSPORTATION
Athens’ businesses can take
advantage of global connectivity
with the area’s easy accessibility
to all modes of transportation.
Athens benefits from Georgia’s
roadway system, which, with 27,080
total lane miles of public roads and
interstates, is one of the largest
Athens-Clarke County Transit systems in the Southeast. Several
major state highways run through

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