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University 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, Athens Technical College,
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, one of the largest systems in the
Southeast. Several major state highways
run through Athens, while the major
byways of Interstates 85 and 20 are easily
accessed. Athens’ businesses can reach
80 percent of the nation’s industrial and
largest consumer markets in fewer than
two truck delivery days.

26 Business & Industry Athens Area Chamber of Commerce • www.athensga.com • (706) 549-6800