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        MANY PEOPLE AT HOME IN UNION COUNTY STARTED OUT AS PART-TIME RESIDENTS.
        W       hy does someone migrate from   11,900 people. Blairsville’s employers   Lamin-X, a manufacturer of protective

                the occasional rental home
                                                                                films for cars, trucks, bikes; and Advanced
                                            attract people living in the nearby counties
                to permanent residence? Our
        Appalachian home comes with a vibrant   of Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, and White,   Digital Cable, Inc., which makes wire for
                                                                                electronic, traffic, industrial and renewable
                                            as well as North Carolina counties
        culinary scene, superior schools, and a   of Cherokee and Clay, increasing the   energy applications.
        quality, compassion-driven hospital and   potential labor pool to more than     Ecotourism also thrives here. Those
        medical care facilities. This landscape   86,000 people.                who seek outdoor adventures in fly fishing,
        provides for a competitive business     Agribusiness, machining, metal   hiking, camping, photography, and other
        environment. And with Union County’s   fabrication, and high-tech bioengineering   nature experiences are drawn to this
        26,500-plus residents, we know our   companies choose Union County as   northernmost area of Georgia.
        neighbors work at the local schools,   the place for their businesses to thrive.
        hospital, county government, banks, and   Our manufacturing companies include,
        in tourism.                         among others, Panel-Built, Inc., maker of
          Union County is a pro-business    modular building products; Corrugated   We are a designated Entrepreneur
        community that enjoys low taxes and has   Replacements, Inc., the largest replacement   Friendly Community by the GA Dept.
        a talented labor force of approximately   parts company in the corrugated industry;   of Economic Development.


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