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BUSINESS & INDUSTR Y Numbers to Know

Union County
Development Authority
(706) 745-4500 | ucda.net
City of Blairsville
(706) 745-2000
Blairsville-Ga.gov
Union County Government
(706) 439-6000
UnionCountyGa.gov
Blairsville-Union County
Chamber of Commerce
(706) 745-5789
VisitBlairsvilleGA.com
and Career Academy and holds one of nine 100% of the cost for post-secondary
certified STEM programs in the state. There education for certification and degree Blairsville Downtown
are higher-education options locally and programs as well as employer reimburse- Development Authority
(706) 347-3503
regionally including North Georgia Technical ment for on-the-job-training, job VisitDowntownBlairsville.com
College, University of North Georgia, and placement services, and work ethic/
Young Harris College. employability skills training. UGA Small Business
Development Center
Union County is a Certified Work Ready • Enterprise Innovation Institute offers (706) 542-2762
Community, demonstrating to potential information technology, engineering, and GeorgiaSBDC.org
employers that the area workforce has the other services.
skills in demand for regional employers. • Centers for Innovation provides Georgia Department
of Economic Development
State assets supplement skills training: private-sector resources, university- (404) 962-4000 | Georgia.org
• Quick Start is the nation’s #1 workforce sponsored research, and public and
training program which provides the tools private-sector talent. Georgia Mountains
Regional Commission
a company needs for customized training. • Hope Grants help students pay for tuition (770) 538-2626 | gmrc.ga.gov
• WorkSource Georgia Mountains provides to obtain degrees and certificates.

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