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MURRAY COUNTY IS
OPEN FOR BUSINESS! There are more than 114,000 people
In the mid-1900s, the carpet industry grew rapidly in ofworking age in the Murray County
Northwest Georgia, and Murray County was central metropolitan area. As of publication, the
to the action. Today, Murray still has floor-covering Development)-certified site. This means the site the Cherokee Nation” at the Chief Vann House unemployment rate is down to 3.3%.
manufacturers as a major part of the industrial is shovel-ready, with due diligence complete and State Historic Park, and more than a million
base. Mainstays include Shaw Industries, Precision infrastructure in place. The park is ideally suited people a year pour in to visitand stay overnight
Tufting Components, Polytech Fibers, All American for industrial manufacturing, warehousing and at Fort Mountain State Park, and shop for WORKFORCE
Manufacturing, and Huali Floors USA. distribution, offering convenient connectivity to the antiques galore throughout Murray County. The cities of Chatsworth and Eton are destinations
Appalachian Regional Port 12 miles away. with emerging careers for just about every skill.
Some of these companies do business within the Annual events, like the Black Bear Festival Qualifying companies also have the support of
South Murray Industrial Park (378 acres) which is now Tourism is also an important industry in Murray and Whoville, attract visitors to “Georgia’s
a GRAD (Georgia Ready Accelerated County. Visitors come to see the “Showplace of Outdoor Corridor.” Georgia’s Quick Start initiative, which provides
workforce training at no cost.
Ecotourism thrives in state parks and wilderness areas
that cover Murray in swaths of forested greens and The Murray County Chamber of Commerce
shimmering streams. Visitors to Murray County in consciously protects a charming way of life, and
2023 spent $27.1 million in the county and directly encourages positive development of business,
supported 291 jobs. visitor, and residential communities. The Chamber’s
Workforce Initiative focuses on the development
No matter the industry, Murray County is becoming and retention of Murray’s up-and-coming workforce
a better place to be as leaders strive to attract better- and on recruiting newcomers from universities and
paying jobs and livable wages for the citizens of the colleges in the Southeast.
county and to encourage new graduates to grow their
careers here. Murray County Chamber of Commerce partners with
Murray County Industrial Development Authority,
Downtown Chatsworth is bustling with entrepreneurs Murray County School System, and Georgia
and shops are filling once-vacant storefronts. Northwestern Technical College on workforce
Entrepreneurs who desire physical spaces for startups
and pop-ups will find a home here. Continued on Page 25
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