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Professionals “I’ve always dreamed about opening a bakery in my town.

This is surely going to be an awesome downtown for
everybody! We’re hoping to be a reason for people to stop
and visit, eat, and explore things to do.”
—Chris Hardin, Chatsworth Bakehouse
Welcome mat is out for young professionals (with his wife Kim Hardin)

By Lydia Cobb
W e in Murray County get it. Imagine that all you need is an affordable community embraces independence, transport by train – more jobs are here
and coming.
Surrounded by so much
storefront. Check! It’s here in Murray.
entrepreneurial spirit, and hiking partners
forestland and miles of trails and
economy. Imagine growing your own
rivers – plus cool restaurants and taverns – Imagine building a community workspace are needed. Agritourism is Georgia’s number one
for others who work remotely, yet desire
why would anyone want to spend the rest more connections and camaraderie and Perhaps you are out of college, or just produce and cultivating sustainable meats
of their days in a bigger city when nature is business meeting space. Check! With more want a career realignment. Find your and products. Murray County is building
calling you here to breathe? a Farmers Market and more farmers and
affordable rents (median average of $690), chemistry in Murray County. We are artisans are welcome.
first-time or next homes (median value near the carpet manufacturing capital of the
Young professionals are moving in
and building their futures here. If you $122,100), Murray County is a great place nation, but that isn’t all about manufacturing. On page 34, you can learn more about
see yourself in this, consider that Eton, to start/re-start. It can be the gateway. Fortune 500 Murray County Chamber’s Young
Chatsworth, and all the accompanying companies have needs in sales, human Professionals group, a 40 and younger
communities within Murray County are Murray County is a place where you can resources, management, marketing, and membership team that inspires each other
offering space to roam, space to build, to dream, and it can come true. People work more. National companies have moved to grow and thrive in business,
grow, to breathe. hard and play harder. Our small-town in because of our proximity to container in life, and community.

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