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Pillar of Prosperity: Business

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Development counties. And the Coweta County labor shed
Department of Labor, which tracked commuting
T ALENT
patterns, nearly 10,000 people commute to
Coweta County for work from surrounding

area employs a massive workforce of more than
765,000 people.
Coweta County’s workforce is an educated
Pushing Prosperity’s Front Door Wide Open one. With the knowledge that the county’s future
economic success lies in the hands of the youth,
Coweta County opens its doors to a world of opportunities for community leaders work tirelessly to instill values

the business community. An ideal location, vast and educated of lifelong learning, work ethics and marketable
skills into them. Besides relatively small class
workforce, and superior transportation network have created sizes and innovative teaching in the public
an economic boom in the area, and Prosperity is stepping school classrooms, county business leaders,

across the threshold. parents and West Georgia Technical College
teamed up to introduce the Central Educational
Center (CEC) to the community. CEC is designed
Location Workforce & Training to shape the future of the county’s business

Known as “Prosperity’s Front Door,” Coweta County enjoys a thriving labor
Coweta County is located on the southwest force more than 67,000 strong, not including the
side of Georgia’s capital and busiest influx of commuters from surrounding counties.
metropolis – Atlanta – and half an hour from Ideally located on the border of metro Atlanta,
the busiest airport in the world. This ideal the county enjoys an abundance of professional
location is a major factor in attracting new opportunities without the gridlock traffic,
industries and continuously encouraging the thus attracting a larger labor force to the area.
Cargill
county’s success and growth. According to a study conducted by the Georgia

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