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GAINESVILLE

H A L L C O U N T Y GEORGIA - USA

The Milken Institute Report has rated the Gainesville/Hall County MSA among the Uniquely
“Best Small Metro Areas in the U.S.” for the fifth consecutive year based on job and salary growth. HALL

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

In Hall County

Gainesville/Hall County is a vibrant and economically thriving area that offers unlimited
business opportunities alongside a quality of life that is second to none.

Georgia has been ranked “The 2015 Top Metros Rankings WORKFORCE
Best Place to do Business” in the by Projects
nation for three consecutive The Gainesville/Hall County Metropolitan
years, and Gainesville/Hall Population less than 200,000 Statistical Area (MSA) is among the top 50
County is no exception to that honor. fastest growing metros in the nation. Hall
Gainesville/Hall County has been rated 2016 2015 CITY County’s total population is 200,000, with a
among the top 10 Metros in the U.S. for daytime population in Gainesville exceeding
economic development project locations 1 2 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 100,000 people. The population has increased
two years in a row, and Gainesville/Hall by 6.2 percent since 2010, and is expected
County is ranked #3 in the nation for 2 3 Bowling Green, KY to increase by 15.2 percent over the next 10
economic development project locations years (Governor’s Office of Planning & Budget).
for 2016 among Metros under 200,000 3 6 Gainesville, GA This population increase is due largely in part
in population. As a center of trade and to the low cost of living, high quality of life,
commerce for nearly two centuries, 3 24 Janesville-Beloit, WI and an abundance of career and development
Gainesville/Hall continues to prosper as opportunities that lead to a financially stable
the trade, medical, educational, retail, 5 93 Altoona, PA and comfortable lifestyle. The median age of
industrial, recreational, and cultural hub the workforce in Gainesville/Hall County is
of Northeast Georgia. 6 31 Auburn-Opelika, AL 32 years.

6 24 Lima, OH

8 NA Decatur, IL

9 9 Burlington, NC

9 13 Decatur, AL

Source: Site Selection Magazine, March 2016

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