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Economic

Development

Thomson-McDuffie County:
Where Business Finds Its Sweet Spot

elcome to McDuffie County, • Access to Georgia’s deepwater ports in Industrial parks like:
where history meets hustle and Savannah and Brunswick • Stone Industrial Park
Wopportunity is around every • Logistics that are smooth, fast, and • Mount Pleasant Industrial Park
corner. Tucked along the I-20 corridor in cost-effective. • Advance Industrial Park
East Georgia’s Central Savannah River Area • North Airport Business Park
(CSRA), this dynamic community is quickly Distance ...offer “shovel-ready” sites, high-capacity
becoming one of Georgia’s most exciting infrastructure, and easy access to highways
places to live, work, and build a future. (in miles) and rail. These parks are home to companies
With a mix of Southern charm from Thomson like Two State, Augusta Coating &
and progressive energy, Thomson- Manufacturing, and a massive Advance
McDuffie County is proving that small Auto Parts distribution center.
towns can do big things when it comes
to economic development. And the growth isn’t slowing. With
projected job growth and rising demand,
Location, Location, Location McDuffie County is primed for more
Let’s start with what puts Thomson-McDuffie Augusta, GA 31 industrial expansion, particularly in logistics,
on the map – location. manufacturing, aviation, and agri-tech.
Athens, GA 64
Just off Interstate 20, between Atlanta and Atlanta, GA 120 LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Augusta, McDuffie County offers businesses
a strategic launchpad into regional, national, Savannah, GA 153 • Amcor, Inc.
and international markets. It’s only two hours Charleston, SC 186 • Family Care, Inc.
from the world’s busiest airport – Hartsfield Charlotte, NC 190 • H P Pelzer (Automotive Systems), Inc.
Jackson Atlanta International – and just 30 • McCorkle Nurseries, Inc.
minutes from Augusta, home to a growing Jacksonville, FL 228 • Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
tech and medical hub. Birmingham, AL 262 • Superior Staffing
Need to move products? Thomson has it • LLC Thomson Plastics, Inc.
covered with: A Thriving Industrial Landscape • Two State Construction Company, Inc.
• CSX and Norfolk Southern rail lines More than 30 successful manufacturing and • University McDuffie County Regional
• Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport with distribution companies already call McDuffie • Walmart
a 5,500-ft runway and Instrument County home – and there’s plenty of room *Note: Listed alphabetically, not by number of employees
Landing System for more.
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