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W ORKFOR CE

• 77% of the nation’s metro Top 5 Technical College Programs
buying income
• 76% of retail sales in the nation’s in McDuffie County
top metro markets. Business
 Local Aviation Welding Electrician Administration
The Thomson-McDuffie Regional Technology 163 & Management
Airport serves Thomson, Augusta, and 258 Automobile Design 80
Automotive
the Reynolds Plantation/Lake Oconee Mechanics & Visual
Resort area. Spirit Aviation also has the Technician Communications
best hangar rental space in the Metro 105
Augusta area. McDuffie County has the 236
lowest ad valorem tax rates on aircraft
Source: Georgia Department of Labor Local Area Profile, Program Graduates
in Georgia. If you’re interested in Technical College System of Georgia (2018)
hangar rental, contact Spirit Aviation
at (706) 595-1300 or visit
www.spiritaviation.com.

Fast Transport Facts
McDuffie County is served by
3 Interstate and 24 Interstate/
Intrastate carriers.

• Georgia’s 5,200-mile rail
system, which provides
direct rail service to
approximately 500 Georgia
communities, is the most
extensive in the Southeast.

• The CSX System provides rail
service locally with piggyback
service at Atlanta.

• McDuffie County is serviced

by Norfolk Southern
piggyback service at Atlanta.

• Georgia’s deep-water ports at
Savannah and Brunswick lead
the region in technology
and volume.

• The Georgia Ports Authority
(GPA) has posted record
volumes nearly every year
since 1972.

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