About Christopher James
Authored 4 articles.
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Exporting Provides Opportunity for Growth for Rural Companies in Georgia
Features, February 08, 2018
Even the basics of international commerce felt foreign to Bruce Roberts. He knew how to ship something via UPS but didn’t have a clue how international ocean freight worked. He didn’t know how helpful a Skype account or making a website friendly to international customers could be in attracting overseas clients.
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UGA Brings Schools and Employers Together
Features, January 31, 2018
Tim Olson is months away from high school graduation and already has job prospects in his local community. That’s a win for the 17-year-old Hart College and Career Academy student, as well as for companies that have chosen to move into rural northeast Georgia.
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UGA Addresses Health Care Needs in Rural Georgia
Features, January 29, 2018
Christy Abney is a teacher, so when one of her daughters wakes up sick, she needs to get to a doctor as early as possible so she doesn’t miss much of the school day. Fortunately, the Hawkinsville resident now has Taylor Express Care, which opens at 8 a.m. with medical staff ready to see patients.
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Economic Developer Training at UGA Gives Georgia Advantage in Attracting New Industry
Features, November 17, 2017
It didn't take long for Larry Brooks to connect the dots during one of his Georgia Certified Economic Developer classes. Brooks, executive director of the Walker County Development Authority, already was looking for a site to locate a new industry when he attended a financing course offered by the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. In the class he learned he could use money from a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax to purchase land and develop it.