{"675698":{"#nid":"675698","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Atlanta\u2019s competitive advantages can help the whole region grow","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta is booming. Driven by both its emergence as a leading high-tech and corporate center and regional demographic shifts, the growth curve has been sharp over the last decade, and that growth is flourishing around the state of Georgia as well. Ensuring sustained growth and prosperity requires a strategic approach to fostering educational and employment opportunities for all Georgians, whether that\u2019s from high school, skilled trades, vocational schools, college or doctoral degrees. Georgia\u2019s path to success lies in amplifying its unique strengths, differentiating itself from competitive states such as New York, Massachusetts and California.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESeveral distinctive features of the region are evident. Georgia and the Southeast are thriving in major global growth sectors such as manufacturing, batteries, automobiles, aerospace and energy. Georgia ranks No. 1 in terms of global corporate investments in the United States for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/thebusinessdownload.com\/georgia-takes-the-lead-in-attracting-clean-energy-projects\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eenergy manufacturing\u003C\/a\u003E. This emerging multitrillion-dollar global market includes the production of batteries, solar panels, electric vehicles and hydrogen, and it is a critical component of the emerging regional southeastern \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.canarymedia.com\/articles\/clean-energy-manufacturing\/the-south-is-building-the-most-vibrant-ev-and-battery-hub-in-the-us\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ebattery belt\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d Georgia hosts the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2023\/10\/largest-solar-factory-in-western-hemisphere-is-now-making-5-1-gw-of-panels\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Elargest solar panel manufacturing facility\u003C\/a\u003E in the Western Hemisphere, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.georgia.org\/industries\/aerospace#:~:text=Aerospace%20products%20are%20Georgia\u0026apos;s%20No,a%20%2457.5B%20economic%20impact.\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eaerospace products are Georgia\u2019s largest export\u003C\/a\u003E. These industries, dispersed across both urban and rural areas, integrate everything from shopfloor fabrication to cutting-edge, high-technology industries, employing thousands of Georgians across diverse skill sets.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWe can foster economic development across the urban and rural workforce by intentionally intertwining physical industries with virtual domains.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36413","created_gmt":"2024-07-31 01:05:29","changed_gmt":"2024-07-31 01:05:29","author":"pdevarajan3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"AJC","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/opinion-atlantas-competitive-advantages-can-help-the-whole-region-grow\/JS7JYTGT7FEUHOZQMNVOYXSQWY\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-07-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-07-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"367481","name":"SEI Energy"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188853","name":"go-seiinthenews"},{"id":"187927","name":"go-inthenews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}