Posts Tagged ‘Agricultural Entrepreneurship’
BIG Cafe: Special Event! Feeding America
Georgia Grown Innovation Center (GGIC), we invite you to join this important conversation about Feeding America with Chris Flint, Executive Director, Southeast Regional Cooperative. Chris is doing major impact work that benefits both farmers and our nation’s needy. Join us to learn more about how his organization works with others across the nation to feed America!
Read MoreGeorgia Grown Innovation Center Brings Entrepreneurial Opportunity to Metter and Beyond
This week, we highlight the Georgia Grown Innovation Center (GGIC), an agricultural-focused business incubator in Metter, GA that has brought growth, tourism, and prosperity to the region. The center is the first “Georgia Grown Community” in the state. Heidi Jeffers is the Director of Economic Development for the City of Metter and has worked with the Georgia Grown Innovation Center since 2017. In a recent conversation with The Creative Coast, Jeffers described how the GGIC first got its start and how the organization has helped the City of Metter expand its agricultural sector.
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