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    Georgia

          Our Work in Georgia In partnership with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, ARC is supporting 20 projects in Georgia totaling $7.4 million in fiscal year 2023. These investments have been matched by $8.5 million in Georgia. They are also benefiting the 3.3 million residents in Georgia’s 37 Appalachian counties.
    
    
    
    
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    Governor Brian Kemp

          Sworn in as Georgia’s 83rd Governor on January 14, 2019, Brian Kemp began his political career as a Georgia State Senator in 2003. In 2010, Kemp was appointed to serve as Georgia’s 27th Secretary of State, a position he held until 2018. Before entering politics, Kemp was an entrepreneur, founding...
    
    
    
    
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    Christopher Nunn

          Christopher Nunn was appointed Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in 2017. He leads the State’s community development efforts to support local leaders in their efforts to build strong, vibrant communities. Prior to DCA, Commissioner Nunn led a regional professional services firm as Chief Operating Officer and...
    
    
    
    
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    Brittany Pittman

          Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
    
    
    
    
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    Annaka Woodruff

          Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
    
    
    
    
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    Georgia FY 2023 Investments

          
    
    
    
    
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    Hartwell, GA: Digging into Downtown Revitalization

          Building Appalachia’s infrastructure has been an ARC investment priority for 58 years, especially the development and maintenance of basic infrastructure systems for water, sewer, energy, highways, and more. ARC’s Area Development Program invested $66.8 million in water and sewer projects alone in Fiscal...
    
    
    
    
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    Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs: Supporting Businesses of All Backgrounds

          For over 20 years, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) has empowered entrepreneurship in Appalachian Georgia through small business loans to candidates who might otherwise be overlooked. ACE’s founder, Grace Fricks, is a former social worker, who made it the organization’s mission to target support to women, people of...
    
    
    
    
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																			Carroll, Heard,    
    Three Rivers Regional Commission

          Executive Director Kirk Fjelstul Email kfjelstul@threeriversrc.com...
    
    
    
    
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																			Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker, Whitfield,    
    Northwest Georgia Regional Commission

          Executive Director Boyd Austin Email baustin@nwgrc.org...
    
    
    
    
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																			Barrow, Elbert, Jackson, Madison,    
    Northeast Georgia Regional Commission

          Executive Director Burke Walker Email bwalker@negrc.org...
    
    
    
    
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																			Cherokee, Douglas, Forsyth, Gwinnett,    
    Atlanta Regional Commission

          Executive Director Anna Roach Email infocenter@atlantaregional.org...
    
    
    
    
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