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The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) announced the launch of the North Atlanta Venture Mentoring Service (NAV) today at The Circuit Woodstock to an engaged audience of Cherokee locals and community leaders. Headquartered in Cherokee, NAV represents Georgia’s first entrepreneur mentorship program principled and trained by the Massachusetts Institute…

One of Cherokee’s newest companies, Alma Coffee, is set to open its first café in The Circuit in Downtown Woodstock. The Circuit doubles as Cherokee’s first co-working space and Chattahoochee Technical College’s Student Center, representing an innovative partnership between the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED), Chattahoochee Technical College, and…

The Cherokee County School District’s CTAE (Career Technology and Agricultural Education) Audio/Video Technology and Film (AVTF) educators, in collaboration with the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED), hosted the first annual Cherokee Student Film Festival on Sunday, April 28, in the Cherokee High School Auditorium.

The Cherokee Student Film Festival…

People are often surprised to learn that many household brands such as the adidas SPEEDFACTORY, the first of its kind in the U.S., and the Papa John’s Regional Hub share Cherokee County zip codes.

Own a BMW, Volkswagen, Ford, or RAM truck? You can thank Cherokee-based Inalfa Roof Systems for…

On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 410 job seekers lined the Northside Hospital Cherokee Conference Center to meet with 34 of Cherokee’s leading employers. Hosted by the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) and the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL), this annual event has helped more than 2,250 individuals in their…

“Throughout your life, people may try to mold you and make you into something that you’re not. Bankers want you to earn a certain amount and pay back your bills, my mom wanted me to work in a steady industry with guaranteed pay and health benefits, and my wife wanted…

This summer, the Cherokee Office of Economic Development’s (COED) Cherokee Workforce Collaborative, in partnership with the Matiak Foundation and the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA), is pleased to offer three specialized career-ready training programs – the Cherokee Summer Internship Program, the Construction Ready Program, and Tools for Success.

The…

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED), in partnership with the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL), will host the fifth annual Cherokee Career Expo on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. The event will be held from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Northside Hospital Cherokee Conference Center, located at 1130 Bluffs…

The Cherokee Film Summit is now just weeks away, and the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) and presenting partner, the YANMAR EVO//Center, are hard at work preparing for the first-ever event which will celebrate the film production industry’s success and potential in Cherokee.

The Cherokee Film Summit (CFS) will…

“Community” doesn’t just happen overnight. Community, and all its facets, by nature takes time…for listening, trusting, and building, and then listening some more. Cultivating community takes a willingness to be in it for the long game.

Founded 187 years ago, Cherokee has long been a community of innovators, entrepreneurs, and…

October 22, 2018 — Cherokee County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners was announced as a prestigious winner achieving two global 2018 Optimas Awards by Workforce magazine, a Human Capital Media publication. Cherokee County achieved the Gold award in the Benefits category for their 2017 Health Management Strategy, and the Silver award…

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