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(Press Release released by Cobb Industrial, Inc.)

Cobb Industrial, Inc. has recently purchased the 100,000 square foot building, which formerly housed Linde Praxair, a hydrochemical company on Hickory Springs Industrial Drive, Holly Springs, GA. Family-owned by brothers Gabe Hrib and Mike Hrib, CII is merging two facilities currently located in…

CHEROKEE COUNTY | (October 21, 2020) – The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) recently received a Gold Award for its 2019 Cherokee Office of Economic Development Annual Report and a Bronze Award for its Marketing Video, “Why We Do What We Do,” at the International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC)…

CHEROKEE COUNTY (September 3, 2020) | The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) is partnering with Cherokee County to launch the Cherokee Low to Moderate Income (LMI) Small Business Grant. The $300,000 grant program, funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is part of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and…

Entrepreneurship is a community sport.

Entrepreneurs from every race, creed, industry, and background need the help and support of our entire community. Our team at the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) works day and night to support businesses from kids to CEOs and industries to startups.

August is “Black-Owned…

Entrepreneurship is a community sport.  

Entrepreneurs from every race, creed, industry, and background need the help and support of our entire community. Our team at the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) works day and night to support businesses from kids to CEOs and industries to…

Entrepreneurship is a community sport.  

Entrepreneurs from every race, creed, industry, and background need the help and support of our entire community. Our team at the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) works day and night to support businesses from kids to CEOs and industries to…

Entrepreneurship is a community sport.

Entrepreneurs from every race, creed, industry, and background need the help and support of our entire
community. Our team at the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) works day and night to
support businesses from kids to CEOs and industries to startups.

August…

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) today announced its partnership with Atlanta Tech Village’s (ATV) newest program – Start It Up Georgia. The initiative is a free, 12-week virtual program open to everyone who wants to launch a business. Launching on August 10, Start It Up…

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) today announced the launch of Be Pro Be Proud Georgia – an initiative to bring a new generation of pride, progress, and professionals to Cherokee, metro Atlanta, and Georgia’s skilled workforce. To ensure proper social distancing as outlined by the Governor’s Executive Order…

More than any other time, the summer months bring renewed expectations for relaxing dips in the pool, freshly squeezed lemonade, and family road trips. But times have changed. While we’re still enjoying many of these things – we’re now doing them six feet apart.

If quarantine has caused you to…

Woodstock, GA (July 1, 2020)

The North Atlanta Venture Mentoring Service (NAV) is celebrating the one–year anniversary of its launch on July 1, 2019. NAV, an MIT VMS-trained model of team-based mentorship for entrepreneurs and startups, is powered by Fresh Start Cherokee – the…

NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM), a new wireless connectivity company in metro Atlanta, announced today that it has opened a new 10,000-square-foot production facility that will produce the first cost-efficient, commercially viable electronically steered antenna to meet worldwide demand for affordable broadband connectivity on the move.

Situated in Cherokee County,…