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State Fact Sheet

Map of Selected Projects in Georgia

Community Testimonials

[The NMTC] has increased our capacity to fulfill our mission and promise to the community. It is an investment in the betterment and well-being of your neighbors and deserves your support.

-Erin Barger, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, ATHENS, GA

Selected Projects in Georgia

Food Bank of Northeast Georgia

Clayton,
GA
(2016)

Business Development, Community, Incubator, Mixed-use, Rural, Shelters and Community Food

CDE(s): Rural Development Partners

A Food Bank expanded its reach into the Georgia mountain region by opening a distribution warehouse and food processing center in Rabun County.

LaGrange College

Lagrange,
GA
(2016)

Adult Education, College or Vocational Training, Community, Rural, Vocational Training

CDE(s): Dakotas America

The $21 million science complex LaGrange College comprises two buildings: the newly constructed, $17 million, 43,000-sq. ft. Ida Callaway Hudson Lab Sciences Building and, across the street, the 45-year-old, 27,000-sq.

Sheltering Arms Atlanta

Atlanta,
GA
(2016)

Community, Daycare and Early Childhood, Shelters and Community Food, Youth and Families

CDE(s): Atlanta Emerging Markets, Bank of America

Sheltering Arms, an Atlanta-based nonprofit agency that provides early childhood education, has opened a 27,000-sq. ft. center at the Barack and Michelle Obama Academy.

FlatironCity

Atlanta,
GA
(2015)

Business Development, Community, Incubator

CDE(s): Atlanta Emerging Markets

Renovation of a historic Atlanta landmark into an entrepreneurship hub and innovation center.

Franklin County Biomass

Carnesville,
GA
(2015)

Community, Energy, Manufacturing, Rural

CDE(s): CEI Capital Management, Evernorth Rural Ventures, The Valued Advisor Fund, USBCDE

An Alabama company built two wood biomass plants in Northeast Georgia.

Synergy Solutions

Cordele,
GA
(2014)

Community, Energy, Manufacturing, Rural, Waste Management

CDE(s): AMCREF Community Capital, Capital One

Reopening and modernization of a shuttered recycling facility to provide 1) municipal waste recycling, and 2) ethanol produced from expired sugar-based beverages, such as soft drinks and alcohol.

AVAPCO

Thomaston,
GA
(2014)

Adult Education, Business Development, College or Vocational Training, Community, Energy, Manufacturing, Plastics and Chemicals, Rural

CDE(s): AMCREF Community Capital, Capital One, Dudley Ventures

The AVAPCO project consists of the acquisition, expansion and leasing of an existing biomass research, development, and demonstration facility located in Thomaston, Georgia.

Charles R. Drew Jr. Charter Schools

Atlanta,
GA
(2013)

Community, Schools, Theaters and Performing Arts Spaces

CDE(s): CAHEC, Low Income Investment Fund, PNC, Truist, Urban America

The construction of a new 200,000 sq. ft. educational facility and grow to include a high school.

Trident Seafoods

Carrollton,
GA
(2013)

Adult Education, Business Development, College or Vocational Training, Community, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing

CDE(s): Chase, Dudley Ventures

Trident Seafoods established an East Coast fish processing and distribution facility, which was otherwise cost prohibitive without the NMTC financing.

Danimer Bioplastics

Bainbridge,
GA
(2013)

Business Development, Manufacturing, Plastics and Chemicals, Rural

CDE(s): CEI Capital Management

Danimer is an innovative manufacturer of sustainable, renewable plastic products, primarily for the consumer food packaging industry.

Lancaster Energy Partners

Thomaston,
GA
(2013)

Business Development, Community, Energy, Manufacturing, Rural

CDE(s): Dudley Ventures

The acquisition and retrofitting of a former coal fired power plant which had closed 10 years ago.

Manna Pro Corp

Chamblee,
GA
(2012)

Business Development, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing

CDE(s): Integral Urban New Markets CDE

Facility for pet food manufacturer that produces high-quality animal nutrition and care products for a broad range of animals, including horses, poultry, goats, rabbits, cattle, pigs, and other animals

Site visits and recent news related to Georgia NMTC Projects

Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) tours Beasley Forest Products in Hazlehurst, GA

"As the largest production sawmill in the United States and a leading manufacturer of quality matting products, Beasley is the largest employer in Jeff Davis County with 923 employees!" -Rep. Allen

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Oct-2018

Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA) Visits Front Porch Project

Rep. Williams (D-GA) attended a press event for the HDDC Front Porch NMTC investment

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Apr-2024

Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project Closes in Minneapolis

October 9, 2024

How Capital One uses this federal program to lift up a historic Atlanta neighborhood

November 27, 2023

New Sheltering Arms Learning Center Opens Peoplestown

September 1, 2017