02/24/2021
Today, in attendance at the ceremony were TLC Associates founder Tom…
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02/11/2021
While the chief takes pride in the positive news, Scott said it's a team…
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01/05/2021
New investments, community improvements and education: Like the rest of the…
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12/12/2020
WALB speaks to our director, Rusty Warner about two new companies and their…
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10/26/2020
TLC Associates, an inbound and outbound call center, is opening a new…
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10/19/2020
BandD Foods, a supplier of frozen meat products, has opened a new…
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The Sumter County Development Authority is a Georgia public authority serving the interests of the county and its cities: Americus, Andersonville, Cobb, DeSoto, Leslie & Plains. Our economic development team has been entrusted with the county's future economic growth because of proven outside-the-box thinking, innovation, & creativity.
This is our simple superpower!
Named for Hernando de Soto, the town was incorporated in 1889, covering 0.8 miles, with 214 residents.
Plains has earned international renown for being the birthplace of our 39th president, Jimmy Carter.
Named for Leslie Bailey, a Victorian lady, Leslie, Georgia is in proximity to two prominent schools.
Americus is a town of 'full history,' located almost directly in the center of Sumter County.
The civil war village of Andersonville still stands, but the town is most noted for its part of Wreaths Across America.
