2021 has been a tremendous year for Forsyth County. With plans to invest over $1 billion in local transportation infrastructure and 36+ new office, flex / industrial developments bringing well over 3 million square feet of space for businesses – there are some exciting things happening in Forsyth County, GA! Click the photo below to view the full 2021 annual report.
2020 presented the unique opportunity to work in both economic recovery and development. Forward Forsyth took action to quickly launch an economic recovery initiative and settle the community’s unemployment rate (which skyrocketed to 10.4 percent at the end of April, 2020) back to its early-2020 rate of 2.8 percent. Forward Forsyth’s continued strides in economic development contributed to the creation of $110 million in new capital investment and more than 520 new jobs. To download Forward Forsyth’s full 2020 annual report click the image below.
After its completion, the Economic Development Strategic Plan was presented by Jon Roberts and Ashton Allison of TIP Strategies to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on August 28, 2018.