Competitive Advantages
Where quality of life creates quality of opportunity.
50
States Visitation in 202325
Nations Visitation in 202392%
4-year high school graduation rate93%
career-pathway completion rate15.1%
10-year growth rate across the labor shed
Fannin County gives entrepreneurs a chance to establish their business a resort-like environment where they can guarantee employees job satisfaction while enjoying non-working hours in a peaceful, serene setting.
“Globally inspired. Southern at heart.”
That’s how Brandon Tarrant, general manager of Harvest on Main, describes the cuisine of the popular Blue Ridge restaurant. That’s also a good description of Fannin County. Every year, this area welcomes visitors from around the nation and across the globe. In 2023, visitors came from 50 states and 25 nations.
Open doors and open minds, small towns that don’t think small: Fannin County’s charming communities are hospitable and ingeniously supportive to new ideas and new business.
“It’s an amazing place to raise a family,” says Cory Callihan, assistant vice president of United Community Bank, as he describes the schools, recreation and cultural opportunities in Fannin County. And at Panel Built Inc.’s Fannin facility—the highest revenue producer of the company’s seven manufacturing plants—Operations Manager Lee Baenninger attributes the productivity to a high quality workforce, a team happy to work in Fannin County. “Our employees love being in this area.”
It’s no surprise: After all, thousands of visitors come thousands of miles every year to experience the awe-inspiring beauty of our landscapes and the charming hospitality of our picturesque communities. Your employees get to enjoy that very day, and that’s a unique benefit.
Other critical assets facilitating operational success include:
Superior education and training are the backbone of workforce quality, and a gateway to a higher level of achievement and life satisfaction. Across the board, test scores and data show a K-12 school system far outpacing state averages and keeping in step with the knowledge and skills demanded by a fast-moving global economy. Excellent community colleges and universities, together with Georgia’s Quick Start program, assure necessary skills acquisition at every stage, and for every operation.
A true operational asset, the Fannin County community puts more strength behind you. This is an area that connects and works together: community to community, agency to agency, person to person. Fannin embodies the concept of “pro-business” with action and commitment to your team’s wellbeing, working diligently to assure your integration in the community and your enterprise’s success.
Just as scenic rivers and streams course through the region, so does creativity, bringing with it a fresh breeze infusing daily life and a driving force moving Fannin County forward. Hundreds of artists living in the community create a multitude of beautiful things. Our Art in the Park festivals are popular highlights of a year-round calendar of arts and cultural events and celebrations. And one of the most beautiful things we can create? Solutions!
In a pivotal location just 90 miles north of Atlanta and 80 miles southeast of Chattanooga, Fannin County assures personal and operational mobility. Take a fast flight from Atlanta, transport products via state highways and U.S. Highway 76 linking to I-75 just 60 miles away, or ship globally at top Georgia ports through two inland rail-to-port connections.
World-class education and training.
Superior education and training are the backbone of workforce quality, and a gateway to a higher level of achievement and life satisfaction. Across the board, test scores and data show a K-12 school system far outpacing state averages and keeping in step with the knowledge and skills demanded by a fast-moving global economy. Excellent community colleges and universities, together with Georgia’s Quick Start program, assure necessary skills acquisition at every stage, and for every operation.
A can-do community and business culture.
A true operational asset, the Fannin County community puts more strength behind you. This is an area that connects and works together: community to community, agency to agency, person to person. Fannin embodies the concept of “pro-business” with action and commitment to your team’s wellbeing, working diligently to assure your integration in the community and your enterprise’s success.
Creativity to drive innovation and enrich everyday life.
Just as scenic rivers and streams course through the region, so does creativity, bringing with it a fresh breeze infusing daily life and a driving force moving Fannin County forward. Hundreds of artists living in the community create a multitude of beautiful things. Our Art in the Park festivals are popular highlights of a year-round calendar of arts and cultural events and celebrations. And one of the most beautiful things we can create? Solutions!
Easy access to markets and strategic regional assets.
In a pivotal location just 90 miles north of Atlanta and 80 miles southeast of Chattanooga, Fannin County assures personal and operational mobility. Take a fast flight from Atlanta, transport products via state highways and U.S. Highway 76 linking to I-75 just 60 miles away, or ship globally at top Georgia ports through two inland rail-to-port connections.