At a Georgia Chamber of Commerce Power Lunch Tuesday at Albany Technical College (ATC), Georgia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Chris Clark said that thanks to recent activity during the Georgia legislative session and the forthcoming deepening of the port in Savannah, Georgia remains one of the best states in which to do business.

Citing recent rankings from Site Selection Magazine recognizing Georgia as the top place in the country in which to do business and the most competitive state in terms of economic development, Clark said the state is poised for positive growth in the coming years.

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“Since 2011 if you look at what’s happened in Georgia, we’re starting to come out of this recession, we’re starting to see a rebound,” said Clark.

“Back in November a lot of our legislators and I stood on the stage with Gov. Deal who just announced that Georgia had been named the best place to do business in the country and two months ago we were named the most competitive state in the country. And so we’re beating out those others states and creating new jobs.”

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