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Georgia is enjoying an economic boom. Lured by tax breaks, high-tech data centers and manufacturers are flooding the state. It’s a trend that state leaders are celebrating at every opportunity.
“We have seen over 171,000 new jobs come to our communities; we brought in over $74.5 billion of investment to the state,” Governor Brian Kemp told a gathering of lawmakers, business leaders and other Georgia bigwigs earlier this year.
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