Positioned at the crossroads of major transportation arteries, the Middle Georgia Innovations Corridor’s central location facilitates seamless connectivity, making it a hub for commerce and collaboration.

Middle Georgia’s strong community and low cost of living is attractive to families seeking to maximize their financial resources and enjoy a high quality of life.

Middle Georgia’s robust educational institutions collaborate to create a burgeoning innovation sector, fostering a skilled workforce, collaborative research opportunities, and growing talent that propels advancements and economic growth.

Middle Georgia offers ample and affordable real estate to individuals seeking homes and to businesses looking to minimize operational costs, allocate resources efficiently, and establish a sustainable foundation for growth and profitability.

The region is currently attractive due to the price of living and real estate, in comparison to Atlanta. Macon has made a concerted effort to enhance its downtown appeal and encourage a creative community via maker spaces and have attracted millennials with accommodation such as loft apartments and recreational aspects such as new cafes/restaurants.

Middle Georgia businesses and partnerships, coupled with the strategic presence of Robins Air Force Base, strengthen the innovation corridor by fostering collaborations, sharing technological advancements, and leveraging resources for mutually beneficial growth.

In the Innovation Framework and Ecosystem Report, when survey participants were asked How much potential is there for the Middle Georgia region to build a business and research concentration, so it becomes a software center of excellence, built around Robins Air Force Base. The majority of respondents felt that there was great potential for the Middle Georgia region to build a business and research concentration so that it becomes a ‘Software Center of Excellence’, built around Robins Air Force Base.