Augusta Commissioners
Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission
Phone: (706) 821-1820 www.augustaga.gov/commission/

City Administrator
Fred Russell
Phone: (706) 821-2400

Planning & Zoning Department
George Patty, Executive Director
525 Telfair Street
Augusta , GA 30901
Phone: (706) 821-1796

Rezoning, development plan review,
signage, historic preservation.

Development Information:
www.augustaga.gov/departments/
planning_zoning/dev_info.asp

License & Inspection Department
Robert Sherman, Director
1815 Marvin Griffin Road
P. O. Box 9270
Augusta , Georgia 30906
Phone:(706) 312-5050

Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement.

Housing & Community Development Department
Chester Wheeler , Director
925 Laney Walker Boulevard , 2 nd Floor
Augusta , GA 30901
(706) 821-1797

Façade Rehabilitation Grant grants of up to $30,000 to rehabilitate or restore the facades of qualifying commercial structures.

Economic Development Loan Fund provides loans up to $25,000.

Augusta Micro Loan Fund provides loans up to $5,000.

Laney Walker & Rocky Creek Enterprise Zone Tax Abatement Program

Engineering Department
Abie Ladson, Director
1815 Marvin Griffin Rd.
Augusta , Georgia 30906
Phone:(706) 796-5040

Infrastructure management: storm water, facilities, solid waste, transportation, streets, air quality, development plan review.

Utilities Department
Max Hicks, Director
360 Bay Street, Suite 180
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 312-4154

Water and wastewater service    

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Yvonne Gentry, Coordinator
(706) 821-2406

Contracting and procurement opportunities for businesses owned and controlled by minorities, women, and local small business enterprises.  

Economic Development Authority of Richmond County
Walter Sprouse, Ex. Dir.
1450 Greene Street, Suite 140
Augusta , GA 30901
(706) 821-1321
www.augustaeda.com

Site selection for industrial, manufacturing, distribution, customer service centers and large retail operations. Revenue bonds. Statistical data. Existing industry.
www.augustaeda.com/consultants/
incentives.shtml

Downtown Development Authority
Margaret Woodard, Ex. Dir. 416 8 th St., Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 722-8000
www.augustadda.org

Revenue bond financing, SPLOST funds for short term loans.
See list of incentives at:
www.augustadda.org/incentives/  

Georgia Medical Center Authority
Lenie Roos-Gabridge, Ex. Dir.
P. O. Box 914, Augusta, GA 30903
(706) 432-4040
www.GeorgiaMedicalCenterAuthority.org

Revenue bond financing for life science R&D and manufacturing facilities, business development support for life sciences start-up companies at the Augusta BioBusiness Center (Incubator).  

Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
Sue Parr, President/CEO
600 Broad Street
Augusta, GA 30903
(706) 821-1300
www.AugustaGAUSA.com

Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Barry E. White, President & CEO
(706) 823-6600
P. O. Box 1331
Augusta, GA 30903-1331
www.AugustaGA.org

Augusta Tomorrow, Inc.
Camille Price, Chief Adm. Off.
1450 Greene Street, Suite 85
Augusta, GA 30901-5226
(706) 722-9100
www.augustatomorrow.org

CSRA Alliance for Fort Gordon
Thom Tuckey, Office Director
600 Broad Street Plaza
Augusta , GA 30901
(706) 821-1312
www.fortgordonalliance.com

Destination 2020
Angela Hillesland
(706) 650-9999

Pride & Progress of Augusta-Richmond County
Larry Sides, President
c/o Georgia Bank & Trust Co
3111 Peach Orchard Road
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 790-3111
www.southaugustabusiness.com/
prideandprogress.html

CSRA Business League
Todd Gaines, Executive Director
821 12 th Street, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-0994
www.studio2g.com/theleague

Business plans, loan packaging, business training and consulting.

CSRA Business Lending
Randy Griffin, President
3023 Riverwatch Parkway , Suite A
Augusta , GA 30907
(706) 210-2010
www.csrabusinesslending.com

SBA Loans, CSRA Revolving Loan, Fund Loans, B&I Guaranteed Loans.

SRS Community Reuse Organization
Eric Thompson, Interim Ex. Dir.
Dr. Susan Winsor, Chair
P. O. Box 696, Aiken SC 29860
Phone: 803-593-9954, ext. 1411
www.srscro.org

MCG Office of Technology Transfer & Economic Development
Dr. Michael Gabridge, Assoc VP Interdisciplinary Research Facility,
Room 2105, MCG,
Augusta, GA 30912
(706) 721-9822
www.mcg.edu/research/
techtransfer/

Transform inventions into protected intellectual property that can become new products and services destined to improve health care and the quality of life. Life Sciences Business Development Center and Innovation Center ; MCG Biotech Incubator.

CSRA Regional Development Ctr.
Andy Crosson, Executive Director
3023 Riverwatch Parkway , Suite A
Augusta , GA 30907
(706) 210-2000
www.csrardc.org

Site selection and initial consultations, prospect development initiatives, project management, business retention activities. Grant development and administration.

Georgia Power Community and Economic Development
John Perryman
699 Broad Street, Suite 1115
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-4543
www.southerncompany.com/
gapower/grc

Georgia Resource Center, site selection facility, research, engineering See list of incentives at : www.southerncompany.com/
gapower/grc/pdf/georgia/10incentives.pdf

University of Georgia Small Business Development Center
Debra McKenzie, Area Director 1054 Claussen Road, Suite 301 Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 737-1790
www.sbdc.uga.edu

Business plans, business training and consulting, market research studies and consulting, package loan proposals.

Georgia Department of Economic Development
Industry Expansion & Recruitment
Wendy Bibb
Senior Regional Project Mgr
(678) 640-4372
Entrepreneur & Small Business
Adela Reddell
Regional Project Mgr
(706) 667-4865
www.georgia.org

Business expansion and relocation, international trade, small business development, cutting-edge technological advances, the entertainment industry, and travel. Doing business with the state government. Entrepreneurs and small business program.

Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Lloyd Watts, Procurement Counselor
Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center
1054 Claussen Road, Suite 301
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 729-2076
www.gtpac.org

Government procurement assistance, economic development assistance,quality control assistance, process improvement, lean manufacturing assistance, IT solutions, etc.