GRAD Certification

GRAD CertificationGrad Terms Submitted by a local community or economic

development applicant and selected by GDEcD forreview

Have had their applications reviewed by a professionalthird party

Based on that review, have been validated as meetingstandards showing that they are at an advanced state ofreadiness for development and use by prospects.

GRAD Application

1. Identification of Site and Applicant2. Description of Site3. Description of Site Ownership and Availability4. Zoning, Planning, and Land Use Controls of Site5. Railroad Accessibility6. Road Accessibility7. Availability of Utilities/Energy/Telecommunications8. Wetland and Stream Delineation9. Survey10. Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation11. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and Other

Environmental Permitting12. Cultural Resources and Endangered Species Investigation

GRAD By the Numbers

58 Certified Sites

GRAD Locations

1. Starbucks – Richmond/Augusta Corporate Park2. Baxter International – Stanton Springs/4 County Park3. Inalfa Roofing Systems – Cherokee/ Corporate Park4. Voestolpine – Bartow/Highland Park5. SV Pittie Group – Screven County, Screven County Ind.

Park6. Chicken of the Sea – Vidalia/Toombs Corporate7. Kenco – Bryan/Interstate Center8. Kumho Tire – Bibb – Sofkee Industrial Site9. DRT – Effingham – Governor Treutlen Site10. Caesarstone Technologies USA – Bryan – Belfast

Commerce Centre11. Alcoa (Firth Rixson) – Liberty – Tradeport East

Product Development

GRAD Site

20 Million Square Feet | 5,300 Acres | Liberty County, GA

Highway 22 Industrial Park, BaldwinCounty

GRAD Site

Chatham County Megasite

GRAD Site

20 Million Square Feet | 5,300 Acres | Liberty County, GA

McIntosh County

GRAD Site

20 Million Square Feet | 5,300 Acres | Liberty County, GA

Toombs County

GRAD Site

20 Million Square Feet | 5,300 Acres | Liberty County, GA

Tradeport East

GRAD Site

20 Million Square Feet | 5,300 Acres | Liberty County, GA

Interstate Centre, BryanCounty