SUMMARY OF ADVANTAGES
McDuffie means more resources at your command. Take aim at global markets with a true army of advantages in a deep-rooted Georgia community that melds traditions of quality and service with cutting-edge competitiveness through:
More opportunity: Home to more than 30 leading manufacturing and distribution operations, including Advance Auto’s regional distribution center, McDuffie is also located adjacent to Fort Gordon, a leading U.S Army Installation hosting multiple critical commands, including the U.S. Army Signal Corps and the globally leading U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. Altogether, Fort Gordon’s many activities result in more than $1 billion annual economic impact on the Central Savannah Regional Area economy.
More rapid reach: In a strategic east Georgia location, reach markets quickly and cost-effectively with multi-modal logistics including highway (I-20), rail (CSX and Norfolk Southern), two Georgia deep water ports, and air service with a local airport and the Hartsfield-Atlanta International Airport just two hours away, where cargo service is available through more than a dozen carriers.
More superior site advantages: Choose from 5 superbly equipped locations, including the new Stone Business Park, a Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified site. Rich infrastructure advantages also include Georgia’s electrical power rates, some of the lowest in the nation, along with Customer Choice for larger demand operations.
More workforce strength: Your workforce is performance-ready from startup, thanks to screening, assessment and custom training delivered at no cost through WorkSource Georgia and Georgia Quick Start, the nation’s top-ranked workforce development organization, working in collaboration with Augusta Technical College and your facility’s team. And in a community certified as Work Ready by the state of Georgia, career training begins early with the ACT® WorkKeys® National Career Readiness certification process.
More incentives: As a designated Tier 1 Georgia Community, McDuffie is able to offer high-value incentives such as an Employee Tax credit up to $4,000; low-rate Employment Incentive Loans up to $500,000; freeport exemptions and more.
More quality in life: Good schools and healthcare and a booming retail corridor anchored by the new University Hospital-McDuffie campus, are just a few of the elements assuring quality in everyday life. And with a wealth of great recreation at local lakes and rivers, and a year-round festival schedule, in Thomson-McDuffie there’s always a place and time to relax and recharge.
More amenities, less congestion and lower costs. Just 20 minutes from downtown Augusta, Thomson-McDuffie means more cosmopolitan amenities and advantages at your command without the costs and congestion of an urban area.