Within the community, the Oconee County Economic Development Department has a number of partners that are crucial to ongoing economic development efforts within the community. Please visit these partners to find out more about our community.
- Oconee County Board of Commissioners (www.oconeecounty.com)
- Oconee County Chamber of Commerce (www.occoc.org)
- Oconee County Tourism Department (www.visitoconee.com)
Education and training partners are also crucial to economic development efforts within Oconee County and the larger region. Each of the entities listed below play a significant role in assisting businesses presently within the community or seeking to locate to Oconee County.
- QuickStart (www.georgiaquickstart.org)
- Athens Technical College (www.athenstech.edu)
- The University of Georgia (www.uga.edu)
- Gainesville State College – Oconee Campus (www.gsc.edu/admin/oconee)
- Oconee County Board of Education (www.oconee.k12.ga.us)
- Athens Academy (www.athensacademy.org)
- Prince Avenue Christian School (www.princeave.org)
- Westminster Christian Academy (www.wcalions.org)
Oconee County is also fortunate to partner with local, regional, state and federal entities, as well as utility providers to provide make resources available to any existing, expanding, or prospective business or industry. These partners include:
- Georgia’s Innovation Crescent (www.gergiainnovationcrescent.com)
- Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center (www.negrdc.org)
- Georgia Department of Economic Development (www.georgia.org)
- Georgia Department of Community Affairs (www.dca.state.ga.us)
- OneGeorgia Authority (www.onegeorgia.org)
- UGA – Small Business Development Center (www.sbdc.uga.edu)
- Georgia Power Company (www.georgiapower.com/grc)
- Walton EMC (www.waltonemc.com)
- United States Dept. of Agriculture – Rural Development (www.rurdev.usda.gov/ga/)
- Athens Area Chamber of Commerce (www.athensga.com)
- Athens Economic Development Foundation (www.athensbusiness.org)
- Barrow County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Office (www.barrowchamber.com)
- Greene County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Office (www.greeneccoc.org)
- Jackson County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Office (www.jacksoncountyga.com)
- Madison-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Office (www.madisonga.org)
- Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Office (www.oglethorpecofc.org/)
- Walton County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development Office (www.waltonchamber.org)
- Oconee Enterprise (www.oconeeenterprise.com)
- Athens Banner Herald (www.onlineathens.com)
