Business Prof Discusses Macon's Economic Growth

Author: Mike Stucka
Posted: Monday, June 23, 2014 4:00 AM
Categories: In the News | Faculty/Staff

Macon, GA

Through the end of this decade, metro Macon could have one of the slowest-growing economies in the nation, a report suggests.

The report, released last week for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, puts Macon’s annual economic growth rate at 1.7 percent, placing it 347th of 363 metro areas in the nation. Most of the other slow-growing communities are in upstate New York.

The forecast calls for metro Warner Robins to grow at an annual rate of 2.2 percent, ranking it No. 267 and leaving it in the bottom third of communities.

Greg George, director of Middle Georgia State College’s Center for Economic Analysis, said those forecasts sound about right.

“As always, Georgia lags behind the nation, and Middle Georgia lags behind the state,” he said Monday.

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