Gainesville
Top Job-producing MSA: Bryan Lackey, Gainesville city manager, at downtown Gainesville's new parking deck Photo: DaemonPictures.comFor an unprecede...
Top Job-producing MSA: Bryan Lackey, Gainesville city manager, at downtown Gainesville's new parking deck Photo: DaemonPictures.comFor an unprecedented eighth straight year, Georgia has won America's best-place-to-do-business crown. One of the brightest jewels in that crown belongs to the Gainesville-Hall County metropolitan statistical area (MSA). During the incredible run of No. 1 rankings, the area has been the state's top job-producing MSA on a per capita basis. For the fiscal year that ended June 30, 18 new and expanding firms have announced 1,770 new jobs and $295 million in new capital investment in the MSA.