News
Flint Energies Awards Community Mural Grants to Three Cities
Flint Energies recently announced that the cities of Byron, Montezuma, and Pinehurst have been selected as the 2026 recipients of the cooperative’s Rural Mural grant program. Flint Energies will award each community a $10,000 matching grant to support the creation of large-scale public murals that celebrate local history, culture and identity.
Nine Georgia cities among 14 communities receiving $74.7 million in infrastructure loans
Nine Georgia cities are among 14 communities that received a combined $74,740,215 in water, wastewater, and solid waste financing from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA).
The State of City Infrastructure
Streets and roads, water systems, and sewer infrastructure are showing signs of strain in cities across the country, according to a new report from the National League of Cities. Closer to home, GMA projects Georgia cities will need $33 billion for capital projects over the next five years.
Viewpoints
Georgia's Cities: Different by Design
"Georgia's strength has never come from uniformity but instead from ingenuity, the drive of its people, and the variety of the places we each call home. Our cities are the incubators of new ideas and job creation, and shape the neighborhoods, parks, and downtowns that define our quality of life, but no two are the same."
Strength in Our Small Cities
GMA CEO and Executivec Director Larry Hanson makes the case that Georgia's small and rural cities — home to nearly half the state's population and responsible for 91 percent of its GDP — punch well above their weight, and that creative leadership and strong partnerships are driving growth in communities across the state.
Georgia’s Cities Magazine
Columns & Features in the Q2—April Issue of Georgia's Cities
- Choosing Hope, People, and Purpose Together
- Strength in Our Small Cities
- Foundations for Growth: Rural Mayors Take On Georgia's Housing Shortage
- Georgia Leverages America250 to Strengthen Civic Literacy and Leadership
- And More…
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