The benefits

of regional cooperation are varied, say group members, but the most obvious

is that of an ability to pool resources, ideas and leads.

"Individually,

this venture would be cost prohibitive to the average county's economic

development organization," affirms Rieck, adding that financial limitations

are just one factor in planning such a huge undertaking.

"The most

valuable benefits of working together aren't tangible ones, but they're

the collaborative efforts of meeting logistical challenges and creativity

for marketing materials and so many other items that are possible through

an exchange from different perspectives."

Powell agrees

enthusiastically, concluding, "We have to offer, in the Atlanta region,

anything an international firm could possibly want or need, and in which

county they locate doesn't matter as long as it's in our region."

The Joint Development

Authority of Metropolitan Atlanta and Metro South expect to come home

in mid-November with a list of qualified leads, which they will share.

For more information on the groups' collaborative efforts, visit https://www.atlantajda.org.

COMDEX information is available at https://www.comdex.com.

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