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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Erickson, who founded Grayhawk Homes in 1992, grew it into the largest volume builder in Columbus, Ga., In the last quarter of 2019, he looked at his spec home inventory and decided he needed to move some units. If you have many homes in inventory, don’t wait until your competitors drop their prices, making your products uncompetitive.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” There is no inventory tax, which is particularly advantageous to distribution companies. “Logistics costs as a percentage of GDP in the U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: GA Notches Record Job Growth And Investment In 2012

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Largest Cities (2011): Atlanta, 432,427; Augusta, 196,494; Columbus, 194,107; Savannah, 139,491. Key Incentives: Small Business Tax Relief, R&D Tax Credit, Inventory Tax Exemption, Quality Jobs Tax Cr., GA Film Tax Cr., Sales & Use Tax Exemption, GA Work Ready.

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