ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT
As part of the Franklin County Industrial Building Authority’s Economic Development effort, this list has been compiled to identify Lavonia’s Manufacturing Firms engaged in business within the city. The Directory information was provided by the listed firms who were contacted during the second quarter of 2006.
Total number of firms – 48
Total number of employees – 3,423
Industry Location
Counties
1998
2003
Growth Rate '98-'03
Projected 2008
Growth Rate '03-'08
Banks
2,774
3,089
2.2
3,459
2.3
Clarke
60,505
62,224
0.6
68,331
1.9
Dawson
3,103
4,971
9.9
9,542
13.9
Elbert
6,941
7,420
1.3
7,857
1.2
Fannin
4,382
4,663
1.3
5,122
1.9
Franklin
7,062
7,747
1.9
8,812
2.6
Greene
4,848
4,788
-0.2
5,264
1.9
Habersham
13,900
39,212
0.7
15,386
1.4
Hall
58,947
64,441
1.8
75,739
3.3
Hart
6,870
7,030
0.5
7,093
0.2
Jackson
13,716
15,298
2.2
18,680
4.1
Lumpkin
4,815
5,896
4.1
7,397
4.6
Madison
3,155
3,665
3.0
4,501
4.2
Oconee
5,150
7,007
6.4
10,248
7.9
Oglethorpe
1,449
1,730
3.6
2,003
3.0
Rabun
5,303
5,751
1.6
7,001
4.0
Stephens
10,641
9,950
-1.3
9,467
-1.0
Towns
2,335
3,165
6.3
4,564
7.6
Union
4,219
5,400
5.1
6,788
4.7
White
5,417
5,992
2.0
6,905
2.9
Region Total
225,532
244,605
1.6
284,161
3.0
Georgia
3,497,961
3,699,868
1.1
4,223,048
2.7
% of State
6.4
6.6
-
6.7
-
Data from 2004 Economic Yearbook, Georgia Trend, April 2004, 66-69
