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
Counties
1998
2003
Growth Rate '98-'03
Projected 2008
Growth Rate '03-'08
Banks
13,608
15,902
3.2
19,225
3.9
Clarke
98,939
105,968
1.4
115,951
1.8
Dawson
14,301
18,843
5.7
25,157
6.0
Elbert
20,353
20,894
0.5
22,061
1.1
Fannin
19,018
21,294
2.3
24,266
2.6
Franklin
19,695
21,511
1.8
24,160
2.3
Greene
13,712
15,367
2.3
17,296
2.4
Habersham
33,984
39,212
2.9
45,673
3.1
Hall
129,182
159,072
4.3
196,998
4.4
Hart
22,359
23,762
1.2
26,021
1.8
Jackson
38,889
46,582
3.7
56,292
3.9
Lumpkin
19,709
23,664
3.7
29,003
4.2
Madison
24,602
27,157
2.0
30,392
2.3
Oconee
24,706
28,858
3.2
35,440
4.2
Oglethorpe
12,083
13,577
2.4
15,690
2.9
Rabun
14,311
16,128
2.4
18,630
2.9
Stephens
25,291
25,914
0.5
27,369
1.1
Towns
8,773
10,275
3.2
12,348
3.7
Union
16,264
19,141
3.3
23,388
4.1
White
18,501
22,861
4.3
28,973
4.9
Region Total
588,280
675,984
2.8
794,334
3.3
Georgia
7,863,536
8,808,129
2.3
10,272,496
3.1
% of State
7.5
7.7
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7.7
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