Economic Recovery for Paulding County
Being a local business owner in Paulding County, I’m constantly looking at local economic indicators. Generally speaking, Georgia appears to be on track with the national growth forecasts. Paulding County deserves a much closer look. Prior to the 2009 recession, Paulding County had long been considered the best of the west in terms of growth and sustainability in Metro Atlanta. State maps began using bolder print for Hiram and Dallas as far back as the late 1980’s. Prior to that, Paulding was still comprised mostly of small residential developments and farmland. In the 1990’s, Paulding County was causing more than a twinkle on the metro radar. Many builders set up in Paulding and prospered during the boom that lasted well into 2003. The country was beginning to show signs of a slowdown and the swollen west side of Atlanta felt the pain. The good news is that Paulding County has always been resilient and during the recent recession, the region never lost consciousness. Quietly, the commercial potential of Paulding County has been locking in and the foundation is ready to lead the state in growth again. Residential growth tends to pull commercial growth like a tugboat in shallow waters, but when your trends are lead by commercial growth, residential growth is the natural side effect.
At Landmark Auto, we’ve been listening. We know the people in Paulding. Every day, we meet our neighbors and we talk about where they are in terms of recovery. Many of our customers were part of the best construction teams in Georgia during the residential building boom. If you’ve driven by our lot on Atlanta Hwy in Hiram, you may have noticed that we are catering to these clients. We’re the place with all the trucks. My great-great grandparents were born in Paulding County in 1846. I know all about the potential here. We want to be a part of the next phase and things are looking good for our region. Let us know what your company does and let’s see if we can find the right kind of vehicles to make it happen. We want to encourage our clients to shop locally and give back to our local businesses so that our growth becomes sustainable. If you have a business in Paulding County, drop us a line and tell us what you do and we will try to incorporate your story in future blogs.
Remember to buy America and buy Paulding.
