Expand a Business
Your Growth Partner - Empowering Businesses of All Sizes
Bryan County is committed to fostering the growth of businesses, from emerging startups to established industry leaders. Our dedicated team offers personalized support, strategic incentives, and access to a skilled workforce, ensuring your expansion is seamless and successful.
How We Empower Your Expansion
Our Development Authority works closely with businesses to understand their unique needs and provide tailored solutions:
- Dedicated Consultations: We offer one-on-one guidance to navigate growth challenges and identify opportunities.
- Resource Connection: We facilitate access to local, state, and federal programs that support business expansion.
- Infrastructure Coordination: Our team assists in ensuring your expansion site meets all utility and infrastructure requirements.
- Employer Forums and Job Fairs: We support existing employers through retention-focused Employer Forums and hiring events like the Bryan County Job Palooza.
Access to a qualified workforce is crucial for growth. Bryan County provides resources to meet your evolving talent needs:
- Extensive Labor Pool: Benefit from a regional workforce exceeding 500,000 individuals, encompassing a diverse range of skills.
- Customized Training Programs: Through partnerships with local technical colleges and Georgia Quick Start, we offer tailored training to equip your workforce with necessary skills.
- Industry Tours and Early Career Awareness: We start early and often, partnering with Bryan County Schools and local employers to get students into real workplaces through initiatives like Bryan County Industry Day tours for 8th graders and the Savannah RISE 8th Grade Experience
We offer competitive incentives to make your expansion more cost-effective:
- Job Tax Credits: Receive financial benefits for creating new employment opportunities.
- Investment Tax Credits: Obtain incentives for upgrading equipment, expanding facilities, or making capital improvements.
- Property Tax Abatements & Grants: Access additional financial support tailored to your expansion needs.
Finding the right space is essential for growth. Bryan County offers:
- Georgia for Ready Accelerated Development Sites: Explore sites with existing infrastructure, ready for immediate development.
- Flexible Industrial, Commercial and Office Space: Choose from a variety of spaces designed to accommodate diverse business requirements.
- Site Selection Assistance: Our team provides expert guidance to help you find the ideal location for your expanding operations.
- Local, Top tier developers, engineers and contractors
Success Stories
Bryan County’s growth is backed by real projects and real commitments, from global manufacturing investments to expanding distribution and headquarters operations. These success stories reflect the county’s ability to support large-scale site selection decisions, supply chain growth, and long-term employer retention.
- Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) and HL-GA Battery Company (Hyundai Motor Group + LG Energy Solution): A generational EV manufacturing and supply chain project in Bryan County. At full production, HMGMA is expected to support up to 500,000 vehicles annually.
Key affiliates and supply chain operations supporting the project include Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Transys, Glovis, Hyundai Steel, and Hyundai Materials.
- Hyundai Mobis: The largest Tier 1 supplier for HMGMA, Hyundai Mobis has located a separate facility in Richmond Hill, Georgia, creating 1,578 jobs and investing $926M.
- KISS USA: Updated total reflecting the current expansion already underway, $244M investment and 455 jobs.
- Burlington: A major distribution and logistics investment supporting high-volume operations, 1,500 jobs and $500M investment.
- CFS Brands: Growth in light manufacturing and product distribution that supports industrial diversification, 100 jobs and $25M investment.
- Komar Brands: This global apparel company is investing $87M in a new manufacturing and distribution facility, creating 294 jobs.
- Daniel Defense: One of the first major manufacturers to establish in Bryan County in 2009. After relocating its global headquarters to Bryan County in 2017, the company has continued to grow and remains a long-term champion of the community, creating meaningful employment and investing in sustained operations.
- C&H: Expanded and opened its new facility in 2025, adding approximately 20 jobs and investing more than $10M.
Partner with Us for Your Growth
Bryan County is dedicated to supporting your business expansion, providing the resources and environment necessary for success. Our team is ready to collaborate with you to ensure your growth objectives are met.