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Promoting Jobs & Economic
Development
As a
self-employed businessman, Mickey Channell understands the
importance of quality jobs to our citizens and that stimulating
economic development in our district is vital to our area. Georgia
is a pro-business state, and Mickey wants to use his conservative
fiscal leadership approach to ensure that our district is attractive
to industry. During Mickey’s tenure as our State Representative,
Georgia has been the fastest growing state east of the Rocky
Mountains, has created more jobs than all but two states, has
experienced a steady decline in the unemployment rate and has
experienced a 34 percent growth in personal income. Mickey will
continue to work with local and state officials to bring industry,
economic development and jobs to our district.
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Mickey in Action
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Voted for and used his seniority on the
Appropriations Committee to help provide grants for
local governments in our area from the State of
Georgia Department of Community Affairs totaling
$39,251,080 since 1992
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Voted for funds to promote job growth in rural
Georgia through the OneGeorgia Authority
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Assisted Putnam Development Authority in procuring a
$350,000 OneGeorgia Grant to keep the Haband Company
and 340 jobs in Eatonton
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Assisted Greene County Airport Authority in
procuring a $500,000 OneGeorgia Grant to build a new
terminal at the Greene County Regional Airport
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Met with former Senator Zell Miller, Senator Saxby
Chambliss and Congressman Charlie Norwood in
Washington to ask for federal funds for Greene
County Regional Airport Expansion, resulting in
almost $2 million in the Federal Transportation
Budget for our airport
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Assisted local elected officials in obtaining a
$500,000 One Georgia grant that will be used to
construct a truck stop, and will create 60 jobs in
the district
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Voted for expansion of commuter rail service to ease
traffic and attract people to rural areas of the
state
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Voted for initiatives to bring high tech industries
to rural Georgia
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Voted for the Southeast Dairy Compact that could
help our struggling dairy farmers compete with other
parts of the country
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Voted for funds for Department of Transportation
projects totaling over $127 million for our area
since 1993
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Worked with DOT to develop proposed construction
projects in FY 2005-FY 2010 totaling over $172
million
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