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Forward Brunswick Executive Director Erin Granados and Kelly Hnatt of BuildWise Project Management reviewing plans for proposed development.
MOVING BRUNSWICK FORWARD Authority, says, “A thriving city of Brunswick
in the Golden Isles. Revitalization efforts will be
benefits all residents of Glynn County.”
integral in growing, supporting, and sustaining Glynn County’s labor pool. Quality-of-life
Forward Brunswick’s vision is to foster
improvements provide incentive for local
economic vitality as Brunswick’s community
workforce and bring increased opportunities
partnership leader. Chair of the Board of
for employment in the community. Summed
runswick is the gateway to the
Directors Ben T. Slade III explains, “It’s all
up: better quality-of-life attracts and retains
Golden Isles. As such, it is the
about building community pride through
people; people bring talent and business;
focus of Forward Brunswick,
targeted improvement projects.” Cultivating
more businesses stimulate economic vitality,
a local nonprofit dedicated to
residents’ pride in their city through
providing means for better quality-of-life. This
revitalization efforts for the City of Brunswick.
intentional development projects will enhance
cycle requires groups with a plethora of skill
Forward Brunswick’s mission is to inspire
the community for all who choose to work,
sets and ambition working together to ensure
community commitment and raise resources
play, learn within the Golden Isles. Forward
community sustainability.
to accomplish Brunswick revitalization
Brunswick’s focus objectives aim at Improving
projects, because they believe the city’s
the quality-of-life for city residents, visitors,
By working beside community partners, such
success and growth is not confined within
and for stakeholders as well.
as the City of Brunswick, Keep Golden Isles
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Beautiful, South Coast Bank & Trust, and
its limits, it positively impacts the entire Golden Isles community. As Bruce Dixon,
A key aim and necessity of revitalization is to
Coastal Georgia Historical Society, Forward
owner of Dixon Management and a former
retain and attract a diverse workforce to fuel
Brunswick works efficiently and effectively to
board member of Golden Isles Development
the needs of current and planned businesses
ensure projects that address community
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