Rural Jobs Coalition

We are the voice of Rural America and its Entrepreneurs.

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

GARJA fund managers highlight how this program has helped save small businesses and create jobs across rural Georgia. #gapol

https://t.co/p3nyX1VloA

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

GARJA means rural Georgia jobs.

@JamesDBurchett #gapol

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

Did you know? All companies that benefit from GARJA —

-must be based in Georgia

-must have 250 employees or fewer

-must be in counties with 50,000 people or fewer

#gapol

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

READ: Letters of support from rural Georgia small businesses that are supported by GARJA. #gapol

https://t.co/fxETUVAazQ

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

GARJA supports 34 rural small businesses across Georgia and has created and sustained 2,300 jobs.

Read the story about one of those companies, Cady Bag, here. #gapol ​​

https://t.co/OQlDbtbRbV

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

Rep. Shaw Blackmon knows that GARJA is a winner — and a crucial lifeline — for rural communities across Georgia! #gapol

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

Read the full Georgia Tech study that sets the record straight here. #gapol

https://t.co/479XWKT4x2

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

READ: @JamesDBurchett on GARJA’s positive impact for Georgia and the state’s deeply flawed audit. #gapol

https://t.co/pbsWRdSnme

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

🚨 TODAY’S THE DAY: Sine Die in Georgia is here & rural jobs are on the line.

Learn more about why S.B. 511 & GARJA must pass before the clock runs out. #gapol

https://t.co/f7L65MVoLF

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

NEW: Rep. James Burchett explains why GARJA is vitally important to communities like his — and how some critics in the state Senate are using flawed data to paint the program in a bad light. Read more: https://t.co/pbsWRdSnme #gapol

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

A GA rural tax credit program that...

-Supports 34 businesses

-Created & sustained 2,300 jobs

-ONLY allows investment in GA-based businesses with fewer than 250 employees, in counties with 50k people or fewer

…is being attacked by Atlanta papers. Fixed it for you. #gapol

[James Salzer @jsalzerajc]

A Georgia rural tax credit program that has cost the state more than $50 million is facing new resistance from lawmakers who say it is little more than a special interest boondoggle that enriches out-of-state venture capital funds. https://t.co/KiQmg6UdkK #gapol @AJCGaPolitics

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

Finally, the AJC claims similar programs have been shuttered. In reality:

➡️ 18 states have passed similar programs since 2007 & those programs have been renewed 26 times

Get all the facts here: https://t.co/lkS3UmnotP #gapol

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

The AJC's one-sided story minimizes what GARJA has done for 34 rural GA businesses and more than 2.3k workers — and ignores the flaws in the state’s audit.

Let’s set the record straight: 🧵 #gapol

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

GARJA is also revenue positive for the state:

➡️ Every job created or sustained by GARJA $$ adds an additional $13,400 to the state’s revenue

➡️ For every $1 in tax credits, GARJA investments yield $1.28 for the state #gapol

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

GARJA supports 34 small businesses, more than 2,300 jobs, and every job created generates $13,400 in state revenue growth.

LEARN MORE: https://t.co/f7L65MDNn5

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

GARJA is a winner for Georgia across the board. #gapol

[Rural Jobs Coalition @RuralJobsC]

The state’s audit of GARJA was flawed & tailored to fit a narrative.

Get the facts, not the spin —> https://t.co/f7L65MDNn5