Liberty County Economic Development Study

As a Graduate Research Assistant with Georgia Tech’s Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR), I contributed substantially to a comprehensive economic-development study for Liberty County, Georgia. My work included demographic and socioeconomic research, peer-community benchmarking, GIS mapping, data visualization, industry and workforce analysis, and written interpretation. I developed the majority of the project’s maps, completed the industry-analysis section using Lightcast, supported the selection and evaluation of peer communities, and contributed to report conclusions and recommendations. The project examined Liberty County’s population, workforce, industry structure, development conditions, and competitive position to identify opportunities for future economic growth. My role expanded beyond individual data tasks into larger sections of the final report, combining quantitative analysis with spatial context and strategic planning recommendations.