Hampton Georgia

7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 THE CI T Y OF HAMPTON, GEORGIA zone using incentives to entice new businesses to set up shop and contribute to job creation. In partnership with the Henry County Chamber of Commerce, the Hampton Business Merchant Association, city leadership deploys several humble but effective public strategies to help businesses promote themselves. Some of the more notable methods include ribbon- cutting ceremonies, newsletter features, and small business incubators that work with officials to develop loan packages, helping business owners secure more capital. While these actions aren’t quite as noticeable as a major infrastructure overhaul, they are With this expansion underway, it becomes a bit easier to see how organic Hampton’s development is shaping up to be. In fact, the city is even increasing its business-friendly initiatives to help attract even more new businesses. “Hampton shines when it comes to helping acclimate new business in our city. From its initial startup to opening its doors to its first customers. Spreading the word of a new community member is what we do. We want every business to know that they are now a part of who we are,” Mayor Tarpley says. Over the years, there has been a gradual shaping of the city’s downtown area into an enterprise