Business View Magazine | August 2019

156 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE AUGUST 2019 is a heavily wooded community nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Parts of the city lie along the shore of one of the nation’s most popular inland waterways, Lake Lanier, created in 1956 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In addition, Gainesville is home to many arts and cultural institutions, not to mention a $1 billion per year poultry industry, which has given the city the title “Poultry Capital of the World.” “We’re growing every day, and there’s a unique feel to our town,” Poole says. “We have a lot to offer in Gainesville, and specifically at the Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport.” PREFERRED VENDOR n Lead Edge Design Group www.leadedgedesign.com Lead Edge Design Group, Inc. was founded to specifically support General Aviation and community airports through engineering, planning and operational support. Lead Edge offers a specific blend of expertise associated with the successful completion of hundreds of FAA planning and design projects with the added economic development and operations support required for general aviation airports to thrive in today’s market. Lead Edge Design Group is proud to serve the City of Gainesville and the Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in all aspects of airport engineering, planning and development. www.LeadEdgeDesign.com 300 Parkbrooke Place, Suite 100 Woodstock, Georgia 30189 (770) 845-7657