Red Carpet Tour coming to Hall Co.

GAINESVILLE - Georgia's Red Carpet Tour is one of the country's premier economic development marketing initiatives with the express purpose of attracting national and international companies considering relocating or expanding their businesses in Georgia... and it is returning to Gainesville and Hall County this year.

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce began the tour to entice further locations and expansions for the economy in the State of Georgia. Each year chamber officials choose a part of the state to host the business representatives and several state hosts.

The 52nd Annual Red Carpet Tour will visit Gainesville-Hall County on Thursday and Friday. Hosted by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Allies, 70 prospects and state hosts will visit specific area venues.

Guests will arrive on Thursday at Lake Lanier Islands Resort where they will spend the evening. On Friday, they'll attend a breakfast at Chattahoochee Country Club with area industry leaders including representatives from Elan Drug Technologies, King's Hawaiian, and ZF Wind Power. Lunch at Jaemor Farms will feature live acoustic entertainment and a fried chicken lunch followed by a homemade Jaemor peach pie.

That afternoon, they can try their hand at the zip lines at North Georgia Canopy Tours in Lula, race car driving at Road Atlanta by Skip Barber Racing, golf at Legacy on Lanier, or relaxation on a houseboat on Lake Lanier. The day will conclude with a reception and outdoor dinner at Legacy Pointe Pavilion with an address from John Addison of Primerica.

They depart Saturday for the third round of the Masters and the conclusion of the Red Carpet Tour.

The Gainesville-Hall County Host Committee includes co-chairs R.K. Whitehead, Whitehead Die Casting, and Denise Deal; Doug Carter, Don Carter Realty; Sam Hulsey, United Community Bank; David Sargent, Georgia Mountains Regional Commission; Lynn Carter, Carter Chiropractic; Melissa Tymchuk, Northeast Georgia Health System; David Lee, Jackson EMC; Spence Price, The Adams Companies; Dixie Truelove, Truelove Dairy; Brent Hoffman, Prudential Georgia Realty; Chris Braswell, PB Property Management; Darrell Synder, Georgia Power; Russell Vandiver, Lanier Technical College; Kit Dunlap, Tim Evans and Shelley Davis, Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce.