Key Industries

Retail & Entertainment

Douglas County offers a unique opportunity for Retail and Entertainment businesses looking for inexpensive real estate, a charming and thriving community, a skilled and affordable workforce and the South’s largest metropolis, Atlanta, only 25 miles away.

With Douglasville on the National Register of Historic Places, maintaining and celebrating our small town and natural environment provides craft retailers and unique entertainment ventures an opportunity to contribute to the voice of the community for locals and non-locals to “Live, Work and Play Outside the Lines.”

Popular retail destinations include: Douglasville’s historic commercial district, Arbor Place Mall and O’Neal Plaza, as well as new mixed-use retail and entertainment developments. See our News and Press section for updates and additional information.

People travel far and wide to enjoy our Entertainment destinations, such as: Six Flags Over GeorgiaSerenbeFoxhall ResortWest Pines Golf Club, and our Film Trails.

With a growing population calling Douglas County home and new developments underway, opportunities abound for signature retail and entertainment experiences. Douglas County’s Growth Plan outlines the community’s vision, plan and implementation, demographics and socioeconomics.

Douglas County offers affordable land, a business-friendly environment, a trained and qualified workforce all within a 30-minute drive of downtown Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport! We invite you to discover Douglas County for your next business opportunity and enjoy life at a better pace!

Our Team is Here to Help – Contact a member of our staff to assist you with:

  • Confidential Site Selection
  • Customized Workforce Development Recruitment Strategy
  • Community Resources
  • Economic Development Incentives

Our team is here to support new and growing businesses to get operations running quickly, smoothly and cost-effectively.

Join community leaders to enrich and strengthen our skilled workforce with the Workforce Collaborative program. We connect partners in education, industry, non-profits and economic development.