Pierce County Georgia

Industrial Development Authority

200 SW CENTRAL AVENUE,
BLACKSHEAR, GA 31516

economic RESOURCES

Currently, the largest employment sectors in Pierce County are service (32.2%), retail trade (25.2%), and wholesale trade (12.4%). With 95% of Pierce County agricultural and timber land being unincorporated, we welcome other industries to our community.

top 10 largest PRIVATE EMPLOYERS

Pierce County’s Top Regional Employers (facilities in Pierce County)

Employer	Industry Sector	Employees
ACE Pole/Beach Timber	Manufacturing	250
Chemours	Mining	250
Cal-Maine Foods	Food Processing	250
Stewart Distribution	Distribution	225
Thom’s Transport	Logistics	168
West Fraser	Manufacturing	150
Progress Rail	Manufacturing	100
Composite Research “Sundance”	Manufacturing	100
Southern Eagle Distributors	Distribution	75
Steel & Metal Systems	Manufacturing	75
TOTAL		1643

top PUBLIC EMPLOYERS

Employer	Employees
Pierce County Board of Education	442
Pierce County Commissioners	118
City of Blackshear	34
City of Patterson	7

MATT CARTER
executive director

Our MISSION STATEMENT

“To actively pursue opportunities for growth, job development, and quality of life for Pierce County.”

Our VISION STATEMENT

“To improve the quality of life in Pierce County through job creation by developing existing resources and emerging markets.”

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A number of photographs used throughout this website have been used courtesy of: The Blackshear Times, Casey Jones, Jennifer Carter Johnson, Wayne Morgan Artistry