Loading...2005 Fall Feather Hunt a Success in Southwest Georgia
The 18th annual Fall Feather Hunt was held December 7-9, 2005, in Southwest Georgia, with 15 guests attending. The Fall Feather Hunt is a unique economic development opportunity that attracts business leaders to Georgia for world-class quail hunting and southern hospitality. Business leaders who may be interested in expanding or relocating to Georgia are invited to attend. Three announcements from companies attending the 2004 Fall Feather Hunt alone represent $142 million in new or expanded business investments and 650 new jobs for the state of Georgia.
Guests arrived at Wynfield Plantation in Albany on Wednesday, December 7 for lunch, orientation, safety session and skeet shooting, followed by a casual reception and dinner. Commissioner Craig Lesser, from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, spoke with guests Wednesday evening. On Thursday evening, Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor spoke. The guests spent Thursday and Friday quail hunting on Wynfield, Ashbrook, Ochlocknee and Southern Woods plantations.
Many thanks to the sponsors of the 2005 Fall Feather Hunt: the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Southwest Georgia Chamber Council, the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce and Georgia Allies.
Paul DeLoach, of Pellicano Company Inc., in Albany, served a second year as State Host Committee Chair for the 2005 Fall Feather Hunt. Pam Richter, Regions Bank, and John Funderburk, Life of the South Insurance Company, in Albany, served their second year as Co-Chairs of the Albany Area Steering Committee. Bruce Drennan, Executive Director of the Cordele-Crisp County Industrial Development Council, served as Chair of the Southwest Georgia Chamber Council.
