Editing Toccoa, Georgia (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Shops_in_downtown_Toccoa,_Georgia,_US_01.jpg|thumb|Shops in downtown Toccoa]]
Stephens County Development Authority (SCDA) was established in 1965 to continue and sustain the growth of [[Northeast Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scda.biz/ |title=SCDA website |access-date=September 21, 2010 |archive-date=July 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719121758/http://www.scda.biz/ |url-status=live }}</ref> SCDA is responsible for the recruitment of new businesses such as industrial, manufacturing, distribution, corporate and regional headquarters and customer service centers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stephenscountyga.com/development.cfm?lid=198 |title=Stephens County Georgia |access-date=September 29, 2010 |archive-date=September 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918074144/http://www.stephenscountyga.com/development.cfm?lid=198 |url-status=live }}</ref> SCDA serves the following cities: Toccoa, [[Eastanollee, Georgia|Eastanollee]], [[Martin, Georgia|Martin]], and [[Avalon, Georgia|Avalon]].
Major industrial parks in the area are Toccoa Industrial Park, Meadowbrook Industrial Park, and Hayestone Brady Business Park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scda.biz/industrial_parks.php |title=Stephens County Industrial Parks |access-date=September 29, 2010 |archive-date=July 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711173649/http://www.scda.biz/industrial_parks.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

The top Stephens County employers in descending order are the Stephens County School System, Caterpillar, Patterson Pump, ASI (GEM Industries), American Woodmark Corp., Standard Register, Sage Automotive Interiors, Habersham Plantation, Toccoa Falls College, Coats & Clark, Eaton Corporation, and PTL Company (an elevator fixtures and parts manufacturer).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scda.biz/business_in_stephens_county.php#top_employers |title=Stephens County Top Employers |access-date=September 29, 2010 |archive-date=July 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711101631/http://www.scda.biz/business_in_stephens_county.php#top_employers |url-status=live }}</ref> Founded and headquartered in Toccoa, 1st Franklin Financial Corporation is a regional financial services company with more than 1,300 employees.<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=2793705 Company Overview of 1st Franklin Financial Corporation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117013617/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=2793705 |date=January 17, 2018 }}, Bloomberg, profile accessed January 2018.</ref>