The City of Gallatin Economic Development Agency is the business recruitment, retention, and expansion organization for our community. Our staff is guided by a three-person Board of Directors who shape the EDA’s strategies and work plan as we strive to create job opportunities and investment for our city.

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City of Gallatin EDA
P.O. Box 773
132 West Main St.
Gallatin, TN 37066
615-451-5940
Fax: 615-451-5941

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NEWS

Gallatin hits high GEAR as manufacturing destination.

Gallatin's existing industry program (GEAR) aids in recruitment process.
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Four-year college moving to Gallatin.

Freewill Baptist Bible College has inked a contract to buy 66 acres in Gallatin near the fast growing Big Station Camp Boulevard for its new campus. Read more


Gallatin is now “Music City”

“You’ve made a great city even greater,” said Clay Walker, Executive Director of Gallatin’s Economic Development Agency, to the corporate officers and employees of Samick Music Corporation at the grand opening of the manufacturing facility and distribution center in the industrial park off Airport Road.
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The Gallatin EDA’s Existing Industry program helps area industry leaders network and solve problems…
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LOCATION
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Gallatin, Tennessee is located in the heart of the United States, just 25 miles from Nashville, and within a day's drive of 75% of the nation.

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Gallatin, Tennessee, is a hot spot for new and expanding businesses, with strong office, manufacturing and distribution, commercial and retail, and residential opportunities and amenities.

Our city is home to some 25,000 residents, a number that is expected to grow to about 28,000 by 2010. Businesses of all types call Gallatin home, including the corporate headquarters of Samick Music Corporation, which relocated its offices from California in 2006 with its manufacturing and distribution facility to open in late 2007. The largest Gap distribution center is in Gallatin, with nearly 2.5 million square feet of state of the art DC space and equipment. GF Puhl manufacturing is Gallatin's newest industrial citizen, having just moved into its' plush 51,000 square foot facility across from the Gallatin Industrial Center. Please read more about our corporate citizens.

Business and Life Are Good in Gallatin

Part of the Nashville MSA, Gallatin is just a 25 minute drive from downtown. Our easy access to Interstates 65, 40, and 24, along with our proximity to the Economic Development AgencyNashville International Airport and boasting our own Sumner County Regional Airport, give Gallatin ready accessibility to the world. Please learn more about our location and transportation network here.

Middle Tennessee is perhaps the hottest spot for corporate relocations and expansions. A big reason is an incredibly favorable business climate, supported by meaningful tax incentives and training programs for qualified companies.

An outstanding public school system complemented by several private education options, Volunteer State Community College, and state-of-the-art technical training facilities help support our businesses by providing a highly skilled workforce. For information regarding education and quality of life, please click here.

Read our latest Annual Reports

“At the end of each Fiscal Year, Gallatin Economic Development Agency publishes a summary of the previous year’s economic development activities. Click on the images to read our latest annual reports.”
Regional Economic Development Partners
State of Tennesse Economic and Community Development State of Tennessee
Department of Economic and Community Development
http://www.tennessee.gov/ecd/
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
Department of Economic Development
http://www.nashvilleareainfo.com/
Tennessee Valle Authority Tennessee Valley Authority
Economic Development
http://www.tvaed.com/index.htm
Middle Tennesse Industrial Development Association Middle Tennessee Industrial Development Association
http://www.mtida.org/
Middle Tennesse Industrial Development Association Forward Sumner Economic Council
http://www.forwardsumner.org/
Tennessee Small Business Development Center / Gallatin Tennessee Small Business Development Center / Gallatin
http://www.volstate.edu/TSBDC/
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