Local Governments:
Brooks County     229-263-5561
Quitman               229-263-4166 (County Seat)
Morven                229-263-2176
Barwick                229-735-2311
Pavo                    229-859-2111

Taxes:
Millage Rate: Quitman - 4.53 / County - 29.64
Local Sales Tax: 3%
State Sales Tax: 4%

Financial Institutions:
Ag Georgia Farm Credit (Quitman) 229-263-7551
Ameris Bank (Quitman) 229-263-7525
Barwick Banking Company (Barwick) 229-735-3110
Brooks County Farm Bureau (Quitman) 229-263-4164
Citizens Community Bank (Morven) 229-775-2707
Citizens National Bank (Quitman) 229-263-7575
Colony Bank of Quitman (Quitman) 229-263-7538

Public Education:
Brooks County has a consolidated school system with more than 2,700 students enrolled.

Technical College: University:
Valdosta Technical College
4089 Val Tech Rd.
Valdosta, GA 31603-0928
229-333-2100

Valdosta State University
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698
800-618-1878

Tax Incentives:

Business Inventory Tax Exemption: Both Quitman and Brooks County offer a 100% Freeport tax exemption on the following classes of personal property:

1) Manufacturers' raw materials and goods-in-process inventory;
2) Manufacturers' finished goods held by the original manufacturer;
3) Warehouse, distribution, or manufacturing firms with finished goods destined to be shipped outside Georgia.

State sales tax exemption on certain classes of manufacturing equipment and for equipment used for controlling air and water pollution. Exemption for 4% state sales tax and up to 3% local sales tax authorized for eligible machinery - 7% total possible sales tax exemption on eligible manufacturing and/or pollution control equipment.

The Jobs Tax Credit provision allows for a statewide job tax credit of $3,500 for any business or headquarters of any such business engaged in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, processing, telecommunications, tourism, or research and development industries, but does not include retail businesses. The company is entitled to the tax credit provided it hires 5 or more full time employees. An extra bonus credit of $500 per job tax credit is available because Brooks County is a member of a Joint Development Authority.

Education Tax Credit: The company is also eligible for a $150 corporate income tax credit for each employee successfully completing an approved employer-provided basic skills education program. Firms providing retraining for employees may receive a tax credit of 50 percent of their costs, up to $500 per participant, to a maximum of 50 percent of state income tax liability.

Employer Incentive Program (EIP): Low interest loans are available to qualified recipients through the city or county governments.

Local Revolving Loan Funds (RLF): Both the City of Quitman and Brooks County Boards of Commissioners administer revolving loan funds that have been capitalized by CDBG projects previously approved by the State of Georgia.

OneGeorgia Authority: Funding may be available through grants and low interest loans to qualified recipients.
Based on number of jobs created, capital investment and through negotiation, the Brooks County Development Authority can individualize an incentive package for each prospect.

The City of Quitman Board of Commissioners, Brooks County Board of Commissioners and Brooks County Development Authority will pursue grants or low interest loans to assist with infrastructure and building needs.
The BCDA will work with the regional Department of Labor in recruiting employees.
Other state and local incentives may be available.

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