Thursday May 1, 2025
Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center
Keynote Speaker
Cal Wray - President of the Augusta Economic Development Authority
Cal Wray began serving as the President of the Augusta Economic Development Authority in January 2018. The Augusta EDA works to recruit new manufacturing, distribution, assembly, and related industrial facilities to Augusta, Georgia as well as retail, commercial, and other developments that
will create jobs and bring investment to all of Richmond County, Georgia. Since his arrival, the Development Authority has announced 55+ new, expanding, and retail projects encompassing $4 Billion in new capital investment and 4,245 new and retained jobs.
Prior to arriving in Richmond County, Cal served as the Executive Director of the Clarksville‐Montgomery County Economic Development Council (EDC) and the Aspire Clarksville Foundation (Aspire) from March 2014 until January 2018. During his tenure, the team recruited more than $960 million in capital investment and more than 1,000 jobs
Cal has also served as Vice‐President of the Dublin‐Laurens County Development Authority (DLCDA) from June 2007 until he was named President in July 2010. During his time as President, they announced more than $291 million in capital investment by industry, 43 new and expanding industries, and 1,200 new jobs for the community.
Cal received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Russian, European Studies, and Economics from Vanderbilt University, a Master’s of Science degree in International Affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a certified Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) by the National Development Council (NDC). In 2015, 2021, and 2022 he was named one of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers by Consultant Connect. In 2018, Cal completed the inaugural class of the Advanced Economic Development Leadership Program and received the Master Practitioner Designation.
Cal is active in the Georgia Economic Developer’s Association (GEDA) and serves as Chairman on its board of directors, Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC), International Economic Development Council (IEDC), Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC), and multiple state, regional, and local endeavors.
Cal and his wife, Leigh, have three sons, Garrett, Camden, and Weston, and three daughters, Eliza, Rynne, and Whitney. Inspiring their children’s imagination and desire for learning has become their passion.
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Cornerstone Members
Trustee Level
AurubisRichmond,LLC
DoctorsHospital
GeorgiaPowerCompany
PiedmontAugusta
SavannahRiverNuclearSolutions
SRPFederalCreditUnion
WellstarMCGHealth
Council Level
America’sThriftStores
ClearwaterPaperCorporationPiedmont
Orthopedics-OrthoAtlanta
PremierNetworx
QueensboroughNationalBank &TrustCompany,Inc
SinghInvestmentGroup
SouthStateBank
StarbucksCoffeeCompany
TextronSpecializedVehicles
WaltonRehabilitationHospital
President Level
ADP
AmerisBank
AtlantaGasLightCompany
AugustaEconomicDevelopmentAuthority
AugustaMagazine
AugustaMarriottHotelat
theConventionCenter
AugustaUniversity
AzaleaInvestments,LLC
CaroleFabrics
ClubCar
Comcast
CrownePlazaNorthAugusta
EllefsonTransportationGroup
MAUWorkforceSolutions
News1226
Nutrien
PeachStateFederalCreditUnion
Peraton
SealingTech
SizemoreInc
Syensqo
TaxSlayer,LLC
TheAugustaChronicle
Truist
VineaCapital
Partnership Level
Amentum
AT&T
ATCDevelopment
AubenRealty,LLC
AugustaIndustrialServices,Inc
AugustaNationalGolfClub
AugustaTechnicalCollege
BankofAmerica
BattelleSavannahRiverAlliance
BeasleyMediaGroup,Inc
Blanchard&CalhounRealEstate
BPCPlasma,Inc
BrandonWilde
CENTURY21Magnolia
CharlieNorwoodVAMedicalCenter
ChoateConstructionCompany
Dave&Buster’s
ElliottDavis,LLC
Ferrero
FluorCorporation
FPLFood,LLC
FreshTakeGrocery
FulcherHaglerLLP
GeraldJonesAutoGroup
HullBarrett,PC
JimHudsonLexusofAugusta
JohnDeereCommercialProducts
JordanTrotterCommercialRealEstate
Kimberly-ClarkCorporation
LOOP
MartinMariettaAggregates
MercedesBenzofAugusta
MeybohmRealEstate
MorganThermalCeramics
MurphyAutomotiveGroup
Parker’sKitchen
Prayon,Inc.
RW AllenConstruction,LLC
ReevesConstructionCo
RegionsBank
SavannahRiverMissionCompletion
SecurityFederalBank
SEGRA
SelectSpecialtyHospital
Sherman&HemstreetRealEstateCo
SMECPAs
SouthernStatesChemical,Inc
Sparq
Spherion
TaylorAutoGroup
TheKrogerCo.
T-Mobile
UnionAgenerAnimalHealth
UnitiFiber
VeteranGolfersAssociation
Wier/Stewart
WJBF-TV
WOW!Business
YMCAofGreaterAugusta
Sustaining Level
AdvancedTechnologyLeaders,Inc
AlfredBenesch&Company,Inc.
AmericanConcreteInc.
AssuredPartners
AtomicTech/MojoHome&Appliance
AugustaEntertainmentComplex
AugustaOfficeSolutions
AugustaRegionalAirport
AugustaSymphony/MillerTheater
BlueRibbonAwards&Gifts
BrandsMartUSA
BuonaCaffeArtisanRoastedCoffee CadenceBank
ChickenSaladChick
Chick-Fil-AatAugustaExchange ColonyBank
CranstonEngineeringGroup,P.C. DavisAppliance&Furniture
Davis,Chapman,&Wilder,LLC DickinsonArchitects,PC
DuckworthDevelopment,LLC
EndictusCorp
Family&Morale,Welfare&Recreation
FifthThirdBank
FirstCitizensBank
FirstCommunityBank
GoodwynMillsCawood(GMC)
GulfspanIndustrial,LLC
Heavener&AssociatesConstruction Company,Inc
HomeInstead/Thomson &HarlemFamilyDental
IntelliGenesisLLC
IntelliSystems,Inc
JanusResearchGroup,LLC
JASINTConsulting&Technologies,LLC
JuniorAchievementofGeorgia
KeenSigns&Graphics
KendrickPaint&Body
LazizaMediterraneanGrill
MalcolmCunninghamChevrolet ManusBio
MasterAutomotive
MCBS,LLC
McKnightConstructionCompany
Miller-MotteCollege
NewSouthConstruction
NorthStarHospitality,LLC dbaComfortSuites
OccidentalChemicalCorporation OslaAgency PaceLiving
PowerServeInternational PremierPackaging,LLC
ProvidenceFamilyHomes
PureCycleTechnologies,Inc.
RBWLogistics
RichmondSupplyCompany& RubberDivision
SecurityOnionSolutions,LLC SilvertonMortgage
Synovus
ThePartridgeInn
TurnerPadgetGrahamLaney,PA
UniversalPlumbing
ValueAddedSolutions,Inc
W&AEngineering
WellsFargo
Willingway,Inc.
YanceyRents
YoungOffice