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Government Recognition

See how government leaders are recognizing CADDA’s impact.

CADDA recognized by ‪Lt. Governor Burt Jones and Senator Mike Hodges on the Georgia Senate Floor

CADDA recognized by ‪Congressman Buddy Carter‬ at U.S. House of Representatives

News Releases

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Graphic from the Coastal Area District Development Authority featuring a headshot of a woman overlaid with a navy blue tint. Text reads "CADDA Loan Officer Kelly Godfrey Completes Leadership Bryan Program." The CADDA 50th Anniversary logo appears in the upper right corner.
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CADDA Loan Officer Kelly Godfrey Completes Leadership Bryan Program

Graphic from the Coastal Area District Development Authority featuring a headshot of a woman overlaid with a navy blue tint. Text reads "CADDA Finance & Administrative Specialist Amy Anderson Completes Leadership Glynn Program." The CADDA 50th Anniversary logo appears in the upper right corner.
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CADDA Finance & Administrative Specialist Completes Leadership Glynn Program

Graphic from the Coastal Area District Development Authority featuring a headshot of a woman overlaid with a navy blue tint. Text reads "CADDA Loan Officer Sarabeth Sutton Earns Economic Development Finance Professional Certification." The CADDA 50th Anniversary logo appears in the upper right corner.
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CADDA Loan Officer Earns Economic Development Finance Professional Certification

Announcement graphic for the Coastal Area District Development Authority. Navy blue background with a faded photo of the Georgia State Capitol building. Gold text reads "Coastal Area District Development Authority" and bold white text reads "Georgia Senate Honors CADDA With Official Resolution Marking 50 Years of Small Business Lending." CADDA 50th Anniversary logo in the upper right corner.
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Georgia Senate Honors CADDA With Official Resolution

Announcement graphic for the 36th Annual CADDA Golf Tournament. Navy background with a faded photo of a golf course clubhouse. Gold text reads "Coastal Area District Development Authority" and bold white text reads "A 36-Year Tradition Continues: CADDA Golf Tournament Returns May 8." CADDA 50th Anniversary logo in the upper right corner.
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CADDA Golf Tournament Returns May 8

Branded graphic for the Coastal Area District Development Authority announcing "Celebrates 50 Years of Building Businesses and Strengthening Communities." Navy blue background with a faded photo of a group of people. CADDA 50th Anniversary logo in the lower right corner.
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CADDA Celebrates 50 Years

From The Archives:

Featured CADDA Event: 36th Annual Golf Tournament

Graphic with a gold background featuring a golfer mid-swing in the foreground, surrounded by floating golf balls. Bold white text reads "Thank You to All Who Joined Us for the 36th Annual CADDA Golf Tournament."

Thank you to our players, sponsors, and everyone who came out for a beautiful day of golf and networking.

We hope to see you on the green again next year!

2026 CADDA Event Highlights

See what we’ve been up to this year.

CADDA Partner Appreciation Event Recap Photos

CADDA Partner Appreciation Event Recap Video 

2026 Sponsored Events

Take a look at the events we’re proud to support.

Promotional graphic for ACCELER8, an 8-week business growth program from the Lucas Center for Entrepreneurship. Features the Lucas Center logo, the ACCELER8 name, a photo of a group of participants, and the website www.LucasCenter.com.

ACCELER8: Lucas Center for Entrepreneurship

Promotional graphic for the Southeastern Small Business Lenders Conference, March 18–20, 2026. Navy blue background with an illustrated cargo ship and the tagline "The Rising Tide of SBA Lending." Features the SESBLC logo with "2026" prominently displayed.

Southeastern Small Business Lenders Conference

Flyer for the UGA Small Business Development Center's Financial Fundamentals for Business Owners program. Red and white design with a photo of hands working at a calculator. Lists learning outcomes and event details: Thursday, April 9, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. at UGA Marine Extension, Brunswick, GA. No-cost program. CADDA 50th Anniversary logo appears as a program partner

UGA SBDC: Financial Fundamentals for Business Owners

Promotional graphic for the UGA Small Business Development Center's 2026 Business Summit in Savannah. Red header with the University of Georgia SBDC logo and tagline "Success Starts Here: Inspiring Growth, Driving Change." Features a red outline of the state of Georgia with "2026 Business Summit Savannah" in bold text.

UGA SBDC: Savannah Business Summit

2026 Partner Presentations

Find other events where the CADDA team is presenting.

Promotional graphic for a free webinar titled "SBA 504 Lending: Lower Risk, Stronger Relationships." Features the SBA and CADDA 50th Anniversary logos. White and red design with script text reading "Join us live!" Event details: February 19, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Red text reads "Register Now."

SBA Webinar: 504 Lending –  Lower Risk, Stronger Relationships

Flyer for a Bryan County Chamber of Commerce Lunch and Learn event on small business loans and programs. Features a photo of a small business loan application form. Speaker listed as Kelly Godfrey, CADDA. Presenting sponsor Georgia Power. Event details: March 25, 2026, 12 noon–1 p.m., Richmond Hill City Center, Richmond Hill, GA.

Bryan County Chamber of Commerce: Lunch and Learn – Small Business Loans

Promotional graphic for an Effingham County Chamber of Commerce Catalyst Briefs event titled "Fueling Small Business Growth." Features photos of three speakers, including Terry Louk of the Coastal Area District Development Authority and representatives from the UGA Small Business Development Center. Event details: April 8, 11:30 a.m. CADDA 50th Anniversary logo appears in the lower right corner.

Effingham County Chamber of Commerce: Catalyst Brief – Fueling Small Business Growth

Promotional graphic for a free webinar hosted by CADDA and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Text reads "SBA 504 Loan Program Training for the Third Party Lender: Construction Loans – Webinar, Join us live! Tuesday, June 2, 11:00 a.m." The CADDA 50th Anniversary logo appears alongside the SBA logo. Background features photos of people participating in a video conference call.

SBA 504 Webinar: Loan Program Training for the Third Party Lender – Construction Loans

Event flyer for the Liberty County Reverse Pitch, a resource showcase for entrepreneurs, taking place May 20, 2026, from 6–8 p.m. EST at the Hinesville Business Incubator, 220 W. Washington Avenue. The flyer describes the event as a reverse pitch experience where business support organizations present their services directly to entrepreneurs. Presenting sponsor is Huey Magoo's Chicken Tenders. Additional sponsors include Liberty County Development Authority, GENIE, Southeastern Bank, and Startup Savannah

Liberty County Reverse Pitch

Featured Economic Development Program

Flyer for ED101 – Economic Development Finance, a Grow America and Truist Charitable Fund program, taking place August 10–14, 2026, in person in Jacksonville, FL. The background photo shows multiple people sitting around a table reviewing printed charts and data reports.

Economic Development Finance Professional Certification Program™ – ED101: Economic Development Finance

2025 CADDA Event Highlights

Check out our event recaps.

CADDA Connections Mixer

Savannah Chamber Business Expo