About
Greater Franklin was created, as an independent non-profit, in 1998 by local business and community leaders to advocate for our region at the state and federal level.
Greater Franklin works to create the environment that will allow for economic and community growth. We design projects and attract investment to the county. For example: It was widely understood that our rural communities were disadvantaged by not being connected to the 21st century economy. In 2017 we began our county-wide broadband initiative to see that every household could connect to reliable high-speed internet. as of December 2023, our efforts have resulted in seventy percent of our county being able to connect to a FIBER network. By the end of 2024 we will have ninety percent able to connect to FIBER. No other county in the state is this connected. We will grow as a result.
Through outreach to our business and community leaders, we identify priority issues that are preventing us from achieving the success we seek. We design plans and compete for state and federal funds to stimulate population and economic growth.