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Manager frames downtown projects as a once‑in‑a‑generation 'making moment' with hundreds of millions in investment

Macon‑Bibb County Communications Podcast 'Makin It' · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Dr. Keith Moffitt described a cluster of major downtown projects — Mercer Medical's $300M project, a nearly $300M arena, courthouse and hotel/convention center tie‑ups — calling the corridor's cumulative investment transformative for the next century.

Dr. Keith Moffitt told the podcast Macon is in a "making moment," a phase he said reflects years of planning and new private and public investments. He listed several large projects he said are changing the corridor: a Mercer Medical project described on the show as a roughly $300,000,000 investment; a nearly $300,000,000 arena under development; a courthouse renovation of more than $20,000,000; and a…

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