MACON —A new report shows that River Edge Behavioral Health Center generated a positive economic impact of more than $104 million to central Georgia last year. The Middle Georgia Regional Commission completed the analysis using data on River Edge’s staff and expenditures for fiscal year 2013.
The $104 million economic impact includes River Edge’s direct $37 million operating budget, and indirect impacts from that spending on the local economy. The analysis also outlined the positive fiscal impact on local governments, including property and sales taxes paid. The Regional Commission’s analysis also concluded River Edge created 1,191 additional local jobs.