- 1981:
- O.C.G.A 36-62-5.1 allows the creation of multi-jurisdictional development authorities.
- 1995:
- The County Commissioners of Bibb and Twiggs counties form the Bibb-Twiggs Development Authority for the purpose of job creation, encouraging economic growth, and improving the availability of regional opportunities for member counties.
- 1999:
- Monroe County becomes a member of the Development Authority.
- 2001:
- The Development Authority of Bibb, Twiggs and Monroe Counties was renamed the Central Georgia Joint Development Authority (CGJDA).
- Jones County joins CGJDA.
- 2006:
- CGJDA receives a grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) to address encroachment.
- 2010:
- Houston County joins CGJDA.
- Crawford County joins CGJDA.
- 2012:
- Peach County joins CGJDA.
- Bibb County, Houston County, and Peach County enter into an intergovernmental agreement committing funds to the encroachment project.
- 2015:
- Baldwin County joins CGJDA.
- 2016:
- Wilkinson County joins CGJDA.
- Pulaski County joins CGJDA.
- 2017:
- Putnam County joins CGJDA.