Press Releases
Jul 19, 2014 Joint Cargo Aircraft Training Mission Expands to Robins Air Force Base
ATLANTA, December 10, 2009 – Governor Perdue announced today Robins Air Force Base (RAFB) in Warner Robins will be the new home for the C-27J...
Jul 19, 2014 Biorefinery Demonstration Plant Planned for Upson County
ATLANTA, December 21, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Thomaston in Upson County will be home to a new biorefinery demonstration plant, the...
Jul 19, 2014 New Director Named To Georgia Tourism Foundation
ATLANTA, December 23, 2009 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) named Fred Huff the director of the Georgia Tourism Foundation, a public-private entity...
Jul 19, 2014 Minnesota-Based Food Distributor Opens Facility in Columbus
ATLANTA, December 17, 2009 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that the Nash-Finch Company, based in Edina, Minnesota, is opening a distribution...
Jul 18, 2014 Governor Perdue Announces 2010 Entrepreneur Summit
ATLANTA. February 22, 2010 – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that the 2010 Entrepreneur Summit will take place March 2-3 at Georgia College & State...
Jul 18, 2014 QualTex Laboratories Expands to Gwinnett County
ATLANTA, February 23, 2010 — Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that QualTex Laboratories, a San Antonio, Texas-based independent blood testing lab, is expanding operations...
Jul 18, 2014 International Biotech Company Establishes North American Headquarters in Atlanta
ATLANTA, February 24, 2010 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Barcelona, Spain-based biotechnology firm Sepmag Technologies selected Atlanta as its North...
Jul 18, 2014 Ohio-Based ChemStation Expands to Marietta
ATLANTA, March 3, 2010 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that ChemStation, a Dayton, Ohio-based environmental products manufacturer, will expand operations to...
Jul 18, 2014 Georgia Announces Summer Trade Mission to United Kingdom
ATLANTA, March 3, 2010 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced plans to lead a delegation of Georgia exporters and communities to...
Jul 18, 2014 Economic Impact from Chiles Earthquake
CHILE, March 5, 2010 - On Saturday, February 27, the Central and Southern regions of Chile were struck by a devastating earthquake registering 8.8 on...