Press Releases
Jan 5, 2022 Battery Resourcers to Open North America’s Largest Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facility in Georgia, Create 150 Jobs
Atlanta, GA – January 5, 2022 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Battery Resourcers (now known as Ascend Elements), a lithium-ion battery recycling...
Dec 21, 2021 Roper Corporation Invests $118 Million in Walker County Expansion, Creates 600 Jobs
Atlanta, GA – December 21, 2021 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Roper Corporation, a subsidiary of GE Appliances and Walker County’s largest...
Dec 20, 2021 Family-owned Door Manufacturer to Invest $16 Million in New Turner County Facility
Atlanta, GA – December 20, 2021 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that family-owned door manufacturing company Steves & Sons Inc. will locate an...
Dec 16, 2021 Governor Kemp Welcomes Rivian for Single-Largest Economic Development Project in State History
Atlanta, GA – December 16, 2021 – At an event with company leaders, Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Rivian Inc. (Rivian) will invest...
Dec 14, 2021 Global Temperature-controlled Storage Leader Lineage Logistics to Build New Savannah Facility
ATLANTA – December 14, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Lineage Logistics, the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and...
Dec 14, 2021 Seventeen Georgia Companies Receive 2021 GLOBE Awards, Three Recognized as Exporters of the Year
ATLANTA – December 14, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced its International Trade division’s 2021 GLOBE Award recipients. This state-led...
Dec 13, 2021 Multinational Liner Shipping Company Hapag-Lloyd Selects Georgia for North American Headquarters
ATLANTA – December 13, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that German multinational liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd will invest $18...
Dec 8, 2021 Germany’s Most Populous State, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), to Open Georgia Office
ATLANTA – December 8, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is opening a...
Dec 8, 2021 Georgia Department of Economic Development Announces 2021 GEAR Award Winners
ATLANTA – December 8, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced the five companies that earned 2021 GEAR Awards. These awards...
Dec 6, 2021 Governor Kemp Announces Leading Semiconductor Manufacturer to Open Design Center in Atlanta
Atlanta, GA – December 6, 2021 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Micron Technology, Inc., one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers and...