Press Releases
Oct 29, 2015 Georgia Tourism Premieres New Statewide Promotional Videos
ATLANTA, October 28, 2015 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Tourism division premiered its new promotional videos ' We Are Georgia' today. The videos...
Oct 21, 2015 Georgia Council for the Arts Releases Recommendations from the Governor's Arts Learning Task Force
ATLANTA, August 17, 2015–The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) today released the recommendations from Governor Deal's Arts Learning Task...
Oct 21, 2015 Pro-business climate drives investment and job creation in key industries
ATLANTA, September 16, 2015—Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that the Global Commerce division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) helped create a total...
Oct 21, 2015 Deal opens BioScience Training Center in Newton County
ATLANTA, September 10, 2015—Gov. Nathan Deal joined state officials and executives from Baxalta, Inc. (formerly Baxter) today to cut ribbon marking the grand opening of...
Oct 21, 2015 Suniva expansion to create 500 jobs
ATLANTA, September 9, 2015—Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Suniva Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, will expand its...
Oct 21, 2015 State Receives Federal Funds to Enhance Middle Georgia Workforce
ATLANTA, September 3, 2015—The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today an award of nearly $2 million by the U.S. Department of Labor to...
Oct 21, 2015 Murray County inland terminal to open in 2018
ATLANTA, July 28, 2015—Gov. Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Murray County and CSX Transportation signed a Memorandum of Agreement today to establish the...
Oct 21, 2015 Georgia Tourism Product Development Team to visit Washington County
ATLANTA, September 24, 2015 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Tourism division announced today that the Tourism Product Development Resource team will visit Washington...
Oct 21, 2015 Kodak to expand and develop cutting-edge product at Columbus facility
ATLANTA, August 7, 2015—Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Eastman Kodak, a cutting-edge imaging technology company, will expand. At full capacity, Kodak will employ 240...
Oct 21, 2015 Tourism product development funds awarded to 11 Georgia communities
ATLANTA, September 2, 2015–The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) has awarded $130,000 in product development agreements to 11 tourism and art entities across the...