Press Releases
May 12, 2020 Georgia Council for the Arts Announces Poet Laureate’s Prize Winner, Finalists
ATLANTA, May 12, 2020—This week Georgia's Poet Laureate, Chelsea Rathburn, in collaboration with Georgia Council for the Arts, announced the winner and finalists of the...
May 8, 2020 A-1 Roof Trusses Plans $17 Million Investment, 130 Jobs in Decatur County
Atlanta, May 8, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that A-1 Roof Trusses, a leading manufacturer of pre-engineered wood trusses, plans to invest $17...
May 7, 2020 Whitefield Academy Student Wins 2020 Poetry Out Loud State Championship
ATLANTA, May 7, 2020—The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) this week announced that Grayson Nour, a senior at Whitefield...
May 5, 2020 RWDC Industries to Invest $260 Million in Athens-Clarke County Expansion, Create 200 Jobs
Atlanta, May 5, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that biotechnology company RWDC Industries will invest $260 million in expanding its operations into Athens-Clarke...
May 4, 2020 SK Innovation to Begin Construction on Second Georgia Battery Facility in July
Atlanta, May 4, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that SK innovation, a developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), will...
May 4, 2020 Georgia Council for the Arts announces CARES Act funding to support Georgia arts organizations
ATLANTA, May 4, 2020—The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts today released guidelines and opened applications for the Resiliency Grant, a...
Apr 29, 2020 Batter Up Foods Invests $34M in Fulton Co. Waffle Plant, Creates 162 Jobs
Atlanta, April 29, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Batter Up Foods’ sister company, SatisPie, will invest up to $34 million as it...
Apr 27, 2020 Amazon Announces New Fulfillment Center, Creating 800 New Jobs in Columbia County
Atlanta, April 27, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Amazon will further expand its Georgia presence with a new fulfillment center planned in...
Apr 15, 2020 Dublin Highway 257 Rail Property Certified As ‘Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development’ (GRAD) Site
ATLANTA, April 15, 2020 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced with the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority that the county’s Highway 257 Rail...
Apr 2, 2020 Gov. Kemp, University of Georgia's SBDC Provide Overview of CARES Act Funding
Atlanta, April 2, 2020 –Today Governor Brian P. Kemp and the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provided an overview of the funding...