Press Releases
Mar 21, 2018 Deal announces Peru as new international market
ATLANTA – March 21, 2018 –Gov. Nathan Deal, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today presented 40 Georgia businesses with GLOBE...
Mar 21, 2018 Lanier High School Student Wins 2018 Poetry Out Loud State Championship
ATLANTA, March 22, 2018 —This week the Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) announced the winner of the 2018 Poetry...
Mar 20, 2018 Four Georgia small businesses named Rock Stars
ATLANTA – March 19, 2018 –The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today, along with the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA), announced Georgia's 2018 Small...
Mar 7, 2018 Facebook to invest $750 million in Stanton Springs data center
ATLANTA, March 7, 2018 —Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Facebook will create at least 100 full-time jobs and invest $750 million in a new...
Feb 19, 2018 Georgia Tourism Awards Funding to 11 Tourism Projects
ATLANTA, February 19, 2018 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development's (GDEcD) Tourism division announced today that it has awarded more than $43,175 in product development...
Feb 19, 2018 Record-breaking year for Georgia's International Trade
ATLANTA – February 19, 2018 –The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today released Georgia's 2017 international trade numbers, which indicate another record breaking year...
Feb 9, 2018 Corvaglia Group to invest in Coweta County with U.S. expansion
ATLANTA – February 9, 2018 –The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that Corvaglia Group, a Switzerland based supplier to the beverage industry...
Feb 6, 2018 OFS to create 200 jobs, invest $138.9 million in Gwinnett and Carroll Counties
ATLANTA – February 6, 2018 –The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that OFS Fitel, LLC (OFS), manufacturer of optical fiber products, will...
Feb 1, 2018 VanRiet Material Handling Systems to create more than 70 jobs in Fulton County
ATLANTA – February 1, 2018 –The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that VanRiet Material Handling Systems, a Dutch manufacturer of automated transport...
Jan 23, 2018 Daesol Material Georgia, LLC creates 110 jobs in Harris County
ATLANTA – December 20, 2017 –The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that Daesol Material Georgia, LLC has completed the construction of their...