Press Releases
Jan 12, 2022 Bowery Farming to Open Indoor Vertical Farm in Locust Grove
Atlanta, GA – January 12, 2022 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the U.S., will...
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...