ATLANTA, November 16, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the beginning of the Kia Plan production in West Point: 'Today is the culmination of years of teamwork by the state, local communities, and Kia as the first 1,200 employees… Read More
ATLANTA, November 18, 2009 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development's (GDEcD) Tourism Division has awarded tourism product development grants to 14 communities, convention & visitor bureaus, downtown development authorities and other non-profit tourism entities across… Read More
ATLANTA, November 18, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the relocation of Sony Ericsson’s North American headquarters to Atlanta:
“Today’s report that Sony Ericsson will relocate its North American headquarters to Georgia will be another boost to our… Read More
ATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2009 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced today that Coats & Clark will relocate its North American distribution hub to Albany, Ga., expanding its current distribution operations there and adding up to 25 total new jobs. 'We welcome this additional… Read More
ATLANTA, November 30, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, senior executives of NCR Corporation and local officials today celebrated the official opening of NCR's Services Center of Excellence in Peachtree City. The new facility co-locates NCR's… Read More
ATLANTA, December 2, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue today awarded $1.4 million in federal stimulus funds to 29 Georgia manufacturing companies to become Certified Work Ready facilities. The joint project between the Governor's Office of Workforce Development and the Georgia… Read More
ATLANTA, December 8, 2009 – The State of Georgia's international campaign encouraging international investors to consider Georgia for business locations and expansions won top honors recently at the annual awards ceremony held by the Georgia chapter of the Public… Read More
ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2009 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced today that Mitsui-Soko (U.S.A.) Inc., a worldwide leader in the logistics industry, will open a new distribution center this month in Bloomingdale, near Savannah, that will serve as the company's… Read More
ATLANTA, January 4, 2010 – Governor Sonny Perdue today announced the expansion of Firth Rixson Limited, a United Kingdom-based provider of highly engineered forged metal products, to Midway in Liberty County. The 200,000-square-foot facility will serve as a closed die forging operation… Read More
ATLANTA, January 20, 2010 – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue today announced that RWE Innogy of Germany and BMC of Sweden will locate a bioenergy production plant in Waycross in Ware County, creating approximately 75 direct jobs and investing nearly $150 million. The facility will operate as a… Read More
