ATLANTA, October 3, 2013 – Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Mannington Mills, the world's leading manufacturer of luxury vinyl tile, will expand its Morgan County production facility, growing the company's presence in Georgia by 219 jobs over the next few years, with the… Read More
Meet Douglas Lapsley, a 23-year U.S. Army Veteran who found his stride, post service, in the civilian workforce. Thanks to the VET² program, a collaboration between the Georgia Institute of Technology and the… Read More
By Ryan Waldrep, Assistant Director for Entrepreneur and Small Business DevelopmentSmall Business Spotlight | Jones County | Region 6
The roots of Mann Beauty Supply, owned by Charlotte and Jerry Mann,… Read More
Agribusiness has long been a dominant industry when it comes to international trade in Georgia. In fact, the state's agricultural exports have tripled over the last decade. The Georgia Department of Economic Development's (GDEcD) International Trade division offers a variety of free services for… Read More
Keeping produce fresh is a struggle many know all too well, and according to Replantable cofounder Ruwan Subasinghe, most of this problem can be attributed to problems inherent in the fresh food supply chain. 'We saw how inefficient it is to ship food… Read More
Walking into the offices of a company called Phytosynthetix, you might expect to be greeted with something that looks like it was lifted out of an action movie set far in the future, but that's not what you'll find at this Athens-headquartered unit. Instead of robot assistants, 30-foot… Read More
As U.S. manufacturers and distributors continue to expand their operations, they often look for under-the-radar places—cities and areas that have either recently emerged as logistics and distribution center hubs, or are about to—as they consider the long-term effects of their developments.
While Japanese indoor farming companies use robots to grow lettuce in fully automated greenhouses, a startup in the U.S. hopes to do the same thing for grubs.… Read More
Millions of tons of food in the United States ends up in our landfills. Patrick Pittaluga of Atlanta, Georgia would rather it end up feeding fish and farm animals.
