ATLANTA, July 30, 2008 – Central Georgia's Peach County is now one of the state's newest 'Entrepreneur Friendly' communities. The designation means the community has developed an environment that is welcoming to small business and entrepreneurs. Ninety-two percent of Peach County'… Read More
ATLANTA, February 26, 2009 — Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing plans to open a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Cordele, creating 130 jobs and investing $7 million over the next two to three years. 'Big Tex's investment in… Read More
ATLANTA – January 23, 2018 –Gov. Nathan Deal today was joined by professionals from Georgia's tourism industry for the annual Tourism, Hospitality & Arts Day at the Capitol to recognize the $60.8 billion impact of tourism on Georgia's economy. Industry… Read More
ATLANTA – May 3, 2018 –The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that GATX Corporation, the global leader in railcar leasing, is expanding its existing railcar maintenance facility in Ware County. GATX currently anticipates total investment… Read More
ATLANTA, October 9, 2018 —Gov. Nathan Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal today announced the recipients of the seventh annual Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities. The awards were presented in partnership with the Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia Humanities. '… Read More
Atlanta, GA – September 16, 2021 – As part of the State of Georgia’s recognition of National Small Business Week 2021, Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced a new position in state government to support and empower Georgia’s small business community. According to… Read More
On Thursday, June 11 at 5 p.m., Comcast NBCUniversal’s The Farm business accelerator program will present its fourth cohort of startups for its first-ever virtual Demo Day. Originally set to take place in Atlanta, the event hosted by Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran, has gone completely virtual to… Read More
Atlanta, May 10, 2021 – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Interfor, a forest products company and the largest lumber producer in the state, will invest $30 million in expanding their sawmill operations in Perry, Georgia.
“It’s great to see a lumber… Read More
ATLANTA, November 25, 2019 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) today announced the recipients of the Vibrant Communities Grant and the new Cultural Facilities Grant. Seventy-nine entities in 58 counties received more than $… Read More
ATLANTA, September 26, 2019 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that US Elogistics Service Corp., a global logistics solutions company based in New Jersey, will open its first facility in the Southeast, investing $4 million and… Read More
