ATLANTA – December 1, 2021 — This week, Georgia’s Poet Laureate, Chelsea Rathburn, in collaboration with Georgia Council for the Arts, announced the winner and finalists of the eighth annual Poet Laureate’s Prize. The prize is awarded for an original poem written by a Georgia high school… 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, February 10, 2010 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that TransGaming, a leading developer of enablement technologies for the electronic entertainment industry, is establishing a division in Atlanta, housing operations for the company's GameTree.tv… Read More
ATLANTA, April 9, 2010 – Governor Sonny Perdue will lead Georgia's delegation to the third annual Southeastern U.S.-Canadian Provinces Alliance (SEUS-CP) trade conference, April 11-13 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Eleven Georgia companies interested in expanding international… Read More
ATLANTA, November 2, 2007 – Georgia is ranked the second best state in the nation in which to do business, according to an influential national economic development trade publication. In its November 2007 issue, Site Selection magazine ranks Georgia the state with the second… Read More
ATLANTA, October 4, 2007 – South Georgia's Decatur is one of the state's newest 'Entrepreneur Friendly' communities. The designation indicates the community has worked to develop an environment that is welcoming to small business and entrepreneurs. Ninety-one percent of Decatur County's 1,115… Read More
July 12, 2007, ATLANTA — In three major business rankings recently released, Georgia landed in the top five among states in areas such as best states to do business, entrepreneurship rate and non-employer business growth. By maintaining a pro-growth business climate in the state,… Read More
ATLANTA, GA (February 6, 2007) - PharmaCentra, an Atlanta-based marketing and services firm that caters to the pharmaceutical industry with a suite of customizable healthcare management programs, has announced the opening of its newest healthcare information facility in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The… Read More
ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2007 - Georgia companies will have more opportunities than ever to sell their goods and services around the world, thanks to Governor Sonny Perdue's new 'Global Georgia' initiative. In his State of the State address, Governor Perdue highlighted the importance of international… Read More
ATLANTA, February 19, 2011—Gov. Nathan Deal joined with officials from the Gwinnett Chamber and the city of Norcross today in a groundbreaking ceremony for FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., at the future site of its new distribution facility. The company will invest $… Read More
