ATLANTA, April 8, 2013—Gov. Nathan Deal and Kubota Corp. today announced the grand opening of its new $73 million manufacturing facility at Kubota Industrial Equipment in Jefferson. The 522,000-square-foot plant on the 88-acre site recently began production of Kubota's 30- to 50-… Read More
COLUMBUS, April 23, 2013 – Hostess Brands, LLC, a new company and employer under new ownership, ('Hostess' or the 'Company') today announced plans to re-launch its state-of-the-art bakery in Columbus, Georgia. The Company will initially add 200 jobs to the local economy and… Read More
ATLANTA, May 1, 2013 - Today at the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia facility in West Point, Gov. Nathan Deal signed two key bills promoting economic development in Georgia. House Bill 475 will start a reciprocal driver's license program for legal international citizens, and Senate… Read More
ATLANTA, May 1, 2013 - Today at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law House Bill 318, legislation that changes the procedures of the Georgia Tourism Development Act. The bill allows sales tax exemptions for certain approved projects in order to stimulate the… Read More
Atlanta, May 1, 2013 — Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Engineered Floors, LLC, a Dalton-based carpet maker, will invest $450 million and create 2,000 new jobs, with the potential for hundreds more, over the next five years in northwest Georgia. The company will construct… Read More
ATLANTA, May 2, 2013 –PointClear Solutions, a leading healthcare software development partner, today announced it is relocating its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, the nation's health IT capital. This move supports the company… Read More
ATLANTA, May 7, 2013 – Georgia Tourism, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, today announced that tourism demand generated $51.2 billion in business sales including direct, indirect and induced impact in 2012, up 4.6 percent, according to the U.S. Travel… Read More
Atlanta, May 7, 2013—The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announces that Overgroup Consulting, a software company that supports telecom providers, has opened an office in Atlanta and will create 15 new jobs within the next two years. The office, which will house… Read More
/> Atlanta, May 8, 2013 —Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Mattex, a Dubai and Saudi Arabian carpet backings producer, will expand its operations in Georgia by building an extrusion manufacturing plant in Murray County. The company will invest $60 million and create 200… Read More
Atlanta, May 16, 2013—Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that global digital marketing software-as-a-service leader ExactTarget will expand its operations in metro Atlanta, creating 225 jobs and investing $1.25 million over five years. 'Georgia is one of the best places in the world… Read More
