ATLANTA, Aug. 24, 2006 – Barbour Corporation has chosen metro Atlanta for its subsidiary, Barbour Plastics, Inc., to begin its new plastics operation. Barbour Plastics, Inc. will begin distribution operations in October and manufacturing in November in South Fulton County, Atlanta. '… Read More
WARRENTON, GA, - August 23, 2006 - Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Plastic Tubing Industries (PTI) will locate a new factory in Warrenton, creating 30 new jobs and an $11 million investment. The facility is expected to be operational by the summer of 2007. "We have worked… Read More
AUGUSTA, Ga., August 23, 2006 - Today at the 2006 Celebrating Rural Georgia conference in Augusta, Governor Perdue announced the launch of Georgia's Work Ready Program, an ambitious plan that will improve the training and marketability of Georgia's workforce, ultimately bringing healthy… Read More
ATLANTA, August 10, 2006-What: Quarterly meeting of the board of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Agenda topics will include an update on the Commission for a New Georgia and a look at GDEcD's fiscal year 2005-06 accomplishments. The board will also welcome new members Ray Fulford of… Read More
ATLANTA, August 4, 2006 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), through the Georgia Tourism Foundation, announced this week that it has awarded $1 million in co-operative tourism marketing grants to 74 communities, convention & visitor bureaus, regional travel associations and… Read More
ATLANTA, August 3, 2006 - Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that 254 economic development projects located or expanded in Georgia during Fiscal Year 2006. These projects will create more than 24,000 new jobs and more than $5.7 billion in new investment. The numbers of… Read More
Savannah, GA – July 31, 2006 – The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced today fiscal year end results with all key business sectors reporting positive growth for the year. The Port of Savannah handled 2,041,789 Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit containers (TEUs) in FY06, an increase of 15.9… Read More
ATLANTA, July 24, 2006 - Muscogee County has joined the ranks of the state's 'Entrepreneur Friendly' communities, an official designation indicating the community is developing an environment conducive to small business and entrepreneurs. The west-central Georgia county is the 22nd community in… Read More
VIDALIA, GA, July 24, 2006 – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today the launch of AirGeorgia (Airport Initiative in Rural Georgia), officially integrating airport infrastructure improvements into OneGeorgia's overall plan for rural economic development. Governor Perdue requested that the OneGeorgia… Read More
ATLANTA, July 17, 2006 - Georgia's economic outlook ranked first in the nation according to a report by renowned economist Arthur Laffer, Governor Sonny Perdue announced today. Georgia's ranking has risen to number one over the past four years from 24th in 2002. "I am proud of the progress we have… Read More
