ATLANTA, June 12, 2014—Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), one of the world's largest grocery retailers, will relocate to a new distribution center in Forest Park, creating 120 new jobs and investing more than $175 million over the next five years. '… Read More
ATLANTA, June 19, 2014—Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (Keurig) (NASDAQ: GMCR) will open a manufacturing facility in Douglas County, creating approximately 550 new jobs and investing $337 million over the next five years. 'Keurig's new facility is… Read More
ATLANTA, June 23, 2014—Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Shaw Industries Group, Inc. will expand its reclamation and recycling program to include a new Evergreen facility in Ringgold, creating at least 70 new jobs and investing more than $17 million into the facility. 'Shaw's… Read More
ATLANTA, June 24, 2014—Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that International Auto Processing (IAP) will expand in St. Simons Island, creating 30 jobs and investing $3 million into the project. 'It's a great day when a Georgia-based company announces it is expanding its current… Read More
ATLANTA, June 24, 2014—Gov. Nathan Deal today celebrated the announcement by CNBC, a world-leading news source for business and financial information, that it has named Georgia as the No. 1 place for business in the nation. 'Since taking office, I have worked every day to make… Read More
ATLANTA, June 25, 2014—Gov. Nathan Deal is wrapping up a five-day mission to Israel that included a delegation of state of Georgia officials and business leaders. The delegation visited Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Herzliya and Atlanta's sister city of Ra'anana. The governor met… Read More
ATLANTA, June 25, 2014—Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Japan-based Toppan Printing Co., Ltd will create 80 jobs and invest $100 million into a new facility at The Lakes at Green Valley in Griffin, Georgia's first eco-friendly park. 'The economic impact from our solid… Read More
ATLANTA, June 26, 2014—Georgia Tourism, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, announced today the launch of the state's newly redesigned tourism website. ExploreGeorgia.org now offers visitors fresh custom… Read More
ATLANTA, July 1, 2014—The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Domtar Personal Care, a division of Domtar Corporation, will expand its existing facility, creating 25 jobs with a multi-million dollar capital investment into its EAM facility in… Read More
ATLANTA, July 1, 2014—The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) today announced the recipients of its Partner and Project grant funding for fiscal year 2015. Seventy – two organizations throughout the state were collectively awarded… Read More