ATLANTA, November 18, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue issued the following statement today regarding the relocation of Sony Ericsson’s North American headquarters to Atlanta:
“Today’s report that Sony Ericsson will relocate its North American headquarters to Georgia will be another boost to our… Read More
ATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2009 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced today that Coats & Clark will relocate its North American distribution hub to Albany, Ga., expanding its current distribution operations there and adding up to 25 total new jobs. 'We welcome this additional… Read More
ATLANTA, November 30, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, senior executives of NCR Corporation and local officials today celebrated the official opening of NCR's Services Center of Excellence in Peachtree City. The new facility co-locates NCR's… Read More
ATLANTA, December 2, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue today awarded $1.4 million in federal stimulus funds to 29 Georgia manufacturing companies to become Certified Work Ready facilities. The joint project between the Governor's Office of Workforce Development and the Georgia… Read More
ATLANTA, December 8, 2009 – The State of Georgia's international campaign encouraging international investors to consider Georgia for business locations and expansions won top honors recently at the annual awards ceremony held by the Georgia chapter of the Public… 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, January 4, 2010 – Governor Sonny Perdue today announced the expansion of Firth Rixson Limited, a United Kingdom-based provider of highly engineered forged metal products, to Midway in Liberty County. The 200,000-square-foot facility will serve as a closed die forging operation… Read More
ATLANTA, January 20, 2010 – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue today announced that RWE Innogy of Germany and BMC of Sweden will locate a bioenergy production plant in Waycross in Ware County, creating approximately 75 direct jobs and investing nearly $150 million. The facility will operate as a… Read More
ATLANTA, January 22, 2010 — The vast amount of recent film & TV production in Georgia has resulted in the state's highest recognition of the team behind it. The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Division has been awarded the Governor's… Read More
ATLANTA, January 27, 2010 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Orcon Products, based in Union City, California, is expanding to Douglas, Georgia in Coffee County. With this expansion, Orcon plans to create at least 50 direct jobs within the plant's… Read More
