AUGUSTA, Ga. - October 27, 2006 - Governor Sonny Perdue and Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver announced today that global business solutions provider Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) will locate a business solutions center in Augusta, investing more than $30 million and creating 1,000 jobs. "ADP… Read More
ATLANTA, October 25, 2006 — Sumter County has joined the fast-growing ranks of the state's 'Entrepreneur Friendly' communities, an official designation that means a community is strategically developing an environment that welcomes small business and entrepreneurs. 'Encouraging and supporting… Read More
WEST POINT, Ga. - October 20, 2006 - Governor Sonny Perdue and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group Chairman Mong-Koo Chung today performed the ceremonial groundbreaking at the site of Kia Motors' first-ever U.S. manufacturing facility in West Point, Troup County, Georgia. "Today's ceremony… Read More
Ocotber 18, 2006 - ATLANTA – Hailun Company, one of China's largest manufacturers of grand and vertical pianos, has chosen metro Atlanta for the headquarters of its North American subsidiary, Hailun Distribution LLC. Over 6,000 jobs have been created by new companies that have relocated or… Read More
ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 2006 -The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced today that American Foodservice, a joint venture partner in American Fresh Foods in Thomasville, will add 35 new jobs and invest $3 million in expanding its operation to include 'flash freeze' production lines. '… Read More
ATLANTA, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newell Rubbermaid Inc. announces it has signed an agreement with developers Greenstone Properties, in partnership with Pope & Land and Granite Properties, to construct a 350,000 sq. foot, 14-story Atlanta headquarters at Two Glenlake in the Perimeter… Read More
ATLANTA, October 12, 2006 - Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Redeem plc of Scotland has selected Atlanta for its new U.S. headquarters. The company, operating in the United States as Recycling Appeal USA, expects to create more than 100 jobs over the next three years. United Way of… Read More
ATLANTA, Oct.12, 2006 – Atlanta has been chosen to host the first BET Hip-Hop Awards on Nov. 12 at the Fox Theatre, further evidence of the economic influence of Georgia's music industry. 'Metro Atlanta is a driving force in the hip-hop music scene,' said Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin… Read More
ATLANTA, September 28, 2006 - Troup County has joined the fast-growing ranks of the state's 'Entrepreneur Friendly' communities, an official designation that means a community is strategically developing an environment that welcomes small business and entrepreneurs. The west-central Georgia county… Read More
ATLANTA – SEPT. 27, 2006 – Colleges and universities in the Atlanta region contribute $10.8 billion and 130,000 jobs to the state's economy annually, according to a study released today by the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE).
The report, 'How the Atlanta Region's Colleges… Read More
