ATLANTA, July 11, 2007— Xpress Materials, a subsidiary of Dublin, Ga.-based The Graham Family of Companies, is set to locate a new concrete plant in Harris County to support the construction of the Kia plant. 'Xpress Materials is a stellar example of a Georgia company that's… Read More
ATLANTA, Feb. 26, 2007 - The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced today that Fenner Dunlop Americas Inc., a manufacturer of industrial products made with reinforced polymers, will build a new 300,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at Gateway Industrial Park in Hart County that… Read More
ATLANTA, January 14, 2013 - The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) has awarded $180,000 in product development agreements to 18 tourism and art entities across the state. Georgia Tourism and the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), both divisions of the Georgia… Read More
ATLANTA, October 7, 2015—Members of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today joined Prime Minister Mark Rutte of The Netherlands for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the grand-opening of Fokker Technologies' (Fokker) new facility in Clayton County. Fokker is a… Read More
ATLANTA, January 3, 2017 —Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that The Linde Group, a leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial gases, will create 35 jobs and invest $40 million in a custom-engineered air separation plant in Cook County. 'Georgia's continued economic… Read More
ATLANTA, April 7–Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) has been selected to receive the Presidential "E Star" Award for excellence in providing export programs and services. 'International trade has a powerful job creation… Read More
ATLANTA, January 21, 2020 –Explore Georgia, the state tourism office within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), joined Governor Kemp and industry professionals from across the state today to recognize a record-breaking year in tourism at the annual Tourism, Hospitality… Read More
Coming off a record-breaking year of economic successes, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is celebrating yet another achievement as Commissioner Pat Wilson was recently named the 2023 “Georgian of the Year” by… Read More
It's not peaches, poultry or peanuts that tops Georgia's exports list, but planes. Channel 2 Action News anchor Justin Farmer met with local businesses to look at the jobs Georgia's aerospace industry is creating, and how the state is keeping them here.
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VILLA RICA, October 10, 2012 — International Component Repair (ICR) of Villa Rica, a commercial aerospace airframe and engine component repair facility, announced today that it will create a joint venture with IHI Corporation of Japan that will establish the first Japanese… Read More
