ATLANTA – March 18, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that Tina Lilly will be the new Executive Director of Georgia Council for the Arts, effective immediately. Lilly has served Georgia Council for the Arts for the last 14 years, most… Read More
ATLANTA, March 23, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) this week announced that Karma Hudnall, a junior at DeKalb School of the Arts in Avondale Estates, Georgia, took home first prize in the 2021 Poetry Out Loud state… Read More
ATLANTA, March 29, 2021 – The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), presented the first-ever virtual Georgia Logistics Summit (… Read More
Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, plans to invest $700 million in expanding their Bainbridge manufacturing operations, nearly quadrupling their workforce in Decatur… Read More
Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Feit Electric, a leading smart home and energy-efficient lighting brand, will invest more than $25 million in opening a distribution center in Henry County. This will mark the company’s first distribution center on… Read More
Did you know that small businesses represent nearly 90% of all exporting firms in Georgia? Exporting isn’t just for big companies – our state is home to thousands of small business exporters that successfully sell to customers across the globe. These businesses rely on the tools and resources… Read More
Georgia Exporter Spotlight: Easy Bar Inc.
County: Cobb
Industry: Industrial Lubricants
Interviewee Name(s) & Title(s): Clay Lockett, CEO
Easy Bar Inc. was founded in1995 by my father, Alan Lockett, who was working at the time as a specialty blender of synthetic and petroleum-based… Read More
ATLANTA – March 31, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that GCP Applied Technologies Inc., an international provider of construction products and technologies, will open their global headquarters in metro Atlanta, delivering 80 jobs… Read More
The “official sport of social distance” during the COVID-19 pandemic is golf, according to the Washington Post. A variety of factors, including a homebound population’s desire to exercise, the… Read More
ATLANTA, April 5, 2021 —Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Hyundai TRANSYS Georgia Seating System, LLC, a world-renowned producer of automotive parts, will invest $9 million in expanding their seating manufacturing operations in West Point, Georgia. This expansion… Read More
