ATLANTA – July 2, 2025 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Shriners Children’s, a nonprofit pediatric specialty healthcare system with locations across North America and a global reach, will establish a new pediatric medical research facility in Atlanta. In addition to… Read More
ATLANTA – August 25, 2025 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that he and First Lady Marty Kemp will lead an international mission this week to promote economic development opportunities for business leaders in Brazil and Argentina that will benefit hardworking Georgians.… Read More
Myles-Anthony Johnson, age 17, asked all the right questions, and that’s exactly the point:
• How do I get involved?
• What degrees would help me get into the entertainment industry?
• What are some of the jobs that I might not know about?
Participating in a recent Zoom edition of… Read More
TOKYO, Japan, October 16, 2007 – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that two major Japanese chemical companies are forming a joint venture to be located in Griffin. The new venture, called Sumika Polymer Compounds America, Inc. (SPCA), will create 50 jobs in a plastic… Read More
MUNICH, GERMANY,June 26, 2007— Following a productive two-day mission to the Czech Republic to court the advanced manufacturing and automotive industries in Prague, Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that German power supply company Transtechnik will add 45 jobs to its facility… Read More
WAYCROSS, March 23, 2010 – Governor Sonny Perdue today officially welcomed Georgia's newest bioenergy production facility to the state during a groundbreaking ceremony in Waycross. The project was initially announced in January, and is the result of collaboration between… Read More
ATLANTA, April 23, 2010—Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that the ZF Group, a leading global automotive supplier for driveline and chassis technology, will expand its existing Gainesville, Georgia operation through the construction of a wind energy plant. This project… Read More
ATLANTA—November 2, 2016 –Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Georgia has been named the No. 1 state in the nation in which to do business for the fourth consecutive year by Site Selection magazine, a leading economic development trade publication. 'For a remarkable fourth time… Read More
ATLANTA – March 13, 2017 –The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today, along with the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) recognized Georgia's 2017 'Small Business Rock Stars.' GDEcD and GEDA hosted a luncheon where four Georgia companies were… Read More
