How does a state help prepare the workforce needed to support the largest economic development project in state history?
Collaboration, coordination, and the No. 1 workforce training program in the nation: Georgia Quick Start, which has helped prepare more than 1.8 million… Read More
ATLANTA, July 28, 2015—Gov. Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), Murray County and CSX Transportation signed a Memorandum of Agreement today to establish the Appalachian Regional Port in Chatsworth. Its service area will include North Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and parts of Kentucky. '… Read More
ATLANTA, July 27, 2016 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development's (GDEcD) Tourism division announced today that it has awarded more than $85,275 in product development agreements to 13 new and expanding tourism projects across the state. In an effort to further tourism… Read More
ATLANTA, May 12, 2009 — Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that global food company General Mills plans to locate a new distribution center in Social Circle, investing $42 million and creating 112 jobs. 'I am thrilled to see one of the world's largest food companies… Read More
ATLANTA, November 30, 2010 – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today Rural Sourcing, Inc. (RSI), an Atlanta-based provider of internet technology domestic sourcing, is opening a development center in Augusta in Richmond County. The company plans to create 100 direct… Read More
ATLANTA, December 17, 2009 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that the Nash-Finch Company, based in Edina, Minnesota, is opening a distribution center in Columbus that will serve military commissaries and exchanges in the Southeast. MDV,… Read More
ATLANTA, April 22, 2010 —Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that De Wafelbakkers, a manufacturer of frozen pancakes, waffles and French toast, will locate a food processing operation in McDonough. The project will result in the creation of 242 jobs and a $27.5 million… Read More
ATLANTA, July 6, 2017 — Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Starbucks Corp. will create 100 new jobs and invest $120 million in expanding the company's coffee roasting facility in Augusta. 'As Georgia grows its reputation as the gateway to the Southeastern market,… Read More
Atlanta, GA – April 21, 2022 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that sustainability-focused East Jordan Plastics, one of the largest horticultural container manufacturers in North America, will invest more than $44 million in a new facility in Lyons. The project… Read More
ATLANTA – September 21, 2021 – During the 2021 Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) Annual Conference in Savannah, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced new ‘GRAD Certified Select’ sites across the… Read More
