ATLANTA, January 4, 2010 – Governor Sonny Perdue today announced the expansion of Firth Rixson Limited, a United Kingdom-based provider of highly engineered forged metal products, to Midway in Liberty County. The 200,000-square-foot facility will serve as a closed die forging operation… Read More
ATLANTA, January 20, 2010 – Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue today announced that RWE Innogy of Germany and BMC of Sweden will locate a bioenergy production plant in Waycross in Ware County, creating approximately 75 direct jobs and investing nearly $150 million. The facility will operate as a… Read More
ATLANTA, January 22, 2010 — The vast amount of recent film & TV production in Georgia has resulted in the state's highest recognition of the team behind it. The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Division has been awarded the Governor's… Read More
ATLANTA, January 27, 2010 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Orcon Products, based in Union City, California, is expanding to Douglas, Georgia in Coffee County. With this expansion, Orcon plans to create at least 50 direct jobs within the plant's… Read More
ATLANTA, January 27, 2010 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced participants in the sixth class of the Mentor Protégé Connection. Formerly known as the Governor's Mentor Protégé Program, this GDEcD-backed initiative partners promising small businesses in… Read More
ATLANTA, December 7, 2009 — Chinamex, a business incubator that connects Chinese companies with those across the globe, has selected Atlantic Station for its U.S. headquarters. The new location will focus on helping Chinese enterprise conduct business with companies in North… Read More
ATLANTA, February 3, 2010 – The Georgia Centers of Innovation (COI) program recently named R. Steven Justice director of the Center of Innovation for Aerospace, an initiative housed in the Georgia Department of Economic Development that partners Georgia companies in this industry… Read More
ATLANTA, February 3, 2010 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that the Yazaki Corporation, based in Iwata, Japan, will locate its North American headquarters in Gainesville, Georgia in Hall County. The company manufactures high quality fuel tanks for… Read More
ATLANTA, February 4, 2010 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and the Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced today the selection of a consulting team lead by Cambridge Systematics to help create Georgia's first comprehensive, statewide freight & logistics plan. This… Read More
ATLANTA, February 10, 2010 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that TransGaming, a leading developer of enablement technologies for the electronic entertainment industry, is establishing a division in Atlanta, housing operations for the company's GameTree.tv… Read More
