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Atlanta Movie Tours

Atlanta Movie Tours gives us a whole new way of seeing the film and TV industry inside Georgia and the behind-the-scenes stories we wouldn't find elsewhere.  They employ 24.

• Their staff not only has keen interest in the film industry but many are either actors or work on set…AND they get… Read More

Georgia welcomes 2009 BIO International Convention to Atlanta

ATLANTA, May 18, 2009 — Governor Sonny Perdue today welcomed the 2009 BIO International Convention to Atlanta.  2009 BIO takes place May 18 through May 21 and is expected to draw up to 15,000 industry professionals in the biosciences, one of Georgia's fastest-growing… Read More

NCR to move corporate headquarters to Georgia

ATLANTA, June 2, 2009-Governor Sonny Perdue announced today NCR will dramatically increase its presence in Georgia, relocating its corporate headquarters to Duluth moving 1,250 jobs to the state. The Fortune 500 company, the world's leading provider of ATMs, self-checkout and… Read More

Hooker Furniture Corporation’s Home Meridian International to Open Distribution Facility in Liberty County

ATLANTA – October 14, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Home Meridian International (HMI), a division of Hooker Furniture Corporation, will open a new distribution facility in Liberty County’s Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified… Read More

German Robotics Company to Locate Headquarters, Manufacturing in Cherokee County

ATLANTA – December 5, 2022 –  Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Becker Robotic Equipment, a global cable and robotic machinery manufacturer specializing in individualized robotic equipment, will build a new manufacturing facility to house its North American… Read More

Governor Perdue Recommends Ken Stewart as GDEcD Commissioner

ATLANTA, December 18, 2006 – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that he will recommend Ken Stewart as the next commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD). Stewart, the current director of the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), will succeed Craig Lesser, who will… Read More

Kia to Build Assembly Plant, Invest $1.2 Billion in Georgia

SEOUL, March 13, 2006 – At a signing ceremony today in Seoul, Governor Sonny Perdue and Kia President and CEO E.S. Chung announced that Kia Motors Corporation will build an automotive assembly plant in the city of West Point, Georgia, creating more than 2,800 jobs at the plant and… Read More

E-Mobility Charging System Leader Heliox to Open North American Headquarters in Atlanta

Atlanta, May 12, 2021 – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Heliox, a global leader in producing e-mobility charging systems, will establish their North American headquarters in Atlanta. The company’s Georgia expansion will create more than 70 clean-energy… Read More