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Guardian Centers

Guardian Centers is an advanced disaster response training and validation complex. They employ 16.

• They are a first of its kind, private sector solution to training and exercise
• They replicate reality by creating challenges faced during real-world natural or man-made disasters… Read More

YSS Athletics

YSS is a small family-owned manufacturer of custom-made sports uniforms.

• These athletic uniforms are custom designed and custom-fit - made with state-of-the-art materials for enhancing performance
• They produce in house dye sublimation which is the latest trend and most innovative… Read More

SouthLife Supply Co.

SouthLife Supply is a manufacturer of jewelry and leather goods through wholesale AND they have a retail store in Thomasville.

• Starting in a barn recycling bullets and shotgun shells & making them into jewelry, demand for this product helped them sell over 5000 wholesale accounts… Read More

Get the Ball Rolling for New Success

Like in sports, landing the next big win in a community does not happen overnight. Bringing home the gold in economic development requires the right strategy to recruit the company – and that means diligence.  Deputy Commissioner of Global Commerce Kristi Brigman shares three ways… Read More

Governor Kemp Welcomes Rivian for Single-Largest Economic Development Project in State History

Atlanta, GA – December 16, 2021 – At an event with company leaders, Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Rivian Inc. (Rivian) will invest $5 billion in a carbon-conscious campus in Georgia for its electric adventure vehicles. Across operations, Rivian will create… Read More

COI - Logistics Resources

 The Center of Innovation offers multiple logistics resources from Education Reports, Economic Impact Studies, Market Snapshots, and more. Employers and job seekers alike can learn about the educational opportunities for expansion and careers in these fields in Georgia. From trucking to rail,… Read More

RWE to Locate New Bioenergy Production Facility in Ware County

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

Range Fuels Breaks Ground on the Nations First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant

Soperton, Ga, November 6, 2007 – Today Governor Sonny Perdue announced Georgia's stake in renewable energy with Range Fuels' groundbreaking of the nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. Cellulosic ethanol is produced from pine trees and other plant matter.… Read More

Georgia Selected as Finalist for Federal R&D Facility

ATLANTA, July 11, 2007  – Governor Sonny Perdue, U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, and Georgia's congressional delegation announced today that Georgia has been included in the short list of candidates for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). The… Read More