VALDOSTA, April 23, 2009 – Governor Sonny Perdue joined The Home Depot CEO Frank Blake at the opening of the company's 657,000 sq. ft. Rapid Deployment Center in Lowndes County. Governor Perdue and Mr. Blake toured the facility Thursday and joined local officials in a unique… Read More
ATLANTA, August 26, 2010 — Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Bielefeld, Germany-based plastics manufacturer Moeller Tech will locate a manufacturing plant in Elberton. The project is expected to create 75 direct jobs, and represents a $9.75 million investment… Read More
ATLANTA, July 23, 2010 – Governor Sonny Perdue and Wilo North America CEO Thomas Halstrick announced from Germany today that Wilo SE is investing $2.7 million in its Thomasville location, creating a substantial number of new jobs over the next years. The announcement was… Read More
ATLANTA - January 29, 2008 - Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Korean tire manufacturer Kumho Tire Co., Inc. will locate its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Macon. The new plant will create 450 jobs and $225 million in investment, including a second… Read More
SAN DIEGO, June 19, 2008 – Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Dicon Technologies, Inc., a medical component manufacturer and a supplier to U.S. troops, will construct a new facility in coastal Bryan County. The company will create up to 100 jobs in the next five… Read More
ATLANTA, June 4, 2008 – PharmaCentra, an Atlanta-based marketing and services firm that provides customizable healthcare management programs for the pharmaceutical industry, announced today it is expanding its domestic operations center network with a new location in Americus. '… Read More
ATLANTA, December 15, 2008 — Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that RITZ Instrument Transformers plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Hartwell, creating 50 jobs and investing $3 million. 'Georgia's business assets continue to appeal to international… Read More
ATLANTA, February 7, 2008 – Combat Training Solutions, which manufactures simulated explosives for the military, announced today that it plans to add more than 30 jobs and invest $1 million to expand in Stephens County. 'Helping entrepreneurial companies expand is an important… Read More
ATLANTA, December 19, 2007 — Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced that Sewon Precision, a major Kia supplier, will locate its first U.S. plant in LaGrange. The company plans to create 700 jobs and invest $170 million in a facility to manufacture automotive components for the… Read More
Stowers was born on a North Georgia Farm, the 10th of 11 children, but that didn't hold him back. He was the Class President of his Senior class and Athlete of the Year at Dawson County high school in 1973. His childhood friend, Bill Elliott, the NASCAR driver still calls him by his full given name… Read More
