Today, Georgia’s booming film and television industry might seem like an overnight success, but it’s a story 50 years in the making. When Lee Thomas joined the Georgia Film Office (then the Georgia Film and Videotape Office) in the mid-90s, the state was attracting fewer than 10 film and… Read More
ATLANTA, February 18, 2009 — Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that California company YesVideo, Inc. plans to locate a new facility in Norcross. The digital video imaging company will create 300 jobs in three years and invest millions in its Gwinnett County production… Read More
SAN DIEGO, June 19, 2008 — Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that DocuSys, Inc., the leading anesthesia information management system (AIMS), medication management system and presurgical care management system provider, plans to relocate its headquarters to Atlanta. This… Read More
ATLANTA, May 17, 2007 – Worth County is the most recent Georgia county to be certified 'Entrepreneur Friendly' by the state. The designation means that this Southwest Georgia community is strategically building its environment to support small businesses and… Read More
ATLANTA, October 12, 2006 - Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Redeem plc of Scotland has selected Atlanta for its new U.S. headquarters. The company, operating in the United States as Recycling Appeal USA, expects to create more than 100 jobs over the next three years. United Way of… Read More
ATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2009 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced today that Coats & Clark will relocate its North American distribution hub to Albany, Ga., expanding its current distribution operations there and adding up to 25 total new jobs. 'We welcome this additional… Read More
ATLANTA – December 14, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that VT Industries, a leading manufacturer of countertops and commercial doors, will invest $24 million in expanding their manufacturing operations in Rome. The expansion will increase VT Industries’ onsite… Read More
Atlanta, GA – February 16, 2021 – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Cottrell, an industry leader in manufacturing and assembling over-the-road car haulers and equipment, will establish a second manufacturing facility in Gainesville. This will… Read More
How the State of Georgia supports a thriving digital economy
The State of Georgia is technology leader with a profile that is quickly rising. Not only have Microsoft and Airbnb recently announced that they would create large tech hubs in Atlanta, but four Georgia-based startups… Read More
ATLANTA – March 9, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that SK Inc. C&C, an affiliate of SK Innovation and subsidiary of SK Group, is opening a total IT service office in Duluth that will be focused on total IT service and… Read More
