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  • Coweta and LaGrange Named Host Cities of State’s Travel Media Marketplace Event

    2/4/2010

      ATLANTA, February 4, 2010 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is pleased to announce that Coweta and LaGrange-Troup counties will host the state’s 2010 Georgia Travel Media Marketplace event May 20-22.  Up to 40 travel writers will meet with...

  • Georgia Begins Creation of Strategic Statewide Freight & Logistics Plan

    2/4/2010

    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...

  • Aviation and Aerospace Specialist Named to Lead Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace

    2/3/2010

    CONTACT:LaRhonda JacksonGeorgia Department of Economic Development404-962-4830                                                              LJackson@georgia.org   ATLANTA, February 3, 2010 – The Georgia Centers of Innovation (COI) program recently named R. Steven...

  • Yazaki Corporation Locates North American Headquarters in Gainesville

    2/3/2010

                   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...

  • California-Based Manufacturer Expands to Coffee County

    1/27/2010

               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...

  • Mentor Protégé Connection Announces 2010 Class

    1/27/2010

             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...

  • Georgia’s Entertainment Division Wins Statewide Recognition for Customer Service

    1/22/2010

      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...

  • RWE to Locate New Bioenergy Production Facility in Ware County

    1/20/2010

    ATLANTA, January 20, 2009 – 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...

  • U.K.-Based Metal Products Supplier to Open Facility in Liberty County

    1/4/2010

        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...

  • New Director Named To Georgia Tourism Foundation

    12/23/2009

        ATLANTA, December 23, 2009 — The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) named Fred Huff the director of the Georgia Tourism Foundation, a public-private entity and non-profit organization that leverages investments and forges partnerships to...

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