Posts Tagged ‘georgia’

Hyundai Motor Group and SK On To Build EV Battery Facility in Bartow County, Georgia

Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and SK On have selected a site in Bartow County for a new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility that will supply Hyundai Motor Group’s plants in the U.S. One of the largest economic development projects in state…

08 Dec 10:20 AM 0 Read More...

GEORGIA: Gateway to Prosperity

With seventeen Fortune five hundred headquarters, a workforce of over five million and 66 billion in tourism impact dollars, Georgia continue to flex its economic development muscle with no slowdown in sight.

Key industries throughout Georgia are advanced manufacturing, aerospace, agribusiness, arts, automotive, contact centers, data centers, defense, digital entertainment…

08 Oct 9:44 AM 0 Read More...

Georgia’s Connectivity Advantages

By Rachel Hamilton

Caption: Container ships working at the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal in Savannah in October 2014. The Port of Savannah is No. 4 in terms of volume of containers and cargo. Photo: GPA Photo/Stephen B. Morton

“We’ve had several publications rank us as the…

30 Sep 10:01 AM 0 Read More...

Auto Suppliers: Under Pressure

Cover photo: City of Brampton (Ontario) Economic Development Office

By Rachel Duran

Selecting the ideal location has never been more important.

Site selection for automotive suppliers is all about achieving balance. Automotive OEMS continue to lean on and encourage their suppliers to exclusively serve one OEM from a facility; however…

03 Aug 2:18 PM 0 Read More...

Marukan Locates to Spalding County, Georgia

Marukan, a Japanese leader in rice vinegar brewing, recently announced it will locate its second U.S. brewery in Griffin, Ga., at The Lakes at Green Valley, the state’s first eco-friendly park, creating 15 jobs and investing $13 million into the project.

“The fact that a global leader…

04 Feb 10:14 AM 0 Read More...