Georgia: Shaw Industries to add 500 Jobs
Shaw Industries Group Inc. recently announced it will build a new facility in Bartow County to manufacture modular carpet tiles. The company will make an $85 million investment in the project, creating 500 new jobs. The carpet industry is making a steady comeback in northern Georgia.
Shaw Industries has become…
Georgia Revamps Tourism Development Act
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law House Bill 318, which changes procedures in the Georgia Tourism Development Act. He signed the bill in a ceremony at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The bill allows sales tax exemptions for 10 years for approved projects to stimulate the creation of tourism…
Automotive Picks Up Speed
By Mark Kleszczewski
After facing the biggest recession in decades, a global debt crisis and multiple natural disasters over the past few years, the auto industry in the United States has begun thriving again. Though the automotive market has yet to return to pre-recession levels, aging vehicles, expiring leases…
Georgia: “The Logistics of Education and the Education of Logistics”
The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics’ recent report identifies and quantifies the gap between the demand for logistics-related jobs and the current supply of logistics programs offered by educational institutions.
According to the report’s analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data, the U.S. will generate…
