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First Quarter Growth in Georgia

"Georgia continues to see job growth, both from local companies and new projects. Our state's diverse workforce and business-friendly environment make it a great place to grow."

- Matt Forshee, Community Development Manager

A Strong Start to 2018

Together with our state and local partners, our Community and Economic Development team has helped create and retain 2,400 jobs in Georgia since the beginning of the year. Communities across the state benefit from the growth of 27 companies whose investment in the state totaled $1.4 billion. The map below includes all 27 project locations and expansions from January to March 2018.

Green = Office Projects, Blue = Industrial Projects

2,400

Jobs Created/Retained

$1.4B

Capital Investment

office

Office Projects

ClusterTruck, Atlanta, 80 jobs, New Sales Office/Prep Kitchen

Groupe PSA, Atlanta, 120 jobs, New North American Headquarters

Intermedix, Atlanta, 300 jobs, New Division Headquarters

Mindspace, Atlanta, 8 jobs, New Co-working Facility 

National Compressor Exchange, Norcross, 15 jobs, New Division Headquarters

RIB Software, Atlanta, 65 jobs, New North American Headquarters

Steady, Atlanta, 40 jobs, New Software Development Office 

datacenter

Data Center Projects

Facebook, Atlanta, 100 jobs, New Data Center

ServerFarm Realty, Suwanee, 10 jobs, New Data Center

manufacturing

Industrial Projects

Baily International Foods, Waycross, 100 jobs, New Food Processing 

Club Car, Appling, 100 jobs, New Warehouse

Delta TechOps, Atlanta, 100 jobs, Aircraft Maintenance Facility Expansion

Dynacraft BCS Inc., Port Wentworth, 50 jobs, New Warehouse & Headquarters

Edwards Interiors Inc.,  Rincon, 25 jobs, Aircraft Seat Manufacturing Expansion

Georgia Beer Company, Valdosta, 10 jobs, New Brewery

Georgia Pacific, Warrenton, 40 jobs, Lumber Mill Expansion

Shaw Industries, Savannah, 85 jobs, Warehouse Expansion

Lineage Logistics, Rincon, 50 jobs, Cold Storage Expansion

Low Temp Industries, Jonesboro, 30 jobs, Manufacturing Expansion

NAECO, Peachtree City, 3 jobs, Metal Fabrication Expansion

National Beef, Moultrie, 100 jobs, Food Processing Expansion

OFS Fitel LLC, Carrollton, 149 jobs, Fiber Optic Manufacturing Expansion

OFS FItel LLC, Norcross, 94 jobs, Fiber Optic Manufacturing Expansion

Perdue Foods, Rincon, 90 jobs, Food Processing Expansion

Wallace Graphics, Duluth, 5 jobs, Print Shop Expansion

Wild Heaven, Atlanta, 5 jobs, New Brewery