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Georgia's October Growth

Check out these recent announcements and expansions!

We are so excited to become part of the Americus community. As our company has grown steadily over the last several years, we realized it was time to expand. We searched the country for the perfect location, and we feel confident we have found it in Sumter County. Not only did we find a great facility, but we found a community that shares our values of hard work, forging strong partnerships and giving back.

Tim Andersen, President of BandD Foods

Together with our state and local partners, our Community and Economic Development team has helped create and retain 18,100 jobs in Georgia since the beginning of the year, as well as $3.8 billion in capital investment so far in 2020. Below is a list of companies who located or expanded in Georgia in October.

Agile Cold Storage – 164 jobs – Cartersville & Gainesville

BandD Foods – 100 jobs – Americus

Carole Fabrics – 15 jobs – Augusta

Fouts Brothers – 300 jobs – Milledgeville

FPL Food LLC – 285 jobs – Augusta

Home Meridian (division of Hooker Furniture) – 50 jobs – Midway

Incora (formerly Wesco Aircraft) – 70 jobs – McDonough

LaRegina Group – 250 jobs – Alma

Medicom/United Medical Enterprises (UME) – 120 jobs – Thomson

Outdoor Network – 92 jobs – Albany

Perry Ellis – 150 jobs – Dublin

Radial Inc – 344 jobs – Locust Grove