VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Georgia’s film industry breaks state production records
Release: Georgia Film Records Blockbuster Year Atlanta – July 21, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced recently that the film industry recorded a blockbuster year in Georgia. During fiscal year 2021, the film…
Georgia unemployment rate drops for 14th straight month
Release: Georgia Unemployment Rate Drops for 14th Straight Month to 4.0% as Jobs Increase Atlanta, GA - Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia's unemployment rate dropping for the fourteenth straight month since April 2020. The unemployment rate…
University System of Georgia state economic impact grows…
Release: Atlanta — July 19, 2021 In fiscal year 2020, the University System of Georgia (USG) served as a significant source of stability and played a critical role in the state’s recovery with an $18.6…
Purple Innovation creates 500 new jobs in Georgia
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Purple Innovation to More Than Double Company Workforce in McDonough, Creating 500 Jobs Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Purple Innovation, Inc. (“Purple”), a comfort technology company known for…
Pregis plans to open a new manufacturing facility
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Pregis to Open Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Henry County, Creating 150 Jobs Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Pregis, a leading manufacturer of protective packaging, will expand its…
Woodgrain invests $10 Million in Leesburg expansion
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Expansion of Woodgrain Manufacturing Operations in Lee County, Creates 150 Jobs Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Woodgrain, the largest industrial employer in Lee County, Georgia, will invest…
GDEcD offers cybersecurity grants to defense contractors
Release: GDEcD Launches Cybersecurity Grants for Georgia Defense Contractors Atlanta – June 29, 2021 – The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) Center of Innovation for Aerospace recently announced a limited-time cybersecurity grant opportunity available for…
New Freshly facility to create over 600 jobs…
Release: Gov. Kemp Announces Freshly Inc. to More than Double Workforce in Georgia, Creating 665 Jobs Atlanta, GA – Recently, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that fresh-prepared meal delivery service Freshly Inc. is more than doubling…