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Georgia Lands Automotive, Wastewater Facilities; Gains 500+ Jobs

Automotive and stormwater manufacturing projects will bring investments and more than 500 jobs to Georgia.
Walmart

Walmart Taps Lowndes County, GA, For Dairy Facility

Walmart will invest $350 million in Lowndes County, GA, to establish a dairy facility with an anticipated open date in 2025.
Yakult Georgia

Yakult, Kia Projects To Create Nearly 300 Jobs In Georgia

Expansion projects in the beverage and electric vehicle industries will create total investments of more than $500M at locations in Bartow County and West Point, GA.
Woory to open new EV facility in Georgia

Woory To Invest $18M In Georgia EV Parts Facility

The South Korean automotive parts maker will establish a new electric vehicle parts manufacturing, R&D facility in Dublin.
Meissner Georgia

Seohan Auto Georgia To Create 180 Jobs In Liberty County

South Korean auto parts supplier will invest over $72 million in a new manufacturing facility. And in Athens-Clarke County, Meissner Corporation will create more than 1,700 jobs over the next eight years.
Georgia

Hanwha Advanced Materials Building A Georgia Facility

Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia will create over 100 jobs while supplying Qcells with materials for sustainable technology.
PHA Georgia

Hyundai Supplier PHA Will Bring 400+ Jobs To Georgia

A supplier to the Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan County, PHA will invest more than $67 million in a new facility in Chatham County, GA.
Sewon America Georgia

Sewon America Will Create 740 New Jobs In Georgia

In the largest known private investment in the City of Rincon, GA, Sewon America will create 740 jobs and invest over $300 million in a new manufacturing facility.

2022 Deal Of The Year: Bronze Award

The 2022 Bronze Deal of the Year award goes to the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Joint Development Authority for bringing Hyundai Motor Group’s $5 billion EV and battery manufacturing plant to Georgia.
Georgia Ports

Seoyon E-Hwa To Invest $76M In Georgia Manufacturing Facility

The global auto parts supplier joins a growing list of Hyundai suppliers. Meanwhile, Georgia Ports Authority expands its refrigerated container capacity.
Qcells Georgia

Qcells Will Create 2,500 New Jobs In Northwest Georgia

A $2.5 billion expansion at two sites will more than double production at the Korea-based company's solar module manufacturing operations in Georgia.
Advanced Manufacturing Georgia

Advanced Manufacturing Projects Create 3,637 Jobs In Georgia

In two automotive industry-related projects, Hyundai Motor Group and SK On EV battery plant will create up to $5B investment, over 3,500 jobs; Becker Robotic Equipment will invest $30M, create 137 jobs.
Norma Precision Ammunition

Ammunition Manufacturer To Create 600 Jobs In Georgia

Norma Precision Ammunition will invest $60 million to build new manufacturing, assembly, and distribution operations in Bryan County, GA. Plus, FREYR Battery will create 723 jobs in Coweta County.
Grupo Bimbo Georgia

New Georgia Food Industry Investments Total $285M+

Grupo Bimbo will invest over $200 million to expand in Valdosta, King’s Hawaiian will invest more than $85 million in its Oakwood facility.
BlueStar Studios

Distribution Facility Is Largest-Ever Henry County, GA Investment

NewCold will invest over $33M in a new Georgia distribution facility; BlueStar Studios is building a 53-acre production campus in Atlanta
SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex

$38M SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex Clean-Up Completed

The 755-acre SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex in Savannah, GA is the largest brownfield cleanup project since the inception of the Georgia Brownfield Program.

Two Building Materials Manufacturers Expanding In Georgia

GAF Materials will invest $146 million in Lowndes County, while YKK AP will invest up to $125 million in its Bibb County expansion.
SungEel Georgia

Lithium-Ion Battery Recycler Picks Georgia For First U.S. Facility

Korea-based SungEel HiTech will invest more than $37 million in its new SungEel Recycling Park Georgia facility, creating 104 jobs in Stephens County.
PepsiCo Georgia

Advanced Manufacturing, Distribution Projects Add 649 Jobs In Georgia

In total, PepsiCo, Duluth Trading, and WebstaurantStore will invest $400 million to expand in DaKalb, Bartow and Bryan counties.
AFB International Georgia

AFB International To Create More Than 100 Jobs In Georgia

AFB International, a global manufacturer of pet food ingredients, will invest more than $79 million in a new facility in Columbus, Georgia.
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FINAL DEADLINE EXTENSION: 2023 Deal Of The Year Awards

Submissions for Business Facilities’ 2023 Deal of the Year Awards will be accepted through December 11, 2023.
Deal Of The Year

2022 Deal of the Year Winners: Where Are They Now?

Business Facilities revisits its 2022 Deal of the Year winners as economic development organizations submit for this year's awards. Enter by November 15.

[VIDEO] Camp Hall – A Next Generation Commerce Park in South Carolina

Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in Charleston, S.C. As a convergence of people, place and programming, Camp Hall delivers thoughtful infrastructure and logistical features that empower people — and business — to thrive.

Location Spotlight: City of Fontana – Open for Business

From agriculture to steel, from healthcare to transportation, Fontana is an economic powerhouse. Due to its geographic location, Fontana has become a vital hub for the supply chain linking suppliers to businesses to consumers throughout the world.