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Sustainable Corrugated Investing $15M In Georgia

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“The economic development team has been very helpful in bringing us to the area, and we believe the citizens of Dalton-Whitfield County are outstanding, hard-working people that we want as part of the Jackson Paper family. Sustainable Corrugated is a wholly owned subsidiary of North Carolina-based Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co.,

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Japanese Manufacturer To Open Biotech Facility In Georgia

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The Georgia Department of Economic Development partnered with the Fayette County Development Authority to manage this project. “We are excited to welcome another Japanese company to Fayette County,” said Fayette County Development Authority Chair Randy Hayes.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The businesses obtain Minority and Women Business Enterprises state designation and are authorized to finance projects using the SBA 504 loan program which can fund up to 40 percent of fixed asset financing for eligible businesses at below market rates. Jackson County Industrial Development Corp., and Ponca City, OK.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

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In June 2012, the Kansas Bioscience Authority (KBA) launched BioResearch Central, a new collaborative network of more than 90 contract research organizations (CROs) and related service providers stretching from central Kansas through to central Missouri. Public and private research spending now exceeds $1.8

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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The entities involved in landing the project included the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Joint Development Authority of Walton, Newton, Morgan and Jasper Counties, Georgia Power and the Technology Park of Atlanta. It’s projects like these that have made, and will continue to make, Georgia the No.

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BUSINESS REPORT: GA Notches Record Job Growth And Investment In 2012

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Proximity to the customer base represented by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was a key factor in Porsche’s selection of the Aerotropolis site, the location of a former Ford Motor Company plant. It’s great to have a significant General Motors presence in the state once again,” GDEcD Commissioner Chris Cummiskey said.

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COVER STORY: Editors’ Location Picks

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A TV commercial produced by Zimmerman Advertising has featured CEO Council members Wayne Huizenga, Mike Jackson, Roy Krause and Keith Koenig along with County Administrator Bertha Henry and NFL Hall of Famer Dwight Stephenson. By 2017, the plant is expected to churn out between 40 and 50 planes per year. defense contracts.

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