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Georgia Ports See Surge In Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

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Georgia experienced record cargo volumes, infrastructure development, and two new customers bringing a combined 1 million square feet of additional distribution center space to Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch announced during his recent State of the Port Address. Georgia Ports Authority/Stephen B.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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GEORGIA IS “MARKET READY”. Georgia’s program, called the Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development Sites Program or GRAD, has helped 30 sites in 28 different communities become GRAD certified with 7 projects locating on GRAD sites to date. Ready for Development in Georgia (Photo: Georgia.org).

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Plane travel and coronavirus: People are missing travel so much, they’re getting airline food delivered

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It is a book about itchy feet and the wide-open road. Its imperfection: It is excess inventory. JetBlue has donated leftover inventory of snacks to Feeding America and other food banks, as well as hospitals. Frequently purchased as a graduation gift, Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” May 4, 2020.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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Nickson Industrial Warehouses is building three Class A tilt-wall buildings in the park, adding unique inventory to Tomball. All with 28-foot clear heights, the inventory will include two 25,200-square-foot and one 30,600-square-foot single-tenant office/warehouse buildings. PUTTING PUTNAM COUNTY ON THE MAP IN GEORGIA.

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

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Georgia is America’s leading source of sustainable biomass, and is ranked third in the US for its biomass potential. Georgia has the world’s largest biomass pellet facility, exporting 750,000 tons a year. GEORGIA FAST FACTS. The remaining 64 percent were expansions by existing Georgia companies. By Donna Clapp.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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million aviation technical school, under construction near the airport’s entrance on county road 32, is a partnership between Faulkner State Community College, Enterprise State, the Fairhope Airport Authority and the Baldwin County Board of Education. GRAD PROGRAM SPEEDS DEVELOPMENT IN GEORGIA. In February, Georgia Gov.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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and the largest road project in Pennsylvania’s history. With such a large inventory of bridges and a sizeable backlog of repair needs, we looked to innovative solutions to address the problem,” said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. [There are an estimated 4,000 bridges in PA rated structurally deficient.].

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