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I-16 Corridor Alliance Pools Resources to Attract Growth
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By STACYE LEE - The Courier Herald
Twelve counties linked by Interstate 16 believe there is strength in numbers.
The newly formed I-16 Corridor Alliance pools the resources from these 12 counties to attract the attention of the Georgia Ports Authority and those who have a hand in placing distribution, warehousing and transportation centers along the corridor, which stretches from Macon to Savannah.
Georgia ranked #2
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Georgia's business climate ranked No. 2 in nation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11/02/07
Washington - In an annual comparison of each state's business climate, Georgia has come in at No. 2, moving up two notches from last year.
The rankings, released Thursday in Site Selection magazine, showed that the Southeast continues to dominate as the region most attractive to business leaders.
THE TOP 20
1. North Carolina
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Virginia
5. Alabama
6. Tennessee
7. Ohio
8. Kentucky
9. Florida
10. South Carolina
11. Indiana
County breaks ground for new annex
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Tax assessor, tax commissioner to get first of new spaces
By Leah S. Bethea, Courier Herald
County and city officials and a number of community leaders were on hand Tuesday to break ground for what will be the Laurens County Administrative Annex Complex. “This is a day we’ve been looking forward to for eight or nine years,” Commission Chairman Roscoe Brower said as he welcomed the crowd. “It’s finally here. It’s time for the work to begin.”
YKK AP breaks ground on $80 million expansion
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Expansion slated to create 200 new jobs
By Leah S. Bethea, Courier Herald
Local and state officials and community leaders gathered with YKK AP officials and employees at a groundbreaking ceremony Friday to celebrate the $80 million expansion the corporation will invest in the community. It was announced recently that the leading manufacturer of architectural building products will expand its facility in Dublin, investing $80 million and creating approximately 200 jobs to double the operation’s capacity by 2010.
YKK breaks ground for Phase 2 expansion
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By Stephanie Miller, Courier Herald
The Cycle of Goodness at the YKK AP America Dublin plant continues to spiral upward as the completion of Phase 1 of the company’s expansion was completed and groundbreaking for Phase 2 took place Thursday.
Work Begins on 441 Bypass
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Dirt moving on $97 million project
By Natalie Davis, Courier Herald, September 6, 2007
Two milestones come during the course of every major roadway expansion, the state’s top transportation official noted Wednesday.
Now, the dirt is moving, trucks are rolling, and the U.S. Hwy 441 Bypass has one more milestone to go.
Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Harold Linnenkohl joined state and local leaders Wednesday in breaking ground on the much-anticipated project — one of the largest on tap for the state this year.