Amid yet another crisis of unaccompanied minors arriving at the southern U.S. border in large numbers, it’s easy for politicians to take potshots at one another about what has become […]
Category: Manufacturing
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Dutch Conveyor Firm to Invest $19 Million in Buford, Hire 83
A Dutch manufacturer of lightweight conveyance systems for factories and other settings will invest $19 million in Hall County, hiring 83 at a new factory. Ammeraal Beltech, a more than […]
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Japan-Owned Tool Maker Makita Breaks Ground on 80-Acre Hall County Site
Japan-owned tool manufacturer Makita U.S.A. broke ground officially April 21 on an 80-acre site in Hall County that it purchased earlier this year. The longtime corporate citizen of Gwinnett County, […]
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YKK HQ Now Runs South America Operations Out of Marietta
YKK Corp. of America, based in Marietta, has seen its territory expand this week to include a new continent. The subsidiary of the Japanese zipper and architectural products company […]
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German IT Firm to Create 100 Jobs at Atlanta Office
German remote desktop and access provider TeamViewer is set to create 100 job sat a new Atlanta office over the next four years at a new sales and business development […]
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Gwinnett’s Movers and Makers Awards Feature Exporters, International Subsidiaries
As in years past, the winners of Partnership Gwinnett‘s annual Movers & Makers Awards in manufacturing and logistics feature strong international connections. The 10th annual edition of the usually packed […]
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East West Manufacturing Expands to Canada With Montreal Acquisition
Atlanta-based East West Manufacturing, which got its start 20 years ago sourcing from Asia, continued its expansion in the Americas this week with its first Canadian acquisition. East West announced […]
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How Two Georgia Companies Are Defying the U.S.-China ‘Decoupling’ Narrative
The rationale underpinning former President Donald Trump’s China strategy can be summed up in a few lines: The country had gamed the international trading system, and it was time to […]
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How Georgia’s First Eco-Industrial Park Became a Magnet for Japanese Investment
The Georgia city of Griffin, about 50 miles south of Atlanta, didn’t set out to attract Japanese firms, but it is certainly targeting them now. Some 15 years ago, the […]
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Japanese-Owned Tool Manufacturer Makita Buys 80 Acres in Hall County
Japanese-owned power tool manufacturer Makita has purchased 80 acres in Hall County, just up the road from its decades-old factory in Gwinnett. A news release from California-based Makita USA Inc. provided […]