Korea-based Zinus USA Inc., a furniture and mattress manufacturer, is investing $108 million in a new Henry County factory that will employ 804 people. Gov. Brian Kemp, who traveled to […]
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Marietta to Mumbai: Birla Carbon’s Global Restructuring to More Closely Link Two Main Offices
India’s Birla Carbon is reshaping its global corporate structure amid the pandemic, a move that carries unknown consequences for a regional headquarters in metro Atlanta. Birla Carbon declined to give an […]
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U.K.’s JCB Wins $269M Military Contract for Made-in-Savannah Excavators
U.K.-based construction equipment manufacturer JCB’s North American operation in Savannah has won a contract worth more than a quarter-billion dollars to supply nimble excavators for the U.S. military. It calls for the U.S. […]
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Survey: Japanese-Owned Factories Back Up and Running, With Smaller Teams
Japanese-owned factories are back up and running across the nation, but most are operating with reduced staff as they wait for the appropriate time to bring back their full teams. […]
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Colombian Ambassador: Nearshoring, Trade Collaboration Could ‘Make the Americas Great Again’
As U.S. firms rethink their global supply chains in the wake of COVID-19, using Colombia as a production base could be part of an effort to “make the Americas great […]
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Quebec Firm Grows Medical Mask Factory in Georgia Even as It Expands Globally
A medical mask manufacturer continues to ramp up in Georgia to serve the North American market, despite its Canadian owner’s plans to build a large factory at home and diversify worldwide. […]
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Chinese Flooring Momentum Continues With Fourth Vinyl Tile Investment
Yet another Chinese luxury vinyl tile producer is setting up shop in northwest Georgia, joining a rush of producers looking to build local factories during a time of uncertainty around […]
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German Chamber: Two-Thirds of Firms Avert COVID-19 Layoffs
About two thirds of German-American Chamber of Commerce members in the South have averted laying off or furloughing employees throughout the pandemic, but many are facing a demand crunch as […]
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Georgia Maps Manufacturers of Critical Supplies for Fighting COVID-19
The Georgia Department of Economic Development has upgraded its list of suppliers of critical supplies for fighting COVID-19 pandemic to dynamic statewide map. Released in early May as a downloadable PDF, the […]
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Japan-Owned Plastics Manufacturer to Hire 15 in Covington Expansion
Mytex Polymers U.S. Corp. is set to invest $7 million to add a production line in an existing 140,000-square-foot plastics facility in Covington, creating 15 new jobs. The move comes as […]