04 Jan 2019
Shared Success: The Utility’s Role in Economic Development
Businesses want to keep energy costs down and utilities want to see load grow. That’s the bottom line in economic development. But that’s not all there is to it. Communities and businesses have varying goals that require a careful match to find the right fit.
To help grow and improve their communities, public power utilities are playing a bigger role in economic development programs, and site selectors are welcoming their input.
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30 Dec 2018
ECG Communities uniquely leverage utility enterprises to grow
fyi – GA’s Energy Cities at Work
4th Quarter, 2018
This newsletter regularly regales community innovation and economic start-ups in some of Georgia’s best cities. We announce growing corporations ready to beef-up and 100-year old industries set to up- cycle. ECG cities excel in creating opportunity for business, workforce and creative placemaking.
These winning communities come from a small cohort of Georgia’s more than 500 cities. Our 52 cities uniquely leverage utility enterprises to grow their communities.
04 Dec 2018
Check-Mate Industries to create 230 jobs in Thomasville, GA
Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Check-Mate Industries, Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of metal stampings, assemblies, tools and dies, will create 230 jobs and invest more than $16 million in a new manufacturing location in Thomasville. New jobs will include positions throughout all levels of the organization including management teams and administrative personnel, as well as skilled positions such as computer numeric controlled machinists and tool and die makers.
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27 Nov 2018
Korean Battery Manufacturer to create more than 2,000 jobs in Jackson County
Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that SK innovation, a developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, is estimated to create more than 2,000 jobs and invest $1.67 billion in a new manufacturing plant in Jackson County in the long term.
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20 Nov 2018
A City Inspired – LaGrange, Georgia
Learn why LaGrange, GA is home to a diverse economic base including well-known ‘Fortune 500’ companies and 24 international businesses. The diversity of experience, culture, talent and progress is a major draw to investment in LaGrange and Troup County.
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