Announcements and Releases
Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority unveils area’s new marketing plan
By STEPHANIE MILLER
Laurens County is now available for businesses all over the world to tour without ever even taking a step into the county.
At a meeting of the Dublin-Laurens Development Authority Thursday morning at the McGrath Keen Sr. Conference Center, the new development authority logo and website were revealed to those in attendance.
Authority Chair Roger Folsom told the group "everything has changed in the way people conduct business" and Laurens County leaders realized if the county was to further its presence in the business world, its way of doing business had to change… Read More
News Release Dublin VAMC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2007
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Names New Director
Dublin, Ga. – James L. Robinson, III, Psy.D. was appointed Director of the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center effective October 28, 2007. Before his appointment as Director at Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Dr. James (Jay) Robinson served as the Associate Director at Salisbury VA Medical Center from April 2004 to October 2007. Dr. Robinson has been with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in various capacities since 1992 when he began his tenure with the VA as a Staff Psychologist at the… Read More
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Georgia’s Newest Designated “Entrepreneur Friendly” Community
Statewide program helps foster current and potential small businesses
ATLANTA, October 16, 2007 – Central Georgia’s Laurens County is one of the state’s newest “Entrepreneur Friendly” communities. The designation indicates the community has worked to develop an environment that is welcoming to small business and entrepreneurs. Ninety-one percent of Laurens County’s 2,014 companies are small businesses with fewer than 20 employees.
“Small businesses and entrepreneurs create the kind of economic activity that is integral to ensuring prosperity and opportunity throughout Georgia,” said Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. “By encouraging and supporting these businesses, we are investing in a… Read More
YKK AP Dublin Expansion 2007
YKK AP Breaks Ground on Phase II of Dublin Expansion
On April 19, 2007, on a beautiful sunny day in Dublin, Georgia, YKK AP America broke ground on Phase II of its $80 million plant expansion program. On the same occasion, it also held the official start-up of Phase I.
Consistent with the Company's philosophy of vertically integrating manufacturing to control quality, delivery and costs, the Company began Phase I in the first quarter of 2006. Phase I involved expanding the plant's square footage, add capacity in down-stream processes, and increase office space. By the year 2010… Read More
Nathaniel Drive Rail Site
The Nathaniel Drive Rail Site is 479' of frontage road along Nathaniel Drive with 764' on Oakwood Drive and 725' on Georgia Central Rail. The site previously had a rail spur accessing the Georgia Central Rail.
