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Flexsteel Earns ‘Sustainable by Design’ Status
By JASON HALCOMBE - The Courier Herald
Dublin's Flexsteel plant joined its three sister plants in receiving Sustainable by Design status from the American Home Furnishing Alliance, according to an industry trade article published Thursday.
The Dublin plant, along with fellow Flexsteel plants in Dubuque, Iowa, Riverside, Calif. and Harrison, Ark., became the largest number of separate facilities to complete the EFEC program simultaneously, according to an article in trade magazine Furniture Today.
The Sustainable by Design status required the company to establish goals and a system for measuring achievement…
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I-16 Corridor Alliance Pools Resources to Attract Growth
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.
“Any business we bring in along the corridor helps people through the creation of jobs and opportunities,” said Judy Sherling, executive director of the Jeffersonville-Twiggs Economic Development Authority and president of the alliance.… Read More
Georgia Ranked #2
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.
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1. North Carolina Tax Assessor, Tax Commissioner To Get First Of New Spaces 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.” The commissioners gave architect David Woodburn the go ahead on a set of site and building…
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Expansion Slated To Create 200 New Jobs 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. Officials gathered Friday on a 41-acre construction site where the expansion will occur. Yoshi Yamamoto, vice…
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County Breaks Ground For New Annex
By Leah S. Bethea - The Courier Herald
YKK AP Breaks Ground On $80 Million Expansion
By Leah S. Bethea - The Courier Herald
GA HWY 257 Industrial Rail Site
The GA Highway 257 Industrial Rail Site is directly on rail allowing for access to rail, highway, airports and sea ports within a two hour drive. The site is completely graded allowing for quick construction turnaround.
