Announcements & Releases
Affiliates of White Birch Paper Company to Acquire SP Newsprint Co.
AFFILIATES OF WHITE BIRCH PAPER COMPANY
TO ACQUIRE SP NEWSPRINT CO.
ATLANTA - January 18, 2008 - SP Newsprint Co. ("SP Newsprint"), a privately held
producer of newsprint, owned in an equal, general partnership by affiliates of Cox
Enterprises, Inc., Media General, Inc. and The McClatchy Company, announced today that it
has entered into an agreement with certain affiliates of Peter Brant, who is the controlling
shareholder of White Birch Paper Company ("White Birch Paper"), to be acquired for $350
Governor Perdue Announces Work Ready Region Grants
Governor Perdue Announces Work Ready Region Grants
Thursday, January 17, 2008 Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774
GeorgiaRegions Will Work Together to Strengthen Strategic Industries
ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today awarded $3.5 million in grants to seven Georgia regions committed to becoming Work Ready Regions. These regions bring together their assets and leaders to create regional talent pools targeting existing strategic industries and to increase economic development opportunities.
HGTC’s Work Ready program applies for $.5 million grant
HGTC’s Work Ready program applies for $.5 million grant
Interested in growing your sales to international markets?
The International Trade team of the Georgia Dept. of Economic Development can help you expand your export sales with the help of five International Trade specialists in Atlanta and 10 overseas offices in the major markets of the world.
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.
News Release Dublin VAMC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2007
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center Names New Director
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.
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.