News Archive
May 9, 2021 | Interfor Invests $30 Million in Expanding Sawmill in Perry
Atlanta, May 10, 2021 – Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Interfor, a forest products company and the largest lumber producer… (READ MORE)
May 2, 2021 | Gov. Kemp: Explore Georgia Launches Marketing Campaign and Travel Guide To Support Tourism Recovery
ATLANTA – May 3, 2021 – To celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week, Governor Brian P. Kemp in conjunction with Explore… (READ MORE)
April 22, 2021 | Peach County High School Students win at Spring 2021 Stock Market Game
All students enrolled in Dr. Sneed’s Financial Literacy or Banking, Investing, and Insurance Course participated in a 10-week simulation stock… (READ MORE)
April 14, 2021 | GPA’s March container trade leaps 48 percent
Intermodal rail posts significant gainsThe Georgia Ports Authority handled record volume in March, with total tonnage across all terminals increasing… (READ MORE)
April 12, 2021 | Gov Kemp:$8.43 Billion, 24K+ Jobs from Economic Development Projects During 1st Three Quarters of FY
ATLANTA, April 13, 2021 —Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced that… (READ MORE)
April 7, 2021 | Indoor Greens Company Pete’s to Open First Eastern U.S. Indoor Farming Facility, Invest $18 Million
ATLANTA, April 8, 2021 —Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Pete’s, a long-time, California-based greenhouse grower, will invest $18 million… (READ MORE)
March 29, 2021 | GPA makes major infrastructure investment
Growing container capacity beyond 6M TEUsThe Georgia Ports Authority has approved projects to increase annual capacity at the Port of… (READ MORE)
March 9, 2021 | #CleanPeach Initiative Is Coming to Peach County!
Where does change begin? With a vision and good leadership! The Peach County Board of Commissioners, the City of Byron, the… (READ MORE)
February 28, 2021 | Grants & Funding Opportunities | March 2021
ECG’s Office of Economic & Community Development assembled a list of current grants and funding opportunities that may be relevant… (READ MORE)
February 18, 2021 | Blue Bird Partners with Peach County High School
February 19, 2021The Career, Technology & Agricultural Education Department would like to announce a new partnership with Blue Bird Corporation. … (READ MORE)