Christy Simo
Economic Development Around The State, Up Front
Christy Simo,
Fulton Treats: SatisPie, a New York-based take-and-bake pie producer, is building a 102,000-square-foot food processing facility outside Atlanta. The company will invest up to $34 million and create 162 jobs. Athens Sustainability: Biotechnology company RWDC Industries, which develops cost-effective alternatives…
Ports Activity: The Georgia Ports Authority announced that shipments to the Savannah and Brunswick ports were about 20% lower than last March, but with Chinese manufacturing returning to 85% of normal operation in April an increase is expected. However overall…
Trade Record: Last year, Georgia set a record for exports and global trade, with $41.2 billion in exports and $143.3 billion in overall international trade. Duluth Auto: Charlotte, N.C.-based Sonic Automotive, one of the largest car retailers in the U.S.,…
Features, Honors, Legal Elite
2019 Legal Elite
Who are some of the top lawyers in the state? Ask the people who know them best – fellow attorneys. That's what Georgia Trend did to select this year's Legal Elite, the 17th time the magazine has recognized attorneys considered the…
Tops Again: For the sixth year in a row, Georgia has been named the Top State for Business by Area Development. The corporate site selection and relocation magazine stated "It's hard to go wrong with a site in Georgia," citing…
Valdosta Glass: Arglass Yamamura LLC, based in Japan, is investing $123 million to build its first U.S. glass container manufacturing plant in Lowndes County, creating 150 jobs. Cool Investment: Italian refrigeration systems manufacturer Rivacold will create 140 jobs and invest…
2019 Higher Education Directory
For nearly 20 years, Georgia Trend has been providing information on the state's institutions of higher learning. The world has changed dramatically over two decades, and colleges and universities have had to change with the times, from the rise of…
Amazon Fulfillment: Amazon is opening a 700,000-square-foot fulfillment center on the Gwinnett and DeKalb county line, creating 1,000 jobs. Innovation Center: New York-based global asset management firm BlackRock Inc. is locating an innovation center along the Atlanta BeltLine. The innovation…
Around the World: 2018 international trade numbers have set a new record, making Georgia the 11th largest exporting state in the country. Exports surpassed $40.5 billion, a 9 percent increase over 2017. Aerospace remains Georgia's leading export industry. The state…
Job Growth: Georgia's economy will add 334,000 jobs over the next five years according to CareerBuilder.com, many of them in film (the fastest growth of new higher-paying jobs in the region), information technology and healthcare. And according to WalletHub, Atlanta…