Author: Christy Simo

Big plans for Hartsfield-Jackson and news from Garden City, Cobb County, Fort Valley and Augusta.

Expansions and new business in Augusta, Columbus, Sparta, and Henry and Rockdale counties.

A statewide tourism impact and good news for Dublin, Gwinnett County, Atlanta and Hart County.

New projects in College Park, LaGrange, Dooly County and more.

New developments in Statesboro, Bartow County, Milledgeville and more.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a $750-million entertainment park coming to Bartow County.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including textile supplier Sandler AG opening in Houston County and Suniva expanding in Norcross.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Vanguard National Trailer Corp. in Dade County and Mizuno USA in Barrow County.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Atlanta ranking high in job growth and a new inland port for Murray County.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including National Beef Packing Co. in Colquitt County and more Georgia jobs for Mars Inc.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including an expansion in Jenkins County, new Porsche headquarters in Atlanta and a mixed-use development in Columbus.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a Kaiser Permanente IT campus in Midtown and a Georgia Power solar farm at Fort Benning.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Wells Lighting opening its headquarters in Millen and Applied Systems expanding in Buckhead.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a $200-million biomass plant in Albany and Caesarstone expanding in Richmond Hill.

Christy Simo covers economic development, including NCR’s move from Duluth to Midtown Atlanta and Tyson Foods expanding in Vienna.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Mercedes-Benz heading to Georgia

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Live Oak Homes expanding in Broxton and Unisys opening a call center in Augusta

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Kubota expanding in Gainesville and Acuity Brands in Rockdale and DeKalb counties.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Georgia’s $38-billion poultry industry and American Textile Company’s expansion in Tifton.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Beaulieu International’s new headquarters in Bartow County and Shaw Industries Group’s expanding Evergreen facility in Catoosa County

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Keurig Green Mountain’s new Douglas County facility and Kroger Co.’s Forest Park distribution center.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Halyard Health locating in Alpharetta and Dasan Machineries in Gwinnett

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including more expansions for King’s Hawaiian and Millennium Mat Co.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a move to Atlanta for sports giant Prince and IVC Group’s expansion in Dalton.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including an expansion in Bryan County and a new distribution center in Commerce.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including another expansion for Toyo Tire in Bartow County and a new facility for Aspen Products in Bibb County

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including big ups from Site Selection, electrical expansion in Carroll County and some jobs headed to Clayton County.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including good numbers for the Brunswick port and a new textile manufacturer in Screven County.

Christy Simo writes about a carpet tile plant in Adairsville, a Toyota expansion in Jackson County and a new tire plant in Macon.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including a manufacturing uptick and a Toyo Tire expansion in Bartow County.

Christy Simo looks at economic development highlights from around the state, including an LMI Aerospace expansion in Savannah, more Atlanta jobs from Athenahealth and a new Yamaha assembly plant in Newnan.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Coca-Cola’s Information Technology Center in downtown Atlanta, recycling activity in Macon and a hospital groundbreaking in Henry County.

Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Engineered Floors’s $450-million investment in carpet plants in Whitfield and Murray counties, a jump in tourism dollars and more jobs in Valdosta.

Christy Simo writes about economic development around the state, including a new poultry processing plant in Harris County, insurance jobs in Columbus and expansions at a film studio in Newton County.

Christy Simo writes about economic development around the state, including a Kubota tractor plant in Jefferson and a rejuvenated mixed-use project near Clayton State University