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ECONOMIC IMPACT

ECONOMIC IMPACT
PORT RELATED EXPANSIONS ANNOUNCED IN 2017 INCLUDE:

COMPANY LOCATION FULL- AND INVESTMENT
PART-TIME JOBS (IN MILLIONS)
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Elixir Extrusions Douglas-Coffee Co. 100 $8
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Farmax Merchandise Crisp County 28 $5
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Luxottica Group Henry County 1,000 $78
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Aviagen Quitman-Brooks Co. 100 $18
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Sports Warehouse Forsyth County 300 $14.35
Other recent announcements include the ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Pratt & Whitney Muscogee County 510 $386
PORT RELATED opening of PortFresh, a cold storage facility ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
ELK Group International
Sylvania-Screven Co.
$2
150
Georgia’s business-friendly tax structure, handling chilled produce, with 100,000 square ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
targeted workforce training and world-class EXPANSIONS feet and 40 to 70 jobs in Effingham County. Diana Food Banks County 80 $50
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supply chain infrastructure are important ANNOUNCED DURING Other planned developments in the Greater Sonoco Products Co. Fairburn-Fulton Co. 595 $20
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reasons why industries choose to call the FISCAL YEAR 2017 Savannah area include Noble House Furniture, Z Gallerie Douglas County 120 $3.70
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state home. with 630,600 square feet and 60 jobs, and UPS Atlanta 1,250 $400
WILL BRING ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
home accessories retailer Bestchoice Products, YANMAR America Cherokee County 30 $15
$1.7 BILLION IN
A growing population, economic energy with 344,700 square feet and 90 jobs. Corporation
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and its superior connectivity to important INVESTMENT Wayfair Henry County 150 $50
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centers of production and commerce are Fiscal Year 2017 was a strong year for job
AND MORE THAN Tory Burch Henry County 187 $66
what make the Peach State a magnet for 6,400 NEW JOBS creation in general, with the Georgia ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Ritz Instrument
$8
50
Hart County
new employers. Companies that ship through Department of Economic Development Transformers
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Georgia’s ports benefit from superior road TO GEORGIA announcing a record 30,300 new jobs across all Sentury Tire LaGrange-Troup Co. 1,019 $530
and rail infrastructure, and more global and bringing more than 6,400 jobs. Major industries, along with $6.3 billion in investment. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
320
Variety Wholesalers
Newnan-Coweta Co.
$10.50
container services than any other port on the announcements among these include furniture @GaPorts ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
$50
voestalpine Automotive Bartow County
150
@GDECD
U.S. East Coast. company Wayfair, with 846,000 square feet The success of Georgia’s ports translates to Body Parts
#jobs ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
and 150 jobs in Henry County; and women’s #GAEconomy strong employment opportunities throughout adidas SPEEDFACTORY Atlanta 160 $30
In Fiscal Year 2017, there were 20 clothing and accessories retailer Tory Burch, #Investment the state. Each year, the ports help to sustain ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Hubbell Incorporated Jackson County 100 TBD
announcements of new or expanding port- with 753,000 square feet and 150 jobs, also more than 370,000 jobs, as well as $84 billion ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
TOTAL 6,408 $1.74 Billion
related developments, totaling $1.74 billion in Henry County. in sales and $20 billion in individual income.
SOURCE: The Georgia Department of Economic Development
GEORGIA PORTS ANNUAL REPORT FY2017