News About Economic Development

Business Recruitment

10/13/2009 - Dendreon Corporation Breaks Ground on Biotech Manufacturing Facility in Union City Dendreon Corporation, a Seattle-based biotechnology company, will locate a new 160,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Union City to support the commercialization of a prostate cancer treatment.
9/13/2009 - Young and Restless Press Kit Press Kit for the Young and Restless Study
8/17/2009 - First Data to Relocate to Atlanta Governor Announces First Data to Relocate Headquarters to Atlanta
6/2/2009 - NCR Corporate Headquarters Relocation Statement on NCR Location to Metro Atlanta
12/8/2008 - Betty Willis To Head Regional Business Coalition In 2009 The Regional Business Coalition has elected Betty Willis as its 2009 chair
6/24/2008 - Lt Governor Casey Cagle Touts New Partnership TotalMobile Opens First Office in Georgia
4/7/2008 - PETCO to Locate Distribution Center in Braselton Pet products company to add 217 jobs and invest 19 million dollars in facility
11/20/2006 - Young and Restless Press Release ATLANTA -- Atlanta leads the nation in attracting highly educated 25- to 34-year-olds, the most coveted demographic in the country.
8/28/2006 - Barbour Corporation Chooses Metro Atlanta For New Manufacturing Plant Barbour Plastics Inc will begin distribution operations in October and manufacturing in November in South Fulton County

Economic Development

7/1/2010 - Chamber Names Vice President of Technology Industry Development ATLANTA - The Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC), which represents more than 4,000 member companies and 1 million workers in the region, today announced that Bill Heys will be joining MAC as vice president of technology industry development.
7/29/2009 - Chamber in the News - Metro Atlanta Jobs Increase WSB Radio, 7-29-09
7/28/2009 - State Economic Development Leaders Provide Mid-year Update Economic Development Briefing
2/10/2009 - D and H Distributing Opens Distribution Warehouse in Metro Atlanta The Distributing Company will open its largest warehouse facility in Coweta County in early May
12/16/2008 - Georgia Economic Development Leaders Outline Plans to Ensure a Strong Future Year End Provides an Opportunity to Reflect on Success
11/13/2008 - Mandarin Oriental To Open Residential Hotel in Midtown Luxury Hotel Will Move its U.S. Headquarters to Atlanta
3/20/2008 - Chamber Delegation to Forge Stronger Ties with China An economic development trip to China is a building block to global commerce strategy
1/7/2008 - Global Travel Industry Conglomerate Travelport To Move North American GDS Business Headquarters to Metro Atlanta Relocation Expected to Create 200 Jobs in Cobb County And Expand Hapeville Location by 100 Jobs
9/25/2007 - Chamber Announcement of New Direct Flight From Atlanta to Shanghai Metro Atlanta Chamber led a 14-state campaign and rallied the business community
7/26/2007 - Metro Atlanta Chamber Rallies Southeast Business Community To Support Bid For China Flights Emphasizes Impact of China Routes on the Southeastern U.S. Economy
7/16/2007 - Metro Atlanta Chamber Submits Testimony Supporting Bid For China Flight Chamber Discusses Importance of China Route to Southeastern Economy
6/21/2007 - Metro Atlanta Chamber Helps Delta Become the Next Gateway to China Teams with Southeastern Chambers in 14-State Campaign
6/20/2007 - Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Receives National Top 10 Economic Development Award The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce has been designated one of the top 10 economic development organizations in the nation
6/11/2007 - Eyes of the World on Atlanta For Americas Competitiveness Forum Participants discuss competing in the global marketplace
4/16/2007 - Atlanta Ranks Third in the Nation on the Fortune 500 List 15 Companies in Georgia with 12 in metro Atlanta
4/5/2007 - Metro Atlanta Leads Nation In Population Growth Fast Growth Trend Expected to Continue

Global Commerce

4/29/2010 - Georgia China Alliance Names New Chairperson In addition to naming its new chairwoman, the organization also announced the nomination of the following individuals to its Executive Committee: John Ray of J.P. Morgan Chase, Craig Lesser of The Pendleton Consulting Group, Matthew Patterson of Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Lei Shan of Merrill Lynch, Trae Westmoreland of Georgia Power, and Lei Fang, Ph.D, M.D. of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP.
4/13/2010 - Why Indian IT companies are outsourcing to US Atlanta is welcoming, too. Wipro received in February an award from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce for being a top source of job creation in the previous year and an expected source of future growth for a city with a new emphasis on attracting Indian businesses
3/22/2010 - Woodward: Benelux focused on "green" -- By John Woodward The Metro Atlanta Chamber regularly conducts international marketing trips and missions, and strategically focuses its resources on priority targets.
3/19/2010 - GO: Global Opportunities Program GO is an innovative Global Business & Talent Development program, connecting business executives with extensive international experience with participants just starting out in global business
3/15/2010 - Brazilian chamber slates new leaders The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia (BACC-GA), has elected six new board members and named Robert West, an attorney with Greenberg & Traurig, LLP, as its new chairman.
3/12/2010 - Wipro To Boost U.S. Hiring Wipro To Boost U.S. Hiring Information Week - 3/12/10 Last month, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce tapped Wipro for one of its Global Impact awards, which it hands to companies that help in "attracting, retaining, and expanding international business in the Atlanta are," according to the group's Web site.
2/2/2010 - Global Impact Awards -- Metro Atlanta Chamber Honors Businesses and Leaders Impacting International Business in Metro Atlanta International businesses and leaders were honored today by the Metro Atlanta Chamber for their impact in attracting, retaining and expanding international business in the metro Atlanta area during 2009. The Global Commerce Council of the Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted the first annual Global Impact Awards. The keynote speaker was Ken Cornelius, president and CEO of Siemens One, and past chairman of the council.
11/17/2009 - Global Impact Awards The Global Impact Award Luncheon will be held on Feb. 2, 2010
10/12/2009 - Metro Atlanta Chamber hosts a visit from Ambassador Ronald Kirk The Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted Ambassador Ronald Kirk, the U.S. Trade Representative, for a series of high-profile events during his first visit to Atlanta on Oct. 6.
8/18/2009 - Chamber in the News -- Atlanta Business Chronicle Chamber lands Russian software firm
7/29/2009 - Chamber in the News -- Atlanta Business Chronicle Chinamex picks Atlanta for U.S. Headquarters
7/28/2009 - Chamber in the News -- Global Atlanta More than 100 Chinese Companies Coming Through Atlanta
7/15/2009 - Chamber in the News -- Global Atlanta NTT Increases Its Presence in Atlanta
5/20/2009 - Chamber in the News -- Global Atlanta Chinese Delegation
8/26/2008 - Largest Economy in Latin America Opens Consulate in Metro Atlanta Brazil opens new consulate to strengthen trade ties with Georgia
3/20/2008 - International Trade Is Insulating Atlanta Economy Our growing ability to attract investment from abroad is a major factor in keeping its economy strong during this national economic downturn

High Tech

12/21/2009 - Startup rolls out flexible display Norcross startup debuts 112 inch, super thin digital display
11/13/2009 - Resilient data centers to add 150M dollars in space Two data center operators will make substantial investment in new capacity in Atlanta
10/23/2009 - Blackberry maker invests 300 million dollars in Atlanta Blackberry maker, Research in Motion, has invested 300 million dollars in its Atlanta facility, co-CEO Jim Balsillie told a breakfast gathering.
10/21/2009 - GT gets 12M dollars to build supercomputer Georgia Tech has received a federal grant to build a high performance computing system that will allow the school to turbocharge its research capabilities.
10/19/2009 - Startups Give Hope The startup technology community is alive and hopeful. There are good reasons to be optimistic about our future in attracting, growing and funding tech businesses.
10/16/2009 - Ideas chase scarce money at venture conference There was no shortage of innovative business ideas at Venture Atlanta 2009 Wednesday, from a medical device to treat stroke victims, to remote-controlled streaming video shot from a tethered helium blimp, to a shopping coupon service for mobile devices.
10/9/2009 - Silicon Valley, Boston VCs flock to Atlanta Many local tech firms get their capital from across state lines
10/6/2009 - Anodyne Health Partners to be Purchased Athenahealth to pay up to 30M Dollars for Georgia Software Firm
9/28/2009 - UGA Sets New Record for Research Funding University of Georgia research funding hits record high of 174 million dollars
9/25/2009 - Atlanta Software Firm Receives 4.5 Million Dollar Investment Oversight Systems lands 4.5M dollars and closes B round at 14.5M dollars
9/22/2009 - Venture Atlanta Continues to Showcase High-Quality Presenting Companies Over 45 innovative, high-growth companies to be featured alongside keynotes and industry leaders
9/22/2009 - GSU Prof. Gets 1M Dollar Stimulus Grant Federal stimulus grant from the National Science Foundation given to improve a computer simulation model to help firefighters battle wildfires more effectively.
8/18/2009 - Sprint Launches 4G Broadband Covering Atlanta Atlanta is among the first cities to enjoy 4G wireless connections from Sprint.
7/27/2009 - ATDC merges with VentureLab and Georgia SBIR program The Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech has merged with VentureLab and the Georgia SBIR program.
5/5/2008 - Largest Venture Capital Event in Georgia History Venture Atlanta 2008 will be the largest venture capital event in Georgia history and is expected to bring outside funding to our state and stimulate economic growth

Supply Chain

8/18/2010 - MHIA To Launch New Event in 2012 MODEX 2012 Coming to the Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center
2/5/2010 - Hot Topic - Freight and the impact on Georgia's Economy The supply-chain and logistics industry accounts for 1 million jobs in Georgia and spurs billions of dollars in economic activity. Moving freight is important to our economy, and is big business. A lot of good discussion has been had about how to move people around the state and metro region, but what about freight? With huge increases in freight traffic on the way, how do we keep the goods flowing?
11/18/2009 - Chamber Honors Top Supply Chain Performers at Fourth Annual Luncheon The Metro Atlanta Chamber awarded the Supply Chain Professional of the Year to Ben Cubitt of RockTenn, and the Supply Chain Company of the Year award to Chainalytics during a luncheon at the 2009 Supply Chain Forum on Nov. 17.
9/23/2009 - Hartsfield gets first around-the-world freighter Hartsfield gets first around-the-world freighter
8/3/2009 - Home Depot Supply Chain Remodel DC Velocity features Mark Holifield, senior vice president of supply chain, The Home Depot.
5/12/2009 - General Mills plans new facility in Ga. Food giant General Mills Inc. will open a new distribution center in Social Circle, Ga.
11/18/2008 - Chamber Honors Top Logistics Performers at Third Annual Luncheon The Metro Atlanta Chamber awarded the Logistics Professional of the Year award to Ann Elliott of Solertis Logistics Solutions and the Logistics Company of the Year award to Manhattan Associates during a luncheon at the 2008 Logistics Forum
6/22/2007 - Logistics Industry Leaders to Meet in Atlanta for Third Consecutive Year Summit Shows Atlanta as a Logistics Gateway Continues to Grow
9/22/2006 - Chamber Wins Top International Award For Strategy to Grow Logistics Industry Prestigious Award Furthers Atlanta as a Logistics Leader