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JANUARY 2018 | WE SPEAK BUSINESS | 
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
 
FY17 was an incredible year for the Georgia Department of Economic Development. We are proud to share our FY17 `Year in Review' with you, and highlight our many successes and achievements. 
 
RECENT PROJECTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Tourism industry generates JAN record $60.8 billion 
23 economic impact 
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Groupe PSA chooses JAN Georgia for new North 
23 America Headquarters Read 
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JAN Atlanta is best location for 
18 Amazon's HQ2 Read more 
JAN U.S. Civil Rights Trail 
16 features 11 Georgia Sites Read more 
ELK Group International to JAN open new distribution 
11 center in Rabun Gap 
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OUR FAVORITE POSTS 
Registration is open for the 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit! Learn best practices, discover the latest trends in the industry, and hear from over 50 presenters that have included prominent shippers and logistics leaders such as KimberlyClark, Caterpillar, The Home Depot and Walmart. Read more > 
Atlanta continues to be known for its warm and welcoming Southern charm as it captures the country's top moving destination for the 8th year in a row according to @PenskeMoving http://bit.ly/2DKZpuX 
Did you know Georgia supplies more than 45% of the world's carpeting and rugs? Find out more about #GeorgiaExports and how GDEcD's Trade Division can help your Georgia business sell globally Read More > 
 
INDUSTRY RELATED NEWS 
 
Governor Deal just unveiled our 2018 Travel Guide featuring Georgia's own, Jason Aldean! Grab your free copy here 
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For automotive manufacturers and suppliers, all roads lead back to Georgia. Learn more about how we are leading the automotive industry Read More > 
 
International Trade's 2018 GLOBE Award applications are now live! Do you own or know of a company that exported to a NEW market in 2017? If so, apply today Read More > 
 
Popular Mechanics: How Kia Got Good: "For a Korean company to spend $1 billion to research quality, this was new" Read 
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RECENT BLOG POSTS 
 
Georgia lands French automotive headquarters after successful economic development mission to Paris 
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Recognizing Georgia's exporters Read More > 
 
Collaboration in Workforce Development leads to success in Georgia Read 
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Grow your vegetables with Replantable's Nanofarm 
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The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is the state's sales and marketing arm, the lead agency for attracting new business investment, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, align workforce education and training with in-demand jobs, locating new markets for Georgia products, attracting tourists to Georgia, and promoting the state as a destination for arts and location for film, music and digital entertainment projects, as well as planning and mobilizing state resources for economic development. Georgia.org 
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