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Aventure Aviation Named Georgia & Southeast Exporter of the Year

Apr 15, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

I received news today that local Peachtree City based company, Aventure Aviation, has been selected by the US Small Business Administration as the winner of the 2009 Exporter of the Year for Georgia and Exporter of the Year for the Southeast US. ...
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Peachtree City named "Best Affordable Suburb" in GA

Mar 10, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

In March, BusinessWeek Magazine named Peachtree City as Georgia’s Best Affordable Suburb. The selection notes Peachtree City’s lakes and recreation amenities, along with its 90-mile network of multi-use paths and golf carts. In choosing the be...
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World Airways Parent Company is Rebranded to Global Aviation Holdings

Mar 09, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. is the new name announced on February 26, 2009 to replace Global Aero Logistics Inc. The new corporate name is accompanied by the tagline, Customized Air Transport, and a crisp new logo and marketing design that clea...
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FCDA's Social Networking Experiment

Mar 07, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

Alright. We admit it. We too have been sucked into the vacuum that is “Social Networking”. What is Social Networking? It’s the use of specialized internet services that connect people. Some examples are MySpace, Facebook &#...
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Who is interested in Fayette County?

Mar 06, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

So this site, fayettega.org, has been up a little over a year now in the relaunched format. In that time, we have seen nearly 50,000 visits, with 60% of those being from first time visitors. In total, these visitors have made 235,000 page views. ...
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Fayette Employment Estimates

Feb 28, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

In this article, we’re going to look at the Quality of the jobs that are currently in Fayette County. These are the jobs that are in our factories, our offices, our stores and our restaurants. Based on the Georgia Department of Labor̵...
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ENCORE Fayette

Feb 17, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

ENCORE Fayette is a new Senior Leadership program in Fayette County. It is targeted to Fayette County residents who are over the age of 65 and who are looking for ways to gove back to their community. The organization’s goals are to provi...
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South Metro Development Outlook Conference

Feb 10, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

On February 10, 2009, The Collaborative Firm put on the 7th annual South Metro Development Outlook at Clayton State University’s Student Activity Center in Morrow. Matt Forshee, President & CEO of the Fayette County Development Authority...
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FCDA Releases 2008 End of the Year Report

Dec 23, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee

What a year 2008 was! Fayette County saw both the good and the bad in economic development. Our largest employer, Panasonic Automotive, announced they would be laying off 500 employees from its manufacturing facility, starting in late winter of...
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NCR announces major expansion

Oct 28, 2008 -- by Matt Forshee

Earlier this afternoon, Fortune 500 company NCR announced plans for a major expansion of its facility in Peachtree City, with plans to establish a global Center of Excellence in Customer Service at its Peachtree City location. An additional expans...
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