Fayette County Development Authority

Fayette is a Top Performer on ACT

Aug 19, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

From the Fayette County Board of Education News Department… Just released 2009 ACT test scores show that Fayette County’s high school seniors are among the most prepared for college-level coursework in the state and nation. Among the t...
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Sany America and Georgia Quick Start Sign Training Agreement

Jul 28, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

On Tuesday July 28, officials with Sany America signed a training agreement with Quick Start and Griffin Technical College. “The creation of jobs is always good news, but never more so than now,” said Jackie Rohosky, assistant commissioner of e...
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FCDA Joins Marketing Mission to Montreal

Jun 04, 2009 -- by Matt Forshee

The Fayette County Development Authority promotes Fayette County and its cities as the perfect location for capital investment and business expansion. As the community’s lead economic marketing organization, we try to leverage our assets in...
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Peachtree City's Alcan Packaging Named Georgia Manufacturer of the Year

Apr 16, 2009 -- by

Georgia’s chief operating officer, Jim Lientz, presented Peachtree City manufacturer Alcan Packaging with this year’s award for Georgia Manufacturer of the Year in the medium company category (151-500 employees). Alcan joined Bryan County’s Oracal...
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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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