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By: Janet Pelletier
The Cherokee Ledger-News

A new interchange in Woodstock along Interstate 575 is now 92 percent complete, according to a Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman, and progress also is moving on schedule for the Sixes Road bridge widening in Holly Springs.

“The contractor has finished paving the…

From: Cherokee Office of Economic Development

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) and sponsor Georgia Power welcomed Cherokee economic partners to a luncheon Monday, July 23rd at the Georgia Resource Center. Representatives from AGL Resources, Georgia Department of Economic Development, GEDA, Georgia EMC, Georgia Power, Electric Cities of…

Metro Atlanta Chamber recently released their mid-year Economic Briefing newsletter. The newsletter contained several statistics about Atlanta’s job activity and why businesses should look here when relocating or expanding. KPMG conducted studies in 2012 which showed Atlanta as the “Lowest Cost of Doing Business” U.S. Metro Area by scoring a…

Please take a moment to look at the new online Georgia Export Directory. The Directory is a great – and free – opportunity for Georgia companies and export service providers to increase their visibility in the global marketplace, and presents a no-cost to low-cost global marketing tool.

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Canton Cherokee Industrial Bldg. Reaches 100% Occupied
By Daniel Weingarten

Anderson Investment Management LLC leased the 98,000-square-foot industrial property at Canton Cherokee Industrial Park in Canton, GA. The firm is slated to take occupancy in August.

The building at 189 Etowah Industrial Court was constructed in 1997 on…

by Cherokee Tribune Staff
May 25, 2012 12:01 AM

CANTON — Canton-based Universal Alloy Corp. has been awarded a grant for its expansion.

The company was presented with a $250,000 check from the Regional Economic Business Assistance grant program with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

The Cherokee Office…

May 24, 2012 from the Cherokee Office of Economic Development

This morning the Cherokee Office of Economic Development and Chairman Marshall Day delivered a $250,000 check to Universal Alloy Corporation (UAC) as part of the State’s REBA Grant to offset costs related to their most recent multi-million dollar expansion.

This…

Posted: May 02, 2012 4:27 PM EDT Updated: May 02, 2012 5:10 PM EDT
By Sonia Moghe

WOODSTOCK, GA (CBS ATLANTA) –

A new outlet mall will be coming to Woodstock in August of 2013, making it the closest outlet mall to Atlanta.

The Woodstock site was chosen…

Ground broken on new Outlet Shoppes
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 2:03pm EDT – Last Modified: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 2:07pm EDT

CBL & Associates Properties Inc. (NYSE: CBL) and Horizon Group Properties Inc. today announced construction will begin immediately on The Outlet Shoppes at…

by Kristal Dixon
kdixon@cherokeetribune.com

May 02, 2012 12:00 AM

Misti Martin, president of the Cherokee Office of Economic Development, speaks about the new jobs the opportunity zone would bring to the county in the near future.

CANTON — Those looking for work could now find it…

From: Patch.com May 1, 2012 / Rodney Thrash

And a Canton company announced plans for a larger facility in the Bluffs and a new training program with Chattahoochee Technical College.

Cherokee County has added nearly 150 new jobs since Jan. 1, 2012, and more are on the way now that…

From: The Cherokee Office of Economic Development
Tuesday, May 01, 2012 New Opportunity Zone in Cherokee County

Senator Chip Rogers called a press conference for 10:00am today announcing the newly designated multi-jurisdictional Opportunity Zone (OZ) for Cherokee County. This is the first multi-jurisdictional OZ within the state of Georgia…