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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…

From: The Cherokee Office of Economic Development
Monday, April 30, 2012 Operation Thank You

Annually the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, Cherokee Office of Economic Development, along with event sponsor Georgia Power work together to distribute over 4,800 tokens of appreciation to 110 local businesses. This event, Operation Thank…

From:CNBC Published: Friday, 13 Apr 2012 | 7:11 PM ET

Chart Industries CEO Sam Thomas was the guest of “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer on Friday.

The top executive spoke with Cramer about the growing demand for liquefied natural gas, as well as the numerous LNG facilities that his…

written by Kristal Dixon
The Cherokee Tribune

CANTON — Cherokee County is in the spotlight for its trend-setting customer center at the county Administration Building.

The county was placed on the Counties of Excellence list in the March issue of “Georgia Trend” magazine for its Development Service Center, located…

by:Ed Lightsey and Ben Young

The Cherokee County government has installed a kind of civic concierge service in the hopes of speeding along the permitting and licensing processes, earning high praise from citizens, builders and developers.

To anyone who has navigated the halls of local government in search of a…