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The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta recently released an aerial shot of the site. Buildings A & B have a completed roof deck, and Building D’s is underway. The project is still on track to open in August 2013. Stay tuned for more information and pictures.

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By Kristal Dixon
Cherokee Tribune

ACWORTH — A long-awaited business park that is expected to bring jobs and opportunity to Cherokee County broke ground on Tuesday.

Business and community leaders gathered in the rain to attend the groundbreaking of Cherokee 75 Corporate Park in southwest Cherokee. The Cherokee Office…

By Kristal Dixon
Cherokee Tribune

WOODSTOCK — Northside Hospital-Cherokee continues to expand its footprint in Cherokee County.

The hospital on Monday formally announced it will partner with Duke Realty to build a four-story medical office building just west of Interstate 575 on Towne Lake Parkway.

The 100,000-square-foot facility will…

From staff reports
Cherokee Tribune & Marietta Daily Journal

CANTON — One of Cherokee County’s rising entrepreneurs recently appeared on a reality television show, which showcases successful business owners giving back to the community.

Sean Belnick, CEO and founder of Bizchair.com, appeared on ABC’s Secret Millionaire, the show that…

The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta project is on track to open August 2013. Site activities are well underway in Woodstock off Ridgewalk Parkway. The first building pad was poured last week, and another is expected to be poured next week.

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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…

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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…