Posts by Breezy Straton
Gordon Food Service Celebrates Ten Years in Douglasville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership Celebrates 10 Years of Gordon Food Service in Douglasville Douglasville, GA – September 12, 2025 – Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership is proud to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Gordon Food Service’s Douglasville location, marking a decade of significant investment, job creation, and community impact. Since opening in July…
Read MoreAmazon Web Services to Establish Data Center Campuses in Douglas County
DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA. (January 7, 2025)— Amazon Web Services, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. company, plans to invest at least $5 billion to build data center campuses in Douglas County, Georgia, creating more than 250 new full-time jobs, Elevate Douglas announced today. This planned investment marks the largest capital investment in county history. “This is a…
Read MoreNORMA Group expands water management production in the United States
Lithia Springs, USA / Woodland Hills, USA, May 5, 2023 – NORMA Group expands its production capacities for water management solutions. Its US subsidiary NDS, a specialist for irrigation and stormwater management, has opened a new plant on May 4. The site is located in Lithia Springs, Georgia, near Atlanta. At the new plant, NORMA…
Read MoreAnimal Health Company, Zoetis, Selects Douglasville for New Southeast Manufacturing Facility
Douglasville, GA, April 26, 2023 – Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company, has selected a facility in Douglasville, GA, for its newest manufacturing facility. The new facility will have an initial investment of more than $100 million in phase one, with additional phases planned over the next several years, and when ready, it will…
Read MoreThe Trails Mixed-Use Development and Film Studio under Construction
DOUGLASVILLE, GA, April 4, 2023 – The Trails mixed-use development located at the intersection of Fairburn Road and Lee Road is officially under construction. The 167 acres includes Great Point Studios, anchored by Lionsgate Studios, along with 575 luxury apartments and townhomes, a national hotel, Class A office space, and a 40,000 square commercial village.…
Read MoreSam’s Club to Create 600 New Jobs at Douglas County Fulfillment Center
For Immediate Release Monday, February 27, 2023 Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Sam’s Club will create 600 new jobs and invest more than $142 million in a new fulfillment center in Douglas County. “Georgia’s reliable infrastructure enables companies and consumers alike to reach markets across our state, nation, and world,…
Read MoreBUSINESS LEADERS JOIN ELEVATE DOUGLAS TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Elevate Douglas Announces It Will Raise $2.5 Million from Private and Public Sector Partners; $1.5 Million Already Secured DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA – November 4, 2022 – Leading Douglas County business and community leaders came together this morning with the Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership to officially launch the Elevate Douglas Campaign – a $2.5 million campaign to fully fund…
Read MoreHome Chef Opens New State-of-the-Art Production Center in Douglasville, Georgia
Douglasville, GA, July 19, 2022—Home Chef, the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence, is expanding its southeast footprint to a brand new space that will allow for more capacity and increased efficiencies. Home Chef leased a 181,000 square-foot facility at 2120 Skyview Drive in Douglasville. The new production operation will…
Read MoreNORMA Group Chooses Douglas County for Southeast Manufacturing Division Headquarters
LITHIA SPRINGS, GA, April 20, 2022 – NORMA Group announced they have chosen a facility in unincorporated Douglas County for their new Southeast USA Manufacturing Headquarters for their injection molding division, creating 87 jobs over the next few years. “We are excited to welcome NORMA Group to Douglas County. As a worldwide leader in manufacturing…
Read MoreMicrosoft aiming to build 1 million sq ft data center in Douglasville, GA
Microsoft is planning to develop almost 1 million square feet of data center buildings in Douglasville, Georgia, as part of its East US 3 Azure data center region. The company announced a new US Azure region in February, saying at the time it was building in both Fulton and Douglas Counties in the cities of Palmetto,…
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