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The ADVANCE, January 20, 2021 /Page 4A
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Gov. Kemp Reports 16,000+ Jobs
Created During First Half of Fiscal Year
Governor Brian P.
Kemp, in conjunction
with the Georgia Depart
ment of Economic Devel
opment (GDEcD), today
announced that more than
16,000 jobs were created
across all regions of the
state by economic devel
opment projects in Geor
gia during the first half of
fiscal year 2021, generat
ing nearly $6 billion in
new investments.
This represents a 40%
increase in new jobs cre
ated and a 47% increase
in new investments com
pared to the first six
months of the previous
fiscal year. Numbers from
the first half of fiscal year
2021 also show a signifi
cant increase in economic
development projects in
areas outside of the At
lanta area, with 9,782 jobs
delivered outside of the
10-county metro region.
“I’m incredibly proud
of our world-class eco
nomic development team,
the businesses who call
Georgia home, and our
communities across the
state who have helped the
No. 1 state for business
continue to deliver excep
tional numbers this fiscal
year despite the effects of
a global pandemic,” said
Governor Kemp. “Since
day one, my administra
tion has been laser-fo
cused on creating more
opportunities for all Geor
gians - no matter their zip
code, and we have worked
hard to protect both lives
and livelihoods through
out our COVID-19 re
sponse. These numbers
Crossword Puzzle
Solution, page 12A
CLUES ACROSS
1. Ancient kingdom near 3 8.
Dead Sea
5. 2014 Winter Olympics host 40.
10. Soft fabric 41.
12. Covered in flowers 42.
14. Works at a college or university
16. Keeps us cool 44.
18. Corpuscle count (abbr.) 45.
19. Similar 48.
20. Birthplace of Muhammad 50.
22. They 52.
23. Preamble to a book 53.
25. Southern China people 55.
26. Hair product 56.
27. The woman 57.
28. Partner to cheese 58.
30. One point north of due east 63.
31. Round Dutch cheese 65.
33. Be in awe of
35. Christmas song 66.
37. Emits coherent radiation 67.
Something that is comparable
to another
Monetary unit
The cutting part of a drill
Resinlike substance secreted by
certain insects
Touch lightly
Toyota SUV
and Andy, TV show
Made less dangerous
Assets under management (abbr.)
Nostrils
Moved quickly
Thai isthmus
TV personality Roker
Honors anew
Rags
One who obtains pleasure from
inflicting pain or others
Marketplaces
Dark brown or black
CLUES DOWN
1. Nowhere to be found (abbr.)
2. Not new
3. Brew
4. Stain with mud
5. Chief or leader
6. Luke Skywalkcr’s mentor
-Wan
7. Type of sauce
8. Sharpens
9. Priestess loved by Zeus
10. Jean Henri , French
entomologist
11. Regulates supply of fuel
13. Disturbing and horrifying
15. Equal (prefix)
17. Hosts film festival
18. Tattered piece of clothing
21. Rich desserts
23. Unique motor (abbr.)
24. Disfigure
27. Chemical substance
29. Slang for famous person
32. Department of Labor
34. The A-team rode around in one
35. Beach cabin
36. Living things
39. Gun (slang)
40. Disconsolate
43. Stroke gently
44. Actress Richards
46. “Cletus Hogg” actor
47. Returned material authorization
(abbr.)
49. Brazilian mountain range
51. Upset
54. One with supernatural insight
59. Insecticide
60. Taxi
61. “Much about nothing”
62. Cannister
64. Popular clothing retailer
show that focus is translat
ing into high quality, solid
jobs for hardworking peo
ple in every corner of the
state, and I look forward
to building on Georgia's
strong foundation in the
days ahead.”
The state’s food pro
cessing, manufacturing,
and logistics and distri
bution industries cre
ated nearly 70% of new
jobs generated. A few ex
amples of these projects
include BandD Foods in
vesting in an Eastern U.S.
headquarters in Ameri-
cus, Ken’s Foods growing
their manufacturing and
distribution operations
in Henry County, Hyun
dai TRANSYS expanding
in West Point, and Home
Meridian International
(HMI) investing in a new
distribution facility in
Liberty County.
Companies who al
ready maintained a pres
ence in the state prior to
fiscal year 2021 - includ
ing Wincore Window in
Swainsboro, Frito-Lay in
Kathleen, and VT Indus
tries in Rome - added
7,493 jobs and $4.6 billion
of the total investment as
they expanded operations
over the past six months.
Foreign direct invest
ment accounted for 28%
of jobs created so far in
fiscal year 2021, increas
ing by 46% when com
pared to the first half of
the previous fiscal year.
As GDEcD Commission
er Pat Wilson met with
businesses and prospec
tive Georgia investors in
Italy and Germany in early
October, famous tomato
sauce producer La Regina
Atlantica announced they
would create 250 jobs
and invest $20 million in
a new food processing fa
cility in Alma, and Kysor
Warren Epta announced
they would invest $27
million to expand their
commercial refrigeration
operations and create 200
jobs in Columbus.
Despite the ongo
ing global coronavirus
pandemic, jobs and in
vestment numbers in the
State of Georgia have in
creased when compared
to the same time period
last year. Between March
1 and December 31, 2020,
the Global Commerce
division of the Georgia
Department of Economic
Development assisted in
locating 252 new econom
ic development projects,
creating 25,512 jobs and
$8.8 billion in investment.
“This has been an
incredibly difficult year
in many respects, but
hardship often sparks in
novation, strengthens
partnerships, and leads
to reinvestment and ad
vancements in technology.
We had our share of bad
news in 2020, so it is par
ticularly meaningful that
our Global Commerce
division helped bring
good news to Georgians
in literally every corner
of the state - assisting in
the creation of more than
16,000 new jobs during
the first six months of the
fiscal year,” said GDEcD
Commissioner Pat Wil
son. “I want to thank our
existing industries and the
many companies - both
international and domes
tic - for investing in Geor
gia and for believing in
our workforce, business
environment, and quality
of life. I also would like
to extend my thanks to
Governor Kemp, Speaker
David Ralston, Lieutenant
Governor Geoff Duncan,
and our General Assem
bly for their unwavering
support.”
During the first half
of fiscal year 2021, the
State of Georgia has also
received several acco
lades for its economic
development achieve
ments. Both Site Selec
tion and Area Develop
ment magazines named
Georgia the top state for
business for 2020 - the
eighth and seventh con
secutive years, respective
ly, that both publications
have awarded Georgia
the top ranking. In ad
dition, GDEcD’s Inter
national Trade division
earned a President’s “E
Star” Award for Export
Service from the U.S. De
partment of Commerce in
recognition of “continuing
significant contributions
to an increase in U.S. ex
ports.” GDEcD is the first
entity in the nation to earn
a fourth “E” Award.
To view announce
ments from the first and
second quarters of the fis
cal year, visit www.geor-
gia.org/ newsroom.
About GDEcD
GDEcD is the state’s
sales and marketing arm
and the lead agency for
attracting new business
investment. The Depart
ment encourages the ex
pansion of existing indus
try and small businesses
by locating new markets
for Georgia products, at
tracting tourists to Geor
gia, and promoting the
state as a destination for
arts, film, music, and digi
tal entertainment projects.
GDEcD is also primarily
responsible for planning
and mobilizing state re
sources for economic de
velopment. Learn more
at Georgia.org.
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BREATHING IN THE NEW YEAR — The Meadows Health
Auxiliary held their January meeting recently. The guest
speaker was Paige Williamson of the Zen Den Yoga Stu
dio, who led the auxilians in chair yoga poses. Williamson
is shown in a chair pose.
Montgomery Commission
Considers Amendment to
Timber Ordinance
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
A resolution to amend
the county’s Timber Op
erations Ordinance was
among the items con
sidered by Montgomery
County Commission at its
regular monthly meeting
on January 11.
Among other issues,
the amendment concerns
protecting the county
road system from damage
caused by timber harvest
ing operations. The mea
sure is being amended
to comply with Georgia
House Bill 897.
A copy of the proposed
amendment is on file in the
Office of the Clerk, Mont
gomery County Superior
Court, and is available for
review by members of
the public. The proposed
amendment can also be ac
cessed by visiting the coun
ty’s website: www.mont-
omerycountyga.gov.
The Commission re
viewed a request for quali
fications and selected an
engineering firm for a
Community Development
Block Grant project to im
prove Hardeman Road and
Bowtie Circle. The Com
mission awarded the proj
ect to Goodwyn Mills Ca-
wood engineering firm of
Savannah.
The Commission ap
pointed Mount Vernon
City Councilwoman Eliza
beth Williams to the Heart
of Georgia Board and voted
to return Leland Adams
and Clarence Thomas to
their roles a chairman and
vice-chairman, respectively.
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