News & Press
Topping named Notable Georgian
MEDC's Senior Vice President, Pat Topping,CEcD, has been named one of Georgia Trend Magazine's Notable Georgians for 2012 ...
RAFB gets 'excellent' safety rating
Last week, a team of 65 inspectors from Air Force Materiel Command, the base’s parent agency, probed through maintenance shops and other work areas, closely examining a range of functions to determine how well the base is doing in safety, quality and effi ...
Macon-based Technicon Merger
Macon-based Technicon Engineering Inc. has merged with a Virginia-based firm, which will give both firms greater resources than before. ...
Birch Communications Ranked by Atlanta Biz Chronicle
Birch Communications, a leading IP-based telecommunications and managed services provider for small- and medium-sized businesses, was named as one of the Top 100 Private Companies for 2011 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. This is the second year... ...
MGEC wins State Award
Middle Georgia Employer Committee wins third straight Committee of the year Award ...
Birch Communications adding about 25 jobs
Moving Jobs Back to the US, Birch is also named for the 4th year to Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 list ...
Birch Ranked in the Inc. 5000 for Third Consecutive Year
This is Birch's fourth Inc. 500/5000 ranking since 2004! ...
State Bank Ranked No. 1 in U.S.
Parent Company of Macon-based State Bank and Trust Company tops Bank Director Performance List ...
May's overall tonnage surges to second-best month ever for GPA
Overall tonnage for the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick reached the second highest monthly volume ever in May with 2.3 million tons, a 17-percent increase compared with May 2010. ...
Schnitzer Named Scrap Company of the Year
General Steel located in Macon, GA and acquired by Schnitzer in 2010 reports Metals Market Award ...
Sheridan Earns Boeing's Performance Excellence Award
Boeing presented Macon contractor Chris R. Sheridan & Co. with the 2010 Gold Boeing Performance Excellence Award at a ceremony Thursday morning. ...
Freudenberg Texbond President and CEO takes on new role as President & CEO of Freudenberg Politex
Richard Shaw, President & CEO of Freudenberg Texbond – Macon, Georgia will be leaving the Macon area to take on the role of President & CEO of Freudenberg Politex(Parent Company of Freudenberg Texbond). ...
Local colleges add $700M to midstate economy
Local public colleges and universities contributed about $700 million and more than 8,200 jobs to the region’s economy in the 2010 fiscal year, according to a study released by the University System of Georgia on Tuesday. ...
Environmental Company Stresses Employee Involvement
Environmental Company Stresses Employee Involvement ...
Danzie, Leath named to Leadership Georgia Board
Danzie, Leath named to Leadership Georgia Board ...
Macon economic developers report activity up
Macon economic developers report activity up ...
U.N Positive Peace award bestowed on Macon
U.N Positive Peace award bestowed on Macon ...
February 15th deadline. Job Tax Credit Change
February 15th deadline. Job Tax Credit Change ...
Small Business Achievement Award Nominations
Small Business Achievement Award Nominations ...
Vision Airlines Announces New Non-Stop, Low-Fare Service between macon and NorthWest Florida
Vision Airlines Announces New Non-Stop, Low-Fare Service between macon and NorthWest Florida ...
Macon listed in Georgia's top 5 economic development announcements of 2010
Macon listed in Georgia's top 5 economic development announcements of 2010 ...
2011 Existing Business and Industry Appreciation Nomination Forms
2011 Existing Business and Industry Appreciation Nomination Forms ...
Georgia Trend Cover Story: Macon in the future
Georgia Trend Cover Story: Macon in the future ...
Tour Shows Bibb Industrial Sites and Successes
Tour Shows Bibb Industrial Sites and Successes ...
First Quality Expansion Ahead of Schedule
First Quality Expansion Ahead of Schedule ...
North Coast Logistics locates in Macon!! Press Release.
North Coast Logistics locates in Macon!! Press Release ...
Make Manufacturing Expansion adds New Jobs in Bibb County
Make Manufacturing Expansion adds New Jobs in Bibb County ...
First Quality to make $200 Million Dollar Investment. Will add 150 new jobs.
First Quality to make $200 Million Dollar Investment. Will add 150 new jobs ...
Mercer gets a spot in magazine’s Top 10 rankings.
Mercer gets a spot in magazine’s Top 10 rankings. ...
Rankings list Mercer University among nation's top colleges
Rankings List Mercer University Among Nation's Top Colleges. ...
Georgia Centers of Innovation Partners with Venture Atlanta
Georgia Centers of Innovation Partners with Venture Atlanta ...
Centerville man honored for 50-year career
TIMCO Aviation Services employee Bobby Owens received the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award at the company’s facility at Middle Georgia Regional Airport. ...
Companies Seeking Sites in Bibb County Increasing
The number of companies seeking new sites in Bibb County and throughout the state is tracking upward a little, according to information presented at Monday’s Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority meeting. ...
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Announces Expansion of Biomass Energy Usage in Macon, GA.
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Announces Expansion of Biomass Energy Usage in Macon, GA. ...
149th Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony
The Chamber annouced its 2009 award winners at the 149th Annual Meeting presented by Cox Business on Friday, March 5th. Held at the City Auditorium, the meeting's theme was "Tell Me Something Good," and the award presentations helped us to do just that. ...
Bombardier Aerospace Opens Facility in Macon, Georgia
Mayor Robert Reichert and Macon Bibb County Industrial Authority Chairman, Cliffard Whitby, announced today that Bombardier Aerospace will open a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon, Bibb County ...
Macon plant turns used bottles into roofing - and profit
Freudenberg Texbond can make a Coke bottle look like fluffy cotton. Or a gob of chewed mint gum, or taffy, or smooth ribbon. But in the end, a million plastic drink bottles a day become 550-pound rolls of polyester rooking material... ...
Patrick J. Topping Named President of Georgia Economic Developers Association
Patrick J. Topping, Senior Vice President of the Macon Economic Development Commission was named President of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) at its annual conference in Savannah last week. ...
Georgia Economic Developers Association Names Leah Blasingame to 2009-10 Leadership
At its annual meeting in Savannah, the Georgia Economic Developers Association named Leah Blasingame chair of its Professional Development Committee ...
I-16 Corridor Alliance Hosts Legislative Luncheon
The I-16 Corridor Alliance recently hosted a Legislative Luncheon at the Black Creek Lodge in Bryan County. ...
Macon - Eastman - Warner Robins Development Groups Exhibit at Aviation Week Trade Show
Georgia's "Aerospace Corridor," the communities of Macon-Bibb, Eastman-Dodge, and Warner Robins-Houston, exhibited at the Aviation Week MRO Trade Show in Grapevine, TX ...
KT Recycling Selects Macon for New Facility
KT Recycling, a specialty steel recycler, has purchased 49 acres on Jeffersonville Road to construct its new facility ...
MEDC Receives "Deal of the Year Award"
The Macon Economic Development Commission (MEDC) was awarded the first annual Deal of the Year Award by the Georgia Economic Developers Association ...
Ferry-Morse Seed Company Grows in Macon, GA
Ferry Morse to locate a light manufacturing and distribution center in Macon, GA. ...
Kumho Tires Expands Manufacturing Base to U.S.
Kumho Tires holds a groundbreaking ceremony for new $225 million production plant in Macon-Bibb County, Georgia ...
Bibbs Water Treatment Plant Plucks another Award The Telegraph
The plant, located around the Javors Lucas Lake just across the border in Jones County, recently picked up the Plant of the Year award - its third in six years - from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals. ...
Jobs at YKKs New Plant up to about 60 The Telegraph
YKK AP America is a subsidiary of YKK Corp. of America, which has operated YKK USA Inc. -- the zipper subsidiary - off Ocmulgee East Boulevard in Macon since 1974 ...
DayJet Expands DayPort Network into the Heart of Georgia
DayJet Corporation announced the addition of Macon, Georgia to its DayPort™ service network. ...
Kumho Tire Co., Inc. to locate first U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Macon, GA
Korean tire company to create 450 jobs, invest $240 million in Bibb County facility ...
Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce Announces 147th Annual Meeting Award Winners
On Friday, January 25th, representatives from the Macon business community gathered at the Macon City Auditorium for the 147th Annual Meeting of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce. Individuals and businesses were recognized for their dedication and har ...
Patrick Topping, Senior Vice President of the Macon Economic Development Commission Joins Governor P
Patrick Topping, 2nd Vice President of the Board of Directors of Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) joined Governor Perdue with other GEDA officers and board members as he signed a Proclamation declaring January 22, 2008 "Economic Development ...
