Georgia’s top five economic development stories of 2010 include: Alternative Energy; Pop Culture; Travel/Tourism; Aerospace; and International Trade.
Mage Solar gave a whole new meaning to Dublin’s “Green and Growing” tag line. Dublin, Georgia’s competitive assets for the energy sector attracted the attention of global energy leaders. Solar energy companies lit up the landscape in Dublin and Atlanta. MAGE SOLAR chose Dublin for its North American headquarters and a manufacturing facility, creating 350 jobs and investing $30 million.
The State agency’s International Trade team ensured Georgia was front and center at international trade shows in Germany, Mexico, Korea, Chile, Israel, Cuba and other shows in its strategic markets. The outlook for exports in Georgia remains positive, thanks in large part to the state’s ports, the fourth-largest and fastest-growing in the U.S.
The Georgia Dept. of Economic Development reported increases in jobs and investments, also in tourism and entertainment.
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Germany-based Mage Solar will put its U.S. headquarters and first manufacturing plant in Dublin, GA.
The Ravensburg, Germany-based solar company will invest $30 million and create 350 jobs over the next five years at its North American campus in the central Georgia town of Dublin. The Mage Solar project could eventually generate 600-plus jobs and more than $100 million in investment.
Mage Solar will operate in a nearly 200,000 square foot building, CEO Norbert Philipp said, prior to the official announcement. The campus will include a solar module manufacturing plant and a training center.
Dublin’s strategic location, coupled with Georgia’s workforce training program and its reputation as a Southeast economic hub, helped seal the deal.
“Georgia is, in many ways, the business and economic hub of the Southeastern [United States],” Philipp said. “Dublin’s strategic location, about half way between one of the most well-connected airports in the world and the ever expanding Port of Savannah, provided a logistic advantage.”
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(Mage Solar Story source: Atlanta Business Chronicle, by Urvaksh Karkaria. Click here to read full story.)
