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Georgia Awards Medical Cannabis License to Natures GA, LLC; Company will develop state of the art cultivation and processing facility in Dublin, GA
July 28, 2021 - Nature’s GA, LLC, which is operated by Nature’s Medicines, announced today that on July 24, 2021, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission announced its decision to award a Class 2 Low-THC Oil Production License to the company. Two years after the passage of Georgia’s Hope Act ...
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DLCDA Receives Grant for Small Business Industrial Site
June 27, 2020 - Christopher Nunn, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, announced that the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority was awarded $500,000 from the OneGeorgia Authority Equity Fund. These funds will be used to develop an Entrepreneur and Small Business Industrial Park. The OneGeorgia Authority was created utilizing one-third of the State of...
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DLCDA welcomes Saint-Gobain ADFORS to Dublin-Laurens County
June 15, 2020 - The Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority (DLCDA) announced today that Saint-Gobain ADFORS America, Inc. (ADFORS) of Paris, France has completed the acquisition of an existing fiber glass fiberglass manufacturing facility in the Dublin-Laurens County community.
“I am confident in our investment in the American economy and we are excited...
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Highway 257 Rail Property Certified As ‘Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development’ (GRAD) Site
April 15, 2020 - ATLANTA, April 15, 2020 —The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced with the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority that the county’s Highway 257 Rail Site is officially a “Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development” (GRAD) Certified property, with the new “Select” status. Along with its...
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Ground Breaking held for Custom Structures Inc.
March 9, 2020 - Congratulations to Custom Structures, Inc. for breaking ground on their new fabrication shop! The official ground-breaking ceremony was held on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the site of the new facility. The event was organized by the Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority and attended by dignitaries of the Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce,...
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Best Buy invests $19 million in Laurens County
January 16, 2020 - DUBLIN, GA, January 15, 2020 – The Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority (DLCDA), announced today that Best Buy is investing $19 million in technology at its Dublin Distribution Center that will help get packages out more quickly and sustainably for customers in the Southeast United States. At the same time, the company has committed to...
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Smisson-Mathis Energy to create 25 jobs in Laurens County, GA
July 31, 2019 - Dublin, GA – The Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority (DLCDA), announced today that SME-Dublin, LLC, a biofuels production facility located in East Dublin, GA, closed on the financing necessary to complete construction. The Company is investing approximately $10 million on its Phase I plans and will create 25 new jobs.
“We...
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Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority Welcomes New President
July 24, 2019 - Dublin, GA - The Dublin Laurens County Development Authority (DLCDA) Board of Directors and staff welcomed their new President, Ryan Waldrep to the organization on June 17, 2019. Waldrep succeeds Interim President Charlie Gatlin. As President, he will lead the DLCDA with the recruitment of new industries and also provide assistance when...
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Ryan Waldrep Named Finalist for Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority Position
May 20, 2019 - Dublin, Georgia - The Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority board of directors has named Ryan Waldrep as the sole finalist for the president’s position with the economic development organization. The announcement was made during the authority’s monthly board meeting this week.
Waldrep currently serves in two roles...
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The Chason Group to find New President for Dublin-Laurens Development Authority
January 10, 2019 - Dublin, Georgia - The Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority board of directors has initiated an executive search for a new president. The Chason Group, an executive search firm specializing in economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, foundations and non-profits has been engaged to assist. The process is expected to take 90 days...
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