If you’ve had the chance to follow our Twitter stream or follow us on Facebook, you’ve seen we’ve been excited about 2 companies moving into our area! We are very excited about the news.
Porsche has decided to put a $100 million North American headquarters complex next to Atlanta’s airport. Not only will there be construction jobs but Porsche promises to create 100 new jobs and relocate to our Atlanta area 200 more people. According to the news article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Ultimately about 400 people could work at the new headquarters.” You can read the full article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution here: Porsche Moves to Atlanta
As if that news wasn’t good enough … Yamaha also announced that they will be transferring the majority of its all-terrain vehicle manufacturing to the U.S. Yamaha estimates adding up to 200 additional jobs over the next three to five years. At the Yamaha press conference on May 18th, 2011 – Yamaha donated Grizzly ATVs to the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office and Coweta County Fire Department. You can read more about the press conference that was held from the Times-Herald here: Yamaha Celebrates Move of ATV Production to Newnan.
Along with the news of these great companies transferring here into the Newnan and Atlanta areas, we also learned this week that Georgia’s unemployment has declined to 9.9 percent in April. The following video is State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler speaking on the subject. You can read all the stats and detailed information from 11 Alive here: Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines
It’s all these things we are excited about this year and the reason why we have such a great Relocation Department set-up here at Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty. If you need assistance learning about our area, getting school information or anything to help you with your move, feel free to check out our relocation page here: Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty’s Relocation Department. We’re here to help!
