There was a Tuesday groundbreaking for what is planned as a 350 thousand square foot movie production studio that will go up on 45 acres off Athena Drive in Athens. Plans call for two years of construction, with movie making that could begin in 2024.
Developers are laying out plans for a sprawling new industrial park that would go up in Banks County, one that would cover more than 550 acres off I-85 near Commerce.
The electric auto maker Rivian is looking at a second manufacturing facility, one that could be built in Georgia: reports say Newton, Morgan, and Walton counties are under consideration by the company that builds and sells electric trucks and SUVs.
Atlanta-based Home Depot reports quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ forecasts as customers spent more on home improvement projects. Average consumer spending at Home Depot was up more than 12 percent in the third quarter of the year.
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