Albany: Venture Logistics, a warehousing and logistics provider for Procter and Gamble, is receiving Quick Start Training for its 100 employees.

Americus: STI Knowledge, a company that specializes in help desk and call center outsourcing, is opening a new facility that will employ 150 people.

Calhoun: Mahindra Tractors is locating here and creating 30 new jobs.

Cartersville: AmeriSteel Bright Bar is creating 21 jobs at its cold steel rolling mill.

Dalton: GENCO, a third-party warehouse company, is creating 15 new jobs with the construction of a new warehouse.

Gainesville: Kubota Manufacturing of America is expanding operations at its tractor plant and will hire approximately 100 people.

Kathleen: Frito-Lay is installing new equipment in its snack food production facility and will receive Quick Start training.

LaGrange: American Home Shield, a founder in the home warranty and repair industry, is opening a customer service support center that will employ 400 people.

LaGrange: Yasafuku USA Inc. is locating here and hiring 50 people to manufacture plastic and rubber molding for Yamaha personal watercraft.

Lavonia: Fanello Industries, which makes stamped metal blanks, is expanding operations and adding 45 jobs.

Lithonia: Trojan Battery Co. is expanding operations and will add 30 new jobs at its facility, which makes golf car batteries.

Macon: GEICO Direct, a leading provider of diverse insurance services, will add 800 new jobs.

Manchester: Goody Products has installed new technology at its hair-products manufacturing facility and is receiving Quick Start training.

McDonough: Aero Plastics, which manufactures plastic containers, is locating here and hiring 300 people.

Patterson: Daystar Composites, manufacturer of fiberglass pipe linings, is opening a new facility that will employ 60 people.

Pendergrass: Unique Plastic Packaging is expanding and creating 40 new jobs at its plant, which blow-molds PET plastic bottles for food, beverages and household cleaners.

Savannah: Hercules Inc., manufacturer of rosin specialty products and pulp and paper, is receiving Quick Start training.

Scottdale: Georgia Duck & Cordage Mill is receiving Quick Start training after installing new technology at its plant, which manufactures industrial fabric and conveyor belts.

Stillmore: Crider is adding 25 jobs in an expansion of its canned poultry business.

Sylvania: Torrington, manufacturer of needle bearings, is expanding and will hire an additional 57 people.

Thomaston: WesTek Inc., formerly Martha Mills, is receiving Quick Start training at its plant, which makes fabric for tires and conveyor belts.

Waynesboro: Purification Cellutions is hiring 50 people for its new plant to manufacture activated honeycomb carbon.