Remitco, Inc., headquartered in Newark, NJ, will open a center in
Columbus to process remittance services. It will employ 350.

Blue Dot, a golf cart parts company, is expanding its Thomson operations
to include an additional 25 jobs.

Weyerhaeuser, a producer of cellulose pulp, expanded operations in
Oglethorpe, adding 35 new jobs.

Wal-Mart Stores opened a new distribution center in Monroe. The new
facility will add 280 jobs to the area.

Aircraft Manufacturing and Development Company, a manufacturer of
aircraft, opened a new facility in Eastman. The company's new plant will
employ 100.

Proctor & Gamble is expanding its Albany operations, which manufactures
paper towels, to include 50 additional jobs.

Shaw Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of carpet in Dalton, added 67 new
jobs to its operations. |
Toccoa Metal Finishing is expanding its Toccoa operations. The company
is adding 30 jobs in the production of electroplated machine parts.

Northside Packing Company, in Cumming, is adding 25 jobs to its sausage
processing plant.

Waynesboro-based Kwikset Locks will add new production capacity and an
additional 200 manufacturing jobs.

Scientific Games International expanded its Alpharetta operations,
adding 60 new jobs to print lottery tickets.

Herman Miller, maker of office furniture, is expanding its Cherokee
County manufacturing operations, adding 110 jobs.

Siemens Automotive in Gainesville announced plans this quarter for two
expansions, resulting in 271 jobs.

Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing, Inc. celebrated its grand opening in
November in Covington. The company’s new plant will manufacture
automotive brake parts and employ 175. |