Thursday, September 13, 2007
News Traffic? Oh, it's great here, Mr. Foreign Investor
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 4:33 PM
Lincoln Liang, you're in for a helluva surprise. Really.
"We chose metro Atlanta and Georgia to build our U.S. headquarters and assembly center for several reasons," said Sany America president Lincoln Liang. "North America has a large market for our products, and Georgia occupies an important geographical location with convenient transportation."
— From a Sept. 12 Governor's Office press release announcing the arrival of Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., a Chinese manufacturer that will build a 268-acre plant in Peachtree City. The company will invest $100 million and claims the plant will add 200 jobs in the first five years.
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