August Dalton-Whitfield Economic Development Newsletter

August 2019

Economic Development Newsletter

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Thank you for viewing the latest edition of the Dalton-Whitfield Economic Development Newsletter. We hope this helps you locate the resources you need to develop and strengthen your small business. Please do not hesitate reaching out to us should you need anything!

Made In Dalton

It's the carpet capital of the world, but floorcovering isn't the only product being made locally.

Companies featured include: CRI, Hanwha Q CELLS, Astroturf, Dalton Brewing Co., Peachy Clean, HotHands, FinishTEK, Dalton Distillery, Prodigy Disc, MFG Chemical, Densmore Manufacturing Solutions, Lyle Industries, Sparta Carpets, Le-Glue, Mama Wilson's Handmade Cookies & Cakes

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Engineered Floors Featured in Floor Covering Weekly

“Engineered Floors based its entire operation on PureColor solution dyed polyester and has grown quickly to become the third largest residential carpet manufacturer in the U.S.”

Read more of the Floor Covering Weekly article here .

Congrats Daniel Yim!

Congratulations to Dalton’s Daniel Yim, recognized as one of Georgia’s 25 most influential Asian Americans.

Daniel is President of Kobayashi Consumer Products. Another bright spot in Dalton’s economy.

Q CELLS Wins CiCi Awards

Congratulations Q CELLS North America for winning the 2019 Community Impact Awards (CiCi Awards), annual economic development awards announced by Trade & Industry Development Magazine.

Hanwha Q CELLS has constructed approximately 360,000 sq. ft. in Carbondale Business Park. This facility manufactures solar panels and is the largest solar production facility in North America. The company promised to create 525 jobs and invest $130 million over 3 years. Construction of the site began in the summer of 2018 and completed construction in January of 2019 with production starting soon thereafter. Q CELLS has hired 600 employees as of March 2019. The initial Request for Information was submitted February 2018, and in just one year they began production.

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