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Fri., January 13, 2012 10:00am
Gov. Nathan Deal said Thursday the state is very close to a landing a deal that could bring what he described as Georgia's largest business project since automaker Kia opened a massive plant in West Point.
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Fri., January 6, 2012 3:25pm
Executives with Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Inc. say a $100 million expansion to the company's West Point plant has been completed. Company officials say the expansion, which included the addition of employees, increased the plant's capacity to a total of 360,000 vehicles per year.
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Fri., December 16, 2011 2:44pm
A South Korea-based parts supplier will set up a manufacturing facility in LaGrange that will create 100 new jobs over three years. Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday said Daewon America will invest $14 million to expand an existing facility in LaGrange that would supply the nearby Kia auto plant.
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Wed., November 30, 2011 2:28pm
Two years ago, Korean automaker Kia opened a plant in West Point, near the Alabama border. The plant employs 3,000 people. But its economic impact is much wider.
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Thu., April 21, 2011 3:05pm
Kia says by the end of this year, 3,000 people will be working at the West Point facility.
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Wed., April 13, 2011 9:59am
Equipment to build a new stamping press begins final phase of journey from Korea
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Wed., March 2, 2011 5:34pm
Georgia’s manufacturing sector had a good February with increases in new orders, production, and some improvement in hiring. The Kia factory in West Point, Ga., is adding up to a thousand workers by the end of the year and is planning to add a third shift too.
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Thu., July 15, 2010 4:11pm
A South Korean company is opening up shop in LaGrange. Hanil E-Hwa is one of a growing number of manufacturers locating to west Georgia to supply the new KIA motor plant. 173 jobs will be filled over three years. Hanil E-Hwa manufactures automotive interior parts such as door trim and seats.
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Wed., March 31, 2010 4:52pm
The State Senate revived the idea this week of requiring that driver’s test
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Wed., March 3, 2010 2:23pm
A second production line could be coming to the Kia plant in West Point
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