German Company Comes to Georgia

A German manufacturing company will build a new, three million dollar facility in North East Georgia. The town of Hartwell will pick up at least fifty new jobs after a German company announced plans for the new site. The RITZ company builds electrical transformers. The Hartwell facility will make low and medium grade components. A company spokesperson says RITZ is confident the local workforce will be able to handle the technical jobs. The company also decided to move to the area because local and state officials offered tax and building incentives. Hartwell is located on the Georgia- South Carolina border, and has been hit hard by the economic downturn.

Perdue in Germany adds Georgia jobs

Governor Sonny Perdue continues his two-week trip through Europe. He is courting more business for Georgia. To that end, an announcement on Tuesday that a German power supply company will add more jobs to its' facility in Cherokee County. 'Transtechnik' will add 45 jobs to its' workforce in Georgia. Perdue sealed the deal after meeting with company officials in Munich. The Governor's office also said Perdue wrapped up a productive two days in the Czech Republic.