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.

Ten Commandments on display

The Ten Commandments are on display in Hartwell in northeast Georgia. The display is part of a nine-document exhibit inside the city courtroom. It was set up by the group Ten Commandments Georgia under a new state law that allows the public display of historical legal documents. The new measure in Georgia was prompted after public postings of the Ten Commandments sparked controversy at the Barrow County Courthouse.