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Showing posts with label transtechnik. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

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.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

North Georgia attracts new jobs

Governor Sonny Perdue’s trade mission to Europe is paying off. Today the Governor announced that German power supply company Transtechnik is adding 45 jobs in Cherokee County.

The company opened its facility in Ball Ground last March, and hopes to have 100 employees by 2009. The new jobs will range from $12-an-hour manufacturing positions to engineering jobs averaging $55,000 a year, as well as administrative positions.

Governor Perdue is in his second week of a 10-day trip to Europe that he calls an economic and development mission.

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