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Cobb needs 50 acres for 350 manufacturing jobs
by Jon Gillooly
June 19, 2013 01:01 AM | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
County development officials are trying to find 50 acres for a company that wants to locate here from the Northeast and create potentially 350 manufacturing jobs. “This is a company that is looking for a site in Cobb County, and they need about 50 contiguous acres in order to make the project a go for Cobb,” Development Authority of Cobb County Executive Director Nelson Geter told the board Tuesday.
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