Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The massive facility near I-85 is close to completion.
Updated March 13, 2013 One of the largest building projects recently in Gwinnett is close to opening for business in Suwanee. The massive Mitsubishi Electric headquarters on Satellite Boulevard near I-85 is rounding into form. It should be fully occupied by mid-April to early May, according to a spokesperson for IDI, the developer. The facility will house the North American headquarters for the company's HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) operations. It also means that Mitsubishi Electric will be vacating its current facility in Suwanee, which is at Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road at Satellite Boulevard. Groundbreaking for the 550,000 square foot facility in January 2012 was a star-studded event. Attending was Georgia Gov. Nathan …
Friday, January 27, 2012
Government and business leaders turn out Friday to start the 33-acre development near I-85.
Updated Jan. 28, 2012 The Suwanee area was high in the thoughts of Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday ... and at other times too. He was on hand on Satellite Boulevard near I-85 for a groundbreaking for Mitsubishi Electric's new heating and cooling division. And he will be carrying good thoughts about the area back to the Capitol. "There has been so much growth in Gwinnett County that people think there's no opportunity to expand," Deal told Suwanee Patch after the groundbreaking event. "This shows that is not the case at all." The new 550,000 square foot facility is expected to bring about 200 six-figure jobs, and also will keep Mitsubishi Electric in its current facility, nearby on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. The company relocated to Gwinnett …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Complete text of Gov. Deal's address to the General Assembly
Lt. Governor, Mr. Speaker, President Pro Tem Williams, Speaker Pro Tem Jones, Members of the General Assembly, Constitutional Officers, Members of the Judiciary, my fellow Georgians: In centuries long past … in a world far removed from the one we know today … the Age of Exploration captivated the minds of brave, young men. These individuals traveled through distant waters to identify the unknown, their will to explore outweighing the countless dangers, hardships and tragedies they faced. It is an age we now define by these names: Columbus, da Gama, Vespucci and Magellan. These brave adventurers, with only primitive tools at their disposal, charted a course by looking to the stars for guidance. The nights were not always clear … the …
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
The toll lanes that opened Oct. 1 have caused controversy.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
The controversy continues over the new HOT lanes on I-85, and now Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is getting involved. According to WSB-TV, Deal says he will "take a very close look and see if the outline that has been put in place is actually working." The lanes opened on Oct. 1 and affect commuters in Suwanee and many other Gwinnett County cities. Also, a Snellville commuter has created a Facebook page for people to voice their opposition to the new lanes and the Peach Pass that is required to use them. We'd like to know your experiences. Tell us in the Comments section here.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Gov. Nathan Deal announces special session on 'technical changes' to the referendum and more.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that a special legislative session will be called to discuss delaying the vote on the Transportation Investment Act, as well as take on redistricting and the gas tax rate freeze. Deal announced that the special session will begin on Monday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. The official proclamation released by the governor’s office, included an agenda item “for amending the official code of Georgia… relative to the special district transportation sales and use tax.” At a news conference, he reportedly called on lawmakers to delay the vote on the one-penny Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) proposed for the 10-county region, which was set for July 15. Deal suggested that a November vote …
Friday, July 15, 2011
Confusion over "In God We Trust" stickers led to the restart of the contest.
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Governor Nathan Deal was expected to announce the winner of the new Georgia license plate design contest today. Instead he's announced a do-over after some confusion regarding whether the motto "In God We Trust" would be on the chosen design. More than 500 designs were submitted by the public. That field was then narrowed down to eight by a panel of Georgia college and university art professors. Those eight were then voted on in an online poll by the public to determine the top three. Some of the designs were shown with the optional "In God We Trust" sticker while others did not. All three of the final designs were displayed initially with that sticker. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, confused church groups, atheists and …
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The Technology Association of Georgia brings Gov. Deal, legislators to McKesson in Alpharetta for a pep rally on the state's technology industry strengths.
Gov. Nathan Deal visited one of Alpharetta's high-tech companies along with members of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) to publicize the strength of the state's technology industries. Jim Maran, President and CEO of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, and Nick Masino, Vice President of Economic Development at the Chamber and a former mayor of Suwanee, were both on hand for the talk. More than 13,000 technology companies employ more than 250,000 Georgians, Deal said. McKesson, one of those companies, was the site for TAG's efforts Monday to push that technology is "Where Georgia Leads," the buzzwords for the initiative. Deal and TAG officials identified health IT, logistics, financial technology, information security and IT …
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7:56 pm on Friday, January 27, 2012
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