On the Move BUSINESS
COMPANIES OF ALL SIZES CHOOSE METRO ATLANTA
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t’s no secret that Georgia has been recognized for its exceptional business-friendly environment. In fact, Site Selection has named it the number one state for doing business for eight consecutive years. That kind of reputation undoubtedly attracts companies of all sizes to settle in the area every year, establishing headquarters, distribution centers, customer service operations and more. And
many of those organizations have found a home right here in metro Atlanta. Here are some of the most recent big business moves to our fair city and its surrounding areas. the state. The building will be used to ac-
will create 150 jobs over the next two
celerate growth for the company’s e-com-
years. Initially, the location will hire for
merce and multi-customer warehouse
positions in finance, human resources,
offerings. Positions will be available for
procurement and digital solutions, and
warehouse pickers/packers and shippers,
additional opportunities, functions
PepsiCo Beverages North America
forklift operators and management and
and business services will be added as
(PBNA), a division of PepsiCo, is plan-
supervisory professionals.
the hub grows. Operations for the new
PepsiCo Beverages North America ning to expand its manufacturing facility
offices launched in the second quarter of
in the City of Tucker. The expansion will
2022. The company, which has pio-
encompass a $260 million investment
neered mRNA therapeutics and vaccines,
resulting in an additional 260,000 square
selected Atlanta because of its thriving
feet of space and the creation of at least
Carvana
136 full-time jobs. The expanded facility
The industry pioneer for buying and
will be able to increase the plant’s produc-
selling cars online, Carvana, has been
tion five-fold by 2025, making it one of
recognized for its continued expansion
the largest manufacturing facilities within
within the State of Georgia. To date, the
the company. What’s more, the overall
company employs 1,500 people and plans
investment will increase the company’s
to create up to 3,500 additional jobs over
Trenton Systems
workforce in DeKalb County to more
the next several years. Carvana recently
Trenton Systems, a Georgia-based
than 600 jobs.
expanded its campus in DeKalb County
high-performance computer manufac-
and continues to hire for positions in
turer, has opened a new headquarters in
engineering, customer care, product and
Duluth, located in Gwinnett County. The
more. By locating its Customer Experi-
company, which manufacturers, assem-
ence Center headquarters in Dunwoody,
bles, tests and supports secure computing
the Fortune 500 company is taking ad-
solutions, will add more than 50 new jobs
Ryder System, Inc., a leader in supply
vantage of the metro Atlanta area’s large,
to the area with the facility; positions
chain, dedicated transportation and
skilled and diverse workforce.
available will range from marketing and
Ryder System, Inc.
life sciences industry sector and strong workforce.
commercial fleet management solutions,
sales jobs to roles in engineering, quality
recently announced that it will invest in
and production. The new office will not
a new $44 million distribution center in
only house Trenton Systems’ headquar-
Locust Grove. The high-tech, third-party,
ters, but also many of its business support
678,000-square-foot facility will allow for
Moderna, Inc.
the creation of more than 250 jobs and
Biotechnology company Moderna,
facility in Lawrenceville, which is being
give the company direct access to I-75, as
Inc., recently established a new enter-
used as a manufacturing and production
well as other key logistics access points in
prise solutions hub in Atlanta, which
house for current and future projects.
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