Building B, shown on the left, will house a new advanced manufacturing operation. (real estate photo) Governor Kemp announced on Monday morning that Purple Innovation, Inc. (“Purple”), has selected Henry County to open their third US manufacturing firm and first on the east coast. The new facility will result in a $21 million dollar capital... Continue Reading →
New facility adds 250 local jobs, furthering the company‘s rapid North American expansion PARSIPPANY, N.J. June 1, 2020 – Ferrero USA, Inc., part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, today announced the opening of a new distribution center in McDonough, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. The newly constructed facility located at 875 Highway 42... Continue Reading →
Travels Tuesday is a weekly feature for transportation projects planned throughout the state. Today’s article looks at five roundabouts planned along state route 42 in Butts County. SR 42 at SR 16 / West 3rd Street The first project, pictured above, will construct a large mini-roundabout at SR 42 and SR 16 on the west... Continue Reading →
Henry County is exploring the creation of tax allocation districts (TADs) and two areas have been identified as possible candidates in the initial screening. The TAD study is a secondary component of the megasite master plan. The possible candidates are the North Henry corridor, located around the intersection of state route 138 and US 23... Continue Reading →
A previous concept to build a roundabout has been scrapped for a traffic signal. (Locust Grove photo) As part of their 2020 local maintenance and improvement grant funds, Locust Grove is continuing design work for a traffic signal at state route 42 and Marketplace Blvd. Local governments in Georgia receive annual LMIG grant funding from... Continue Reading →
The Georgia Department of Transportation invites residents to an upcoming open house to learn more about plans to widen state route 42 in downtown Locust Grove and provide their feedback. The project proposes to construct one additional southbound travel lane between Bill Gardner Parkway and Peeksville Road to address existing traffic congestion and improve roadway... Continue Reading →
The new bank and medical office building will front Georgia 42. (applicant photo) The Locust Grove city council approved this week an applicant’s request for a conditional use permit to build a new bank and single-story medical office building at the intersection of Georgia 42 and Marketplace Blvd. The conditional use permit was required to... Continue Reading →
Building A will be built west (photo right) of the recently completed building B. (real estate photo) Building B, offering 1.1 million square feet (MSF) of industrial space to a future tenant, was recently finished at Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms. The development, approved by the board of commissioners in 2015, includes 260 acres and... Continue Reading →
The former Toys "R" Us distribution center, located at 830 Highway 42 South in McDonough, is available for leasing. The building, originally constructed in 1998, has sat vacant since Toys "R" Us shut down operations in summer 2018. The 154 acre property contains 972,350 square feet of industrial space with a possible building expansion of... Continue Reading →
Georgia DOT has awarded a contract to Peek Pavement Marking, LLC to install rumble strips along select state highways within Henry County. State Route 42 (Clayton County line to SR 16 in Jackson) and SR 155 (McDonough to Spalding County line) will receive the additional safety feature. The $1,434,076.38 contract has an estimated completion date... Continue Reading →
