May 1, 2012

SUCCESS STORY: QualTex Laboratories

QualTex Laboratories, the nation’s largest independent testing lab for blood and plasma products, is expanding its lab operations in Gwinnett Village. The expansion brings an investment of nearly $12 million and more than 100 new jobs in the area for …

SUCCESS STORY: Hyundai Construction Equipment

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc. (HCEA), a major manufacturer of heavy construction equipment, will soon relocate its headquarters and warehouse facility to Norcross. The $10 million investment by HCEA, a unit of South Korea-based Hyundai Heavy Industries, is projected to …

SUCCESS STORY: NanoLumens

NanoLumens, a cutting-edge manufacturer of flexible digital displays, will relocate its world headquarters from an existing Norcross facility to a new 32,000-square-foot office center on Avalon Ridge Parkway, also in Norcross. The company will consolidate administrative, sales, research, design, operations, …

SUCCESS STORY: RockTenn

Norcross-based RockTenn, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of corrugated paperboard and packaging, will bring 500 new jobs home to Gwinnett County next year with the consolidation of its Chicago and St. Louis operations into a new 68,000-square-foot space along …

SUCCESS STORY: Walmart

With assistance from the CID, Walmart has chosen Green’s Corner, a shopping center at Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Rockbridge Road, as the future home for a new 150,000-square-foot store. The new Walmart will include a garden center, retail space, and …

SUCCESS STORY: FedEx

FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation express shipping, will build a 215,000-square-foot distribution center in Gwinnett Village in 2012. The $55 million facility, slated to open in the fall on Atlantic Avenue at Jimmy Carter Boulevard, will employ about …