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Brenau one step closer to biosciences center

(L-R) Brenau University Health & Science Dean Gale Starich, Arthur and Pamela Bilyeu, Brenau biology major Jordan Bryant Wallace from Cumming, Ga., and Lori and Don Lori McEachin

Brenau University dedicated a new greenhouse on the Gainesville campus on Friday, May 18, 2012, that will expand the university’s successful undergraduate research project that is returning endangered species to their native habitats.

Gale Starich, dean of the College of Health and Sciences at Brenau, said the facility also will be the first step toward the long-term vision for development of a bio-sciences field learning center on the Gainesville campus that will include a small amphitheater, the reclaimed bamboo forest that was established almost 100 years ago and other facilities.

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Vendor fair for new medical center project

Turner Construction Company, the general contractor for the new Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton project, will hold a subcontractor and vendor outreach fair at the Gainesville Civic Center on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 1 p.m. At the fair, representatives from Turner will provide pre-qualification and project information to subcontractors wishing to bid for construction elements and vendors seeking to supply systems or materials for the new hospital project.

All interested subcontractors are invited to visit the public project website, www.ngmcproject.com, that will serve as the communications hub for current and potential subcontractors/vendors, craftsmen and project team members seeking up-to-date information related to the NGMC Braselton project. The website also includes a Subcontractor/Vendor Interest Form and Craftsman Interest Form, which can be submitted online. Once submitted, the information will be stored in a database for the project. By utilizing this system, Turner will be able to keep track of every subcontractor, vendor and craftsman interested in the project.

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Carter’s, Inc. hiring for Braselton distribution hub

Carter’s, the largest branded marketer of baby and young children’s apparel in the U.S. and headquartered in Atlanta, has selected Braselton, Ga., as the home of its new multichannel distribution center.
Scheduled to open in June, the one-million-square-foot facility will support the company’s e-commerce, retail, and wholesale businesses and create an immediate need for 250 full-time employees. A job fair will be held May 9-12 at the new facility in Braselton. Interested candidates can visit www.carters.com/DCjobs to learn more and apply.

“Carter’s new distribution center will have an immediate, positive impact on the lives of Jackson County residents,” said Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. “Encouraging job growth in the state is of the utmost importance, and we are pleased Carter’s has chosen to invest in Georgia and its workforce.”

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Caterpiller plans new factory near Athens, Ga.

Caterpillar Inc. has selected land near Athens, Ga., as the location for a new facility that will build small track-type tractors and mini hydraulic excavators. The state-of-the-art, one-million-square-foot-facility is expected to directly employ 1,400 people once it is fully operational.

The new facility will be part of Caterpillar’s Building Construction Products (BCP) Division, which is based in Cary, N.C.

Caterpillar plans to break ground on the new facility in Athens in the first quarter of 2012.  Initial production at the facility is expected to begin in late 2013, ramping up to full production over a five-year period. The company will use the website www.jointeamcaterpillar.com to fill the majority of open positions at the facility.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb to Acquire Inhibitex

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Inhibitex, Inc. (Nasdaq:INHX) have signed a definitive agreement under which Bristol-Myers Squibb will acquire Inhibitex for approximately $2.5 billion, a transaction that has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

Alpharetta-based Inhibitex is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative products that can treat or prevent serious infections, whose primary focus is on the development of nucleotide/nucleoside analogs for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV).

“The acquisition of Inhibitex builds on Bristol-Myers Squibb’s long history of discovering, developing and delivering innovative new medicines in virology and enriches our portfolio of investigational medicines for hepatitis C,” said Lamberto Andreotti, chief executive officer, Bristol-Myers Squibb. “There is significant unmet medical need in hepatitis C. This acquisition represents an important investment in the long-term growth of the company.”

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GBJ Staff

Contractors needed in Georgia

US Federal Contractor Registration reports an immediate demand for registered businesses to work federal government contracts in Georgia based on the volume of listings on the Federal Business Opportunities website posted by contracting officers looking for vendors to bid on available work.

In the past year, over $9 billion has been spent on federal contracts in the state of Georgia, representing 1.9 percent of the total spent on contracts during the past year as reported on the USASpending website.

According to USASpending, over 40 percent of all contracting dollars spent in Georgia during the last year were competed and put out for open bidding by contractors. Small businesses in particular are urged to complete registration and place bids for contracts. Of the 100,866 contracts awarded in Georgia over the past year, over half were awarded to small businesses. Each federal agency is urged by regulations to award at least 23 percent of their contracting dollars to small businesses.

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Pattillo to construct Georgia’s first speculative building in four years

Rendering of Pattillo's new 71,000 s.f. speculative building

Pattillo Industrial Real Estate will begin construction on a new, 77,100-square-foot speculative building in the new Gainesville Business Park in December 2011.  In recent months, the supply of quality buildings in the market has grown scarce, yet a skilled workforce remains plentiful.  The area’s unemployment rate remains between 8-9%, and Gainesville-Hall County remains a regional employment center for workforce in Hall and surrounding counties.

“This is the first speculative building developed in Georgia in almost four years,” said Larry Callahan, CEO, Pattillo Industrial Real Estate.  “Our firm will be making this investment in one of the hottest economic development markets in the Southeast.  The Gainesville-Hall County market has demonstrated that demand by employers to access the skilled workforce drives demand for manufacturing space.  The time is right for additional supply in this size range.”

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ProCare Rx breaks ground on new Gainesville headquarters

ProCare Rx, a national pharmacy benefit management company, broke ground Nov. 1, 2011, on construction of the first of several planned buildings in the new ProCare Park corporate campus in Gainesville-Hall County. The initial facility, located on a 23-acre site fronting I-985 at Exit 20, is anticipated to be complete by summer of 2012 and will house ProCare Rx’s almost 120 Georgia-based employees in the corporate headquarters, operations support and state-of-the-art data center.

“This is a long-term strategic move for our company to relocate our corporate headquarters and the bulk of our operations to Gainesville-Hall County,” said Roger Burgess, co-founder of ProCare Rx. “As a national company, we need to be close to the assets of Metro-Atlanta, however it is important that we be in a community with its own sense of identity and a progressive attitude that supports our business growth.”

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The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and the Georgia Department of
Transportation invite you to attend the ribbon cutting for the official opening of the McGinnis Ferry Road Extension Project. The ceremony will take place on McGinnis Ferry Road at Gwinco Boulevard.
The design and right-of-way for this project were funded through SPLOST and construction was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
October 4, 2011 • 11:00am

Please carpool if you can; parking is limited. For more information, call 770.822.7180.

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Genesis Biosciences Expands Operational and Scientific Staff

Genesis Biosciences, a global leader in custom fermentation, microbial product formulation and antimicrobial product development, announced today that Casey Smallwood has been promoted to vice president of operations. Additionally, Mauricio Amaya and Amit Choksi have been promoted to laboratory manager and fermentation manager, respectively, and Prasanth Maddipati joins Genesis as a new fermentation scientist. These team members will be located in Genesis’ newly renovated U.S. fermentation and manufacturing facility in Lawrenceville, GA.

“Casey, Mauricio, Amit and Prasanth bring valuable experience and knowledge to the Genesis operational and technical teams, and we will look to them as we continue to develop high-quality, environmentally preferred chemical, fermentation and microbial-based solutions for our customers,” stated Conrad Mielcuszny, president and chief executive officer of Genesis Biosciences.

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