Floquip expanding in Midway Industrial Park

SNF subsidiary increasing employment, building to 160,000 SF OCTOBER 7, 2014: MIDWAY — Advancements in the North American energy sector have prompted a business boom for Liberty County’s largest private employer, which recently announced plans to expand a subsidiary...

Manufacturers seek second apprentice class

Liberty College & Career Academy hosting information session SEPTEMBER 30, 2014: Hinesville — For 2014 Bradwell Institute graduate Sharlisa Swift, some days at work look “like something you only see in movies.” “When I first came, I got to watch them forge, and it...

Alcoa acquiring Firth Rixson

Aerospace acquisition planned by end of year SEPTEMBER 23, 2014: Midway — A pending business transaction will weld Firth Rixson, a Liberty County aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Sheffield, United Kingdom, and Alcoa, a Pittsburgh-headquartered aluminum industry...

Hinesville-Fort Stewart MSA workforce ranked in top 2%

Hinesville in magazine’s ‘Top 20 Small Cities’ AUGUST 19, 2014: HINESVILLE — The Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recently was featured in the top 2 percent of MSAs nationwide for its workforce attributes in Area...

LCDA receives marketing excellence award

Submission highlights industries thriving in county AUGUST 27, 2014: HINESVILLE — The Liberty County Development Authority recently received an Award of Excellence for one of its marketing projects at the Southern Economic Development Council annual conference. The...

Hinesville is Georgia’s No. 2 city ‘on rise’

Nerdwallet.com study cites 17% income growth June 24, 2014: HINESVILLE — Hinesville was recently ranked as No. 2 in a NerdWallet.com list of “Cities on the Rise in Georgia.” Hinesville is the only coastal Georgia city to be featured on the list and one of...