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Gwinnett Forum: Patty Thumann’s Full-Circle Moment – Thankful to Jimmy Carter

FOCUS: Thankful to Jimmy Carter and for growing up on Boulevard October 27, 2023 6:07 am· A Cuban refugee breaks down in 1980 after making it to Key West in the Mariel Boatlift. Photo via U.S. Library of Congress. By Patty Thumann NORCROSS, Ga.  |  In 1980, President Jimmy Carter … Read more about Gwinnett Forum: Patty Thumann’s Full-Circle Moment – Thankful to Jimmy Carter

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Gwinnett Village Crime Fighting Efforts Result in Lowest Crime Rates to Date

On Wednesday, January 14 the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District (GVCID), the largest CID in the state of Georgia, released annual crime statistics showing the lowest levels of targeted crimes since the CID's formation in 2006. Statistics from 2014, provided by the Gwinnett County … Read more about Gwinnett Village Crime Fighting Efforts Result in Lowest Crime Rates to Date

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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, … Read more about SUCCESS STORY: NanoLumens

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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 the I-85 corridor near Beaver … Read more about SUCCESS STORY: RockTenn

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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 a grocery store – all highly desirable additions … Read more about SUCCESS STORY: Walmart

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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 240 full- and part-time employees … Read more about SUCCESS STORY: FedEx