Hanwha Q CELLS, a leader in the global solar industry, to invest at least $130 million in our community and hire over 500 employees. Full employment for the company will add at least $16 million to the local economy per year.
In Dalton, the April unemployment rate fell sharply and jobs continued to climb.
Dalton added 200 jobs in April, pushing its total to 67,700. That was an increase of 400 over last April. Just three metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) grew by 1,000 jobs or more in April.
The eighth annual Design, Engineering and Manufacturing Camp was held at the Northwest Georgia College and Career Academy, June 4-8, 2018. This year was the largest Camp DEM with 146 total students participating. Students from eight different school systems attended the camp. During Camp DEM, campers participated in:
Electronics
Carpet design
Laser integrated design
Rapid prototyping a race car
Career exploration
Measurement activities
Industrial robotics
Sphero robotics
Building a hovercraft
Designing and fabricating a rocket
Catapult building
Building KNEX solar power cars
Industry tours
Team building activities
Visit The Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce Facebook page for more photos and information.
Whitfield County Schools Striving to Improve Literacy
Whitfield County Schools, an Innovation Fund implementation grantee, received national recognition for its birth to age eight literacy initiatives, including Recipes for Success, Learning Academies, and Book Blasts.
