Gateway Industrial Center, Hall County, GA
ATLANTA, GA (May 7, 2013) –
Representatives of Manhattan Construction Co. joined state and local officials,
including Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary
Black, Monday for the groundbreaking of the Georgia Poultry Laboratory
Network’s (GPLN) new headquarters in Hall County’s new Gateway Industrial
Centre.
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| Gov. Nathan Deal |
Manhattan Construction will build the $13.7
million, 39,000-square-foot facility. Completion of the single-story building,
whichwill feature laboratories with biosafety levels (BSLs) of 2 and 3 as well
as general office space, is scheduled for late summer 2014.
GPLN provides diagnostic and monitoring services to
Georgia’s commercial poultry industry to ensure the safety and health of
poultry flocks, eggs and other poultry products. Its headquarters are currently
located in Oakwood, Ga.
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| Barton Plunkett |
“This is an exciting project for
Manhattan, and we are honored to be a part of Georgia’s ongoing efforts to
improve the poultry industry through the application of more sophisticated diagnostic
and monitoring technologies,” said Barton Plunkett, a senior vice
president for Manhattan who oversees the firm’s Atlanta office.
“The poultry industry is a major component of Georgia’s economy,
and this facility will strengthen this vital, job-creating industry.”
More than 100,000 residents of
Georgia are either directly or indirectly employed by the poultry industry.
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For a complete copy of the
company’s news release, please contact:
Stephen Ursery
The Wilbert Group
E-mail:
sursery@thewilbertgroup.com
Office: (404) 965-5026
Cell: (404) 405-2354
@ManhattanBuild,
via Facebook/ManhattanConstruction and on LinkedIn.
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