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Jittery Joe’s

Some of the companies we
spotlight year-to-year include :

• Caterpillar is the world’s leading
• Athens Research & Technology manufacturer of construction and
specializes in highly pure, highly active mining equipment, off-highway diesel
human proteins for researchers around and natural gas engines, industrial gas
the world developing biotherapeutics. turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.
The Athens plant manufactures smaller
• Accurus Aerospace Corporation is bulldozers and excavators.
one of Georgia’s largest aerospace
metal machining companies. They are • Jittery Joe’s started in 1994 next door
a supplier to numerous aerospace and to the 40 Watt Club. Since then, the
defense contractors throughout North coffeehouse and roaster has expanded
America, Europe, and Asia. to more than a dozen locations across
the state.
• Johnson & Johnson Innovative
Medicine, formerly known as Janssen, • Athena Studios is the first major film
has 13,000 employees globally, including studio in Athens. The Woman in the Yard
a team here in Athens who are building is the studio’s first major film released
technologies for a world where complex in March 2025. Production occurred
diseases are prevented and cured, on Athena’s stages and in locations in
treatments are smarter and less Athens and Bostwick, in Morgan County.
invasive, and solutions are personal.
One of the best ways for locals to
• Pactiv Evergreen is a North American support the film industry in Athens is to
manufacturer of fresh food and consider registering their property and
beverage packaging with 14,000+ businesses as potential shooting locations:
employees across its manufacturing athenastudiosga.com.
facilities, including one in Athens.
People are here from all over the world
• ABB, headquartered in researching, learning, starting a home,
Switzerland, has an Athens-based retiring, and enjoying the culture of the
facility for manufacturing motors and Athens Area. Our high quality of life
mechanical parts. coupled with affordability is attractive.

46 Business & Industry Athens Area Chamber of Commerce • athensga.com • 706.549.6800