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Fayette Expansion

building from within:

F A YETTE COUNTY FUEL S GR O WTH THR OUGH LOC AL BUSINE SS EXP ANSION

t’s one thing to recruit a new company to relocate to Fayette County. It’s an entirely “It’s a medical device clean
different thing to encourage and assist existing businesses to expand and grow. room manufacturing environment,”
One national study found that up to 80% of job growth in any community is explained Fred Howery, President and
Igenerated by the businesses already located there and not by attraction efforts. CEO of Gerresheimer.
Fayette County has been successful in helping existing businesses expand, to the To date, the manufacturer has hired
benefit of the county and the growing companies. 125 new employees related to phase one.
When all machinery and infrastructure
is in place, full production is expected to
commence by the end of 2025. With that,
Gerresheimer expects to employ 70 more
people, for a total of 195 new jobs created
Gerresheimer
from the initial expansion.
Based in Peachtree City, German
Phase II is located 1.6 miles from
medical device manufacturer
its main campus or “a 12-minute golf
Gerresheimer launched a two-phase
cart ride,” Howery joked. Located on a
expansion, perhaps Fayette County’s
37-acre parcel near Atlanta Regional
largest, among its existing industry. The
Airport (Falcon Field), a new 110,000
initial phase was an addition of 100,000
square-foot freestanding building is
square feet to their home campus at
under construction. It will be a medical
650 Highway 74 South. Construction is device clean room injection molding and
complete, and limited production began in assembly plant. The site has capacity for
July of last year. future expansion, too.

20 Fayette County SOURCE Magazine • Issue 1 • 2025