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Fayette Expansion

Construction completion is planned
for March 1, 2025. Production is slated to
start in the third quarter of this year. Full
production is planned for fourth quarter
of 2026. Upon phase two completion, 210
additional new hires will join Gerresheimer.
At that time, the company will employ
approximately 630 people, making it one
of the top five Fayette County employers
in terms of numbers of employees.
In Peachtree City for 31 years,
Gerresheimer has seen and been part of
Fayette County’s growth. The expansion
represents an investment of more than
$300 million.

“Fayette County
Economic Development

has been a tremendous
asset to us,” said
Howery. “They were Piedmont Fayette Cancer Awareness Event
great to work with,
The growth across Atlanta’s southside has Phase I is a new warehouse measuring
helping with the
helped fuel the service expansion. Testing approximately 68,000 square feet.
expansion and planning.” and advanced procedures can be done Aventure Aviation will use this new space
here instead of Atlanta. to house aircraft parts, occupying about
Howery also credited the Fayette 35,000 square feet with the balance
Long ranked in the Top 50 hospitals in
Chamber, adding that “a lot was facilitated available for lease, some of which is
the U.S., Piedmont Fayette’s accolades
by the Chamber” and shared that the perfect for a specific, creative use.
and recognition make it easy for business
phase two land was found through his “The new lease space could be ideal
and industry to choose Fayette County.
connection with fellow Chamber member for a ‘movie studio’ location, as the slab-
Access to the highest quality patient care
Jason Pace, principal of Pace Lynch Realty to-ceiling height is 34 feet with a single
is an important consideration, said Muh.
and a 2025 Chamber board member. column in the center,” explained Zaheer
Piedmont Fayette Hospital enjoys an
Faruqi, founder and CEO of Aventure
established, active partnership with local
Piedmont Fayette Hospital Aviation. There will be “almost 200 feet of
corporations, Coweta-Fayette EMC,
wide open space with only a single row of
In 2024, the hospital completed
Trilith, and Delta, to name a few. Employer
column – perfect for a film production and
construction of a new parking lot, adding
support includes speakers, tools,
green screen work.”
nearly 500 parking spaces to its campus.
education, health fairs, and more.
The May 2025 scheduled completion
The 2025 growth for Piedmont Fayette is
will allow Aventure Aviation to consolidate
an expansion of services, not structures.
Aventure Aviation
things, relocating their inventory from
The 310-bed regional medical center has
International growth has propelled the
a leased Hapeville location to the new
added thoracic services including robotic- expansion of Aventure Aviation. What
Peachtree City warehouse.
assisted surgery. There’s also a move into started as a family business has grown to Phase II will feature a multi-story
neurosurgery and craniotomies. a worldwide success, with seven offices building. A common reception area and
Paige Muh, Community Relations all over the globe. Headquartered on nine around 38,000 square feet are found on
Manager for Piedmont Fayette, explained acres adjacent to the Atlanta Regional the first floor. The second floor will have
that previously patients were seen in Airport (Falcon Field) in Peachtree City, around 42,000 square feet of business/
various specialty areas, then sent to two phases of expansion are under way at office space. Both floors are available
Atlanta for additional tests or procedures. their current location. for lease.
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