A proposed green energy plant got the go-ahead Monday for its plans to put a $20 million manufacturing facility and a wind and solar energy farm in Ocmulgee East Industrial Park. Despite lingering questions about the company’s financial standing, the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority approved a six-month option to NW Technologies for 30 acres at the park. The company’s plan would create 150 new jobs over five years. Those workers would have a new place to eat and gas up their cars if another plan pitched to the authority comes to fruition.
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Officials grant option for 30-acre green energy plant
Posted March 8, 2012 at 12:00 PM by Peter Kelly
The proposal was referred to the authority’s properties committee next meeting later this month. Ashkouti said McDonald’s officials hope to break ground in six weeks. The NW Technologies project would be at least partly financed through EB-5, a federal program that encourages foreign investment in exchange for fast-tracked visas. The company would be the first brought in since an 11-county area was designated last March as the “Middle Georgia Regional Center” under the EB-5 program. Grace Chu, NW Technologies’ head of marketing, has said NW Technologies has $3 million lined up so far in foreign investors.
Its parent company, WINPRO Japan, already provides solar- and wind-powered energy in Japan and other parts of Asia. Company officals first asked for the option in October. However, delays in getting the required financial documents from the company postponed any vote. The option charges the company a $2,500 fee while allowing the authority to nix the deal if not satisfied with progress after six months. The authority’s properties committee recommended approving the option because of the “low risk” to the authority. The first phase of the project would include a $5 million investment on 5 acres to build a manufacturing facility to build the solar and wind power generators. That phase would create 25 direct jobs and would be completed in 12 months.
Subsequent phases would add an energy farm and a research and development center for nanotechnology.
To contact writer Rodney Manley, call 744-4623.Tags: envirnment, energy
Top 5 Key Performance Indicators for Distributors
Posted January 24, 2012 at 12:00 PM by Don Kapuscinski
Every industry has specific KPIs, or key performance indicators, that should be constantly monitored to make sure the business is tracking to plan. For distributors, and any company that operates using a distribution business model, we’ve outlined five KPIs that should be on your radar. The most accurate way to track these KPIs is by using both an ERP and CRM solution that integrate...
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E-Commerce Capabilities with Microsoft Dynamics GP
Posted January 12, 2012 at 12:00 PM by Peter Kelly
There can be a lot of planning and complexity when it comes to the idea of trying to integrate an e-commerce system with an ERP system. An approach that combines e-commerce and an ERP system like Microsoft Dynamics GP can play a huge role in facilitating the business processes as well as increasing your ability to sell online. Nowadays it is not uncommon for customers and suppliers to request the...
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Simplify Common Inventory Challenges
Posted September 26, 2011 at 12:00 PM by Peter Kelly
Businesses that are in the business of controlling, managing, and distributing inventory through warehouses have quite a challenge when it comes to tracking inventory. Often, they feel there are only a couple of ways to track inventory. They can track inventory manually or they can track inventory using software. There is another alternative to track inventory. They can track inventory with...
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Microsoft Dynamics GP is TEC Certified for Discrete Manufacturing
Posted August 30, 2011 at 12:00 PM by Don Kapuscinski
As a Microsoft Dynamics GP reseller with a large manufacturing customer base, I was excited to see that the Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) has evaluated and certified GP for discrete manufacturing for the enterprise software market. The TEC is a leading advocate for the enterprise software purchaser. They specialize in the impartial evaluation of the software selection process. The...
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Controlling Manufacturing Production
Posted August 23, 2011 at 12:00 PM by Peter Kelly
Today we are focusing on the controls you have with the concept of Bill of Materials (BOMs) and a Routing. Each manufactured item can have multiples BOMs and multiple Routings giving you virtually unlimited adaptability in you manufacturing processes. If you missed the post on Costing and Inventory Control or Controlling Inventory Quantities please read those before continuing.
If the...
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Five Ways Microsoft Dynamics GP Helps Simplify Manufacturing Processes
Posted August 2, 2011 at 03:30 PM by Don Kapuscinski
Remaining competitive in today’s global market requires U.S. manufacturers to run lean and efficient. Focusing on business issues such as raw material costs, customer service, and plant equipment should be the primary focus for a manufacturing company, not fighting business software. Whether you’re trying to reduce the time it takes to get your product to market through streamlined...
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Why Manufacturing Matters
Posted August 1, 2011 at 12:00 PM by Peter Kelly
In the last decade, the number of manufacturing jobs in the United States declined by 34 percent—a loss of more than six million positions. For now America remains one of the world's greatest manufacturing powers—it makes 19.4 percent of the world's manufactured goods, a share that fell only slightly over the past 30 years and is right behind China's share of 19.8 percent. But hard...
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