Lowe's is set to place a new distribution facility there that will eventually mean 600 new jobs for the area.
Gov. Nathan Deal called the announcement "the largest job-creation project for the state" since the governor took office in January.
Georgia's jobless rate is 10.1 percent, above the national average of 9.1 percent.
The Mooresville, N.C.-based Lowe's recently acquired 140 acres of property in the North Floyd Industrial Park.
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