How Georgia’s First Eco-Industrial Park Became a Magnet for Japanese Investment
A map shows Japanese facilities taking shape and preparing for future growth at The Lakes at Green Valley in Griffin. Map: Griffin-Spalding Industrial Development Authority
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Japanese firms, but it is certainly targeting them now.
Some 15 years ago, the city looked to set a new trend in development by creating a “green” industrial park.
It succeeded, and through “sort of an ‘on-purpose’ accident” became a magnet for Japanese companies.
David Luckie
“We didn’t really know what ‘green’ meant in terms of industrial parks, but we didn’t mean just the trees,” said