*East Georgia College has recently broken ground on construction of a 200-bed housing unit on the campus. Construction will be completed prior to fall 2011. This follows the introduction of athletics at the college. Athletics  include men's and women's basketball, men's baseball, women's fast-pitchsoftball, wrestling. East Georgia College is now a member of the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association.

*Nordson Corporation, a global leader in prevision dispensing and other related technologies, is expanding its operations in Swainsboro.  Specifically, the company will build a new 135,000 square foot building, more than twice the size of its current facility.  Construction on the new facility, which is slated to be a LEED-Manufacturing facility, or eco-friendly, will begin immediately.  The numbers of jobs at the new plant eventually will more than double the 70 current positions.  The Swainsboro plant makes custom components and systems for adhesive dispensing equipment that is used in a variety of consumer packaging.  The building is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

*German manufacturer HotSet is putting a new operation in Swainsboro.  HotSet is a manufacturer of industrial heating elements and custom heating solutions.  HotSet’s Swainsboro facility, HotSet-America, will serve the North American market with warehouse, distribution and customer service functions initially, and manufacturing capabilities will follow.  The company is a world wide leader in industrial heating solutions with products such as flexible tubular heaters and heating elements.  The company is moving into the county’s airport speculative building which they are renovating to their particular specifications.  HotSet expects to be in operation by August 2011.

*$23 million improvements made at Swainsboro/Emanuel County Airport. The Swainsboro/Emanuel County airport has  undergone extensive improvements. The runway has been extended  to 6,000 feet and a new terminal building has been added. This makes the Swainsboro Airport the 12th longest in the state. Aircraft rentals, flight instruction, full piston and turbine maintenance are available on site. Pilots will find T-hangers, corporate hangers, aviation fuel. ground power service, ground air conditioning service and new pilot's lounge. An ILS System was installed in April 2011.

*U.S. Hwy. 1 Four-laning to I-16. The four-laning of U.S. 1 South from Swainsboro to I-16 was completed in 2007. The new four- lane divided highway gives quick access to Savannah, Macon or Atlanta.