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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Belgium-Based Stow Group Plans Gordon County, Georgia, Manufacturing Operations

08/28/2025
Belgium-based stow Group, an industrial storage and automation solution company, plans to establish operations in Gordon County, Georgia. The $36 million project is expected to create approximately 200 jobs.

The company’s new manufacturing facility will comprise of 240,00-square-feet of an existing building along Highway 41. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2026.

“I am very excited to ramp up a highly automated production plant with the latest technologies in rack manufacturing,” said Michael Morgenroth, Plant Manager at stow U.S. “Together with the State of Georgia and Gordon County, we are already working on training plans. We believe this will offer great career development opportunities for anyone in the local workforce who is interested in steel manufacturing.”

“Northwest Georgia’s manufacturing legacy and strategic location supports opportunities for a solutions provider in the logistics industry like stow Group, noted GDEcD Commissioner Pat Wilson. “With an inland port and a network of rail and highways that extend into neighboring states such as Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, northwest Georgia connects the Southeast to global markets. We are excited to welcome stow Group to our family of international companies with its first Georgia-based production facility.”

Assistant Director of Statewide Projects John Soper represented the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) Global Commerce team on the project in partnership with the Gordon County Chamber, Development Authority of Gordon County, Georgia Quick Start, and Georgia Power.

Stow Group manufactures industrial racking systems and develops customized warehouse and storage solutions, serving clients in logistics, food and beverage, life sciences, and other industries. The company currently operates ten production plants and 20 sales offices globally.

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