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Commercial
October 12, 1927
Keowee Courier
Walhalla, Pickens, Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Chevrolet Motor Company announces erection of a $2,500,000 assembly plant in Atlanta, Ga., employing 1,200 persons with a $3,000 daily payroll, serving Georgia, Florida, and parts of Alabama and South Carolina. First Chevrolet plant in the South, site adjacent to Federal penitentiary.
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Chevrolet Assembly Plant for Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 4.—An assembly plant will be erected at an estimated expenditure of $2,500,000, the Chevrolet Motor company announced to-day. The plant will employ 1,200 persons with a payroll of approximately $3,000 per day, it was said. The site is adjacent to the Federal penitentiary.
The company will assemble cars here for the states of Georgia, Florida, and parts of Alabama and South Carolina. It will be the first Chevrolet assembly plant erected in the South.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 4.—An assembly plant will be erected at an estimated expenditure of $2,500,000, the Chevrolet Motor company announced to-day. The plant will employ 1,200 persons with a payroll of approximately $3,000 per day, it was said. The site is adjacent to the Federal penitentiary.
The company will assemble cars here for the states of Georgia, Florida, and parts of Alabama and South Carolina. It will be the first Chevrolet assembly plant erected in the South.
What sub-type of article is it?
Manufacturing
What keywords are associated?
Chevrolet Plant
Atlanta Assembly
Automobile Manufacturing
Southern Expansion
Job Creation
What entities or persons were involved?
Chevrolet Motor Company
Where did it happen?
Atlanta, Ga.
Commercial Details
Location
Atlanta, Ga.
Event Date
Oct. 4.
Commodities
Cars
Key Figures
Chevrolet Motor Company
Notable Details
- estimated expenditure of $2,500,000
- employ 1,200 persons
- payroll of approximately $3,000 per day
- site adjacent to the federal penitentiary
- assemble cars for georgia, florida, and parts of alabama and south carolina
- first chevrolet assembly plant in the south