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Korean company to hire 800, invest $108M in Ga. factory

- By Jeff Amy

A South Korean mattress and furniture maker will invest $108 million and hire more than 800 people in Mcdonough, Georgia, as it sets up its first American factory.

Zinus USA President Ha Bong Sung and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made the announceme­nt Tuesday at the state Capitol in Atlanta.

Zinus says it has grown rapidly through online sales and sales to vendors and wants to start making products in the United States. The company’s other factories are in Indonesia and

ATLANTA —

Zinus USA President Ha Bong Sung, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Henry County Developmen­t Authority Chairman Pierre Clements sign papers on Tuesday at the state Capitol. China. The Mcdonough facility Henry County that has a is expected to open in lot of distributi­on centers, early 2021 and will also be we’re very excited to have a distributi­on center. some manufactur­ing,” said

Henry County officials said Kemp, a Republican. they were eager to diversify Georgia officials say Zinus investment, which has been is the first company entirely focused on warehousin­g. recruited since the COVID-19

“I think for a county like pandemic began.

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