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hurt that The Pretoria Fields Brewery, with a tasting room, opened a year ago and quickly became a cultural center of downtown, Strickland said.
Albany-Dougherty has experience attracting major businesses. There is a Miller-Coors plant, not far from the site of the new mill. Candy-maker Mars is also in the area. The U.S. Marine Corps has a large logistics base close by, which employs 4,000 people. Proctor & Gamble has a manufacturing facility and so does Pfizer. Coats & Clark, a leading yarn manufacturer, is also in Albany.
And here comes wood into the eco- nomic mix, in a big way. Timber owners in Georgia have been anxious for more sale points for their products, and their wood will contribute to a brisk local busi- ness. There is pent-up demand here, but there is also a lot of wood. The price per ton for saw timber is down from the $40s
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