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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 22 > Town basks in glow of a new Kia plant

Town basks in glow of a new Kia plant

A former mill town in Georgia will soon be boasting as many as 10,000 new jobs

By Michael Luo / The Bulletin
April 22, 2009

WEST POINT, Ga. — Alfred Hall, a jack-of-all-trades handyman here, landed a job recently hauling pallets from the sprawling construction site on the northern side of town.

Malcolm Malone, who runs M&M Car Washing Detail from a lean-to on the side of the road, has seen his business....

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