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In 1898, Bibb merged with Macon Knitting Company, Taylor Manufacturing (near Reynolds, Ga), the Cordele Manufacturing Company, and Porterdale Mills. Stock at this point was valued at $1.4 million. [7] In 1900, Bibb bought the Columbus Power Company. The Columbus Power Company included a spindle mill and a dam that generated power for the mill.
Macon is the region's retail and trade center and the Macon-Bibb county serves as the region's center of employment. [5] The Middle Georgia region has been competitive in the United States in terms of economic growth and stability, but within the state of Georgia, the region has not experienced much growth. [4]
Macon (/ ˈ m eɪ k ən / MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States.Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center—hence its nickname "The Heart of Georgia".
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From 204 to 83. Just prior to consolidation, about 130 Macon Police officers and 74 Bibb County sheriff’s deputies were employed to patrol and answer 911 calls, according to the city and county ...
A tire manufacturing facility in Macon-Bibb faces nearly $300,000 in fines after federal investigators found 15 safety violations at its facility in wake of a former employee’s death in April ...
The Middle Georgia Regional Library System is a library system which serves the counties of Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Macon, Twiggs and Wilkinson in the U.S. state of Georgia. Patrons receive a PINES library card. This may be used at any of the 275 libraries affiliated with the program across Georgia, as well as the 14 branches in the Middle ...
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