Mando America Corporation's high performance anti-lock brakes and electronic steering facility as well as their casting facility is one of the major industries in the Meriwether Industrial Park which provides the parts for most major automobile industries in the world. Dongwon AutoParts Technology provides top quality door frames for many automobile makers. Our newest industry, KB AutoSys will provide the pads for Mando's brake production.
Concrete, trash containers, antique wood flooring, pavement markings, soap, ambulances, brakes, auto doors, refrigerated truck bodies and bottled water are just some of the world-class diversifed industries that we have all over Meriwether County. Each of the seven towns in the county are home to these industries that sell products throughout the world. We are pleased that they call us home, and we stand ready to provide all the support they need to stay and grow with us.
The Meriwether County Industrial Development Authority works continuously to bring environmentally sound advanced manufacturing to the county. The Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Department of Labor, and the Technical College System of Georgia and its QuickStart training program all collaborate with our team of economic developers to find and train the best of the best employees for our industry. Both old and new industries are provided with the opportunities to hire qualified workers.
Meriwether County is strategically located and only forty-two miles from the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport on I-85, which is important for international companies who travel all over the world. We welcome both small and large industries and businesses to our county. We stand ready to assist.