GWINNETT
Manufacturer to bring 25 jobs to Norcross
Denmark-based Power Stow, a manufacturer and marketer of a belt loader extension used in the airline and air cargo industries said it will open its U.S. headquarters in Norcross adding 25 jobs over three years.
Located at 6175 Northbelt Parkway, the company’s 20,000-square foot Norcross facility will house sales and after-market support services, as well as the manufacturing of Power Stow’s patented Rollertrack baggage conveyor system. Information: www.powerstow.com. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
COBB
Scholarships available to local students
The Marietta Kiwanis Club is accepting applications through March 31 for nine college and technical school scholarships for Marietta and Cobb students.
Scholarships average $2,000 each, based on academic achievement, financial need and character. Grants are administered by the Kiwanis Club, Kennesaw State University or Southern Polytechnic State University. Information: www.mariettakiwanis.org. Tucker McQueen for the AJc
FULTON
British car event coming to Alpharetta
The British will invade downtown Alpharetta next month. The Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau will sponsor a display of more than 100 British cars ranging from Rolls Royces to Deloreans from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 29 at Main Street and Milton Avenue in downtown Alpharetta. Local vendors and food trucks will also be on hand and the Big Chicken Beatles Tribute Band will play from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Information: awesomealpharetta.com. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
FORSYTH
Forsyth-Cumming career fair Tuesday
The Georgia Department of Labor, along with Lanier Technical College and the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce will hold the Cumming-Forsyth Career Expo, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Forsyth Conference Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Cumming. Representatives of manufacturing, retail, computer, healthcare, computer-technology and other businesses will be on hand. Information: dol.state.ga.us. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
HENRY
Cooking demo for cancer patients
Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Henry Hospital will host a Hunger Games cooking demonstration noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 26, in the hospital’s Foundation Education Center.
It will be led by Cancer Wellness dietitian Ellen Steinberg and chef Beci Falkenberg.
To register: 678-604-1040. Information: piedmontcancer.org. Monroe Roark for the AJC
CLAYTON
Lovejoy gets second jail facility to house 2,000
Lovejoy has annexed 77 acres into the city for the Geo Group Inc., a private prison industry contractor which plans to build a new correctional facility that will create between 400 and 450 jobs, Mayor Bobby Cartwright said Tuesday. The Geo Group will continue to run the Robert A. Deyton Dention Center in Lovejoy and build the new facility which will house another 2,000 inmates once it is done within the next two years. The new facility will be about a block from the Deyton dention center, Cartwright said. Tammy Joyner
