WellStar Paulding Hospital
In 2025, WellStar Paulding hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $300 million expansion that includes a new eight story Medical Tower with 56 beds which will be connected to and integrated with the existing hospital and adjacent buildings. A parking deck is also near completion. This expansion represents over 200 new jobs to the area.
WellStar is one of the most integrated health care delivery systems in the country and serves more than 1.4 million residents in Georgia. They are tied for the first in the nation to be one of only two hospitals that are Baldrige, Magnet, Leapfrog A and 4 Star Status.
In 2014, WellStar replaced a 55-year-old facility with a new 295,000 sq. ft. hospital and created 500 new jobs to the area. The hospital has 112 beds and 40 emergency exam rooms and an emergency department, cancer center, women’s imaging and and other healthcare services including a medical office building and outpatient pavilion in Hiram.
Hungryroot
Hungryroot, a rapidly growing meal delivery service, expanded it operations in 2025 by constructing a 100,000 SF tri-temp facility consisting of 22,680 SF of freezer cooler space (design temp -10F), 43,050 SF of cooler space with cold dock (design temp 35F), 26,350 SF of ambient storage, and 7,670 SF of custom office space. This new fulfillment center is an approximately $20 million investment with 190 new jobs.
Automann
In 2025, Automann, a leading global distributor of truck and trailer parts, completed and opened their 367,000 SF southeastern headquarters with an investment of $60 million and 150 new jobs. The project is a public private partnership with the Paulding County Industrial Building Authority. This was one of the largest industrial projects in the state announced in 2022.
Chattahoochee Technical College Aviation Training Academy
The Chattahoochee Tech Aviation Training Academy, which celebrated is grand opening on April 26, 2024, is a state-of-the-art, three-story facility spanning over 55,000 square feet. It includes a 12,000 square-foot hangar, along with instructional labs, classrooms, and a technical library. The Aviation Training Academy was designed by Croft & Associates, a Georgia-based national architecture, design and engineering firm, with construction provided by Winter Construction, an award-winning commercial builder based in Georgia.
Chattahoochee Technical College recently launched its Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program after receiving the prestigious Air Agency Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. This certification authorizes Chattahoochee Tech to operate an approved Aviation Maintenance Technician School (AMTS), ensuring that the college meets all FAA requirements. The new program is designed to equip students with the technical skills needed to diagnose and repair aircraft power plants, both reciprocating and turbine, as well as airframes, both metal and wood. Graduates will be eligible to participate in the FAA powerplant and airframe examinations in order to earn their A&P certifications.
GreyStone Power Corporation
GreyStone is a member-owned electric cooperative that serves 117,000 customers in eight counties. In 2021, GreyStone opened its new headquarters in Hiram, which includes 264,500 sq. ft. of new buildings that house offices, operations and engineering, warehouse space, and vehicle maintenance and metering shop. The new headquarters gives the co-op the space it needed for its operations that it couldn’t access at its initial site. It also offers a centralized location to improve access to its members.
Since the new construction included essential infrastructure projects, Paulding County hopes the development will spark new residential and commercial investments in the surrounding area. GreyStone’s site is on GA Highway 92, which has recently been widened from two lanes to six lanes. The project included a sewer lift station that adds more than five miles of sewer lines, and Paulding County Water System also expanded sewer service to the facilities, which will connect to new lines in east Hiram.
Interroll
Interroll, the leading global provider of material flow solutions, has invested $11 million to build a second plant on their campus in Hiram. In 2018, it saw double-digit sales growth in the Americas. That trend is expected to continue, thanks to the rapid growth of e-commerce and the success of its customers like Amazon, Proctor & Gamble, Walmart and Coca-Cola.
The company’s second expansion doubled its capacity, adding 121,500 sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehouse space, 15,000 sq. ft. of offices, training facilities, a gym, and a Kaizen room. The project is a huge win for the county. Interroll is one of the top employers in Paulding, and the new facility will create 70 additional positions.
In 2026, Interroll added 30 new jobs to it’s campus increasing their job count to over 200 jobs in Paulding County.