LOCUST GROVE — Atlanta-based The Home Depot Inc. is launching a major warehousing expansion in the metro region, including one in Locust Grove.
The hardware giant will build three new warehouses in Henry, DeKalb and Fulton counties, bringing about 1,000 new jobs to metro Atlanta.
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