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DaimlerChrysler chooses Pooler, Ga., for Van Plant.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, October, 2002

By Ben Werner, Savannah Morning News, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 18--After months of speculation, clandestine meetings, and no-comment answers to questions about the project code-named Bluebell, Georgia's worst-kept economic development secret is out.

Gov. Roy Barnes is expected to announce later today that he has successfully lured DaimlerChrysler to Pooler.

Starting in July, the automaker is expected to begin building a $750 million, 2.3 million square-foot Sprinter Van plant.

News of the announcement started trickling out Thursday, as Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor made a campaign trip to Athens.

During a speech at Cedar Shoals High School, he referred to an imminent "exciting announcement about jobs coming...

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