More and more big businesses are setting up shop in Georgia’s capital, creating hundreds of new IT and manufacturing jobs in Atlanta, among other industries.

Atlanta is attracting some big names. According to 11Alive.com, a string of headquarter relocations and consolidations have included mobile phone giant Sony Ericsson, which announced in November that it would move its North American headquarters from Research Triangle Park, N.C., to Atlanta.

The move combined its North America region and its Latin America region, based in Miami, to create Region Americas in Atlanta.

Other recent wins include the Belgian solar company Enfinity Corp. with Americas headquarters in Sandy Springs; tax advisory firm CCH Small Firm Services, with corporate headquarters in Kennesaw; and aluminum giant Novelis Inc. with North American headquarters heading to Buckhead.

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Mueller Water Products, a North-Birmingham-based U.S. Pipe & Foundry ductile iron pipe manufacturing plant, has said it will cut 260 Atlanta manufacturing jobs.

According to Birmingham Biz Journals, a downturn in the economy and the automation of its systems at its other plants were the reasons Atlanta-based Mueller cited for the shut down.

The shutdown is expected to happen by or on March 31, 2010.

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There could be some hope for those workers looking to secure Atlanta manufacturing jobs.

A monthly survey of companies by Kennesaw State University found that during June, the industry saw an increase in the components that often lead to overall growth, including rises in new orders and production. And although the manufacturing industry still lost jobs during the month, hiring was not as low as during previous months.

“Employment remains … very low relative to the level of new orders and production,” Don Sabbarese, director of the Kennesaw State Econometric Center, said.

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One company is helping to create thousands of Atlanta manufacturing jobs.

NCR Corp., which is a Fortune 500 company, recently announced its plan to relocate its corporate headquarters from Dayton, Ohio to Duluth, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. That move will create 1,250 jobs in the Atlanta metro area and more than 2,100 jobs throughout the state during the next five years, according to an article by The Associated Press.

NCR also said it plans to establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ga. That plant alone will create an additional 870 jobs during the next five years. The company is the world’s leading provider of ATMs and also makes cash registers and airline check-in kiosks. The company employs 23,000 workers throughout the world.

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One company is planning to create new Atlanta manufacturing jobs.

According to an article by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, KMC Group recently announced that it will open its first U.S. plant in Atlanta, a move that will create 60 jobs and invest $5 million into the economy. KMC Group, which is based in Korea, makes ball valves for use in gas lines, oil fields, chemical plants and offshore platforms.

“More than 40 percent of new companies coming to Atlanta are international,” Hans Gant, senior vice president of economic development for the Metro Atlanta Chamber, said in the article. “We have the talent, we have the access to the marketplace through our airport and we are strengthening Atlanta’s position as a hub for global companies. There are currently more than 2,000 international businesses in metro Atlanta, and that number continues to grow with companies like KMC.”

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One company is planning to cut more than 1,000 Atlanta manufacturing jobs.

Rheem Manufacturing Company has announced it will shut down its 650,000-square-foot plant in Milledgeville, Ga., a move that will eliminate 1,200 Atlanta jobs. The company is closing the facility as part of a consolidation effort between operations in Arkansas and Mexico, according to an article by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

“This is a very difficult decision for us, and we understand it will have a tremendous impact on our employees, their families and the Milledgeville community,” Chief Operating Officer Chris Peel said in the article. “Unfortunately, the precipitous drop in new construction and the global economic crisis show no signs of short-term recovery, a situation which has forced us to take this difficult course of action.”

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In one bright spot for Atlanta, whose economy has been declining along with the rest of the nation, a new plant will create more Atlanta manufacturing jobs.

Atlanta Fiberglass USA recently purchased a plant in Washington-Wilkes County. It is currently expected that about 25 workers will be hired at the plant and more positions will be available shortly, according to an article by WJBF. The company specializes in making fiberglass for nuclear plants, computers, surf boards and boats.

“The ultimate goal is to bring manufacturing back to the United States,” Madanjit Oberoi, president of Atlanta Fiberglass USA, said in the article. “We plan to add new facilities in this building here, like weaving and battery separators and also automotive insulation parts.

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