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ADAIRSVILLE, GA. — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has unveiled that Shaw Industries Group Inc. will build a new carpet tile manufacturing facility in Adairsville, located in Georgia's Bartow County. Shaw is expected to make an $85 million investment in the new project and create 500 new jobs. The company will build and equip a facility in the 600,000 to 700,000-square-foot range. The new facility will be located on a 117.6-acre parcel near the intersection of Highway 140 and Hall Station Road. Construction on the facility is expected to begin in 2014. Shaw currently operates six facilities other facilities in Bartow County and employs nearly 15,000 people throughout Georgia.