ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT

• With over 550 employees and a payroll of more than $30 million dollars, MillerCoors is among the largest employers in the Albany area. Its work force, ranging from brewery works and managers to administrators and support staff, represents a diverse group of local citizens who also make their own contributions to the community. As parents, homeowners, taxpayers, volunteers and role models, our employees help make Albany and southwest Georgia a thriving community.

• Each year MillerCoors produces approximately 7 million barrels of beer at its Albany brewery. Miller purchases a wide array of goods and services from local and state-based companies. From bottle crowns to barley, corrugated to cans, the ingredients, supplies, equipment and services that MillerCoors purchases generates additional local economic activity and provides a substantial economical impact in the community. In fact, MillerCoors is one of the largest customers of many area vendors. Our local purchases include containers, maintenance parts and a vast array of engineering and technical services.

• MillerCoors makes a significant contribution to the local tax base. State and local taxes and fees paid exceed $32 million. In addition, individual MillerCoors employees paid in excess of $2 million in state and local income taxes. Federal Excise taxes paid in 2006 was $120 million. Transportation costs exceeded $15 million. The brewery utilizes 225 inbound/outbound trucks per day and approximately 30 railcars per day.

• MillerCoors is committed to supporting the communities where it does business. To that end, MillerCoors has made financial contributions to a host of charitable groups, nonprofit organizations, scholarship funds and community development projects in the state, including Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Club of Albany, The Albany Museum of Art, Mt. Zion Civil Rights Museum, Thronateeska Heritage Center, and a statewide hunger initiative, "Fighting Hunger in Georgia."
   
• MillerCoors also sponsors and is involved in several events such as the Colquitt County Arts Festival and the National Black Arts Festival. In addition, MillerCoors supports and participants in a variety of community service projects in Georgia ranging from Keep America Beautiful and support for public-private educational partnerships.
   
• MillerCoors was presented the "1999 Manufacturer of the Year Award" by Governor Roy Barnes on behalf of the Georgia Association of Manufacturers.  Miller was commended for its outstanding manufacturing process and its Corporate Citizenship.  The Georgia Economic Development Association awarded MillerCoors the "2000 Industry of the Year Award" in Region 10.

This is an artist's rendering of MillerCoors' 10 million barrel brewery located in Albany, Georgia.  Ground breaking for the new brewery was in 1978.  It occupies 1.2 million square feet and cost $247 million to build.  The site was the former Turner Air Force Base, located in the northeast quadrant of Albany.

Go to Miller Buys Turner  to learn more about Miller's early days at Turner Field.