The Knight Group, formerly known as Knight

Development, is a family business based in Jonesboro. The

company had its beginning in 1973, when brothers Scott and

Perry Knight starting framing houses for Metro South builders.

The Knight brothers got into the home building business in

the late 1970s. Perry's son Jay, who has been with the

company since 1982, is now the president of The Knight

Group. Scott's son Chris, who joined the company last year, is

now vice president.

At the present time, the company is building

approximately 250 homes a year. During the 1990s, the company has

been a consistent winner of Professionalism Awards from

the Great Atlanta Home Builders Association and the

Greater Atlanta Sales & Marketing Council and has also

won awards for customer service.

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