Big business deal on the way to Ga.?

ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal is keeping mum about the details, but he said Thursday the state is very close to a landing a deal that could bring what he described as Georgia's largest business project since automaker Kia opened a plant near LaGrange.

Deal told a group of Georgia newspaper publishers and executives that state officials are in the final stages of negotiating. The governor declined to offer more specifics.

The governor also said Georgia's open records law could jeopardize such projects because he believes it puts the state at a disadvantage. He said other states keep more details of economic development negotiations under wraps, giving them an edge as they compete with Georgia for new businesses. Such details include incentives offered to companies, such as tax breaks.