BF Staff
Diverse, Inclusive Workplace Important To Millennials
Nearly half of Millennials consider workplace diversity and inclusion an important criterion in their job search, compared to 33 percent of Gen Xers and 37 percent of Boomers.
Leclerc Foods Locating U.S. HQ In Tennessee
The food manufacturer will create 105 jobs with a $49 million investment in its second Kingsport, TN facility that will also include manufacturing and warehousing/distribution space.
Louisiana: Business As Usual In The Bayou
No matter what Mother Nature throws at Louisiana, the Pelican State knows how to stay on its feet and keep its momentum moving onward and upward.
Primate Breeding, Research Firm Investing $2M In South Carolina
By the end of 2017, Alpha Genesis, Inc. will create up to 30 new jobs at its headquarters facilities in Yemassee, SC.
Alstom Transportation To Create 200 Jobs In Upstate New York
The major expansion of the train manufacturer’s Steuben County operations is supported by $30 million from New York’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative.
Boat Seat Manufacturer Growing In Tennessee
The Wise Company, Inc. will expand its Hardin County, TN production and warehouse space, adding 74 new jobs.
Birmingham Workers To Receive High-Tech Job Training
The Innovate Birmingham Regional Workforce Partnership will train young adults for 925 technology jobs, with the help of $6M in federal funding.
Toyota Forklifts Expanding Workforce In Indiana
Over the next two years, the forklifts and related equipment provider will create up to 71 new jobs at its Columbus, IN corporate headquarters.
Lucid Motors Chooses Arizona For Electric Car Manufacturing
The facility will bring over 2,000 projected new jobs and more than $700 million in capital investment to Casa Grande, AZ by 2022.
Europe Leads World In Business Talent
European nations top the 2016 IMD World Talent Ranking, which rates economies on how equipped they are to develop, attract, and retain business talent.
Recycling Joint Venture Investing $300M In Indiana
The joint venture between U.S. Energy Logistics and GEP Fuels will invest $100 million in a new recycling center and $200 million in a plastics-to-diesel facility, both in Carroll County.
Veritiv Opens New Ohio Operations Center
The 72,000-square-foot Greater Cincinnati Operations Center in Fairfield, OH houses more than 400 customer service, IT, and finance employees.
Logistics USA: Moving A $1.4 Trillion Haul From Here To There
Systemic improvements in cost efficiency are delivering better pricing to the logistics sector, but gaps in infrastructure are still a problem.
Almac Group Creating 312 Jobs In Pennsylvania
The company will invest more than $24.4M in two expansion projects, both in Montgomery County, with the help of a Pennsylvania First Program grant.
Call For Entries Deadline Extended: 2016 Economic Development Deal of the Year
Submissions for Business Facilities' 2016 Economic Development Deal of the Year are now being accepted until November 30, 2016.
Bay Area Cities Collaborate To Boost Regional Manufacturing
The cities of San Francisco, San Jose, Fremont and Oakland in collaboration with nonprofit SFMade release results of the first-ever Bay Area State of Urban Manufacturing Report.
Amazon Plans Third Nevada Fulfillment Center
The new 800,000-square-foot North Las Vegas facility will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs.
Mississippi: Long Time Hospitality State
In a time of economic development uncertainty, Mississippi always has a way of positioning itself as a top state for business.
CSRA Opens Integrated Technology Center In Bossier City, LA
The new, state-of-the-art facility will bring 800 IT jobs to Northwest Louisiana and cost-savings for its federal government customers.
SF Motors Investing $10.7M, Creating 150 Jobs In Michigan
The company will build a new engineering R&D center in the Ann Arbor Region with the help of a $1M Michigan Business Development Program grant.