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Galderma Expanding Texas HQ
Galderma’s expansion will include the addition of a 100,000-square-foot facility, a $22 million capital investment and the creation of 342 new jobs.
Honda Investing $52M To Expand Production In Indiana
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC will invest $52 million in its Greensburg, IN facility to enhance job training and add production of the Honda CR-V.
Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats
The recent consolidation of food industry giants via mega-mergers is not slowing the exponential growth of major food processing hubs.
World Water Day Infographic: Advancing A Circular Economy
Almost half the world's workers —1.5 billion people — work in water related sectors and nearly all jobs depend on water and those that ensure its safe delivery, according to the United Nations. So, it’s no surprise that the theme for today's World Water Day is “Water and Jobs.”
PayPal Creating 400 Jobs In North Carolina
San Jose, CA-based PayPal, Inc. will invest over $3.6 million in a 400-job global operations center in Charlotte, NC by the end of 2017.
Chobani Expanding World’s Largest Yogurt Manufacturing Plant
The company will invest nearly $100 million to expand its Twin Falls, ID yogurt manufacturing operation.
Photonics Companies Investing $1.6B In Rochester, Creating More Than 1,400 Jobs
Photonics company Avogy will move its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Rochester; Together with Photonica, will locate advanced development and early manufacturing at Eastman Business Park.
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston To Expand In Oregon
The $30 million investment will add additional processing capacity for making formed products such as hash brown patties and potato puffs.
ADP Investing $32.25M In Virginia Customer Service Center
ADP chose to locate the new facility in Norfolk because of the thriving business climate in the city and Virginia.
House Bill 1223 Helps Bring Skybox Data Center To Plano, Texas
Legacy One will be one of the only data centers in Texas that qualifies for House Bill 1223, which can provide industry-leading data center sales and use tax abatements for large data center users across their servers, power, infrastructure and operations.
Florida: A Million Miles For A Million Jobs In The Sunshine State
On a statewide bus tour, Gov. Rick Scott hails Florida’s success creating new jobs, calling for $1 billion in tax cuts and the creation of a $250-million Florida Enterprise Fund.
Talent Beats Cost As Leading Driver Of Real Estate Decisions
As corporate executives increasingly view office environments as recruitment and retention tools, talent is more important than cost when it comes to making real estate decisions, according to a new CBRE survey.
Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge
The U.S. DOT's Smart City Challenge has pledged up to $40M to help one city define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into its transportation network.
Premier Corporate Site Selection Event Happens Next Month
Join us April 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six in Fort Lauderdale, FL for Business Facilities LiveXchange, the premier site selection event for corporate site selectors and consultants.
McKesson Expanding In Dallas, Creating 975 Jobs
A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $9.75 million has been offered to the San Francisco-based healthcare services and IT company.
Condiment Maker To Invest $20M, Create 150 Jobs In Tennessee
Develey Mustard & Condiments Corporation will invest $20 million in its first North American production facility, creating 150 jobs in Dyer County over the next five years.
Iron Mountain Picks Northern Virginia For Data Center Campus
The project allows Iron Mountain Data Centers to enter the Greater Washington metropolitan area from a strategic location with robust power and fiber infrastructure that will accommodate highly secure data center applications.
Indiana Lands $26M Regional Distribution Center
The Fort Wayne logistics hub will provide easy and affordable access to the Great Lakes/Midwest region and beyond.
FIS Expansion To Create 250 Jobs in Jacksonville
Financial services technology company FIS is investing $2 million to expand in Jacksonville, FL creating 250 jobs in the process.
Where Are the Jobs? Survey Reveals U.S. Hiring Plans.
Employers in Charlotte, Omaha, Albany, and Boise expect to hire the most employees in the second quarter of 2016, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Listen Now: Living And Learning In Lubbock, Texas, With John Osborne, CEO, Lubbock EDA
Lubbock EDA CEO John Osborne discusses business climate and downtown revitalization in the Business Facilities Podcast.
2023 Deals Of The Year
Entries for Deal of the Year awards spanned industries, investment types, and winning strategies. Here are the stories of this year’s picks.
2023 State Of The Year: Opportunity Awaits In Texas
A robust business climate and strategic growth during 2023 earns the Lone Star State this recognition.
[VIDEO] Get More for Your Business in Ardmore. Oklahoma
The ADA owns three industrial parks and several single sites and buildings, giving our organization both the power and incentive to negotiate favorable terms for expanding companies.
Location Spotlight: Colorado’s Grand Junction – Where Business Meets Adventure
The Grand Junction area is the largest metropolitan area in western Colorado, with the amenities and infrastructure companies need to operate globally. Situated halfway between Denver and Salt Lake City, the Grand Junction area is easily accessible by air, rail, highway, and WiFi.