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Honeywell Expands Advanced Fiber Production in Virginia

The company is investing $27.5 million in its Chesterfield County operation, which produces bullet-resistant composites for the U.S. military and law enforcement. [...]

Toyota Consolidates Highlander Production at Princeton, IN Plant

The Japanese carmaker will invest $131 million in an upgrade of the Indiana facility, creating 400 new jobs by 2013. [...]

Jefferson National Financial Moves Corporate HQ to Louisville

The financial firm will move its HQ from New York, invest $4 million and create 95 jobs in Kentucky. [...]

South Carolina Powers Growth with Lower Electricity Rates

Utilities who make up the largest electric power system in the Palmetto State are offering a new, lower rate to facilitate industrial expansion. [...]

U.S. Job Growth Better than Expected, Unemployment Drops

Employers added 243,000 jobs in January, dropping the unemployment rate to 8.3 percent, its fifth monthly decline in a row and the lowest level since February 2009. [...]

Rubbermaid Expands Manufacturing in Mogadore, OH

The company will invest more than $25 million in a new facility, adding 140 new jobs. [...]

General Motors Starts $200-Million Upgrade of Texas Plant

GM is adding a new stamping facility at its Arlington, TX assembly plant, which produces full-size SUVs, a project that will create 180 jobs. [...]

Toyota Sets Plant for Pendergrass County, GA, Creating 320 jobs

The company’s Georgia operation will be known as Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America (TICA), and it represents a $350-million investment. [...]

California Redevelopment Agencies Face Elimination on Feb. 1

More than 400 Community Redevelopment Agencies will start to be phased out this week as the California Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a state law abolishing CRAs goes into effect. [...]

Xerox Plans Call Center in Webster, NY, Creating 500 Jobs

The Monroe County project will utilize $5 million in Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits and a $1 million economic development grant from the state. [...]