2023 Deals Of The Year

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.
Solesis Costa Rica

Solesis To Open First Manufacturing Site In Costa Rica

Solesis will begin operations in the spring of 2025 in the Greenpark Free Trade Zone, the first environmentally sustainable industrial park and Free Trade Zone in Latin America.
GMLx Atlanta Georgia

GMLx Grows Atlanta Medical Device, Healthcare Logistics Campus

GlobalMed Logistix's new 65,000-square-foot facility in Norcross, GA marks the completion of the 125,000-square-foot GMLx Atlanta Campus.
2023 Deal Of The Year

Toyota, Tesla, Scout Motors, Amazon Web Services Top 2023 Deals Of The Year

EV industry, data center investments took top honors in Business Facilities’ annual awards, which recognize significant corporate relocation and expansion investments.
Greater Grand Rapids Region

Greater Grand Rapids Region Expansions Create 155 Jobs

Aspen Surgical will invest $5 million, create 75 jobs in Caledonia Township; Navico Group will invest $32.7 million, create 80 jobs in Lowell.
DePre Tennessee

DePre To Establish HQ, Manufacturing Operations In Tennessee

DePre, a joint venture between DeRoyal Industries and Premier, Inc., will invest $10.3 million and create nearly 30 new healthcare product manufacturing jobs in Powell, TN.
Freepoint Eco-Systems Arizona

Freepoint Eco-Systems Brings Advanced Recycling Facility To Arizona

Freepoint Eco-Systems’ commercial-scale advanced plastics recycling facility will create 100 jobs in Eloy. And in Phoenix, Clayco celebrates its new Southwestern regional headquarters.
Healthcare Industry Locations

Healthy Growth: Healthcare And Medical Devices Industry Locations

These communities are successfully attracting healthcare and medical device companies with skilled workforce and cutting-edge facilities.
Plastics Recycling

Plastics Looking For Sustainability

Plastics companies are strategizing how to boost profitability while satisfying recycling and consumer demands.

Location Spotlight: The Rhode Island Advantage

Rhode Island’s ideal location in the Northeast boasts all the benefits of major commercial centers, including easy access to top companies, all manner of transportation, and world-class universities.

Location Spotlight: Welcome to Columbus, Indiana

Columbus, Edinburgh and Bartholomew County, Indiana are consistently ranked among the Top Ten locations in the United States. With one of the highest concentrations of engineering talent in the nation, manufacturing employment that ranks in the Top 2% of the U.S., I-65 access, and nationally recognized community living, now is the right time to consider the unexpected opportunities this unforgettable community has to offer.
Indiana

Indiana Partners With Evonik

Evonik in partnership with the U.S. government and Indiana will build a new lipid production facility for mRNA-based therapies.
clean energy

In Illinois, Manufacturing Investments Grow Clean Energy

With Illinois' goal of achieving zero-emissions by 2045, clean energy manufacturers have an increasingly critical role in energy transition efforts.

Location Spotlight: Capitalize On Opportunity In Washington, DC

Experience the momentum firsthand as Washington, DC sets new benchmarks in the business world. Whether you're a visionary entrepreneur or an established company, our city offers limitless possibilities for your growth and prosperity.

Location Spotlight: City of Fontana – Open for Business

From agriculture to steel, from healthcare to transportation, Fontana is an economic powerhouse. Due to its geographic location, Fontana has become a vital hub for the supply chain linking suppliers to businesses to consumers throughout the world.

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.
Corporate Expansions Michigan

Two Expansions Bring Nearly $4M In Investment To Michigan

Medical device manufacturer C2Dx will onshore production from Mexico to its Schoolcraft facility; APEX Controls plans to renovate and expand its existing Hudsonville-based facility. 
Silver Award Chevron Phillips

2022 Deal Of The Year: Silver Award

Orange County Economic Development Corporation: Along Texas’ Gulf Coast, Chevron Phillips Chemical solidifies it roots with an $8 billion integrated polymers facility, in a joint venture with QatarEnergy named Golden Triangle Polymers Company LLC
Pinellas County

Life Sciences & Medical Technologies In Pinellas County

In Florida, Pinellas County continues to support the Life Science and Medical Technology industries as it provides stability and growth for the local economy and regional labor market.
Golden Triangle Polymers Company

Golden Triangle Polymers Company To Invest $8.5B On Gulf Coast

A joint venture of Chevron Phillips Chemical, QatarEnergy the Golden Triangle Polymers Company LLC integrated polymers facility in Orange, TX is expected to create more than 500 full-time jobs.
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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.
Economic Development Awards

Enter The 2024 EDO Awards! Deadline Extended To March 21

Submit your story to Business Facilities' editors for consideration in the 2024 Economic Development Organization Awards.
2023 Deals Of The Year

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.

[VIDEO] Camp Hall – A Next Generation Commerce Park in South Carolina

Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in Charleston, S.C. As a convergence of people, place and programming, Camp Hall delivers thoughtful infrastructure and logistical features that empower people — and business — to thrive.

Location Spotlight: The Rhode Island Advantage

Rhode Island’s ideal location in the Northeast boasts all the benefits of major commercial centers, including easy access to top companies, all manner of transportation, and world-class universities.