Business Facilities – Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions

Michigan is investing in a connected, smart manufacturing future, heralding a new age of automotive design and autonomous vehicles

The Virginia-based regenerative medicine company will create up to 127 new jobs in Hendricks County, IN by the end of 2023.

The company has established its first U.S. operations in the former Tower Automotive facility in Milan, TN, and expects to start production next summer.

A new Frost & Sullivan analysis prepares decision-makers for scenarios that could unfold in light of major recent U.S. trade policy upheavals, the upcoming presidential election, and changing world dynamics.

The new high-tech dental manufacturing lab in Kyle, TX will create 850 new jobs, with help from the Texas Enterprise Fund.

Business, industrial and technology parks increasingly are providing all of the amenities needed to attract and keep a skilled workforce, a top priority for 21st-century growth sectors.

The inaugural Doing Business North America report measures business regulations across 115 cities in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

The food service distributor will expand in Indiana with a new 500,000-square-foot warehouse facility at the NorthPoint Industrial Park in Westfield.

With a world-class logistics network and a highly skilled workforce setting new standards for success in advanced manufacturing, Mississippi is aiming for the top.

The chemical industry supply chain services company will establish an export facility in Berkeley County, creating more than 60 new jobs.

The deadline to submit your project for consideration for Business Facilities' 2019 Economic Development Deal of the Year is November 8, 2019.

The new federal qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) tax credits are expected to unleash up to $6 trillion in capital investment in more than 8,700 economically distressed areas in the U.S.

Just as with any planning technique, comparison of the potential benefits of Qualified Opportunity Zones to other tax deferral or elimination strategies remains crucial.

Trade wars may come and go, but U.S. ports are in it for the long haul: expanding their services and dredging harbors to make way for ships carrying gigantic containers.

The September/October 2019 Issue features the booming logistics and transportation industry. Plus, a look at Qualified Opportunity Zones and Business/Industry/Tech Parks.

Here are the top 10 factors that keep employees engaged and productive in the workplace, according to new research from Aerotek.

The company will establish a new distribution center in Austell, GA, creating 150 new jobs in the metro Atlanta region. 

The homegrown prop maker for the entertainment industry will invest more than $1 million to expand its operations in Morgan County, IN.

The faucets and fittings manufacturer will expand its global headquarters in Greenville County, SC, creating 22 new jobs. 

Across the U.S, states are promoting clean energy with energy-saving rules for buildings, appliances, and more, according to the 2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.

The high-performance materials facility is the global specialty chemicals producer’s fourth factory in China's Changzhou National Hi-Tech District.

The company will establish a new composites manufacturing facility in Seguin, TX, creating 200 new jobs.

More than 600 Cree jobs will be created at the Marcy Nanocenter on SUNY Poly Campus in collaboration with the New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium.

BANDI Laboratories recently celebrated the opening of a sales and distribution center in Martinsburg, WV. The company plans to open a U.S. manufacturing facility within five years.

The global insurance broker will create 400 new, high-paying jobs in downtown Grand Rapids, is area's first to win Good Jobs for Michigan support.

Nippon Paint (USA) Inc. will expand its U.S. automotive manufacturing footprint by investing approximately $60 million and creating 150 jobs in Chattanooga, TN.

To keep up with growing container trade, the GPA plans to double Garden City Terminal’s annual capacity from 5.5 million to 11 million TEUS. Improvements will include a new container port on Hutchinson Island, expansion of GPA’s ship-to-shore crane fleet and berth improvements.

Change management through relocation provides the opportunity for organizations to reinvent, modernize, and evolve to new behaviors and culture.

The global contract research organization will invest $63.7 million to expand its bioanalytical lab in Henrico County, VA.

The transformer manufacturer will invest $12 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Dyersburg, TN.

The commercial truck and bus maker will invest more than $250 million to build a new manufacturing facility in San Antonio, bringing 600 jobs to the area.

The mechanical piping systems company will expand its manufacturing operations, creating 105 new jobs in the City of Manassas.

The Warren County facility will build the next-generation Corvette, America’s most advanced series-production sports car.

The auto company’s new investment in its San Antonio assembly plant will bring its total investment in Toyota Texas to more than $3 billion.

Amazon will expand its office in downtown Chicago by more than 70,000 square feet, allowing the company to double its tech workforce in the city.

The beverage company will invest $219.7 million in a new 1.5 million square-foot manufacturing facility in the Lehigh Valley.

Quality of life and a wide variety of amenities, a highly skilled workforce and an easy commute are just a few of the attractions inducing corporate headquarters to relocate.

Two buildings in Courtland will house the hypersonics programs' assembly, integration and testing; management and engineering will be located in Huntsville.

The company will expand in Lauderdale County and locate a new facility in Tipton County, bringing more than 220 jobs to West Tennessee over the next three years.

The company chose to expand and create 20 new jobs at its Decatur, AL fluorochemical plant over locations in Japan and China.