Economic Development

In Tennessee's latest automotive industry expansion, Toyota Boshoku Tennessee will invest $54 million to expand its metal stamping operations, adding 80 jobs in Jackson, TN. 

The new state-of-the-art facility in Texas plans to open late 2023 and will create more than 50 local jobs.

Alabama Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield discusses how the state fosters skilled labor with a workforce development agency buttressed by a 21st century Jobs Act.

Taylor Murray, Manager, Location Analysis and Incentives with Maxis Advisors, discusses how rural communities offer a fresh take for sites, supply chain, and workforce factors.

Three advanced manufacturing projects will create a total of more than 700 jobs in Spartanburg, Chester and Richland counties in South Carolina.

If you want to learn about workforce, incentives management, site selection strategies, professional development and more, don't skip this year's Business Facilities LiveXchange event.

Hanwha Advanced Materials Georgia will create over 100 jobs while supplying Qcells with materials for sustainable technology.

Rapid growth and expanding boundaries propel location searches for companies in the life sciences industry at the forefront.

With a growing need for transparency and sustainability, supply chain leaders are increasing investments in technology and innovation.

Global IT management software firm Kaseya will invest more than $16 million in South Florida over the next three years.

Increasingly, sustainability and energy concerns occupy a place on the list of leading site selection factors.

The global leader in cloud software for life sciences will grow its Kansas City region operations and add more than 100 jobs over the next five years.

Business Facilities' March / April 2023 issue takes a look at the impact of sustainability on site decisions. Plus, life sciences, Opportunity Zones, and a report from Utah Governor Spencer Cox.

The transformer repair and service facility by Sunbelt Solomon will bring the state of Alabama $5 million and 50 jobs.

Dura Supreme Cabinetry will expand and create over 200 jobs in Statesville; Tex-Tech Industries will add 49 new jobs in Winston-Salem.

The Phoenix facility will be the fourth Arcadia location that will open in 2023, in support of the company's national cold storage platform.

Business Facilities 1st Annual EDO Awards will recognize economic development organizations (EDOs) leading the way when it comes to attracting and retaining companies to their regions.

Automaker Honda’s electric vehicle (EV) production plans will impact facilities in Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, and Alabama.

Zollner Elektronik is set to expand through multi-location investment while creating 100 jobs in Virginia.

Local workforce, partnerships drive ongoing growth at CGI's Acadiana location. Entergy asks to add up to three gigawatts of solar energy in what would be largest renewable power expansion in state history.