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Electric vehicle (EV) maker Canoo will build its first mega microfactory on a 400-acre site at the MidAmerica Industrial Park, where it will create over 2,000 jobs.


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Electric vehicle (EV) maker Canoo will build its first mega microfactory on a 400-acre site at the MidAmerica Industrial Park, where it will create over 2,000 jobs.
06/17/2021
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    Latest: EV Manufacturer Picks Tulsa For First Mega Microfactory - Electric vehicle (EV) maker Canoo will build its first mega microfactory on a 400-acre site at the MidAmerica Industrial Park, where it will create over 2,000 jobs.

    Canoo
    Automotive

    EV Manufacturer Picks Tulsa For First Mega Microfactory

    Electric vehicle (EV) maker Canoo will build its first mega microfactory on a 400-acre site at the MidAmerica Industrial Park, where it will create over 2,000 jobs.
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    Manufacturing

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    Landing , Birmingham, AL
    Corporate Headquarters

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    Frito-Lay
    Food Processing

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    Indiana

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    QVC Florence County, SC
    Logistics & Distribution

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    Manufacturing

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    Williamsburg, Kentucky Firestone Industrial Products Plant
    Automotive

    Bridgestone Creating 250 Jobs With Kentucky Expansion

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    Whirlpool Tulsa, OK
    Manufacturing

    Whirlpool Investing $15M In Oklahoma Factory

    Whirlpool Corporation expects to create 150 news jobs as it invests in new machinery and equipment at its Tulsa, OK operations.
    SunCoke Energy Buchanan County, VA
    Manufacturing

    SunCoke Energy To Invest $50M In Virginia Manufacturing Operation

    Raw material processing and handling company SunCoke Energy will refurbish and upgrade a manufacturing facility in Buchanan County, retaining about 100 jobs.
    Credit Karma
    Corporate Headquarters

    Credit Karma Expansion Will Create 600 Jobs In North Carolina

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    Old Dominion Freight Line
    Logistics & Distribution

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    Ohio

    Auto Supply, Food, Real Estate Tech Firms Bring 485 Jobs To Ohio

    Major expansions by Shape Corp., Sugar Creek, and SentriLock will bring more than $55 million in investment to the Cincinnati region.
    Dun & Bradstreet Jacksonville
    Corporate Headquarters

    Dun & Bradstreet Relocating Corporate HQ To Florida

    The move to Jacksonville will create 500 new high-wage jobs over the next five years and generate $75 million in capital investment.
    animal health
    Research & Development

    Topeka, KS To Develop $13M Downtown Innovation Campus

    The 70,000-square-foot campus will include wet labs, co-working, office and meeting space and a rooftop for events.
    North Carolina
    Workforce Development

    Biotech Company, Boat Maker To Create 700 Jobs In North Carolina

    With help from NC's Job Development Investment Grant, CARsgen Therapeutics will create about 200 jobs in Durham; White River Marine Group has a target of 500 jobs in Craven County.
    Huntingdon, TN
    Manufacturing

    Hydro-Gear Investing $10M In Tennessee Manufacturing Facility

    The maker of power equipment drive systems will create 375 new jobs at its new manufacturing operations in Huntingdon, TN.
    SmartAction Forth Worth, TX
    Corporate Headquarters

    SmartAction Relocating Corporate HQ To Texas

    Artificial intelligence software company SmartAction will move its headquarters from California to Fort Worth, bringing 81 jobs to Texas. 
    FanDuel Group
    Office, IT & Call Centers

    FanDuel Group To Create 900+ Jobs At New Atlanta Technology Campus

    Sports-tech entertainment company FanDuel Group will invest more than $15 million to open a 68,0000-square-foot technology campus in Atlanta.
    Sicut Enterprises, Neodesha, Kansas
    Kansas

    Tech, Manufacturing Projects Land Kansas More Than 580 Jobs

    TTEC Holdings will create 450 on-site and remote work jobs in Overland Park; Sicut Enterprises will create 132 manufacturing positions in Neodesha. 
    GM Pontiac, Michigan
    Automotive

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    General Motors will renovate its existing Pontiac, MI facility and install new flexible fabrication technology to support future electric vehicle production.
    Kentucky
    State Focus

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    Troy Industries
    Corporate Headquarters

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    The small arms components and accessories manufacturer will invest more than $7 million to relocate its headquarters, manufacturing operations to Clarksville, TN. 
    Discovery Life Sciences
    Biotech & Pharma

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    The expansion will include a global headquarters for Discovery Life Sciences, and laboratory and greenhouse space for HudsonAlpha’s Center for Plant Science and Sustainable Agriculture.
    Hilmar Cheese Company
    Food Processing

    Hilmar Cheese Company Bringing 247 New Jobs To Kansas

    Hilmar Cheese Company plans to invest $460 million to build a major production facility in Dodge City, KS.
    Amazon
    Logistics & Distribution

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    Seattle-based e-retail giant Amazon will create 500 jobs at its new import processing center in Smithfield, NC.
    Québec
    Data Centers

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    Google Canada intends to acquire more than 154 acres of land in Beauharnois, Québec, southwest of Montréal, where it will build a data center that will employ at least 20 people.
    Lion Electric
    Automotive

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    NRG Energy
    Energy

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    TAT Technologies, Tulsa, OK
    Aerospace & Defense

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    New York
    State Focus

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    Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI)
    Economic Development

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    Manufacturing

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    Virginia

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