Ready to Roar
Detroit emerges from bankruptcy with its dignity intact.
Honda Chooses Ontario For An Investment Of $857 Million
Honda became the first Japanese automaker to manufacture in Canada when it opened its Alliston assembly plant in 1986. It added a second assembly plant in 1998 and an engine plant in 2008.
Amanda Manufacturing Breaks Ground In Ohio On Major Expansion
The office expansion will include a new facade and office space for engineering and design teams.
Reassuring
The trend of manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S. from overseas continues to grow.
Feature Story: Michigan Governor’s Report – Reinventing Michigan
Gov. Rick Snyder has identified core problems and brought stakeholders together to solve them in an effort the governor likes to call relentless positive action.
Business Report: Missouri – Commerce Bank Puts New HQ In Joplin Tornado Recovery Zone
A new high-tech bank building will rise on the site of a branch destroyed by the F5 tornado on May 22, 2011.
Comprehensive Logistics Co., Inc. To Locate New Facility In Spring Hill, TN
Third-party logistics company to invest $30 million, create more than 200 new jobs.
Japanese Auto Parts Supplier Locates New Operations In Jamestown, IN
This is the first company with roots in Indiana’s sister state to invest in Indiana.
Gigadeal
Tesla got 100 percent of what it wanted when it chose Nevada for its 5-million-square-foot battery plant.
Nevada Selected As Tesla Battery Gigafactory Site
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Elon Musk, Chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors, have announced that Nevada has been selected as the official site for the Tesla Gigafactory.
Inverted Pyramid
U.S. corporations keep engineering overseas mergers to avoid paying taxes.
Toyota Continues To Grow Investment In Michigan
As part of this initiative, Toyota will move about 250 direct procurement positions from its manufacturing headquarters in Erlanger, KY, to a new facility to be built at the TTC campus in York Township.
Toyota Growing In Gibson County, IN
Toyota adding 300 jobs to build more Highlanders in Indiana, improving production flexibility.
Constellium-UACJ Break Ground In Bowling Green, KY
Japanese, European partnership to supply aluminum sheets to automotive manufacturers.
Feature Story: Georgia’s Governor’s Report – Rising And Ready For The Future
With a welcoming, down-home business climate, the peach state is reinventing itself as an automotive powerhouse and a film production mecca poised to give Hollywood a run for its money.
Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report
We’re marking the 10th anniversary of our annual rankings festival by doing what we do every year: refining our rankings criteria to give you the most meaningful benchmarks of state and metro performance.
Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings
In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. We've also included our Global Rankings within this story.
Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Tennessee Races To The Top In Education; Alabama...
In a new category, Tennessee emerged as the top-ranked state for education and Alabama came out as number 1 for automotive manufacturing strength in Business Facilities' 10th Annual Rankings Report.
SL Tennessee, LLC To Create 1,000 New Jobs In Clinton, TN
South Korean automotive parts manufacturer to invest $80.5 million to build third manufacturing facility.
Location Focus: The Carolinas – Growth Climate Warms In The Carolinas
Numerous new projects have been drawn to North and South Carolina, where the welcome mat has been set out for innovators and manufacturers across a wide range of industries.
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.
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.
2023 State Of The Year: Opportunity Awaits In Texas
A robust business climate and strategic growth during 2023 earns the Lone Star State this recognition.
[VIDEO] Get More for Your Business in Ardmore. Oklahoma
The ADA owns three industrial parks and several single sites and buildings, giving our organization both the power and incentive to negotiate favorable terms for expanding companies.
Location Spotlight: Ohio Electric Cooperatives
Ohio consistently ranks as one of the top U.S. destinations for new corporate facilities, meaning prime sites are quickly snapped up. Economic development officials and private developers are working cooperatively to ensure the pipeline of immediately-developable sites stays full with diverse location opportunities.