Office, IT & Call Centers

Baton Rouge tops the field in economic growth potential; China surges into the lead in renewable energy investment. From the July/August 2013 issue.

High tech customer center will serve as catalyst to spur pharmacy and health care innovation.

Planned national security, health and engineering solutions company Leidos to move into Reston Town Center.

New Orleans, Newport News (VA), Baltimore and Philadelphia are standouts in our Logistics Leaders (Ports) category.

Colliers International cites increased industrial demand despite slowing economic growth; North American vacancy rate declines for eighth consecutive quarter.

The jewelry designer operates two Indiana locations and has already begun filling new management and production positions in New Albany.

On what seems to be a job-creation winning streak, Carolina economic developers must be doing something right. From the May/June 2013 issue.

The top three industries represented included manufacturing (11 companies), back office/business support (10 companies) and logistics (seven companies).

Global services company to invest $20 million, create more than 1,000 jobs.

Manufacturer of automation technology invests more than $1.7 million; will create new jobs.

Rockingham location will become Piedmont's third LEED-certified facility.

Many site selectors are surprised to learn the country is an economic leader in Asia and a top-shelf business destination. From the May/June 2013 issue.

ELM Services LLC recently moved from space on College Boulevard to Corporate Woods, where the company has made nearly $850,000 in capital investment.

The company's real estate investments enhance its dividend-paying capacity while supporting economic growth in the communities in which it does business.

The trial project will add more than 50 skilled jobs to the metro area, with CenturyLink hiring people for installations and repairs.

HomeServe partners with many of the nation’s leading water, gas and electrical utilities to offer their services. The company plans to create 100 new positions in Chattanooga.

The Lab was made possible in part through an investment from the Delta Regional Authority, a federal-state partnership that is congressionally mandated to help create jobs, build communities, and improve lives in the 252 counties and parishes of the Delta.

The 24,000 square-foot structure is situated on 10 acres and has built to service trucks with engines that run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

The center’s inaugural class will include approximately 180 positions. Starwood plans to expand the center significantly over the next five years and hire up to 750 more employees in Wichita.

The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) hoedown shined its bright light this year on emerging technologies in the Lone Star State at a nine-day festival that drew tens of thousands. From the March/April 2013 issue.