General Mills new food products.

General Mills Expanding Operations In Rutherford County, TN

General Mills is one of the world’s leading food companies, operating in more than 100 countries around the world. Its brands include Cheerios, Fiber One, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Yoplait, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso, Wanchai Ferry, Yoki and more.

Andros Foods Expansion Shenandoah County, VA Planned

Andros Foods North America to invest $73 million to expand fruit processing operation.
The new Baker Hughes facility on the outskirts of Houston is the epicenter for all Baker Hughes personnel training in the Western Hemisphere. The 91,205-square-foot Classroom Building is the primary venue for classroom, lecture-type learning in a three-story steel-frame structure offering spacious window views.

Business Report: Texas – First Data’s TeleCheck Services HQ Relocates To Sugar Land

The Fortune 500 Company is moving into Sugar Creek on the Lake as part of a $10-million investment that will create 600 jobs.

Flowers Baking To Begin Operating Bakery In Lenexa, KS

The bakery will open with one bread line and have about 100 jobs at start up.
HPP System.

Universal Pasteurization Company Opening Facility In Chester County, PA

The company received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development.
Bridor, Inc., supplies breads and pastries to the retail and foodservice industry and has maintained its U.S.-based advanced manufacturing operation in Cumberland since 2002. A $32-million investment is Bridor’s testimony supporting the company’s continued success at this location.

Industry Focus: Food Processing – Food Facts

The more we know when it comes to what’s in our food, the more we want to know. Pleasing this knowledge palate can mean big bucks for the food processing industry.
Stephen Moret, Secretary, LED.

Business Report: Louisiana – Matheson Tri-Gas Expands In Southwest Louisiana

The Lake Charles area project will supply Sasol’s petrochemical complex, creating more than 2,800 new jobs.
Avure high-pressure food processing system.

Avure Technologies Inc. Establishing Headquarters In Northern Kentucky

Avure to create state-of-the-art high-pressure processing food research lab.
AeroFarm vertical farm.

World’s Largest Indoor Vertical Farm To Be Developed In Newark, NJ

Industrial site will be turned into AeroFarms' new global corporate headquarters, bringing 78 new jobs to Newark.
GSF Meat.

Golden State Foods To Build New Plant In Opelika, AL

Golden State has continued to increase its product and customer offerings along with expanding the company internationally.
Ekrich is part of the John Morrell Food Group.

John Morrell To Build Distribution Center In Hancock County, IN

John Morrell, an independent operating company of Smithfield Foods, has 17 manufacturing facilities across the country, including a plant in Peru, IN.
Cookies.

Creative Food Ingredients Expanding In Wyoming County, NY

Canadian manufacturer of cookies will expand facility in Perry and increase employment.
Gerresheimer Glass, Inc. manufactures and distributes high-quality glass and plastic products for the global pharma and healthcare industry from their Vineland, NJ plant.

Location Focus: New Jersey – The Place For Giant Opportunities

The Garden State fields a powerful lineup of assets for business, including a highly educated workforce and game-changing tax incentives.
Ribbon cutting at Synegenta in Phillips, Nebraska.

Syngenta Expands Seed Production Facility In Phillips, NE

Syngenta celebrates investment in Nebraska economy with $63 million expansion at its Phillips, NE, seed production facility.

Against The Grain Building New Brewery In West Louisville, KY

The new facility will increase production to service draft and bottle sales in Louisville and all of Kentucky by 150 percent, as well as improve national and global sales by 250 percent.
Bridor

Bridor Bakery Announces Vineland, NJ Expansion

The plant will continue to produce Bridor’s broad line of baguettes, breads and rolls while expanding its laminated pastry dough and signature flaky croissant capacity.
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Emmi Roth USA Expanding Upstate New York Operations

To encourage the company to proceed with its expansion in Penn Yan and build on the industry's growth in the State, Empire State Development (ESD) will provide performance-based Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits.

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.
Pat McCrory

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.
Food Processing Baked Goods

Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

In this day and age, food processing plays an essential role in enhancing our way of life by ensuring that the food produced meets consistent quality standards.
tax credits

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

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.
Texas 2023 State of the Year

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: Santee Cooper – CAMP HALL

Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in a business epicenter of the South and at the heart of modern Southern culture — Charleston, S.C.