First Solar Acadiana Louisiana

First Solar To Invest Up to $1.1B In Louisiana Solar Panel Plant

Solar panel manufacturing facility will create more than 700 new jobs at the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish, Louisiana.
cyber security

In West Virginia, Marshall University Plans Institute For Cyber Security

The state of West Virginia has allotted $45 million for the planned center at this university already recognized as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by NSA.
Trendco USA Tuskegee Alabama

Trendco USA Will Invest $43M In New Alabama Glove Factory

Trendco USA will launch a medical glove manufacturing operation at REAL Park in Macon County, AL, creating more than 290 jobs.
2023 Global Rankings

19th Annual Rankings: 2023 Global Rankings Report

Once again, the U.S. ranks as the top destination for foreign direct investment, followed by China and Canada, in the 2023 Global Rankings Report.
2023 Metro Rankings

Business Facilities’ 2023 Metro Rankings Report

Metro areas and cities of all sizes are recognized for attracting and retaining businesses from numerous industry sectors in the 2023 Metro Rankings Report
logistics

NRS Logistics America Chooses Casa Grande, AZ For New Distribution Center

NRS Logistics America plans to build a semiconductor chemical and gas products distribution and storage facility in Casa Grande, AZ.
Geobrugg New Mexico

Geobrugg Expanding In New Mexico

Fence and safety protection manufacturer Geobrugg will double its footprint, add 60 employees in Sandoval County, NM.
19th Annual Rankings Report, 2023 State Rankings

Business Facilities’ 19th Annual Rankings Report: State Rankings

Business Facilities' 2023 State, Metro, Global Rankings help site selection professionals evaluate locations for corporate expansion.
July / August 2023 Issue, Rankings Report, 2023 Rankings

July / August 2023 Issue (Volume 56, Number 4)

Business Facilities' July / August 2023 Issue features the 19th Annual Rankings Report: 2023 State, Metro, and Global Rankings related to corporate expansion and relocation.
Hanon Systems Tennessee manufacturing

Hanon Systems Will Create 600 Jobs In Tennessee

Hanon Systems will invest $170M in new manufacturing operation in Loudon; truck manufacturer McNeilus will invest additional $25.3M in Murfreesboro expansion.
Hybar Arkansas

Hybar Building Steel Rebar Mill In Arkansas

New Hybar LLC rebar mill will create a total of 200 jobs in northeast Arkansas; Westrock Coffee will create 600 jobs in Conway
Zilmet South Carolina

Zilmet Picks South Carolina For First U.S. Manufacturing Plant

Italy-based manufacturer Zilmet will invest $32.7 million and create approximately 50 new jobs in Georgetown County, South Carolina.
LiveXchange Emerging Industries

Don’t Miss “Site Selection For Emerging Industries”

LiveXChange General Presentation — Site Selection For Emerging Industries — will explore best practices, challenges, and opportunities to successfully support "Economic Development 4.0" investment projects
U.S. Space Command

Update: U.S. Space Command HQ To Stay In Colorado

President Joe Biden has designated Colorado as the permanent location of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters.
Podcast: Reshoring & Rebuilding Supply Chains

Listen Now: Reshoring & Rebuilding Supply Chains

In this LiveXchange podcast, Rosemary Coates discusses the current state of global manufacturing, possibilities for reshoring and nearshoring, and the rebuilding of domestic supply chains across the U.S.
Mississippi Cold-Link

APEX Ammunition Investing $4.45M In Mississippi Expansion

APEX Ammunition will create over 64 jobs with an expansion of its manufacturing plant in Columbus, Mississippi. And in Ellisville, Cold-Link Logistics is building a 198,000-square-foot cold storage facility.
SLB Louisiana

SunGas Renewables To Invest $1.8B In Louisiana Clean Fuel Facility

SunGas will invest $1.8B In Pineville, Louisiana; SLB will invest $18.5M in Shreveport digital infrastructure manufacturing plant; 360insights relocates U.S. HQ to New Orleans.
ADI Semiconductor Facility

ADI Invests $1B In Oregon Semiconductor Facility Expansion

Analog Devices Inc.'s investment expands cleanroom space and manufacturing capacity at the company's semiconductor wafer fab in Beaverton, OR.
VinFast North Carolina

VinFast Kicks Off $4B EV Complex In North Carolina

Vietnam’s largest FDI project ever in the U.S., the Chatham County electric vehicle and batteries manufacturing complex will be VinFast’s first North American EV manufacturing facility.
Niagara Bottling Texas

Niagara Bottling To Invest $48M In Texas

With an expansion of its warehouse facility in Temple, Texas, beverage supplier Niagara Bottling will create 14 jobs.
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: The Rhode Island Advantage

Rhode Island’s ideal location in the Northeast boasts all the benefits of major commercial centers, including easy access to top companies, all manner of transportation, and world-class universities.