Daimler Trucks To Invest $22.7M In SC Freightliner Facilities
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will invest $22.7 million to expand facilities and improve operations at Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) in Cherokee County, SC.
Peak 10 Opens Third Raleigh Data Center
The expansion is a response to demand for Peak 10’s managed services and data center solutions to support the Research Triangle region’s continued growth as a technology hub.
Israel-Based Auto Supplier Selects Indiana for First North American Operations
Omen USA, an Israel-based manufacturer of aluminum parts for the automotive industry, plans to locate its first North American production facility in Richmond, IN, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2019.
Shift To Invest $20M In First East Coast Operation
San Francisco-based Shift Technologies will create 100 new, high-tech jobs in Arlington County, VA.
Facebook To Locate First Data Center in Ireland
Ireland has been Facebook’s international headquarters since 2009, but the Clonee data center will be the social media giant’s first in that country.
E-Commerce Site Opens Distribution Center In Nevada
Jet.com, a new online shopping site, has opened a 160,000 square-foot, west coast warehouse and distribution center in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, east of Reno, NV.
Kaiser Permanente Bringing 800 Call Center Jobs To Georgia
Kaiser Permanente will open a national member services contact center in Gwinnett County, GA this year, bringing more than 800 new jobs to metro Atlanta by 2020.
Toledo Molding & Die To Invest $20M, Create 250 Jobs In TN
Toledo Molding & Die, Inc. (TMD) will invest $20 million and create 250 new jobs at a new manufacturing facility in Fayetteville, TN.
Monsanto Picks Lubbock, TX For Cotton Seed Processing Facility
The new Lubbock site represents a $140 million capital investment and is expected to employ 40 full-time personnel.
Breaking News: General Electric Moving HQ To Boston
New York, Rhode Island, Georgia, and at least eight other states were vying for the project, but in the end General Electric Co. has elected to relocate its global headquarters from Fairfield, CT to Boston.
Bosch To Open New Technology Center In Pittsburgh
Robert Bosch LLC will locate its new Research and Technology Center in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, which is becoming a hub for emerging tech-and innovation-focused companies.
Baton Rouge Lands BlueLine Associates’ Software Development Office
BlueLine Associates will establish a new software development office at the Louisiana Technology Park in Baton Rouge, creating 40 new jobs.
Advance Auto Parts To Create 200 Jobs In La Vergne, TN
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. will invest $24.5 million and create more than 200 new jobs at its new distribution center in La Vergne, TN.
CGT To Create 275 Jobs In New Braunfels, TX
CGT U.S. Limited will construct a new manufacturing facility in New Braunfels, TX, creating at least 275 jobs and $80 million in capital investment.
Foreign Real Estate Investors Plan Continued U.S. Investment in 2016
Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates, 64% of respondents to a survey taken among the members of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) say they expect to increase their investment in U.S. real estate in 2016.
Business Facilities Announces 2015 Deal Of The Year Winners
Greater Houston Partnership snares Business Facilities' Gold Award for Goodman Global Group's 4.1-million-square-foot consolidated campus.
RES Polyflow Picks Indiana For Plastics-to-Fuel Operation
RES Polyflow, a renewable energy solutions company, will locate its new Midwest production hub in Ashley, IN, creating up to 136 new jobs by 2019.
Google Chooses Clarksville, TN For $600M Data Center
Google will invest $600 million in the the former Hemlock Semiconductor site in Clarksville, TN which it will transform into its eighth U.S. data center, creating 70 new jobs.
State Focus – Indiana: Regional Plans Are Hopping In The Hoosier State
Gov. Mike Pence’s Regional Cities Initiative, enacted this year, envisions more than 400 projects drawing nearly $4 billion in investments.
VXI Global Solutions To Create 570 Jobs In Metro Atlanta
VXI Global Solutions, a business processing and information technology outsourcing services provider, will open a call center in College Park, GA in 2016, creating 570 jobs.
FINAL DEADLINE EXTENSION: 2023 Deal Of The Year Awards
Submissions for Business Facilities’ 2023 Deal of the Year Awards will be accepted through December 11, 2023.
2022 Deal of the Year Winners: Where Are They Now?
Business Facilities revisits its 2022 Deal of the Year winners as economic development organizations submit for this year's awards. Enter by November 15.
[VIDEO] Camp Hall – A Next Generation Commerce Park in South Carolina
Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in Charleston, S.C. As a convergence of people, place and programming, Camp Hall delivers thoughtful infrastructure and logistical features that empower people — and business — to thrive.
Location Spotlight: Discover LEAP Lebanon Innovation District
9,000+ available acres strategically situated on Indiana’s I-65 Innovation Corridor, LEAP Lebanon offers diverse settings—megasite, advanced manufacturing, mixed-use and corporate campus—all on an SSI-certified (Strategic Site Inventory) site.