Economic Development Deal of the Year: Bronze Award
A partnership with Georgia’s university system and the availability of a skilled, high-tech workforce brings Honeywell’s new software development center to Atlanta.
Automotive Software Company Picks Kansas City For Corporate HQ
AutoAlert will bring 200 new jobs to the city, which was selected for its revitalized and growing downtown area, access to tech talent, and convenient transportation options.
Workplace Of The Future Key To Attracting, Retaining Talent
To win the talent war, corporations need to provide best In class, high-tech workplaces, according to research from CoreNet Global and ISS World Services.
U.S. Companies Show Increased Business Confidence for 2017
New Deloitte study finds optimism has increased following the presidential election, yet uncertainty looms over new policies and regulations ahead.
Nestlé USA Relocating U.S. HQ To Virginia
The company will invest nearly $40 million to move its U.S. corporate headquarters from California to Arlington County, creating 748 new jobs.
Sonoco Creating 595 Jobs in Georgia
The packaging company will invest $20M to create a new packaging center in Fulton County, GA.
Salesforce Opens Seattle Area Engineering & Innovation Hub
World's fastest-growing top 10 enterprise software company plans to double local workforce to 500 in Bellevue, WA.
KPMG Chooses Orlando For Learning, Development & Innovation Facility
The $400 million Innovation Center, to be built on a 55-acre campus in Lake Nona, will provide an immersive learning experience that will enhance the skills KPMG professionals bring to client situations.
Five Hiring Trends To Watch For In 2017
CareerBuilder's annual job forecast finds 40% of employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in 2017, predictions for how the Trump administration will impact hiring are mixed.
Amazon Plans Second Jacksonville Fulfillment Center
The 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the art fulfillment and distribution center will create an additional 1,000 full-time jobs in Jacksonville.
Shoe Manufacturer Relocating To Indiana
Healer Health is relocating the operations of Kentucky-based Hylan Shoe Company to Indiana, with the help of tax credits and training grants from the state.
Sparks Custom Fabrication Expanding In Tennessee
The foodservice equipment manufacturer will create approximately 140 jobs in Adamsville, TN during the next five years.
Texas Is Tops In Talent Attraction
Collin County and Montgomery County were the only large counties to increase skilled occupation jobs by more than 20 percent from 2011-2015.
FEUER Powertrain Open For Business In Mississippi
The crankshaft manufacturer’s first U.S. manufacturing operations, located in Robinsonville, MS, represent a $140 million corporate investment and 300 new jobs.
Diverse, Inclusive Workplace Important To Millennials
Nearly half of Millennials consider workplace diversity and inclusion an important criterion in their job search, compared to 33 percent of Gen Xers and 37 percent of Boomers.
Birmingham Workers To Receive High-Tech Job Training
The Innovate Birmingham Regional Workforce Partnership will train young adults for 925 technology jobs, with the help of $6M in federal funding.
Europe Leads World In Business Talent
European nations top the 2016 IMD World Talent Ranking, which rates economies on how equipped they are to develop, attract, and retain business talent.
Veritiv Opens New Ohio Operations Center
The 72,000-square-foot Greater Cincinnati Operations Center in Fairfield, OH houses more than 400 customer service, IT, and finance employees.
Bay Area Cities Collaborate To Boost Regional Manufacturing
The cities of San Francisco, San Jose, Fremont and Oakland in collaboration with nonprofit SFMade release results of the first-ever Bay Area State of Urban Manufacturing Report.
Amazon Plans Third Nevada Fulfillment Center
The new 800,000-square-foot North Las Vegas facility will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs.