USA - Southeast

This section includes articles related to area economic development, corporate relocation, company expansion and site selection news throughout the Southeast USA region.



Target Shopping Basket.

Target Corporation To Locate New Online Fulfillment Center In Memphis, TN

Fortune 50 retailer to invest $50 million; will create more than 400 new jobs.
SWIPES--designed to be a complete and customized solution to address the power and data requirements of individual war fighters.

Arotech Combines Facilities Into One Location In South Carolina

The South Carolina location is the home base of UEC Electronics, which Arotech acquired in April 2014.
Export-Import Bank logo.

Ex-Im Bank Joins With Virginia Small Business Development Center To Boost Exports

The program is expected to accelerate export business and job growth by connecting Bank products and services to a statewide network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).
M-Tek's current headquarters in Manchester, TN.

M-TEK Locating New Headquarters In Murfreesboro, TN

New North American Headquarters for automotive supplier will employ 250, with 100 new jobs.
TSYS Global Headquarters.

Industry Focus: Call Centers – Welcome Home

When communicating with call centers, familiarity can make all the difference.
President Obama announces NC State’s selection to lead the Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a consortium of industry, government and academic partners.

Business Report: North Carolina – Next Generation Power Electronics Hub

North Carolina wins a $140-million Manufacturing Innovation Institute to develop wide-band semiconductors for power electronics.
Bridgestone off road tires.

Bridgestone Opens Off Road Radial Tire Manufacturing Facility In Aiken County, SC

South Carolina plant extends company leadership in large and ultra-large earthmoving tires for mining and aggregates applications.
Greenway Health.

Greenway Health LLC Building New Cobb County, GA Tech Development Center

Health IT company will bring 150 jobs to the metro Atlanta area with its new technology development center.
Mitsubishi facility.

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas Selects Lake Mary, FL

The new offices will also accommodate MHPSA's new shared administrative services activity.
Unisys HQ at Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

Unisys Coming To Richmond County, GA

The global Fortune 500 information technology company will locate its new service center in Augusta; will create up to 700 jobs.
Reshoring US jobs from China. Uncle Sam.

Reassuring

The trend of manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S. from overseas continues to grow.
ACEEE 2014 Scorecard Map.

Massachusetts Tops California As Most Energy Efficient State

Top 10 states are MA, CA, RI, OR, VT, CT, NY, WA, MD, and MN; five states most in need of improvement are ND, WY, SD, MS, and AK.
Jared Wray, CTO of Cloud for CenturyLink, at the opening of the Cloud Development Center Grand Opening in Bellevue, WA.

CenturyLink Opens Cloud Development Center In Seattle

New home for cloud platform development and innovation adds to year of significant CenturyLink Cloud milestones.
Sigmatex Composites Manufacturing.

Sigmatex Selects South Carolina For New Manufacturing Facility

Supplier to the aerospace industry makes initial $12 million investment to establish Orangeburg County operation.
Samsung has invested more than $13 billion in its semiconductor fabrication complex in Austin. TX.

Cover Story: High-Tech Hubs

With smart new regional growth strategies and generous federal funding initiatives, high-tech hubs are springing up all over the United States.
Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance Chairman Eric Hughes congratulates Georgia-Pacific Plant Manager Ryan Daniels on the plans to invest at the Gurdon, Ark., lumber mill.(L to R) City of Gurdon Mayor Clayton Franklin; Clark County Justice of the Peace (District 10) Sherry Kelley; Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance Chairman Eric Hughes; Georgia-Pacific Lumber Plant Manager Ryan Daniels; Clark County Judge Ron Daniell; and Arkadelphia Alliance President and CEO Stephen Bell.

Georgia-Pacific Announces Growth Plans For Gurdon, AR Facility

The company is also evaluating investments totaling approximately $20 million at the nearby Gurdon plywood mill that would increase the facility's efficiency and capacity.
Sitel Office Exterior, Norman Oklahoma.

Sitel Expands Hamilton, AL Call Center

The company will be addressing its expanding volume by creating 300 new customer support positions at this customer care call center.
Embraer breaks grounds on new Florida facility.

Embraer Breaks Ground On Facility In Melbourne, FL

Embraer will add 600 new hires to its almost 400 employees in the area in a ramped up mode over a period of four years beginning in 2016.
Valmiera will make fiberglass, like the rolls above at its plant in Latvia, at a new facility in Dublin, GA.

Business Report: Georgia – Latvian Fiberglass Producer Puts U.S. HQ in Dublin, GA

Valmiera Glass will invest $20 million in a new manufacturing facility, creating 150 jobs.
Sugarcane bagasse.

Alternative Energy In South Louisiana | New NFR BioEnergy Biorefineries

Project includes 450 new direct jobs at plants that convert sugar cane biomass to energy pellets.
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: City of Fontana – Open for Business

From agriculture to steel, from healthcare to transportation, Fontana is an economic powerhouse. Due to its geographic location, Fontana has become a vital hub for the supply chain linking suppliers to businesses to consumers throughout the world.