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Logistics: Building A Resilient Supply Chain
Priorities are shifting as businesses adapt to the impact of the pandemic on global supply chains. Resiliency and stability are now top concerns.
Tesla Gigafactory In Texas Is BF’s 2020 Deal Of The Year
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce has earned BF's 2020 Deal of the Year Gold Award for landing the Tesla Gigafactory project, which will create 5,000 jobs in the region.
TaskUs Grows Further With Latest Rio Grande Valley Expansion
The tech-enabled business services company delivering CX, AI operations, and content security to the world’s most innovative companies is opening its newest location in Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
Oracle Latest Company To Announce Headquarters Move To Texas
Software giant Oracle will move its corporate headquarters from the Silicon Valley to Austin, TX, joining a growing list of companies choosing to shift their bases to the Lone Star State.
Amazon To Open New Fulfillment Center In Texas
The new one million-square-foot fulfillment center will create more than 500 new, full-time jobs in Missouri City, TX.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Global HQ Relocating To Texas
HPE will relocate its global headquarters from California’s Silicon Valley to Spring, TX, building upon the company's established presence in the Lone Star State.
Neighborly To Open Second Headquarters In Texas
The global franchisor will open a second headquarters office in Irving, TX to expand staff and support its rapidly growing network.
Texas: Open For Business
The pandemic and low oil prices hit Texas with a one-two punch, but the Lone Star State is still a leader in big-ticket projects.
Startup Ecosystems: Seeding The Land With Startups
Locations are nurturing startup ecosystems with access to skilled labor, angel investors, higher ed resources and an affordable quality of life that is attracting talent.
Goya Foods Investing $80M In Texas Expansion
Latin American food and condiment company Goya Foods will expand manufacturing and distribution capacity at its Brookshire, TX facility.
COVID-19 Response And Recovery Update
Economic development organizations and local businesses keep finding inspiring and innovative ways to join forces to meet the most urgent needs of this unprecedented crisis.
Cybersecurity 2.0
The red-hot growth sector of cybersecurity has created more than a million new jobs. The bad news: half of these critical cyber jobs are going unfilled due to a shortage of skilled workers.
O.W. Lee Relocating HQ, Manufacturing Operations To Texas
Outdoor furniture and fire pit maker O.W. Lee is expected to create approximately 200 jobs and $24 million in capital investment in Kendall County, TX.
Ariat Investing $40M In New Texas Regional Headquarters
The footwear and apparel company's new regional distribution hub and corporate office will create 75 new jobs in Fort Worth, TX.
BF Location Video: Business in New Braunfels, Texas: Since 1845
Strategically located between San Antonio and Austin, New Braunfels was recently named the 9th Fastest Growing City by Percentage in 2019, US Census, 4th Fastest Growing County by Percentage in 2019, US Census, #15 in Millennial Growth, Haven Life Insurance Group.
Curative Creating More Than 300 Jobs In Texas
With its expansion in Pflugerville, TX, Curative will hire over 300 workers to provide immediate response to the COVID-19 testing needed throughout the state.
Panda Biotech Picks Texas For Nation’s Largest Hemp Fiber Processing Center
Panda Biotech's 500,000-square-foot facility in Wichita Falls, TX will be the first facility in the U.S. to cottonize hemp fiber on a commercial scale.
Amazon Creating 3,500 Jobs In Tech Hubs Across The U.S.
The jobs will be created as Amazon invests more than $1.4 billion in expansions of its Dallas, Detroit, Denver, New York, Phoenix, and San Diego Tech Hubs.
Renewable Energy: Shifting The Balance Of Power
EIA’s Energy Outlook 2020 forecasts a rapid decline of coal and nuclear power in this decade, the continuing expansion of renewables and the growth of U.S. exports of oil and gas.
Orlando No. 1 In Business Climate, Dallas Is Top Millennial Magnet
Orlando, FL has the Best Business Climate among large cities and Dallas tops the leaderboard of Millennial Magnets in BF's 16th Annual Rankings Report.
Texas Tops In Business Climate, Virginia Wears Cyber Crown
Texas has the Best Business Climate, Virginia is tops in Cybersecurity Leaders, Louisiana leads in Workforce Development/Talent Attraction in Business Facilities' 16th Annual Rankings Report.
$1B Tesla Gigafactory Headed For Austin
Tesla's newest Gigafactory will generate $1 billion in capital investment and bring at least 5,000 new jobs to Travis County, TX.
All Roads Lead To New Braunfels, Texas
Its location on IH-35, about halfway between Austin and San Antonio has helped make New Braunfels a popular location to live, work and play.
Amazon Will Create 1,000 Jobs At New Texas Fulfillment Center
Amazon will invest $250 million to build a new 820,000-square-foot facility in the city of Pflugerville, TX.
CoffeeTech Industries Investing $56M In Texas
The coffee company will build a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Seguin, TX, where it will create more than 90 new jobs.
Workforce Training: Coping With Crisis Requires A New Skillset
Companies are building digital training programs and creating ecosystems of “learning partners” to produce and deliver digital content to a broad base of employees.
Navistar Virtually Breaks Ground On $250M Texas Manufacturing Facility
Navistar is building a commercial truck and bus manufacturing facility in San Antonio, bringing 600 jobs to the area. Vehicle production will begin in early 2022.
Corporate Headquarters: Base Camps for Business
Corporate headquarters aren’t synonymous with cookie-cutter glass towers hidden in the middle of canyons of skyscrapers in the largest cities. More and more locations are offering what it takes to be a base camp for 21st-century business.
More Than 400 Jobs, $103M In Capital Investment Land In Lubbock
General Advanced Foods, MTBC, Ltd. and AT&T have recently announced expansion projects in Lubbock, TX, adding $103.1 million in capital investment, 404 additional jobs and retaining 86 jobs in the Lubbock community.
H-E-B Pledges $3M To Support Texas During COVID-19 Pandemic
H-E-B is helping communities, funding groundbreaking research, and supporting its employees and warehouse partners during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Courtney Pogue, City of Dallas, TX
Courtney Pogue, Director of Economic Development, City of Dallas, TX, discusses information technology hosting and data center operations, foreign direct investment, renewable energy and more.
Texas: Microsoft Expanding Las Colinas Operation
The tech giant is investing $31 million to grow its Texas Regional Hub in Irving, adding 575 new jobs.
Greater Houston Partnership Expands “Work Safe Principles”
The Greater Houston Partnership Work Safe 2.0 principles help businesses protect the health of their employees and customers by reducing the risk of transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
Harlingen, Texas Supports Small Business During Pandemic
City of Harlingen and Harlingen EDC set aside $1 million to launch Harlingen’s Emergency Loan Program (HELP) for Small Business.
Abilene Manufacturing Company Gets Help To Build New HQ
Economic development package awarded to Hartmann’s Inc. will help the manufacturer retain and create jobs in Abilene, TX.
Texarkana Furniture Maker Produces Face Masks For First Responders
In Texarkana, TX, Mayo Furniture has manufactured more than 640 free face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, with more to come.
Manufacturing 4.0 Has Arrived
Locations that have diversified their high-tech growth sectors are well-positioned to thrive in a new age of manufacturing efficiency. The factory of the future has arrived, a.k.a. manufacturing 4.0.
March / April 2020 Issue (Volume 53, Number 2)
The March / April 2020 Issue features the manufacturing and automotive industries. Plus, a look at biotech, food processing, and sustainable development.
Texas Governor Responds To COVID-19 Pandemic
Governor Greg Abbott has issued an Executive Order increasing hospital capacity and creating Supply Chain Strike Force for COVID-19 response.
Lone Star Bright: Texas Boasts A Saga Of Success
From accolades and awards to jobs and investments, it looks like Texas is ringing in the new decade as fortunately as it left the last.
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NESA: What Makes Your Business Run?
NESA is a regional, non-profit, economic development organization that serves nine counties in the northeastern corner of South Carolina. Our primary objective is to create jobs for the residents of the region by working within the existing industry base and recruiting new companies.