aviation

MHI RJ

MHI RJ Aviation Group Plans Workforce Expansion in Tucson, AZ

MHI RJ (MHIRJ) Aviation Group will add 100 new hires in 2024 — and 250 total over three years — as it aims to meet customer demand.
Aviation industry locations

Aviation & Airports: Reaching New Heights

From sustainability to flight technology, advancements in aviation are impacting site selection both inside and outside of the industry.
Joby Aviation

Aircraft Maker Selects Ohio For First Scaled Manufacturing Facility

Joby Aviation will invest up to $500 million and create up to 2,000 jobs at a 140-acre site at Dayton International Airport, where it plans to build facility capable of delivering up to 500 eVTOL aircraft  per year.
Piedmont Triad International Airport

Piedmont Triad International Airport Grows

Kevin Baker, Executive Director, Piedmont Triad International Airport shares how this central North Carolina airport supports an expanding aerospace sector.
Collins Aerospace Iowa

Collins Aerospace Opens $14M Expansion In Iowa

Collins Aerospace makes room for 3D metal printers in West Des Moines; RILCO and M.H. Eby growth supported by Iowa's High Quality Jobs Program.
Kansas capital investments

Billions Invested Into Kansas

A business climate that supports both large capital investment projects and startup firms is paying off for the economy in The Sunflower State.

Aerospace And Defense Soar In Florida’s Great Northwest

An outstanding workforce, welcoming business climate, exceptional quality of life and unprecedented financial resources are drawing aviation industry leaders to Northwest Florida.
Peak North America Alabama

Two Growing Companies Will Create 245 New Jobs In Alabama

Peak North America USA will create 175 jobs at its new Mobile County facility, while Resicum International LLC will create 70 jobs at its Dallas County aviation training academy.
Alabama aerospace

Alabama: Soaring To New Heights

In Alabama, aerospace, aviation, and defense firms continue to expand, while “down to earth” industries also grow.
Kerrville, Texas

Aerospace Manufacturer Expanding In Texas

Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing will create 400 new jobs with a 40,000-square-foot expansion of its Kerrville, TX facility.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly

Kansas Business Climate Reimagined

Enacted by Gov. Laura Kelly, the "Kansas Framework for Growth” is having a positive impact on a wide swath of the Kansas business climate.
Universal Hydrogen France

Universal Hydrogen Launches Engineering Design Center, European HQ

At its new European headquarters in Toulouse, France, Universal Hydrogen will work to decarbonize aviation through the adoption of hydrogen.
ZIN Technologies

ZIN Technologies Expanding Operations In Northeast Ohio

Developer of space flight hardware ZIN Technologies will create 125 new jobs at its its Middleburg Heights, OH facility.
aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities

Sierra Nevada Corporation Picks Ohio For Aircraft MRO Facilities

Sierra Nevada Corporation's new aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul facilities will create 150 jobs at the Dayton International Airport.
Charlotte County, FL

Aerospace Industry Takes Flight In Charlotte County

Aerospace takes off in Charlotte County, Florida with Charlotte Technical College’s aviation mechanic training.
Skydweller Aero Oklahoma

Skydweller Chooses Oklahoma City As Corporate HQ

The cutting-edge aerospace startup plans to increase operations to 120 aerospace engineering and field technician jobs in Oklahoma by 2024.
Global Transpark

Aircraft Solutions Investing Nearly $100M In North Carolina

The company will create 475 jobs at a new subsidiary at North Carolina’s Global TransPark to recycle aircraft parts and materials.
Newport News

Eagle Aviation Technologies Expanding In Virginia

The composites design and fabrication company will create 75 new jobs at its manufacturing facility in the city of Newport News, VA.
Aireon, LLC

Aireon Relocating, Expanding HQ In Virginia

The global air traffic surveillance systems company will create more than 50 new jobs in Fairfax County, VA over the next three years. 
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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.
Economic Development Awards

Enter The 2024 EDO Awards! Deadline Extended To March 21

Submit your story to Business Facilities' editors for consideration in the 2024 Economic Development Organization Awards.
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.

[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: 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.