Business Incentives
Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. Business Incentives articles below.
New Mexico: Simply Enchanting
New Mexico offers a combination that’s hard to beat, with scenic beauty and benefits to business that continue to entice.
3M Investing $40M, Creating 90 Jobs In Missouri
The global manufacturer will expand its operations in Springfield, MO, where it makes industrial adhesives and tapes for the aerospace industry and other heavy industrial customers.
New York: Building a High Tech Future In The Empire State
The Empire State is busy building a high-tech future that includes a $5-billion advanced materials sector, more than 100,000 advanced manufacturing jobs and the top hub for research in semiconductors and nanotechnology.
Granules India Expansion Will Create More Than 100 Jobs In Virginia
The pharmaceutical company will invest $35 million to expand its Fairfax County, VA R&D and manufacturing operation.
Medical Device Supplier Building First Indiana Facility
California-based EasyDial is investing more than $21 million to build a new production facility in Chesterton, IN, creating up to 96 new jobs.
Barracuda Networks Creating 115 Jobs In Ann Arbor
The $2.3 million expansion is getting support from the Michigan Strategic Fund and Ann Arbor SPARK.
James Hardie Investing $220M In New Alabama Plant
After a year-long site search, the buildings products manufacturer has announced its decision to grow in Prattville, AL, creating 205 jobs.
Global Manufacturer Expanding in Northeast Indiana
Web Industries will invest $8M to expand its operations in Allen County, IN creating up to 45 new jobs by 2019.
Hudson Products Relocating Manufacturing Operation To Texas
The HVAC equipment maker will move the operation to its Rosenberg, TX headquarters, investing $6M and creating 150 jobs.
Illinois: New State Support for Entrepreneurs
The Advancing the Development of Minority Entrepreneurship program will mentor start-ups in Peoria, Rockford and Chicago.
Food Manufacturer, Aerospace Supplier Expanding In Utah
Litehouse Inc. will invest $40 million in its manufacturing operations in Hurricane, creating up to 165 jobs. Electronic Power Systems will invest $11.6 million and add up to 128 jobs in Cache County.
Micronutrients Investing $30M To Grow In Indiana
The Netherlands-based agribusiness has selected New Castle, IN for its new 164,000-square-foot manufacturing plant and warehouse.
Category 5 Backlash
Gov. Rick Scott's plan to hugely expand spending on state economic development programs ends up getting them cut to the bone.
Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Chooses Arkansas For First North American Facility
The China-based textile manufacturer will invest $410M, create up to 800 jobs in Forrest City, AR.
Johnsonville Expanding Global Corporate HQ In Wisconsin
With support from the state, the sausage company will add 100 news jobs at its Sheboygan Falls location.
Minnesota: Hybrid Wind-Solar Units To Power The Land Of The Lakes
A $10-million project that is planned as the nation’s first “integrated” wind-solar hybrid power project is rising in Red Lake Falls, MN.
KAAP Launches Seventh Expansion In Kentucky, Will Create 129 Jobs
The aluminum parts manufacturer will invest more than $51.3 million in Bowling Green, KY.
Tennessee Lands New Frazier Industrial Company Manufacturing Plant
The structural storage racking system manufacturer will invest $17.4 million, create 120 new jobs in Dyersburg, TN.
LiveXchange Executive Conference Presentation: Mentoring Entrepreneurship
Explore case history success stories involving business accelerators that quickly bring entrepreneurs up to speed, commercialize innovation, and open a window of opportunity for global talent to put down roots in U.S. markets.
BAE Systems Creating Over 120 Jobs In South Carolina
The military component manufacturer will invest $8.4 million to expand its operations in Aiken, SC.
Ryder Expanding, Creating 200 Jobs In Texas
The company will invest more than $5.2 million in Fort Worth, TX to expand its supply management, logistics, and transportation management operations.
LiveXchange Executive Conference Presentation: Issues in Facility Consolidation Analysis
Learn about the benefits, costs and risks of facility consolidation, particularly personnel loss and related business disruption, and including addressing tricky political issues.
LiveXchange Executive Conference Presentation: Evaluating and Negotiating Incentives
Learn about best practices for calculating the value of incentives, including property tax abatements, sales tax refunds, cash grants and tax increment financing.
Infosys Chooses Indiana For First Of Four U.S. Tech And Innovation Hubs
The global technology firm will invest over $8.7 million, create up to 2,000 new high-skilled jobs in central Indiana by the end of 2021.
Ready For Retail In Cape Coral
The City of Canals offers industry the best of both worlds—an ideal business environment with vital resources and a competitive cost of living.
Universal Companies Investing $1.5M In Southwest Virginia
The spa product distribution company's expansion of its Washington County, VA operations will create 30 new jobs.
Graphic Packaging, DHL Team Up For $274M Project In Northeast Louisiana
More than 800 jobs will be retained, 93 new ones created at the 1.27 million-square-foot converting/logistics center in Monroe, LA.
Braidy Industries To Invest $1.3B, Create 550 Jobs In Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky's recently passed right-to-work legislation was influential in the company's decision to build an aluminum rolling mill in Greenup County, KY to supply the automotive and aerospace industries.
Future of Free Trade Debated at LiveXchange 2017
A spirited panel discussion at BF's 13th annual event analyzed the impact of Brexit and NAFTA negotiations.
Henrico County, VA Cuts Data Center Tax Rate
The Henrico County, VA Board of Supervisors has approved a separate tax rate that will dramatically reduce the property tax for data centers.
Bearcat Corp. Will Expand, Add Jobs In Indiana
The aluminum product manufacturer is expanding its Goshen, IN operations and plans to create up to 40 new jobs by 2019.
Automotive Supplier Investing $15M In Michigan Expansion
US Farathane, LLC is expanding its operations in the city of Port Huron, MI, creating 205 new jobs in the area over the next three years.
Aerospace Growth Gets Turbocharged
The 2017 outlook finds global aerospace and defense industry revenues expected to surge to two percent growth, driven by higher defense spending.
Provision Healthcare Developing $100M Advanced Cancer Treatment Center In New Orleans
The Louisiana Proton Therapy Center will be housed on University Medical Center campus in city’s biomedical corridor.
