Employment
Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. Employment articles below.
Tyson Foods Investing $80M, Creating 300 Jobs In Tennessee
The food processing company is expanding its Union City Leading food processor investing $80 million for 300-job expansion.
Generac Power Systems Expanding Operations In Wisconsin
The company will invest more than $73M and create 400 jobs over five years with help from state Enterprise Zone Tax Credits.
Greenheck Group Expanding In Oklahoma
The company’s new Tulsa, OK campus will house manufacturing and distribution for several of the company’s products and brands, and create 75 jobs.
Monogram Investing $9.3M In Tennessee
The refrigeration products manufacturer will create 210 new jobs at its manufacturing facility in Selmer, TN.
Business Tech Company Creating 300 Jobs In South Alabama
Provalus will invest $6.5 million to establish a business technology and support operation in Brewton, AL.
Brooks Running Company Picks Indiana For North American Distribution Operations
Brooks Running Company will open a new footwear and apparel distribution center in Whitestown, IN, creating more than 130 new jobs by 2023.
Evoqua Relocating Headquarters To Pittsburgh
The water solutions provider will create 63 new jobs and invest more than $2.5 million in Pittsburgh.
Serving The Cloud: Data Center Supply Races To Meet Demand
Completion of new data center projects started in 2016 will create enough new server capacity to meet the voracious appetite of expanding cloud providers, easing a shortage of available storage space.
Simmons Foods Opens Arkansas Ingredient Production Facility
The company has invested an estimated $30 million in the project, and expects to create 78 new jobs at the Siloam Springs facility.
US Foods Nearly Doubling Footprint In Virginia
The foodservice distributor will create approximately 100 new jobs over the next five years as it expands its Prince William County food distribution center.
Cascades Investing $80M In New Jersey
The Canada-based company will build a new packaging product manufacturing plant in Piscataway, NJ, creating 120 jobs.
Indiana Lands Kimura Foundry’s First U.S. Manufacturing Facility
The Japan-based company will invest $8 million in its new operations in Shelbyville, which will house high-tech 3D printing equipment.
Gateway Packaging Company Expanding In Tennessee
Gateway Packaging will invest $13.2 million to expand its manufacturing operations and locate its official headquarters in White House, TN.
The Sky’s The Limit In The Lone Star State
Low-cost land, a skilled workforce and “Restrained” government—with low taxes and minimal regulation—yield unrestrained growth in Texas.
July / August 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 4)
The July / August 2017 issue features our 13th annual rankings report, presenting the top states, metros and global locations from every possible economic development angle.
Foxconn’s Wisconsin Project: Largest Greenfield Foreign Investment In U.S. History
The high-tech manufacturer’s $10B investment will create 13,000 jobs at its new Southeastern Wisconsin campus.
Modernizing Medicine Creating Over 800 Jobs In Palm Beach County
The healthcare information technology company will invest more than $15 million to expand its Boca Raton facility.
Midwest Fertilizer Investing $2.8B In Southwest Indiana
The company plans to create up to 185 new jobs at a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Posey County, IN.
Workforce Challenges Are Top Concern For Manufacturers
Nearly 60 percent of manufacturers identify a lack of qualified workers as a barrier to business growth, according to the 2017 Manufacturing Report from Sikich LLP.
Team Technologies Expanding, Creating 160 Jobs In Tennessee
The medical equipment manufacturer will invest $6 million to expand its Morristown, TN manufacturing facility.
Orlando Leads In Jobs Surge, Huntsville Flies High In Aerospace
Orlando, FL is the top-ranked metro among Employment Leaders; Huntsville, AL is tops among Aerospace/Defense Leaders in Business Facilities' 13th Annual Rankings Report.
EGGER Building First U.S. Manufacturing Facility In North Carolina
The manufacturer of wood-based materials will invest $700 million and create 770 jobs at the Davidson County, NC facility.
AmerisourceBergen Opens Indiana Pharmaceutical Distribution Center
The Fortune 500 company is investing more than $45M and will create over 120 jobs at its new Whitestown, IN facility.
Inside LiveXchange 2017
LiveXchange offers a unique opportunity for corporate executives eyeing locations for their new facilities to have quality face-time with major economic development agency representatives.
Manufacturing Is Job One For Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan
Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan have been named the Top Manufacturing States in a new rankings category in Business Facilities' 13th Annual Rankings Report; Louisiana is tops in Cybersecurity Growth Potential.
California Keeps Crown As King Of Solar Power
California retains its crown as the nation's king of solar power: The Golden State was the top-ranked state in all three solar power categories in Business Facilities' 13th Annual Rankings Report.
Business Facilities’ 13th Annual Rankings Report
The 13th annual edition of our rankings report tracks growth sectors that seem to be emerging overnight from thin air in uncharted waters, telling you who’s out front in cybersecurity, offshore wind energy and the other frontiers of the 21st century.
Advanced Digital Cable Investing $15M In Georgia
The wire and cable manufacturer will create 64 new jobs with an expansion of its Blairsville, GA facility.
Nevada Has the Big MO
The Silver State has put the Great Recession in its rear-view mirror with a surging recovery led by small business growth.
Indeed Expanding, Adding 500 Jobs In Connecticut
The tech company will invest $26.5 million to expand its Stamford, CT offices, with help from a $7 million low-interest loan from the state.
Tennessee: A Hotbed for FDI
Locations across the globe are looking to invest in Tennessee.
Adobe Expanding In Utah, Adding Up to 1,260 Jobs
The software giant will invest $90M at its Lehi, UT facility with the help of a post-performance Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax credit rebate.
Wood Products Manufacturer To Create 145 Jobs In South Carolina
Roseburg Forest Products is building a new engineered wood products plant in Chester County, SC.
JBG SMITH Chooses Maryland For New Headquarters
The publicly traded real estate investment trust will employ 425 people and occupy 95,000 square feet of a new high-end, class-A office building in Bethesda, MD.
