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.
USDA Relocating Two Key Agencies To Kansas City Region
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food & Agriculture will relocate operations from DC to KC; the project is expected to bring 568 new jobs to the area.
Castle Hill Gaming Creating 106 New Jobs In Virginia
The gaming software developer will invest $1.3 million to expand its corporate headquarters in Albemarle County, VA.
Editor’s Picks: Sweet Spots For High Tech
The leading high tech hubs have developed a startup ecosystem that nurtures entrepreneurs and plants the seeds for sustainable growth from innovators who bring scaleable products to life.
RELiON Opens New Technology Center In Washington
The new Technology Center and Lab in Seattle, WA serves as a central hub making room for the company to conduct research and development, product testing, and sustaining engineering.
Rooms To Go Investing $69M In Tennessee
By the end of the year, the furniture company will create 200 new jobs at its new furniture warehouse and retail outlet in Wilson County, TN.
Glassdoor Will Relocate Global HQ To San Francisco In 2020
Glassdoor will create hundreds of jobs at its new headquarters, which will provide world-class collaborative workspace to support the company's long-term growth.
The Commonwealth Of Virginia: A Location of Choice
Home to the nation’s largest data center market, its third-largest port, the third-highest concentration of tech workers and the HQ of 37 Fortune 1000 companies, Virginia offers diverse opportunities for success.
Retail Rush: Goodyear, Arizona
One of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., nestled in the West Valley of the Greater Phoenix region, Goodyear, AZ is in the midst of a retail boom that continues to grow.
Western Express Investing $88M In Tennessee Expansion
The freight and transportation company's expansion project will create 225 new jobs at its Nashville headquarters over the next five years.
CKPC To Produce Highly Recyclable Plastics In Canada
Through its Strategic Innovation Fund, Canada will invest US$36 million to support construction of the new US$3.3 billion polypropylene complex in Sturgeon County, Alberta.
Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Jose Lozano, Choose New Jersey
Jose Lozano, President and Chief Executive Officer, Choose New Jersey, Inc., discusses the state's workforce development plans, plus efforts to encourage its innovation ecosystem.
Horton Holding Creating 125 Jobs In South Carolina
The manufacturer is establishing a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Oconee County, SC.
Workforce Training & Talent Acquisition
Today’s workforce training and talent acquisition is a multi-faceted effort that brings targeted skills to students, and new workers to locations they’ll be happy to live in.
Business Facilities LiveXchange 2019: The Future Is Now
Held at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel, the annual event's conference program showcased the prognostications of a futurist and experts in the emerging tools of predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality.
Zotec Adding 300 Jobs At Indiana Headquarters
The company has broken ground on a new $47 million national headquarters facility that will nearly triple its footprint in Carmel, IN.
Perdue Farms Creating 100 Jobs In South Carolina
The food and agriculture company has invested $25 million in an expansion of its Dillon, SC harvest operations.
Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Eloisa Klementich, Invest Atlanta
Eloisa Klementich, CEO, Invest Atlanta, discusses the factors that are making the city a thriving high-tech hub.
Geveko Markings Creating 75 Jobs In Georgia
The Swedish company is building a new 80,000-square-foot manufacturing center and headquarters on a 20-acre site in Gainesville, GA.
Amazon Expanding Austin Tech Hub, Creating 800 New Jobs
Amazon has created more than 22,000 jobs in Texas and invested over $7 billion in the state since 2011, including infrastructure and compensation.
Corporate Real Estate Executives’ Salaries On The Rise
Corporate real estate professionals' salaries increased by an average 5.3 percent from 2017 to 2018, according to a CoreNet Global and FPL Associates survey.
Rosendin Electric Bringing 84 Jobs To Pflugerville, TX
The electrical contract company is investing $3 million to relocate its facilities in Texas and California to a 50,000-square-foot facility.
GM Investing $300M In Michigan Plant For New Chevrolet EV
The project will add 400 jobs at the Orion Township assembly plant; GM will also invest $1.8 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations across six states, adding 700 new jobs
ZKTeco Investing $5M In Georgia
The RFID and biometric technology security solutions manufacturer will create 40 jobs as it relocates and expands its U.S. headquarters to Alpharetta.
Togo North America Investing $11.4M In Tennessee
The Japan-based auto supplier will create 58 new jobs with a new production facility in Portland, TN.
2018 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Bronze Award
Detroit’s iconic Michigan Central Station will be restored to greatness as the centerpiece of Ford’s new 1.2 million-square-foot Corktown campus and mobility hub.
Fedex Logistics Moving HQ To Downtown Memphis
The global logistics solutions company will continue to grow in Shelby County, investing $44 million and creating 689 jobs.
2018 Economic Development Deal Of The Year: Silver Award
A partnership between Japanese auto giants Mazda and Toyota brings a $1.6-billion automotive assembly plant to the Huntsville, AL region.
Dollar Tree Will Invest $130M In New Texas Distribution Center
The operator of discount variety stores plans to create more than 300 new jobs for the Rosenberg, TX and surrounding communities.
Accenture Opens Flagship Innovation Hub In San Francisco
The professional services company will add 500 employees to its Bay Area workforce by the end of 2020.
Generac Power Systems Opens Wisconsin Distribution Center
The new 490,000-square-foot Janesville, WI distribution center will employ 80 people, and help expand the company's shipping capabilities.
This Just In: New England Will Win Super Bowl LIII
RiseSmart's unemployment rate-based Big Game Predictor has picked the Super Bowl winner with 74 percent accuracy. Boston's rate is lower. Sorry LA.
KanPak U.S. Opens New Warehouse In Kansas
The 202,800-square-foot Arkansas City facility will serve customers such as Chick-fil-A and Whataburger, among others.
Woman-Founded Software Company Chooses Indiana For Expansion
MomentPath will expand its operations in Carmel, IN, hiring up to 50 new employees by 2022.
Government Shutdown Negatively Impacted Nearly One In Five Business Owners
A new survey from Paychex found 19 percent of business owners said the government shutdown had a negative impact on their business outlook, 68 percent said they were unaffected, and 13 percent reported a positive impact.
Communications Software Scaleup Chooses Indiana As HQ
Kerauno has selected Indianapolis as its official headquarters and plans to increase its Indiana workforce to 140 by 2022.
Smyth County Machine Investing $2.1M In Virginia
The machining and fabrication company will add equipment, expand its product line and create 35 new manufacturing jobs in Smyth County.
Blackboard Inc. Moving Global Headquarters To Northern Virginia
The new location will combine the company's existing DC and Reston offices into a new modern office in the heart of Northern Virginia's tech corridor.
Catalent To Add 200 New Jobs In Indiana
The company will invest over $100 million to expand its biologics manufacturing operations in Bloomington, IN.
Amazon HQ2 Sites Share BF’s 2018 Deal Of The Year Award
New York and Virginia, which each got selected to host Amazon’s HQ2 mega-project, are co-winners of the Gold Award in our 2018 contest.
Virginia Is Business Facilities’ 2018 State Of The Year
The Commonwealth secures BF's top annual honor with a diversified and successful high-tech growth strategy.
