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.
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.
Tech Firm Plans Double-Digit Job Growth In Indiana
myCOI will expand its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 185 jobs by 2021.
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.
Elemental LED Relocating U.S. Operations, Headquarters To Reno
The engineering, technology-based manufacturer of innovative lighting solutions will expand its workforce by more than 100 employees.
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.
Honeywell Dedicates $300M Mobile Refrigerants Facility In Louisiana
Over the past four years, Honeywell’s Louisiana expansions have created 118 new direct jobs and $915 million in new capital investment statewide.
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.
Allegion Americas Expanding In Indiana
The company will invest $4 million and create 125 new jobs at its regional headquarters in Carmel, IN.
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.
Strategic Drivers Motivating Headquarters Relocations
Headquarters projects present a unique set of challenges for companies and the locations seeking to attract them, partially due to the functions and roles involved.
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.
Elixir Extrusions Investing Over $8M In Georgia Expansion
The aluminum parts manufacturer will expand its Douglas-Coffee County, GA operations, creating 100 new jobs.
Uponor Investing $17.4M In Minnesota Manufacturing Expansion
The company will expand its PEX pipe manufacturing facility in Apple Valley, MN; its 10th expansion in the location since 1990.
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.
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.
Vology Expansion Creating 200 Tech Jobs In Florida
The managed IT service provider will invest $3.75M at the Bay Vista Office Park in the City of Largo.
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.
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.
American LandMaster Expanding in Indiana
The designer and distributer of off-road utility vehicles is moving its operations from Louisiana, bringing up to 67 new jobs to Columbia City, IN.
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.
Louisiana Cat Expanding New Iberia Operations, Adding 60 Jobs
A new natural gas pipeline, installed with help from state, local and private partners, made the expansion possible.
