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.
Pfizer Investing Additional $500M In North Carolina
The pharmaceutical company will add 300 jobs at its newly completed gene therapy manufacturing plant in Sanford, NC.
Hino Motors Celebrates Opening Of West Virginia Manufacturing Plant
Over the next three years, the truck manufacturing company plans to invest $40 million and create 250 new jobs at its Mineral Wells, WV facility.
Arglass Yamamura Chooses Georgia For First U.S. Glass Plant
The glass container manufacturing company will invest $123 million and create more than 150 new jobs at its new Valdosta, GA plant.
TAZ Trucking Investing $7.3M In Kentucky Expansion
Just six weeks after the company cut the ribbon on its new Bowling Green facility, TAZ Trucking announced it will add up to 57 new jobs at the location.
California Is Land Of Opportunity, Michigan Is Motor King
California is the top-ranked state for Opportunity Zones and Michigan leads in Automotive Manufacturing Strength in Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings Report.
TX Tops Cybersecurity Leaderboard, KS Surges In Wind Power
Texas has topped the leaderboard in Cybersecurity Growth Potential and Kansas is the top-ranked state for the percentage of electricity generated from Wind Power in Business Facilities' 15th Annual Rankings Report
Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report
Business Facilities' 2019 Metro Rankings Report takes a look at the hot topics in economic development on the city level, including job growth, economic growth potential, tech opportunities and more.
Business Facilities’ 2019 Global Rankings Report
Business Facilities' 2019 Global Rankings Report measures international locations’ progress on a range of factors, including artificial intelligence, renewable energy, economic growth potential, global competitiveness, and beyond.
Niagara Bottling Investing $68M In Kansas City Region
The California-based beverage manufacturer's new 420,000-square-foot facility will create nearly 50 jobs in Kansas City, MO.
Motus Integrated Technologies Creating 90 New Jobs In Alabama
The interior automotive parts supplier will invest over $15 million and create 90 new jobs at its new manufacturing facility in Gadsden, AL.
Love’s Investing $8.8M In New Tennessee Facility
The 200,000-square-foot tire retread and distribution facility in Milan will be largest of its kind for Love’s, and will create up to 80 jobs.
Can Generation Z Rescue Manufacturing?
2019 L2L Manufacturing Index reveals Generation Z's interest in manufacturing, but the industry needs to fight for their attention and participation.
Pratt & Whitney Creating 100 Jobs In Oklahoma Expansion
The aerospace company will make a multimillion-dollar investment to upgrade its existing facilities at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex based at Tinker Air Force Base.
Logistics & Distribution: Delivering The Goods In A Real-Time Economy
Efficiency, optimization and speed have always been top priorities in logistics and transportation. Today, as digital transformations are ushering in the next revolution of industry, known as Industry 4.0, these priorities are even more crucial.
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.
