Employment
China-based Minth Group To Invest $87M In Tennessee
Over the next five years, the auto parts manufacturer will create 254 new jobs in Lewisburg, TN.
Amazon’s New Georgia Fulfillment Center To Create 500 Jobs
The new fulfillment center will be located in a more than 1-million-square-foot facility at The Cubes at Bridgeport in Newnan, GA.
Toyota Announces Additional $700M Investment In Indiana
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana will complete the modernization project at its Princeton operations, and add 150 more new jobs.
Adient Investing $23.5M In Tennessee Expansion
The automotive seating maker will create approximately 330 jobs as it expands its Lexington, TN manufacturing facility for the second time since 2018.
Saddle Creek Logistics Services Expanding In Indiana
The company's new, 250,000-square-foot distribution center in Jeffersonville, IN will support growth in the beverage industry.
Sara Lee Frozen Bakery To Invest $19.8M In North Carolina Expansion
The baked treat maker will create 108 jobs at its food manufacturing center in Tarboro, NC.
Fiat Chrysler To Invest $400M In Indiana Transmission Plant II
The global auto manufacturer will expand and retool its Kokomo, IN manufacturing operations for production of a new engine.
AllianceBernstein Investing $11.4M In Nashville Global HQ
The asset management firm will create an additional 200 jobs when it moves into Nashville’s Fifth + Broadway development by the end of this year.
Spirit Airlines Breaks Ground On South Florida HQ
The airline will invest up to $250 million and create 225 new jobs at its new Broward County corporate campus.
Demographic Shifts Will Impact The Global Workplace By 2030
New opportunities, challenges arise for global cities as 693 million boomers reach retirement age and 1.3 billion Gen Z enter workforce, according to Cushman & Wakefield study.
Two Projects Will Add Up To 80 Jobs In Lawrence County, AL
CCI Manufacturing USA Corp. will invest $21.5 million to construct an advanced production facility and Progressive Pipe Fabricators has broken ground on a new 82,000-square-foot facility in Lawrence County.
Accenture Creating 165 Tech Jobs In Tennessee
The Fortune 500 professional services firm will locate operations in the Sylvan Supply project at the former Madison Mill site in Nashville, adding 165 technology jobs.
DuPont Investing $75M In Modernization Of Virginia Plant
The company will modernize and expand its manufacturing and technology operations in Chesterfield County, VA, creating 60 jobs.
Florida Remains Top “Magnet State” In Annual Moving Report
Americans continue to move south, with Florida, Texas, California, Arizona and North Carolina as leading 2019 destinations, according to Allied Van Lines' annual Magnet States Report.
Business Facilities’ Editor: Texas Dominated The Decade
Editor in Chief Jack Rogers tells News Radio 1080 KRLD that Texas' 2019 State of the Year win is a fitting coda for its dominance in economic development.
Michigan’s Fiat Chrysler Expansion Is BF’s Deal Of The Year
Michigan Economic Development Corp. has been awarded BF’s 2019 Deal of the Year Gold Award for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' (FCA) expansion
Texas Is Business Facilities’ 2019 State Of The Year
Business Facilities has named Texas its 2019 State of the Year, making it the first state to win the magazine’s top honor four times.
Business Leaders Concerned About Talent Shortages, Recession Risk
Chief executives around the world are heading into 2020 with concerns about the risk of a recession and their ability to attract and retain talent, according to The Conference Board.
MKDA Investing $20M In Georgia
Japan-based Mitsui Kinzoku Die-Casting Technology America, Inc. will build a new automotive parts manufacturing facility, creating more than 30 jobs in Spalding County, GA.
Minimum Wage Will Increase In Majority Of U.S. States In 2020
California, New York City, and the District of Columbia will experience the biggest impact of minimum wage increases next year.