Foreign Investment
Spotit Picks North Carolina State University For First U.S. Location
Cybersecurity provider Spotit will create more than 100 jobs over the next five years on North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh.
2021 Economic Development Deal Of The Year: Silver Award
Samsung is coming back to central Texas to build a semiconductor manufacturing facility and invest $17 billion in the project, the largest-ever foreign investment in the state.
2021 Economic Development Deal Of The Year: Bronze Award
KORE Power chose the growing city of Buckeye, AZ for its next lithium-ion battery storage manufacturing facility. The deal will create about 3,000 new advanced manufacturing jobs in the Phoenix suburb.
Bayer To Invest $200M In Pharmaceutical Plant In Costa Rica
For Bayer, Costa Rica offers an excellent and strategic location, paired with qualified talent, sustainability policies, and the conditions necessary for private investment.
Amazon Bringing 2,000 New Jobs To Costa Rica
The decision will increase Amazon's total employment in Costa Rica to 9,500, making the company the country's largest employer in the services sector.
South Korean Auto Supplier Picks Alabama For First U.S. Facility
Yongsan Automotive USA will invest more than $5.5 million to open a manufacturing facility in Opelika, AL that will employ 150 workers after three years.
STULZ Air Technology Systems Creating 250 Jobs In Tennessee
The global manufacturer will invest $2 million to establish a new manufacturing plant in Dayton, TN.
Miwon Specialty Chemical Locating Manufacturing Facility In South Carolina
The South Korean company will invest $19.5 million in its new Richland County production operations, creating 25 new jobs in the process.
Indiana Lands German Pet Food Manufacturer’s First U.S. Facility
By 2024, Saturn Petcare will invest more than $38 million and create up to 200 new jobs at its first U.S. facility in Terre Haute, IN.
Nichiha Corp Investing $120M In Georgia Expansion
The Japan-based manufacturer of fiber cement products will create more than 70 jobs with the expansion of its Macon-Bibb County facility.
Smalticeram USA Investing $4M In New Tennessee Operations
The ceramics supplier will create 26 new jobs in Cherry Glen Industrial Park, a Select Tennessee Certified Site in Mount Pleasant.
Ecomelida Picks South Carolina For First North American Plant
The importer and recycler of waste paper and plastic will invest $52 million its first North American operations, creating 200 jobs in Orangeburg, SC.
2017 Economic Development Deal of the Year: Gold Award
Wisconsin lands a foreign direct investment bonanza that promises to create 13,000 new jobs over the next five years at a new 20-million-square-foot LCD panel plant.
VanRiet Material Handling Systems Opening First U.S. Location In Georgia
The Dutch manufacturer of automated transport and sorting solutions will create more than 70 jobs in Fulton County, GA.
German Manufacturer Growing Indiana Board Game, Puzzle Production
Ludo Fact will invest $13 million to expand its operations in Lafayette, IN, creating up to 75 new jobs by 2021.
Indiana Lands Israeli Plastics Supplier’s First U.S. Production Facility
Polyram Group, a producer of raw materials for the plastics industry, will locate its first U.S. production facility in Evansville, IN with plans to create more than 50 new jobs by 2022.
Foreign Investment In U.S. Real Estate Rising
China was the top country of origin in both buying and selling commercial real estate in 2016, and Florida was the top destination of choice for international clients.
China Jushi Creating 400 Jobs In South Carolina
The company will invest $300 million in its first U.S. fiberglass manufacturing facility at Pineview Industrial Park in Columbia, SC.
Foreign Investment Drives Record U.S. Commercial Real Estate Volumes
Volatility in global markets is not expected to deter foreign investment; industrial sector sees record levels, according to JLL.
Foreign Real Estate Investors Plan Continued U.S. Investment in 2016
Despite concerns about the impact of higher interest rates, 64% of respondents to a survey taken among the members of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) say they expect to increase their investment in U.S. real estate in 2016.