Manufacturing
Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. Manufacturing articles below.
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.
Ready For Retail In Cape Coral
The City of Canals offers industry the best of both worlds—an ideal business environment with vital resources and a competitive cost of living.
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.
Bearcat Corp. Will Expand, Add Jobs In Indiana
The aluminum product manufacturer is expanding its Goshen, IN operations and plans to create up to 40 new jobs by 2019.
Automotive Supplier Investing $15M In Michigan Expansion
US Farathane, LLC is expanding its operations in the city of Port Huron, MI, creating 205 new jobs in the area over the next three years.
Aerospace Growth Gets Turbocharged
The 2017 outlook finds global aerospace and defense industry revenues expected to surge to two percent growth, driven by higher defense spending.
Indiana Lands China-Based Auto Component Manufacturer’s First U.S. Production Facility
BeijingWest Industries, Co. Ltd. will invest more than $80 million its first U.S. production facility in Greenfield's Progress Park, creating up to 441 new, high-wage jobs by 2021.
Hanwha Advanced Materials Growing In Alabama
The South Korean company will invest nearly $20M and add 100 news jobs at its facility in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park.
Grupo Phoenix Creating 145 Jobs In Virginia With Third Expansion
Phoenix Packaging Operations will invest $48.7 million to expand its Pulaski County, VA manufacturing operations.
Robotics Manufacturer Expanding In North Carolina
ATI Industrial Automation is getting set to break ground on its largest-ever expansion, which will create 275 new jobs at its Apex, NC operations.
Accelerating Manufacturing Growth
Industry analysts expect overall growth in manufacturing to speed up in the second half of this year and grow even more in 2018.
Firearms Manufacturer Creating Over 350 Jobs In Tennessee
Firearms manufacturer SCCY Industries is investing $22.5 million to establish a production facility and headquarters in Maryville, TN, creating more than 350 jobs.
Aerojet Rocketdyne Expansion Will Add 800 Jobs In Alabama
The company will expand its Huntsville, AL presence with a new manufacturing facility for the company’s AR1 rocket engine.
Sakae Casting Opening Office In Eastern Idaho
The Idaho Falls facility will be the Japan-based aluminum casting company’s first U.S. location.
Lotte Chemical USA Moving HQ To Southwest Louisiana
The Korea-based manufacturer will relocate its corporate offices from Houston to a location near its multi-billion dollar investment in Lake Charles, LA.
Aluminum Extruder Investing $3.3M In Western Kentucky
Three years after opening in Paducah, KY, UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries will create 50 jobs with an expansion.
Furniture Manufacturer Growing In Indiana
Sauder Manufacturing will invest more than $3 million to lease and equip a 165,000-square-foot-facility in New Haven, IN.
Global Quality Assurance Company Expands Indiana HQ, Adds Jobs
Stratosphere Quality will invest $3.7M to expand its headquarters in Fishers, IN, creating up to 250 new jobs by 2020.
Embassy Powdered Metals Expanding In Pennsylvania
The powdered metal manufacturer will invest more than $3M to acquire American Sintered Technologies in Cameron County, PA and retain both companies’ existing workforces.
Workforce Development: The Next Generation
The most successful workforce development efforts are teaming with education resources to develop job-specific vocational studies in high schools, community colleges and universities.
Economic Developers Optimistic About 2017
More than half of all economic development professionals surveyed by Avalanche Consulting believe the national economy will be “better” or “much better” in 2017.
Arkansas: Daisy And Gamo Put U.S. Headquarters In Rogers
The consolidated operation of these two well-known airgun lines will add 25 jobs over the next two years.
Rockline Industries Launching New Business In Tennessee
The subsidiary, Iatric Manufacturing Solutions, will create 250 jobs and invest more than $40M in a new 435,000-square-foot facility in Morristown, TN.
Texas Expands Economic Ties with Taiwan, Belgium
Gov. Greg Abbott has held meetings with Taiwan’s president and a delegation from Belgium about growing trade relations and increasing commercial ties.
Florida: Jacksonville A Finalist For F-35 Squadron Base
Selection of Florida’s National Guard to host the new Joint Strike Fighters could have an annual economic impact of $100 million for the region.
Kansas: GM Expands at Fairfax Facility in Kansas City
The auto giant, which already has an assembly plant in Fairfax, is leasing 830,000 square feet in a facility in the Fairfax Industrial District.
Quite Simply Hesperia, CA Works For Business
Hesperia has it all: a strategic location with great access to markets and a growing community that offers a low cost of living and a low cost of doing business.
HARIBO Picks Wisconsin For First North American Manufacturing Facility
The German candy maker will invest $242M and employ 400 at a new facility in Pleasant Prairie, WI expected to open in 2020.
Monster Moto Celebrates New Louisiana Headquarters
The youth-market vehicle company invested $4M to relocate its headquarters from Dallas to Ruston, LA, where it will create 287 over the next decade.
GE Healthcare Expanding South Carolina MRI Plant
The $40M expansion is projected to create 100 jobs at the company’s existing MRI components production operations in Columbia, SC.
Utah: A Steady Climb For The Beehive State
It looks like 2016 gave Utah a lot to buzz about, with predictions for this year likely to follow suit on a more moderate yet positive scale.
