Technology
Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. Technology articles below.
Indeed Expanding, Adding 500 Jobs In Connecticut
The tech company will invest $26.5 million to expand its Stamford, CT offices, with help from a $7 million low-interest loan from the state.
Emerson Investing $100M In Ohio Expansion
The company will update and expand its office and lab space in Sidney, OH for the company’s air conditioning, heating and refrigeration businesses.
Adobe Expanding In Utah, Adding Up to 1,260 Jobs
The software giant will invest $90M at its Lehi, UT facility with the help of a post-performance Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax credit rebate.
Smaller U.S. Cities Joining Technology Boom
Increasingly, tech firms are bypassing celebrated traditional locations in favor of cities which are not typically associated with the technology sector.
Infosys Will Create 2,000 Tech Jobs In North Carolina By 2021
Raleigh, NC is the second of four planned Technology and Innovation Hubs that will employ 10,000 workers in the U.S.
NTT DATA Moving Into New Texas North American HQ
The IT services provider will create 6,377 new jobs and invest more than $28 million in Plano with help from the Texas Enterprise Fund.
Samsung Opening $380M Manufacturing Plant In South Carolina
The state-of-the-art home appliance production facility will create more than 950 jobs in Newberry, SC.
HYLA, Inc. Creating 225 Jobs In Tennessee
The specialized mobile device reverse logistics technology and services provider will invest more than $1 million in a new facility in La Vergne, TN.
Tech Hiring Could Be A Challenge For Second Half Of 2017
New report shows tech leaders plan to increase hiring, but business expansion is making it harder to hire IT talent.
Gap Expansion Will Create More Than 500 Jobs In Tennessee
The global retailer will invest approximately $41.7 million in the expansion of its Gallatin, TN distribution campus.
Cyber Security Company Expands Chicago Headquarters
Trustwave will add more than 300 employees at its new Chicago headquarters; City Colleges of Chicago is launching a Cyber Security Boot Camp.
IT Company Building New Headquarters In Indianapolis Region
Knowledge Services, a woman-owned business, will create up to 400 jobs in Fishers, IN by 2021.
DST Creating More Than 400 Jobs In Missouri
The global technology company is expanding its Kansas City, MO operations, and plans to create 415 new jobs.
Switch Investing $2.5B In Atlanta Data Center
The global technology company will create 65 jobs at the metro Atlanta data center.
Tech Firm Plans Double-Digit Job Growth In Indiana
myCOI will expand its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 185 jobs by 2021.
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.
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.
Global Productivity: Decade-Long Decline Comes To A Halt
The predicted uptick in 2017 will be largely driven by faster demand from emerging markets; productivity growth is stronger in Europe than the U.S., according to The Conference Board.
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.
Henrico County, VA Cuts Data Center Tax Rate
The Henrico County, VA Board of Supervisors has approved a separate tax rate that will dramatically reduce the property tax for data centers.
Energizing Louisiana’s Future
Louisiana is ready to be the prime global hub for liquefied natural gas exports, and it’s aiming to be the national leader in cybersecurity.
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.
Snapshots: 60 Seconds with Stephen Moret, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Stephen Moret, President and CEO of the VEDP, discusses the commonwealth’s top priorities for 2017, including becoming one of the South’s fastest employment growth states.
Collective Medical Technologies Expanding In Utah
The Salt Lake City-based health technology company will create nearly 600 jobs with help from an Economic Development Tax Increment Finance tax credit rebate.
Facebook Chooses Silicon Prairie
The social media giant is building a 970,000-square-foot data center campus in Papillion, NE, scheduled to be online in 2020.
Software Company Adding 120 Jobs In Downtown Indianapolis
Greenlight.guru has expanded to a new office for tech startups and plans to create up to 120 new jobs by 2020 with help from state tax credits and training grants.
SAIC Will Establish Technology Integration Gateway In Tennessee
The premier technology integrator is expected to create 300 jobs over the next five years in Cookeville, TN.
The Evolution Of The Global Supply Chain
This LiveXchange seminar will explore the transformation now impacting the largest and most complex global supply chain—the automotive sector—and identify key economic development opportunities that will result.
Data Centers: Big Data Is Getting Even Bigger
Major mergers and acquisitions, new economic and regulatory policies, and strategic cloud adoption are impacting site selection decisions in the data center sector.
Agribusiness Investing $22M, Adding 100 Jobs In Indiana
Select Genetics will locate a new hatchery in Terre Haute with the help of up to $550,000 in state tax credits and training grants.
Digital Animation Company Relocating To Florida
Arrow Sky Media will be among the first companies to locate in downtown Orlando’s Creative Village.
Canada Investing $32M In Clean Technology Innovation
The investments will support Canadian-based technologies and create opportunities for businesses to grow and contribute to clean economic growth.
Supermicro Expands Silicon Valley Manufacturing HQ
The company’s design, engineering, manufacturing and service headquarters in San Jose, CA has been expanded with a 182,000-square-foot fuel cell powered, LEED certified manufacturing facility.
