Workforce Development

With a talent pool approaching 7 million—a third of whom hold a bachelor’s degree or higher—Illinois has the skill sets needed to fill 21st-century jobs.

Italy-based cured meats producer Veronesi will expand its customer base and create more than 150 jobs with its new Rockingham County, VA facility.

Amazon is set to open new facilities in Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montgomery, creating more than 900 full-time jobs in Alabama.

Collins Aerospace will use its new 279,000-square-foot facility for the manufacture of its interior product line.

A new $101-million program is designed to spur recovery of the state’s tourism industry using American Rescue plan funds.

EPC Columbia will create 50 new jobs at its Lebanon, OH appliance and automotive part manufacturing facility with a $2.5 million expansion.

Electric vehicle battery manufacturer Microvast set to invest $25 million in new Florida R&D center; will create 100 jobs.

The South Korean conglomerate's new Covington, GA, facility is aimed at easing existing supply chain impediments.

KLA's state-of-the-art $200 million facility in Ann Arbor, MI employs 300, with 600 total staff expected by 2023.

Tyson will invest $58 million to expand its existing facility in Seguin, TX, meeting growing demand for its products.

ALPLA Inc. will construct a new 246,000-square-foot facility in Kansas City, MO, creating 75 jobs.

Hello Bello plans to create 200 new jobs at its world-class manufacturing facility in Waco, TX, the company's first in the U.S.

Manufacturers Trex, Arning will establish new manufacturing sites in the state, creating upwards of 600 jobs in the coming years.

Faurecia will invest more than $18 million to expand its Tennessee manufacturing facility; will create over 170 jobs.

Medical technology company Hologic will invest more than $20 million to expand operations in Newark, DE, creating 225 jobs.

With ransomware emerging as a top national security threat, locations with strong cybersecurity sectors are racing to fill a shortage in skilled workers that is leaving half of the industry's job openings unfilled.

MTC's new Mobile, AL, facility will lead to the creation of 75 jobs, has potential for further growth in future.

Cisco's new $41 million Talent and Collaboration Center in Midtown Atlanta will lead to the creation of 700 jobs.

Packaging manufacturer D6 Inc. will relocate from Portland, OR, creating 231 new jobs in its new home state of Texas.

Medline has outgrown its current facility; will create 100 jobs at new distribution center in Bonner Springs, KS.