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This page contains current news on business expansions and relocations.
Ford To Revamp Vehicle Production at Several Plants [ 7/24/2008 ]By: News Briefs
DEARBORN, Mich. (July 24) — In an effort to turnaround lagging sales in the Untied States, Ford said that it would overhaul its North American plants to focus on small cars. The automaker said it lost $8.7 billion in the second quarter of 2008, its worst showing ever.Read The Full Article
Nissan Officially Launches Operations From New North America HQ Facility in Tennessee [ 7/24/2008 ]By: News Briefs
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (July 24) — Nissan has officially dedicated Nissan Americas here. The new center serves as regional headquarters for the United States, Canada and Mexico. The complex is designed to encourage and inspire cross-functional collaboration within the region.Read The Full Article
DMI To Expand Wind Tower Manufacturing Facilities in North Dakota, Oklahoma [ 7/24/2008 ]By: News Briefs
WEST FARGO, N.D. (July 24) — Wind tower equipment manufacturer DMI Industries, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corp., announced that it will expand its facilities here and near Tulsa, Okla. The expansions will increase capacity by 40 percent at the West Fargo plant and by 100 percent at the Oklahoma plant.Read The Full Article
Genzyme Genetics Expands Operations in New Mexico [ 7/24/2008 ]By: News Briefs
SANTE FE, N.M. (July 24) — The company has benefited from numerous state programs and will add as many as 45 jobs as a result of this expansion.
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Merck Announces Additional Expansion at North Carolina Manufacturing Facility [ 7/22/2008 ]By: News Briefs
DURHAM, N.C. (July 22) — Merck will spend an additional $300 million to expand its vaccine manufacturing complex here, according to the company. It is the second expansion announcement made by the company, which began building the facility four years ago.Read The Full Article
General Dynamics Launches Navy Repair Facility in Massachusetts [ 7/22/2008 ]By: News Briefs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (July 22) — The U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems have formally activated a new shipboard electronics repair facility here.Read The Full Article
Walgreens Opens DC in South Carolina That Accommodates Employees With Disabilities [ 7/22/2008 ]By: News Briefs
ANDERSON, S.C. (July 22) — The Walgreen Co. has opened its 12th full-service distribution center (DC), a facility here that is the first of its kind to employ a significant number of people with disabilities. More than 42 percent of the facility's work force has a physical or cognitive disability such as autism or mental retardation.Read The Full Article
Volkswagen Chooses Chattanooga, Tennessee, For Production Facility [ 7/17/2008 ]By: News Brief
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (July 17) — Volkswagen Group of America Inc. announced this week that it will build a U.S. automotive production facility here, where it will produce a car designed specifically for the North American market and invest $1 billion in the economy. The announcement is an important element of the company’s overall U.S. strategy of connecting with its customers, increasing its competitiveness and tripling its U.S. customer base during the next decade, according to the company.Read The Full Article
Dow, Kuwaiti Company To Build Headquarters in Southeast Michigan [ 7/17/2008 ]By: News Briefs
MIDLAND, Mich. (July 17) — Dow Chemical Co. and a Kuwaiti petrochemical company will site the global headquarters of a joint venture in Southeast Michigan, creating 800 jobs, company and state officials announced this week. The new company, K-Dow Petrochemicals, will decide by the end of the year on its exact location in Southeast Michigan.Read The Full Article
CLEVELAND (July 17) — OnSpeX, a division of CSA Group and a global provider of consumer product performance evaluation, inspections and advisory services for retailers, has opened a new 25,000 square foot, state-of-the-art testing facility here.Read The Full Article
New Jersey Courts Lehman Brothers With Incentive to Relocate Jobs from New York City [ 7/15/2008 ]By: News Briefs
TRENTON, N.J. (July 15) — In an effort to entice Lehman Brothers and hundreds of jobs across the Hudson River, the state of New Jersey today formally offered nearly $20 million in business growth incentives for the relocation of some of the company’s workforce to Jersey City.Read The Full Article
Incentive Package Helps Company Put Call Center Jobs in Sherman, Texas [ 7/15/2008 ]By: News Briefs
SHERMAN, Texas (July 15) — The Sherman Economic Development Corp. (SEDCO) awarded Capio Partners LLC $336,000, to be paid in five unequal installments, for a new call center here that is expected to bring nearly 170 jobs.Read The Full Article
Toyota To Produce Hybrid Prius in Mississippi; Alters Production at Plants in Texas, Indiana [ 7/11/2008 ]By: News Briefs
ERLANGER, Ky. (July 11) — Toyota Motor Corp. will manufacture the hybrid Prius at its yet-to-be-finished manufacturing complex in Blue Springs, Miss., as part of an initiative to adjust operations to changing U.S. consumer demands for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Also effected by the initiative will be facilities in San Antonio, Texas, and Princeton, Ind.Read The Full Article
Aviation Company Hawker Beechcraft Selects Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport For New Facility [ 7/10/2008 ]By: News Briefs
MESA, Ariz. (July 10) — Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC), a global manufacturer of corporate, special mission and trainer aircraft, will locate its new Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) aircraft maintenance and service center at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.Read The Full Article
YAKIMA, Wash. (July 10) — Adventurer Manufacturing LP is relocating its operations here from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Production of the 2009 models of recreational vehicles is expected to begin in August.Read The Full Article
Spirit AeroSystems To Create 1,000 Jobs at New Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina [ 7/8/2008 ]By: News Briefs
KINSTON, N.C. (July 8) — Spirit AeroSystems Inc., an independent supplier of commercial airplane assemblies and components, will open a manufacturing plant at the N.C. Global TransPark here. Plans call for investment of more than $570.5 million and the creation of more than 1,000 jobs during the next six years.Read The Full Article
HP To Locate Service and Support Centers in Arkansas, New Mexico [ 7/8/2008 ]By: News Briefs
PALO ALTO, Calif. (July 8) — HP announced plans to open new, state-of-the-art customer service and technical support centers in Conway, Ark., and Rio Rancho, N.M. The facilities are designed to meet HP’s growing customer requirements and enhance the total customer experience, according to the company.Read The Full Article
Embraer Plans U.S. Operations Expansion With Manufacturing Facility in Florida [ 7/3/2008 ]By: News Briefs
MELBOURNE, Fla. (July 3) — Brazil-based commercial jet manufacturer Embraer plans to invest an estimated $50 million for the establishment of a new facility at the Melbourne International Airport here dedicated to its executive jets business.Read The Full Article
Unisys To Move Corporate Headquarters to Downtown Philadelphia [ 7/3/2008 ]By: News Briefs
BLUE BELL, Pa. (July 3) — Unisys Corp., a global information technology services and solutions company, will relocate its corporate headquarters to the city of Philadelphia.
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Chrysler To Close Production Plant in Missouri [ 7/3/2008 ]By: News Briefs
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (July 3) — Chrysler will close one of its two minivan plants and reduce output of a new pickup truck in response to a steep slump in demand for large vehicles, the automaker announced.Read The Full Article
AT&T To Relocate Corporate Headquarters to Dallas [ 7/1/2008 ]By: News Briefs
DALLAS (July 1) — AT&T Inc., the nation's largest telecommunications company, said last week that it is moving its corporate headquarters here from San Antonio for easier access to customers and operations around the world. AT&T said the move would begin within weeks and is expected to be complete around the end of the year.Read The Full Article
Kellogg To Lease New Warehouse In Hagerstown, Md. [ 7/1/2008 ]By: News Briefs
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (July 1) — Cereal producer Kellogg Co. has signed a long–term lease for its newest distribution center. Located in the Hunter’s Green II Business Park here, the company will be utilizing 215,460 of a 554,000 square foot facility currently being constructed by Liberty Property Trust.Read The Full Article
Lubrizol To Move Lab Work to Headquarters Complex in Ohio [ 7/1/2008 ]By: News Briefs
WICKLIFFE, Ohio (July 1) — Lubrizol Corp. is relocating its metalworking laboratory to the company's main research center here in the Cleveland metro, where the company has its headquarters.Read The Full Article
BEND, Ore. (June 26) — Integrated Environmental Technologies LLC (IET), a provider of plasma-based clean energy technology with about 23 employees, will relocate its headquarters operation here.Read The Full Article
ERIE, Pa. (June 26) — Corry Publishing Inc. (CPI), a publisher of three technology magazines, is relocating to Knowledge Park here.Read The Full Article
