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GE, University of Pittsburgh Launch Healthcare Company  [ 11/18/2008 ] By: News Brief
  PITTSBURGH (Nov. 18) — GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Co., and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have formed a new company that will transition one of healthcare’s last manual diagnostic processes into the digital age.   Read The Full Article

Pevco Launches Operations From New Headquarters Facility in Maryland  [ 11/18/2008 ] By: News Brief
  BALTIMORE (Nov. 18) — Pevco, a provider of pneumatic tube delivery systems for hospitals and other healthcare facilities, has completed its new state-of-the-art building that houses the company’s headquarters, R&D center and training facilities.   Read The Full Article

Eaton Gets Ohio Incentives To Relocate Corporate HQ to Suburban Cleveland  [ 11/18/2008 ] By: News Brief
  CLEVELAND (Nov. 18) — The state of Ohio has approved more than $70 million in tax breaks and loans for Fortune 500 company Eaton Corp. to relocate its corporate headquarters from downtown Cleveland to a suburban location.   Read The Full Article

Arthur Solutions Expands Headquarters Operations in Indiana  [ 11/13/2008 ] By: News Brief
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Nov. 13) — Global book publisher and marketer Author Solutions Inc. plans to expand its world headquarters and publishing operation, creating more than 140 jobs, and bringing jobs back from Asia.   Read The Full Article

H.J. Heinz Co. To Locate Manufacturing Facility in South Carolina  [ 11/13/2008 ] By: News Brief
  FLORENCE, S.C. (Nov. 13) — Global food manufacturer H.J. Heinz Co. will build a manufacturing facility here. The company plans to create 350 jobs at its new operations to support the production of frozen meals.   Read The Full Article

Shur-Co. Expands Operations in South Dakota  [ 11/13/2008 ] By: News Brief
  SPRINGFIELD, S.D. (Nov. 13) — Shur-Co. announced that it will open a new facility here by the end of the year.   Read The Full Article

Orbital Sciences Selects Virginia’s Eastern Shore For New Rocket Assembly Facility  [ 11/11/2008 ] By: News Brief
  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (Nov. 11) — Orbital Sciences Corp. has selected the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), located here on Virginia's Eastern Shore, as its base of operations for the company’s new Taurus II rocket. Orbital will invest about $45 million in Virginia to assemble, test and launch the Taurus II space launch vehicle.   Read The Full Article

New Amazon Facility To Create Jobs in Pennsylvania  [ 11/11/2008 ] By: News Brief
  HAZLETON, Pa. (Nov. 11) — A state investment of $1.75 million has helped the world’s leading online retailer, Amazon.com Inc., to open a distribution center (DC) here that will create more than 1,100 jobs within three years.   Read The Full Article

Deutsche Post To Close DHL Service Centers in U.S.  [ 11/10/2008 ] By: News Brief
  BONN, Germany (Nov. 10) — Citing heavy losses and fierce competition, Deutsche Post AG will close all of its DHL Express service centers in the United States.   Read The Full Article

Southwest Scooter Expands Operations in Nacogdoches, Texas  [ 11/6/2008 ] By: News Brief
  NACOGDOCHES, Texas (Nov. 6) — Southwest Scooter Co. will open a regional assembly and distribution center here for motor scooters and all-terrain vehicles. The facility will supply dealers in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri.   Read The Full Article

Osage Bio Energy To Build Ethanol Facility in South Carolina  [ 11/6/2008 ] By: News Brief
  UNION COUNTY, S.C. (Nov. 6) — Osage Bio Energy (OBE) plans to locate an ethanol production plant here. The $161.5 million investment is expected to bring 75 new jobs.   Read The Full Article

Olympic Steel To Launch Processing Facility in Ohio  [ 11/6/2008 ] By: News Brief
  DOVER, Ohio (Nov. 6) — Olympic Steel Inc has entered into an agreement to purchase a 62,000 square foot processing facility here to allow the company to better serve original equipment manufacturers in Central Ohio and adjoining states.   Read The Full Article

Toyota To Conduct Research From Facility in Michigan  [ 11/4/2008 ] By: News Brief
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Nov. 4)— Toyota Technical Center (TTC), a division of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., has established the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRI-NA) here.   Read The Full Article

Federal-Mogul Expands its Northeast Indiana Operations  [ 11/4/2008 ] By: News Brief
  AVILLA, Ind. (Nov. 4) - Federal-Mogul Corp., a Fortune 500 global manufacturer of powertrain, chassis and safety technologies, announced it will expand its automotive lighting manufacturing operations here, creating up to 50 jobs by 2010.   Read The Full Article

Packers’ Chemical Relocates to Wisconsin  [ 11/4/2008 ] By: News Brief
  KIELER, Wis. (Nov. 4) — Packers’ Chemical Inc. is moving its manufacturing operation from Missouri to Wisconsin, setting up operations in a facility here.   Read The Full Article

Struggling Economy Forces Whirlpool to Shut Tennessee Plant  [ 10/31/2008 ] By: News Brief
  BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (Oct. 31) — Whirlpool Corp. announced that it will close its facility in Jackson, Tenn., amid a negative demand environment forecast that is expected to last at least through mid-2009, in large part because of the slumping U.S. housing market.   Read The Full Article

Grant Spurs American Packaging to Expand Rochester, N.Y., Facility  [ 10/30/2008 ] By: News Brief
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Oct. 30) — American Packaging Corp. has been awarded a $150,000 grant from Empire State Development, which will be used toward the company’s $9.3 million investment to expand and equip its manufacturing plant here. The company has pledged to create 25 jobs, in addition to retaining 135 jobs.   Read The Full Article

InfoCision Expands Operations, Adds Jobs in Ohio  [ 10/30/2008 ] By: News Brief
  MANSFIELD, Ohio (Oct. 30) — InfoCision Management has completed its expansion project here. The expansion will allow for the creation of 120 jobs, in addition to the 190 workers already employed at the facility.   Read The Full Article

AREVA NP To Invest $25 million in Virginia Expansion Thanks to Commonwealth Assistance  [ 10/28/2008 ] By: News Brief
  LYNCHBURG, Va. (Oct. 28) — AREVA NP Inc. will invest $25 million to expand its U.S. headquarters in here. The company will increase its existing engineering/nuclear service staff in anticipation of future orders for nuclear reactors, creating 500 jobs.   Read The Full Article

Kia Supplier Johnson Controls To Create 310 Jobs Georgia  [ 10/28/2008 ] By: News Brief
  HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. (Oct. 28) — Johnson Controls, a top-tier Kia supplier, plans to locate a new facility here, creating 310 jobs.   Read The Full Article

Merck To Shut Research Center in Washington  [ 10/28/2008 ] By: News Brief
  WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (Oct. 28) — Merck & Co. will close three basic research centers, including one in Seattle, as part of a new restructuring program.   Read The Full Article

Babcock & Wilcox To Site Clean Energy Laboratory in Ohio  [ 10/23/2008 ] By: News Briefs  Related Link...
  BARBERTON, Ohio (Oct. 23) — Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. (B&W PPG), an operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Co., is building a new $11.8 million, 7,500-square-foot facility for the study of carbon dioxide capture technology at its research center here.   Read The Full Article

KAT Launches Operations at Manufacturing Facility in Arkansas  [ 10/23/2008 ] By: News Briefs  Related Link...
  PARIS, Ark. (Oct. 23) — Aerospace company KAT Manufacturing Inc. has launched a new manufacturing facility here. The company will employ 58 workers and service the aerospace industry. KAT is locating in and investing about $2.4 million in an existing 68,000 square foot facility.   Read The Full Article

Mazda Won’t Build Second Plant in North America  [ 10/23/2008 ] By: News Brief
  HIROSHIMA, Japan (Oct. 23) — Mazda Motor Corp. announced it has discarded plans to build a new plant in North America, opting instead to increase production in Asia.   Read The Full Article

Software Provider Uses Incentives To Retain, Create Jobs in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania  [ 10/21/2008 ] By: News Briefs  Related Link...
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Oct. 21) — A provider of software applications to communications firms, aided by an investment of more than $550,000 from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will expand its operations here in the Lehigh Valley and create dozens of fulltime jobs.   Read The Full Article

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