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Dow Chemical To Close 20 Plants [ 12/8/2008 ]By: News Brief
MIDLAND, Mich. (Dec. 8) — Dow Chemical has announced that it will close 20 plants as part of a restructuring plan to fight the effects of the economic recession.Read The Full Article
Utility Company To Site First Hybrid Solar Energy Plant in Florida [ 12/4/2008 ]By: News Brief
INDIANTOWN, Fla. (Dec. 4) — Florida Power & Light (FPL) Co. has broken ground on the world’s first hybrid solar energy plant and the first utility-scale solar facility in Florida.Read The Full Article
Startup Company To Occupy Space at Albany’s Harriman Business Center [ 12/4/2008 ]By: News Brief
ALBANY, N.Y. (Dec. 4) — HelpGuest Technologies, an online marketer of computer support services, has exanded operations in the Harriman Business Center here.Read The Full Article
Titan America To Build Cement Manufacturing Plant in North Carolina [ 12/4/2008 ]By: News Brief
CASTLE HAYNE, N.C. (Dec. 4) — Titan America LLC, a major producer of heavy building materials, is planning a new facility here.Read The Full Article
Fleetwood To Shut Eight Plants Across U.S. [ 12/4/2008 ]By: News Brief
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Dec. 4) — Recreational-vehicle manufacturer Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. will close eight of its 24 plants because of reduced demand for travel trailers and factory-built housing, the company announced.Read The Full Article
CLEVELAND (Dec. 2) — Clear Catheter Systems (CCS), formerly known as PleuraFlow, an early-stage medical device company developing a proprietary medical catheter clearance platform, completed a $600,000 financing round and opened a facility here.Read The Full Article
Charlotte Pipe Opens New Plant in Utah [ 12/2/2008 ]By: News Brief
CEDAR CITY, Utah (Dec. 2) — Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. has opened its new plastic pipe manufacturing plant here.Read The Full Article
Dixie Group Reorganizes Operations in California, Georgia [ 12/2/2008 ]By: News Brief
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Dec. 2) — Carpet and rug maker The Dixie Group Inc. will consolidate factories in Georgia and California to cut costs amid weak economic conditions.Read The Full Article
India-Based Man Industries Locates New Operations in Arkansas [ 11/26/2008 ]By: News Brief
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 26) — Man Industries, an India-based pipe manufacturer, is locating a new manufacturing plant on a 162-acre site just south of the Little Rock Port.Read The Full Article
State Funding Helps Sheetz Expand Operations in Pennsylvania [ 11/25/2008 ]By: News Brief
CLAYSBURG, Pa. (Nov. 25) — Food processor Sheetz Bros. opened a 140,000 square foot facility here, where it will prepare ready-to-eat products that are delivered daily to hundreds of Sheetz locations across six states.Read The Full Article
Switch2Health Receives Investment From New Jersey’s Edison Innovation Fund [ 11/25/2008 ]By: News Brief
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Nov. 25) — Switch2Health Corp. received a $200,000 Edison Innovation Fund investment from the state of New Jersey to support its continued growth.Read The Full Article
International Paper Shuts Louisiana Mill [ 11/25/2008 ]By: News Brief
BASTROP, La. (Nov. 25) — International Paper announced the indefinite closure of its mill here.Read The Full Article
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Nov. 25) — Two automotive suppliers have announced expansions projects in the state of Alabama that will add about 600 jobs to its work force.Read The Full Article
MWV To End Operations at Packaging Plant in North Carolina [ 11/21/2008 ]
GROVER, N.C. (Nov. 21) — MeadWestvaco (MWV) will discontinue operations at its packaging plant here in an effort to streamline costs and improve operational efficiencies, the company said.Read The Full Article
BAE Systems To Launch Communications Center in Southern California [ 11/20/2008 ]By: News Brief
POINT LOMA, Calif. (Nov. 20) — BAE Systems will establish a maritime development center for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) systems at its Liberty Station complex here.Read The Full Article
Texas Petrochemicals Expands Production Capacity at Houston Plant [ 11/20/2008 ]By: News Brief
HOUSTON (Nov. 20) — Texas Petrochemicals Inc. has completed commissioning of its new polyisobutylene (PIB) production unit at its plant site here and is shipping product to customers.Read The Full Article
RESERVE, La. (Nov. 20)— Three companies joining forces to build a sugar refinery here have applied for government financing, authorized in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, to help with construction costs.Read The Full Article
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
