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Chrysler To Expand Plant in Detroit, Michigan, Area [ 8/19/2008 ]By: News Briefs
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Aug. 19) — Chrysler will invest about $1.8 billion in new vehicle programs, including a significant expansion and upgrade at its Jefferson North Assembly Plant in the Detroit metro to ready it for future production, starting in 2010.Read The Full Article
ArvinMeritor To Expand Two Facilities in North Carolina [ 8/19/2008 ]By: News Briefs
RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 19) — ArvinMeritor Inc., a global supplier of integrated systems and modular components for the automotive industry, is planning to expand in Scotland and Henderson counties in North Carolina.Read The Full Article
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Aug. 19) — A grand opening announcement and celebration was held here last month for a new distribution facility operated by DSC Logistics. The 600,000 square foot facility employs 50 workers.Read The Full Article
Cleveland-Cliffs gets $1 Million Tax Incentive For Ohio Expansion [ 8/19/2008 ]By: News Briefs
CLEVELAND (Aug. 19) — Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. was awarded nearly $1 million in tax breaks from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to expand its downtown offices here, a move that is expected to retain 140 jobs and create 80 jobs during the next three years.Read The Full Article
Cambridge Major To Expand Significantly in Wisconsin [ 8/14/2008 ]By: news Briefs
GERMANTOWN, Wis. (Aug. 14) — Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc., a pharmaceutical research and development company, has broken ground on a major expansion project here.Read The Full Article
Pilgrim’s Pride To Halt Production at Plants in Arkansas, Louisiana [ 8/14/2008 ]By: News Briefs
PITTSBURG, Texas (Aug. 13) — Pilgrim's Pride Corp. announced plans to idle a chicken processing plant in Clinton, Ark., and a further processing facility in Bossier City, La. It’s the latest in a series of moves the company has made this year in hopes of operating more efficiently and returning to profitability amid high feed costs and an oversupply of chicken on the market.Read The Full Article
Crate and Barrel to Locate Two Warehouses in Tracy, California [ 8/14/2008 ]By: News Briefs
TRACY, Calif. (Aug. 14) — Retailer Crate and Barrell will site two distribution centers (DC) here in the Central Valley of California. One DC will be 827,000 square feet and the other will be 398,000 square feet. Both will be environmentally responsible facilities, according to the retailer.Read The Full Article
Blackhawk Biofuels Receives State Incentives to Expand in Illinois [ 8/12/2008 ]By: News Briefs
DANVILLE, Ill. (Aug. 12) — In furthering Illinois’ role as a renewable biofuels producer, the state announced that Blackhawk Biofuels LLC has completed its purchase of a new 45 million gallon per year biodiesel plant here. The $19.8 million in state-backed support will leverage $25 million in private funding by the new owner to complete construction of the facility and upgrade technology.Read The Full Article
Enlight Biosciences Launched in Massachusetts as Joint Pharmaceutical Venture [ 8/12/2008 ]By: News Briefs
BOSTON (Aug. 12) — Enlight Biosciences, a startup company conceived by PureTech Ventures together with three major pharmaceutical companies, announced that it will direct up to $39 million to advance breakthrough technologies that can fundamentally alter drug discovery and development. Merck & Co., Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co. are the founding members of the joint venture.
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Auto Supplier Dana To Cut 3,000 Jobs [ 8/12/2008 ]By: News Briefs
TOLEDO, Ohio (Aug. 12) — Auto-parts manufacturer Dana Corp. will eliminate 3,000 jobs in North America, nearly 10 percent of its work force, citing “unprecedented headwinds” in the automotive market.Read The Full Article
Fujitsu Shifts Some Manufacturing From Overseas to Texas [ 8/7/2008 ]By: News Briefs
RICHARDSON, Texas (Aug. 7) — Fujitsu Network Communications, a supplier of optical and wireless networking solutions, is expanding manufacturing capacity at its headquarters here and shifting the production of key optical and electronic components from Europe and Japan to the United States.Read The Full Article
Virginia Top Forbes.com’s Listing of Business-Friendly States [ 8/7/2008 ]By: News Brief
Virginia was ranked No. 1 in Forbes.com’s annual ranking of the Best States for Business for the third straight year. Utah, Washington, North Carolina and Georgia rounded out the top five.Read The Full Article
GCS Opens Call Center in Maine [ 8/7/2008 ]By: News Briefs
PITTSFIELD, Maine (Aug. 7) — Global Contact Services (GCS) has launched a new call center here, one of 12 U.S.-based centers calling for a particular insurance campaign. The call center employs more than 200 workers.Read The Full Article
IBM To Site Data Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina [ 8/5/2008 ]By: News Briefs
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Aug. 5) — IBM announced plans to build a $360 million, state-of-the-art data center at its facility here. It is the second major expansion project in North Carolina announced by the company this year.Read The Full Article
Whirlpool To Shift Jobs From Mississippi to Tennessee in Consolidation Effort [ 8/5/2008 ]By: News Briefs
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (Aug. 5) — Whirlpool Corp. will streamline the production of built-in ovens and cook-tops in North America by moving operations from its Oxford, Miss., plant to its facility in Cleveland, Tenn.Read The Full Article
Bridgestone Americas Focuses On Akron, Ohio, Site For Facility [ 8/5/2008 ]By: News Briefs
AKRON, Ohio (Aug. 5) — The team charged with evaluating the relocation of the Bridgestone Firestone Technical Center has recommended that the company build its new state-of-the-art facility here.Read The Full Article
BITZER To Invest Millions of Dollars in New York Expansion Project [ 7/31/2008 ]By: News Briefs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (July 31) — BITZER Scroll, a large independent manufacturer of air conditioning and refrigeration compressors, will create close to 300 high-end engineering and manufacturing jobs at a former General Motors facility in the city of Salina in this metro area.Read The Full Article
PolyOne To Shut Six U.S. Facilities as Part of Realignment [ 7/31/2008 ]By: News Briefs
CLEVELAND (July 31) — PolyOne Corp., a provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will shutter six facilities in the United States, as well as two foreign facilities. About 150 jobs will be eliminated as a result of the realignment.Read The Full Article
First Administrators To Expand, Increase Sioux City, Iowa, Work Force [ 7/31/2008 ]By: News Briefs
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (July 31) — Benefits administrator First Administrators Inc. plans to add as many as 46 fulltime employees to its current operation and renovate its existing facility in an expansion project here.Read The Full Article
BOSTON (July 29) — Three biotech companies — Cogito Health Inc., Paratek Pharmaceuticals and Soadco — are relocating their operations here. The expansions will result in 100 new jobs and the occupancy of about 70,000 square feet of space.Read The Full Article
Alabama’s Calhoun Community College Chosen for Robotics Center [ 7/29/2008 ]By: News Briefs
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (July 29) — Calhoun Community College has been selected as the site for a new state-of-the-art robotics research, education and training campus that will help the state of Alabama attract new industry, support the needs of existing industry and train workers for high-tech careers.Read The Full Article
Ohio OKs Tax Credits for GM Plant in Lordstown [ 7/29/2008 ]By: News Briefs
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (July 29) — The state of Ohio has awarded General Motors more than $82 million in tax credits to guarantee a 30-year future for its plant here. It came at about the same time that GM was announcing it was cutting jobs from a plant in Southwest Ohio.Read The Full Article
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
