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APS Healthcare To Site New Headquarters in Westchester, N.Y. [ 4/9/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. (April 9, 2008) — The facility, which will add 200 new jobs to the community’s work force, was made possible through incentives from Empire State Development.Read The Full Article
Rockwell Collins Expands Facility in Dallas Metro Area [ 4/9/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RICHARDSON, Texas (April 9, 2008) — The company has longstanding ties here, where it currently owns a 276,000 square foot facility and employs 900 workers. The company will receive funding from the state of Texas for the 90,000 square foot expansion, which will be located adjacent to the existing facility.Read The Full Article
Kraft Foods Announces Expansion of Louis Rich plant in South Carolina [ 1/4/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NEWBERRY, S.C. (January 4, 2008) — Kraft currently has approximately 1,700 employees at its Newberry facility and anticipates continuing to increase its staffing levels into 2008, ultimately increasing to approximately 2,300 employees.Read The Full Article
NOVA and SEEA Polymers To Build EPS Plant in Romania [ 1/4/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MEDGIDIA, Romania (January 4, 2008) — The proposed facility will have production capacity of 100 KT per year and is expected to start operations by late 2009.Read The Full Article
BAE Systems Expands Manufacturing Plant in Monroe, North Carolina [ 1/3/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MONROE, N.C. (January 3, 2008) — The facility was created in partnership with a $40,000 One North Carolina Fund grant and an economic development grant of up to $86,820 provided by the Union County Board of Commissioners.Read The Full Article
W.A.C. Lighting Opens Global Manufacturing Facilities and Campus in China [ 1/3/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DONGGUAN, China (January 3, 2008) — The new facility encompasses over 750,000 square feet and will employ 2,500 people at full capacity.Read The Full Article
Cavalier homes to Idle Manufacturing Plant in Winfield, Alabama [ 1/3/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ADDISON, Ala. (January 3, 2008) — Cavalier Homes, Inc. and its subsidiaries produce, sell, and finance manufactured housing.Read The Full Article
Schering-Plough Corp. To Expand Facility in Miami, Florida [ 1/2/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MIAMI, Fla. (January 2, 2008) — The expansion includes manufacturing, packaging, warehousing and office space that is necessary to support the company’s business operations.Read The Full Article
Coventry Health Care To Expand its Service Center in Aberdeen, South Dakota [ 1/2/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ABERDEEN, S.D. (January 2, 2008) — The Coventry site in Aberdeen was previously a service center for Mutual of Omaha.Read The Full Article
Filtration Specialties To Open Manufacturing Plant in Southern Virginia [ 1/2/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SOUTH HILL, Va. (January 2, 2008) — The company is eligible to receive state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program.Read The Full Article
Intertek Opens New Petroleum Laboratory in Singapore [ 1/2/2008 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SINGAPORE (January 2, 2008) — Universal Terminal is Asia’s largest commercial oil storage facility and is co-owned by Singapore Oil Trading Firm, Hin Leong and PetroChina.Read The Full Article
Alstom To Build $200 Million Manufacturing Facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee [ 12/31/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (December 31, 2007) —The company was selected last month by UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE) to provide at least four steam turbine generators for UNE’s planned fleet of nuclear power plants in the U.S.Read The Full Article
Lyons Blow Molding Receives Tax Credit for Manufacturing Facility Expansion in Berkeley, Missouri [ 12/31/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BERKELEY, Mo. (December 31, 2007) — Enhanced enterprise zones are specified geographic areas designated by local governments and certified by the Department of Economic Development.Read The Full Article
FreightCar America, Inc. To Close Johnstown, Pennsylvania Facility [ 12/31/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (December 31, 2007) — The company expects the manufacturing capacity at its other two existing plants, in Danville, Ill., and Roanoke, Va., to be sufficient to meet its requirements for the next several years.Read The Full Article
Novita Technologies Selects Henderson, Tennessee for Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility [ 12/28/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (December 28, 2007) — The company plans to ramp up to full operation by January 2008.Read The Full Article
Synergy Biofuels To Open Processing Facility in Southwestern Virginia [ 12/28/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LEE COUNTY, Va. (December 28, 2007) — The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $487,000 from the Southwest Economic Development Committee to assist with the purchase of the building.Read The Full Article
Canadian Equipment Company to Locate Operations to Union City, Indiana [ 12/28/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
UNION CITY, Ind. (December 28, 2007) — The company will make a multi-million dollar investment to locate its new operations in the 163,000 square foot former Union City Body Company building on the city's west side.Read The Full Article
High-Tech Aluminum Casting Company Alexin LLC To Locate Manufacturing Plant in Bluffton, Indiana [ 12/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BLUFFTON, Ind. (December 27, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered the company up to $745,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $37,500 in training grants based on the company's announced job creation plans.Read The Full Article
Janesville Acoustics Inc. To Expand Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina [ 12/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
McDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (December 27, 2007) — The One North Carolina Fund provides financial assistance to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state.Read The Full Article
Linde Nippon Sanso to Supply Austria’s First Solar Cell Plant [ 12/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PULLACH, Germany (December 27, 2007) — The Blue Chip plant, which will be fully operational in the second quarter of 2008, will manufacture 800,000 square meters of solar cells a year, enough to provide power to 16,000 households.Read The Full Article
Stanley Inc. To Build New Passport Production Center in Tucson, Arizona [ 12/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TUCSON, Ariz. (December 26, 2007) — Stanley will occupy the former Gateway Ice Center at 7333 E. Rosewood St.Read The Full Article
TCOM LP To Expand Production Facility in Elizabeth City, North Carolina [ 12/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (December 26, 2007)) — The company will produce unmanned, tethered balloons, known as “aerostats,” at its Elizabeth City plant as part of an Army contract.Read The Full Article
Exide Technologies To Expand Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat, India [ 12/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GUJARAT, India (December 26, 2007) — The newest planned capacity expansion is expected to be completed by June 2008.Read The Full Article
Optimal Technologies To Relocate Headquarters to Raleigh, North Carolina [ 12/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RALEIGH, N.C. (December 24, 2007) — The project will receive a $325,000 grant form the One North Carolina Fund.Read The Full Article
Emhart Glass to Expand Manufacturing Facility in Windsor, Connecticut [ 12/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WINDSOR, Conn. (December 24, 2007) — The company will be eligible for a loan forgiveness credit of $500,000 provided that it creates and retains 90 jobs by the third anniversary year of the assistance agreement.Read The Full Article
