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Dorf Ketal Chemicals To Expand Plant in Taloja, India [ 12/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TALOJA, India (December 24, 2007) — The new state-of-the-art facility will exclusively handle export business and provide production redundancy for other facilities.Read The Full Article
Xerox Opens $24 Million Ink Factory in Wilsonville, Oregon [ 12/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PORTLAND, Ore. (December 21, 2007) — The $24 million factory fills 10,000 square feet of previously unused space on the company’s campus outside of Portland.Read The Full Article
Dealer.com Opens New ‘Green’ Headquarters in Burlington, Vermont [ 12/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BURLINGTON, Vt. (December 21, 2007) — In order to be considered LEED certified, third-party verification is required to confirm that the building project is environmentally responsible.Read The Full Article
Cereplast Expands Bio-Plastic Production in Seymour, Indiana [ 12/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SEYMOUR, Ind. (December 21, 2007) — When the site reaches full capacity in early 2010, it will employ up to 200 full-time staff and be the world’s largest bio-plastic resin production facility.Read The Full Article
Kimberly-Clark To Expand Facility in Atlanta, Georgia [ 12/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ATLANTA, Ga. (December 20, 2007) — The expanded lease will total 1,638,000 square feet, making it one of the nation’s larger state-of-the-art distribution centers contained under one roof.Read The Full Article
Heidtman Steel Products To Expand Facility in Butler, Indiana [ 12/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BUTLER, Ind. (December 20, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Heidtman Steel Products up to $400,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $43,500 in training grants based upon the company’s announced expansion and job creation plans.Read The Full Article
PNA Group, Inc. Announces New Production Facility in New Boston, Ohio [ 12/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NEW BOSTON, Ohio (December 20, 2007) — Construction is planned to commence at the end of the first quarter of 2008, with operations expected to commence in the first quarter of 2009.Read The Full Article
RedEye RPM Opens New Manufacturing Center in Leuven, Belgium [ 12/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LEUVEN, Belgium (December 20, 2007) — From its European digital manufacturing center, RedEye will process orders for countries throughout Europe.Read The Full Article
Alcoa To Expand its Recycling Facility in Knoxville, Tennessee [ 12/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (December 19, 2007) — The Can Reclamation project is expected to be completed over the next 12 to 18 months.Read The Full Article
BEDFORD, Mass. (December 19, 2007) — The company will add 53,000 square feet of solar equipment manufacturing space at its Bedford, Mass., headquarters facility.Read The Full Article
Calder Brothers To Expand Manufacturing and Headquarters Operations in Taylors, South Carolina [ 12/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GREENVILLE, S.C. (December 19, 2007) — Combined, the headquarters expansion and acquisition/relocation are expected to create 35 to 40 new jobs over the next five years.Read The Full Article
BDC Management Group To Receive $545,000 Tax Credit to Support Facility Consolidation Project in Richfield, Ohio [ 12/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RICHFIELD, Ohio (December 19, 2007) — The Job Retention Tax Credit provides corporate franchise or state income tax credit for businesses that commit to retain a significant number of full-time jobs.Read The Full Article
International Paper Receives $950,000 Economic Development Grant for its Mill In Ticonderoga, New York [ 12/18/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (December 18, 2007) — The Empire State Development capital grant will be used to reimburse a portion of the machinery, equipment and training costs of International Paper’s $11.4 million Converting Plant Upgrade Project.Read The Full Article
Premier Pneumatics Inc. Receives Worker Training Grant From Kansas Department of Commerce [ 12/18/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SALINA, Kan. (December 18, 2007) — The funding comes from the Department’s Kansas Industrial Training and Kansas Industrial Retraining programsRead The Full Article
McJunkin Red Man Corp. To Relocate Midwest Distribution Center to Munster, Indiana [ 12/18/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MUNSTER, Ind. (December 18, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered McJunkin Red Man up to $80,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $14,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans.Read The Full Article
Eagle Steel Products To Expand Production Facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana [ 12/18/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (December 18, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Eagle Steel Products up to $150,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $35,000 in training grants based upon the company’s job creation plans.Read The Full Article
2007 METRO PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUOTIENT: Building Tomorrow’s Work Force [ 12/17/2007 ]By: Bill King, Chief EditorRelated Link...
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Malaysian Copper Products Manufacturer to Locate Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia [ 12/17/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (December 17, 2007) — ASTA plans to retrofit the former Cummins Filtration Building, a 200,000 square foot facility on 50 acres in Burke County.Read The Full Article
Midtown LLC Receives $212,500 in Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits for Project in St. Louis, Missouri [ 12/17/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (December 17, 2007) — The Brownfield Redevelopment Program provides financial incentives for the redevelopment of commercial/industrial sites that are contaminated with hazardous substances and have been abandoned or underutilized for at least three years.Read The Full Article
ABC Manufacturing To Receive $766,975 Tax Credit for Expansion in Malta, Ohio [ 12/17/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MALTA, Ohio (December 17, 2007) — The Job Retention Tax Credit provides corporate franchise or state income tax credit for businesses that commit to retain a significant number of full-time jobs.Read The Full Article
Crown Partners Awarded $1.9 Million Tax Credit for Facility Expansion in Washington, Ohio [ 12/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WASHINGTON, Ohio (December 14, 2007) — The Job Retention Tax Credit provides corporate franchise or state income tax credit for businesses that commit to retain a significant number of full-time jobs.Read The Full Article
Strateline Industries Opens New Sustainable Manufacturing Facility in Rogers, Arkansas [ 12/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ROGERS, Ark. (December 14, 2007) — The company is investing $63 million in the facility, which will employ approximately 150 people within three years.Read The Full Article
Lignetics To Open Manufacturing Plant in Virginia [ 12/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LUNENBURG COUNTY, Va. (December 14, 2007) — The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $120,000 in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds to support the project.Read The Full Article
Hasler Relocates Headquarters and Operations to Milford, Connecticut [ 12/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MILFORD, Conn. (December 13, 2007) — The move is expected to enhance internal communications and continue to improve operational efficiencies, which in turn will allow Hasler to improve its customer service capabilities.Read The Full Article
Auto Supplier Nyloncraft To Expand Facility in Mishawaka, Indiana [ 12/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MISHAWAKA, Ind. (December 13, 2007) — The company will consolidate its Bowling Green, Ky., manufacturing operation into its facility in Mishawaka.Read The Full Article
