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Starbucks Breaks Ground on New Roasting Facility in Sandy Run, South Carolina [ 11/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 14, 2007) — The new Calhoun County facility will provide additional roasting and packaging capability to augment production from Starbucks’ four existing roasting plants in Kent, Wash.; York, Penn.; Carson Valley, Nev.; and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.Read The Full Article
Curtiss-Wright To Build $62 Million Manufacturing Facility in Cheswick, Pennsylvania [ 11/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHESWICK, Pa. (November 14, 2007) — The company received a $440,000 financial package from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.Read The Full Article
Portuguese Manufacturer To Build $100 Million Plant in Rincon, Georgia [ 11/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RINCON, Ga. (November 14, 2007) — EFACEC Group, based in Porto, Portugal, manufactures power substations.Read The Full Article
BioDelivery Sciences International Relocates Corporate Headquarters To Raleigh, North Carolina [ 11/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RALEIGH, N.C. (November 14, 2007) — BDSI’s accounting office in Tampa, Fla., and its laboratory in Newark, N.J., will remain at their present locations.Read The Full Article
Stihl Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia [ 11/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (November 13, 2007) — The 60,000 square foot guide bar production plant represents an investment of $25 million.Read The Full Article
True Flight Aerospace To Locate Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility in Valdosta, Georgia [ 11/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
VALDOSTA, Ga. (November 13, 2007) — The company will manufacture Tiger Aircraft planes in the $3.8 million facility.Read The Full Article
Performance Food Group To Open Shared Services Center in Springdale, South Carolina [ 11/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SPRINGDALE, S.C. (November 13, 2007) — The company is headquartered in Richmond, Va., and has operations throughout the U.S., including a customized distribution facility in Rock Hill, S.C.Read The Full Article
Pilot Freight Services Opens New Facility in Laredo, Texas [ 11/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAREDO, Texas (November 13, 2007) — The Laredo station will be a major hub for shipments to and from Mexico.Read The Full Article
Coca-Cola Opens Customer Care Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma [ 11/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TULSA, Okla. (November 12, 2007) — Employees at the new center provide customer service to clients in 13 western states.Read The Full Article
backaldrin International GmbH Announces Opening of U.S. Subsidiary in Richmond, Virginia [ 11/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RICHMOND, Va. (November 12, 2007) — The 10,400 square foot facility will house a test and training kitchen and serve as a sales and distribution center for U.S. operations.Read The Full Article
Connextions Inc. To Open New High-Tech Support Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana [ 11/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (November 12, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered the company up to $3.3 million in performance-based tax credits and up to $450,000 in training grants based on the company’s hiring plans.Read The Full Article
Unity Homes To Build Modular Home Manufacturing Facility in Columbia, Mississippi [ 11/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COLUMBIA, Miss. (November 12, 2007) — The factory is designed to build 250 homes in its first year with the capacity to build up to 800 homes annually.Read The Full Article
Medical Manufacturer Dynarex Corp. To Open Distribution Center in Pocahontas, Arkansas [ 11/9/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
POCAHONTAS, Ark. (November 9, 2007) — The company will be housed in a facility formerly occupied by Waterloo.Read The Full Article
National Choice Bakery to Locate Manufacturing Facility in Pageland, South Carolina [ 11/9/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PAGELAND, S.C. (November 9, 2007) — The company was founded in 1990 and has become one of the premier suppliers of bagels in the U.S., shipping to 26 states.Read The Full Article
PatentHEALTH, Inc. Offered Tax Credit To Expand Facilities in Massillon, Ohio [ 11/9/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MASSILLON, Ohio (November 9, 2007) — The company proposes to purchase a 90,000 square-foot building, machinery, and equipment, and on-site infrastructure to sustain the company's growth plans.Read The Full Article
Red Roof Inns Offered Tax Credit To Establish Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio [ 11/8/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (November 8, 2007) — The value of the tax credit is estimated at $550,481 over the term, and the company would be required to maintain operations at the project site for 10 years.Read The Full Article
American Vanguard to Acquire Plant at BASF’s Hannibal, Missouri Site [ 11/8/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HANNIBAL, Mo. (November 8, 2007) — This acquisition, which is expected to close in late December 2007, will significantly increase American Vanguard’s organophosphate manufacturing capacity.Read The Full Article
Lithia Motors To Build New Headquarters in Medford, Oregon [ 11/8/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MEDFORD, Ore. (November 8, 2007) — The Commons, a six-block urban redevelopment project, will be the location for Lithia’s new headquarters along with several mixed-use buildings that will accRead The Full Article
Berry Plastics to Consolidate Global Headquarters Operations in Evansville, Indiana [ 11/8/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (November 8, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Berry Plastics up to $4.7 million in performance-based tax credits and up to $200,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans.Read The Full Article
Eleven New Sites in Indiana Designated as “Shovel Ready” [ 11/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (November 7, 2007) — Certified sites have been eligible for matching grants to assist with eligible costs associated with applying for the Shovel Ready program.Read The Full Article
Nationwide Express To Locate New Facilities in Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina [ 11/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 7, 2007) — The new facilities total 70,000 square feet and will incorporate three of Nationwide’s operating divisions.Read The Full Article
PCC Airfoils Offered Tax Credit To Expand Facilities in Painesville, Ohio [ 11/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (November 7, 2007) — The credit equals a percentage of new state income tax withheld on new, full-time employees in Ohio.Read The Full Article
West Pharmaceutical Services To Expand Facility in Kinston, North Carolina [ 11/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KINSTON, N.C. (November 7, 2007) — One North Carolina Fund grants require and are contingent upon a local match.Read The Full Article
Michigan Approves State Tax Credit to Support Chrysler Plant Expansion in Detroit [ 11/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DETROIT, Mich. (November 6, 2007) — The city of Detroit is also considering a 12-year abatement worth $40.2 million to support the project.Read The Full Article
Carolina Fabrication To Locate Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility in Lakeland, South Carolina [ 11/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAKELAND, S.C. (November 6, 2007) — Modifications to the 141,000 square foot building and the 40-acre site have to be made to accommodate the production needs of the clients Carolina Fabrication will serve.Read The Full Article
