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Page Seed Company Receives $200,000 Grant To Support Facility Expansion in Greene, New York [ 11/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GREENE, N.Y. (November 6, 2007) — Empire State Development’s grant will be used to rebuild the business by investing in new systems, equipment, and product development initiatives.Read The Full Article
Budenheim USA Offered Tax Credit To Establish Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio [ 11/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (November 6, 2007) — Ohio is in competition with Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri for this nearly $2.6 million project, which is expected to create 40 positions within the first three years of the project's initial operations.Read The Full Article
U.S. Foodservice to Expand Facilities in Utah, Florida and Minnesota [ 11/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
OGDEN, Utah (November 5, 2007) — U.S. Foodservice will build a new full-service food distribution facility on 36 acres in Ogden, Utah, as well as expanding facilities in Boca Raton, Fla., and Plymouth, Minn.Read The Full Article
Delta T Corp. To Expand its Headquarters Facility in Lexington, Kentucky [ 11/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 5, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Delta T. for tax benefits up to $1 million under the Kentucky Industrial Development Act.Read The Full Article
FirstGroup America Offered Tax Credit To Expand Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio [ 11/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CINCINNATI, Ohio (November 5, 2007) — The value of the tax credit is estimated at $968,513 over the term, and the company would be required to maintain operations at the project site for 14 years.Read The Full Article
PayPal Opens Development & Design Center in Austin, Texas [ 11/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
AUSTIN, Texas (November 5, 2007) — The company also has locations in San Jose, Calif., Scottsdale, Ariz., the Omaha, Neb. area, and Dublin, IrelandRead The Full Article
MeadWestvaco Opens Packaging Facility in Wuxi, China [ 11/2/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WUXI, China (November 2, 2007) — The company plans to serve the growing Eastern European and Middle Eastern markets from this facility.Read The Full Article
H.C. Starck Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Euclid, Ohio [ 11/2/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
EUCLID, Ohio (November 2, 2007 — The company received grants and agreements for training and capital improvements from the state of Ohio and the city of Euclid.Read The Full Article
Pinnacle Wood Products of Virginia To Open New Manufacturing Facility in Wise County, Virginia [ 11/2/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WISE COUNTY, Va. (November 2, 2007) — The state of Virginia approved a $1.2 million loan to the Wise County Industrial Development Authority to purchase equipment and machinery for this start-up operation.Read The Full Article
UPS Announces Expansion of its Fort Wayne, Indiana Package Hub [ 11/1/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (November 1, 2007) — State incentives could include up to $134,000 in training grants for new and current Indiana resident employees and tax credits of up to $100,000 over nine years.Read The Full Article
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to Build New Headquarters in Richardson, Texas [ 11/1/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RICHARDSON, Texas (November 1, 2007) — Upon completion, the facility will be able to accommodate 3,900 employees, who are expected to occupy the new 1 million square foot complex in 2010.Read The Full Article
International Automotive Components To Expand Manufacturing Facilities in Virginia [ 11/1/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. (November 1, 2007) — The state approved $50,000 from the Governor’s Opportunity Fund to assist Shenandoah County with their project.Read The Full Article
SAVVIS Opens New Data Center in Washington, D.C. Metro [ 11/1/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
STERLING, Va. (November 1, 2007) — The D.C. area data center will address the unique IT security needs of federal agencies by employing support staff with appropriate government clearance and implementing a number of 24/7 security features.Read The Full Article
Nextreme Expanding North American Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility in Raleigh, North Carolina [ 10/31/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RALEIGH, N.C. (October 31, 2007) — Nextreme expects to complete the move by the end of December 2007.Read The Full Article
SAVVIS Opens New Data Center in Silicon Valley [ 10/31/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (October 31, 2007) — The company is currently opening three additional new data centers in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and the New York-New Jersey area.Read The Full Article
Hercules Inc. Opens Technical Center in Shanghai, China [ 10/31/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SHANGHAI, China (October 31, 2007) — Built adjacent to the Hercules manufacturing facility, the STC will also include a state of the art training facility and office space.Read The Full Article
Carded Graphics To Expand Manufacturing Plant in Staunton, Virginia [ 10/31/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
STAUNTON, Va. (October 31, 2007) — The company is eligible to receive state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, because it is locating in a Virginia Enterprise Zone.Read The Full Article
Newell Rubbermaid Opens 407,612 Square Foot Distribution Center in Victorville, California [ 10/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (October 30, 2007) — Other major corporations have relocated to Southern California Logistics Center include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, M&M/Mars, ConAgra Foods, Nutro Products, Inc., General Electric and Pratt & Whitney.Read The Full Article
Ash Grove Cement To Build $350 Million Production Facility in Foreman, Arkansas [ 10/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FOREMAN, Ark. (October 30, 2007) — Portland cement manufactured at the plant is distributed to customers in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Tennessee.Read The Full Article
Global Pharmaceutical Services Provider Almac Group to Locate North American Headquarters in Pennsylvania [ 10/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. (October 30, 2007) — The company will receive a $4.5 million grant through the infrastructure and facilities improvement program that will be disbursed over 10 years.Read The Full Article
Pennsylvania Announces $7 million Investment with Venture Capital Managers [ 10/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HARRISBURG, Pa. (October 30, 2007) — New PA Venture Capital provides $60 million in loans to venture capital managers, which helps to leverage another $180 million in private equity for a total investment of $240 million.Read The Full Article
Procter & Gamble To Build $300 Million Manufacturing Facility in Box Elder, Utah [ 10/29/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BOX ELDER, Utah (October 29, 2007) — This marks the first time the company has developed a "Greenfield" site from the ground up in the USA in more than 30 years.Read The Full Article
EADS North America and Sargent Fletcher Select West Virginia for New Aerospace Manufacturing Facility [ 10/29/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (October 29, 2007) — The Bridgeport site was chosen from locations in several states, and is contingent upon the selection of Northrop Grumman’s KC-30 Tanker as the U.S. Air Force’s next generation aerial refueling aircraft.Read The Full Article
Sierra Midwest Receives Industrial Training Funds to Train Workers at its Chanute, Kansas Facility [ 10/29/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHANUTE, Kan. (October 29, 2007) — The training project’s total cost is $62,569 and Sierra Midwest will match Commerce’s investment with $35,069.Read The Full Article
Acco Material Handling Solutions Leases Production Facility in Watertown, South Dakota [ 10/29/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WATERTOWN, S.D. (October 29, 2007) — The company will continue operating at their old location until the new building is completed in the spring of 2008.Read The Full Article
