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Allstate Insurance To Build $50 Million Data Center in Rochelle, Illinois [ 9/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ROCHELLE, Ill. (September 27, 2007) — CORRECTION — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will administer the state’s $278,000 incentives package.Read The Full Article
Freescale Moves Brazil Operations to New, State-of-the-Art Design Center in Campinas [ 9/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CAMPINAS, Sao Paulo, Brazil (September 27, 2007) — Campinas also boasts the largest number of high-tech business incubators and industrial parks of any city in Brazil.Read The Full Article
Ranger Steel Opens New Southern California Facility [ 9/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FONTANA, Calif. (September 27, 2007) — Located in the Inland Empire cities of Fontana and Bloomington, Calif., the five-acre center was chosen for its rail facilities and access to major highways.Read The Full Article
CEMEX Plans $400 Million State-of-the-Art Cement Manufacturing Facility in Arizona [ 9/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SELIGMAN, Ariz. (September 27, 2007) — CEMEX currently employs 2,400 people at more than 120 facilities throughout the state.Read The Full Article
Xerox Unveils $60 Million Next Generation Toner Plant Near Rochester, New York [ 9/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (September 26, 2007) — The new EA Toner plant in New York is one of the company’s “smartest” manufacturing facilities and is part of Xerox’s commitment to reduce its overall greenhouse gas emissions 10 percent by 2012.Read The Full Article
Korean Auto Parts Supplier Mando America to Expand Production Facility in Opelika, Alabama [ 9/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
OPELIKA, Ala. (September 26, 2007) — The expansion brings Mando’s total investment in Opelika to $86 million and total employment to over 500 in the next three years.Read The Full Article
NetApp To Build New Engineering Lab Facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina [ 9/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RALEIGH, N.C. (September 26, 2007) — The estimated $61 million, 124,000 square foot engineering lab facility will be home to 2,160 racks of data-processing equipment.Read The Full Article
SOMERSET, Ky. (September 26, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority granted final approval to Aspen Compressor for up to $1 million in tax benefits under the Kentucky Rural Economic Development Act.Read The Full Article
Compass Airlines to Build Hangar, Maintenance Center at Louisville International Airport [ 9/25/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 25, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Compass Airlines for tax benefits up to $2 million under the Kentucky Jobs Development Act, an incentive program.Read The Full Article
Sage V Foods to Relocate IQF Rice Plant to Arkansas [ 9/25/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 25, 2007) — Little Rock was selected as the location of the new plant because of incentives offered by local and state agencies, its proximity to the rice growing area, its logistic location in the center of the country on Interstate 40, rail access in the port, and access to waste treatment facilities that can handle cook water.Read The Full Article
The Tech Group Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Walker, Michigan [ 9/25/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WALKER, Mich. (September 25, 2007) — The company operates 13 manufacturing sites throughout the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico and Europe.Read The Full Article
Upper Chesapeake Health Announces $50 Million Facility Expansion in Bel Air, Maryland [ 9/25/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BEL AIR, Md. (September 25, 2007) — The two-story, 85,000 square foot penthouse offers tenants state-of-the-art, class A office space with unprecedented access to medical resources next door in the medical center and Ambulatory Care Center.Read The Full Article
RTI International Metals to Build $300 Million Manufacturing Facility in Hamilton, Mississippi [ 9/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HAMILTON, Miss. (September 24, 2007) — The plant is expected to yield a total annual production capacity of up to 20 million pounds of titanium sponge to support Joint Strike fighter and Airbus contracts.Read The Full Article
BathCraft/Jacuzzi To Expand its Production Facility in Valdosta, Georgia [ 9/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
VALDOSTA, Ga. (September 24, 2007) — BathCraft/Jacuzzi will utilize the QuickStart training program, working in partnership with Valdosta Tech.Read The Full Article
Wellmark to Build New Corporate Headquarters in Downtown Des Moines, Iowa [ 9/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DES MOINES, Iowa (September 24, 2007) — The assistance package will be the first in City of Des Moines history to include an incentive for employing environmentally sound practices in the building’s construction.Read The Full Article
Italian Manufacturer Florida Tile Opens $15 Million Porcelain Plant in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky [ 9/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (September 24, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority granted Florida Tile final approval for tax benefits up to $5,640,000 under the Kentucky Industrial Revitalization Act.Read The Full Article
Sinopec and DuPont Establish Chemicals Joint Venture in Shanghai, China [ 9/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SHANGHAI, China (September 21, 2007) — Plant in China will produce resins to meet the fast-growing demand of the Chinese market.Read The Full Article
Allied Production Solutions To Locate Headquarter, New Manufacturing Facility in Gainesville, Texas [ 9/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GAINESVILLE, Texas (September 21, 2007) — Texas economic development officials awarded a $800,000 grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund to support the project.Read The Full Article
Southeast Frozen Foods to Expand Distribution Center in South Carolina [ 9/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. (September 21, 2007) — The extra capacity will not only accommodate the company’s growing distribution business, but will also allow Southeast Frozen Foods to get back into cold storage, where its Calhoun County facility got its start.Read The Full Article
Athena Technologies Opens New Corporate and Manufacturing Building in Warrenton, Virginia [ 9/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WARRENTON, Va. (September 21, 2007) — The new facility was designed and built to accommodate Athena’s rapid growth, which averages 30 percent to 50 percent per year.Read The Full Article
MBX Systems Purchases Land for 2008 Facilities Expansion in Suburban Chicago, Illinois [ 9/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WAUCONDA, Ill. (September 20, 2007) — MBX is scheduled to break ground on the addition in early 2008 and expects it to be fully operational later in the year.Read The Full Article
PPG Aerospace to Add Framed Window Repair and Overhaul Operation in China [ 9/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SUZHOU, China (September 20, 2007) — The operation will be located within PPG’s application support center and enable aircraft operators in China to have framed cockpit window assemblies overhauled and repaired by a single source for faster, more efficient turnaround.Read The Full Article
Chinese Manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry Co. to Build its First North American Assembly Plant in Peachtree City, Georgia [ 9/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (September 20, 2007) — Sales, service, assembly, testing and distribution, as well as research and development, will all take place at the new facilities, which will serve as corporate headquarters for Sany America Inc.Read The Full Article
Software Company Xpanxion To Expand Their QA Facility in Kearney, Nebraska [ 9/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KEARNEY, Neb. (September 20, 2007) — The company started operating in Kearney in November of 2006 and, within 6 months, has 15 employees.Read The Full Article
FMC Technologies Opens New Subsea Customer Support Center in Houston, Texas [ 9/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HOUSTON, Texas (September 19, 2007) — The new facility also expands capacity to manufacture and service subsea trees.Read The Full Article
