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Caribbean Spirits Producer Angostura Establishes U.S. Corporate Headquarters in Lawrenceburg, Indiana [ 9/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (September 19, 2007) — Company officials believe the site in Lawrenceburg provides an almost ideal central location, with perfect infrastructure and distribution access via road, rail and barge.Read The Full Article
New Buck Corp. to Expand Manufacturing Facility in Western North Carolina [ 9/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (September 19, 2007) — The expansion will increase stove production and provide contract machining and welding services.Read The Full Article
Alcoa Opens New Anode Plant in Norway to Serve Fjardaal and Mosjoen Smelters [ 9/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MOSJOEN, Norway (September 19, 2007) — Alcoa first established a presence in Norway through a 1962 partnership with Elkem ASA.Read The Full Article
Monsanto Company Completes $21 Million Data Center in St. Louis, Missouri [ 9/18/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (September 18, 2007) — Monsanto anticipates receiving Leadership in Energy Efficient Design (LEED) certification for the building in spring of 2008, making it the first LEED certified data center in the state of Missouri, and the third LEED certified data center in the country.Read The Full Article
AMRI Opens New Research Facility in Hyderabad, India [ 9/18/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HYDERABAD, India (September 18, 2007) — The new R&D center, located near AMRI’s existing chemistry facilities in Hyderabad in the ICICI Knowledge Park, will provide additional space for AMRI’s laboratory-scale Indian operations.Read The Full Article
Homecare Products Inc. to Build Manufacturing Plant in Morganfield, Kentucky [ 9/18/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MORGANFIELD, Ky. (September 18, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Homecare Products for tax benefits up to $1.6 million under the Kentucky Industrial Development ActRead The Full Article
Two Auto Suppliers To Locate Facilities Near New Kia Motor Plant in West Point, Georgia [ 9/18/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAGRANGE, Ga. (September 18, 2007) — DaeLim USA and Pretty Products join Hyundai Mobis as automotive suppliers recently announcing locations recently in West Georgia.Read The Full Article
Lauth To Develop Major Distribution Park Near Indianapolis, Indiana [ 9/17/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (September 17, 2007) — Westpoint Business Park will feature 10 Class-A distribution buildings, totaling over 7.1 million square feet.Read The Full Article
Precor Expands its Facilities in Woodinville, Washington [ 9/17/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WOODINVILLE, Wash. (September 17, 2007) — Precor also operates a Valencia, Calif., manufacturing facility and maintains a number of offices internationally.Read The Full Article
Economic Development Officials Announce Job Training Grants for 11 Michigan Companies [ 9/17/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LANSING, Mich. (September 17, 2007) — The grants are provided by the Michigan Economic Development Corp.Read The Full Article
Fluor to Build Polysilicon Plant in China [ 9/17/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
XINYU CITY, China (September 17, 2007) — Site preparation has begun for the polysilicon production plant that will be located adjacent to LDK Solar's existing solar wafer manufacturing facilities.Read The Full Article
Coca-Cola and URRC To Build Largest Plastic Bottle Recycling Plant in Spartanburg, S.C. [ 9/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (September 14, 2007) — This new Spartanburg plant is modeled after the first successful food quality plastic recycling facility opened in Mexico in 2005 and operated by The Coca-Cola Company and its bottlers.Read The Full Article
Living Essentials, Inc. Acquires Vacant Industrial Building for New Manufacturing Facility in Wabash, Indiana [ 9/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WABASH, Ind. (September 14, 2007) — Wabash County economic development officials have recommend an abatement of 10 years on the manufacturing equipment to be purchased and installed at the plant.Read The Full Article
MDS Manufacturing Expands Manufacturing Facility in Parkston, South Dakota [ 9/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PARKSTON, S.D. (September 14, 2007) — MDS utilized $300,000 from the state’s Revolving Economic Development & Initiative Fund to build the facility.Read The Full Article
Kimberly-Clark to Build Its First Manufacturing Facility in Russia [ 9/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
STUPINO, Russia (September 13, 2007) — The plant will produce personal care and tissue products for the growing customer base of Eastern Europe.Read The Full Article
$684 Million Construction Loan Arranged by HFF for Upscale Mixed-Use Project in Downtown Bellevue, Washington [ 9/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BELLEVUE, Wash. (September 13, 2007) — Due for completion in October 2008 and May 2009, the Class A office towers will have 12 and 22 stories and are 100 percent pre-leased to Microsoft.Read The Full Article
TeleServices Direct to Locate a Call Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky [ 9/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (September 13, 2007) — In addition to the new call center in Bowling Green, the company has four call centers located throughout Indiana and one in Montego Bay, Jamaica.Read The Full Article
Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. to Close Covington, Virginia Plant in 2008 [ 9/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COVINGTON, Va. (September 13, 2007) — The plant was acquired by AET in 1994 as part of the Company's acquisition of the films business from Hercules Inc.Read The Full Article
Illinois Economic Development Officials Announce $190,000 in Grants to Four Chicago Area Technology Firms to Advance Commercialization Efforts [ 9/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHICAGO, Ill. (September 13, 2007) — The funding for each of these projects comes from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Innovation Challenge Matching Grant program.Read The Full Article
Nestle Waters North America To Build New Bottling Facility in Greenwood, Indiana [ 9/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GREENWOOD, Ind. (September 12, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered the company $350,000 in performance based tax credits, and $18,500 in training grants based on the company’s announced job creation plans.Read The Full Article
Baltimore Development Corp. Receives Proposal for Liberty Clay Westside Superblock Site [ 9/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BALTIMORE, Md. (September 12, 2007) — The proposal, submitted by American National LLC, calls for the combined redevelopment of both privately-owned and city-owned properties offered through the Liberty Clay RFP to create a larger development.Read The Full Article
Polymer Technology Group Expands R&D and Manufacturing Facility in Berkeley, California [ 9/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BERKELEY, Calif. (September 12, 2007) — PTG's recently expanded operations to 53,000 square feet to support production-scale polymer synthesis through contract medical device manufacturing.Read The Full Article
Centrifugal Technologies Expands its Facility in Mayfield, Kentucky [ 9/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MAYFIELD, Ky. (September 12, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Centrifugal Technologies, Inc. for tax benefits up to $600,000 under the Kentucky Rural Economic Development Act.Read The Full Article
Aisin Automotive Casting Announces $67 Million Expansion of Production Facility in Clinton, Tennessee [ 9/11/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CLINTON, Tenn. (September 11, 2007) — The Aisin plant in Clinton is a sister facility to Aisin Automotive Casting located in London, Ky.Read The Full Article
SMC Corp. of America to Build North American Headquarters in Noblesville, Indiana [ 9/11/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (September 11, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered the company performance-based tax credits and training grants based on the company’s announced job creation plans.Read The Full Article
