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Innovative Fibers to Locate Manufacturing Facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina [ 9/11/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (September 11, 2007) — The company will invest approximately $15 million and expects to create 40 jobs at its new facility.Read The Full Article
DynAmerica Manufacturing Opens New Facility in Mexico [ 9/11/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
APODACA, Mexico (September 11, 2007) — The new facility is currently ramping up production and is expected to be at full rate by the end of 2007.Read The Full Article
Tenneco Opens New Emissions Control Plant in St. Petersburg, Russia [ 9/10/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (September 10, 2007) — The facility will supply exhaust systems for Ford and enhance its capabilities to capture more business in the region.Read The Full Article
Behr America Expands North American Headquarters Facility in Detroit, Michigan [ 9/10/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TROY, Mich. (September 10, 2007) — This is the second major expansion at Behr’s Troy location in three years.Read The Full Article
Toyota Boshoku America to Build New Plant in Mississippi [ 9/10/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ERLANGER, Ky. (September 10, 2007) — The new plant will manufacture seats, door panels and carpet for the Toyota Highlander Plant in Tupelo.Read The Full Article
Bericap to Build Plastics Manufacturing Plant in South Carolina [ 9/10/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (September 10, 2007) — The South Carolina plant will be the company’s third North American facility to be created in 11 years.Read The Full Article
Wipro Technologies to Open New Software Development Center in Atlanta, Georgia [ 9/10/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ATLANTA, Ga. (September 10, 2007) — The center will help Wipro hire skilled workers and domain experts who will be critical to Wipro’s business growth plans in the U.S.Read The Full Article
First Solar Launches Module Manufacturing Plant in Germany [ 9/9/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FRANKFURT, Germany (September 9, 2007) — The U.S.-based company chose Frankfurt for the facility because of the support of the federal and local governments and favorable environmental policies.Read The Full Article
Worthington Steel Expanding into Mexico, Central Europe [ 9/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LEON, Mexico (September 7, 2007) — The company will build a 50,000 square foot facility in multimillion-dollar investment.Read The Full Article
Ceruti’s Catering to Expand Facility in Summit Park Illinois [ 9/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (September 7, 2007) — Company investing $1.17 million to increase space for meetings, exhibitions and food production.Read The Full Article
Alcoa to Close Plant in Tifton, Georgia [ 9/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TIFTON, Ga. (September 7, 2007) — The company was not able to secure a suitable buyer for the plant, which employs approximately 200 people.Read The Full Article
Volkswagen of America to Move U.S. Headquarters to Herndon, Virginia [ 9/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HERNDON, Va. (September 6, 2007) — The company’s new U.S. corporate headquarters will be a 185,000 square foot building in the Woodland Park business campus, three miles from Dulles Airport.Read The Full Article
Carolina Technical Plastics To Expand Facility in New Bern, North Carolina [ 9/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NEW BERN, N.C. (September 6, 2007) — The state will provide the company a $75,000 One North Carolina Fund grant.Read The Full Article
S&D Products To Relocate to New Production Facility in Bartlett, Illinois [ 9/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BARTLETT, Ill. (September 6, 2007) — The new building for S&D Products has been designed to have 10,650 square feet of office space and approximately 111,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehousing space.Read The Full Article
California State Automobile Association To Relocate Headquarters to Walnut Creek [ 9/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (September 6, 2007) — Construction on the 255,000 square foot building near a BART transit station is scheduled to begin early in 2008 and be completed in 2009.Read The Full Article
Applegate Insulation to Open New Plant in Northeastern Georgia [ 9/6/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
STEVENS COUNTY, Ga. (September 6, 2007) — pplegate will invest over $4 million in the facility during the first phase and expects to employ up to 80 people as new lines of production are added.Read The Full Article
Renault and Nissan To Open Business Center in Chennai, India [ 9/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHENNAI, India (September 5, 2007) — The center, which will be a 50-50 joint venture between the two automakers, will support their global engineering, purchasing, design, cost management and information systems operations.Read The Full Article
Jazz Semiconductor Extends Lease for Manufacturing Facility in Newport Beach, California [ 9/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (September 5, 2007) — Jazz has the additional right at its sole discretion to further extend that lease for up to 10 more years until 2027.Read The Full Article
Georgia Gulf Corp. to Close Manufacturing Plant in Winnipeg, Canada [ 9/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada (September 5, 2007) — The extrusion operations currently in this facility to be transferred to other Royal Group profile extrusion plants.Read The Full Article
Tool Manufacturer Universal Impact to Build Plant in Stauton, Virginia [ 9/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
STAUTON, Va. (September 5, 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
Afni Inc. to Build New Contact Center in Tucson, Arizona [ 9/5/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TUCSON, Ariz. (September 5, 2007) — At full capacity the new center is expected to employ 700, an addition of 200 jobs.Read The Full Article
Hyundai Begins Construction of Major Manufacturing Facility in the Czech Republic [ 9/4/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NOSOVICE, Czech Republic (September 4, 2007) — Eleven South Korean-based suppliers to the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group are already in operation serving the Kia Motors Slovakia plant.Read The Full Article
Authentix Inc. To Relocate R&D Facility to Addison, Texas [ 9/4/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ADDISON, Texas (September 4, 2007) — The company will receive a $1 million grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund to assist with the project.Read The Full Article
Quantum Leap Packaging To Build Manufacturing Site in Poway, California [ 9/4/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
POWAY, Calif. (September 4, 2007) — QLP plans to manufacture in its new Poway site by early 2008.Read The Full Article
Gehl Company to Expand Headquarters and R&D Facilities in West Bend, Wisconsin [ 9/4/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WEST BEND, Wis. (September 4, 2007) — The Wisconsin Department of Commerce is providing a $1 million low-interest loan to the company for capital investment and a $700,000 Brownfields Grant to the City of West Bend for environmental remediation in connection with the expansion.Read The Full Article
