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Lord Corp. to Expand Manufacturing Facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky [ 8/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (August 15, 2007) The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved LORD for tax benefits up to $1.2 million.Read The Full Article
Bennett International Group To Build $6.5 Million Manufacturing Facility in Washington County Facility [ 8/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TENNILE, Ga. (August 15, 2007) Bennett plans to build a new 62,500 square foot manufacturing facility on a 20-acre site at Tennilles Industrial Park.Read The Full Article
Anro Inc. To Consolidate Three Facilities into One in West Chester, Pennsylvania [ 8/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (August 15, 2007) The state of Pennsylvania offered a $170,000 financial package from the Department of Community and Economic Development.Read The Full Article
Specialty Retailers Inc. Receives $80,000 Grant to Support Distribution Facility Expansion [ 8/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ohio (August 15, 2007) The Rapid Outreach Grant (412) is a grant program to assist companies and communities that are creating or retaining jobs in Ohio.Read The Full Article
Rackspace Managed Hosting Announces $100 Million Facility Expansion in San Antonio, Texas [ 8/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (August 14, 2007) The company will receive a $22 million grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund to support the expansion.Read The Full Article
Norphlet Chemical Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Norphlet, Arkansas [ 8/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NORPHLET, Ark. (August 14, 2007) The company is located in the former Macmillan Oil Refinery Building on 92 acres.Read The Full Article
Galaxy Visions Completes New Data Center in Brooklyn, New York [ 8/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (August 14, 2007) The new data center can house over 25,000 servers.Read The Full Article
German Manufacturer dSPACE Inc. Moves North American Headquarters to Wixom, Michigan [ 8/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WIXOM, Mich. (August 14, 2007) dSPACE purchased the two-story, 35,000 square foot building, formerly occupied by Durr Environmental, in January.Read The Full Article
Leitner-Poma to Construct New Facility in Grand Junction, Colorado [ 8/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (August 13, 2007) Operations in the new facilities are scheduled to commence in late 2008 and will employ approximately 175 people at capacity.Read The Full Article
Progress Printing to Expand its Plant in Lynchburg, Virginia [ 8/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LYNCHBURG, Va. (August 13, 2007) The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $50,000 in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds to support the project.Read The Full Article
Michigan Awards $155,000 in Economic Development Job Training Grants to Local Manufacturing Companies [ 8/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LANSING, Mich. (August 13, 2007) Since 1994, more than $348 million in EDJT grants has helped over 611,000 Michigan workers improve their skills and enhance the competitiveness of their employers.Read The Full Article
Synermed Select Partners, Inc. to Locate New Facility in Manning, South Carolina [ 8/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MANNING, S.C. (August 13, 2007) The company anticipates moving into a permanent facility in the Clarendon County Industrial Park in early 2008.Read The Full Article
Cemus LLC to Develop Former Kaiser Aluminum Site in Louisiana as a Shipping, Storage and Distribution Center [ 8/10/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BATON ROUGE, La. (August 10, 2007) With its earlier purchase of a 22-acre tract just north of the bridge, it now gives the Cemus project a half-mile of river frontage in an industrial corridor just upriver from Baton Rouge.Read The Full Article
SAIC Breaks Ground on New Facility at WestGate @ Crane Technology Park in Indiana [ 8/10/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CRANE, Ind. (August 10, 2007) The Fortune 500 defense company represents one of the largest civilian contractors for the nearby $2 billion Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane).Read The Full Article
Midwest Manufacturing to Open Distribution Facility in Kellog, Iowa [ 8/10/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KELLOGG, Iowa (August 10, 2007) The Economic Development Board awarded $100,000 from the Community Economic Betterment Account for the expansion.Read The Full Article
Precision Components International to Expand its Manufacturing Facility in Columbus, Georgia [ 8/9/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COLUMBUS, Ga. (August 9, 2007) PCI owns 100 acres in Columbus and has plans for a defense industry complex capable of housing at least 12 other companies.Read The Full Article
American Railcar Breaks Ground on New Facility In Marmaduke, Arkansas [ 8/9/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MARMADUKE, Ark. (August 9, 2007) ARI is investing $13 million in the new facility in Marmaduke, creating 30 new jobs.Read The Full Article
Ohio Economic Development Officials Announce $41 Million in Brownfield Revitalization Projects [ 8/9/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (August 9, 2007) The Clean Ohio Council has awarded 64 Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund awards since 2002 totaling more than $158 million in brownfield remediation dollars, while leveraging a planned $2 billion in private and public investment upon project completions.Read The Full Article
National Pipe and Plastics to Expand Manufacturing Plant in Binghamton, New York [ 8/9/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (August 9, 2007) The company and state economic development officials have agreed to a series of project milestones, through which the company will be eligible to apply for up to a $125,000 Capital grant for a portion of machinery and equipment costs.Read The Full Article
Japanese Firm Aska Corp. To Locate New Manufacturing Facility in Frankfort, Kentucky [ 8/8/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 8, 2007) The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Aska for tax benefits up to $300,000 under the Kentucky Industrial Development Act.Read The Full Article
Fiberglass Manufacturer Ershigs Inc. to Open Plant in Tishomingo County, Mississippi [ 8/8/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
IUKA, Miss. (August 8, 2007) The company will lease several buildings at Tri-State Commerce Park from the Tishomingo County Board of Supervisors.Read The Full Article
Ingenero Relocates North American Headquarters to Houston, Texas [ 8/8/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HOUSTON, Texas (August 8, 2007) Energy firms relocating to Houston in recent years include CITGO, Halliburton, Chevron and Phillips, GlobalSantaFe, and Noble Affiliates Inc.Read The Full Article
Great Lakes Cheese to Double Size of its Manufacturing Plant Near Watertown, New York [ 8/8/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ADAMS, N.Y. (August 8, 2007) The company will be eligible to apply for up to a $1 million Manufacturing Assistance Program grant and a $500,000 Environmental Assistance grant.Read The Full Article
Shire Pharmaceuticals To Expand its U.S. Headquarters in Wayne, Pennsylvania [ 8/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WAYNE, Pa. (August 7, 2007) The company will receive a $600,000 Opportunity Grant, $300,000 in Customized Job Training assistance and $1.17 million in Job Creation Tax Credits from Pennsylvania economic development officials.Read The Full Article
Target to Open Distribution Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa [ 8/7/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (August 7, 2007) Tax benefits may include refunds of sales taxes on construction and racks, shelving, and conveyor equipment for distribution centers as well as an investment tax credit.Read The Full Article
