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Empereon to Open New Call Center in Coudersport, Pennsylvania [ 7/31/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COUDERSPORT, Pa. (July 31, 2007) — The company received a $1 million funding offer from state of Pennsylvania, including a $450,000 Opportunity Grant, a loan of up to $350,000 through the Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund and $200,000 in Customized Job Training funds.Read The Full Article
RF Micro Devices to Expand its Manufacturing Facility in Beijing, China [ 7/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BEIJING, China (July 30, 2007) — Capacity of wire bond and test capabilities will be expanded in the current quarter, and full capacity will be available by November 2007.Read The Full Article
Malloy Electric to Build New Industrial Service Center in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota [ 7/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (July 30, 2007) — The company is working closely with the state to identify financial resources, including the state’s Revolving Economic Development Initiative Fund and Workforce Development Program.Read The Full Article
FTF LLC to Start Manufacturing Operations in Calumet, Michigan [ 7/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CALUMET, Mich. (July 30, 2007) — Calumet Township was awarded a $300,000 grant for electrical, natural gas, sewer, water, road access, storm drainage and parking improvements needed to service the new FTF LLC.Read The Full Article
Cybex International Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Owatonna, Minnesota [ 7/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
OWATONNA, Minn. (July 30, 2007) — The Company’s new location is less than one mile from the original Owatonna facility, which had been the site for manufacturing strength-training equipment since 1985.Read The Full Article
PPD Inc. Plans Further Expansion in Scotland [ 7/30/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BELLSHILL, Lanarkshire, Scotland (July 30, 2007) — The project will include the construction of a new 34,000 square foot facility to be built adjacent to the company’s existing Fleming House offices, which were opened earlier this year and also comprise 34,000 square feet.Read The Full Article
Sparton Corp to Expand its Headquarters and Manufacturing Operations in Blackman, Michigan [ 7/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BLACKMAN, Mich. (July 27, 2007) — The company will receive a state tax credit valued at more than $1.3 million over 12 years.Read The Full Article
Major South Bend, Indiana Development Moves Forward [ 7/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (July 27, 2007) — The first phase of construction on a $215 million project on the doorstep of the University of Notre Dame will begin this summer, as the developer begins clearing the 25-acre site for one of the region’s largest single developments in decades.Read The Full Article
Kimaging, Inc. to Establish Production Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico [ 7/27/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (July 27, 2007) — During post-production, the company creates interactive CD-ROM press kits, handles digital distribution, retouching, CD and DVD authoring, as well as printed materials.Read The Full Article
Kimberly-Clark to Open 450,000 Square Foot Distribution Center in Kansas City [ 7/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GARDNER, Kan. (July 26, 2007) — With ground work underway, New Century AirCenter and Kimberly-Clark expect to open the building in November.Read The Full Article
Rohm Holdings Receives $500,000 PIDA Loan to Support Facility Expansion in Baldwin, Pennsylvania [ 7/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BALDWIN, Pa. (July 26, 2007) — The loan will allow the company to relocate to a 16,000 square foot facility – nearly double the company’s workspace – enabling them to consolidate operations and storage into one site.Read The Full Article
Enhanced Recovery Corp. to Convert Existing Facility in Waycross, Georgia [ 7/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WAYCROSS, Ga. (July 26, 2007) — ERC will purchase and occupy 35,000 square feet of the former Winn Dixie building in Waycross to support its expansion.Read The Full Article
Cabela’s to Open Store in Mixed Use Development in Scarborough, Maine [ 7/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (July 26, 2007) — Construction on the retail store is scheduled to begin this week and the store is expected to open for business by spring of 2008.Read The Full Article
Lenovo To Open New Plants In Mexico, India [ 7/26/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MONTEREY, Mexico (July 26, 2007) — The company is actively scouting sites locations in Central and Eastern Europe, and he anticipates shortly announcing a similar type of installation in the near future.Read The Full Article
Eastman Chemical Announces $1.3 Billion Expansion of its Facility in Kingsport, Tennessee [ 7/25/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (July 25, 200) — The project will also initiate a unique partnership between Eastman and Northeast State Technical Community College to develop curricula and implement training programs for a new generation of mechanics, lab analysts and chemical operators.Read The Full Article
Rogers Foam Corp to Open Manufacturing Plant in Scott County, Virginia [ 7/25/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SCOTT COUNTY, Va. (July 25, 2007) — The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission approved $100,000 in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds to support the project.Read The Full Article
Wind Energy Corp. to Locate Manufacturing Facility in Morgantown, Kentucky [ 7/25/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MORGANTOWN, Ky. (July 25, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Wind Energy for tax benefits up to $3,405,000 under the Kentucky Rural Economic Development Act.Read The Full Article
American Axle & Manufacturing to Open Engineering Facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana [ 7/25/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (July 25, 2007) — In addition to locations in the United States (in Michigan, New York and Ohio), AAM also has offices or facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Japan, Luxembourg,Read The Full Article
Malaysian Environmental Technology Firm Petra Group to Locate Facility in Gallup, New Mexico [ 7/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GALLUP, N.M. (July 24, 2007) — Significant state, city and county resources have been committed to construct the facility and, once built, the City of Gallup will lease the facility to the Petra Group for a period of up to 10 years.Read The Full Article
Restek Corp. to Expand its Production Facility in Benner, Pennsylvania [ 7/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BENNER, Pa. (July 24, 2007) — The company will receive a $2 million PIDA loan for the expansion of its 83,689 square foot facility at Penn Eagle Industrial ParkRead The Full Article
Xpress Materials to Build $12.5 Million Plant in West Point, Georgia to Support Construction of the New Kia Plant [ 7/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WEST POINT, Ga. (July 24, 2007) — The new Xpress Materials facility will initially create 50 jobs at the concrete plant and potentially add 60 to 80 more employees.Read The Full Article
AT&T to Establish a New Customer Care Center in Louisville, Kentucky [ 7/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 24, 2007) — The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved AT&T Kentucky for tax benefits up to $4 million under the Kentucky Jobs Development Act.Read The Full Article
Delphi Will Open New Diesel Plant in Romania [ 7/24/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
IASI, Romania (July 24, 2007) — The plant should be operational by the end of the year.Read The Full Article
Quintiles Transnational Corp. to Expand its Global Lab Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia [ 7/23/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ATLANTA, Ga. (July 23, 2007) — Quintiles will consolidate its Global Central Laboratories in Smyrna and its Clinical Development Services office in Atlanta within a single structure in Marietta, more than doubling its current space to accommodate the expansion.Read The Full Article
Sanofi Pasteur to Establish $150 Million Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Pocono, Pennsylvania [ 7/23/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SWIFTWATER, Pa. (July 23, 2007) — In March 2005, the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved a $5 million PennWorks grant for Pocono Township to make sewer improvements along the Route 611 corridor to the serve the Swiftwater site.Read The Full Article
