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Honda Supplier TS Tech Chooses New Castle, Indiana, for New Manufacturing Plant [ 3/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NEW CASTLE, Ind. (March 20, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corporation provided up to $2.4 million in tax credits and $645,000 in grants to bring TS Tech to Indiana.Read The Full Article
Two Canadian Companies to Establish Manufacturing Facilities in North Dakota [ 3/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (March 20, 2007) — C.L. Malach Co. and Forte Tool & Die Ltd. are both based in Winnepeg, Canada.Read The Full Article
Pepsi Bottling Group to Open $101 Million Manufacturing and Distribution Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada [ 3/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March 19, 2007) — The state of Nevada has awarded the company $4.5 million in business and tax incentives over the next 10 years.Read The Full Article
Eaton To Build Additional Plant in India [ 3/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RANJANGAON, India (March 19, 2007) — New facility to serve heavy transportation industry in India, elsewhere.Read The Full Article
Haier America to Expand Manufacturing Facility in Camden, South Carolina [ 3/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CAMDEN, S.C. (March 19, 2007) — This expansion represents the first phase of the $100 million, 1,000-job long range plan announced by Haier last year.Read The Full Article
Liquid Container LP Chooses Kansas City for New Manufacturing Facility [ 3/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 19, 2007) — The company anticipates the facility will create 35 new jobs.Read The Full Article
Haith & Co. to Expand Intermodal Facility for Forward Air at Kansas City International Airport [ 3/16/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 16, 2007) — Kansas City International Airport is one of the nations largest airports, covering more than 10,000 acres, with more than 7,000 acres available for development.Read The Full Article
ExactTarget to Expand its World Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana [ 3/16/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 16, 2007) — The Indiana Economic Development Corp. provided up to $1.5 million in tax credits and $96,000 in training grants.Read The Full Article
Stacy Furniture to Open Distribution Center in Flower Mound, Texas [ 3/16/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FLOWER MOUND, Texas (March 16, 2007) — The company will receive incentives provided by the town of Flower Mound, as well as from Denton and Tarrant Counties.Read The Full Article
Comerica to Relocate Corporate Headquarters to Dallas, Texas [ 3/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DALLAS, Texas (March 15, 2007) — The company will receive a $3.5 million grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund.Read The Full Article
Johnson & Johnson Sales and Logistics to Open Distribution Center in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania [ 3/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TOBYHANNA, Pa. (March 15, 2007) — The company will receive a $1.6 million funding package from the Department of Community and Economic Development.Read The Full Article
LaserShield to Move Distribution Facility From California to Las Cruces, New Mexico [ 3/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (March 15, 2007) — Before construction on the new distribution facility begins, LaserShield must receive approval as a Foreign Trade Zone in order to distribute products manufactured in China.Read The Full Article
Mi-Jack Products to Expand Manufacturing Operations to Union City, Tennessee [ 3/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
UNION CITY, Tenn. (March 15, 2007) — Headquartered in Hazel Crest, Ill., the company maintains four regional operations headquarters and five sales offices.Read The Full Article
Southern California Logistics Airport Announces Plans for 350-Acre, 6.3 Million Square Foot Development [ 3/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (March 14, 2007) — Southern California Logistics Airport, the former George Air Force Base in Victorville, Calif., is a master-planned 8,500-acre multimodal transportation hub supported by air, ground and rail connections.Read The Full Article
Glass Dynamics to Expand Facility in Stoneville, North Carolina [ 3/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
STONEVILLE, N.C. (March 14, 2007) — The company will construct a new, glass office building on recently acquired property adjacent to its currently facility.Read The Full Article
KPS Capital Partners Receives $1 Million in Economic Development Assistance From State of Virginia [ 3/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RICHMOND, Va. (March 14, 2007) — The Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Revitalization Commission and Washington County committed a combined $1 million to assist KPS with the transaction.Read The Full Article
Pactiv Corp. to Expand Canandaigua, New York Facility [ 3/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (March 14, 2007) — Pactiv is eligible to apply for a package of incentives that includes an $850,000 Capital Grant from Empire State Development, a $750,000 loan/grant from the New York State Office for Small Cities, a $400,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, up to $420,000 in grant assistance from Rochester Gas &Electric.Read The Full Article
Samsung and Slovak Government Sign Deal On LCD Screen Plant [ 3/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
VODERADY, Slovakia (March 13, 2007) — State subsidies should amount to 21.9 percent of the total investment.Read The Full Article
Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville, Florida Designated a Shovel-Ready Megasite by McCallum Sweeney Consulting [ 3/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 13, 2007) — Criteria used in the selection process included size, access to CSX rail service, adjacency to an interstate, labor force availability, utility infrastructure and satisfactory environmental assessment.Read The Full Article
Erchonia Medical Opens New Corporate Headquarters Facility in McKinney, Texas [ 3/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DALLAS, Texas (March 13, 2007) — The company relocated to the Dallas metro from Mesa, Ariz.Read The Full Article
BNP Paribas to Open Support Functions Headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey [ 3/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (March 13, 2007) — BNP Paribas is forecasting staff levels in the New York area approaching 3,000 people by 2012.Read The Full Article
Delta Dental to Open New Customer Service Center in Greenwood, Indiana [ 3/13/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 13, 2007) — In addition to its new Greenwood facility, Delta Dental has offices in Indianapolis; Okemos, Farmington Hills, and Grand Rapids, Mich.; Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio; and, Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis, Tenn.Read The Full Article
Steel Dynamics and Kobe Steel to Build $235 Million Facility in Minnesota [ 3/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HOYT LAKES, Minn. (March 12, 2007) — Proceeding with the project is contingent on successfully arranging financing of the project, including discussions regarding economic development assistance with the state of Minnesota.Read The Full Article
Missouri Awards Chemical Building Acquisition LLC $1 Million in Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Credits [ 3/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (March 12, 2007) — The Brownfield Redevelopment Program provides financial incentives for the redevelopment of commercial/industrial sites that are contaminated with hazardous substances and have been abandoned or underutilized for at least three years.Read The Full Article
Global Investment Recovery Acquires Facility in Tucson, Arizona [ 3/12/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TUCSON, Ariz. (March 12, 2007) — The Tucson facility is the seventh recycling operation of Global, joining other operations in Tampa, Fla., Aiken County, S.C., and Reno, Nev.Read The Full Article
