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Dollar Tree Will Expand Corporate Headquarters in Chesapeake, Virginia [ 2/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (February 21, 2007) — The company will receive a $200,000 grant from the city over 30 months plus a matching grant of $200,000 from the Governor’s Opportunity Fund.Read The Full Article
Hydroserre Tennessee Picks Overton County, Tennessee as Site of New Production Facility [ 2/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
OVERTON COUNTY, Tenn. (February 21, 2007) — Hydroserre will invest in excess of $40 million into the community and provide nearly 300 jobs.Read The Full Article
Larsen Converting Industries Receives Tax Credits to Support Wisconsin Facility Expansion [ 2/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (February 21, 2007) — The company recently spent $3.5 million in a project to invest in a printing press to assist in a current project.Read The Full Article
Spanish Manufacturer Envases Expands Plant in Wales [ 2/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BAGLAN, Wales, UK (February 21, 2007) — A new state of the art production line will be installed.Read The Full Article
TechSmith Corp. to Build New World Headquarters in Lansing, Michigan [ 2/21/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LANSING, Mich. (February 21, 2007) — In addition to making space available within its SmartZone, the city of Lansing has proposed a 12-year tax abatement valued at $693,000 to support the project.Read The Full Article
Honda Aircraft Build the HondaJet at Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina [ 2/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GREENSBORO, N.C. (February 20, 2007) — For each year the company meets required performance targets, the state will provide a grant equivalent to 75 percent of the state personal income withholding taxes derived from the creation of new jobs.Read The Full Article
New Mexico Announces Nearly $1.6 Million in Job Training Incentive Funds for Six Local Companies [ 2/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SANTA FE, N.M. (February 20, 2007) — The program reimburses qualified companies for a significant portion of training costs associated with newly created jobs.Read The Full Article
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (February 20, 2007) — The new building will also include the corporate headquarters of EMJ Corp, as well as additional office space.Read The Full Article
FEV Engine Technology to Expand Operations in Auburn Hills, Michigan [ 2/20/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (February 20, 2007) — The Michigan EDC approved a Single Business Tax credit valued at $1.1 million over seven years.Read The Full Article
General Motors to Build Chevrolet Cars in St. Petersburg, Russia [ 2/19/2007 ]
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (February 19, 2007) — The greenfield manufacturing plant will go live in late 2008 with initial full-year capacity of 25,000 units.Read The Full Article
Lundbeck USA to Establish U.S. Headquarters in Philadelphia Pennsylvania [ 2/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (February 19, 2007) — Lundbeck USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Danish pharmaceutical company, H. Lundbeck A/S.Read The Full Article
US Ethanol Holdings to Build $200 Million Plant in Wasco, California [ 2/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WASCO, Calif. (February 19, 2007) — The company has four other plants under development in Indiana and Illinois.Read The Full Article
PlainsCapital Corp to Move Headquarters to Dallas, Texas Location [ 2/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DALLAS, Texas (February 19, 2007) — The company has leased a total of 48,500 square fee of office space in Hillwood’s Victory Park development.Read The Full Article
Bootheel Agri-Energy Receives $2.5 Million Enhanced Enterprise Zone Tax Credits for New Missouri Plant [ 2/19/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (February 19, 2007) — The $175 million ethanol manufacturing facility will create 65 new jobs at an average wage of $35,000.Read The Full Article
China Catching Up With India in Call Center Services [ 2/16/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BEIJING, China (February 16, 2007) — Number of employees expected to rise 22 percent this year, while India only expected to rise 16 percent, plus hourly costs per employee are lower.Read The Full Article
Fidelity Receives $8.5 Million Texas Enterprise Fund Grant to Support Major Facility Expansion in Westlake, Texas [ 2/16/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WESTLAKE, Texas (February 16, 2007) — In addition to its Westlake campus, Fidelity maintains several locations across the state, including Irving, Austin, Houston and San Antonio.Read The Full Article
Colorado-Based Range Fuels Inc. to Build Wood-Based Ethanol Plant in Georgia [ 2/16/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TREUTLEN COUNTY, Ga. (February 16, 2007) — Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue introduced legislation that would exempt sales taxes on the purchase of materials and equipment used in the construction of biofuel facilities in Georgia.Read The Full Article
ThyssenKrupp Concentrates Site Search for new US Steel Mill on Alabama and Louisiana [ 2/16/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
DETROIT, Mich. (February 16, 2007) — The central element of the new plant will be a hot strip mill, which will be used primarily to process slabs from the new ThyssenKrupp CSA steel mill in Brazil.Read The Full Article
Murray Equipment Inc. to Expand Manufacturing Plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana [ 2/16/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (February 16, 2007) — The Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission will consider Murray Equipment’s request for tax abatement.Read The Full Article
Campbell Soup to Expand its World Headquarters Facilities in Camden, New Jersey [ 2/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CAMDEN, N.J. (February 15, 2007) — Campbell expects to break ground on the building, pending permits and other governmental approvals, in the summer of 2007, and plans to complete construction in the fall of 2008.Read The Full Article
Staples to Open New Office in Columbia, South Carolina [ 2/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
COLUMBIA, S.C. (February 15, 2007) — Staples is centralizing financial support functions currently located in three separate offices in Massachusetts and Illinois to the new 75,000 square foot facility.Read The Full Article
Alliance Supply and Piping to Open Manufacturing and Distribution Facility in Lavonia, Georgia [ 2/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAVONIA, Ga. (February 15, 2007) — This facility will also house a new state-of-the-art automated line of metal fabricating equipment that will produce commercial and residential duct work for HVAC contractors in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.Read The Full Article
Clayco Building 420,000 Square Foot Spec Distribution Center in St. Louis, Missouri [ 2/15/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (February 15, 2007) — International Food Products Corp. has pre-leased 120,000 square feet of the facility for its St. Louis warehouse requirements.Read The Full Article
Arizona Sets New Wage Minimums for 2007 Enterprise Zone Tax Credits [ 2/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PHOENIX, Ariz. (February 14, 2007) — The program provides new job tax credits and property tax reductions for qualified businesses within the zones.Read The Full Article
Chronix Biomedical, Inc. Expands in Brookings, South Dakota [ 2/14/2007 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BROOKINGS, S.D. (February 14, 2007) — The company recently closed a private round of equity funding totaling $5 million, led by PrairieGold Venture Partners of Sioux Falls, S.D.Read The Full Article
