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Levitz Furniture Opens New Headquarters in Downtown Manhattan [ 12/28/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 28, 2006) — The company now occupies the entire 23rd floor of Manhattan’s Historic Woolworth Building.Read The Full Article
Missouri Uses TIF Funds to Keep JE Dunn Headquarters in Kansas City [ 12/27/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (December 27, 2006) — The state’s contribution is instrumental in securing $40 million from the company toward the construction of a new headquarters building in downtown Kansas City.Read The Full Article
SRI International to Establish Center for Advanced Drug Research in Harrisonburg, Virginia [ 12/27/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HARRISONBURG, Va. (December 27, 2006) — The state will submit a funding request for $12 million of the remaining $19 million commitment to SRI for General Assembly approval in the fiscal year 2008 budget.Read The Full Article
Twin City Fan to Open New Manufacturing Facility in Pulaski, Tennessee [ 12/27/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PULASKI, Tenn. (December 27, 2006) — The state worked closely with the city of Pulaski and TVA to support this job creation project, and provided recruitment and screening services, job training assistance and the statutory jobs tax credit.Read The Full Article
Purafilter 2000 to Open New Manufacturing Facility in Greer, South Carolina [ 12/26/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GREER, S.C. (December 26, 2006) — Agencies assisting the GADC and the GDC in the recruitment process were the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the Center for Accelerated Technology Training, the Greenville County Workforce Investment Board, and Greenville Technical College.Read The Full Article
Phillip Morris to Reopen, Expand its York County, Virginia Plant [ 12/26/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
YORK, Va. (December 26, 2006) — The state approved $320,000 from the Governor’s Opportunity Fund to assist York County with building and site improvements for the project.Read The Full Article
Modine to Build Manufacturing Facility in Chennai, India [ 12/26/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHENNAI, India (December 26, 2006) — When the first phase of the facility is completed in calendar 2008, it will be an 80,000 square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing site, with room for future expansion.Read The Full Article
Sun Paper to Open Manufacturing Facility in Laurens, South Carolina [ 12/22/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LAURENS, S.C. (December 22, 2006) — The company plans to hire between 35-40 employees over the next five years.Read The Full Article
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Opens Asia-Pacific Manufacturing and Technical Center in Taiwan [ 12/22/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TAIPEI, Taiwan (December 22, 2006) — The site is located in the Hsinchu Science Park, Chunan satellite campus, a center of advanced 300mm manufacturing for the global semiconductor industry.Read The Full Article
Supreme Corp. to Open Manufacturing Facility in Indiana [ 12/22/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LIGONIER, Ind. (December 22, 2006) — The economic development incentives consist of up to $70,000 in training grants, up to $100,000 for off-site infrastructure improvements related to the project, and up to $450,000 in tax credits.Read The Full Article
Brightpoint Services to Locate Facility in Louisville, Kentucky [ 12/21/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 21, 2006) — The state of Kentucky preliminarily approved tax benefits up to $3 million under the Kentucky Jobs Development ActRead The Full Article
Metabolix to Build Plastics Manufacturing Plant in Clinton, Iowa [ 12/21/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CLINTON, Iowa (December 21, 2006) — The facility is being constructed as part of a joint venture agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Co.Read The Full Article
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (December 21, 2006) — A new marine dock and two barge berths are also expected to be constructed, giving the facility a total of two marine berths and five barge berths.Read The Full Article
Comcast's New Facility in Indiana May Gain $1.85 Million in Tax Credits [ 12/20/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
FISHERS, Ind. (December 20, 2006) — The economic development incentives consist of up to $180,000 in training grants and up to $1.85 million in tax credits.Read The Full Article
Dakota Vinyl to Locate Manufacturing Facility in Madison, South Dakota [ 12/20/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MADISON, S.D. (December 20, 2006) — The business will be located in a 37,500 square foot facility set on a spur of the BNSF Railway Co.Read The Full Article
DCG Precision Manufacturing Receives $110,000 From Connecticut’s Small Manufacturers Competitiveness Fund [ 12/20/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BETHEL, Conn. (December 20, 2006) — The Fund offers loans and other assistance to help small manufacturers remain or become competitive when faced with challenges from foreign and out-of-state manufacturers.Read The Full Article
Bridgestone Firestone to Expand Tire Plant in Aiken, South Carolina [ 12/19/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
AIKEN, S.C. (December 19, 2006) — With its announcement in January of a $17 million plant upgrade, the company will be investing at least $50 million in the Aiken County tire facility over five years.Read The Full Article
System Ceramics of Italy to Establish U.S. Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia [ 12/19/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ATLANTA, Ga. (December 19, 2006) — System Ceramics of Italy manufactures and distributes equipment for the tile-manufacturing industry.Read The Full Article
Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp. to Locate Corporate Headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky [ 12/19/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (December 19, 2006) — The state preliminarily approved tax benefits up to $1.5 million under the Kentucky Jobs Development Act.Read The Full Article
Hartford Life to Build $146 Million Campus in Windsor, Connecticut [ 12/18/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
WINDSOR, Conn. (December 18, 2006) — Proposed state financial assistance for the project includes up to $18 million in Urban and Industrial Sites Reinvestment Tax Credits.Read The Full Article
Verizon Wireless to Build New Customer Service Center in Lincoln, Nebraska [ 12/18/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LINCOLN, Neb. (December 18, 2006) — Other call centers currently supporting the Midwest Area are located in Cranberry Woods, Pa.; Dublin, Ohio; Elgin, Ill.; Murfreesboro, Tenn.; St. Louis; and Southfield, Mich.Read The Full Article
Coal Marketing Company Ltd. Selects Atlanta for its U.S. Headquarters [ 12/18/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ATLANTA, Ga. (December 18, 2006) — CMC Ltd., which was originally based in Ireland, established and staffed the new headquarters at the end of September.Read The Full Article
Florida Marine Tanks to Open Manufacturing Plant in Henderson, North Carolina [ 12/18/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HENDERSON, N.C. (December 18, 2006) — The state of North Carolina approved a $50,000 One North Carolina Fund grant.Read The Full Article
Norton Packaging to Expand Facility in Hamlet, Indiana [ 12/15/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HAMLET, Ind. (December 15, 2006) — Starke County granted Norton Packaging a ten-year tax abatement on the building addition and a five-year tax abatement on all new manufacturing equipment.Read The Full Article
Global Aeronautica Opens New Manufacturing Facility in North Charleston, South Carolina [ 12/15/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHARLESTON, S.C. (December 15, 2006) — Once completed, the assembled pieces of the Dreamliner will be put on a specially-modified Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), to be flown to Everett, Wash., for final assembly and testing.Read The Full Article
