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Newell Rubbermaid to Expand its Huntersville, North Carolina Facility [ 11/27/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (November 27, 2006) For each year that the company meets the required performance targets, the state will provide a grant equal to 65 percent of the state personal income withholding taxes derived from the creation of new jobs.Read The Full Article
Innovative Control Systems Opens Manufacturing Facility in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania [ 11/27/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BUSHKILL, Pa. (November 27, 2006) The new facility was designed to allow for future job growth.Read The Full Article
GE Plastics To Invest Millions in Facility in The Netherlands [ 11/27/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BERGEN op ZOOM, The Netherlands (November 27, 2006) Company aims to boost overall capacity by 300 percent in the expansion project.Read The Full Article
Uline to Build 602,000 Square Foot Distribution Center in Wisconsin [ 11/27/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PLEASANT PRARIE, Wis. (November 27, 2006) The company is leasing a 301,650 square foot building in Pleasant Prairie for use as a distribution center, with plans to expand it to more than 602,000 square feet.Read The Full Article
Edgewater Automation to Expand Operations in St. Joseph, Michigan [ 11/27/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (November 27, 2006) The Michigan EDC approved a Single Business Tax credit valued at $263,000 over five years.Read The Full Article
Eisai Inc. Breaks Ground for New Oncology Facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina [ 11/24/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (November 24, 2006) Facility completion is anticipated in three years, with operations beginning in 2009.Read The Full Article
Japanese Company To Build Power Plant in Qatar [ 11/24/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
MESAIEED, Qatar (November 24, 2006) Marubeni expands reach with multibillion-dollar project in the Middle East.Read The Full Article
Global Solar Energy to Expand its Tucson, Arizona Operations [ 11/24/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
TUCSON, Ariz. (November 24, 2006) GSE plans a major capital investment in its expansion, with $75 million in new equipment and building improvements.Read The Full Article
Medical Device Manufacturer B. Braun of America Receives $6.7 Million in Incentives for Facility Expansion in Pennsylvania [ 11/24/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HANOVER, Pa. (November 24, 2006) Citizens Job Bank also approved B. Braun for a $10 million loan through the Citizens Job Bank program, which offers low-interest-rate loans to companies that commit to creating or expanding jobs in Pennsylvania.Read The Full Article
Study Says London Increases Lead Over Paris As Top City to Locate a Business [ 11/23/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LONDON, England (November 23, 2006) Barcelona overtakes Brussels to take fourth place in ranking of 33 top cities.Read The Full Article
IJS Global Launches Brazil Operations [ 11/22/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SAO PAULO, Brazil (November 22, 2006) Its the first step of planned Latin American expansion.Read The Full Article
European Life Sciences Company OncImmune to Locate North American Headquarters in Kansas City [ 11/22/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LENEXA, Kan. (November 22, 2006) The company will develop and commercialize technology that has detected breast cancer up to four years earlier than a mammogram in initial evaluations.Read The Full Article
Intel to Build $300 Million Chip Plant in Vietnam [ 11/22/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (November 22, 2006) This will be Vietnams first semiconductor facility, and Intels sixth testing facility in Asia.Read The Full Article
Conergy AG to Locate North American Headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [ 11/22/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (November 22, 2006) The German company will also locate the East Coast operations of its solar engineering and installation subsidiary, SunTechnics, in Pennsylvania.Read The Full Article
ExxonMobil Chemical Announces Halobutyl Expansion at Baytown, Texas [ 11/22/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
BAYTOWN, Texas (November 22, 2006) The expansion is part of the company's commitment to satisfy strong demand and high growth in the global halobutyl rubber market and tire industry.Read The Full Article
DPT Laboratories Opens 258,000 Square Foot Facility at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, Texas [ 11/21/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (November 21, 2006) Completion of the two-building campus at Brooks City-Base enables DPT to retain 136 pharmaceutical and biotechnology jobs in San Antonio, with the plan to expand to 250 by 2010.Read The Full Article
Schweizer Aircraft Will Open Aerospace Component Manufacturing Facility in Somerset, Kentucky [ 11/21/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SOMERSET, Ky. (November 21, 2006) The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily approved Summit Aviation for tax benefits up to $1.9 million.Read The Full Article
Medac to Build New Facility in Lincolnton, Georgia [ 11/21/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
LINCOLNTON, Ga. (November 21, 2006) Medac, based in Augusta, Ga., has more than 400 employees spread across more than 20 states.Read The Full Article
Carlisle SynTec Opens New 294,000 Square Foot Distribution Warehouse in Greenville, Illinois [ 11/21/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
GREENVILLE, Ill. (November 21, 2006) The company received an incentive package of nearly $1.8 million from the state of Illinois.Read The Full Article
PepsiCo to Open $250 Million Manufacturing and Distribution Facility in Oregon [ 11/20/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
SOUTH ALBANY, Ore. (November 20, 2006) The 1.8 million square foot production and container manufacturing facility will seek LEEDS certification.Read The Full Article
VVF Selects Kansas City for North American Manufacturing Headquarters [ 11/20/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (November 20, 2006) VVF was started in India in 1939, and currently operates seven plants in India, two in the United Arab Emirates and one in Canada.Read The Full Article
Timken to Expand Aerospace Manufacturing in China [ 11/20/2006 ]By: NEWS BRIEFS
CHENGDU, China (November 20, 2006) Timkens new aerospace precision products center, the first investment of its kind by an international company, will initially employ about 200 workers here in aerospace products manufacturing.Read The Full Article
