Here's just part of the good economic news to cross my desk over the past three weeks.
Oppermann Webbing, a maker of tie-downs and webbing for cargo transportation, is expanding its Piedmont, South Carolina facility and will hire 20 new employees.
Children’s apparel maker Carter’s, Inc. will combine its
retail store and financial operations with its current Atlanta, Georgia-based
headquarters and bring 200 jobs to the area.
In Forsyth County, North Carolina, Deere-Hitachi
Construction Machinery Corpooration, a maker of excavators, will expand and
create 340 jobs.
Software maker Microsoft Corporation will expand and add
500 jobs companywide.
SpanTech, manufacturer of conveyor systems for the food
and pharmaceutical industries, plans to expand its Glasgow, Kentucky operation
and add 25 jobs.
In Neenah, Wisconsin, customer outsourcers Alta Resources
will expand operations and hire 1,031 new employees.
Pro Towels, a provider of screen printing and embroidery
services, plans to expand its operation in Abbeville, South Carolina and hire
50 new employees.
In Hendricks County, Indiana, electrical products maker
Regal Beloit Corporation will consolidate operations and create 50 new jobs.
Congrats to Cinda Kelley-Hutchings with the Hendricks County Economic
Development Partnership.
Financial services firm Fidelity Investments will build a
data center in Papillion, Nebraska and create 35 new jobs.
Textile maker Fendrich Industries, Inc. will expand its
operation in Polk County, North Carolina and create 23 new jobs.
JP Morgan Chase will expand and add 7,000 jobs
companywide.
Emerson Electric Company plans to build a new regional
headquarters for its Process Management division in Gonzales, Louisiana and
hire 50 new jobs.
In Duncan, South Carolina, fiber optic product
manufacturer AFL will expand its operations and hire 95 new employees.
In-home care provider Home Helpers will expand and hire
1,800 new employees.
In Ft. Wayne, Indiana, automotive supplier, VOSS
Automotive, Inc. will expand and add 30 employees.
Software company LockPath plans to expand its Overland
Park, Kansas office and add 100 new employees.
K-Fab, manufacturer of products for the natural gas
industry, will expand operations in Berwick, Pennsylvania and create 50 jobs.
Crescent Dairy and Beverages LLC is building a new
beverage processing facility in Walterboro, South Carolina, which will generate
60 new jobs.
Beyond Payroll, LLC, will relocate its headquarters to
Indianapolis, IN and add 59 jobs.
NitraCore, manufacturer of wetsuits and high-performance
rubber products, will establish its headquarters in Lyon County, Kentucky and
create 10 jobs.
General Motors will add 2,000 IT jobs companywide.
Pressure vessel manufacturer Contract Fabricators plans
to expand operations into Luka, Mississippi and hire 50 new employees.
Auto parts supplier Tsuda Industries Co., Ltd. will open
a new facility in Hancock County, Indiana, creating 116 new jobs. Congrats to
our friend Skip Kuker, economic developer.
NextLife Asset Recovery Services will open a new
headquarters and processing facility in Rogers, Arkansas and hire 350 new employees.
Burlington Coat Factory will expand and add 230
non-holiday employees.
In Camden, South Carolina, INVISTA Performance Surfaces
and Materials will grow its facility and generate 50 new jobs.
Structural lumber manufacturer Weyerhaeuser Engineered
Lumber Products will create 30 jobs when it modernizes its Natchitoches,
Louisiana forest products plant.
Physicians Choice Laboratory Services plans to build a
new facility in York County, South Carolina and hire 364 employees.
Chesapeake Energy will expand and add 300+ employees
companywide.
E&I, supplier of automotive sealant and adhesives, is
expanding its facility in Tallassee, Alabama and hiring 20 new employees.
Living Essentials, the maker of 5-hour ENERGY, will
expand its operation in Wabash, Indiana, creating 200 new jobs.
Marco’s Pizza is expanding and will hire 1,300 new
employees.
A joint venture between OCI Enterprises and ERCAM Energy
will create a solar tracker manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas and
generate 800 jobs.
In Caldwell County, North Carolina, Baker Waste Equipment
will locate a new facility and hire 60 people.
In Utica, Kentucky, Valley Truck Equipment is expanding
operations and adding 12 jobs.
McGill Environmental Systems plans to open an organics
recycling facility near Moncks Corner, South Carolina and hire 25 staff
members.
Security company ADT plans to add 300 jobs at its office
in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Childhood education provider Goddard School will expand
and create 400 new jobs companywide.
ZF Group, Germany-based driveline and transmission
manufacturer, will add 100 employees to its operation in Marysville, Michigan.
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Company will add a third
shift at a vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna, Tennessee and create 810 jobs.
In Greenville County, South Carolina, spring and fastener
manufacturer MW Industries will expand its Springmasters Division and hire 10
new employees.
Hy-Pro Filtration, an industrial filtration products
manufacturer, is moving to Anderson, Indiana and adding 107 jobs.
In Greensboro, North Carolina, banking corporation
BB&T plans to open a corporate office and create 1,700 new jobs.
Denver Global Products will locate its manufacturing,
distribution, and R&D operations in Lincoln County, North Carolina and
generate 450 jobs.
General Motors is creating a new software development
center in Warren, Michigan and adding 1,500 new jobs.
In Hoke County, North Carolina, Unilever United States,
Inc., a maker of personal care products, will expand and create 21 new jobs.
Total
Jobs Announcements: 22,833
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