Good Economic News
Here
are just a few of the recent jobs announcements that have crossed my desk in
recent weeks.
In Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sykes
Enterprises will open a call center initially employing 150 people.
Congratulations to the Economic Development Alliance of Fayetteville and
Cumberland County, North Carolina, a Brand Acceleration client. Great job, Russ
Rogerson!
A new Visa global IT center in Austin, TX
will create 794 new jobs.
S&D Coffee, a privately-owned
manufacturing and distribution company that produces coffee, tea and other
beverages, will expand its presence in Concord, North Carolina, creating 200
jobs.
Grenada Stamping plans to expand its Grenada,
Mississippi complex and hire 150 new employees.
An expansion of the joint headquarters and
manufacturing facilities for firearms manufacturers Walther Arms and Umarex US
in Fort Smith, Arkansas will create 120 new jobs.
Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine will build a new
ship repair facility in the Port of Pascagoula shipyard in Pascagoula,
Mississippi and create 400 new jobs.
In New Paris, Indiana, Smart Cabinetry, a
maker of kitchen cabinets, will expand and create 75 new jobs.
Water management, construction and drilling
company Layne Christensen Co. will relocate its headquarters to The Woodlands,
TX. The move will generate 210 jobs.
Smoothie King announced plans to expand its
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana headquarters and hire 60 new employees.
In White County, Indiana, Magnetation, LLC,
which recycles iron waste, will build a new iron ore pellet plant, creating
approximately 100 new jobs. Congratulations to economic developer Connie
Neininger of the Logansport Economic Development Foundation, a Brand
Acceleration client.
In Carrollton, GA, automotive parks
manufacturer Decostar Industries will expand its facility and hire at least 120
new employees.
In Research Triangle Park, North Carolina,
Biogen Idec will open a patient-services operation, creating 500 new jobs.
In Richland County, SC, automotive systems
and industrial components supplier JTEKT Corporation announced plans to expand
its manufacturing facility and generate 175 new jobs.
Indiana Galvanizing, LLC, a steel parts
galvanizing manufacturer, will open a new facility in Middlebury, Indiana, creating
up to 60 new jobs.
Softext Paper Inc., maker of consumer and
commercial paper products, announced that it will locate a new production
facility in York County, SC and create 36 new jobs.
Royce Associates, a manufacturer and supplier
of industrial chemicals, announced plans to build a new facility in Cherokee
County, NC and create 25 new jobs.
In Walker County, AL, heavy-haul platform
trailer manufacturer Fontaine Trailer Co. is expanding its operations and
hiring 75 new employees.
Sand Creek Post & Beam, a manufacturer of
wood post-and-beam barn kits, will open a new location in North Sioux City,
South Dakota and create 20 jobs.
Dublin-based Green Power Solutions will open
a power plant in Laurens County, GA and create 35 new positions.
John Deere broke ground on the expansion of
its Valley City, North Dakota manufacturing plant. Once open, the expansion will add 100 new
jobs.
Sarla Performance Fibers will locate its new
facility in Colleton County, SC and hire 100 new employees.
In Calhoun County, SC, Southeast Frozen Foods
announced plans to expand and hire 10 new employees.
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products will expand
its Bowling Green, KY operation and create 15 new jobs.
Standard Crane & Hoist will build a new
manufacturing facility in Gray, Louisiana and create 19 new jobs.
German automotive supplier iwis plans to
establish its first US manufacturing operation in Murray, KY and create 75 new
jobs.
Ohio Valley Resources, LLC (OVR) will locate
a new fertilizer plant in Rockport, Indiana, creating up to 80 new jobs.
Phoenix Packaging Operations, manufacturer of
thermoformed rigid plastic packaging, plans to expand its Pulaski County, VA
operation and hire 100 new employees.
Canadian-based metal fabricator Davert USA
announced that it will build its first US location in Bowling Green, KY and
hire 20 new employees.
In Chester County, SC, automotive and
industrial component supplier Schaeffler Group will expand its operations and
generate 190 jobs.
Sasol Ltd.'s proposed integrated
gas-to-liquid and ethane cracker complex in Westlake, Louisiana will generate
1,253 jobs.
Micro Machine Company, LLC, an orthopedic
medical device manufacturer, will establish a new manufacturing facility in
Warsaw, Indiana, creating up to 60 new jobs.
NCO Financial Systems Inc., a business
processing outsourcing solutions company, will expand operations in Charleston
County, SC and hire 75 employees.
Automotive supplier Amtex is expanding its
Walker County, AL operation and adding 75 jobs.
Porsche broke ground on its new North
American Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The complex will employ 400 people and create
100 new jobs.
Haddon House Food Products Inc. will expand
its facility in Chester County, SC and hire 100 new employees.
Pipeline Plastics began construction on a new
plant in Belle Fourche, South Dakota that will create 25 to 40 jobs.
E&H Tubing, Inc. d/b/a Indiana Steel and
Tube, a mechanical and structural tubing manufacturer, will locate its
operations in Brownstown, Indiana, creating up to 56 new jobs.
Labinal, a developer of wiring systems for
the aerospace and defense industries, announced plans to open an engineering
support facility in Mobile, Alabama and hire 50 new employees.
Ice River Springs Water Co. will locate its
new bottling and manufacturing facility in Lehigh Valley, PA and create 49 new
jobs.
Total
Jobs Announcements: 5,872
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