Here are just a few of the recent jobs announcements that have crossed my desk
in recent weeks.
In
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Hendrickson USA, a maker of auto components, will
locate a plant and create 75 jobs.
In
Boone County, Indiana, retailer Hat World will open a new headquarters and add
758 employees. Congrats to Brand Acceleration client Boone County Economic
Development Corporation on a job well done.
In
Greenville County, South Carolina, metal stamping company Stueken LLC will expand
and create 27 jobs.
Tyco
Fore Protection will expand and add 1,300 employees companywide.
Gulfstream
Aerospace Corporation will expand in Brunswick, Georgia, creating 100 jobs.
In
Indianapolis, Indiana, education non-profit Project Lead the Way, Inc. will
expand and create 30 jobs.
In
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, clinical trial provider Blue Bell will expand
and hire 250 people.
In East
Springdale, Arkansas, NanoMech, a provider of engineering materials will open a
new operation and create 50 jobs.
PWC
Accounting will expand and hire 14,000 people companywide.
In
Kansas City, Missouri, Lead Bank will expand and hire 12 people.
In
Tifton, Georgia, pillow maker American Textile Company will expand and double
its workforce.
Ceramics
maker CeramTec North America Corporation will expand in Laurens County, South
Carolina, creating 40 jobs.
In
Chicago, Illinois, EquiTrust Life Insurance Company will open a new office and
add 200 employees.
Popcorn
Sutton Distilling, LLC, a maker of distilled products, has opened a new
facility in Cocke County, Tennessee, and will hire 36 people.
In
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, appliance maker Electrolux will expand its
headquarters and hire 810 employees.
Electrical
products distributor Graybar will expand and add 200 jobs.
In
Anderson County, South Carolina, Baldor Electric Company, a maker of electric
motors, will expand and create 45 jobs.
Retailer
Nordstrom, Inc. will open a fulfillment center in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, creating 369 jobs.
In
Anderson County, South Carolina, packaging company packIQ will expand and hire
50 people.
In
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, technology provider Comcast will build an
innovation center and create 1,500 jobs.
Packaging
maker InterFlex Acquisition Company LLC will expand in Wilkes County, North
Carolina, adding 63 employees.
In
Davenport, Iowa, aluminum products maker Alcoa will expand and hire 150 people.
Insurance
provider WellPoint will expand and hire 500 people companywide.
Nut
butter maker Nutkao USA, Inc. will open a new facility in Nash County, North
Carolina, creating 56 jobs.
In
Harriman, Tennessee, ArcelorMittal will reopen its facility and hire 61 people.
Food
maker General Mills will expand in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and create 41 jobs.
Beretta
USA, a maker of firearms, will open a facility in Gallatin, Tennessee, adding
300 jobs.
Tejas
Tubular Products, a supplier to the oil and gas industry, will open a facility
in Norfolk, Nebraska, and hire 200 people.
JP
Morgan Chase, a financial services provider, will expand and create 4,000 jobs
companywide.
Boot
maker Lifestyle Footwear will expand in Moca, Puerto Rico, creating 182 jobs.
In
Henderson County, North Carolina, packing maker ASG will expand and add 50
employees.
In Van
Buren Charter Township, Michigan, pharmacy benefits manager MedImpact
Healthcare Systems will open a new operation, adding 75 employees.
In
Morristown, Tennessee, consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive will open a
new plant and hire 75 people.
Intouch
Solutions, a provider of services to the pharmaceutical industry, will relocate
to Overland Park, Kansas, creating 350 jobs.
Standard
Medical Acceptance Corporation, a medical financial services provider, will
open a new facility in Chowan County, North Carolina, adding 32 employees.
Food
processor Kellogg’s will expand and add 300 employees companywide.
In
Pineville, Louisiana, electrical transmission provider Crest Industries will
expand and create 90 jobs.
CHOMARAT
North America, a maker of building products, will expand in Anderson County,
South Carolina, creating 20 jobs.
Outdoor
Merchandiser Cabela’s will open a distribution center in Tooele County, Utah,
creating 250 jobs.
In
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, automation company Eclipse Automation, Inc.
will expand and create 50 jobs.
In
Louisville, Kentucky, Ford will expand its truck plant and create 350 jobs.
Gas
valve maker Key Gas Components, Inc. will expand in McDowell County, North
Carolina, adding 37 employees.
In
Lynchburg, Virginia, thermoplastics composits maker Hanwha Azdell will expand
and create 33 jobs.
In
Davenport, Iowa, agricultural sprayer maker Hardi North America will expand and
hire 24 people.
In
Greenville, South Carolina, ChartSpan Medical Technologies, a healthcare data
company, will open a new headquarters and add 30 employees.
In Erie
County, Pennsylvania, food processor Maple Donuts, Inc. has expanded and will
hire 60 people.
Total
Quality Logistics, a transportation company, will open a new operation in
Davidson County, Tennessee, creating 105 jobs.
In
Rapid City, South Dakota, Personal Group, Inc. will expand and add 12
employees.
In
Virginia, building products retailer Lumber Liquidator will expand and create
250 jobs.
Food
Distributor Loffredo Gardens, Inc. will build a new facility in Des Moines,
Iowa, creating 6 jobs.
Funai
Electric Company Ltd. A maker of inkjet and microfluid products, will open a
facility in Lexington, Kentucky, creating 50 jobs.
Plastic
products maker Berry Plastics Corporation will expand and hire 336 people in
Evansville, Princeton, and Richmond, Indiana.
In
Dekalb County, Indiana, metal recycler MetalX, LLC will open a new plant and
hire 80 people.
Alion
Science and Technology, a provider to the space and defense industries, will
open a new operation in Charleston, South Carolina.
In
Monroe County, Indiana, AB Bio Technologies, Inc., a maker of products for the
drug industry, will expand and add 10 employees.
Financial
services provider Capital One will expand and add 2,000 employees companywide.
In
Tampa, Florida, BioPharma provider Bristol-Myers Squibb will open a facility
and add 579 employees.
In
Stanly County, North Carolina, Fiberon, a maker of decking and fence products,
will expand and add 25 jobs.
In
Chambers County, Alabama, Knauf Insulation reopened its plant, which now
employs 120 people.
In
Bryan County, Georgia, arms maker Daniel Defense will expand and add 120
employees.
Robinson
Laser, a maker of steel parts, will open in Pomona, Missouri, creating 30 jobs.
In
Chicopee, Massachusetts, windor and door maker Menck USA, Inc. will open a new
operation and hire 50 people.
In
Memphis, Tennessee, Conduit Global will open a call center and hire 1,000
people.
In
Monroe County, Indiana, TASUS, a maker of auto components, will expand and hire
5 people.
In
Carter Lake, Iowa, fabricated steel supplier Owen Industries, Inc. will expand
and add 16 employees.
Kilgour
Industries, Ltd., a maker of aircraft components, will expand in Martinsville,
Virginia, creating 155 jobs.
In
Pulaski County, Virginia, firearms maker Alexander Industries will open a new
operation and create 64 jobs.
Inventory
closeout reseller Olie’s will open a distribution center in Jackson County,
Georgia, creating 185 jobs.
In
Austin, Texas, cloud service provider athenahealth, Inc. will expand and hire
607 people.
Energy
efficiency company Ecosave will open a headquarters in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania and hire 125 people.
In
Horry County, South Carolina, brewing equipment maker Accent Stainless Steel
will open a new headquarters and hire 65 people.
In
Franklin County, Kentucky, Beam, Inc., a distributor of distilled products,
will open a distribution center and hire 60 people.
Total Jobs
Announcements: 33,166+
Jim Walton
CEO
Brand Acceleration, Inc.
Branding // Marketing Communications // Public Relations
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