Here are just a few of the recent jobs
announcements that have crossed my desk in recent weeks.
Advance
Engineering Company, a metal and plastic products maker, eill expand in Canton
Charter Township, Michigan, creating 150 jobs.
Prudential,
an insurance services provider, will add 800 employees companywide.
Cool
Planet Energy Systems will open bio-refineries at Port of Alexandris and
Natchitoches, Louisisna, creating 72 jobs.
Fiber
and textile maker Toray Industries will expand in Spartanburg County, South
Carolina, adding 500 jobs.
In
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, US Smokeless Tobacco Company, a maker of tobacco
products, will expand and hire 42 people.
Amazon.com
will expand and add 2,500 jobs companywide.
Furniture
maker BuzziSpace, Inc. will open a new facility in Guilford County, North
Carolina, creating 113 jobs.
In
Knoxville, Tennessee, WS Packaging Group, Inc. will consolidate operations and
create 231 jobs.
In
Winter Park, Florida, Allied Specialty Vehicles will expand and hire 126
people.
Deloite
has announced that it will add 2,000 employees companywide
Hyatt
Hotels Corporation will move more than 60 IT jobs to downtown Chicago,
Illinois, creating 60 jobs.
In
Henrietta, New York, engineering services firm Retrotech will expand and create
23 jobs.
Spirits
maker Makers Mark Distillery will expand in Loretto, Kentucky, adding 30
workers.
Vacuum
and home products maker Electrolux will expand and hire 810 people.
In
Clinton County, Indiana, food maker ConAgra will open a distribution center,
creating 76 jobs.
Software
maker Microsoft will add 500 jobs companywide.
Auto
components maker Magna Exteriors and Interiors will expand in St. Clair and
Benzie Counties, Michigan, adding 274 employees.
Healthcare
technology company Leidos will add 1,880 employees companywide.
Select
Plastics, LLC, a maker of plastic sheeting, will expand in Scott City,
Missouri, creating 28 jobs.
In
Anderson County, South Carolina, woven rug maker Orian Rugs will expand and
create 125 jobs.
In
Sumter County, South Carolina, King Machine, a maker of molds, will open a new
facility and hire 20 people.
Gymguyz
will add 200 jobs companywide.
In
Forest City, North Carolina, HVAC products maker Team Air will open a new
facility and hire 70 people.
Finance
provider Quicken Loans will aqdd 200 employees companywide.
In
Charlotte, North Carolina, Irongate Home Finance will open a corporate
headquarters, creating 125 jobs.
Benefitfocus
will expand and add 1,200 employees companywide.
In
Whitfield County, Georgia, flooring company IVC US will expand and create 200
jobs.
In
Oconee County, South Carolina, automotive supplier US Engine Valve will expand
and add 125 employees.
In
Adams County, Indiana, barge maker Poseidon Barge will open a facility and hire
26 people.
Blue Prings, Missouri, Xcelicent, a real
estate information provider, will expand and add 211 jobs.
Auto
Components maker Echo Automotive will open a facility in Anderson, Indiana,
creating 10 jobs.
Pirtek
USA will expand and add 100 employees companywide.
Performance
Software Corporation, a systems and software developer, will open a facility in
New Orleans, Louisiana, creating 58 jobs.
Autoneum,
an auto components provider, will expand in Jeffersonville, Indiana, creating
220 jobs.
Alied Modular
Building Systems, Inc., a maker of wall systems, will expand in Sumner County,
Tennessee, creating 27 jobs.
WeylChem
US, Inc., a provider of mmanufacturing and tolling services, will expand in
Elgin, South Carolina, adding 49 employees.
AutoCare
will expand and add 150 employees.
BOMAG
Americas, a maker of compaction equipment, will open a facility in Fairfield
County, South Carolina, creating 121 jobs.
Power
Home Financing will expand and add 1,200 jobs.
Insurance
provider Esurance will open a new office in Greenville County, South Carolina,
creating 450 jobs.
Technology
service provider ConnectWise will expand in Hillsborough County, Florida,
creating 112 jobs.
Evonik
Industries, a chemical company, will expand in Chesterfield County, Virginia,
adding 50 employees.
In
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, asphalt products maker Walker Emulsions will
open a new facility and hire 11 people.
In
Lebanon, Tennessee, metal products maker Novamet Specialty Products will open
its headquarters, creating 43 jobs
PNC
Bank will expand and add 2,000 jobs companywide.
Emerson
Power Transmission Corporation, a maker of auto components, will open a
facility and hire 7 people
In
Henry County, Virginia, aircraft components maker Kilgour Industries, Ltd will
open a facility and hire 155 people.
In
Cherokee County, Georgia, Inalfa Roof Systems, a provider of vehicle roof
products, will expand and hire 100 people.
Oil and
gas industry company Danos will open a facility in Iberia, Louisiana, creating
100 jobs.
In
Grant County, Indiana, sporting goods retailer Dunham’s Sports will expand and
add 135 employees. Congrats to economic developer Tim Eckerle on a job well
done.
Total Jobs
Announcements: 17,815
Jim Walton
CEO
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