Here are just a few of the recent jobs announcements that have crossed
my desk in recent weeks:
In
Grand Rapids, Michigan, MedDirect, Inc., a health care services provider, will
open a new facility and create 300 new jobs.
Agero,
a provider of connected vehicle services, will open a call center in Montgomery
County, Tennessee, creating 500 jobs.
Mossberg
Industries, a maker of plastic products, will expand its operation in Dekalb
County, Indiana, creating 15 new jobs.
In Grayson
County, Kentucky, New York Blower Company, a maker of fans and blowers, will
open a new facility and hire 125 people.
Financial
giant Citi will hire 1,000 military veterans.
Calumet
Specialty Products Partners, LP, an oil refiner, will expand its headquarters
in Indianapolis, Indiana, creating 48 new jobs.
Amazon.com
plans to open two distribution centers in New Jersey, creating 1,500 new jobs.
Mohawk
Industries, a maker of floor coverings, will expand its operation in Chattooga
County, Georgia, adding 500 new employees.
Franklin
Precision Industry, Inc., a supplier of auto parts, will expand its operation
in Franklin, Kentucky, creating 100 new jobs.
Federal-Mogul
Friction Products, a provider of powertrain and safety technology, will expand
its operation in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, creating 40 new jobs.
In
Buncombe County, North Carolina, keycard maker Plasticard Locktech International
will expand and add 42 new employees.
In
Lexington, Kentucky, telecom services provider Xact Communications will
establish its US headquarters and hire 20 people.
In
Lafayette, Indiana, Subaru of Indiana will expand its operation and create 100
new jobs. Congrats to economic developer Jody Hamilton.
In
Muskegon, Michigan, Muskegon Castings Corporation, a maker of die castings and
plastic products, will expand and add 55 employees.In
Lexington
Kentucky, ceiling fan maker Big Ass Fans will expand and add 150 employees.
SEW-Eurodrive
Inc., a maker of gear motors, will expand its operation in Spartanburg, South
Carolina, creating 40 new jobs.
Penske
Truck Leasing will add 600+ new employees nationwide, mostly military veterans.
WNS
Limited, a provider of business services, will open a new operation in Richland
County, South Carolina, creating 300 new jobs.
In Ada,
Michigan, Amway Corporation will build a new facility and add 200 new jobs.
Dana
Holdings Corporation, a supplier of parts to the auto industry, will expand its
operation in Paris, Tennessee, creating 49 new jobs.
In
Elkhart, Indiana, Automotive Climate Control, a maker of AC and heating
equipment, will expand and add 40 employees.
In
Jeanerette, Louisiana, Metal Shark Boats LLC will expand and add 100 new
employees.
In
Effingham, Illinois, Heartland Dental Care, a dental services organization,
will expand and create 175 new jobs. Congrats to economic developer Todd Hull.
Nucor
Fastener Division, a maker of nuts and bolts, will expand its operation in
Dekalb County, Indiana, adding 30 employees.
In
Southfield, Michigan, Credit Acceptance Corporation, a provider of auto
financing, will expand and add 274 new employees.
Cookware
maker Le Creuset will expand its facility in Hampton County, South Carolina,
creating an undisclosed number of jobs.
In
Elizabethton, Tennessee, The Highlands Group, a recycler of plastics, will open
a new facility, creating 34 new jobs.
Philips,
a provider of phones, will add 900 jobs companywide, mostly military veterans.
Tech
Services Corporation, a provider of customer experience solutions, will open a
call center in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, creating 700 new jobs.
Chemway
Holdings, a chemical packaging company, will expand its facility in Franklin,
Tennessee, creating 15 new jobs.
Whayne
Supply Company, a distributor of construction equipment, will expand its
operation in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, adding 50 employees.
Center
Manufacturing, a metal stamping company, will expand its operation in Byron
Township, Michigan, creating 80 new jobs.
In
Lexington County, South Carolina, Avtec, Inc., a communications technology
company, will build a new facility and hire 25 people.
The
American Red Cross will add 1,400 people to its organization, mostly military
veterans.
In
Louisville, Kentucky, Norgren, Inc., a provider of pneumatic and fluid
controls, will open a service facility and hire 22 people.
Huntington
Foam, LLC, a maker of foam molded products, will expand its facility in
Greenville, Michigan, creating 30 new jobs.
Total
Jobs Announcements: 9, 559
Have a
great week,
Jim
Walton
CEO
Brand
Acceleration, Inc.
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