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All Rights Reserved http://www.areadevelopment.com/images/ http://www.areadevelopment.com/ The U.S. economy continued to shed jobs last month, and the national unemployment rate rose slightly, according to the U.S. Department of Labor... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/7-2-2009/unemployment-labor-department-june-2009.shtml 7/2/2009 12:00:00 AM New orders for manufactured goods from U.S. factories rose in May by 1.2 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/7-2-2009/factory-orders-rise-may-2009.shtml 7/2/2009 12:00:00 AM Baldor Electric, a manufacturer of industrial electric motors and mechanical power transmission products, will invest at least $4.8 million... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/7-1-2009/northcarolina-weaverville-baldor-electric-expanding.shtml 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM General Motors Corporation (GM) and Ford Motor Company have both temporarily shut down automaking operations in Russia... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/7-1-2009/gm-ford-russia-plant-shutdown.shtml 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is reporting that its June monthly manufacturing index indicates a 17th straight month... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/7-1-2009/ism-june-manufacturing-index-up.shtml 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a Fortune 500 provider of business process and information technology services, will invest $3 million... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/7-1-2009/colorado-affiliated-computer-services-expanding.shtml 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM Deluxe Corporation, a provider of business services, will invest between $10 million and $15 million to expand its printing... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-30-2009/kansas-deluxe-corporation-printing-expansion.shtml 6/30/2009 12:00:00 AM Dow Chemical Company will team with Algenol Biofuels, a Florida-headquartered startup company, to build and operate a pilot-scale... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-30-2009/texas-dow-algenol-ethanol-biorefinery.shtml 6/30/2009 12:00:00 AM Gestamp Corporation, a subsidiary of Spain-based Gestamp Automocion, a supplier of automotive parts, will invest $90 million to open a stamping factory... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-29-2009/tennessee-gestamp-auto-stamping-factory.shtml 6/29/2009 12:00:00 AM EQT Corporation, the largest natural gas producer in the Appalachian basin, will expand its regional headquarters in Pikesville, Kentucky... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-29-2009/kentucky-eqt-natural-gas-expansion.shtml 6/29/2009 12:00:00 AM Governors Pat Quinn of Illinois and Jay Nixon of Missouri have pledged the joint cooperation of their state governments and resources... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-29-2009/illinois-missouri-high-speed-rail.shtml 6/29/2009 12:00:00 AM Quebecor World, a Canada-headquartered provider of marketing and advertising solutions and printing services, will invest US$35.2 million to expand... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-29-2009/virginia-quebecor-world-printing-expansion.shtml 6/29/2009 12:00:00 AM GE Aviation, a division of General Electric, and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will collaborate on a research project to develop... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-29-2009/mississippi-ge-aviation-engine-research.shtml 6/29/2009 12:00:00 AM Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of data storage technology solutions, will relocate its corporate headquarters to Indianapolis... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-26-2009/indiana-scale-computing-relocating-hq.shtml 6/26/2009 12:00:00 AM General Motors (GM) has chosen to build its new small cars in an existing facility in Orion Township, Michigan... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-26-2009/michigan-gm-chooses-orion-township.shtml 6/26/2009 12:00:00 AM Presidium, Inc., a provider of information technology and service desk solutions to educational institutions, will invest $8.3 million... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-25-2009/kentucky-presidium-call-center-expansion.shtml 6/25/2009 12:00:00 AM Kemper System Production, a U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based Kemper System GmbH, will locate its North American production headquarters... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-25-2009/newyork-germany-kemper-production-hq.shtml 6/25/2009 12:00:00 AM The solar industry is projected to grow faster than expected over the next few years. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-24-2009/solar-industry-growth-barclays-capital.shtml 6/24/2009 12:00:00 AM SNF Holding Company, the U.S. subsidiary of France-based SNF Floerger, a manufacturer of water-soluble polymers used in waste treatment... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-22-2009/louisiana-snf-floerger-chemical-plant.shtml 6/22/2009 12:00:00 AM Exact Sciences Corporation, a molecular diagnostics company that is working on new methods to detect colorectal cancer, will relocate... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-22-2009/wisconsin-madison-exact-sciences-relocating.shtml 6/22/2009 12:00:00 AM Roskam Baking Company, a producer of cereal, snacks and dry baking mixes for major food companies, will invest $60.5 million to expand... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-19-2009/michigan-roskam-expanding-tax-incentives.shtml 6/19/2009 12:00:00 AM V-Vehicle Company (VVC), a startup automobile manufacturer, will invest at least $248 million to open an assembly plant... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-18-2009/louisiana-vvc-startup-auto-company.shtml 6/18/2009 12:00:00 AM Farmers Insurance will invest $84.4 million to expand its campus in Caledonia, Michigan, according to the Michigan governor's office... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-18-2009/michigan-caledonia-farmers-insurance-expansion.shtml 6/18/2009 12:00:00 AM Two manufacturers in Auburn, Alabama, will expand their existing facilities and add new jobs, according to city officials... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-17-2009/alabama-auburn-two-manufacturers-expanding.shtml 6/17/2009 12:00:00 AM PlusOne Communications, a new provider of customer care services to the healthcare and communications industries, will open a call center... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-17-2009/ohio-call-center-1000-jobs.shtml 6/17/2009 12:00:00 AM One week after emerging from bankruptcy protection, Chrysler Group LLC has announced that it will restart production on June 29 at seven plants... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-17-2009/chrysler-group-reopening-assembly-plants.shtml 6/17/2009 12:00:00 AM Industrial production at U.S. factories, mines, and utilities fell 1.1 percent in May, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-16-2009/industrial-activity-report-may-2009.shtml 6/16/2009 12:00:00 AM Fox Rehabilitation Services, a provider of in-home medical services, will relocate its corporate headquarters, remaining in Cherry Hill... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-15-2009/newjersey-fox-rehabilitation-moving-hq.shtml 6/15/2009 12:00:00 AM NRG Energy, a provider of electric power and energy services, will build and operate a 92-megawatt solar thermal plant in Santa Teresa... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-15-2009/newmexico-solar-thermal-power-plant.shtml 6/15/2009 12:00:00 AM A consortium that includes technology companies Cisco and EMC Corporation will host and manage a $100 million high-performance, energy efficient... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-12-2009/massachusetts-high-tech-center-consortium.shtml 6/12/2009 12:00:00 AM Right On Interactive, a provider of marketing automation software products and services, will invest more than $1.3 million to expand... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-12-2009/indiana-right-on-interactive-expanding.shtml 6/12/2009 12:00:00 AM German manufacturer of renewable energy systems to locate in Muncie-Delaware County, Indiana. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-12-2009/german-renewable-energy-company-chooses-indiana.shtml 6/12/2009 12:00:00 AM The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA), a provider of affordable lending programs for low- and moderate-income families... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-11-2009/northcarolina-naca-expanding-hiring-1000.shtml 6/11/2009 12:00:00 AM Chrysler LLC has completed a sale of most of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat SpA, according to CNN.com... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-10-2009/chrysler-fiat-sale-approved-completed.shtml 6/10/2009 12:00:00 AM Carolina Filters Inc., a provider of commercial air filtration products and services, will invest $3 million to expand... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-10-2009/southcarolina-carolina-filters-longworth-engineering.shtml 6/10/2009 12:00:00 AM General Motors (GM) has narrowed down the locations where it will build a new small car to three existing GM facilities... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-10-2009/gm-choosing-michigan-tennessee-wisconsin.shtml 6/10/2009 12:00:00 AM Edward E. Whitacre Jr., the former chair and CEO of AT&T Inc., will become chairperson of General Motors when it comes out... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-9-2009/general-motors-whitacre-new-chairperson.shtml 6/9/2009 12:00:00 AM Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (ISO), an independent, nonprofit provider of electricity delivery, will invest $110 million... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-9-2009/indiana-midwest-iso-electricity-expanding.shtml 6/9/2009 12:00:00 AM Furniture manufacturer Ethan Allen Operations Inc. will invest $2.79 million to expand its factory in Maiden, North Carolina... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-8-2009/northcarolina-ethan-allen-expanding-factory.shtml 6/8/2009 12:00:00 AM Chico's FAS, a women's specialty retailer, will invest more than $15 million to expand its distribution operations in Winder... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-8-2009/georgia-chicos-distribution-center-expansion.shtml 6/8/2009 12:00:00 AM The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily stopped the sale of Chrysler's assets to Italian automaker Fiat, pending additional consideration... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-8-2009/chrysler-sale-fiat-delayed-supreme.shtml 6/8/2009 12:00:00 AM The U.S. economy lost 345,000 jobs in May and the national unemployment rate rose to 9.4 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Labor... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-5-2009/labor-unemployment-statistics-may-2009.shtml 6/5/2009 12:00:00 AM General Motors Corporation (GM) has reached a tentative deal to sell its Saturn brand of automobiles to Penske Automotive Group... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-5-2009/gm-saturn-penske-hummer-china.shtml 6/5/2009 12:00:00 AM Fortune 500 company DaVita Inc., a provider of kidney care services, will relocate its corporate headquarters to Denver, Colorado... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-4-2009/colorado-davita-headquarters-relocation-denver.shtml 6/4/2009 12:00:00 AM Information technology giant Apple Inc. will invest more than $1 billion over nine years to locate a data center... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-4-2009/northcarolina-apple-building-data-center.shtml 6/4/2009 12:00:00 AM Fortune 100 company Johnson Controls will invest more than $100 million to build an automotive battery recycling facility... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-4-2009/southcarolina-johnson-controls-battery-recycling.shtml 6/4/2009 12:00:00 AM New orders for U.S. manufactured goods rose 0.7 percent in April from $2.5 billion to $344.4 billion, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-3-2009/us-manufactured-goods-april-report.shtml 6/3/2009 12:00:00 AM The decline in U.S. manufacturing is continuing to slow, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The trade group's... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-2-2009/ism-manufacturing-index-april-2009.shtml 6/2/2009 12:00:00 AM General Electric (GE) will invest more than $69 million to build a facility to manufacture energy efficient hybrid water heaters... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-2-2009/kentucky-ge-hybrid-water-heaters.shtml 6/2/2009 12:00:00 AM NCR Corporation will invest $30 million to relocate its corporate headquarters to Duluth, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta... http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/6-2-2009/georgia-ncr-relocating-corporate-headquarters.shtml 6/2/2009 12:00:00 AM