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All Rights Reserved http://www.areadevelopment.com/images/ http://www.areadevelopment.com/ BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has announced a planned 2012 capital commitment program totaling about $3.9 billion--a $400 million increase over its 2011 capital spending of $3.5 billion. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-3-2012/bnsf-capital-investment-jobs-program-2762562352.shtml Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:06:00 EST newsItems/2-3-2012/bnsf-capital-investment-jobs-program-2762562352.shtml72 Atlanta, GA-based Connecture has announced it will create over 100 technology jobs at its Wisconsin office in Waukesha, a city located about 18 miles west of Milwaukee. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-3-2012/connecture-opening-waukesha-wisconsin-office-262520987.shtml Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:59:00 EST newsItems/2-3-2012/connecture-opening-waukesha-wisconsin-office-262520987.shtml79 Chicago-based Bel Brands USA has announced plans to invest about $100 million to build a new 170,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Brookings, South Dakota, anticipated to employ up to 400 workers. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-2-2012/bel-brands-brookings-sd-investment-26225222.shtml Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:35:00 EST newsItems/2-2-2012/bel-brands-brookings-sd-investment-26225222.shtml68 Lawmakers in Indiana’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Wednesday to make Indiana a right-to-work state. The legislation would ban unions from making workers to pay mandatory union representation fees. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-2-2012/indiana-senate-aprroves-right-to-work-2626252.shtml Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:32:00 EST newsItems/2-2-2012/indiana-senate-aprroves-right-to-work-2626252.shtml70 Chrysler has announced it will add 1,800 employees to its Belvidere, Illinois, plant’s workforce due to an increase in production at the facility. The new positions are expected to be filled by third quarter 2012. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-2-2012/chrysler-adding-employees-belvidere-illinois-26262522.shtml Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:09:00 EST newsItems/2-2-2012/chrysler-adding-employees-belvidere-illinois-26262522.shtml78 Continental Automotive Systems Inc. will relocate production of its sensors and actuators from Europe and Asia to its plant in Seguin, Texas, according to an announcement made by Gov. Rick Perry. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-2-2012/continental-automotive--seguin-tx-production-62287222.shtml Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:01:00 EST newsItems/2-2-2012/continental-automotive--seguin-tx-production-62287222.shtml78 Caterpillar Inc. plans to invest $33 million to expand its manufacturing facilities in Johnston County, North Carolina, and create 199 jobs. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-2-2012/caterpillar-bcp-manufacturing-expansion-clayton-nc-226252.shtml Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:55:00 EST newsItems/2-2-2012/caterpillar-bcp-manufacturing-expansion-clayton-nc-226252.shtml82 Newell Rubbermaid has announced it will add almost 140 full-time jobs at its Rubbermaid manufacturing facility in Mogadore, Ohio and, and invest over $25 million in those operations. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-1-2012/newell-rubbermaid-expansion-mogadore-ohio-282827.shtml Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:21:00 EST newsItems/2-1-2012/newell-rubbermaid-expansion-mogadore-ohio-282827.shtml73 Uniscite Inc., a maker of plastic films, has announced it plans to construct a $70 million plant in Laurens County, South Carolina, and create up to 100 jobs. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-1-2012/uniscite-plastics--plant-laurens-county-sc-2626252.shtml Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:14:00 EST newsItems/2-1-2012/uniscite-plastics--plant-laurens-county-sc-2626252.shtml75 American Vegetable Soybean and Edamame Inc. (AVS) has announced it will open a new edamame processing facility in Mulberry, Arkansas. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-1-2012/avs-edamame-processing-facility-arkansas-27272989.shtml Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:06:00 EST newsItems/2-1-2012/avs-edamame-processing-facility-arkansas-27272989.shtml74 General Motors (GM) has announced it will start construction next week on a new $200 million stamping facility at its existing Arlington, Texas, manufacturing complex. The plant is expected to create about 180 jobs. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-31-2012/gm-stamping-facility-arlington-tx-23636353.shtml Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:51:00 EST newsItems/1-31-2012/gm-stamping-facility-arlington-tx-23636353.shtml68 Xerox Corporation will establish a call center in Webster, NY, and create 500 jobs over the next two years according to an announcement made by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-31-2012/xerox-call-center-webster-ny-262725252.shtml Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:14:00 EST newsItems/1-31-2012/xerox-call-center-webster-ny-262725252.shtml64 The Humana Cares division of Louisville-based Humana Inc. will create 149 jobs at its St. Petersburg, FL, operations to handle the firm’s expansion of national care management programs. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-31-2012/humana-cares-st-petersburg-florida-expansion-398383737.shtml Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:05:00 EST newsItems/1-31-2012/humana-cares-st-petersburg-florida-expansion-398383737.shtml80 Pacific Edge Diagnostics, Ltd. plans to open its first U.S. franchise in Hershey, PA, to market its bladder cancer detection test. The Dunedin, New Zealand-based company expects to hire 100 people in Pennsylvania over the next three years. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-30-2012/pacific-edge-diagnostics-hershey-pa-37363212.shtml Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:21:00 EST newsitems/1-30-2012/pacific-edge-diagnostics-hershey-pa-37363212.shtml70 Window manufacturer Weather Shield is planning on creating 125 to 175 new jobs in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, this year according to the city's mayor, Daniel Gudis. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-30-2012/weather-shield-ladysmith-wi-expansion-2722092243.shtml Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:59:00 EST newsItems/1-30-2012/weather-shield-ladysmith-wi-expansion-2722092243.shtml74 Tessy Plastics LLC will invest $4.8 million to expand its facility in Lynchburg, Virginia, and create 60 new jobs according to an announcement by Gov. Bob McDonnell. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-30-2012/tessy-plastics-facility-expansion-lynchburg-262920911.shtml Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:55:00 EST newsItems/1-30-2012/tessy-plastics-facility-expansion-lynchburg-262920911.shtml79 The official opening of Pinnacle Foods Group’s 17,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its Fort Madison, Iowa, canned meat factory is being celebrated along with the addition of 65 jobs to the city’s workforce. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-30-2012/pinnacle-foods-fort-madison-iowa-plant-36363908.shtml Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:51:00 EST newsItems/1-30-2012/pinnacle-foods-fort-madison-iowa-plant-36363908.shtml73 InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc. soon will begin refitting a 250,000-sq.-ft.-facility in Islip, NY; a move expected to double its workforce and eventually add nearly 400 jobs to the region. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-27-2012/invagen-pharmaceuticals-islip-li-expansion-8875212.shtml Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:17:00 EST newsitems/1-27-2012/invagen-pharmaceuticals-islip-li-expansion-8875212.shtml76 EXODUS Machines of Superior, Wisconsin, has sealed a deal to manufacture and supply material-handling machines for sale through Caterpillar's global distribution network. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-27-2012/exodus-machines-caterpillar-alliance-jobs-262520.shtml Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:29:00 EST newsItems/1-27-2012/exodus-machines-caterpillar-alliance-jobs-262520.shtml74 Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co. has announced it will open a new factory in Galax, Virginia, in March and expand its existing Galax plant thanks to exceedingly strong sales. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-27-2012/vaughan-bassett-expansion-galax-va-262982726.shtml Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:26:00 EST newsItems/1-27-2012/vaughan-bassett-expansion-galax-va-262982726.shtml70 Pet Supplies Plus (PSP) has announced plans to relocate its warehousing operations from southeastern Michigan to Seymour, Indiana; a move expected to create up to 135 jobs by 2016. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-26-2012/pet-supplies-plus-seymour-indiana-relocation-2629282.shtml Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:04:00 EST newsitems/1-26-2012/pet-supplies-plus-seymour-indiana-relocation-2629282.shtml78 NYC-based Vitech Systems Group Inc. has announced an expansion project establishing a new location in the Iselin area of Woodbridge, NJ. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-26-2012/vitech-systems-relocation-woodbridge-nj-2762629.shtml Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:01:00 EST newsItems/1-26-2012/vitech-systems-relocation-woodbridge-nj-2762629.shtml73 A new report by The Brookings Institution sheds light on the per capita GDP (income) and employment changes for 200 of the world’s largest metro economies from 2010 to 2011. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-26-2012/brookings-reportl-worlds-metro-economies-2627282.shtml Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:03:00 EST newsitems/1-26-2012/brookings-reportl-worlds-metro-economies-2627282.shtml74 Glanbia Foods, a cheese manufacturer, will invest at least $10 million to build a new corporate headquarters and innovation center in Twin Falls, Idaho. The site initially will employ 100 workers. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-25-2012/glanbia-headquarters-innovation-center-twin-falls-id-222628.shtml Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:04:00 EST newsitems/1-25-2012/glanbia-headquarters-innovation-center-twin-falls-id-222628.shtml85 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has chosen a site 12 miles south of Asheville, in Western North Carolina, for an east coast production and distribution operation creating 175 permanent jobs and 60 temporary jobs. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-25-2012/sierra-nevada-production-expansion-mills-river-nc-2625209.shtml Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:17:00 EST newsitems/1-25-2012/sierra-nevada-production-expansion-mills-river-nc-2625209.shtml83 Wisconsin-based SHINE Medical Technologies has announced plans to establish its molybdenum-99 production facility in Janesville, WI, and hire at least 100 full-time employees once the plant is operational. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-25-2012/shine-medical-production-facility-janesville-wi-2762903987.shtml Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:33:00 EST newsItems/1-25-2012/shine-medical-production-facility-janesville-wi-2762903987.shtml84 Progressive, a major American insurance company, has announced it will create 1,106 new jobs in cities where five of its six major U.S. offices are located. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-25-2012/progressive-creates-1106-us-jobs-22628.shtml Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:24:00 EST newsItems/1-25-2012/progressive-creates-1106-us-jobs-22628.shtml64 About 1,000 new jobs are coming to North Texas over the next three years thanks to the construction of a new retail distribution center and new retail stores by two giant U.S. corporations. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-24-2012/walmart-kohls-north-texas-expansion-2620216298.shtml Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:49:00 EST newsitems/1-24-2012/walmart-kohls-north-texas-expansion-2620216298.shtml72 First, the good news….The United States still leads the world in supporting science and technology R&D according to a new report by the National Science Board (NSB), the policymaking body for the National Science Foundation. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-23-2012/nsf-science-technology-rd-report-2620199.shtml Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:20:00 EST newsItems/1-23-2012/nsf-science-technology-rd-report-2620199.shtml66 SMC will establish a manufacturing facility in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and hire 94 employees with a $1.9 million investment according to an announcement by Gov. Steve Beshear. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-23-2012/smc-manufacturing-operation-nicholasville-kentucky-2524290.shtml Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:46:00 EST newsItems/1-23-2012/smc-manufacturing-operation-nicholasville-kentucky-2524290.shtml84 Amazon.com has announced it will open a new one-million-sq.-ft. fulfillment center in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The $50 million investment is expected to create hundreds of full-time jobs at the facility, scheduled to be operational third quarter 2012. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-23-2012/amazon-spartanburg-sc-fulfillment-center-262039876.shtml Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:42:00 EST newsItems/1-23-2012/amazon-spartanburg-sc-fulfillment-center-262039876.shtml76 Union Pacific (UP) has announced it plans to inject $1 billion in Nebraska over the next several years as part of new capital investment programs. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-23-2012/union-pacific-nebraska-capital-investment-726252098.shtml Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:37:00 EST newsItems/1-23-2012/union-pacific-nebraska-capital-investment-726252098.shtml77 TeleTech Holdings has announced it will open a new 50,000-sq.-ft. ”customer experience delivery center” in Greeley, CO, and bring over 500 jobs to the region. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-23-2012/teletech-facility-greeley-colorado-2262821.shtml Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:21:00 EST newsItems/1-23-2012/teletech-facility-greeley-colorado-2262821.shtml68 Ware Manufacturing Inc. announces it will invest $1.4 million to expand its Hawkins County manufacturing plant in Surgoinsville,Tennessee, and add about 33 new jobs to that workforce. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-23-2012/ware-manufacturing-hawkins-county-tn-investment-27272922.shtml Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:16:00 EST newsItems/1-23-2012/ware-manufacturing-hawkins-county-tn-investment-27272922.shtml82 The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) has named its 2012 Top Seven Intelligent Communities of the Year based on analysis of nominations by a team of independent academic experts. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-20-2012/icf-top-seven-intelligent-communities-6625242.shtml Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:09:00 EST newsitems/1-20-2012/icf-top-seven-intelligent-communities-6625242.shtml71 ConAgra Foods has announced it plans to invest $15.6 million to upgrade manufacturing capabilities at its Orville Redenbacher's microwave popcorn plant in Rensselaer, Indiana, and create up to 24 new jobs by 2014. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-20-2012/conagra-rensselaer-indiana-facility-expansion-33362029.shtml Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:08:00 EST newsItems/1-20-2012/conagra-rensselaer-indiana-facility-expansion-33362029.shtml80 Spinrite Services LLC will locate a facility in Beaufort County, North Carolina, according to an announcement by Gov. Bev Perdue. The company plans to create 90 jobs and invest $9.1 million over the next three years in Washington http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-20-2012/spinrite-services-beaufort-nc-facility-2620914.shtml Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:03:00 EST newsItems/1-20-2012/spinrite-services-beaufort-nc-facility-2620914.shtml72 Knorr Brake Corporation has broken ground at its Westminster, Maryland, manufacturing facility to begin an expansion expected to add about 60 jobs to the existing 230-employee workforce by 2018. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-20-2012/knorr-brake-corporation-westminster-maryland-6098123.shtml Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:57:00 EST newsItems/1-20-2012/knorr-brake-corporation-westminster-maryland-6098123.shtml78 Dallas-based Kimberly-Clark has announced it will create about 100 jobs associated with the establishment of a new $2 million operation in the Airways Distribution Center located in Southaven, Mississippi. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-20-2012/kimberly-clark-southaven-mississippi-dc-2622621.shtml Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:18:00 EST newsItems/1-20-2012/kimberly-clark-southaven-mississippi-dc-2622621.shtml73 LMS Defense, Inc. has announced plans to move its corporate headquarters to Twin Falls, Idaho. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-19-2012/lms-twin-falls-idaho-investment-662520292.shtml Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:03:00 EST newsItems/1-19-2012/lms-twin-falls-idaho-investment-662520292.shtml67 Greco and Sons, an Italian food distribution company, plans to relocate its Milwaukee, WI, operation to a 49,500-sq.-ft. building in Waukesha, WI.The firm expects to add 60 jobs to the local workforce. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-16-2012/greco-and-sons-relocation-waukesha-2272622.shtml Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:32:00 EST newsItems/1-16-2012/greco-and-sons-relocation-waukesha-2272622.shtml68 Kestrel Aircraft Corp. will establish its manufacturing and headquarters in Superior, Wisconsin, and create up to 600 new jobs according to an announcement by Gov. Scott Walker. “This relocation will be a huge boost to the Superior-area economy," he said. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-16-2012/kestrel-manufacturing-headquarters-superior-wisconsin-226209.shtml Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:00 EST newsItems/1-16-2012/kestrel-manufacturing-headquarters-superior-wisconsin-226209.shtml86 Century Mold Company has announced it will invest $4.2 million to expand its Shelbyville, Tennessee, facility. The project will add 58 manufacturing jobs to the Bedford County workforce. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-16-2012/century-mold-shelbyville-tennessee-expansion-3373791.shtml Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:09:00 EST newsItems/1-16-2012/century-mold-shelbyville-tennessee-expansion-3373791.shtml78 Houston Plating and Coatings (HP&C) will invest over $9 million to build a new 80,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Scott, Louisiana, according to an announcement by Gov. Bobby Jindal. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-13-2012/houston-plating-coatings-manufacturing-louisiana-6262542.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:50:00 EST newsItems/1-13-2012/houston-plating-coatings-manufacturing-louisiana-6262542.shtml82 NCO Group has announced it will create 90 jobs at its Charleston, West Virginia, contact center and invest $350,000 in equipment and training. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-13-2012/nco-group-charelston-wv-expansion-26262522.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:12:00 EST newsItems/1-13-2012/nco-group-charelston-wv-expansion-26262522.shtml68 BMW has announced it will invest $900 million over the next there years to expand its Spartanburg County, SC, plant. The project is expected to generate 300 jobs. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-13-2012/bmw-manufacturing-expansion-greer-sc-626252.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:33:00 EST newsitems/1-13-2012/bmw-manufacturing-expansion-greer-sc-626252.shtml69 Daimler Trucks North America has announced it will restore the second shift at its Freightliner plant in North Carolina by the end of this year. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-13-2012/daimler-trucks-na-nc-expansion-2727262.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:03:00 EST newsItems/1-13-2012/daimler-trucks-na-nc-expansion-2727262.shtml64 When Enterasys Networks moves its main operations about seven miles to Salem, New Hampshire, it will bring 540 jobs and add about 80 more positions to its new home state's economy. The project is expected to be completed by January 2013. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-13-2012/enterasys-networks-salem-nh-relocation-33636371.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:59:00 EST newsItems/1-13-2012/enterasys-networks-salem-nh-relocation-33636371.shtml73 Bombardier Business Air's expansion of its Learjet operations in Wichita, Kansas, will create 450 jobs over the next 7 to 10 years, according to company officials. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/1-11-2012/bombardier-operations-expansion-wichita-kansas-16298397.shtml Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:37:00 EST newsItems/1-11-2012/bombardier-operations-expansion-wichita-kansas-16298397.shtml81 Acura has announced that its new NSX supercar will be manufactured in Ohio, developed in the U.S., and come to market within three years. http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/1-11-2012/acura-announces-nsx-production-ohio-766222.shtml Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:34:00 EST newsitems/1-11-2012/acura-announces-nsx-production-ohio-766222.shtml68