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            Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q2 2022)
            
            
Fiserv is a leader in the business of payments and financial services technology, and it’s planning a big financial and job impact on the economy of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. That’s where the company intends to add nearly 2,000 technology-related jobs as it pumps $105 million into a new campus.
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The company has more than a thousand on its payroll in New Jersey already, part of its global count of more than 40,000 employees. Its Berkeley Heights facility will be a strategic center of excellence for technology and product innovation, including an innovation lab focused on new use cases for banking, commerce, and money movement.
  
    2022 PLATINUM Shovel Awards: The Winning States
    
      - North Carolina (8 to 12 Million Population)
- Tennessee (5 to 8 Million Population)
 
  
    2022 Gold Shovel Awards: The Winning States
    
      - Texas (12+ Million Population)
- Virginia (8+ to 12 Million Population)
- Arizona (5 to 8 Million Population)
- Kentucky (3 to 5 Million Population)
- Kansas (Under 3 Million Population)
 
  
    2022 Silver Shovel Awards
    
      12+ Million Population Category
      
     
    
      8+ to 12 Million Population Category
      
     
    
      5+ to 8 Million Population Category
      
        - Alabama
- Indiana
- South Carolina
 
    
      3+ to 5 Million Population Category
      
     
    
      Under 3 Million Population Category
      
        - Idaho
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
 
   
 
          SlideshowTop 2022 Projects By State      
                      2022 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards: Projects Of The Year (2021)
                                  
   
      
         | MANUFACTURING | 
                                              
                                | Company | City | # Jobs | Investment | 
| The J.M. Smucker Company | Jefferson, AL | 750 | $1.1 billion | 
| Intel | Chandler, AZ | 3,000 | $20 billion | 
| U.S. Steel | Osceola, AR | 900 | $3 billion | 
| Ford/SK Innovation | Glendale, KY | 5,000 | $5.8 billion | 
| Regeneron | Tarrytown, NY | 1,000 | $1.54 billiony | 
| Toyota Motor America, Inc. | North Randolph, NC | 1,750 | $1.3 billion | 
| Canoo, Inc. | Pryor, OK | 1,500 | $1.1 billion | 
| Ford Motor Company | Haywood County, TN | 5,760 | $5.6 billion | 
| Samsung | Taylor, TX | 1,800 | $17 billion | 
| Blue Star Manufacturing | Wythe County, VA | 2,464 | $715.3 million | 
      
         | NON-MANUFACTURING | 
                                | Company | City | # Jobs | Investment | 
 
 | Fiserv | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 1,927 | $105 million | 
 | Apple | Wake, NC | 3,000 | $1 billion | 
 | Oracle America, Inc. | Nashville, TN | 8,500 | $1.4 billion | 
 | CoStar Group | City of Richmond, VA | 1,984 | $460.5 million | 
                                 Close      2022 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards: Top 2021 Projects By State
              -                                                     2021 Top Projects - Platinum: North CarolinaPopulation: 10.4 million                                                                  | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  
                    | Apple ** * | Wake | N | 3,000 | $1 billion | Software Engineering/AI |  
   | Toyota Motor North America, Inc.*** | Randolph | N | 1,750 | $1.3 billion | Auto/Lithium- Ion Batteries |  | Fujifilm Diosynth * | Wake | N | 725 | $2 billion | Biotech/ Biotechnologies Pharmaceuticals |  | Ball Corp., Red Bull, and Rauch | Cabarrus | N | 633 | $1.1 billion | Food & Beverage |  | Credit Karma | Mecklenburg | N | 600 | $13.3 million | Financial Services |  | Victra * | Pitt | E | 592 | $1.5 million | Information Technology |  | MasterBrand | Lenoir | E | 540 | $13.8 million | Furniture/ Cabinets Home Furnishings |  | Bass Pro Shops | Craven | N | 500 | $24.3 million | Boating and Marine |  | Robinhood | Mecklenburg | N | 389 | $11.8 million | Business/ Financial Services |  | Amgen * | Wake | N | 355 | $553.5 million | Life Sciences |                          | States with populations 8+ to 12 million *Sponsors: Pitt County Development Commission;
 Greenville ENC Alliance; Town of Holly Springs (Wake County);
 Nash County Economic Development;
 Rockingham County Economic Development
 **Non-Manufacturing Project of Year
 ***Manufacturing Project of the Year
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-                                                     2021 Top Projects - Platinum: *TennesseePopulation: 6.91 million                                                                  | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Oracle America, Inc. | Nashville | N | 8,500 | $1.4 billion | Information Technology |  | Ford Motor Company *** | Haywood | N | 5,760 | $5.6 billion | Automotive/County EVs |  | Life Technologies Corp. | Lebanon | N | 1,400 | $182.8 million | Medical Devices |  | Ultium Cells LLC | Spring Hill | N | 1,300 | $2.4 billion | Automotive Batteries |  | Chewy, Inc. | Mount Juliet | N | 1,200 | $100 million | Distribution |  | Amazon | Alcoa | E | 800 | $200 million | Fulfillment Center |  | Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. | Maryville | N | 750 | $124.5 million | Firearms/Headquarters |  | Puritan Medical  Products LLC | Orlinda | N | 632 | $220 million | Medical Devices |  | The Gap Inc. | Gallatin | E | 601 | $83.1 million | Distribution |  | Amazon | Clarksville | E | 500 | $100 million | Fulfillment Center |                          | 
      
        | States with populations of 5+ to 8 million *Sponsors:  Tennessee Department of Economic and Community   Development
 ***Manufacturing Project of the Year
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-                                                    2021 Top Projects - Gold: TexasPopulation: 29.53 million                                                                    | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Samsung *** | Taylor | E | 1,800 | $17 billion | Semiconductors |  | Nacero Inc. | Penwell | N | 350 | $6.5 billion | Oil & Energy |  
      | Leprino Foods * | Lubbock | N | 600 | $870 million | Cheese Products |  | Walmart Stores, Inc. | Lancaster | N | 1,300 | $800 million | Distribution/ Warehouse |  | Corrigan OSB, LLC | Corrigan | E | 50 | $211 million | Oriented Strandboard |  | Knauf Insulation, Inc. | McGregor | N | 151 | $210 million | Insulation |  | Great Lakes Cheese Co. * | Abilene | N | 500 | $184 million | Cheese Products |  | Cacique, LLC * | Amarillo | N | 187 | $88 million | Cheese Products |  | Wagners Composite Fiber Technologies | Cresson | N | 300 | $40.7 million | Composite Fiber Materials |  | Optimus Steel, LLC | Vidor | E | 55 | $40 million | Rebar & Coil Handling |        | 
      
        | States with populations of 12+ million *Sponsors:   Amarillo Economic Development Corporation;
 Lubbock Economic Development Alliance;
 Development Corporation of Abilene
 ***Manufacturing Project of the Year
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-                                                    2021 Top Projects - Silver: *FloridaPopulation: 10.0 million                                                                                                           | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Terran Orbital | Cape Canaveral | N | 2,100 | $300 million | Aviation/Aerospace |  | Microvast Inc. | Lake Mary | N | 110 | $25 million | Lithium-Ion Battery Tech |  | Chewy, Inc. | Plantation | N | 500 | $25 million | Corporate Headquarters |  | Dun & Bradstreet  Corp. | Jacksonville | N | 500 | $75 million | Financial Services Hdqtrs. |  | HackerUSA, Inc. | Coral Gables | E | 454 | N/A | IT Headquarters |  | United Parcel | Miami Gardens | N | 422 | $123.3 million | Logistics/ Service Co. Distribution |  | Codeboxx Technology Corp. | St. Petersburg | N | 375 | $350,000 | IT Headquarters |  | Fincantieri Marine Systems North America | Jacksonville | N | 300 | $77.4 million | HomelandSecurity/Defense |  | West Marine | Broward | N | 225 | $3 million | Corporate County Headquarters |  | Green Rhino Energy, LLC | Apopka | N | 170 | $14.4 million | Energy Storage Systems/Hdqtrs. |                          | States with populations of 12+ million *Sponsor:   Enterprise Florida
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-                                                     2021 Top Projects - Gold: *VirginiaPopulation: 8.6 million                                                                                                            | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Blue Star  Manufacturing *** | Wythe County | N | 2,464 | $715.3 million | PPE (Nitrile Gloves) |  
   | CoStar Group ** * | City of Richmond | E | 1,984 | $460.5 million | Corporate Services |  | Amazon * | Henrico County | N | 1,000 | $340 million | Fulfillment Center |  | Guidehouse Inc. | Fairfax County | N | 900 | $12.7 million | Corporate Services |  | CMA CGM | City of Norfolk | E | 415 | $36 million | Freight Transportation |  | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Pittsylvania County | N | 376 | $295.5 million | Food Products |  | Schock GmbH | Henry County | N | 355 | $85 million | Quartz & Granite Products |  | Civica RX | City of Petersburg | N | 186 | 124.6 million | Pharmaceuticals |  | Crown Holdings, Inc. | Henry County | N | 126 | $145 million | Metal Packaging |  | Nestlé Purina County | King William | E | N/A | $182 million | Pet Care Products |                             | States with populations of 8+ to 12 million *Sponsors: Virginia Economic Development Partnership;
 City of Richmond; Stafford County Economic Development;
 Henrico County Economic Development Authority
 **Non-Manufacturing Project of the Year
 ***Manufacturing Project of the Year
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-                                                     2021 Top Projects - Silver: *GeorgiaPopulation: 10.7 million                                                                                                         | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | FanDuel Group | Atlanta | N | 907 | $17.3 million | Software |  | Danimer Scientific | Bainbridge | E | 400 | $700 million | Biodegradable Materials |  | Amazon | Pooler | N | 1,000 | $260 million | Fulfillment Center |  | Remington Firearms | LaGrange | N | 856 | $100 million | Firearms/ Headquarters/ R&D |  | Vanderlande Industries * | Marietta | E | 500 | $59 million | Headquarters |  | Cisco | Atlanta | N | 700 | $41.5 million | Hardware Technology |  | Visa | Atlanta | N | 1,000 | $31.9 million | FinTech |  | Intuitive | Peachtree | E | 1,200 | $500 million | Surgical/ Corners Medical Instruments |  | Spring Mountain | Winder | N | 205 | $45 million | Plumbing Center Fixtures/ Cabinetry |  | Roper Corporation | Lafayette | E | 600 | $118 million | Appliances |                          | States with populations of 8+ to 12 million *Sponsors:   Georgia Department of Economic Development;
 Cobb Chamber of Commerce
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-                                              2021 Top Projects - Silver: *OhioPopulation: 11.69 million                                                                                                          | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Ardagh Metal  Beverage USA | Huron | N | 211 | $411 million | Metal & Glass Packaging |  | Gabriel Brothers, Inc. | Springfield | N | 833 | $35.9 million | Logistics/ Distribution |  | First Solar, Inc. | Walbridge | E | 500 | $599.5 million | PV Solar |  | Amgen, Inc. * | New Albany | N | 400 | $299 million | Biotech/ Pharmaceuticals |  | Royal Canin U.S.A., Inc. | Harrison | N | 224 | $336.9 million | Pet Food |  | AquaBounty Farms Ohio, LLC | Pioneer | N | 112 | $222.1 million | Food  Sciences |  | Bath & Body Works Direct, Inc. * | Commercial | E | 500 | $110 million | Fulfillment  Point Center |  | American Nitrile Operations, LLC * | Grove City | N | 400 | $54.5 million | PPE (Nitrile Gloves) |  | Bitwise, Inc. | Toledo | N | 378 | $20 million | Information Services & Software |  | Protiviti Inc. | Cincinnati | N | 450 | $1.5 million | Information Services & Software |                          | States with populations of 8+ to 12 million *Sponsors:   : JobsOhio; One Columbus
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-                                              2021 Top Projects - Gold: *ArizonaPopulation: 7.29 million                                                                                                          | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | KORE Power | Buckeye | N | 3,150 | $942.6 million | Lithium-Ion Batteries |  | Intel *** | Chandler | N | 3,000 | $20 billion | Semiconductors |  | Gulfstream Aerospace  * | Mesa | N | 225 | $86.3 million | Aircraft MRO |  | Kroger | Phoenix | N | 692 | $89 million | Fulfillment Center |  | Dole Fresh  Vegetables, Inc. | Yuma | N | 660 | $27.2 million | Distribution |  | Ashley Furniture | Tolleson | N | 518 | $135.9 million | Furntiture |  | Electra Meccanica * | Mesa | N | 500 | $33.6 million | Automotive/ EVs |  | MLILY USA | Goodyear | N | 424 | $33.1 million | Bedding |  | Chang Chun  Chemical Corp. | Casa Grande | N | 343 | $508.4 million | Chemicals |  | Zero Electric Vehicles * | Gilbert | N | 566 | $59.9 million | Automotive/ EV |                          | States with populations of 5+ to 8 million *Sponsors:  Arizona Commerce Authority;
 Gilbert Office of 
          Economic Development;
 City of Mesa; Salt River Project
 ***Manufacturing Project of the Year
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-                                              2021 Top Projects - Silver: *AlabamaPopulation: 5.05 million                                                                                                          | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | The J.M. Smucker Company  *** | Jefferson | N | 750 | $1.1 billion | Food Processing |  | Amazon | Montgomery | N | 500 | $100 million | Fulfillment Center |  | Hanwha Holdings (USA) Inc. | Opelika | E | 265 | $130 million | Chemicals  & Allied Products |  | FedEx | Dothan | N | 200 | $57 million | Logistics |  | KBR | Huntsville | E | 166 | $10.8 million | Research & Engineering |  | Alabama Graphite LLC Processing | Kellyton | N | 100 | $602 million | Graphite Products |  | Amazon | Huntsville | N | 500 | $100 million | Fulfillment Center |  | Rehau Automotive LLC | Cullman | E | 125 | $50 million | Automotive |  | Landing | Birmingham | E | 816 | $13.7 million | Information Technology |  | Northrop Grumman | Huntsville | E | 125 | $25.2 million | Aerospace |                          | States with populations of 5+ to 8 million *Sponsor:  Alabama Department of Commerce
 ***Manufacturing Project of the Year
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-                                               2021 Top Projects - Silver: IndianaPopulation: 6.79 million                                                                                  | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Toyota Motor  Manufacturing,  Indiana, Inc. | Princeton | E | 1,323 | $803.1 million | Automotive/EVs |  | Alliance RV, LLC | Elkhart | E | 650 | $33.3 million | RVs |  | Kennected, LLC | Indianapolis | N | 405 | $2.1 million | Software Publishing |  | Amazon | Fort Wayne | N | 1,000 | $200 million | Fulfillment Center |  | Grand Design | Middlebury | E | 1,350 | $49.4 million | RVs/Trailers |  | Master Spas, LLC | Fort Wayne | E | 893 | $17.3 million | Hot Tubs/Spas |  | Kaiser Aluminum  Warrick, LLC | Newburgh | N | 829 | $241 million | Fabricated Metals |  | Legacy RV LLC | Goshen | N | 768 | $58.9 million | RVs |  | Ruoff Mortgage Company, Inc. | Fort Wayne | E | 455 | $65.8 million | Finance &  Insurance |  | Catalent Indiana, LLC | Bloomington | E | 2,378 | $350 million | Pharmaceuticals |                          | States with populations of 5+ to 8 million |  
 
 
 
 
 
-                                               2021 Top Projects - Silver: South CarolinaPopulation: 5.19 million                                                                                                            | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Walmart | Lyman | N | 400 | $450 million | Distribution |  | E & J Gallo Winery * | Fort Lawn | N | 496 | $423 million | Food Processing |  | Oshkosh Defense | Spartanburg | N | 1,000 | $155 million | Automotive |  | Arthrex, Inc. | Pendleton | E | 500 | $100 million | Pharmaceuticals |  | Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. * | Lexington  County | E | 250 | $100 million | Pharmaceuticals |  | Prestage Farms  of South Carolina * | Camden | N | 292 | $150 million | Food Processing |  | Shaw Industries  Group, Inc. | Aiken | E | 300 | $400 million | Flooring/Materials |  | Pall Corp. | Duncan | N | 425 | $30.2 million | Pharmaceutical Devices |  | T-Mobile | North Charleston | E | 540 | $10.2 million | Back Office Operations |  | TELUS International | North Charleston | N | 1,200 | $3.4 million | Information Technology/Back Office Operations |                          | States with populations of 5+ to 8 million *Sponsors:  : Central South Carolina Alliance;
 County of Lexington;
 Chester County Economic Development
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-                             2021 Top Projects - Gold: *KentuckyPopulation: 4.51 million                                    | Company | City | N/E | Job Creation | Investment | Industry |  | Ford/SK Innovation *** | Glendale | N | 5,000 | $5.8 billion | Automotive/EV Batteries |  | GE Appliances | Louisville | E | 1,000 | $450 million | Household Appliances |  | Pratt Paper | Henderson | N | 321 | $500 million | Paper Products |  | Tyson Foods | Bowling | N | 450 | $355 million | Food & Green Beverage/Meat Processing |  | Ball Corp. | Bowling Green | N | 198 | $305 million | Aluminum |  | Wieland North | Shelby County | N | 75 | $100 million | Copper & America Copper Alloy Recycling |  | Wieland North America | Louisville | N | 75 | $8.8 million | Headquarters |  | KCC Manufacturing | Simpsonville | N | 700 | $60 million | Fabricated Metal Products |  | Consumer Cellular | Louisville | N | 486 | $15.5 million | Customer Support Center |  | Firestone Industrial Products | Williamsburg | E | 250 | $50.9 million | Automotive Parts |              | States with populations of 3+ to 5 million *Sponsor:  Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
 ***Manufacturing Project of the Year
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-                                         2021 Top Projects - Silver: *ArkansasPopulation: 3.03 million                                                                                            | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | U.S. Steel *** | Osceola | N | 900 | $3 billion | Steel |  | Trex Company | Little Rock | N | 500 | $400 million | Outdoor Living Products |  | Mars Petcare | Fort Smith | E | 260 | $262 million | Pet Food/Care Products |  | Westrock | Conway | E | 250 | $100 million | Coffee Coffee Company |  | Owens Corning | Fort Smith | E | 5 | $100 million | Industrial Materials |  | Vista Outdoor | Lonoke | E | 450 | $22 million | Firearms Ammunition |  | Custom Craft Poultry | Little Rock | N | 290 | $10 million | Poultry Products |  | Wipro | Sherwood | E | 400 | $3 million | Information Technology |  | Hytrol Conveyor | Fort Smith | E | 350 | $20 million | Conveyors Company & Eqpt. |  | Butterball | Huntsville & Ozark | E | 360 | $8.7 million | Poultry Products |                                  | States with populations of 3+ to 5 million *Sponsor:   Arkansas Economic Development Commission
 ***Manufacturing Project of the Year
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-                   2021 Top Projects - Silver: *LouisianaPopulation: 4.62 million                                    | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Venture Global * | Cameron | N | 200 | $10 billion | Liquified Natural Gas |  | Air Products | Burnside | N | 170 | $4.5 billion | Blue Hydrogen |  | Louisiana Green Fuels | Columbia | N | 76 | $700 million | Renewable Biofuels |  | Shintech | Plaquemine | E | 30 | $1.2 billion | Polyvinyl Chloride Resins |  | SafeSource Direct | Broussard | N | 245 | $773 million | PPE Equipment |  | PBF Chalmette | Chalmette | E | 20 | $240 million | Petroleum Refining |  | Bia Energy Operating Company | Port of Caddo-Bossier | N | 75 | $550 million | Blue Methanol |  | Amazon | Baton Rouge, Shreveport | N | 2,000 | $400 million | Fulfillment  Center |  | Hunt Forest Products/Tolko | Bienville  Parish | N | 130 | $240 million | Lumber Mill |  | BioLab | Westlake | N | 82 | $170 million | Chlorine |              | States with populations of 3+ to 5 million *Sponsors: Louisiana Economic Development;
 Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance
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-                                         2021 Top Projects - Gold: *KansasPopulation: 2.93 million                                                                                                     | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | MCI BPO | Wichita | N | 500 | $1.5 million | Back-Office Operations |  | WellSky Corporation | Overland Park | E | 593 | $9.9 million | Healthcare Software |  | Charter Communications, Inc. | Overland Park | N | 510 | $18.9 million | Back-Office Operations |  | Torch Research, LLC | Leawood | N | 490 | $55 million | Computer Programming Services |  | Netsmart Technologies, Inc. | Overland Park | E | 425 | $11.4 million | Computer Programming Services |  | TriRx Pharmaceutical Services | Shawnee | N | 250 | $70 million | Animal Pharmaceuticals |  | Hilmar Cheese  Company | Dodge City | N | 247 | $459.2 million | Food  Processing |  | Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. | Tonganoxie | N | 85 | $251.5 million | Pet Food Processing |  | Bartlett Grain Company, LP | Cherryvale | E | 50 | $322.8 million | Soybean  & Oilseed Processing |  | Summit Sustainable  Ingredients, LLC | Phillipsburg | E | 55 | $251.4 million | Food Processing |                                  | States with populations under 3 million *Sponsor:  Kansas Department of Commerce
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-                   2021 Top Projects - Silver: *IdahoPopulation: 1.79 million                                    | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Lamb Weston | American Falls | E | 180 | $400 million Food | Processing |  | AZEK | Boise | E | 146 | $107.6 million | Outdoor Decking |  | Jervois Mining Ltd. | Salmon | N | 164 | $180 million | Minerals/Metals |  | Shell | Wendall | N | 12 | $100 million | Renewable Natural Gas |  | Morton Buildings | American Falls | N | 25 | $7.2 milion | Manufactured Buildings |  | Bare Beans Company | Rupert | N | 63 | $2.9 million | Food Processing |  | Artisan Labs | Hansen | N | 170 | $1.9 million | Cosmetic Prep |  | WASCO | Emmett | E | 35 | $2 million | Measurement Equipment |  | Hempitecture | Jerome | N | 20 | $3.7 million | Hemp Insulation |  | Revelry | Ketchum | N | 29 | $1 million | Promotion/Branding |              | States with populations under 3 million *Sponsor:   Idaho Commerce
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-                   2021 Top Projects - Silver: *MississippiPopulation: 2.97 million                                    | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Biewer Lumber | Winona | N | 150 | $130 million | Agribusiness |  | Milwaukee Tool | Grenada | N | 1,200 | $60 million | Tools |  | Jones | Hattiesburg | N | 230 | $40 million | Headquarters |  | Tyson Foods | Vicksburg | E | 44 | $60.9 million | Food Processing |  | Edelbrock | Olive Branch | N | 200 | $14.4 million | Automotive |  | New Way Trucks | Booneville | E | 120 | $4 million | Automotive |  | Leisure Pools | Picayune | N | 100 | $3.3 million | Swimming Pools |  | Waste Management | Tupelo | E | 330 | $660,000 | Customer Service |  | Aerosafe Global | Olive Branch | N | 100 | $2.5 million | Pharmaceutical Packaging |  | Voyant Beauty | Olive Branch | E | 80 | $13.2 million | Personal Care & Beauty Products |              | States with populations under 3 million *Sponsors:    Mississippi Development Authority; Mississippi Power
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-                                         2021 Top Projects - Gold: *NebraskaPopulation: 1.96 million                                                                                                                           | Company | City | N/E | Job Creation | Investment | Industry |  | Nucor Corp. | Norfolk | E | 500 | $58 million | Steel |  | Instinct | Lincoln | E | 120 | $180 million | Pet Food |  | Duncan Aviation | Lincoln | E | 75 | $18 million | Logistics/Transportation |  | Vericred | Omaha | N | 40 | $23 million | Health & Data Services |  | Wholestone Farms | Fremont | E | 1,000 | $225 million | Food Processing |  | Kawasaki Motors | Lincoln | E | 550 | $200 million | Rail Car & Manufacturing Aerospace Corp. |  | Viridis Chemical LLC | Columbus | N | 50 | $44 million | Bioscience & Renewable Chemicals |  | Facebook | Papillion | E | 100 | $400 million | IT & Data Service |  | Heartwell Renewables | Hastings | N | 50 | $350 million | Bioscience |                                  | States with populations under 3 million *Sponsors: Omaha Public Power District;
 Nebraska Public Power District
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-                                                     2022 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards: Projects Of The Year (2021)
   
      
         | MANUFACTURING |                                  | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | The J.M. Smucker Company | Jefferson, AL | N | 750 | $1.1 billion | Food Processing |  | Intel | Chandler, AZ | N | 3,000 | $20 billion | Semiconductors |  | U.S. Steel | Osceola, AR | N | 900 | $3 billion | Steel |  | Ford/SK Innovation | Glendale, KY | N | 5,000 | $5.8 billion | Automotive/EV Batteries |  | Regeneron | Tarrytown, NY | N | 1,000 | $1.54 billion | Biotechnology |  | Toyota Motor America, Inc. | North Randolph, NC | N | 1,750 | $1.3 billion | Automotive/Lithium-Ion Batteries |  | Canoo, Inc. | Pryor, OK | N | 1,500 | $1.1 billion | Automotive/EVs |  | Ford Motor Company | Haywood County, TN | N | 5,760 | $5.6 billion | Automotive/EVs |  | Samsung | Taylor, TX | E | 1,800 | $17 billion | Semiconductors |  | Blue Star Manufacturing | Wythe County, VA | N | 2,464 | $715.3 million | PPE (Nitrile Gloves) |  
         | NON-MANUFACTURING |                                  | Company | City | N/E | # Jobs | Investment | Industry |  | Fiserv | Berkeley Heights, NJ | N | 1,927 | $105 million | FinTech |  | Apple | Wake, NC | N | 3,000 | $1 billion | AI/Software |  | Oracle America, Inc. | Nashville, TN | N | 8,500 | $1.4 billion | Information Technology |  | CoStar Group | City of Richmond, VA | E | 1,984 | $460.5 million | Corporate Services |  
 
 
 
 
  
  
    Billion-Dollar Projects
    
      
        
          
            | Company | City/County | # Jobs | Inv. Amt. | 
        
        
          
            | The J.M. Smucker Company | Jefferson, AL | 750 | $1.1 billion | 
          
            | Intel | Chandler, AZ | 3,000 | $20 billion | 
          
            | U.S. Steel | Osceola, AR | 900 | $3 billion | 
          
            | Electric Boat | Groton, CT | 1,200 | $1 billion | 
          
            | Ford/SK Innovation | Glendale, KY | 5,000 | $5.8 billion | 
          
            | Venture Global | Cameron, LA | 200 | $10 billion | 
          
            | Air Products | Burnside, LA | 170 | $4.5 billion | 
          
            | Shintech | Plaquemine, LA | 30 | $1.2 billion | 
          
            | Intel Rio | Rancho, NM | 700 | $3.5 billion | 
          
            | Regeneron | Tarrytown, NY | 1,000 | $1.54 billion | 
          
            | Apple | Wake, NC | 3,000 | $1 billion | 
          
            | Toyota Motor North America, Inc. | Randolph, NC | 1,750 | $1.3 billion | 
          
            | Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies | Wake, NC | 725 | $2 billion | 
          
            | Ball Corp., Red Bull, and Rauch | Cabarrus, NC | 633 | $1.1 billion | 
          
            | Canoo, Inc. | Pryor, OK | 1,500 | $1.1 billion | 
          
            | Ford Motor Company | Haywood County, TN | 5,760 | $5.6 billion | 
          
            | Ultium Cells LLC | Spring Hill, TN | 1,300 | $2.4 billion | 
          
            | Oracle America, Inc. | Nashville, TN | 8,500 | $1.4 billion | 
          
            | Samsung | Taylor, TX | 1,800 | $17 billion | 
          
            | Nacero Inc. | Penwell, TX | 350 | $6.5 billion | 
        
      
     
   
 
  
    Automotive/EV and Lithium-Ion Battery Projects
    
      
        
          
            | Company | City/County | # Jobs | Inv. Amt. | 
        
        
          
            | Rehau Automotive LLC | Cullman, AL | 125 | $50 million | 
          
            | KORE Power | Buckeye, AZ | 3,150 | $942.6 million | 
          
            | Electra Meccanica | Mesa, AZ | 500 | $33.6 million | 
          
            | Zero Electric Vehicles | Gilbert, AZ | 566 | $59.9 million | 
          
            | Microvast Inc. | Lake Mary, FL | 110 | $25 million | 
          
            | Rivian Automotive | Normal, IL | 1,000 | $75 million | 
          
            | Lion Electric | Joliet, IL | 745 | $70 million | 
          
            | Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Princeton, Indiana, Inc. | Princeton, IN | 1,323 | $803.1 million | 
          
            | Ford/SK Innovation | Glendale, KY | 5,000 | $5.8 billion | 
          
            | Magna Electric Vehicle Structures | St. Clair, MI | 304 | $70.1 million | 
          
            | Oshkosh Defense | Spartanburg, SC | 1,000 | $155 million | 
          
            | LiniCo Corp. | Storey County, NV | 30 | $25.7 million | 
          
            | Toyota Motor North America, Inc. | Randolph, NC | 1,750 | $1.3 billion | 
          
            | Canoo, Inc. | Pryor, OK | 1,500 | $1.1 billion | 
          
            | Ford Motor Company | Haywood County, TN | 5,760 | $5.6 billion | 
          
            | Ultium Cells LLC | Spring Hill, TN | 1,300 | $2.4 billion | 
        
      
     
   
 
  
    Biotech/Pharma/Medical Devices (1,000+ jobs)
    
      
        
          
            | Company | City/County | # Jobs | Inv. Amt. | 
        
        
          
            | Catalent Indiana, LLC | Bloomington, IN | 2,378 | $350 million | 
          
            | Intuitive | Peachtree Corners, GA | 1,200 | $500 million | 
          
            | Ellume | Frederick, MD | 1,500 | $106 million | 
          
            | Regeneron | Tarrytown, NY | 1,000 | $1.8 billion | 
          
            | Life Technologies Corp. | Lebanon, TN | 1,400 | $182.8 million | 
          
        
      
     
   
 
  
    HQ/Corporate Services/FinTech/Info Tech (1,000+ jobs)
    
      
        
          
            
              | Company | City/County | # Jobs | Inv. Amt. | 
          
          
            
              | Visa | Atlanta, GA | 1,000 | $31.9 million | 
            
              | Discover | Chicago, IL | 1,000 | $45 million | 
            
              | Fiserv | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 1,927 | $105 million | 
            
              | Apple | Wake, NC | 3,000 | $1 billion | 
            
              | TELUS International | North Charleston, SC | 1,200 | $3.4 million | 
            
              | Oracle America, Inc. | Nashville, TN | 8,500 | $1.4 billion | 
            
              | CoStar Group | City of Richmond,VA | 1,984 | $460.5 million | 
          
        
       
     
   
 
                
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