Germany-based Stöbich Fire Protection Systems, a manufacturer of smoke and fire protection systems, plans to expand its operations in North Charleston, South Carolina. The $2.53 million project is expected to create 33 jobs in Dorchester County.
09/14/2026
France-based multinational food company Bel Group plans to expand its operations in Brookings, South Dakota. The $200 million project is expected to create approximately 150 jobs.
03/20/2026
Taiwan-based Eurocharm Group, a metalworking supplier, motorcycle, and medical equipment parts, plans to establish operations in Lugoff, South Carolina. The $12 million project is expected to create 46 new jobs in Kershaw County.
07/10/2025
NUPI Americas, Inc., a plastic fabrication company, plans to expand its operations in Early Branch, South Carolina. The $7 million project is expected to create 30 jobs in Hampton County.
12/18/2024
Smack Holdings USA, operating as Smack Pet Food, a Canada-based pet food manufacturer, plans to establish its U.S. operations in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The project is expected to create 158 jobs in Brown County.
10/26/2024
Pet health nutrition company Royal Canin will invest $185 million for new production lines at its facility in North Sioux City, South Dakota. The project is expected to create 149 new jobs.
02/16/2022
AEsir Technologies, a nickel-zinc battery manufacturer, plans to invest $300 million in a manufacturing complex in Rapid City, South Dakota. The project is expected to create 400 jobs initially.
10/22/2021
Automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier Flex-N-Gate will invest $5.5 million to expand its operations, creating 91 new jobs in Blount County, Tennessee.
07/20/2021
CJ Foods USA Inc., a U.S.-based affiliate of South Korean-based global lifestyle company CJ CheilJedang, plans to build a new 700,000–square-foot Asian food production facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
01/14/2021
Amazon plans to open a 640,000 square-foot fulfillment center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Anticipated to launch in 2022, the first fulfillment center in the state is expected to create 1,000 full-time jobs.
12/21/2020
The trū Shrimp Company, a pioneer in healthy, innovative and sustainable shrimp aquaculture, is planning to build its first shrimp production facility in Madison, South Dakota.
01/14/2019
Domino’s, the pizza restaurant chain, plans to open a new processing facility in West Columbia, South Carolina. The company’s new project is slated to create 75 jobs in Lexington County.
11/15/2018
Dak Pak, a nutritional supplement company, will relocate its headquarters to Sioux Falls, while simultaneously opening the new manufacturing plant in Woonsocket, South Dakota.
07/09/2018
SAB Biotherapeutics and Alumend will become USD Discovery District’s anchor tenants, at the 80-acre planned corporate and academic research park adjacent to the University Center in northwest Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
06/15/2018
Economic growth shines at the Area Development Shovel Awards, with states like South Carolina and Louisiana leading the charge. Discover which regions are driving innovation and sustainability in industries from automotive to green technology.
With concerns about climate change now supplanting pandemic fears, projects to produce EVs — and the semiconductors used by vehicles and other high-tech goods — come to the forefront in this year’s Shovel Awards report.
Growth and collaboration mark the economic development picture in the Plains States, which have joined forces to compete against other more populous regions.
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The top-ranked states have committed to adding value as economic development leaders and problem-solvers, characteristics that are recognized by consultants to industry.
A recent analysis from Emsi suggests that the labor market might not be as tight as the data shows — or at least not tight enough for businesses in aggregate to significantly drive up wages.
Efforts to diversify their economies have helped the Plains States to weather the downturn in the oil and gas industry.
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South Dakota's economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment.
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