ZF Steering Systems LLC is investing $95.8 million over the next three years in its operations in Florence, Ky.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: business expansion, KEDFA, Kentucky Business Investment Program, Kentucky economic development, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Kentucky economy, kentucky incentives, Kentucky manufacturing,

Nearly six in 10 Kentucky manufacturers responding to the 2010 Annual Manufacturing Wage and Benefits Survey say they are planning to hire between one and 19 employees in 2011, a 16 percent jump from last year’s results.

Categories: Job Creation, Research
Tagged: Kentucky economy, Kentucky manufacturing,

Even with its national reputation as among the most economically challenged states in the nation, California tops the list of states in which most people would like to live, a spot it’s held since 2002.

Categories: Quality of Life, Research, Sustainability

Who says bigger is better? Communities on Forbes’ list of the best small cities for business are gaining an advantage with their low business costs and highly educated labor pool.

Categories: Research, Site Selection
Tagged: best small cities for business, corporate headquarters, Iowa, Iowa City, Sioux Falls, South Dakota,

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows Texas added 108,700 L&H jobs between 2005 and 2010, a 12 percent gain, and more than any other state.

Categories: Job Creation, Research
Tagged: Texas economy, Texas tourism, Tourism, Travel,

A Kauffman Foundation study shows that empowering entrepreneurs to create high-growth firms in communities might be a more effective job creation strategy than recruiting big industries.

Categories: Entrepreneurship
Tagged: community investment, Economy, Entrepreneurship, small business,

Auto parts maker Dorman Products will expand in Warsaw, KY., investing nearly $9.3 million to add 177,800 square feet of space to its existing distribution center. The expansion will also result in the creation of 80 new full-time jobs, bringing its total employment to 260 in Gallatin County. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority preliminarily [...]

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Dorman Products, expansion, incentives, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Kentucky manufacturing,