Deals for Duracell, Wild Turkey and Amazon.com and more jobs coming back to China top this week’s roundup on site selections, expansions and job creation announcements:

Categories: Deals, Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: Amazon.com, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky manufacturing, P&G Duracell, Reshoring, Tennessee, Wild Turkey,

One of the fastest growing job sectors is the green economy, which added 3.1 million jobs last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Where are the green jobs growing and what potential do they hold for the future U.S. economy?

Categories: Job Creation, Sustainability
Tagged: California, clean tech, construction, Exports, green economy, green jobs, Illinois, manufacturing, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, solar energy, Texas, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, utilities, Vermont, wind energy,

Metros in Texas and the Southeast dominate the top 10 markets for new jobs created from 2004 through 2011.

Categories: Job Creation
Tagged: Austin TX jobs, Charlotte NC economy, Fort Worth TX, Nashville TN, Texas economy, Texas jobs,

A recap of some of the week’s top job creation, site selection and major investment news

Categories: Deals, Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: Appliance Park in Louisville, General Electric, Georgia economy, Kentucky manufacturing, Nexans, South Carolina manufacturing, Starbucks, Tennessee economy, Tognum America Inc., Volkswagen and Chattanooga',

By 2020, the U.S. is expected to add nearly 7 million creative class jobs. Where will these jobs be? Workers may not have to go to a big city to find them anymore. They are becoming an integral part of the creative economy growing across the U.S.

Categories: Job Creation, Workforce Development
Tagged: Charlotte, creative class, creative economy, knowledge-based jobs, manufacturing, N.C., Nashville Tenn., recession, Richard Florida, small cities, workforce,

The Office of Industry Analysis within the U.S. International Trade Administration notes that exports in the top 25 U.S. metros rose 21 percent in 2010 compared to 2009, and that the 369 metros were data was available recorded an eye-popping $1.1 trillion in exports in 2010.

Categories: Research
Tagged: Automotive manufacturing, energy, Exports, International Trade Administration, manufacturing, Port of Houston,

DHL, Caterpillar make major project announcements this week

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Caterpillar, Crossroads Beverage Group, DHL, Florence SC, Kentucky transportation, Naturally Advanced Technologies, Pennsylvania, South Carolina jobs, ThromboGenics NV,