A major steel project in Coastal Texas, a massive energy project in western Kansas and upgrades to two Indiana seed production plants top the week’s job creation and site selection announcements.

Category: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Port Corpus Christi, Tennessee, Texas manufacturing,

USAA, which specializes in financial services for military members and their families, says initial expansions will be in San Antonio and Phoenix. The San Antonio expansion could bring as many as 1,000 new jobs by the end of 2015 to its headquarters, where it already employs more than 16,400 people, and another 1,000 jobs to Phoenix.

Category: Deals, Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: Charlotte, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina manufacturing, Texas jobs,

Chrysler Corp. will invest nearly $374 million to increase transmission production and add about 1,250 new jobs at the plant in Kokomo , IN.

Category: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: California, Chrysler, Colorado, Honeywell, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas,

J.M. Smucker Co. plans to retain 279 jobs and invest more than $43 million in upgrades to its Lexington facility, home of the famous Jif Peanut Butter brand.

Category: Deals, Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: Ford, Jif, Kentucky manufacturing, Ohio economy, Oklahoma, Oracle, Oregon, South Carolina manufacturing, Tennessee,

The Made in America brand is back — and more popular than ever. Why U.S.-made products and labels are making a comeback in the global market.

Category: Deals
Tagged: buying American, consumer market, Made in America, Made in the USA, manufacturing,

Verizon Communications will establish a finance and accounting Center of Excellence in the Orlando area. The facility will initially create 300 jobs by the fourth quarter of 2014, with a total of 750 new jobs by 2016.

Category: Deals, Site Selection
Tagged: Florida, Georgia economy, Indiana economy, Kansas Economy, Kentucky manufacturing, Verizon, Virginia,

In California, Samsung Electronics Co. will locate its Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC) in Menlo Park. The company also announced it would commit $1.1 billion through two venture funds to promote global innovation

Category: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: California, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Samsung, Tennessee auto manufacturing,