A new corporate headquarters for Kentucky, a major mining investment in Alabama and a significant aircraft expansion in Kansas lead the week’s investment and job creation announcements:

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Alabama economy, Bombardier Learjet, CafePress, Kansas aviation industry, Kentucky economy, Louisiana economy, Ohio economy, Quantum Health, SE Tylose, Walter Energy,

General Electric has opened its GE Appliance’s GeoSpring Hybrid Water Heater manufacturing facility at Appliance Park in Louisville. The $38 million investment in the new product and a revitalized facility is the first realization of commitments GE has made since 2009 to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Louisville and create more than 1,000 new jobs in Kentucky by 2014.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Amazon.com, Delaware, GE, GE Appliances, Kansas Economy, Kentucky manufacturing, Louisiana economy, Louisville, Union Pacific, YRC Freight, Zumiez,

Southern Business & Development is out with its 2010 Top Deals and Hot Markets rankings, and Tennessee and Louisiana are sharing top honors

Categories: Deals, Job Creation, Research, Site Selection
Tagged: agribusiness, call centers, corporate headquarters, defense, food processing, Louisiana, Louisiana economy, Site Selection, telecommunications, Tennessee, Tennessee economy,