Payroll services giant ADP is expanding its operations in El Paso TX, creating 585 jobs and $22 million in capital investment.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: ADP, Kentucky manufacturing, Ohio economy, South Carolina economy, Tennessee, Texas economy,

Expasnions for Physicians Choice Laboratory Services, NBTY and Don’s Cold Storage top the week’s investment and job creation announcements.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Indiana economy, Missouri, North Carolina economy, South Carolina economy,

In North Carolina, Sanderson Farms, a major poultry processor, is moving ahead with a $91 million plant in Nash County.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Bass Pro Shops Tracker Marine, Firestone Building Products, North Carolina economy, Orthman Manufacturing, South Carolina economy, UnitedHealth Care,

The retail job growth numbers are significant on several fronts. California added 25,000 retail jobs in a 12- month study period, the most among states, followed by New York, Florida, Texas and Ohio. While it stands to reason large population states would add the most jobs in raw numbers, given how the overall economies were lagging in California, New York and Ohio, job gains in a sector tied so closely to consumer spending are certainly encouraging.

Categories: Job Creation
Tagged: California economy, job growth, Retail jobs, South Carolina economy,

A major tech investment in Utah and big day for advanced battery technology top the week’s expansion, investment and job creation news: In Utah, computer hardware development and design firm Xi3 plans a $32 million capital investment that will create 500 jobs. The company, which is based in Utah, is planning a number of product [...]

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Argonne National Laboratory, Charlotte economy, International Paper, Kansas Economy, Kentucky economy, North Carolina economy, Schletter Inc, South Carolina economy, Utah, Xi3,

Whenever legislative bodies pass a law, it often comes with companion legislation that you won’t find in the government code – the law of unintended consequences.

Categories: Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: Foreign direct investment, Foreign investment in Texas, Kentucky economy, South Carolina economy, Texas economy,

Texas ranked No. 1 on Development Counselor International’s 2011 Winning Strategies Report and Area Development magazine’s top five states for doing business.

Categories: Research
Tagged: Alabama economy, Area Development, Development Counselors International, Georgia economy, Indiana economy, North Carolina economy, South Carolina economy, Tennessee economy, Texas business climate, Texas economy,