General Motors will open an IT Innovation Center in Roswell, GA, creating 1,000 high-tech jobs and investing $26 million. GM will purchase a 228,000-square-foot former UPS facility in Roswell for the Innovation Center, the third of four such centers it is opening in the United States.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Auto manufacturing, General Motors, Georgia, Honda, Kansas, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and auto manufacturing,

Ken’s Foods has received $600,000 in investment tax credits from Massachusetts for a $23 million expansion to its Marlborough facility.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Illinois, Ken's Foods, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Motorola, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas jobs,

A software developer moves some operations to Las Vegas, Deere fires up an expansion in North Dakota and Louisiana scores another new facility in the week’s major job creation and investment news: In Nevada,  Take-Two Interactive Software will move its wholly-owned 2K publishing label’s 2K West QA Testing studio from Northridge, CA to downtown Las [...]

Categories: Deals, Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: Charlotte USA, Florida, John Deere & Co., Louisiana economy, North Dakota economy, South Carolina, Take-Two Interactive Software,

Business is looking up for the automotive industry, and several Southeastern states are poised to take full advantage of that growth.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: automotive industry, BMW, Ford Motor Co. in Louisville, GM, Kentucky, Kentucky Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center, manufacturing, Michelin, Nissan, South Carolina, Tennessee, tire production, Toyota, Volkswagen,

Announcements for rockets, sporting goods and electronics top the week’s job creation, site selection and investment news:

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Academy Sports, Kansas, Kentucky manufacturing, Rocket Crafters, South Carolina,

Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina and Utah received top honors yesterday for their success at attracting jobs and investment. What’s fueling their growth?

Categories: Deals, Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: automotive production, call center operations, corporate headquarters, Corpus Christi, Eagle Ford Shale, eBay, energy, Fort Worth, GM, Gold Shovel Awards, manufacturing, Silver Shovel Awards, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, tire production, Utah,

If you’re a fan of fans, this week’s roundup of job creation, investment and site location announcements is for you:

Categories: Job Creation, Site Selection
Tagged: Big Ass Fans, Centene, Kentucky, New York Blower, SEW-Eurodrive, South Carolina, Texas, Total Administrative Services Corp.,