Automotive


IN: Toyota to Consolidate Highlander Production to Princeton Plant, Add More Than 400 Jobs

February 9, 2012

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc. (TMMI) announced plans today to expand its operations here, creating approximately 400 new jobs by 2013. more >>


TN:Century Mold to Expand Shelbyville Location

January 19, 2012

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty today joined with representatives from Century Mold Co.,... more >>


SC: BMW Announces Plant Expansion in Spartanburg County

January 13, 2012

BMW recently announced that the company will expand its plant in Spartanburg County. The $900 million investment is expected to generate 300 new... more >>


NC: Baldor Electric To Create 166 Jobs in Kings Mountain

January 6, 2012

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Baldor Electric Company, a North American leader in industrial electric motors, will expand its operations in... more >>



1515 Busha Highway Aerial Photo

Multimodal on U.S./Canadian Border

January 12, 2012

Two story office building comprised of two buildings connected via a finished hall/bridgeway. more >>



Consulting: GLS Launches New Website, Prepares for "Significant Growth"

May 27, 2011

Global Location Strategies, the rapidly-growing South Carolina-based site selection and economic development consultancy, has launched its new... more >>


DOE: U.S. Department of Energy Announces Expanded Partnership with Industry to Advance Next-Generation Automotive Technologies

May 20, 2011

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu recently announced U.S. DRIVE, a cooperative partnership with industry to accelerate the... more >>


GM to Invest $2 Billion in U.S. Plants, Adding 4,000 Jobs

May 10, 2011

General Motors Co. announced Tuesday it will invest about $2 billion in U.S. assembly and component plants, creating or preserving more than 4,000... more >>


McCallum Sweeney Consulting's Mark M. Sweeney Appears at Center for Automotive Research Conference

April 14, 2011

McCallum Sweeney Consulting Senior Principal Mark M. Sweeney was one of a select group of national site selection experts to appear at the Center for... more >>


Case Studies

Case study | April 30, 2009
Tooele County, Utah - Business Excels at the Crossroads of the West   

By: Jennifer Alten

Just west of Salt Lake City, past the scenic Oquirrh Mountains, lays Tooele County. Belying – or perhaps because of – its vast space and... More>>


Case study | April 30, 2008
Tooele County, Utah - The Bedroom Community that Could   

By: Juli Anne Patty

As gateway to the West, Tooele County might be about to give St. Louis a run for its money. It started with the pioneers: Tooele County was a major... More>>


Case study | April 30, 2008
Kentucky Cabinet - Kentucky Works in Concert with Automotive, Aerospace Engineering Organizations to Orchestrate Opportunity   

By: Andrea Johnson

When it comes to orchestrating flawless new development, relocations and expansions to the automotive and aerospace engineering industries, the... More>>


White Papers

White Paper | June 10, 2011
BLS 2011 State Incentives Resource Guide - Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company   

The BLS 2011 State Incentives Resource Guide is intended to provide a detailed summary of the primary and most valuable state and local economic... More>>


White Paper | September 23, 2010
Job Growth in U.S. Metros - New Report From Garner Economics   

Garner Economics LLC Releases New Analysis of Metro Job Growth In their analysis, Garner Economics' research economist Tom Tveidt reports on... More>>



Articles

Article | January 9, 2012
“In 2012, I Resolve To…”

By: Didi Caldwell, John F. Sisson

As we embark on a new year, organizations around the world are looking to reduce facility costs, mitigate competitive pressures, achieve efficiency...   More>>


blank Article | January 9, 2012
Incentives: Power and Responsibility

By: Ed McCallum

Stan Lee, an American comic book writer and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, is attributed with the famous quote from Spiderman,...   More>>


blank Article | January 9, 2012
Focus on Missouri

By: Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon

Dramatic comebacks were the rage in the state of Missouri during the autumn of 2011. The baseball world marveled at how the St. Louis Cardinals, 10...   More>>


blank Article | January 9, 2012
The Road to Recovery: Stories from Tuscaloosa & Joplin

By: Juli Anne Patty

The New Year is an auspicious time for everyone, our resolutions giving shape and intention to how we will make 2012 an even better year than the one...   More>>


Reshoring Article | September 9, 2011
Total Cost of Ownership Analysis: A Key Tool for Expansion

By: Harry Moser

Executives from a broad range of manufacturing disciplines can confidently consider the timeliness of investing in U.S. based factories to...   More>>