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awards

Trade & Industry Development Honors 2025 CiCi Award Winners

Trade & Industry Development, a leading publication dedicated to site selection for businesses, has announced the winners of its 2025 Corporate Invest...

biotech

MD: Biotech Company Nature Cell to Establish New Stem Cell Facility in Baltimore City, With 500 Jobs

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced that Korean biotechnology company Nature Cell is establishing a significant location in Maryland. The company is pla...

manufacturing

LA: Plastipak Packaging Announces $53.8 Million Expansion at Central Louisiana Manufacturing Facility

Plastipak Packaging Inc. announced a $53.8 million, 200,000-square-foot expansion of its Rapides Parish manufacturing facility that will add warehouse...

aerospace

AR: L3Harris Technologies Breaks Ground on Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities

L3Harris Technologies and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined state and local leaders today to break ground on the Arkansas Advanced Propulsio...

manufacturing

AR: Packaging Specialties Expands in Fayetteville, With Plans to Create 101 New Jobs

Packaging Specialties is expanding its manufacturing operations in Fayetteville, Arkansas with an investment of more than $24 million. The company pla...

defense

NM: Defense Firm Castelion to Locate Rocket Motor Campus in Sandoval County, Creating 300+ Jobs

Castelion, a defense technology company, announced that it has officially selected Sandoval County, New Mexico, as the site for Project Ranger, a 1,00...

logistics

NE: Amazon Expands Nebraska Footprint With New Last-Mile Facilities, Creating 300+ Jobs

Amazon recently opened a new last-mile delivery station in Omaha, and the retail giant has plans to open three additional facilities in Gering, North...

food

NE: Chomps to Open Dedicated Landmark Snacks Facility in Beatrice, Adding 150 New Jobs

Chomps, the fastest-growing meat snack brand in the U.S., announced a significant expansion of its manufacturing capabilities with the establishment o...

technology

TX: Google Announces $40 Billion Investment In Texas to Boost Cloud, AI Infrastructure

Governor Greg Abbott joined Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai to announce Google's $40 billion investment in Texas as part of Google's "Investing ...

solar energy

SC: First Solar Inc. Selects Gaffney for 3.7 GW Facility, Expected to Create Over 600 Jobs

First Solar, Inc. announced that it will establish a new facility in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, to onshore final production processes f...