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awards

Trade & Industry Development Announces 2026 CiCi Award Winners

Trade & Industry Development, the leading publication dedicated to site selection for businesses, has announced the winners of its 2026 Corporate Inve...

ports

LA: Louisiana Accelerates Industrial Growth at Port of Vinton with FastSites Investment

Louisiana Economic Development has finalized a $5.9 million FastSites investment to accelerate infrastructure improvements at the Port of Vinton site ...

manufacturing

KY: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Plans New Facility, To Create 200 Jobs in Christian County

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. (USSTC), an Altria Group company and one of the leading producers and marketers o...

supply chain

TX: H-E-B Plans to Invest $700M to Expand Supply Chain Operations, Creating 1,200 Jobs

Reinforcing its commitment to being a powerful economic driver for Texas, H-E-B is announcing plans to invest $700 million to expand its supply chain ...

financial services

AL: Financial Services Firm StoneX to Expand Birmingham Office, Adding Nearly 90 Employees

Global financial services leader StoneX Group Inc. announced the relocation and expansion of its Birmingham office, a move that will add nearly 90 emp...

manufacturing

AL: Virginia Transformer Manufacturing Plant to Bring 1,100 Jobs to Northwest Alabama

Manufacturer Virginia Transformer announced plans for a 600,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art power transformer plant in Muscle Shoals. When complete,...

pharmaceutical

NM: Eden Pharmacy Expansion to Bring 45-Plus Jobs to Albuquerque

Albuquerque-based Eden Pharmacy is expanding its Albuquerque operations with a $2.7 million investment in expanded space and advanced infrastructure, ...

business

KY: Gov. Beshear Celebrates Best Q1 in Kentucky History, With $50B in Investment, 70,000 Jobs

Gov. Andy Beshear is celebrating the best first quarter in Kentucky history for economic investment, bringing the total secured under his leadership t...

retail

CA: The Valley in San Diego to Welcome California’s First DICK’S House of Sport

DICK’S is bringing its first House of Sport store concept to California with a 158,000-square-foot location at The Valley shopping center in San Diego...

manufacturing

AR: CEP USA Locates New Manufacturing Facility in North Little Rock, Creating 27 Jobs

CEP USA Inc., a leading manufacturer of prefabricated electrical substations, has located its first U.S. manufacturing facility in North Little Rock, ...