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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...

artificial intelligence

LA: Central Louisiana Secures $3.6 Billion Applied Digital AI Factory Campus, With 418 Jobs

Applied Digital Corporation announced plans to develop a $3.6 billion, state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) factory campus in Rapides Parish....

retail

KY: FL: IN: BJ’s Wholesale Club Accelerates Growth with New Locations in Kentucky, Florida and Indiana

BJ’s Wholesale Club announced its next wave of new club growth with locations in Kentucky, Florida and Indiana set to open this fiscal year. The new c...

drone

TX: Flytrex Opens Drone Manufacturing Facility in Dallas, Eyes 60 New Delivery Sites by Mid-2027

Flytrex, the leading autonomous drone food delivery service, announced the opening of a drone manufacturing and maintenance facility in Pilot Point, T...

space

FL: Blue Origin Expands Manufacturing at Cape Canaveral Spaceport, Supporting 500 New Jobs

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a landmark expansion of Blue Origin’s Rocket Park campus at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport—a $600 million capital in...

medicine

TX: Natera Announces Expansion in Austin, Creating What May Be Largest Sequencing Facility in the World

Natera, Inc., a global leader in cell-free DNA and precision medicine, announced a significant expansion of its operations, marking a major milestone ...

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...