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awards

Trade & Industry Development Invites Applications for the 2026 CiCi Awards

Trade & Industry Development, a leading publication dedicated to site selection for businesses, recently opened the submission process for its 2026 Co...

innovation

LA: Naval Support Activity Redevelopment Breaks Ground, Launching Mixed-Use Investment

The transformation of the former Naval Support Activity East Bank site officially began as project partners broke ground on a multi-phase effort to re...

aerospace

NM: Castelion Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Campus in Sandoval County, With 300 Jobs

Castelion, a defense technology company, broke ground on a 1,000-acre manufacturing campus — known as Project Ranger — in Sandoval County, reinforcin...

manufacturing

LA: Viking Attachments Expands to Full-Scale U.S. Manufacturing in Morgan City, With 38 New Jobs

Viking Attachments LLC announced it will invest $160,000 to expand domestic production of its VMV Series vibratory pile drivers in St. Mary Parish. Th...

manufacturing

 SC: Eastover Chips Establishing Operations in Richland County, to Create 27 New Jobs

Eastover Chips, Inc., a subsidiary of The Price Companies, announced it is establishing operations in Richland County. The company’s investment will ...

food

IN: Kroger Breaks Ground on $38 Million, Largest-Format Store in Montgomery County

The Kroger Co. recently broke ground on the construction of its largest-format store, a $38 million Kroger Marketplace and fuel center, in Crawfordsvi...

food

ALDI US Plans to Open 180 New Stores, Announces Plans for Westward Expansion

As ALDI enters its 50th year in the United States, the low-price leader is doubling down on its nationwide expansion, announcing plans to open more th...

workforce

SC: South Carolina Industry Recruitment Reaches $9.12 Billion in 2025

The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) recently released its 2025 industry recruitment results, marking a milestone for rural econo...

uranium enrichment

TN: LIS Technologies Inc. to Invest $1.38 Billion in Oak Ridge, Creating 203 Jobs

LIS Technologies Inc., a proprietary developer of advanced laser technology and the only USA-origin and patented laser uranium enrichment company, alo...

Site readiness

NM: New Mexico Accelerates Business Expansion with Site Readiness Program

Less than a year after the Site Readiness Act became law, the New Mexico Economic Development Department has evaluated 47 development sites statewide,...