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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...

maintenance facility

AR: Envoy Air to Expand Maintenance Facility at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Adding Jobs

Envoy Air Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group (AAG), announced that it will expand its aircraft maintenance facility and establ...

food

SC: Signature Foods USA Selects Anderson Co. for First S.C. Operation, Creating 202 Jobs

Signature Foods USA, a specialty food products manufacturer, announced it selects Anderson County for its first South Carolina operation. The company’...

corporate office

TN: Starbucks Selects Nashville for Southeast Corporate Office, Creating 2,000 Jobs

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Deputy Gov. and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Starbucks officials ann...

data center

UT: Eagle Mountain Data Center Campus Delivers Hundreds of Local Jobs

Layton Construction and QTS Data Centers (QTS) reached a major construction milestone with the topping out of the third building at the QTS data cente...

manufacturing

GA: Red Cat’s Blue Ops to Bring Hundreds of New Jobs with Lowndes County Manufacturing Facility

Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced that Blue Ops, Inc. will invest $30 million in its new manufacturing facility in Valdosta, which is expected to c...

retail

AZ: MO: NJ: NC: Target to Open Six New Stores in May, Creating At Least 870 Jobs

Retail giant Target will open six new stores this May in Arizona, Missouri, New Jersey and North Carolina — part of more than 30 planned for 2026. Eac...

environments

SC: AVM Group Establishes National HQ in Charleston County, Creating 30 New Jobs

AVM Group, a leading national provider of turnkey controlled environments, announced it is establishing its national headquarters in Charleston County...

business

TN: EDGE Board Approves Major Investments Supporting Manufacturing Growth, Modernization

The Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) Board recently approved three significant projects that will drive continued investment, job creation, a...

retail

Walmart to Modernize and Remodel 650+ Stores This Year, and Will Open 20 New Locations

Retail giant Walmart plans to remodel more than 650 supercenters and Neighborhood Markets in 2026 and says it will open approximately 20 new locations...