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FL: Rail Terminal to Create 8,500 Jobs, Generate $10B in Econ. Dev.

FL: Rail Terminal to Create 8,500 Jobs, Generate $10B in Econ. Dev.

Winter Haven Rail Terminal will be constructed, operated by Evansville Western Railway, an affiliate of Jacksonville-based CSX Transportation.

UT: Qualtrics Expands, Creating Approximately 1,080 New Jobs in Utah County

UT: Qualtrics Expands, Creating Approximately 1,080 New Jobs in Utah County

Research and online survey company will expand its existing operations in Provo create approximately 1,080 new jobs.

KY: Manufacturer CCI Industrial Services to Expand in Somerset, Add Jobs

KY: Manufacturer CCI Industrial Services to Expand in Somerset, Add Jobs

Also known as Cable Contracting Inc., plans to move existing 2,400-sq.-ft. operation into a 20,000-sq.-ft. facility with $1.2M investment.

UT: IT, Software Dev. Co. Workday to Add 500 Jobs in Salt Lake City

UT: IT, Software Dev. Co. Workday to Add 500 Jobs in Salt Lake City

All of the 500 new positions will pay a minimum of 125% of Salt Lake County’s average yearly wage including benefits, totaling more than $719M.

SC: W. Lee Flowers and Co. Investing $6.5M, Expanding, Adding Jobs

SC: W. Lee Flowers and Co. Investing $6.5M, Expanding, Adding Jobs

Wholesale grocery company to expand its operations in Florence County, invest $6.5M, expected to generate 15 new jobs.

IL: CountyMark Announces $125M Illinois Basin Crude Oil, NG Properties Deal

IL: CountyMark Announces $125M Illinois Basin Crude Oil, NG Properties Deal

Majority of oil, natural gas production located the region known as Illinois Basin, encompasses much of southern IN and IL, and western KY.

NC: Gluten-Free Bakery Selects Rockingham County, Hiring 21

NC: Gluten-Free Bakery Selects Rockingham County, Hiring 21

Kalo Foods, a baker of gourmet food products, will locate operations in Stokesdale.

NV: Take-Two Interactive Software to Relocate from CA to Downtown Las Vegas

NV: Take-Two Interactive Software to Relocate from CA to Downtown Las Vegas

2K publishing label working on deal to move facility from Northridge, California by early 2013 to support ongoing growth and expansion.

MN: Mining Companies Plan for 183 New Hires with DEED Training Grant

MN: Mining Companies Plan for 183 New Hires with DEED Training Grant

Grant of nearly $399,000 to train 227 heavy equipment operators; Northeastern MN mining employers to hire 183 new workers as a result.

NY: Welded Tube to Purchase 45 Acres, Construct $50M Facility, Hire 121

NY: Welded Tube to Purchase 45 Acres, Construct $50M Facility, Hire 121

Canadian subsidiary to purchase 45 acres in the Tecumseh Business Park on the former Bethlehem Steel facility in Lackawanna in New York.