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business

WI: $800,000 in State Matching Grants Advance Nine Innovative Small Businesses

Nine small businesses in Wisconsin will receive up to $800,000 to commercialize their innovations, thanks to the SBIR Advance program’s latest round o...

retail

TX: Nordstrom Rack to Open New Location in Lubbock This Fall

Seattle-based fashion retailer Nordstrom, Inc. recently announced plans to open a new Nordstrom Rack in Lubbock, Texas in fall 2025.

transportation

PA: Corps of Engineers Awards $770 Million Contract for New Lock Chamber in Monaca

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has awarded a nearly $770 million contract to construct a new 110-foot by 600-foot lock chamber a...

retail

MS: Bass Pro Shops to Open Store in Jackson County, to Employ About 125

Bass Pro Shops’ newest store, located along the I-10 corridor, will be the company’s second in Mississippi, and the first in the southern part of the ...

biopharm

NC: Biopharm Firm Amgen Plans $1 Billion+ Expansion in Holly Springs, Creating 370 Jobs

Biopharmaceutical titan Amgen, one of the founding companies of the biotechnology industry, is planning a major expansion of its biomanufacturing site...

food

PA: Beverage Packaging Company REV Copack to Expand in Luzerne County, Creating At Least 132 Jobs

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a $1.5 million investment from the Commonwealth to support the expansion of REV Copack, a beverage packaging ...

retail

KY: BJ’s Wholesale's Louisville Club, to Open Jan. 31, is 250th Location and First Store in Kentucky

BJ’s Wholesale Club announced that its club in Louisville, Kentucky, will open on January 31, 2025. Located near the Jefferson Mall, it's BJ’s first c...

food

Smoothie King Opened 84 New Stores in 2024, With Ambitious Plans for More Locations in 2025

Smoothie King, the world's largest smoothie brand and the first health and fitness fast casual brand of its kind, recently announced its 2024 business...

food

TX: Coca-Cola Bottler to Strengthen Production in San Antonio With $42 Million Expansion Project

One of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers in the United States, Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB), will begin construction in March o...

agriculture

NC: Syngenta Completes $140 Million Expansion of North American Headquarters in Greensboro

Syngenta Crop Protection, part of the global agricultural giant Syngenta Group, has completed a $140 million expansion of its North American headquart...