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technology

AR: AEDC Awards $2 Million in Funding to 12 Tech Startup Accelerator Programs

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $2 million in funding to 12 Arkansas-based accelerator programs through the Arkansas B...

retail

MA: SC: FL: BJ’s Wholesale Club Announces Grand Openings of Three Clubs in December

BJ’s Wholesale Club will open three new clubs in December. Clubs in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Sumter, South Carolina, will open on December 12. ...

manufacturing

MN: DEED Awards $1.4 Million for Business Expansion, to Add 86 Jobs

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced $1.4 million for three business expansion projects expect to create 8...

manufacturing

AZ: Associated Materials Innovations Expands Manufacturing in Yuma, Adding 150 Jobs

Associated Materials Innovations (AMI) has completed a major expansion of its Yuma, Arizona facility—adding 100,000 sq. ft. of production space and in...

food

CN: Lee Li to Invest $533M to Expand Farm-to-Table Beverage Manufacturing in Ontario

Invest Ontario is proud to support an anticipated expansion of over $533 million in the beverage manufacturing sector that would create 275 new jobs i...

food

KS: Fareway Meat & Grocery Celebrates Grand Opening of First Full-Scale Kansas Store in Basehor

Fareway Meat & Grocery is proud to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Basehor, Kansas — marking a significant milestone as the compa...

plastics

SC: Baxter Manufacturing Expands Oconee County Operations, Creating 36 New Jobs

Baxter Manufacturing, a supplier for the plastics industry, announced it is expanding its operations in Oconee County. The company’s $15.7 million inv...

retail

KS: Buc-ee's Breaks Ground on New Travel Center in Kansas City, to Employ at Least 225

Buc-ee's, home of the world's cleanest bathrooms, freshest food, and friendliest beaver, broke ground recently on its newest travel center in Kansas C...

solar

LA: First Solar Inaugurates $1.1 Billion AI-Enabled Louisiana Manufacturing Facility, With 800+ Jobs

First Solar, Inc. recently inaugurated its new fully vertically integrated manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The $1.1 billion facili...

food

UT: Protein Snack Manufacturer BUILT Brands Expands in Provo, to Create 500 New Jobs

Protein snack manufacturer BUILT Brands LLC has expanded to a 132,000-sq.-ft. space in Provo, Utah to meet growing demand. The site will serve as a hu...