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IA: IEDA Awards $133,528 to 5 Recipients to Support Rural Industrial Site Development

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced five recipients of the Iowa Rural Certified Site Initiative (IRCSI), a competitive grant prog...

food

Gong cha Announces Western U.S. Expansion, Accelerating Its Next Major Phase of Growth

Gong cha, the world’s premier bubble tea brand with nearly 2,200 stores in 29 international markets, is accelerating its U.S. growth with major expans...

food

IN: Grillo's Pickles Building $54 Million Factory in Bartholomew County, Creating 150 New Jobs

The company that invites customers to "Chill Out, Eat a Pickle" has officially confirmed its plans for a new $54 Million Food Manufacturing operation ...

manufacturing

MI: Koops Automation Systems Completes Factory Addition in Holland, to Add 24 New Jobs

Koops Automation Systems of Holland, Mich., recently completed a 15,000-square-foot addition to its 58,000-square-foot machining and fabrication cente...

manufacturing

FL: Leading Body Armor Manufacturer Creating 300 Jobs in Wakulla County

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined the Wakulla Economic Development Council (EDC) and partners to announce Point Blank Enterprises’ plans to create ...

food beverage

KS: Governor Announces Opening of $400 Million Heartland Coca-Cola Olathe Production Campus

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the grand opening of the 700,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Heartland Coca-Cola Olathe Production Campus (OPC). T...

technology

PA: Amazon Plans to Invest $20 Billion in Pennsylvania for AI Infrastructure, Creating 1,250 Jobs

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that Amazon is planning to invest at least $20 billion to establish multiple high-tech cloud computing and ar...

manufacturing

FL: Unusual Machines Signs Lease for 17,000-Square-Foot Drone Motor Factory in Orlando

Unusual Machines, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of drones and NDAA-compliant components, announced it has signed a lease for a 17,000-square-foot dr...

food

CO: Cargill to Invest $90 Million to Modernize Fort Morgan Beef Plant

Cargill announced it is investing nearly $90 million in automation and new technologies at its Fort Morgan, Colo. beef plant as part of its Factory of...

entertainment

TN: “9-1-1: Nashville” to Start Filming in Nashville, Generating 600 Local Jobs, $50M for Local Economy

“9-1-1: Nashville” will begin filming this summer in Nashville with plans to premiere the new series this fall on ABC and Hulu. Filming will take plac...