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OR: SolarWorld to Invest $10M, Expand Production in Hillsboro, Hire 200

OR: SolarWorld to Invest $10M, Expand Production in Hillsboro, Hire 200

Largest crystalline silicon solar producer in the Americas for nearly 40 years adding a solar-panel production line bringing capacity up to 530MW.

GA: Mannington Mills to Invest $50M, Create 200 Jobs in Morgan County

GA: Mannington Mills to Invest $50M, Create 200 Jobs in Morgan County

Leading manufacturer of luxury vinyl tile to construct a 550,000-sq-ft facility on new land in Madison for added mfg & distribution operations.

KS: Mervis Railcar to Invest $35M, Hire 150 for New Refurbishing Facility

KS: Mervis Railcar to Invest $35M, Hire 150 for New Refurbishing Facility

The new Hutchinson facility will be the only facility in the nation capable of receiving and servicing a unit train of 100 or more cars.

VA: UniTao Pharmaceuticals to Invest $2.5M, Create 376 Jobs in Petersburg

VA: UniTao Pharmaceuticals to Invest $2.5M, Create 376 Jobs in Petersburg

Manufacturerer of active pharmaceutical ingredients to establish 1st U.S. operation in former Boehringer Ingelheim plant, closed in 2013.

CA: PG&E Opens New $28.5M Electric Control Center in Fresno

CA: PG&E Opens New $28.5M Electric Control Center in Fresno

New 24,000 sq-ft operations ctr will enhance electric reliability, resiliency and will utilize current and future Smart Grid technologies.

FL: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems to Start New HQ in Lake Mary, Hire 100

FL: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems to Start New HQ in Lake Mary, Hire 100

New facility to add significant space to accommodate recent merger of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries & Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas.

WI: Baker Cheese Factory to Invest $7M to Expand, Add 40 New Jobs

WI: Baker Cheese Factory to Invest $7M to Expand, Add 40 New Jobs

Fourth-generation co. that's nearly a century old, investing in new equipment to make it more efficient & enable it to produce additional products.

IL: Cronus to Invest $1.4B for New 175-Job Fertilizer Plant

IL: Cronus to Invest $1.4B for New 175-Job Fertilizer Plant

The Cronus fertilizer plant is one of the largest private investments in central Illinois since 1988.

KY: Aleris Corp. Breaks Ground on $350M Expansion in Lewisport

KY: Aleris Corp. Breaks Ground on $350M Expansion in Lewisport

Commitment is largest single project investment in Kentucky in a year.

CO: Lockheed Martin Opens Commercial Space HQ

CO: Lockheed Martin Opens Commercial Space HQ

The event also signifies the official transition of the Lockheed Martin facility in Newtown, Pennsylvania to Denver.