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retail

Batteries Plus Begins 2025 with 17 New Franchise Signings, Coast-to-Coast Store Openings

Batteries Plus, the world's leading consumer and business specialty battery franchise, has charged into 2025 with impressive momentum, signing 17 new ...

sustainability

LA: Fidelis' AtmosClear Signs Deal with Microsoft to Develop Carbon Removal Facility at Baton Rouge

AtmosClear BR, LLC, a portfolio company of Fidelis, announced that it has signed a contract with Microsoft for 6.75 million metric tons of engineered ...

manufacturing

TX: Schneider Electric to Expand Manufacturing Facilities in El Paso, Creating 300 New Jobs

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Schneider Electric USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric SE, will modernize and expand ...

computing center

SC: NorthMark Strategies Selects Spartanburg County With $2.8 Billion Investment in Computing Center

NorthMark Strategies, a multi-strategy investment firm, announced it selects Spartanburg County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operat...

fintech

KS: Fiserv Inc. to Establish Fintech Hub in Overland Park, Creating 2,000 Jobs

Fiserv, Inc., a global leader in payments and financial services technology, has announced plans to establish a new strategic fintech hub in Overland ...

retail

Barnes & Noble Says It Expects to Open 60 Brick-and-Mortar Stores in 2025

After 15 years of declining store numbers, bookseller Barnes & Noble says it is experiencing strong sales at its existing bookstores, and that it expe...

business

MI: Two Business Investment Projects Worth $7.8 Million to Create 150 New Jobs in Genesee County

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced two business investment projects that will lead to the creation of 150 new jobs and nearly $7.8 million i...

metals

KY: Paragon Metal Fabricators to Establish Manufacturing Facility in Pendleton Co., With 40 Jobs

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted an exciting new project within the state’s manufacturing sector as Muehlenkamp Properties Inc., doing business ...

business

IA: IEDA Board OKs Assistance for 2 Companies, 3 Community Projects, Manufacturing Investments

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for companies in Belle Plaine and Perry, which will assist in the creation of 51 ...

defense

IN: L3Harris Technologies Expands Fort Wayne Space Manufacturing Facility for Missile Defense Programs

L3Harris Technologies has completed a $125 million expansion at its space manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne to support the Department of Defense’s ...