Expansion News
Pentagon Awards Oshkosh Corp. Contract Worth $294M
March 29, 2012 12:14 pm | News | CommentsThe company will provide more than 2,500 U.S. Army trucks and trailers, and is in the running to win a different contract worth as much as $20 billion.
PyraMax Planning $140M Ga. Ceramics Plant
March 28, 2012 2:53 pm | News | CommentsThe company, which supplies equipment to the gas and oil drilling industry, hopes to employ about 60 workers.
Toyota To Raise Production, Add 400 Jobs In Canada
March 28, 2012 10:04 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsToyota Motor Corp. expects auto sales in North America to rebound, so it's investing $80 million to build more of the popular RAV4 small SUVs.
Amazon To Open $150M Warehouse In Indiana
March 27, 2012 2:50 pm | News | CommentsState officials gave the retailer two more years before it has to start collecting sales taxes in exchange for as many as 1,000 employees.
Congress Sends Startup Investment Bill To Obama
March 27, 2012 2:47 pm | by Jim Abrams, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe legislation, backed by Silicon Valley, exempts young companies from SEC rules in order to reduce the costs and red tape of raising capital.
Miss. Storage-Maker To Expand, Add 20 Jobs
March 27, 2012 2:28 pm | News | CommentsSaf-T-Cart, which makes steel welding carts and storage products is expanding its operations in Clarksdale with a $240,000 investment.
New Leasing Option Offers Lower Rates, Better Cashflow
March 27, 2012 1:37 pm | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | Articles | CommentsEquipment manufacturers often say that right now is the best time to make a major investment, even in the midst of a recession. Maybe it's not about when, but how.
Navistar To Build New Work Truck In NW Alabama
March 27, 2012 11:48 am | News | CommentsThe company showed off the International LoadStar truck, which will be made at a plant with as many as 2,200 employees.
Busche Expanding Ind. Plant To Add 120 Jobs
March 23, 2012 2:31 pm | News | CommentsBusche Enterprise, which makes castings and forgings for John Deere GM, will spend $17MM to equip a 36,000-square-foot factory.
Kyowa America Announces New $12M Plant In Tenn.
March 23, 2012 2:26 pm | News | CommentsThe automotive supplier specializes in plastic injection molding and will create 160 jobs with the investment.
Volkswagen Adding 800 Jobs In Tennessee
March 22, 2012 9:14 am | by Erik Schelzig, Associated Press | News | CommentsGerman automaker says it will create 800 new jobs at its Chattanooga plant to ramp up production of the Passat.
Ford Lays Foundation For $1B India Factory
March 22, 2012 9:12 am | by Erika Kinetz, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsFord laid the cornerstone for a new factory in India on Thursday, pressing ahead with expansion plans despite an uncertain outlook for Asia's No. 3 economy.
Caterpillar Expanding Excavator Plant In China
March 21, 2012 2:35 pm | News | CommentsThe roughly $200 million project will expand the capacity of its Xuzhou, China, plant to make excavators by 80 percent.
Starbucks To Open Instant Coffee Plant In Georgia
March 21, 2012 1:20 pm | News | CommentsThe Augusta plant will employ 140 and open in early 2014, at which point it will make Via instant coffee and ingredients for Frappucinos.
Nexans Establishing Cable Plant In Berkeley County, S.C.
March 21, 2012 11:47 am | News | CommentsNexans, a worldwide leader in the cable industry, announced today that its new high voltage power cable manufacturing plant, an $85 million investment, is expected to create up to 200 new jobs.
Tognum America Expanding S.C. Plant With $40MM Investment
March 21, 2012 11:21 am | News | CommentsThe manufacturer of propulsion and power solutions said the investment is expected to generate 20 new jobs over the next two years.
Medical Product Company To Bring Auburn 300 Jobs
March 21, 2012 9:56 am | News | CommentsSiO2 Medical Products is investing $90 million in the Alabama plant, which will make products for the biological drugs industry.
Vt. Produce Firm Expanding Meat Business
March 20, 2012 11:53 am | News | CommentsBlack River Produce has purchased a vacant factory once used by the Ben & Jerry's ice cream company to meet demand for locally produced meats.
Plumbing Plant Sale Keeps 400 Jobs In Miss.
March 19, 2012 12:41 pm | News | CommentsBeneke Magnolia has acquired Sanderson Plumbing Products, and the purchase will ensure that 400 jobs remain at the Columbus plant.
Vehicle Seat Manufacturer To Locate In Montgomery
March 16, 2012 9:43 am | News | CommentsDAS, which supplies seats for Kia and Hyundai vehicles, will build a $50 million plant and hire 240 people.
Pittsburgh-Area Site Is Chosen For Major Refinery
March 16, 2012 9:25 am | by Kevin Begos, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe so-called ethane cracking, or cracker, plant would convert ethane from the Marcellus Shale into more profitable chemicals such as ethylene.
Caterpillar Invests $20M On SC Manufacturing Plant
March 14, 2012 1:31 pm | News | CommentsThe project will nearly triple the size of the Sumter plant and will add more than 80 jobs to make large hydraulic cylinders.
$900M Gas-Processing Operation Planned In Ohio
March 14, 2012 9:33 am | News | CommentsOklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. said the plants will process resources extracted by various companies from the Utica Shale.
Developer Vows To Build Mo. Horse Processing Plant
March 13, 2012 2:27 pm | News | CommentsSue Wallis, a Wyoming legislator and CEO of Unified Equine, said of some residents' opposition: "Make all the noise you want. We're going into business."
Invensys To Close Mexico Plant, Add 200 Mo. Jobs
March 13, 2012 12:22 pm | News | CommentsInvensys plans a $6.9 million expansion in West Plains thanks in part to $1.1 million in incentives, where it will make parts for gas cooking appliances.
