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SK Siltron Investing $302M In Michigan Semiconductor Wafer Plant

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The company, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Siltron, considered sites in Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas but ultimately chose Michigan due to its talent and proximity to automakers. Gen3 Defense and Aerospace is investing $8.7 Key Industries Growing In Grand Rapids Region.

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Airbus, Caterpillar, Bridgestone, eBay Earn Honorable Mentions from Business Facilities in 2012 Economic Deal Of The Year Competition

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Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development for eBay’s Utah campus. South Carolina Department of Commerce for Bridgestone Americas’ tire plant. Georgia Department of Economic Development for Caterpillar’s choice of Athens, GA as the site of its new production facility. Bridgestone Americas $1.2-billion

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Ed McCallum, 1953 – 2013

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Memorials may be made to Hope Lodge, Charleston, SC, 843-958-0930; American Cancer Society or Spartanburg Regional Hospice (both available online). The post Ed McCallum, 1953 – 2013 appeared first on Business Facilities. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. - New England U.S. Plains U.S. Rocky Mountains U.S. Southeast U.S.

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SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business

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Stemming from their wired and wireless network expansion announced last fall, AT&T plans to hire 120 people across South Carolina—filling 50 vacancies and hiring for 70 new positions. The Boeing plant also builds mid- and aft-body assemblies for 787s that are made in South Carolina and Everett, Wash.

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FEATURE STORY: Washington Is Aiming Higher

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Most notably, we carved out a new Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness that included pulling in the State Energy Office team from their stand-alone position within the agency.”. They made headlines by committing to hire 2,000 workers in South Carolina by 2020.

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Good Jobs Challenge Awards 32 Entities Grant Money

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Part of the American Rescue Plan, the program through the U.S. EDA focuses on assisting innovations in workforce development.

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COVER STORY: 2012 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The Austin Chamber of Commerce, Travis County and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism were key players in bringing the project to fruition. State, county and local agencies came together to put together a package for Apple that sealed the deal in an intense site-selection battle for the operations center.

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