Tag: employment

May 18, 2023

Small business leaders that rely on skilled labor are facing unprecedented challenges in today’s job market. With job growth for businesses with fewer than 50 employees steadily declining after 2022’s sustained highs, and concerns about supply chains, inflation, and shallow […]

April 10, 2023

In Columbia, Missouri, Swift Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of global food company JBS USA, recently opened its newest facility, Principe Foods, which produces high-quality Italian meats and charcuterie. Company executives were joined by local, regional and state leaders as they […]

July 11, 2022

In Andover, MA, Alert Innovation is moving to a larger facility to accommodate the rapid expansion of its grocery automation and micro fulfillment systems business. The company’s new headquarters includes about 70,000 square feet of office space and 30,000 square […]

February 22, 2022

The labor shortage issue has been around for years. As the previous generation of skilled laborers retires, the next wave of laborers entering the workforce is not nearly of the same scale. To further add to the problem, manufacturing is […]

February 18, 2022

EMD Electronics will invest $28 million to build a new factory in Chandler, AZ to manufacture equipment for its Delivery Systems & Services (DS&S) business. As part of the company’s Level Up program, the facility will enable DS&S to capture […]

February 8, 2022

Tritium DCFC Limited (Tritium), a global leader in the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry, has announced that it will establish its U.S. manufacturing base in Tennessee. The company expects to create more than 500 new jobs over the next five […]

January 31, 2022

Quadrant will invest more than $95 million to build a 171,000-square-foot rare-earth magnet manufacturing operation in Louisville, KY. It will be the company’s first mass production facility in the U.S., and will create 200 full-time jobs for Kentuckians. Rare-earth magnets […]

January 19, 2022

Chief Buildings will invest $22 million to establish manufacturing operations in Lancaster County, SC. The metal building system manufacturer, a subsidiary of Chief Industries, Inc., will create 102 new jobs over the next five years. “Lancaster was the ideal location […]

November 30, 2021

In recent articles, I have written about how businesses that lack a defined and unifying purpose experience lower productivity; shared my thoughts on how companies can drive growth through the unification of purpose; and offered a methodology for driving value […]

November 22, 2021

BMW Manufacturing will be expanding its operations in Spartanburg County, SC, with the construction of a new $100 million logistics center. The facility, which will be located on 120 acres off Freeman Farm Road, will enhance BMW’s logistics operations supplying […]

November 11, 2021

Collins Aerospace is set to expand into a new 279,000-square-foot facility in Lenexa, KS. The new facility, which will create 60 jobs in the region, has generated an approximate $55 million investment in the community. “This new facility is an […]

November 8, 2021

EPC Columbia, a major manufacturer of plastic injection molded products, will expand its facility in Lebanon, OH, adding 50 new jobs and investing $2.5 million. The investment will enlarge the building by 20%, adding more than 75,000 square feet to […]

November 1, 2021

Leading packaging solutions company ALPLA Inc. will build a new 246,000-square-foot injection molding facility in Kansas City, MO. The facility will be ALPLA’s fourth in Missouri, and its first dedicated to injection molding. ALPLA expects to create 75 jobs as […]

October 8, 2021

A major joint venture has committed to build a manufacturing operation in Wythe County, VA, that projects to employ 2,500 people and produce 60 billion medical gloves a year. The investment comes as Virginia has committed $8.5 million to upgrade […]

October 7, 2021

Bayer will invest $200 million in a new pharmaceutical plant for the production of long-acting reversible contraceptives in Costa Rica, which will provide access to family planning for more women in low- and middle-income countries. Located in the Coyol Free […]

September 14, 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will invest $154 million and create 290 additional jobs with an expansion of its Pitt County, NC operations. Thermo Fisher’s Greenville site provides both sterile and oral solid dose pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging services from early […]

September 2, 2021

Majestic Steel USA, Inc. will establish a new state-of-the-art service center and processing facility on the campus of Nucor Hickman in Blytheville, AR. The 515,000-square-foot facility will feature next generation processing and warehousing equipment while creating approximately 225 new jobs. […]

August 9, 2021

Amgen, one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, will invest $550 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, NC. The investment will bring 355 jobs to Holly Springs, which has become a preferred destination for the life […]

May 5, 2021

SafeSource Direct LLC, a joint venture between Ochsner Health and Trax Development, will invest $150 million to develop two manufacturing facilities for personal protective equipment (PPE) in Louisiana’s Acadiana Region. The project will create a combined 1,221 new direct jobs […]

May 4, 2021

Intel will invest $3.5 billion in its New Mexico operations and hire more than 700 new workers to create a domestic hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing at its fabrication facility in Sandoval County. In what will be one of the […]