USDA’s Economic Research Service, National Institute of Food & Agriculture will relocate operations from D.C. to K.C.; project expected to bring 568 new jobs to K.C. area Kansas City, MO — The Kansas City Area Development Council and its…
Port Freeport Receives Federal Grant for Second Phase of Rail Project
Freeport, TX — On June 12th, Port Freeport was awarded $6.3 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program to assist with funding the second phase of the Parcel 14…
SC Ports Celebrates 550,000 Square-Foot Synthetic Resin Transload Facility in North Charleston
North Charleston — South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) officials celebrated the expansion of the Frontier Logistics local operations, with the groundbreaking of an approximately 550,000 square-foot warehousing facility, which will support the handling of plastic and resin exports from the…
EFP Corporation Expands into Vanderburgh County
Evansville, IN — EFP, LLC, a leading manufacturer and converter of expanded foam protective packaging, announced plans to locate its 4th U.S. manufacturing location in the Vanderburgh Industrial Park, creating 29 new jobs by 2020. “We’re thrilled EFP has selected…
U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.9 Million to Provide Critical Infrastructure in Thomasville, Alabama
Thomasville, AL — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.9 million grant for critical infrastructure needed to support a regional medical center and related business growth in Thomasville, Alabama.…
Lacassine Operating Co. Announces $12.5 Million Catalyst Blending Plant
Industrial chemical company will serve refinery clients from industrial park in Jefferson Davis Parish Baton Rouge, LA — Governor John Bel Edwards and Lacassine Operating Company CEO Van Eversull announced the company will invest $12.5 million to construct a catalyst…