~ Amway to add 260 jobs, invest $127 million to expand location in Ada Township ~ The Right Place, Inc., in collaboration with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), announced that Alticor, the parent company of Amway, is increasing manufacturing…
Horry County and City of North Myrtle Beach Announce First Amazon Facility
Amazon has entered into an agreement to construct a Same-Day Delivery facility in North Myrtle Beach. Same-Day Delivery facilities allow Amazon to fulfill, sort, and deliver orders all from one site—making the entire process of delivering customer packages even faster.…
EDP Renewables and Walmart Announce 15-Year Power Purchase Agreement in Texas
~ The agreement adds to a long-standing national partnership that includes 431 MW of offtake from both utility-scale and distributed generation sites across North America ~ EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) and Walmart Inc. have signed a 15-year…
Christian Kurtz, PCDC Business Development Director, Earns Economic Developer Certification
Christian Kurtz, Director of Business Development for the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC), recently earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD). He joins over 1,100 people worldwide who have been recognized for their skills in economic development by the…
AESC grows Florence County operations with second expansion in 4 months
~ $1.5 billion investment will create 1,080 new jobs ~ AESC, a world-leading battery technology company, today announced the expansion of its lithium-ion electric vehicle battery manufacturing operations in Florence County. The company’s $1.5 billion investment will create 1,080 new…
Georgia Ports Authority Board approves $65M for Ocean Terminal
Balanced import-export trade at the Port of Savannah improves the efficiency of ocean carrier service. Port officials predict March will be Savannah’s third positive month in a row for container volumes. (Georgia Ports) The Georgia Ports Authority has approved contracts…