Santa Fe, NM — This month, the Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) Board approved training funds for 190 trainees at seven companies for a total of approximately $1.3 million, Economic Development Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today. The companies receiving…
Port of Savannah Moves 5M TEUs: Container Hub Growing Capacity
Photo Credit: The Port of Savannah was the first container terminal in the Southeast or Gulf Coast to move 5 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in a fiscal year. (Georgia Ports Authority / Jeremy Polston) Savannah, GA — For the…
Hilco Vision Announces Expansion of U.S. Operations with New Manufacturing Facility in the Cincinnati Region
Cincinnati, OH — Hilco Vision, an industry-leading global eyewear and eye care solutions company, today announced its plans to establish a new 246,000-square-foot manufacturing operation at Fairfield Commerce Park in the city of Fairfield. The company plans to create 150…
Hunt Forest Products And Tolko Industries Announce New Sawmill In Bienville Parish
~ State-of-the-art lumber mill to produce 320 million board feet of lumber annually, result in 517 direct, indirect new jobs ~ Baton Rouge, LA — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards, Hunt Forest Products co-owner James D. Hunt and Tolko President…
$10 Million Dollar Renovation of Townsite Tower
Topeka, KS — The second-tallest building in Topeka, only behind the Capitol, is getting a makeover. You may have noticed the Townsite Tower is getting a fresh coat of paint. “Frankly we thought the old façade was ugly, it was…
Faribault, Minnesota Awarded Infrastructure Grant
~ Project expected to create and retain 525 jobs ~ St. Paul, MN — The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced today that it has awarded a $2,000,000 grant to an infrastructure project in Faribault. During the…