Top Deals Summer 2009
The American South's 10-Largest New and Expanded Manufacturing and Selected Non-Manufacturing Job Announcements
Announcements made in the Summer 2009 Quarter
| Development |
Jobs |
$Inv |
N/E |
Location |
Description |
| 1. Medtronic Inc. |
1,400 |
N/A |
N |
San Antonio, TX |
Medical |
| 2. Farouk Systems |
1,200 |
$26 |
N |
Houston, TX |
Hair & Spa Products |
| 3. Neighborhood Asst. Corp. |
1,014 |
$4.5 |
E |
Charlotte, NC |
Financial Services |
| 4. AF Global Strike Command |
1,000 |
N/A |
E |
Shreveport, LA |
Military |
| 5. Norfolk Southern |
600 |
$112 |
N |
McCalla, AL |
Rail Car Terminal |
| 6. ConAgra Foods |
500 |
$210 |
N |
Delhi, LA |
Food Products |
| 7. SNF Holding Co. |
500 |
$362 |
N |
Iberville Parish, LA |
Polymers |
| 8. Sykes Enterprises |
500 |
N/A |
N |
Bardstown, KY |
Call Center |
| 9. Carlisle Co. |
440 |
N/A |
N |
Jackson, TN |
Tires |
| 10. General Electric |
420 |
$69 |
E |
Louisville, KY |
Water Heaters |
($Inv. = Investment in millions - N=New; E=Expansion; R=Relocation)
Sources: Alabama Development Office; Arkansas Economic Development Commission; Enterprise Florida; Georgia Dept. of Economic Development; Kansas Dept. of Commerce; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development; Louisiana Economic Development; Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development; Mississippi Development Authority; Missouri Dept. of Economic Development; North Carolina Dept. of Commerce; Oklahoma Dept. of Commerce; South Carolina Dept. of Commerce; Tennessee Dept. of Economic & Community Development; Texas Dept. of Economic Development; Virginia Economic Development Partnership; West Virginia Development Office
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