The American South's 10-Largest New And Expanded Manufacturing And Selected Non-Manufacturing Announcements

Announcements Made in the Fall 2003 Quarter

Development          

Jobs

Investment

N/ E

Location

Description

Scripps Research Inst

6,500

N/A

N

Palm Beach Co. FL

Biotech Institute

R J Reynolds        

1,000

N/A

E

Winston-Salem NC

Tobacco

Sterilite Corp 

600

$65

N

Clinton SC

Plastics

ACS                       

600

N/A

E

Austin TX

Claims Processing

Boeing   

500

N/A

E

Tulsa OK

Aircraft Components

Infineon Technologies

400

N/A

N

Cary NC

Research Center

StarTek

400

N/A

N

Alexandria LA

Call Center

Kaz                       

400

N/A

N

Memphis TN

Health Care Products

Perot Systems 

375

N/A

N

Bowling Green KY

Information Tech

Ring Power Corp     

350

N/A

N

St Johns Co. FL

Headquarters

(investment in millions - N=new; E=expansion; R=relocation)

Sources: Alabama Development Office; Arkansas Dept. of Economic Development; Enterprise Florida; Georgia Dept. of Industry Trade & Tourism; Kansas Department of Commerce & Housing; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development; Louisiana Dept. of Economic Development; Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development; Mississippi Development Authority; Missouri Dept. of Economic Development; North Carolina Department of Commerce; Oklahoma Department of Commerce; South Carolina Department of Commerce; Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development; Texas Department of Economic Development; Virginia Economic Development Partnership; West Virginia Development Office