TOP DEALS FALL 2007

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

Announcements Made in the Fall 2007 Quarter

Development Jobs Investment N/E Location Description
1. Network Appliance 1,355 N/A N RTP, NC Lab Facility
2. Verizon 1,300 $54 N Cool Springs, TN HQ
3. INC Research 1,093 $19.2 E Raleigh, NC Research
4. ADP 1,000 N/A N Clinton, MS Call Center
5. Ben E. Keith 900 $50 N Missouri City, TX Distribution
6. Express Scripts 900 $30 E St. Louis, MO Pharmaceuticals
7. Morgan Stanley 900 N/A E Harbor Point, MD Financial
8. EFACEC 600 $100 N Rincon, GA Power
9. Rooms to Go 600 N/A E Rock Hill, SC Distribution
10. Shaw Power 550 $35 E Charlotte, NC Power

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

Sources: Alabama Development Office; Arkansas Dept. of Economic Development; Enterprise Florida; Georgia Dept. of Economic Development; Kansas Department of Commerce; Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development; Louisiana 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