|
The
American South's 10 Largest New And Expanded Manufacturing
And Selected Non-Manufacturing Announcements
(investment in millions)
|
First
Quarter / January, February and March 2001
|
| Development
|
Jobs |
Investment |
N/E |
Location |
Description |
| 1.
Nortel Networks |
1200 |
N/A |
E |
Richardson,
TX |
Telecom |
| 2.
BellSouth |
1000 |
$33 |
E |
Clay
Co, FL |
Telecom/service |
| 3.
ClosetMaid |
800 |
N/A |
N |
Garrett
Co, MD |
Storage
products |
| 4.
Convergys Corp |
700 |
$6 |
N |
Muscle
Shoals, AL |
Contact
center |
| 5.
Drescher Corp |
600 |
$15 |
N |
Brownsville,
TX |
Food
distribution |
| 6.
AT&T |
600 |
N/A |
N |
Legacy,
TX |
Telemarketing |
| 7.
Solectron Corp |
600 |
N/A |
E |
Charlotte,
NC |
Manufacturing |
| 8.
Hewlett-Packard |
500 |
$25 |
N |
Memphis,
TN |
Food
distribution |
| 9.
Novo Industries |
500 |
N/A |
N |
Legacy,
TX |
Telemarketing |
| 10.
Norfolk Iron & Metal |
500 |
$7 |
N |
Emporia,
KS |
Distribution |
Sources:
Economic Development Partnership of Alabama; Enterprise
Florida; Kansas Department of Commerce & Housing; Maryland
Department of Business & Economic Development; North
Carolina Department of Commerce; Texas Department of Economic
Development
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