TOP DEALS
The American South's 10-Largest New and Expanded Manufacturing And Selected Non-Manufacturing Job Announcements
Announcements Made in the Summer 2007 Quarter
| Development |
Jobs |
Investment |
N/E |
Location |
Description |
| 1. National Alabama Corp. |
1800 |
$350 |
N |
Muscle Shoals AL |
Rail Cars |
| 2. LM Glasfiber |
1000 |
$150 |
N |
Little Rock AR |
Fiberglass |
| 3. Wipro Technologies |
1000 |
N/A |
N |
Atlanta GA |
Software Center |
| 4. Armstrong Coal |
923 |
$60 |
E |
Ohio Co. KY |
Coal Mine |
| 5. Louisiana Int’l Speedway |
800 |
$100 |
N |
Tangipahoa Parrish, LA |
Racing Facility |
| 6. Swedwood N.A. |
740 |
N/A |
N |
Pittsylvania Co. VA |
Furniture |
| 7. Verizon |
700 |
$54 |
N |
Franklin TN |
Regional HQ |
| 8. T-Mobile |
650 |
$17.5 |
N |
Springfield MO |
Call Center |
| 9. Hyundai Mobis |
600 |
$60 |
N |
West Point GA |
Automotive |
| 10. Toyota Boshoku |
500 |
N/A |
N |
Itawamba Co. MS |
Automotive |
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(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 |
