Top 10 Small Town South Deals Fall 2010
The 10-Largest New and Expanded Manufacturing and Selected Non-Manufacturing Job Announcements Made in Small Town South in the Fall of 2010
Announcements made in the Fall 2010 Quarter
| Development |
Jobs |
$Inv |
N/E |
Location |
Description |
| 1. Kia Motors |
1,000 |
N/A |
E |
West Point, Ga. |
Automotive Assembly |
| 2. Fountain Boats |
411 |
$5 |
E |
Beaufort Co., N.C. |
Boats |
| 3. GE Aviation |
400 |
N/A |
N |
Auburn, Ala. |
Jet Engine Coatings |
| 4. IB-Tech |
385 |
$50 |
N |
Mount Pleasant, Tenn. |
Seat Adjusters |
| 5. Tyson Foods |
250 |
$13 |
E |
Hope, Ark. |
Poultry |
| 6. Toyota Boshoku |
250 |
N/A |
N |
Itawamba Co., Miss. |
Door Panels/Sun Visors |
| 7. Awesome Products |
240 |
$44 |
N |
Marked Tree, Ark. |
Detergents |
| 8. S.C. Tissue |
200 |
$140 |
N |
Barnwell Co., S.C. |
Tissue |
| 9. Latex Foam |
190 |
$33 |
E |
Wichita Falls, Tex. |
Bedding |
| 10. Koyo Corp. USA |
125 |
$30 |
E |
Washington Co., Tenn. |
Automotive Parts |
(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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