Top 10 Small Town South Deals Winter 2011
The 10-Largest New and Expanded Manufacturing and Selected Non-Manufacturing Job Announcements Made in Small Town South
Announcements made in the Winter 2011 Quarter
| Development |
Jobs |
$Inv |
N/E |
Location |
Description |
| 1. Macy's |
1,200 |
N/A |
N |
Martinsburg, W.Va. |
Fulfillment Center |
| 2. Stion |
1,000 |
$500 |
N |
Hattiesburg, Miss. |
Thin Film Solar Panels |
| 3. Freightliner |
628 |
N/A |
E |
Mount Holly, N.C. |
Truck Assembly |
| 4. Diversity Vuteq |
600 |
N/A |
N |
New Albany, Miss. |
Automotive Parts |
| 5. Shoals Technologies |
400 |
$10 |
N |
Portland, Tenn. |
Solar Energy Components |
| 6. Coskata |
300 |
$250 |
N |
Greene Co., Ala. |
Ethanol Refinery |
| 7. Aviation Repair Tech |
300 |
$10 |
E |
Blytheville, Ark. |
Aircraft Repair |
| 8. Tyson Foods |
300 |
N/A |
E |
Berryville, Ark. |
Poultry |
| 9. Lowe's |
275 |
N/A |
E |
Wilkesboro, N.C. |
Call Center |
| 10. NA Lighting |
250 |
$35 |
E |
Muscle Shoals, Ala. |
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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