| Company |
Type of Project |
Support Provided |
Alternatives Considered |
Final Selections |
Reported Economic Impact |
Reported Strategic Impact |
Reported Incentives |
Project Timing |
Feedback |
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Highlights |
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| Toyota |
new auto
assembly plant |
unknown - see press releases in
Media room |
25 states,
including Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas |
Blue Springs,
Mississippi - near Tupelo |
$1.3 billion, 2000+ new jobs |
Eighth Toyota
assembly plant in North America, for 150,000 vehicles/yr |
reportedly
$296 million in incentives |
Announced Feb
2007 for 2010 production |
Tupelo
Community Development Foundation www.cdfms.org
|
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Alabama |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
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EADS -
EADS North America - Airbus
North America |
new aircraft manufacturing and engineering center |
unknown - see
press release |
Reviewed 70 sites in 32 states, short listed Florida, Mississippi and South
Carolina |
Mobile Alabama Brookley
Industrial Complex |
150 to 1000 jobs, and up to $600 million investment, tied to expected US Air
Force order |
Airbus engineering center, future US Air
Force tanker mfg |
|
|
Alabama Development Office,
Economic Development Partnership of Alabama |
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Hyundai |
new plant, auto assembly |
unknown |
|
Hope Hull -
Montgomery
Alabama |
2000 jobs, $1 billion capital investment |
first US auto plant, to make 300,000 cars |
|
production from 2005 |
|
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Honda |
expanded plant, auto assembly |
unknown |
|
Lincoln - east of Birmingham
Alabama |
adding 2000 jobs, $425 million capital investment |
double plant capacity to 300,000 vehicles |
|
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DaimlerChrysler Mercedes |
expansion |
unknown |
|
Vance Alabama |
$600 million |
to
double capacity |
|
|
|
| US
Astronautics |
|
unknown |
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Florence
Alabama |
$300 million |
|
|
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Oxford Automotive |
new plant |
unknown |
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McCalla Alabama |
$100 million |
automotive components |
|
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Topre Corp |
new plant |
unknown |
|
Cullman Alabama |
$132 million |
automotive components |
|
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KTH Leesburg Products |
expansion |
unknown |
|
Leesburg Alabama |
$60 million, 125 jobs |
Honda supplier |
|
|
|
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Hyundai Mobis |
new plant |
unknown |
|
Montgomery Alabama |
$30 million, 430 jobs |
automotive components |
|
May 2004 |
|
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Johnson Controls |
new plant |
unknown |
|
Tuscaloosa Alabama |
$26.3 million |
automotive components |
|
|
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Williams International |
|
Lockwood Greene - site selection |
|
Huntsville
Alabama |
$14 million |
jet engine mfr |
|
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|
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Benteler Automotive |
new plant |
unknown |
|
Vance Alabama |
$20 million |
Mercedes chassis supplier |
|
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Benteler Automotive |
|
unknown |
|
Opelika Alabama |
150 jobs |
|
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Borgers |
|
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Tuscaloosa Alabama |
70
jobs |
automotive supplier |
|
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Plastipak |
|
unknown |
|
Bessemer
Alabama |
$6.1 million |
plastic containers |
|
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|
Florida |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
|
MinuteMaid |
new plant |
unknown |
|
Auburndale
Florida |
$130 million |
beverage mfg |
|
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|
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Kendall Co. |
new plant |
unknown |
|
Deland Florida |
$90 million |
medical needle manufacturing |
|
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Scripps Treasure Coast |
|
unknown |
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St. Lucie West Florida |
$45 million |
printing publications |
|
|
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Knight Enterprises |
|
unknown |
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Titusville
Florida |
$12.9 million |
military hardware |
|
|
|
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Kaman Aerospace |
|
unknown |
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Jacksonville
Florida |
|
aircraft components |
|
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Unicell Paper Corp |
|
unknown |
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Sanford Florida |
|
paper products |
|
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Georgia |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
| Kia Motors
Corp. of South Korea |
new auto
assembly plant |
unknown |
unknown |
West Point,
Georgia |
$1.2 billion
2500+ new jobs |
first KIA
plant, up to 300,000 vehicles/year |
deal may
include 5 Kia suppliers |
announced
March 2006 for 2008 production |
www.georgia.org |
|
Target Corp |
Regional distribution center, new |
unknown |
|
Midway, GA -Lincoln County |
450 jobs
1.5 million sq ft |
retail distribution |
|
2007
Jan 2005 -
announced |
|
|
DaimlerChrysler |
new plant, auto assembly |
Lockwood Greene - site selection |
|
Pooler
Georgia |
3300 jobs, $754 million capital investment |
automotive assembly |
$325 million |
|
|
|
General Motors |
|
unknown |
|
Doraville Georgia |
$150 million |
automotive assembly |
|
|
|
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Toyota Industries Denso |
|
unknown |
|
Jackson County Georgia |
$60-100 million |
automotive air conditioner compressors |
|
|
|
|
Elan Corp. |
expanded plant |
unknown |
|
Gainesville
Georgia |
$40 million |
pharmaceutical |
|
|
|
|
Suzuki Motor Corp. |
new plant |
unknown |
|
Rome Georgia |
$30 million |
ATV manufacturing |
|
|
|
|
HL-A Co. |
|
unknown |
|
Bremen Georgia |
$30 million |
automotive components |
|
|
|
|
Kubota Corp. |
new plant |
unknown |
|
Hall County
Georgia |
$7.5 million |
farm equipment |
|
|
|
|
Aero Plastics |
|
unknown |
|
McDonough
Georgia |
|
plastic storage products |
|
|
|
|
Aero Plastics |
|
unknown |
|
Henry County
Georgia |
|
plastic storage products |
|
|
|
|
1888 Mills |
|
unknown |
|
Thomaston
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
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|
Mississippi |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
|
Database of
new and expanded facilities |
Searchable list of capital investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Toyota |
new auto
assembly plant |
unknown - see press releases in
Media room |
25 states,
including Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas |
Blue Springs,
Mississippi - near Tupelo |
$1.3 billion, 2000+ new jobs |
Eighth Toyota
assembly plant in North America, for 150,000 vehicles/yr |
reportedly
$296 million in incentives |
Announced Feb
2007 for 2010 production |
Tupelo
Community Development Foundation www.cdfms.org
|
|
Nissan |
expanded plant, auto assembly |
unknown |
|
Canton
Mississippi |
5300 jobs, $500 million capital investment |
expanding production of Altima model |
$68 million bond package |
|
|
|
Wyeth BioPharma |
|
unknown |
|
St. Louis Mississippi |
$230 million |
medicine for hemophilia |
|
|
|
|
Future Electronics |
|
unknown |
|
Southaven Mississippi |
$45 million |
|
|
|
|
|
Tower Automotive |
|
unknown |
|
Canton Mississippi |
$35 million |
automotive vehicle frames |
|
|
|
|
Mississippi Beef Processors |
|
unknown |
|
Oakland Mississippi |
$35 million |
food processing beef |
|
|
|
| M-TEK
Inc. |
|
unknown |
|
Canton Mississippi |
$25 million |
automotive interior trim |
|
|
|
|
Systems Electro Coating |
|
unknown |
|
Canton Mississippi |
$20 million |
automotive sheet metal and parts |
|
|
|
|
Yorozu Automotive |
|
unknown |
|
Vicksburg Mississippi |
$16.5 million |
automotive |
|
|
|
|
Unipres USA |
|
unknown |
|
Canton Mississippi |
$15 million |
automotive parts |
|
|
|
|
Johnson Controls |
|
unknown |
|
Canton Mississippi |
$12 million |
automotive seat manufacturer |
|
|
|
|
Mi-Tech Steel |
|
unknown |
|
Canton Mississippi |
$11 million |
process coiled steel |
|
|
|
|
Lextron / Visteon Auto Systems |
|
unknown |
|
Canton Mississippi |
$10 million |
automotive cockpit systems |
|
|
|
|
American Eurocopter |
|
unknown |
|
Columbus Mississippi |
|
Aerospace and defense |
|
|
|
|
United Furniture Industries |
|
unknown |
|
Okolona Mississippi |
|
furniture mfg |
|
|
|
|
USUI International |
|
unknown |
|
Olive Branch Mississippi |
|
automotive components |
|
|
|
|
South Carolina |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
|
Database of
announced projects |
Searchable list of capital investments |
Team SC |
not specified |
lists county |
capital $ and jobs |
new projects or expansions |
not specified |
lists year of announcement |
|
|
ISO Poly Films |
expansion |
unknown |
|
Gray Court, Laurens County South
Carolina |
$25 million
50 jobs |
custom films extrusion for packaging |
|
7/12/05 |
|
|
BMW |
expanded plant, auto assembly |
unknown |
|
Spartanburg
South Carolina |
$400 million capital investment |
adding plant capacity |
|
|
|
|
Robert Bosch Automotive |
|
unknown |
|
Anderson Co. South Carolina |
$200 million |
automotive components |
|
|
|
|
Biopure |
|
unknown |
|
Sumter County South Carolina |
$120 million |
pharmaceutical biotech |
|
|
|
|
Michelin Tire |
|
unknown |
|
Anderson South Carolina |
$90 million |
tires |
|
|
|
|
CropTech Corp |
|
unknown |
|
Charleston South Carolina |
$40 million |
biotech |
|
|
|
|
C.H. Guether & Son |
|
unknown |
|
Prosperity South Carolina |
$32 million |
food processing baked goods |
|
|
|
|
Trane |
|
unknown |
|
Blythewood South Carolina |
$30 million |
air conditioning components |
|
|
|
|
DaimlerChrysler |
|
unknown |
|
N.
Charleston South Carolina |
$25 million |
steering systems |
|
|
|
|
DuPont |
|
unknown |
|
Kershaw Co. South Carolina |
$20 million |
nylon carpet fiber |
|
|
|
|
Stankiewicz |
|
unknown |
|
Spartanburg South Carolina |
$18 million |
automotive acoustical |
|
|
|
|
Kawashima Textiles |
|
unknown |
|
Camden South Carolina |
$15 million |
|
|
|
|
|
Honda Motor Company |
|
unknown |
|
Timmonsville South Carolina |
$11 million |
jet skis |
|
|
|
|
Grammer Industries |
|
unknown |
|
Greenville South Carolina |
$10 million |
automotive head rests |
|
|
|
|
Tennessee |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
|
Embraer |
expansion to existing 125,000 sq ft |
Nashville Area Chamber, state, city, TVA, and airport authority |
|
Nashville, TN |
71,000 sq ft
+140 new jobs
to 220 existing |
aircraft maintenance |
|
Jan 2005
July 2004 annouced |
|
|
Brother Industries |
distribution, expansion |
|
|
Bartlett, TN |
+500,000 sq ft |
|
transportation infrastructure |
|
|
|
Carrier Corp |
manufacturing, expansion |
|
|
Collierville, TN |
+304,000 sq ft |
|
|
|
|
|
Masterfoods USA |
|
unknown |
|
Cleveland Tennessee |
$74 million |
food processing candy, M&M |
|
|
|
|
Southern Container Corp |
|
unknown |
|
Murfreesboro Tennessee |
$35 million |
box mfg |
|
|
|
|
Kellogg |
|
unknown |
|
Memphis Tennessee |
$16.9 million |
food processing cereals |
|
|
|
|
Louisiana Pacific |
HQ
relocation from Portland OR |
unknown, |
|
Nashville Tennessee |
$23.7 million
216 jobs
50,000sf office
25,000sf R&D |
building materials HQ and R&D, high income levels |
|
Oct 9, 2003 announced |
|
|
Asurion |
expansion, HQ relocation |
unknown |
|
Nashville Tennessee |
1600 jobs |
communications services |
|
|
|
|
Meiko USA (Germany) |
assembly & distribution |
unknown |
|
Nashville Tennessee |
|
dishwashers |
|
|
|
|
Quanta (Taiwan) |
assembly & distribution |
unknown |
Mexico, US |
Nashville Tennessee |
50
- 500 jobs |
computer servers |
|
|
|
|
Dell Computer |
|
unknown |
|
Lebanon Tennessee |
|
computer parts |
|
|
|
|
Bridgestone Firestone BFNT |
distribution 750,000 sf |
unknown |
|
Lebanon Tennessee |
$25 million 200 jobs |
tires |
|
|
|
|
Bridgestone APM (Japan) |
new mfg 150,000 sf |
unknown |
|
Dickson Tennessee |
$11 million
70-170 jobs |
automotive interiors |
|
|
|
|
Lear Corp |
|
unknown |
|
Dayton Tennessee |
|
automotive interiors |
|
|
|
|
Games Workshiop Group |
|
unknown |
|
Memphis Tennessee |
$5.8 million |
games mfg. |
|
|
|
|
Examples |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
|
Example, Name, link to website and PR
if available |
New
or expanded
facility size, location |
Summary of needs which were met for the project |
known short list locations,
and services considered or used to support project plans |
locations and final service providers chosen to implement the project |
Jobs, $,
technology transfer, etc. in location |
Significance to company
global strategy, performance,
operations |
As disclosed,
and who to contact to discuss directly |
announced, occupancy, expected expansion,
actual expansion |
Lessons learned, proven solutions etc. |
| Example
- highlight
Link to full project
profile if available - see Template |
Expand, Relocate office
or factory |
consultants used for site selection or other support |
usually not reported in other channels, but can offer useful insight into
choices |
Link to Area Profile or Service if available, or website, and
regional table of contacts |
The reported parameters
may not be reliable
for industry or regional trend analysis |
Why did the project happen now? What is the purpose? Routine
growth, or something really new? Local or global? |
Details are seldom published;
total reported value may be misleading |
Note that the same project may get repeated PR / media coverage |
potential links to testimonials or other feedback |
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