Top Deals Spring 2009
The Southern Automotive Corridor's 10-Largest New and Expanded Manufacturing and Selected Non-Manufacturing Job Announcements
Announcements made in the Spring 2009 Quarter
| Development |
Jobs |
$Inv |
N/E |
Location |
Description |
| 1. NAATBatt |
N/A |
$600 |
N |
Hardin Co., Ky. |
Lithium-Ion Batteries
|
| 2. V-Vehicle |
1,400 |
$248 |
N |
Monroe, La. |
Auto Assembly |
| 3. GMAC |
200 |
$16 |
E |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Financing |
| 4. M-Tek |
N/A |
$147 |
E |
Manchester, Tenn. |
Door Panels |
| 5. Johnson Controls |
100 |
N/A |
N |
West Point, Ga. |
Seat Systems |
| 6. Shawmut |
30 |
$2 |
N |
Lugoff, S.C. |
Seat Fabrics |
| 7. Continental Tire |
N/A |
$11 |
N |
Lancaster, S.C. |
Headquarters |
| 8. Admiral America |
50 |
N/A |
N |
Richmond, Va. |
Insurance |
| 9. Maremont |
50 |
N/A |
E |
Loudoun, Tenn. |
Exhaust Systems
|
| 10. Straehle + Hess |
20 |
N/A |
E |
Auburn, Ala. |
Textiles |
($Inv. = 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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