Area Development - Spring 2011

• Southwest Power Pool, Corporate headquarters, $62M, 200 jobs

Pine Bluff

• Evergreen Packaging, Liquid packaging board and coated publication paper mill,

$53M

FLORIDA

Jacksonville

• Mercedes-Benz, Distribution and car dealer support, $24M, 160 jobs

Space Coast

• Midair USA, Aircraft MRO and refur-bishment, $28M, 450 jobs

INDIANA

Huntington

• Continental Structural Plastics, Auto parts manufacturing, $9.1M, 350 jobs

Indianapolis

• Dow AgroSciences, Headquarters expansion, $340M, 577 jobs

KENTUCKY

Louisville

• Ford, Auto manufacturing, $600M,

1,800 jobs

LOUISIANA

Baton Rouge

• Point Bio Energy, Wood pellet plant,

$100M, 100 jobs

New Orleans

• Nucor, Iron and steel production,

$3.4B, 1,250 jobs 1

MICHIGAN

Livonia

• A123 Systems, Advanced battery manufacturing, $132M, 3,000 jobs 2

MINNESOTA

St. Paul

• J&J Distributing, Produce distribution,

$8.5M, 150 jobs

MISSOURI

Columbia (100 Leading Locations)

• IBM, IT service delivery center, 800 jobs

Moberly

• Mamtek, Food processing, $46M, 600 jobs

Springfield (100 Leading Locations)

• Expedia.com, Office, $7.6M, 500 jobs

NEW MEXICO

Clovis

• Tres-Amigas Superstation, Electrical grid interconnect, $300M, 60 jobs

NEW YORK

Buffalo-Niagara (100 Leading Locations)

• Galvstar, $25M, Steel plant, 55 jobs

NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte (100 Leading Locations)

• Siemens Energy, Gas turbines, $170M,

825 jobs

Holly Springs, Wake County

• Novartis, R&D, $40M, 150 jobs

Winston-Salem

• Caterpillar, Heavy-duty vehicles,

$426M, 500 jobs

OHIO

Columbus

• Accel, Packaging manufacturing,

$17.5M, 400 jobs

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City (100 Leading Locations)

• Nash Finch, Food warehouse/distribu-
tion, $24 million, 200 jobs
While some of the following locations may not have made the 100 Leading Locations survey for 2011, we expect them to be strong candidates for next year’s ranking
lists due to their attraction of significant business investments and job creation, as well as their positive economic outlooks. Based on responses to Area Development’s
Select Regionals Survey, here are 30 locations to watch in the coming year.

1. Single greatest capital investment 2. Single most job-creating investment
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh (100 Leading Locations)

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