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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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Aerospace |
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 |
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Alabama Development Office,
Economic Development Partnership of Alabama |
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Boeing |
Relocate HQ |
none |
Colorado, Texas |
Chicago Illinois |
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| US
Astronautics |
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none |
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Florence
Alabama |
$300 million |
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Williams International |
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Lockwood Greene - site selection |
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Huntsville
Alabama |
$14 million |
jet engine mfr |
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Kaman Aerospace |
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none |
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Jacksonville
Florida |
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aircraft components |
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Defense |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
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Knight Enterprises |
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none |
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Titusville
Florida |
$12.9 million |
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National Security |
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Automotive |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
| 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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| 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 |
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Toyota Motor Corp. with Subaru |
Expansion at
existing Subaru plant in Indiana |
unknown |
the Camry is
already being produced in Georgetown,
Kentucky |
Lafayette,
Indiana |
100,000 Camry
vehicles per year |
adding Toyota
Camry production to Subaru plant |
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announced
March 2006 for spring 2007 production |
Lafayette IN
www.lwledc.org
www.glpi.org
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Akebono Corporation North America |
HQ
relocation |
Elizabethtown / Hardin County Industrial
Development Foundation |
relocating from Farmington Hills, MI |
Elizabethtown - Hardin County
Kentucky |
10,000 sq ft
75 jobs |
automotive brakes - closer to their KY manufacturing |
Kentucky Jobs Development Act $1.35m |
Construction begins March 2006 |
Already employs 1200 in Hardin County - mfg there since 1987 |
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada TMMC |
new assembly plant near existing one in Cambridge ON |
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Woodstock Ontario |
1300 jobs
US$650 million |
automotive assembly RAV4 sport utility vehicle |
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6/30/05
to open in 2008 |
Toyota
press release |
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Canadian Autoparts Toyota Inc. |
expansion |
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Delta, British Columbia |
US$31.6 million |
wheel mfg, 17% increase in plant capacity |
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6/30/05 to start in mid 2007 |
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Hyundai |
Automotive assembly, KIA |
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Poland |
Zilina,
Slovakia
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$854 million, 2400 jobs, plus suppliers est. 7000 |
European auto plant, to make 200,000 cars |
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Announced March 2004, from 2006 |
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Hyundai |
new plant, auto assembly |
local chamber website about the
Hyundai
project |
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Hope Hull -
Montgomery
Alabama |
2000 jobs, $1 billion capital investment |
first US auto plant, to make 300,000 cars |
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production from 2005 |
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Nissan |
expanded plant, auto assembly |
none |
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Canton
Mississippi |
5300 jobs, $500 million capital investment |
expanding production of Altima model |
$68 million bond package |
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Toyota |
new plant, auto assembly |
none |
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San Antonio
Texas |
2000 jobs, $800 million capital investment |
to
make 150,000 Tundra pickups |
$133 million |
production by 2006 |
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Toyota |
expanded plant, auto assembly |
none |
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Gibson County
Indiana |
$800 million capital investment |
expand plant capacity to 300,000 cars |
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DaimlerChrysler |
new plant, auto assembly |
Lockwood Greene - site selection |
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Pooler
Georgia |
3300 jobs, $754 million capital investment |
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$325 million |
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General Motors |
new plant, auto assembly |
none |
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Lansing
Michigan |
$559 million capital investment |
first new GM plant in many years |
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making 2003 Cadillac CTS |
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General Motors |
plant renovation |
none |
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Lordstown
Ohio |
$500 million machinery and eqpt |
new model to replace Cavalier, Sunfire |
$63 million |
late 2004 |
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General Motors |
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none |
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Willow Run Michigan |
$300 million |
transmission plant |
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General Motors |
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none |
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Orion
Michigan |
$300 million |
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General Motors |
plant renovation |
none |
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Kansas City
Kansas |
$500 million machinery and eqpt. |
to
build Chevy Malibu in Fairfax assembly plant |
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General Motors |
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none |
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Saginaw Michigan |
$80 million |
metal casting |
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Honda |
expanded plant, auto assembly |
none |
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Lincoln - east of Birmingham
Alabama |
adding 2000 jobs, $425 million capital investment |
double plant capacity to 300,000 vehicles |
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BMW |
expanded plant, auto assembly |
none |
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Spartanburg
South Carolina |
$400 million capital investment |
adding plant capacity |
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Ford Motor Co. |
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none |
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Jefferson County
Kentucky |
$50 million |
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Ford Motor Co. |
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none |
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Chicago Illinois |
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component parts |
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AutoAlliance - Ford Motor and Mazda |
plant renovation |
none |
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Flat Rock
Michigan |
$664 million machinery and eqpt. |
Retooling plant to save it |
$95 million tax credit, $31 million abatement |
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
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none |
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Topeka
Kansas |
$100 million |
tire mfr |
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Oxford Automotive |
new plant |
none |
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McCalla Alabama |
$100 million |
automotive components |
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Topre Corp |
new plant |
none |
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Cullman Alabama |
$132 million |
automotive components |
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Hyundai |
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none |
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Aurora
Illinois |
$17 million |
motor mfg |
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Benteler Automotive |
new plant |
none |
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Vance Alabama |
$20 million |
Mercedes chassis supplier |
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Johnson Controls |
new plant |
none |
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Tuscaloosa Alabama |
$26.3 million |
automotive components |
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Asahi Forge of America |
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none |
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Richmond Kentucky |
$19 million |
automotive components |
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Koito Mfg. Co. |
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none |
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Paris Illinois |
$16 million |
automotive lighting |
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Eberspaecher North America |
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none |
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Novi Michigan |
$26 million |
automotive supplies |
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Huron Precision Parts |
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none |
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Chesterfield Michigan |
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automotive components |
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Jaytec LLC |
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none |
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Summerfield Michigan |
$19 million |
automotive components |
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CTA Acoustics |
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none |
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Corbin Kentucky |
$10 million |
vehicle insulation |
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Kubota Corp. |
new plant |
none |
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Hall County
Georgia |
$7.5 million |
farm equipment |
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Collins & Aikman |
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none |
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Havre De Grace Maryland |
$5
million |
auto interior products |
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Recreation products |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
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Suzuki Motor Corp. |
new plant |
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Rome Georgia |
$30 million |
ATV manufacturing |
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Monaco Corp |
new plant |
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Mishawaka Indiana |
$4.2 million |
travel trailer |
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Explanation |
Project |
Support |
Alternatives |
Selected |
Parameters |
Impact |
Incentives |
Timing |
Feedback |
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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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