Electrolux just announced that its North American headquarters will be moving from Augusta, Georgia to Charlotte, North Carolina. The Swedish appliance company will therefore be moving about 740 jobs to the Charlotte area. Charlotte won the deal thanks to tax breaks, grants, as well as its existing transportation infrastructure. Congratulations to the good people of Charlotte. You can read more… Read More
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GE Creating New Jobs
GE has chosen Louisville, Kentucky as the site of its new plant to manufacture “smart” laundry units. This is on the heels of the announcement last month of their new water heater plant, also located at their so-called “Appliance Park”. These two announcements will create more than 800 jobs by 2012. More information can be found here.