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Ford To Increase F-150 Production and Add 1700 Jobs At Kansas City Facility

Ford’s 2012 F-150 Truck. F-Series, America’s best-selling truck for 34 straight years Will Add 2nd Shift for F-150 Production Ford Motor Company is investing $1.1 billion – $700 million more than was previously announced – in its Kansas City Assembly Plant. Plans call for a new body shop, new tooling in the Final Assembly Area, an upgraded paint shop and an all-new integrated stamping plant, which will be located on an...

600 New Jobs in Overland Park, Kansas

9th Largest Employer The Kansas Department of Commerce announced on December 21st that OptimumRx would expand its operations in Overland Park, Kansas. OptimumRx was the city’s 9th largest employer according to the city’s 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. At that time, the company was known as Prescription Solutions and employed 1600 workers. OptumRx plans expand its operations at its Overland Park customer and mail service...

New Jobs Coming to Winfield, Kansas from Newell Rubbermaid

Investing $26.6 million, Newell Rubbermaid will expand its facility in Winfield, Kansas and relocate 200 jobs from a Texas facility. The announcement was made on December 22nd by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, Michael Grant from Newell Rubbermaid, the City of Winfield Mayor Taggert Wall, and Kansas Commerce Secretary Pat George. Winfield, Kansas is located in South Central Kansas in Cowley County which borders Arkansas. The Newell Rubbermaid...

Sara Lee Corporation Bringing 500 Jobs to Chicago

Relocating Headquarters Downtown On December 8th, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Sara Lee Corporation will relocate its new North American Meats corporate headquarters to downtown Chicago, bringing at least 500 positions to the City. The move is expected in early 2013. The new headquarters will be located at 400 S. Jefferson Street and will create at least 500 jobs and possibly up to 650 total jobs. Sara Lee will receive between $5...

Scottsdale, Arizona Gets 150 New Manufacturing Jobs

Digital Prosthetic State and local agencies announced, November 1st, that a dental innovation company is in the process of opening a new state-of-the-art dental prosthetic manufacturing facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. With a 27,000 sq. ft. facility located at Scottsdale Airpark, the company plans to create 150 new jobs over the next year with an initial investment of $5 million. The company, Global Dental Science, LLC, is a dental innovations...

New Manufacturing Facility Creates 60 New Jobs in Phoenix

Will Produce Solar Power Components One of the largest and most diversified automotive suppliers in the world announced on December 13th that it will open a new manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Cosma International, a wholly-owned operating unit of Magna International, Inc., is a leading global metalforming supplier in the automotive industry, and has recently expanded into non-automotive markets. The 166,000 sq. ft. facility in...

Local Craft Brewery Expands in Washington

Gig Harbor, Washington is home to the local craft brewery, 7 Seas Brewing. 7 Seas Brewing began in 2008 and Travis Guterson and Mike Runion, founders of the business, have expanded continually. “We’re really excited. The new facility will house both the 8.5 bbl and the new 25 bbl brew-houses. This will allow 7 Seas Brewing Co. to produce year-round offerings on the larger brew-house as well as experiment and create new seasonal beers on the...