Aalto Scientific selects Eatonton, Georgia

Aalto Scientific Ltd., which serves the medical diagnostics industry, recently announced it will create 80 jobs and invest $9 million into a new manufacturing facility in Eatonton. The planned construction will be the first project to locate to Rock Eagle Technology Park, a 150‐acre development park located at 1100…

CenturyLink Remakes Northeast Louisiana

By Scott Martinez, CEcD, NLEP President

In economic development, a community’s identity is often defined by its major corporate citizens.  For instance, Bentonville, Arkansas, is synonymous with Walmart, and Round Rock, Texas, is forever linked with Dell.  With the growth of CenturyLink into a Fortune 150 company, northeast Louisiana…

Enovate Medical to Expand in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Enovate Medical will expand operations at its U.S. headquarters facility in Murfreesboro, creating 410 new jobs during the next five years. The expansion represents a $13.1 million investment by the medical device and technology company, and stems from the consolidation of operations at its Canton, Mich., facility. The…

Raytheon Announces New Office Complex in Dallas Metro

The Raytheon Corp. has announced plans to move its Garland, Texas, operations to a new office complex to be built at the CityLine development in Richardson, Texas. CityLine, a 186-acre mixed-use project, is being developed by KDC. The focal point of the initial phase of CityLine is the…

New York’s Corporate Tax Overhaul Improves Business Climate

Reforms will boost corporate tax system from the 25th to fourth best in United States.

The budget for FY 2014-2015 recently signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will broaden the bases, and lower the rates, and reduce the complexity of New York’s flawed corporate tax…