Gov. Tom Corbett Signs Bill to Promote New Job Creation in Pennsylvania

The Promoting Employment Across Pennsylvania Act was signed into law on October 26, which encouraged economic development and new job creation in the state.

The gist of the law says a qualified company that enters into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development will be eligible…

Xi3 Plans To Add 500 Jobs

Xi3 Corp., developer of an innovative modular computer, has announced it will invest $32 million to expand its patented line of tiny, modular and ecofriendly computers, and create 500 jobs in the next five years. The company’s computer architecture is an adaptable and flexible platform. The Xi3 Modular Computer…

Sysco Plans DC In Woodstock

Sysco Canada has purchased 57 acres of industrial land from the city of Woodstock in the Commerce Way Business Park, where the company will build a 400,000-square-foot food distribution facility. “This reinforces our commitment to be our Ontario customers’ most valued and trusted business partner,” says Rodney…

State Receives $4.1 Million For Transportation Improvements

Rhode Island has been awarded more than $4.1 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration for three transportation improvement projects. The funding supports the following initiatives:

*Warwick Station’s transit economic development implementation plan, which will build a brand identity for the…

Battery Manufacturing Research Center Opens In Lexington

The Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center is now open at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. A portion of the new Center for Applied Energy Research, a $20.7 million, 43,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the research and development of renewable energy and energy storage…