Ballard Pacific Selects Port of Savannah, Ga.

Ballard Pacific Resources, the primary distributor of Hyper Bicycles, has selected the Port of Savannah as its gateway to the U.S. Southeast. The shorter transit times and lower costs through the port were cited by Clay Goldsmid, president of Hyper Bicycles Inc., as deciding factors. What’s more, the…

Georgia: Shaw Industries to add 500 Jobs

Shaw Industries Group Inc. recently announced it will build a new facility in Bartow County to manufacture modular carpet tiles. The company will make an $85 million investment in the project, creating 500 new jobs. The carpet industry is making a steady comeback in northern Georgia.

Shaw Industries has become…

NOHMs Locates to Lexington, Ky. to Access KY-Argonne

Further solidifying Kentucky’s emerging role in the development of next generation batteries, Gov. Steve Beshear recently announced NOHMs Technologies Inc. has chosen Lexington to locate R&D, product development, business operations and a state-of-the-art research, manufacturing and product development facility for military, cell phone and…

C2ER Releases Latest Cost of Living Index

Among the 304 urban areas that participated in the second quarter 2013 Cost of Living Index, the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan) N.Y. to just over 18 percent below the national average…

Relocation Rate Doubles From Year Ago

The percentage of unemployed managers and executives relocating for new jobs in the first half of 2013 climbed to its highest level since the beginning of the recession, according to data released by global outplacement and coaching consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. The rising relocation rate is further evidence…