November 2018

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Job generation under Obama and Trump essentially the same. But that is about to change.

U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs are backfiring

Trade war costing Ford $1 billion

New Volvo plant in South Carolina caught in crosshairs of tariff war

Mass migration from California concerning to Texans

Trade war could relocate some BMW production from South Carolina to China

Auto, appliance supplier adding jobs in central Tennessee

Swedish-based auto supplier picks Orangeburg, S.C., for new plant

Korean auto supplier expands in Greenville, Ala.

Raytheon breaks ground on new radar facility in Mississippi

Booz Allen expanding in Oklahoma

Auto parts maker bringing 150 jobs and $60.9 million to Middle Tennessee

Pounds of Plastic chooses Owenton, Ky.

Continental Tire is hiring in Mississippi

Eissmann Group Automotive expands Alabama plant

Auto supplier to create 100 jobs in Troup County, Ga.

North Carolina approves incentives for tire maker’s $200 million project

Joint venture expands fiber production in Spartanburg, S.C.

Enforge expands manufacturing complex in Albemarle, N.C.

Poorest county” in Mississippi gets 60 new jobs

Auto parts supplier to add 250 Kentucky jobs

Mercedes breaks ground on Alabama battery plant

Volkswagen could add 1,000 jobs in Tennessee

Wheel Pros eyes York County, S.C.

Vintech Industries to open facility in Newnan, Ga.

South Carolina manufacturer expanding with 115 new jobs

Construction is complete on 350-job project in Botetourt, Va.

Real Truck chooses Ocala, Fla., for HQ

Auto supplier expands in Lee County, Miss.

Author: Michael Randle