Civic Development News and Data

Amazon has recently laid off roughly 660 corporate employees across nine New York City office locations. The majority of affected positions are in technology roles. The job cuts are part of a larger strategy to streamline operations, following prior announcements of...

A recent Industrial Media poll of manufacturing and engineering professionals found that 46% believe closing the workforce skills gap is most critical to U.S. manufacturing’s future, ahead of maintaining tech leadership (28%) and rebalancing global trade (25%)....

The potential removal of Milwaukee’s I-794 could reduce annual economic activity by hundreds of millions of dollars by increasing travel times for freight, commuting, and visitors, according to a new study commissioned by the Commercial Association of Realtors...

Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AOI), a leading provider of optical and hybrid fiber coax networking products, is onshoring part of its international manufacturing to Sugar Land, Texas, with a $150 million investment. The expansion includes a new 210,000-square-foot...

Vallourec, a company specializing in premium tubular solutions, is investing up to $48 million to expand its North American production facility in Youngstown, Ohio. The project is expected to create 40 full-time jobs and strengthen the regional energy and industrial...

Scout Motors will invest $206.9 million to build its new 300,000-square-foot headquarters in Charlotte, NC, bringing 1,200 jobs with an average salary of nearly $173,000. Supported by a performance-based JDIG grant, state officials project the move will generate $4.8...

Leprino Foods to Shutter Lemoore Plant, Cutting 300 Jobs Leprino Foods plans to close its Lemoore, California dairy plant, a move that will eliminate more than 300 jobs and deepen economic strain in the rural community. Company officials cited the facility’s age, high...