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Smithfield Foods Expands Apprenticeship Program

Smithfield apprenticeship program at U.S. community colleges focuses on engineering and mechanical training and provides free tuition, salary and benefits. This program started in Goldsboro, North Carolina and is now expanding to local colleges near Smithfield locations such as Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska.

Texas-Headquartered Fluor and UK-Based Balfour Beatty Form Partnership and Lease Office in Dallas

The Texas Department of Transportation awards the Fluor-Balfour Joint Venture $1.7B for the project in Dallas aimed at improving the efficiency and safety of U.S. Highway 75 to I-30 corridor in Dallas. At the height of construction, there will be 500 new jobs created.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Denmark-Based Novo Nordisk’s Diabetes Drug

Novo Nordisk developed an innovative medication to treat people who suffer from type two diabetes instead of the typical treatment that requires injection.

Sony Plans to Open First Sony Digital Theater in North Texas

Sony will open an 85,000 square-foot digital luxury theater in Grandscape, Texas.

UK-Based GlaxoSmithKline Invests $120 Million into BioPharma Facility

GSK invests in the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania. The investment will go towards combining R&D and manufacturing initiatives of new genetic treatments

Governor Abbot from Texas Meets with Japan-Based Hitachi CEO

Governor Greg Abbott met with Toshiaki Higashihara, CEO of Hitachi Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan and thanked him for Hitachi’s investments in the state of Texas.

GE Appliance’s FirstBuild Facility Sponsors Maker Faire Event

FirstBuild, a microfactory backed by GE Appliances and University of Louisville, sponsors a Maker Faire event in Louisville, Kentucky to showcase innovative thinkers and problem solvers in the manufacturing industry.

Sodexo Offers Healthier Food Alternatives at University of Vermont

DHL Intends to Gift Over 300 Laptops to South Florida School

DHL donated 40 laptops and plans to donate a total of 300 laptops to underprivileged students at the Mater Academy of International Studies school in Miami.

GE Appliances Opens a New Distribution Center in North Jacksonville

As a part of the $150 million expansion, GE Appliances has converted a former Sears into a smart distribution center and employs 80 workers at the facility.

McCain Foods Fights Hunger at Wisconsin Public Schools

McCain Foods and Wisconsin Rapid Rafters raised a total of a $1,000 to help provide food to local families in the area.

Honda Enters Largest Renewable Energy Agreement

Honda has entered a long-term power purchasing agreement for wind and solar power, which will reduce carbon emissions at its Ohio, Indiana and Alabama manufacturing centers.

Sweden-Based Ericsson is Opening 300,000 Sq. Ft. Smart Manufacturing Facility

Ericsson is investing approximately $100 million into this smart factory in Lewisville, Texas and will be hiring 100 new employees by the end of 2019.

DHL and Three Other Logistics Companies Plan to Hire Over 155,000 Employees

DHL plans to hire over 1,000 new employees for the upcoming holiday season and promote 30 percent of its workforce to become full-time employees.

Nestle, L’Oreal, McCain Foods, Unilever and Others Join in Kellogg’s Biodiversity Initiative

These companies are teaming up to work on a biodiversity initiative within the food industry to protect and restore biodiversity within businesses.

South Korea-Based Hyundai Motor Group and Ireland-Based Aptiv Form Joint Venture

The joint venture to develop autonomous car technologies will be based in Boston, with additional technology centers across the United States.

UK-Based BAE Systems Receives Additional $7.5 Million from the Original Contract with the U.S. Military

The contract modification is in support of the Defense Weapons Systems Field of Fire non-recurring engineering effort and will provide spares of two aircrafts used by the U.S. Air Force and Navy.