Highlights: August 28, 2023 - September 2, 2023
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Jordan plans to build major solar panel factory, 500+ jobs will be created
Jordan announced a plan to build a major solar panel factory in the southeast Amman airport area Petra news agency reported....Jabil to sell China manufacturing business in $2.2b deal
Jabil announced a preliminary agreement with BYD Electronic (BYDE) relating to the sale of its Mobility business in a potential transaction expected to be valued at approximately $2.2 billion....Illinois: Saline River Farms' expansion will create more than 400 jobs
Saline River Farms broke ground on Saline River Farms' new USDA meat processing facility....Skyline Champion to buy Regional Homes for $328 million
Skyline Champion announced acquisition of Regional Homes for $328 million....Danaher buys Abcam for $5.7 billion
Medical tool supplier Danaher (DHR) is expanding its product offerings by purchasing British biotech firm Abcam Plc (ABCM) for $5.7 billion, including debt....Mallinckrodt files for bankruptcy
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt has said the company and some of its units have filed for a second bankruptcy in 3 years in the U.S., with the newest restructuring plan set to reduce its debt by about $1.9 billion....Aldi is calling for Wilko staff to get in touch about jobs, creating 800 jobs
Aldi is calling for staff affected by the collapse of Wilko to get in touch, with more than 6,000 jobs currently available across its UK stores....Invest Atlanta Board approves financing for 570 affordable housing units
Chaired by Mayor Andre Dickens, the Invest Atlanta Board of Directors at its August 2023 meeting approved financing for 570 affordable housing units across five developments in the city of Atlanta. ...More than 400 jobs available at Tampa International Airport Hiring Day
Tampa International Airport and its tenant partners will host a new Airport-wide Hiring Day event on September 14....Daesol Ausys Georgia to invest $72 million in Harris County, create more than 140 jobs
Daesol Ausys Georgia will establish a new manufacturing facility in West Point. The facility will create more than 140 new jobs and $72 million in investment in Harris County....UBS Q2 profit $28.88 billion
UBS reported Thursday significantly higher profit in its second quarter primarily reflecting a $29 billion negative goodwill on the acquisition of Credit Suisse Group, as well as higher revenues....Turkiye's new canal set to irrigate over 50,000 ha of agricultural land
Turkiye's new southeastern Mardin-Ceylanpinar canal that stretches from the "Ataturk Dam" in Sanliurfa province to Mardin province on Wednesday started supplying water to nearly 50,261 hectares of agricultural land, Anadolu reported....Sage Therapeutics to cut 40 percent of workforce
Sage Therapeutics announced plans to reorganize its business operations....Watts Water Technologies to acquire Bradley for $303m
Watts Water Technologies agreed to acquire Bradley for $303 million....Hyundai, LG Energy Solution to invest additional $2 billion in Bryan County, Ga.
Hyundai and LG Energy Solution will invest an additional $2 billion in the battery cell manufacturing facilities at the Metaplant in Bryan County....Afghanistan: Contracts worth $6.5 billion signed to launch mining sector revival
On Thursday, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed contracts totalling $6.557 billion with several companies to develop seven large mines....AltaGas to buy Tidewater's assets for $650 million
AltaGas entered into an agreement with Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure to acquire some assets....California invests $757 million to create affordable housing and clean transportation
Governor Gavin Newsom, along with the California Strategic Growth Council announced $757 million in funding to advance the building of affordable housing in jobs-rich, walkable neighborhoods....Press Glass will create 335 new jobs in Henry County, Virginia
Press Glass will invest $155.2 million to expand at the Commonwealth Crossing Industrial Park in Henry County, Virginia....Omnis Fuel Technologies to create 600 jobs in Pleasants County, West Virginia
Omnis Fuel Technologies will invest $800 million in the Pleasants Power Plant, West Virginia and create an estimated 600 jobs....Treplar announces 600 high-paying jobs in Berkeley County, West Viginia
Governor Jim Justice announced a pioneering joint venture between Klarpet of Turkey and Triton International Enterprises of the USA to develop a state-of-the-art food packaging facility in Berkeley County....Romanian PM Ciolacu tells Brussels he does not agree with VAT rate rise past 19 pct
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu declared on Friday that at his meetings in Brussels with European officials he made it very clear that he does not agree with the increase of the VAT rate past 19 percent.... ■