Chesterfield County approved converting a Walmart property lease to a fee‑in‑lieu (FELO) arrangement and extended an existing FELO from 30 to 40 years; staff said the extension follows a long‑standing relationship dating to a 1996 agreement.

Douglas County announced that Roseburg Forest Products will invest approximately $750,000,000 to expand manufacturing in Dillard, Oregon, including new MDF and exterior trim plants, improvements to existing facilities, and more than 140 anticipated jobs. County officials said they helped negotiate a long-term property tax structure to support the project.

At John Glenn International Airport, presenters announced a new Luzasa direct flight linking Central Ohio and Germany and said a German company will open a local manufacturing plant, calling both developments evidence of regional economic growth.

Council gave staff consensus to negotiate an incentive package (up to $200,000) for Hub Steel to support an 80,000-square-foot expansion and equipment investment; members and public called for clawbacks, local-hire benchmarks, and clarity on which fund will pay incentives.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has formally authorized expansion of the region’s Alternative Site Framework to include Willacy County, giving local officials new tools to market sites to manufacturers and distribution firms; the county pledged follow-up workshops and outreach.

The board approved a three-year, performance-based tax grant covering 40% of the local 0.55 tax rate to attract Project I Spare, a family-owned precision manufacturer projected to bring about 37 jobs and roughly $17 million in capital investment.

Council approved the structure of a proposed incentive package for Project Arlington — a U.S. manufacturing firm eyeing a vacant textile facility — endorsing a concept of 50% tax grant on the town tax rate to be paid in arrears, conditional on property sale and a mutually agreeable development contract.

Cole McKascal told the board the Metro Partnership has five active manufacturing leads that together could create about 925 jobs and $450 million in potential investment; the agency also reported 15 active job-creation projects and local expansion adding over 50 jobs.

County staff updated the board on confidential discussions with a company considering a major advanced-manufacturing investment in Columbia County. The company is asking federal trade authorities for tariff relief on specialized equipment; the county said it arranged introductions to federal offices but cannot grant or waive tariffs itself.

County legal counsel told commissioners the county lacks a local ordinance implementing Idaho Code authority for plant-investment tax exemptions and asked to begin drafting a tiered ordinance with a minimum threshold; the board authorized drafting and public meeting steps.

Graham Packaging and city economic-development staff presented "Project Kings," a conceptual Chapter 100 personal-property tax abatement request tied to a proposed manufacturing facility that the city says would create about 82 jobs and $33.7 million in equipment investment; council asked about wage levels, timelines, and workforce recruitment.

Commissioner’s Court approved a Chapter 381 economic development agreement with Kirk Manufacturing LLC (Ranch Hand), authorizing a performance‑based property tax rebate for a planned 403,000 sq. ft. facility in Seguin. The project anticipates roughly $80 million in combined investment and job creation, with company obligations including a $20 M in‑

The Fletcher Town Council approved an incentive package for Project Blaze, an existing manufacturer planning to expand into a 31,000 sq ft facility in Fletcher, promising roughly 38 new jobs and a projected $6.2 million total investment; the town’s share of the incentive is $35,529.04.

The Union County Board of Commissioners approved a step-4 economic development incentive grant of up to $696,000 to McGee Corporation to help secure a proposed $40 million investment, retain 163 jobs and create 35 new jobs over three to five years.

LB853 would stop Nebraska from adopting a new HR1 provision allowing 100% bonus depreciation for certain nonresidential structures, with sponsors citing $30M+ in savings and opponents warning the change would discourage in‑state investment and create administrative burdens.

The council adopted ordinance CZ20260001 to rezone 165 and 185 Yorktown Road to M‑1 light industrial with proffers, 6-0, supporters saying the 145‑acre Carlton site will make Newport News competitive for advanced manufacturing and could support more than 800,000 square feet of production space.

SB403 (power transformers) and SB404 (active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing) were described as Major Employment and Investment projects with large capital investments and significant job creation; committee staff detailed grant caps and the bills were reported unanimously.

Tariff uncertainties cause Vermont manufacturers to halt production and rethink future investments.

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Will County’s executive committee voted to advance a request supporting ‘Project Northwinds,’ a manufacturing investment that would renovate two vacant facilities and, if fully realized, bring about $346 million in capital investment and roughly 2,475 permanent jobs. The county’s ask is a five‑year, 50% abatement on new tax increment; school districts and workforce training were discussed.

A House committee backed HB154 to remove dependence on IRS definitions for New Mexico's advanced energy equipment tax credit and to add fusion machines to the state definition; sponsors said the change preserves the existing $25 million annual cap and aims to attract manufacturing investment.

Wilson County budget committee approved a five‑year pilot tax abatement for Project Octopus, a proposed ~400,000 sq. ft. advanced manufacturing operation the presenter said would create about 528 net new jobs and $22.1 million in capital investment; the committee approved the pilot by voice vote. (Transcript: presentation and vote)