Businesses Leave California

JOSEPH VRANICH
PRESIDENT
SPECTRUM LOCATION SOLUTIONS
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
949-551-3150
JOE@SPECTRUMLOCATIONSOLUTIONS.COM
California Business Departures:

An Eight-Year Review 2008-2015
Jan. 14, 2016

(Note: This is an update of the Dec. 31, 2015 report in order to clarify several data
points major conclusions of the report remain the same.)
Disclaimer
All information published herein can be found in public sources of information. Because of NonDisclosure Agreements, which are standard in the Site Selection community, no confidential or
privileged information is contained in this report. Moreover, a significant number of
disinvestment events are never mentioned in public domain sources. Hence, this report
understates the extent of disinvestment events and migration of companies, capital and jobs to
out-of-California locations.
Copyright Notice
2015, 2016 Commentary and rankings appearing in this reports Preface through Chapter
15, and in the introduction to Chapter 24 and Appendices A and B may be used, but only if
attribution is given to Joseph Vranich of Spectrum Location Solutions in Irvine, Calif.
Table of Contents
Preface: Why Is This Report Necessary?........................................................................ 1
Californias Forty Year Legacy of Hostility to Business ................................................ 1
Three Previous Governors Cited Disinvestment Findings ........................................... 2
Brown Administration Record of Denials ..................................................................... 3
Chief Executive Surveys: California Ranks the Lowest ............................................... 4
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Drop in Number of California Businesses ......................... 4
Tax Analysis: California Third Worst in Nation ............................................................. 5
Californias New Facilities Ranking .............................................................................. 5
California New Facilities Ranking Per Capita .............................................................. 2
Sacramentos Deaf Ears to Business Concerns .......................................................... 3
To Businesses: You Are on Your Own ....................................................................... 3
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 4
Chapter 1: California Disinvestment Event Totals 2008 - 2015 ....................................... 9
Overview ...................................................................................................................... 9
How Media Coverage Influenced this Report .............................................................. 9
Why the Number of Disinvestments Is Understated .................................................. 10
Why the Findings in this Report Are Conservative .................................................... 10
Companies Strive to Avoid Publicity....................................................................... 10
Certain Types of Company Expansions Excluded from Report ............................. 11
Companies that Relocate to New York City Are Excluded from Report ................. 11
Only Primary Employers Are Counted ................................................................... 11
WARN Notices: An Incomplete Accounting of Events ............................................ 12
Likely that Offshoring Number Is Understated ....................................................... 12
Google Discontinued its News Archive Function .................................................... 12
Some Current Events May Not be Known for Years .............................................. 12
Clients Omitted from List ........................................................................................ 13
Total Capital Diversion Is Incalculable ....................................................................... 13
Job Losses Are Incalculable ...................................................................................... 13
Philanthropy: The Losses Are Incalculable ................................................................ 13
Chapter 2: Its Difficult to Track Companies that Quietly Leave California .................... 14
Case Study: Thomas Brothers Maps ......................................................................... 14
Chapter 3: Why Would a Company Retract a Departure Announcement?.................... 15
Case Study: Comcast ................................................................................................ 15
Chapter 4: The Priority that Companies Give to Economic Incentives .......................... 17

Temporary Incentives Hold Great Appeal ................................................................ 17
Permanent Incentives Outranked by Other Factors ................................................. 17
How a Site Selection Project Progresses .................................................................. 18
Step 1: Potential Locations .................................................................................... 18
Step 2: Workforce .................................................................................................. 18
Step 3: Taxes, Regulations and Legal Environment .............................................. 18
Step 4: Community Attractiveness ......................................................................... 18
Step 5: The Facility ................................................................................................ 18
Step 6: Finalist Stage When the Real Incentives Work Begins ........................... 19
Good Incentives Cannot Make Up for a Bad Location ............................................... 19
Location Decisions Can and Do Occur Without Incentives ........................................ 20
Chapter 5: California Offers Wide-Ranging Economic Incentives ................................. 22
Disclaimer .................................................................................................................. 22
Incentives from GO-Biz and Other State Agencies ................................................ 22
Special Incentives to Aerospace Companies ......................................................... 23
California Film Commission Incentives .................................................................. 23
Employment Training Panel Incentives .................................................................. 23
California Energy Commission Incentives .............................................................. 23
California Local Government Incentives ................................................................. 23
California State Incentives Recently Granted ............................................................ 24
Chasing California Incentives Might Not Mitigate Motivation to Relocate .................. 25
Chapter 6: Why Californias Business Environment is Likely to Worsen ....................... 26
New Service Tax Proposed ....................................................................................... 26
Higher Fuel & Motor Vehicle Taxes Proposed ........................................................... 26
Extension of Temporary Proposition 30 Taxes Proposed ........................................ 26
Higher Cap-and-Trade Fees on the Horizon .............................................................. 26
Tax Increase on Business Properties Proposed ........................................................ 27
Public Officials Ignore Business Concerns ................................................................ 27
Chapter 7: Summary of Disinvestment Events by California County ............................. 29
Chapter 8: Summary of Disinvestment Events by California Municipality ..................... 32
Chapter 9: States that Gained from California Disinvestment Events ........................... 33
Chapter 10: Metropolitan Areas that Gained from California Disinvestment Events ..... 35
Chapter 11: U.S. Municipalities that Gained from California Disinvestment Events ...... 36
Chapter 12: Foreign Nations that Gained from California Disinvestment Events .......... 37
Chapter 13: Summary by Types of California Disinvestment Events ............................ 38

Chapter 14: Summary by California Industries .............................................................. 39
Chapter 15: Summary by California Functions .............................................................. 41
Chapter 16: Details Regarding 2015 Disinvestment Events .......................................... 42
Chapter 17: Details Regarding 2014 Disinvestment Events .......................................... 84
Chapter 18: Details Regarding 2013 Disinvestment Events ........................................ 128
Chapter 24: Out-of-California Events Excluded from Disinvestment Lists ................... 317
Appendix A: Methodology ........................................................................................... 324
Appendix B: Joseph Vranich Biography ...................................................................... 327
Endnotes ..................................................................................................................... 329
Preface: Why Is This Report Necessary?

By Joseph Vranich
In California, costs to run a business are higher than in other states and nations
largely due to the states tax and regulatory policies and the business climate shows
little chance of improving. It is understandable that from 2008 through 2015, at least
1,687 California disinvestment events occurred, a count that reflects only those that
became public knowledge. Experts in site selection generally agree that at least five
events fail to become public knowledge for every one that does. Thus it is reasonable to
conclude that a minimum of 10,000 California disinvestment events have occurred
during that period.
The report has been designed to rely only on public sources of information primarily
news reports and company reports to several government agencies. Every one of the
1,669 disinvestment events can be substantiated simply by checking the entries against
sources of information available on the Internet. The nearly 2,600 endnotes in this
report would ease any such effort.
This report provides a catalog of disinvestment events, which is why the bulk of
Chapters 16 through 23 are fact-filled, listing actions by companies large and small. The
entries show that some companies left the state entirely while others declined to grow
their in-state facilities but invested in expansions elsewhere. A few companies that
planned to locate in California decided against doing so performing a U-Turn, so to
speak.
Californias Forty Year Legacy of Hostility to Business
For nearly four decades, Californias economy grew despite the perception of having a
hostile business environment. Growth has been attributable to wonderful scenery and
climate, a workforce with technical expertise, and trade access to Asian nations. Growth
has occurred in spite of Californias policies toward commercial enterprises. It is difficult
to ascertain what the opportunity costs have been to California when businesses
elected to place facilities, capital and jobs to other states or nations.
However, it is not difficult to understand how long California has had business-hostile
policies. Back in 1977, to counter that image, Gov. Brown and his aides began wearing
buttons that read California Means Business. The Wall Street Journal, then covering
the Governors travels to Japan to promote investment in the state, reported:
Our economic climate is very good. Gov. Brown maintains. I think this is
dissipating a good deal of the political rhetoric surrounding the business-climate
talk. ... Politics has figured heavily in the business-climate debates. Gov. Brown,
for instance, terms much of the criticism propaganda.1
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Now, in Gov. Browns fourth term his Administration still claims that comments about
business departures are propaganda, but goes further and alleges that such remarks
are downright false.
I should know. After nearly 20 years living in California, I became weary of hearing
politicians deny that businesses leaving the state is anything to be concerned about.
Hence, some time ago I released findings that showed 254 companies conducted
disinvestment events in California during 2011. The list was widely reported by the news
media.
I was trying to motivate public officials in California to recognize that the state is one of
the costliest in which to do business often between 20 and 35 percent higher than
other states and to treat business in a more benign way.
Three Previous Governors Cited Disinvestment Findings
The list of 254 events wasnt my first. Earlier, I had published a list of 99 companies that
were planning to leave the state in full or in part, findings that were noted in an
approving manner by former Governors Gray Davis, Pete Wilson and George
Deukmejian. They attached the findings in a jointly signed letter in 2010 to the California
Air Resources Board and then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.2 The letter warned:
Since January 2007, more than 2,500 employers have left the state for other
states in the U.S. Approximately 109,000 jobs left with these employers. In
addition, many companies have shifted parts of their business activities out of
state and decided to expand their operations elsewhere. Attached are Dun &
Bradstreet lists detailing some of the losses and a list of specific businesses
which have left or reduced operations here. With two jobs lost for every one we
gain with other states the implications are clear.
California is now rated as the worst state in the Country to do business by
corporate relocation experts. Businesses around the world look closely at this
report to decide where they want to relocate and expand. A CEO from the
semiconductor industry was quoted as saying The killer factor in California for a
manufacturer to create, say, 1,000 blue-collar jobs, is a hostile government that
doesnt want you there and demonstrates it in 1,000 ways.
Do not be misled by the often touted attraction of venture capital to California.
While start ups do occur in the state, when it comes time to ramp up the business
and jobs, all too often these companies heed the advice of business location
experts and head to [other states] who welcome them with open arms.
The letter from former governors Davis, Wilson and Deukmejian included the map
shown in Figure 1, which illustrates locations in the United States and Canada to which
California companies migrated. The D&B analysis covered the 2007-2011 time period.
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Figure 1
Dun & Bradstreet Map of Locations in U.S. and Canada to which
California Companies Migrated
Brown Administration Record of Denials

Apparently, Gov. Browns office ignored that letter and missed the point of the list
regarding 2011 events. His Senior Business Advisor, Michael Rossi often referred to
as the jobs czar denied the list existed. He appeared before the Commonwealth
Club in San Francisco in 2012 declaring, simply, there is no list. He said:
The thing that strikes me as the most egregious is that people who say they have
a stake in Californias success continue to say things that are patently untrue.
One of those is that we have this large unemployment number, and its the result
of us not being competitive and a mass exodus from the state of businesses.
This is something that is primarily perpetuated by a gentleman in Orange County
who states the number is 254 companies left the state last year, and number one
we have to realize this gentleman makes his living relocating companies.
Secondly, there is no data anywhere where you can find numbers of companies
that have either entered or left this state. Its just not kept.... so there is no
justification for the statement that there is this mass exodus from the state of
California.3 (Emphasis added J.V.)
While it is true that there is no central repository of such information kept by any
government agency, it is also true that the information in the list, based on easily
accessible research, was the very data that he denied existed. The list named the
companies, where they were located in California, which out-of-California locations
benefitted from their investments and, when available, statements from companies
about the disinvestment event.
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In no manner was the list portrayed as an absolute and conclusive document. It was
always clear the list was a snapshot of what was occurring in California. That is also
true for this more comprehensive report, which builds on that earlier list.
Moreover, this report shows that the figure of 254 events in 2011 was too conservative
further research into public information shows there were 302 disinvestment events
that year.
Gov. Brown trivialized overtures to California companies by officials in other states. His
spokesman said that Reputable studies have shown that businesses are not fleeing the
state for the cold, empty and desolate hinterlands. Sacramento Bee Columnist Dan
Walters observed, The response typified the Capitols dismissive attitude toward any
suggestion that we have become economically uncompetitive.4
As if all that werent enough, in 2014 when Toyota Motor Corp. announced it will move
its Torrance headquarters to Plano, Texas, Gov. Brown revealed his aloofness towards
business challenges by saying, Weve got a few problems, we have lots of little
burdens and regulations and taxes, but smart people figure out how to make it.5 The
Wall Street Journal came back with this: Californias problem is that smart people have
figured out they can make it better elsewhere.6
Chief Executive Surveys: California Ranks the Lowest
For the 11th year in a row, Chief Executive Magazine found California to be the worst
state for business.7 CEOs comments include: California could hardly do more to
discourage business if that was the goal. The state regulates and taxes companies
unreasonably. California is getting worse, if that is even possible.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Drop in Number of California Businesses
Such views compel that a different metric about business losses also be considered.
Between 2011 and 2012, Bureau of Labor Statistics data compiled by Bloomberg News
indicated that California lost ground in a related category: the number of business
establishments: There were 1.3 million businesses in California at the end of 2012, 5.2
percent fewer than in the previous year (thats about 73,000 fewer). Florida, another
state hard hit by the bursting of the real estate bubble, and the state with the second
most businesses, added new businesses at the nations seventh-fastest rate.8
Admittedly, for both states, the BLS metrics included both primary businesses (national
firms) and secondary businesses (entities such as independent, non-chain retail
stores). Nonetheless, the findings echoed the message in the report about the 2011
disinvestment events of primary employers that Gov. Browns office disparaged.
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Tax Analysis: California Third Worst in Nation
Taxes are a major factor in the cost of doing business. The Tax Foundations 2015
State Business Tax Climate Index lists California at No. 48 the third worst for business
in the nation.9 Also, according to Larry Kosmont, President of Kosmont Companies and
founding publisher of the Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey,
California continues to have the highest business tax climate on the West Coast. This
reality compels businesses to reconsider their relationship with the State and look
elsewhere for a lower-cost solution.10
Californias New Facilities Ranking
It has long been understood that many new facilities open in California every year. That
is to be expected in a state as large and populous as California.
Site Selection magazines parent company, Conway, Inc., annually examines openings
of large facilities on a state-by-state basis. Of course, when the assessment is based on
the number of projects, the larger states will always come out ahead of smaller states.
California is the nations third largest state in area. Also, California remained the
nations most populous state in 2014, with 38.8 million residents.11 Nonetheless, the
number of new facilities that opened during 2014 in California 170 in all placed the
state in the not-so-illustrious No. 12 position, as Table 1 indicates12:
Table 1: Rankings 2014 Total Facilities
Rank
Number of
New
Facilities
State
689
Texas
582
Ohio
394
Illinois
313
North Carolina
311
Georgia
258
Kentucky
230
Michigan
227
Pennsylvania
200
Louisiana
10
195
Tennessee
11
189
Virginia
12
170
Indiana
12
170
California
14
157
New York
15
149
Florida
16
143
Wisconsin
17
134
South Carolina
18
116
Alabama
19
109
Kansas
20
95
Missouri
21
92
Minnesota
22
90
Arizona
23
88
Iowa
24
81
Maryland
25
75
Oklahoma
26
60
Massachusetts
27
59
New Jersey
28
58
Arkansas
28
58
Utah
30
53
Colorado
31
46
Mississippi
32
33
Washington
33
32
Nevada
34
28
Oregon
35
27
South Dakota
2
35
27
Nebraska
44
Vermont
35
27
Connecticut
44
Delaware
38
20
North Dakota
47
Alaska
39
19
New Mexico
47
Rhode Island
40
18
West Virginia
49
New Hampshire
41
14
Idaho
50
Hawaii
41
14
Maine
51
District of Columbia
43
10
Wyoming
44
Montana
Source: Conway New Plant Database
California New Facilities Ranking Per Capita

A more relevant assessment is based on an evaluation based on the most qualifying
projects per capita (in this case per 1 million population). According to Site Selection
magazine, Qualifying projects meet one or more of these criteria: a minimum capital ...
investment of $1 million, 20,000 sq. ft. (1,860 sq. m.) or more of new construction, or
creation of 50 or more new jobs.13 Under the new facility openings per capita scenario,
during 2014, California was in the unenviable No. 48 position, as Table 2 indicates14:
Table 2: Rankings 2014 Total Facilities
per Capita
Rank
Number of
New
Facilities
State
58.5
Kentucky
50.2
Ohio
43
37.5
Kansas
31.6
South Dakota
31.5
North Carolina
30.8
Georgia
30.6
Illinois
29.8
Tennessee
10
28.3
Iowa
11
27.7
South Carolina
12
27
13
25.8
Indiana
14
25.6
Texas
15
24.8
Wisconsin
16
23.9
Alabama
17
23.2
Michigan
18
22.7
Virginia
Louisiana
North Dakota
19
19.7
Utah
20
19.6
Arkansas
21
19.3
Oklahoma
22
17.8
Pennsylvania
23
17.1
Wyoming
24
16.9
Minnesota
25
15.7
Missouri
26
15.4
Mississippi
27
14.4
Nebraska
27
14.4
Vermont
29
13.6
Maryland
30
13.4
Arizona
31
11.3
Nevada
32
10.5
Maine
33
9.9
Colorado
34
9.7
West Virginia
35
9.6
Delaware
36
9.5
Alaska
37
9.1
New Mexico
38
8.9
Massachusetts
39
8.8
Montana
40
8.6
Idaho
41
New York
3
42
7.5
Connecticut
48
4.4
California
42
7.5
Florida
49
3.8
New Hampshire
44
7.1
Oregon
50
45
6.7
Rhode Island
51
2.1
46
6.6
New Jersey
47
4.7
Washington
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Source: Conway New Plant Database
Sacramentos Deaf Ears to Business Concerns

Business interests have provided an encyclopedic accounting of Californias difficult
environment to Gov. Brown and the Legislature to no avail. An example of concerns is
evident in this comment by Ehsan Gharatappeh, Chief Executive Officer of CellPoint
Corp. of Costa Mesa. In early 2015, when launching a new facility in Fort Worth, he said
in testimony in Sacramento:
Even if California were to eliminate the state income taxes tomorrow, that still
would not be enough to put my manufacturing operations back in California.15
To Businesses: You Are on Your Own
As research reports go, this one is quite long on data and relatively short on
commentary because the facts speak for themselves.
An appropriate conclusion to this Preface is a comment from Joel Kotkin, a professor,
author and observer of Californias political, business and social environment:
Heres the bitter reality for business in much of California: theres no cavalry
riding to rescue you from the states regulatory and tax vise. The voters in
California have spoken, and with a definitive, distinctive twist, turned against any
suggestion of reform and confirmed the continued domination of the state by
public employee unions, environmental activists and their crony capitalist allies.
In short, you are on your own.16
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Executive Summary
The reason this report is timely and important is outlined in the Preface. For about 40
years California has been viewed as a state in which it is difficult to do business. Gov.
Jerry Browns Administrations less-than-candid approach regarding the business
climate has misled the Legislature, the news media and the public about the flight of
capital, facilities and jobs to other states and nations.
It is time to set the record straight by providing details about the manner in which
companies have disinvested in California in recent years (in this case between 2008
through 2015), with supporting details in every instance.
No private data bases or proprietary tools were used to gather the findings in this report.
This study is based exclusively on public information such as stories published or
broadcast by the news media, company announcements, and company reports to the
U.S. Department of Labor, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the California
Employment Development Department.
As noted in the Preface, similar findings published by Spectrum Location Solutions were
published in years past, findings that former Governors Gray Davis, Pete Wilson and
George Deukmejian cited when warning the California Air Resources Board and thenGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger about Californias poor business climate. Instead of
claiming otherwise, Gov. Brown should heed such warnings and work to improve the
states treatment of businesses.
The tables in the report show conclusively that in the 2008-2015 period, a total of 1,669
California disinvestment events became public knowledge. However, experts in site
selection generally agree that at least five events fail to become public knowledge for
every one that does. Thus it is reasonable to conclude that about 10,000 disinvestment
events occurred during that period.
The following are factors to consider about the estimate and how the report is designed
to avoid overstating its case:
Smaller companies are in a better position than large corporations to avoid

publicity about a relocation; the result is no publicity on companies that comprise
the biggest single category of disinvestment events.
The report omits events that have little to do with Californias business
environment. For example, companies that expand elsewhere in a clear effort to
gain new customers are excluded from the listings.
Only primary employers are included those like Hilton Hotels, Northrop
Grumman and Sony Pictures Imageworks whose customers are nationwide or
worldwide (such employers bring wealth into a community). All secondary
employers (which exchange wealth already in a community) such as retail
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stores, restaurants, dry cleaners, beauty salons, nurseries an inexhaustible list
of enterprises are excluded.
Under the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, a

company is required to file a furlough notice (WARN Notice) with the California
Employment Development Department giving notice if it employs 75 employees
or more. A review of WARN Notices indicates the absence of companies with 74
employees and lower that are known through other sources to have closed in
part or completely and moved out of state. In short, WARN Notices represent an
insufficient source of information about disinvestment events.
When it comes to U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

cases, to be conservative information was extracted from certified decisions
only. Information in denied petitions was excluded even though evidence was
available that California jobs were lost. Moreover, the status of current TAA
cases is difficult to determine because of the agencys procedures, and DOL
comprehensiveness is lacking because many cases arent filed with the agency.
The bottom line is that offshoring events are under-reported based on DOL data.
Finally, events that occurred in the study period have yet to come to light but
experience shows that some will in the future. Sometimes media stories reveal
events that occurred a year or two earlier, or events come to light in new
speeches and reports.
For all the above reasons, its highly likely that Californias losses are understated.
California disinvestment events are defined as companies that (1) relocate entire offices
and facilities to an out-of-state location, (2) remain in the state but expand elsewhere
with facilities that heretofore were built in California, (3) close completely with production
moving to competitors in dispersed locations, (4) shift work to a foreign nation through
offshoring, outsourcing or relocation, (5) cancel a project after it has been announced,
or (6) perform a U-Turn which means considering a California location but rejecting it
after studies favor a location outside of the states borders.
The report provides information regarding all California counties that have experienced
disinvestment events. The Top 15 Counties in the order starting with the most events
are:
(1) Los Angeles, (2) Orange, (3) Santa Clara, (4) San Francisco, (5) San Diego,
(6) Alameda, (7) San Mateo, (8) Ventura, (9) Sacramento tied with San
Bernardino, (11) Riverside, (12) Contra Costa tied with Santa Barbara, (14) San
Joaquin and (15) Stanislaus. The ranking ends at the Top 15 because numerous
tied events after that make results less meaningful.
Causes for the top three vary considerably. Los Angeles has the worst ranking in part
because it has so many businesses, but also because doing business is costlier in Los
Angeles than in just about any other California location outside of the San Francisco
Bay Area.
In second place is Orange County, an anomaly based on the fact that the Orange
County Register in the past did an exceptional job in reporting on such events. In third
place is Santa Clara County, where disinvestment motivations are more complex and
include shifting capital to many out-of-state projects.
In addition to counties, the report indicates California communities affected by
disinvestment events. The Top 10 Communities in the order starting with the most
events are:
(1) Los Angeles tied with San Francisco, (3) Irvine, (4) San Jose, (5) San Diego,
(6) Santa Clara, (7) Mountain View, (8) Sunnyvale, (9) Fremont and (10) Palo
Alto.
Other states benefit from California disinvestment events. The Top 10 States in the
order starting with those that gained the most are:
Texas retains its long-held No. 1 spot, followed by (2) Nevada, (3) Arizona, (4)
Colorado, (5) Washington, (6) Oregon, (7) North Carolina, (8) Georgia, (9)
Florida, and (10) Utah tied with Virginia. Texas was the top destination for
California companies each year during the eight-year study period.
Out-of-state Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) benefit from California disinvestment
events. The Top 10 MSAs in the order starting with those that gained the most are:
(1) Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, (2) Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, (3) PhoenixMesa-Scottsdale, (4) Reno-Sparks, (5) Las Vegas-Paradise, (6) Denver-AuroraLakewood tied with Portland-Vancouver (WA)-Hillsboro, (8) Seattle-TacomaBellevue, (9) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta and (10) Salt Lake City-OgdenClearfield.
This report provides a list municipalities that have benefitted from California
disinvestment events ranging from fast-growth Austin to rural Eagle, Idaho, to techemergent Pittsburgh, and to many others. The Top 15 Municipalities in the order starting
with those that gained the most are:
(1) Austin, (2) Reno, (3) Las Vegas, (4) Seattle, (5) Phoenix, (6) Dallas (7) San
Antonio tied with Portland, Ore. (9) Denver, (10) Scottsdale AZ, (11) Atlanta, (12)
Houston, (13) Plano TX tied with Colorado Springs CO, and (15) Nashville tied
with Irving TX and Salt Lake City.
California experienced 432 disinvestment events that involved international
destinations. The Top 10 Nations in the order starting with those that gained the most
are:
(1) Mexico, (2) India, (3) China, (4) Canada, (5) Costa Rica (6) Malaysia, (7)
Philippines, (8) Singapore, (9) Japan, and (10) Great Britain.
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Codes are used in each individual Table for 2008 through 2015 events to help identify
what kind of event has occurred. For example, in which industry did events occur
surpassing all others was manufacturing with more than 550 events during the study
period. Also, what function is affected in the top spot were headquarters operations
with more than 300 events. Finally, what type of event occurred and the most
numerous were complete or partial relocations with more than 1,000 investments in a
point outside of California.
The difficulty in tracking disinvestment events is illustrated by how the headquarters for
Thomas Brothers Maps, a California legacy institution since 1915, simply disappeared
from Irvine. No public notice appeared about the event, but a former employee tipped
off an individual working on this study, who investigated and confirmed the event.
Without the callers prompting, the departure would probably still be unknown. This
report provides a case study of the event.
California officials can be quick to deny the states difficult business environment. They
may even put pressure on companies to understate the extent of their displeasure with
state policies. In one case, Comcast issued a news release about moving California
jobs to Portland, Seattle and Denver because of high costs. But its likely that some
type of pressure was put on Comcast to tone down its statement to say that other
reasons were responsible; a Silicon Valley Business Journal story about the event was
headlined, Comcast tones down blame on state for closing call center.
The story mentioned a call from the Governors office about statement from the
Governors jobs czar that Comcast inaccurately placed blame on the state but I am
pleased to see the executives at Comcast taking responsibility and correcting the
statement. There has not been a plausible explanation for why a company with strong
internal controls and a professional Public Relations department would have issued
such a statement and then to have revised the statement, removing all references to
Californias high costs of doing business.
The report provides an outline of how a Site Selection Project proceeds, which
illustrates how many other considerations come to the forefront before a company
considers incentives from other states. In short, incentives rank pretty low on the list in
fifth, sixth or seventh place while at the top of the list are workforce availability,
proximity to suppliers and transportation links.
Also, information is provided regarding the types of economic incentives that California
offers to retain existing company facilities and to induce companies to move to the state.
Incentives are available through the states GO-Biz program, special legislation for
aerospace companies, California Film Commission, California Energy Commission and
the Employment Training Panel. Other incentives are available from county or municipal
governments and utilities depending upon circumstances and location.
The evidence regarding California disinvestment events is the detail presented for each
year from 2008 through 2015. Details for each event specify the name of the company,
which California county and locality is affected, the destination by nation or state and
municipality, and codes to describe the event.
Such factual details constitute the bulk of this report and should be sufficient to convey
the scope of California disinvestment events. Extensive endnotes will ease efforts to
confirm the details of such events.
Finally, California is considering imposing a broad set of new taxes, tax extensions and
fees on businesses in 2016 and 2017 a tsunami that may trigger the worst demands
on private-sector finances ever organized by the states politicians. It is highly likely that
one result will be an increasing number of disinvestments in California in favor of
greener domestic or international pastures.
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Chapter 1: California Disinvestment Event Totals 2008 - 2015
Overview
Overall, in the 2008 through 2015 period, a total of 1,669 California disinvestment
events became public knowledge. That time span was selected because a considerable
amount of work for the years prior to 2011 had been completed, but not released in
conjunction with the 2011 findings and, of course, events through 2015 are relevant.
Those familiar with the 2011 report that showed 254 disinvestment events may wonder
why the number for that year has since grown to 302 events in this report. That is
because certified decisions regarding California companies moving jobs and facilities
to foreign nations, as reported in U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment
Assistance Cases, were examined and contributed to the higher number of events.17
The annual breakdown of the 1,687 disinvestment events is shown in Table 3. In
comparing years, there is no discernable pattern in the number of events because of the
irregular nature of media reports and company reports to government agencies.
Nonetheless, the totals represent a reasonable snapshot of events.
Table 3
California
Disinvestment
Events
Year
Totals
2008
123
2009
191
2010
242
2011
302
2012
241
2013
194
2014
218*
2015
176*
Total
1,687
*The 2014 and 2015 totals will grow over time as many events will become public knowledge
after the fact sometimes one or two years later.
How Media Coverage Influenced this Report

In relying on public sources of information the frequency of media coverage greatly
influenced the findings. In the 2010-2012 period, media reporting on the recession and
the economy included heightened references to disinvestment events, which influenced
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the higher numbers. If an event fails to become public knowledge, it is impossible for it
to become a part of this report.
Additionally, the media can alter the manner in which it covers such events. To
illustrate, citations in this report for the Orange County Register numbered nineteen in
2010 and twelve in 2011, while there was only one citation in 2014 and two in 2015. The
newspapers lower rate of published stories, should it continue, will cause a decline in
known events in Orange County in the future.
Why the Number of Disinvestments Is Understated
All events are based on public sources of information, and as a result this report
substantially understates California disinvestment events because so many are
completed with no public notice or record whatsoever. In preparing this report, site
selection consultants and economic development personnel from across the nation
were asked this question:
For every company that leaves an area any area, not just California how
many others make such a move without any media coverage or without having to
file a report with the state or Federal government? In short, how many would you
say are unknown?
Responses generally range from five, to seven, with a few saying ten are unknown.
The smaller the company, the easier it is to disinvest in one area and invest in a new
area without notice.
For purposes of extrapolation, this report will rely on the most conservative estimate
that information about five events do not become public knowledge for every one that
does. With that accepted multiplier in mind, it is reasonable to conclude that the 1,687
California disinvestment events during the 2008-2015 period translates to 10,000
events.
Why the Findings in this Report Are Conservative
Other factors, noted below, suggest that the compilation of 1,687 events is reasonable
and, indeed, conservative.
Companies Strive to Avoid Publicity
Smaller companies are in a better position than large corporations to avoid publicity
about a relocation. More often than not they avoid issuing an announcement. A quiet
departure can reduce the risks of pressure from politicians or final inspections by
regulatory agencies seeking their last opportunity to issue fines (which in California are
transmitted into the account of the agency issuing the fine; not into the general
treasury). The result is no attempt at publicity.
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Sometimes, the company is not so small. See the Chapter in this report entitled, Its
Difficult to Track Companies that Quietly Leave California which is about Thomas
Brothers Maps making a quiet departure from Irvine for Illinois and India.
Certain Types of Company Expansions Excluded from Report
For example, companies that expanded elsewhere to serve new territories or gain new
customers actions that appear to be unrelated to Californias difficult business
environment are given the benefit of the doubt and are excluded from the list. For a
list of such events, see the Chapter in this report entitled, Out-of-California Events
Excluded from Disinvestment Lists.
Companies that Relocate to New York City Are Excluded from Report
It is doubtful that a corporation moving to New York City is doing so because it was
motivated by Californias difficult business environment considering that the citys
business practices are similar to those found in California. Hence, such moves are not
counted as disinvestment events. Examples of excluded New York City moves can be
found in the Chapter in this report entitled, Out-of-California Events Excluded from
Disinvestment Lists.
The one exception to the above is Bustle.com, which left San Francisco for New York
City, because of the comments by company founder, Bryan Goldberg. He said he will
be leaving California next year and de-establishing residency to be with my new
company. No more 13.3 percent of my income for you, California. How does 0 percent
sound? That sounds good to me. See more in the Bustle.com 2013 event.
Only Primary Employers Are Counted
This report includes only primary employers e.g., those like Hilton Hotels or Sony
Pictures Imageworks that sell the majority of their goods and services nationwide or
even worldwide. Excluded are secondary employers such as retail stores, restaurants,
furniture wholesalers, dry cleaners, beauty salons (an inexhaustible list of enterprises)
businesses that are dependent on the wages that primary employers provide. Another
way of saying it is that primary employers bring wealth into the community from other
places that increase local prosperity. Generally, the new money circulates within the
community benefiting secondary employers (local businesses) through increased
resident spending.
Generally, the futures of secondary employers rise and fall depending on what happens
with primary employers. This report excludes all events by secondary employers, which,
if tallied, would vastly exceed the number of events published in this report.
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WARN Notices: An Incomplete Accounting of Events
Under the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, a company is
required to file a furlough notice (WARN Notice) with the California Employment
Development Department giving a 60-day notice if it employs 75 employees or more
and lays off 50 or more during any 30-day period. A review of WARN Notices indicates
the absence of companies with 74 employees and lower that are known through other
sources to have closed completely or in part and left the state. Also, the absence of
WARN Notices has permitted events to occur without any publicity.18
Likely that Offshoring Number Is Understated
It is believed that offshoring events are under-reported based U.S. Department of Labor
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) case reports and hearsay evidence that many
employees dont file for assistance. To be conservative, only certified decisions along
with a few reports from other agencies were included in this report. Events described in
petitions denied by the DOL was excluded even though evidence was provided that
California jobs were lost.19
The only commentary on TAAs comprehensiveness is found in a study more than a
decade old, which states, According to the estimate of the manufacturing job loss
situation in 2003, less than 40% of potentially eligible workers even applied for TAA
and only 13% of the potentially eligible workers received benefits.20 Also, the report
excludes all TAA cases that are under consideration by a Court of Appeals and all
cases not yet included in the data base because of delays in the DOL process.
Google Discontinued its News Archive Function
Occasionally, a vague reference would appear that a certain company relocated. When
Google was offering a News Archive search feature, it could at times be fairly easy to
locate a story with particulars about the event. With that feature now gone, the ability to
confirm a sketchy event is difficult and sometimes impossible. Hence, although some
events are known to have occurred, without specifics they are excluded from this report.
Some Current Events May Not be Known for Years
In the future, more events that occurred in the study period will come to light. This most
often occurs when journalists produce stories about company expansions that follow
prior relocations or, in some cases, when speeches are given or new reports are filed.
Admittedly, such events can be difficult to locate unless specific news alerts are
established on Internet search engines. In any event and this is but one example
Com Dev USA, a satellite component builder, relocated manufacturing from El Segundo
to Cambridge in Ontario, Canada. This 2014 event was unknown until a 2015 news
story revealed the event21 and allowed for further online investigation.
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Clients Omitted from List
Clients of Spectrum Location Solutions and The Business Relocation Coach (related
businesses) are covered by strong Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA) and all clients
are excluded from this list, per their expectations and as legally required.
Total Capital Diversion Is Incalculable
The amount of capital diverted to out-of-California locations during the eight-year period
totals about $70.5 billion based on the events cited in this study. However, the amount
is greatly understated because only about 16 percent of reports on disinvestment
events provided information about initial capital investments. Moreover, reports on
capital expenditures for follow-on expansions are even more scarce.
There is no reliable way to estimate the full extent of capital diversion from California
through public documents, but the total would be substantially in excess of the $70.5
billion.
Job Losses Are Incalculable
Few news media reports on disinvestment events contain figures for the number of jobs
lost. Hence, no attempt is made to provide a total by year or for the study period. When
available, job losses are reported in the Tables for the events to help illustrate the extent
of a specific event.
Philanthropy: The Losses Are Incalculable
Public sources of information on disinvestment events virtually never report the extent to
which philanthropic contributions decline in California communities and increase in new
communities.
Anecdotal accounts indicate that the financial amounts are considerable, as are
volunteer contributions for institutions such as Habitat for Humanity, the United Way,
childrens hospitals and other entities. However, since it is impossible to determine a
value in this arena, the report omits references to such projects and does not provide
any financial estimates, nor does it include references for volunteer time dedicated to
projects.
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Chapter 2: Its Difficult to Track Companies that Quietly Leave California
Case Study: Thomas Brothers Maps

Thomas Brothers Maps was a legacy California institution. The company was renowned
for its map books that covered the states metropolitan areas and counties long before
on-line maps became available. It was founded in Oakland in 1915, moved to Los
Angeles in the 1940s and relocated to Irvine in 1980.22 Despite its high profile, the
companys headquarters disappeared from Irvine with no public notice.
However, a former employee tipped off an individual working on this study, who then
went to the Thomas Brothers offices and found it empty. Without the callers prompting,
the event would probably still be unknown and would not be found in this report.
Hush-hush disinvestment events can be carried out so skillfully that even Thomas
Brothers, with a 94-year history in the state, can pull it off. Rand McNally acquired
Thomas Bros. Maps in the late 1990s for about $30 million and at the time said it
planned to retain its 180 employees and the Irvine headquarters.23 But the company
closed in Irvine around November 2009. Apparently Rand McNally moved some jobs to
Skokie, Illinois, while map production was further solidified in Bangalore, India, where
some production had already been located.
Nearly a year after its departure, the companys name still appeared on the Irvine
headquarters building, which was available for sale or lease. When asked, a
commercial real estate broker didnt say much about Thomas Brothers Maps or the
facility, but confirmed theyre gone. The listing for the 57,890 square foot structure
described as a Manufacturing-Warehouse Building and Creative Office Space was
Priced for Immediate Occupancy.
The former employee said that Thomas Brothers Irvine employment was around 200
before the outsourcing to India started in 2003. He said the company was well liked and
he thought Rand McNally didnt publicize the move since they didnt want to drive away
California customers. He said, By the time Irvine closed, it was down to about 20
employees.
The Orange County Register published a story the only article appearing anywhere in
the state about the companys departure.24 Again, as emphasized earlier, for every
company whose disinvestment event makes the news, countless others are
implemented quietly, with the estimate being five unknown events for every one that
becomes public knowledge.
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Chapter 3: Why Would a Company Retract a Departure Announcement?

Case Study: Comcast
California officials can be quick to deny the difficulties with the states business
environment. They may even put pressure on companies to understate the extent of
their displeasure with state policies. Rarely, however, does such a situation make news,
and it started with a company announcement that was the basis of this San Jose
Mercury-News account:
Comcast will eliminate about 1,000 jobs in Northern California, including more
than 300 in the East Bay and more than 300 in the South Bay, as it closes call
centers in Livermore, Morgan Hill and Sacramento. The telecommunications
giant blamed the cuts on Californias high costs. We have concluded that the
cost of doing business makes operations in California expensive and very
difficult, said a company spokesman.25
No politician should have been surprised at what Comcast said about moving jobs to
Portland, Seattle and Denver because the company indicated what many others in
business have said. (Indeed, Comcast has continued to expand elsewhere, too, as is
the case when it created 250 call center jobs in Knoxville and 200 such jobs in
Nashville, both in 2015.26) The same story reported:
The cost of doing business in California is a well-known problem across the
country and among business owners in the United States, said Scott Anderson,
chief economist with San Francisco-based Bank of the West. With the fiscal
problems in California, these expenses will likely get higher. Tax rates may rise in
California.27
It appears that Sacramento became unhinged by such a politically incorrect statement.
It seems likely that some type of pressure was put on Comcast to tone down its
statement to say that other reasons are responsible for the shutdowns. Diana Samuels,
a reporter for the Silicon Valley Business Journal, wrote a story that was headlined,
Comcast tones down blame on state for closing call center.
She wrote that she received a call and email from Brook Taylor, a deputy director at the
governors Office of Business and Economic Development. Taylor said Comcast had
amended its statement and wanted to make sure I saw it.28
Taylor sent the reporter a quote attributed to Gov. Browns Senior Business Advisor,
Michael Rossi often referred to as the jobs czar which said, It is unfortunate that
Comcasts announcement to eliminate jobs in California inaccurately placed blame on
the state, but I am pleased to see the executives at Comcast taking responsibility and
correcting the statement. Samuels added: The new statement removes any mention of
California being an expensive place to do business.29
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Comcasts revised statement began as follows:
The reports carried in the media earlier today attributing Comcasts decision to
transition to a different model for its call center operations are incorrect. The
reasons for Comcasts decision are as follows. After careful analysis of the
market and our operations, Comcast has determined that in order to run cost
effective call centers that are focused on the customer experience, our
customers will be served better in the long run by establishing specialized call
centers focused on particular customer needs rather than on geography. 30
In the highly regulated and politically charged environments that large companies
operate in, it is not surprising that announcements on facility relocations are often
couched in language that avoids any sort of political confrontation. Also, it is difficult to
believe that a location decision wasnt influenced by lower business and employee
costs, taxes and regulations, which could lead to a possible reduction in business
expenses by between 20% and 35%.
There has not been a plausible explanation for why a company with strong internal
controls and a professional Public Relations department would have issued such a
statement, only to revise the statement, removing all references to Californias high
costs of doing business.
Sacramentos difficult attitudes toward business transcends the Comcast case. As The
Economist put it:
It is boom time again in Silicon Valley.... But beyond the gilded strip of land
between San Francisco and San Jose is another California, an inhospitable place
plagued by over-regulation, mindless bureaucracy, high taxes and endless
lawsuits.31
And high costs all the way around.
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Chapter 4: The Priority that Companies Give to Economic Incentives

Temporary Incentives Hold Great Appeal
Some believe that companies are inspired to look favorably upon other states primarily
because of economic incentives that may be available to them.
In only one industry does that observation appear to be true film and television
production. Hollywood producers have been heard to say they would prefer shooting
their movies in California but have to go where the incentives are.32 Moreover, its
much easier to chase incentives in the film industry because the placement of
activities in other locations is temporary. (These are sometimes called runaway
productions.) The story is far different for a company relocating an office or factory
and its people to another location permanently.
Permanent Incentives Outranked by Other Factors
The reality for non-film companies is different. Area Development Online points out that
its still the case that economic incentives rank lower on location-decision lists than
workforce considerations, regulatory hurdles, and infrastructure factors.33 Experience at
Spectrum Location Solutions with clients verifies that view, with workforce
considerations usually at the top of the list and lifestyle factors surprisingly high when
it comes to privately owned businesses and companies with healthy work environments.
The motivations to invest outside of California virtually always exist before potentially
available incentives are understood. Deciphering what incentives are available for a
particular company or facility is a significant undertaking considering that statutes,
policies and application procedures vary widely among the 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the 50 States and the District of Columbia.34 Moreover, there are
separate entities authorized to offer incentives that include state and local economic
development agencies, utility firms and industrial development corporations.
Generally, a site search involves deliberation regarding the objectives of the project, an
agreement upon what variables will be considered, and how the upcoming work can be
done while minimizing time, costs and risks.
The biggest concern in a site selection project isnt about incentives its about which
locations offer a qualified workforce.
Following are examples of the steps taken before consideration of incentives comes
seriously into play.
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How a Site Selection Project Progresses

Step 1: Potential Locations
Outline business preferences for certain nations, regions, states or communities.

Specify customers, suppliers, other institutions preferred as neighbors.
Identify the aviation, highway, railroad, seaport or barge services required.
Conduct initial analysis of workforce factors.
Step 2: Workforce
Inquire about preferred labor-force demographics and ease of recruitment.

Quantify the number of jobs and salary ranges in the new location for each job
description.
Estimate growth how many jobs will be placed in the new location, and of those
how many will be filled by existing employees that will relocate.
Review employee policies relating to relocation, retention or severance.
Step 3: Taxes, Regulations and Legal Environment
Compare state, county, municipal and special district business taxes.

Measure personal taxes to calculate impact on employees.
Evaluate state and local government regulatory requirements.
Assess the legal environment for businesses among candidate locations.
Step 4: Community Attractiveness
Differentiate key lifestyle factors preferred in a community and surrounding area,

especially quality of schools and educational attainment.
Evaluate housing affordability for employees relocating to the location.
Anticipate the fit into the local cultural, philanthropic and civic environment.
Examine levels, patterns and types of crime.
Visit and ask the question, Is this the place I want to live?
Step 5: The Facility
Identify the type of building clarify desire to build new or buy or lease building.
Determine a range of specifications for the ideal facility and/or land requirements.
Estimate energy requirements, types of energy required and costs.
Develop a timeline for the move.
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Step 6: Finalist Stage When the Real Incentives Work Begins
Information about incentives may be gathered at any stage of the process. However,
when finalist communities (usually three) are under evaluation is when the deep
analysis is made of incentives to determine their value and negotiations begin.
Seeking incentives is far from being a casual activity the activity can involve a great
deal of work, much internal discussion, drawn-out negotiations with multiple agencies,
and a legal review of contract terms and conditions.
The first layer of complexity is determining the potential value of a wide array of
economic incentives proactive and retroactive such as Tax Credits, Tax
Abatements, Tax Rebates, Discounted Utility Rates, Industrial Development Bonds,
Fast Track Permitting, Training Grants, Cash Grants, Workforce Recruitment Aid,
Infrastructure Grants, Low-Cost Financing, Fee Waivers and assistance with Foreign
Trade Zones and Enterprise zones.
The second layer of complexity is projecting the nature of incentives at the time in the
future when an event may occur. Doing so can be time-consuming as state and local
granting authorities may revise their policies regarding taxes, type of business,
investment requirements, threshold of jobs created and compliance requirements.
Sometimes even the number of hotel nights that the community expects to gain from the
project will be given a valuation and taken into consideration.
The third layer of complexity is ensuring that the company meets all the requirements to
qualify as part of the cumbersome and potentially lengthy application and approval
process. That must be followed by a compliance program that involves annual
certifications regarding job and investment totals that confirm the company is meeting
its commitments.
Furthermore, incentives may be offered not in the current fiscal year but in the next one
should the agency with granting approval be on the verge of depleting its budget for a
particular incentive. Also, unpredictability comes into play when a legislature or city
council has a say in the matter.
Good Incentives Cannot Make Up for a Bad Location
As outlined above, many factors need to be evaluated before committing to a location in
another state and community. Responsible site selection consultants caution companies
to avoid selecting a location simply because of an attractive incentives package.
Although its a clich, its true: A good incentives package cannot make up for a bad
location. It is for that reason that companies sometimes select a location where the
incentives package is less attractive than what competing states or localities offered.
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Location Decisions Can and Do Occur Without Incentives

Companies have been known to relocate completely or expand elsewhere without even
seeking incentives.
David Schultz, a professor at Hamline University in Minnesota said most people think
incentives offered by governments are deciding factors when companies move. Not so,
said Schultz, author of the 2012 book American Politics in the Age of Ignorance, which
addresses economic incentives and corporate relocations. Taxes and incentives
actually rank pretty low on the list fifth, sixth or seventh, said Schultz, who studied
surveys of business leaders who disclosed the reasons behind their location decisions.
At the top of the list are workforce availability, proximity to suppliers and transportation
links.35
Also, the public has little understanding that in many instances companies with 100 or
fewer jobs involved in the project wont qualify for incentives. A Los Angeles firm
recently completed the site selection process and in 2015-2016 will relocate 50
positions to out-of-state locations.36 It will do so without receiving a single incentive
whatsoever.
Recently, Area Development Online addressed how highly automated manufacturing
plants operating with fewer people than in years past are at a disadvantage. A jobcreating incentive might require 100 full-time employees, while an advanced
manufacturer today might employ only 25. In such a case, the firm is disqualified even
though the capital investment may run into the millions of dollars.37
Examples of companies that disinvest in California and invest in out-of-state locations
without the benefit of economic incentives are shown below (extracted from other
portions of this report):
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will locate a center for satellite development in Redmond, near
Seattle. Summarizing a GeekWire report Elon Musk said that video-game developers make for attractive employees for
the tasks. The facility is near Microsofts Xbox campus and Nintendo of America, and in the midst of many video-game
startups, a great location for luring talent. The office would also put SpaceX in a strong position to recruit engineers from
Boeing and Blue Origin, the venture founded by Amazon. The event will boost the regions aerospace industry, which has
become a hub for commercial space ventures and space entrepreneurs. It may be three or four years before SpaceX
employs 1,000. The 30,000-sq. ft. building will undergo renovations, the cost for which has yet to be made public. 38
Musks plan is to build a network of some 4,000 satellites in space to deliver Internet access anywhere on Earth. Musk is
making his plans without any financial incentives from the state.39 While the office will focus on satellites, Musk said
SpaceX might also hire here some top rocket engineers who just refuse to live in L.A.40
Sedgwick LLP, a law firm, will open a back-office in Kansas City as a cost-saving move, continuing a trend where law
firms are moving nonlegal jobs to lower-cost regions. Sedgwick said 100 jobs, mostly in San Francisco, will be moved to
Missouri. The jobs include finance, human resources, information technology, knowledge management, marketing and
new business. The firm decided on the move because, We think this can be more cost effective for our clients, said
Bruce Celebrezze, a Sedgwick partner.41 The firm leased a 20,000-sq. ft. office in Crown Center. No economic incentives
were involved in the Missouri project.42
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Kaiser Permanente began during the Depression in the 1930s in California, where its always been headquartered.43 In
2012 it plans for a 120,000-sq. ft. information technology campus in Greenwood Village, Colorado.44 The facility, planned
for 500 employees, opened with 700 employees, which could grow to 900 employees. 45 The company said it selected
Colorado because of workforce and quality of life. Quite frankly, these jobs this activity in Colorado is intended to be
a launch pad for our next wave of innovation, said Kaiser executive vice president Phil Fasano.46 [Along with the reasons
cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer
regulations in Colorado leading to a reduction in expenses.] Donna Lynne, president of Kaiser Permanente Colorado,
said the company received no financial incentives to locate the IT center in the state.47 Its noteworthy that Colorado was
selected because in 2014 the distribution of members show more than three times as many in California than are in all
other eight states combined48:
Google, Inc. Area Development Online did an excellent job assembling a comprehensive picture of Googles activities
in Iowa. In 2009 Google invested $600 million in a Council Bluffs data center. Earlier [in 2012], it announced plans to
invest $300 million in another data center, which will be doubled in capacity size with [another] $200 million investment.
With the $900 million worth of existing data center investments in Council Bluffs, Googles total investment in Iowa now
stands at $1.1 billion. The firm did not receive a tax incentive for its latest expansion.49 The square footage in Council
Bluffs is 115,000.50 [Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Iowa than in
California.]
Al Frank Asset Management (AFAM) The institutional money management company is moving its headquarters to
Austin. Its being done without any government incentives, but is designed to take advantage of a deeper worker pool and
friendlier business environment. The costs of doing business in California are prohibitive, CEO Jeff Montgomery said.
Were not in a Texas [incentives] program, but were fans of Texas. AFAM typically competes against national firms
based in Boston and New York. AFAM plans to maintain its California office and operate regional sales offices elsewhere.
Montgomery said he expects to grow the company through buyouts.51
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Chapter 5: California Offers Wide-Ranging Economic Incentives
Disclaimer
This Chapter is not intended to be critical of Californias state and local incentives
programs. It is intended to illustrate that the California incentive program designed to
retain companies or lure new companies is similar to programs in other states.
Economic incentives are commonplace. In fact, the International Economic
Development Council estimates that about 95% of localities and states in the United
States offer at least one incentive for economic development.52
Incentives from GO-Biz and Other State Agencies
An extensive incentives program exists at the state level, some of which are
administered by the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GOBiz), Franchise Tax Board, Employment Development Department, California Energy
Commission, Department of General Services, and others. Incentives include the
following53:
California Competes Tax Credit

Partial Sales/Use Tax Exemptions on certain purchases
Full Sales/Use Tax Exclusion on certain equipment purchases
New Employment Hiring Tax Credit
Innovation Hubs
Empowerment Zones
Foreign Trade Zones
Net Operating Loss Carryover and Carryback
Research & Development Tax Credit
Cash Reimbursement for Training Costs
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Industrial Development Bonds
California Capital Access Program
Tax-Exempt Bond Financing Program
Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program
PG&E Enhanced Economic Development Rate
Recycling Market Development Zones and Loans
Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
Capital Access Program (CalCAP) for Small Business
The tentative amount of tax credits in future years that can be allocated by GO-Biz is as
follows:
$151.1 million in fiscal year 2014-2015

$200 million in each fiscal year 2015-16 through 2017-201854
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Special Incentives to Aerospace Companies

In 2014, special legislative measures were passed and enacted into law by Gov. Brown
to help aerospace companies in their bids to win a $55-billion contract to build the nextgeneration Air Force bombers. Lockheed Martin Corp. received $420-million in tax
incentives from the California Competes program, intended to provide incentives to woo
and keep jobs in California for the first five years. For the next 10 years, the tax credit
will be paid directly from the state general fund.55 Northrop Grumman Corp., competing
for the same Air Force Contract, received tax incentives worth as much as $465 million,
an arrangement comprised of property tax rebates from local governments and a
corporate income tax credit.56 The companies are not headquartered in California, but
all are major employers. Each side said that winning the contract would bring jobs to the
state.57
Lockheed was headquartered in Burbank prior to its 1995 merger with Martin Marietta,
and after that moved its headquarters to Bethesda, Maryland. In 2011, Northrop
Grumman moved its headquarters from Los Angeles to Falls Church, Virginia.
California Film Commission Incentives
Additionally, Gov. Brown signed a program into law that starting in 2015 authorizes the
California Film Commission to provide $1.65 billion in incentives over the next five years
for film and television producers, with $330 million going to producers annually, more
than tripling the previous level.58 The new law enables producers to offset as much as
25% of their production costs.59
Employment Training Panel Incentives
California also offers assistance through another agency, the Employment Training
Panel. An example of its work can be found in when it awarded $11 million to assist 42
training contracts in September 2015.60
California Energy Commission Incentives
The California Energy Commission is another agency that awards incentives. One
instance is a $3 million grant to Proterra, a provider of battery-electric buses. The grant
will fund the design, development, construction and manufacturing of Proterras electric
transit buses in the City of Industry.61
California Local Government Incentives
Municipal governments in California also offer incentives.
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San Francisco gave Twitter a retention incentive that the Securities and Exchange
Commission estimated could be worth up to $56 million. The move followed Twitter
stating that it would relocate outside of the city limits because of a payroll tax. The
company said with plans to double their staff, it couldnt justify the cost. San Francisco
waived the payroll tax would for all new jobs Twitter creates for six years.62
In Anaheim, The Walt Disney Co., in planning to expand its theme parks, sought and
received from City Council approval for a 30-year ban on a ticket tax. The arrangement
extends a ban on ticket taxes that started in 1996 and was set to expire in 2016. 63
Stockton, which is struggling to recover after two years in Chapter 9 bankruptcy,
approved an incentive to lure from Sacramento the headquarters of Diesel Direct West,
a company that provides fueling services for trucks. Provided will be a sales tax rebate
culled from a 1 percent portion of newly generated sales tax revenue. The measure will
provide a projected $422,500 rebate to Diesel Direct. Its a great thing for the city of
Stockton, Tim Johnson, the vice president of Diesel Direct, said, adding, Orange
County has been doing this for quite a while.64
San Diego offered a rebate of up to a total of $1.5 million in sales taxes to the citys
biggest biotech company, Illumina, in exchange for the company enlarging its
manufacturing operations. Illumina had considered expanding in other locations such as
Memphis, but San Diego made retaining the company a major economic priority. 65
California State Incentives Recently Granted
Since 2014, GO-Biz has awarded $223 million to 330 companies.66 The number of
companies receiving such incentives is far too lengthy to list in this report. One sample
is a mid-2015 list of nearly $50 million in tax credits for companies that plan to create
jobs in California. The state approved all the credits recommended for 63 companies by
the staff of Gov. Jerry Browns GO-Biz agency. This entry isnt intended to be critical but
is included to suggest the type of activity in Californias program. Credits awarded are
shown in Table 467:
Table 4: Examples of Mid-2015 Tax Credit Incentives Awarded to California Companies

Amount
(millions)
$
$
$
15.0
3.0
2.3
Name of Company
Tesla
Riot Games
Beachbody
$
2.0 Ajinomoto Althea
$
2.0 Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.
$
2.0 National Steel and Shipbuilding Co,
$
1.1 Skechers USA
Only tax credit incentives above $1 million listed
Locations to Benefit
Fremont, Palo Alto, Lathrop, Hawthorne
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
San Diego
Redlands
San Diego
Manhattan Beach
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New applications for tax credits totaling $43.7 million in tax credits for 89 companies
were approved by in November 2015.68 at the GO-Biz California Competes Tax Credit
Committee meeting. Candidates seeking $1 million or more are shown in Table 569:
Table 5: Examples Tax Credit Incentives Awarded to California Companies in Nov. 2015
Amount
(millions)
Name of Company
Locations to Benefit
4.0
Pacific Steel Group
Fairfield, San Diego, Los Angeles
$
$
$
$
$
$
3.2
2.8
2.5
2.1
2.0
1.5
NerdWallet, Inc.
Credit Karma, Inc.
Stripe, Inc.
Orbital ATK, Inc.
CHC Consulting, LLC
Caylym Technologies International, LLC
San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Orange, Carlsbad, San Diego
Fresno
$
$
$
$
$
$
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
Cerner Corp.
International Business Machines Corp.
Ambry Genetics Corp.
BrightSign, LLC
Carlsbad, Garden Grove, Culver City

San Francisco
Aliso Viejo
Los Gatos, Santa Clara
Irvine
Rancho Cordova, San Diego
Dental Ceramics
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp.
$
1.0 Wehah Farm, Inc.
Only tax credit incentives above $1 million listed
Richvale
The agenda for the above meeting70 provides details on numerous additional tax credit
requests under consideration.
Chasing California Incentives Might Not Mitigate Motivation to Relocate
If a California company wants to chase incentives, they could well remain in the state if
they meet the qualifications for state and local incentive offerings. But the fact is many
will not apply because they already are inclined to take their business to a friendlier outof-California environment.
In short as stated at the outset of this Chapter motivations for companies to invest
outside of California virtually always exist before the types and value of potentially
available incentives are understood.
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Chapter 6: Why Californias Business Environment is Likely to Worsen
California is considering imposing a broad set of taxes on businesses in 2016 and 2017
a tsunami of levies that may trigger the harshest levies on private-sector finances
ever organized by the state. The proposals, if enacted, will worsen Californias business
environment, so much so that a result may be an increasing number of businesses
leaving California for greener domestic or international pastures.
New Service Tax Proposed
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislators will consider several proposals including a new tax
on previously untaxed services that will force companies to pay more for routine
transactions, such as shipping a FedEx package, conducting bank transactions, hiring a
contractor or relying on an independent auditor. This lets tax everything in sight
measure will be on the backs of enterprises ranging from Fortune 500 corporations
down to one-person operations. Estimated annual cost to businesses: $10 billion,
according to Board of Equalization Member George Runner.71
Higher Fuel & Motor Vehicle Taxes Proposed
Then there is the proposed escalation in fuel and motor vehicle taxes, sure to hit any
company that owns or leases trucks or automobiles. Estimated cost: $4-4.5 billion
annually.72
Extension of Temporary Proposition 30 Taxes Proposed
Public employee unions are insisting on an extension of Proposition 30, which pushed
income and sales taxes to the highest in the nation. That ballot provision passed in
2012 after voters were told they were temporary taxes that would expire in 2018. The
potential new expiration date will be 2030. Cost: $7-9 billion annually on businesses and
individuals.73
Higher Cap-and-Trade Fees on the Horizon
California operates a cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions, which is proving
to be costly to companies in many industries. Here is how the Orange County Register
reported on the overall costs to industry and the programs effect on just one company:
The auctions brought in $832 million for last years state budget and are
projected to account for $2.2 billion in the current year.
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The worlds largest tomato processor says the program will increase its costs by
about $5 million over seven years, making it more expensive to churn out the
paste that becomes spaghetti sauce, ketchup and pizza. During the hottest
months of the year, the Morning Star Packing Co. cooks more than 2,000 tons of
tomatoes each hour in enormous boilers at three factories in the Central Valley.
All that gas-fired cooking creates emissions that are now capped by the state.
Its a regressive tax, said Morning Star spokesman Nick Kastle, as he led a tour
through a Los Baos processing plant.
Morning Star passes the costs of cap-and-trade on to the companies that buy its
tomato paste to make salsa and sauce, Kastle said. The only link in that chain
who cant pass it on is the consumer, Kastle said. That is the person who bears
all the additional costs.74
Such higher taxes will have a piling on effect when combined with cost increases
related to the states proposed new workplace and environmental regulations.
Tax Increase on Business Properties Proposed
Also worrisome is the potential elimination of Proposition 13s tax-limiting protections for
companies that own offices, data centers and factories a split roll that would allow
higher taxes on virtually all non-residential properties. That will be another $9 billion
paid annually by commercial enterprises.75 Admittedly, this is one tax that Gov. Brown
opposes. However, considering the growing influence of anti-business zealots in the
state, Brown may come under increasing pressure to modify his position.
And so it goes, even though the state is awash in an unanticipated $6 billion tax surplus
above Gov. Browns budget, according to the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.76
Public Officials Ignore Business Concerns
Its little wonder that companies disinvest in California in full or in part, as reflected in
moves that have been categorized throughout Chapters 16 through 23. After all, the
states political establishment routinely ignores concerns expressed by business
leaders.
For example, Ehsan Gharatappeh, CEO of CellPoint Corp. of Costa Mesa, when
launching a new facility in Fort Worth, said in testimony in Sacramento, Even if
California were to eliminate the state income taxes tomorrow, that still would not be
enough to put my manufacturing operations back in California.77
Examples abound of companies disinvesting in California and investing in other states
even in the so-called Rust Belt because of their friendlier business environments.78
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Californias public officials come across as being uncaring about the damage they inflict
on businesses, investors, employees and their families, and to the towns that lose jobs.
As the California political parade demanding higher taxes becomes longer, look for the
list of companies seeking to leave California to become longer, too.
Updated and expanded from a column by the author originally published in the Orange
County Register and Fox & Hounds Daily.
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Chapter 7: Summary of Disinvestment Events by California County
California counties in which disinvestment events have occurred are shown in Table 6.
The number for any county may be understated, or counties may be omitted that should
be included, because of instances where there was no California media coverage of or
report to a government agency about an event. Also, news reports in other states
sometimes are unclear about which California community is affected by an event.
Table 6: Disinvestment Events and Ranking by California County 2008 - 2015
Rank
County
Total
Rank
County
Total
Los Angeles
347
23
Fresno
Orange
249
23
Marin
Santa Clara
247
23
Monterey
San Francisco
115
26
Tulare
San Diego
109
27
Napa
Alameda
98
27
Yolo
San Mateo
65
29
Shasta
Ventura
44
30
San Luis Obispo
Sacramento
42
30
Butte
San Bernardino
42
32
El Dorado
11
Riverside
40
32
Inyo
12
Contra Costa
28
32
Mendocino
12
Santa Barbara
28
32
Siskiyou
14
San Joaquin
22
32
San Benito
15
Stanislaus
18
37
Glenn
16
Sonoma
16
37
Humboldt
17
Santa Cruz
12
37
Imperial
18
Solano
11
37
Madera
19
Nevada (county)
10
37
Plumas
19
Placer
10
37
Tehama
19
Merced
10
37
Yuba
19
Kern
10
Note: The counties of origin for 45 disinvestment events were unidentified in public sources of
information. Knowledge of the counties likely would have modified the rankings or included
additional counties.
Some counties are omitted from the list because no information about events were
found for them in public sources of information. Those counties are: Alpine, Amador,
Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Sierra,
Sutter, Trinity and Tuolumne.
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The county with the highest number of events at 347 was Los Angeles, in part because
it has so many businesses and because doing business is costlier in Los Angeles than
in just about any other county outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. Moreover, the
City of Los Angeles has a dismal attitude toward business, as described in a Wall Street
Journal guest column entitled Why Well Leave L.A. by Rick Newcombe of Creators
Syndicate.79 Although the article appeared in 2009, it remains relevant because current
reports from company leaders indicate there is little or no improvement in treatment by
city officials, particularly the staff in the citys Office of Finance.
Los Angeles for decades was one of the strongest engines of Californias growth
economy. Not any longer, according to a 2014 UCLA Anderson economic forecast for
the metropolitan area. One stunning conclusion was that from December 1993 through
December 2013, Los Angeles failed to produce any new jobs.
In fact, Los Angeles lost 3.1% of its jobs, for a ranking of last among the 32 largest
Metro areas in the United States. (By comparison, the Los Angeles metropolitan area
added approximately 1.5 million residents, a growth rate of 13 percent over the 20
years). Being Last means performance that was worse than in Cleveland and Detroit,
which have had decades of sub-par economic performance, according to the UCLA
School of Management.80
In second place is Orange County, at 249, which most certainly is an anomaly based on
the fact that the Orange County Register in the past did an exceptional job in reporting
on disinvestment events. The paper carried many more such stories than any other
daily newspaper in the entire state. The Register carries far fewer stories today about
such events, so it is to be expected that the number for Orange County will decline in
the future. This is unfortunate because trends in Orange County indicate a workforce
gap in companies being able to fill positions with properly educated employees and
also because homes in the county now cost three times the national average. Such
costs force residents to seek employment elsewhere including skilled young adults who
move out of state to areas with lower housing prices.81
In third place is Santa Clara County, at 247, where motivations for disinvestments tend
to be complex. In fact, serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban said, I think the growth outside
of [Silicon] Valley will dwarf what happens inside the valley, and he pointed to
communities in other states as being better for his portfolio.82 While companies tend to
remain headquartered in Santa Clara County, many expanded not there but in out-ofstate locations based on a number of factors, notably these four:
Difficulty in recruiting workers. For example, computer genius students

graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in Boston are often reluctant to relocate to the San
Francisco Bay area with its super-high rents and housing prices. They can enjoy
a better quality of life right where they are, which also is true for software and
hardware engineers and other computer specialists found in numerous
communities throughout the United States.83
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Labor costs are lower in virtually every other metropolitan area in the United
States, in part because the lower cost of living reflects more affordable housing
costs and lower taxes. In short, when taking additional factors into consideration
such as traffic congestion, crime and secondary school performance, a better
quality of life is available at a more reasonable cost in most of the United States.
Of course, lower labor costs are an important draw in corporate relocations.
Office and industrial real estate costs are significantly less expensive across vast
stretched of the United States. Savings can reach 50 percent in building lease or
purchase costs.
Another factor is that electricity costs for businesses in California are among the
highest in the nation and continue to escalate because of carbon emissionsrelated cap-and-trade costs. Hence, when its time to locate facilities that are
heavily reliant on electricity, such as food processing plants and data centers,
states with lower electricity costs have a significant advantage.
There do not seem to be any serious prospects of reversing Californias liabilities in

labor recruitment, labor costs, facility costs or utility rates in a meaningful way.
Its likely that such disadvantages are spreading outside of Silicon Valley. For example,
an October 2015 report states that Orange County is facing a skills gap because of a
shortage of workers for jobs in software, electronics, manufacturing, health care and
information technology jobs that are key to economic development. The report points
to shortcomings in the education system, including too many students who lack fluency
in English. Also, a dire housing shortage, and the resulting high cost of renting or
owning, is motivating people to consider leaving Orange County.84
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Chapter 8: Summary of Disinvestment Events by California Municipality
California communities in which the number of disinvestment events occurred in the

study time period are shown in Table 7. It is surprising that San Francisco is tied with
Los Angeles for the No. 1 position considering that it has approximately one-fifth of the
population of Los Angeles and has fewer companies than Los Angeles. The difference
could well reflect variations in local media coverage.
Table 7: Top 10 California Municipalities for

Disinvestment Events
Rank
Municipality
Number
of Events
Los Angeles, San Francisco
118
Irvine
79
San Jose
74
San Diego
71
Santa Clara
38
Mountain View
35
Sunnyvale
32
Fremont
30
10
Palo Alto
30
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Chapter 9: States that Gained from California Disinvestment Events
In the study period, Texas was the No. 1 state to benefit from California disinvestment
events 247 of them as shown in Table 8. Texas headed the list not only for the
eight-year period overall but for every year during that time span.
Table 8: California Company Investment Events in Destination States
Rank
State
Total
Rank
State
Total
Texas
247
24
Mississippi
11
Nevada
100
24
Minnesota
11
Arizona
73
27
New Jersey
10
Colorado
52
27
Arkansas
10
Washington
47
29
Kansas
Oregon
44
30
Wisconsin
North Carolina
37
30
New Mexico
Georgia
36
30
Louisiana
Florida
34
30
Maryland
10
Utah
29
34
South Carolina
10
Virginia
29
34
Alabama
12
New York*
27
36
Connecticut
13
Ohio
25
36
Oklahoma
14
Indiana
22
36
Nebraska
14
Michigan
22
39
Washington, DC
16
Tennessee
21
39
West Virginia
17
Pennsylvania
17
41
Wyoming
18
Massachusetts
15
41
North Dakota
19
Iowa
14
43
Montana
19
Missouri
14
43
New Hampshire
21
Illinois
13
43
Vermont
22
South Dakota
12
43
Montana
22
Kentucky
12
43
New Hampshire
24
Idaho
11
43
Vermont
1
*All events for New York City were excluded from the report except for one
special case.
Note: The destination states for 97 events were unidentified in public
sources of information. Knowledge of the states likely would have modified
the rankings somewhat and also is the reason that Alaska, Delaware,
Hawaii, Maine and Rhode Island are not listed.
Some Californians have belittled the Lone Star state by claiming its employment growth
is in low-paying jobs. In fact, Texas has been an epicenter for new high-paying jobs.
According to Wendell Cox of Demographia, The number of jobs in Texas has grown by
a truly impressive 31.5% since 1995, compared with just 12% nationwide [and] many of
the new Texas jobs paid well.
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From 2002 through 2011, for industries paying over 150% of the average American
wage, Texas could claim 216,000 extra jobs; the rest of the country added 495,000. In
other words, the Lone Star State, with 8% of the U.S. population, created nearly a third
of the countrys highest-paying positions.85
It remains to be seen if the Texas downturn in high-paying petroleum jobs will be offset
by the influx of literally thousands of high-paying executive, management and specialist
jobs into the states increasingly diversified economy.
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Chapter 10: Metropolitan Areas that Gained from California Disinvestment Events
This report reviews Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) destinations that benefitted from
California disinvestment events. The Top 10 MSAs are listed in Table 9. The number for
any particular MSA is likely to be understated because of instances where news reports
failed to mention a specific destination community.
Table 9: Top 10 United States Destination Metropolitan
Areas Benefitting from California Disinvestment Events
Rank
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Number
of
Events
109
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
77
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale
67
Reno-Sparks
55
Las Vegas-Paradise
39
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood
32
Portland-Vancouver (WA)-Hillsboro
32
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
31
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta
27
10
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield
20
Note: Destination metropolitan areas are insufficiently

represented because the locations for 88 domestic events
were unidentified in public sources of information. Having
such knowledge likely would have modified the rankings.
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Chapter 11: U.S. Municipalities that Gained from California Disinvestment Events
This report indicates municipalities that have benefitted from California disinvestment
events. The Top 15 municipalities are shown in Table 10. Destination municipalities for
a considerable number of events were unidentified in public sources of information.
Knowledge of the communities likely would have modified the rankings.
Table 10: Top 15 U.S. Destination

Municipalities Benefitting from Ten or More
California Disinvestment Events
Rank
Municipality
Number of
Events
Austin TX
94
Reno NV
46
Las Vegas NV
32
Seattle WA
27
Phoenix AZ
25
Dallas TX
22
San Antonio TX
18
Portland OR
18
Denver CO
16
10
Scottsdale AZ
15
11
Atlanta GA
14
12
Houston TX
12
13
Plano TX
11
13
Colorado Springs CO
11
15
Nashville TN
10
15
Irving TX
10
15
Salt Lake City UT
10
NA
Pittsburgh PA
NA
Fort Worth TX
NA
Indianapolis IN
NA
Hillsboro OR
NA
Tempe AZ
NA
Chandler AZ
NA
Cary NC
NA
Kansas City MO
NA
Mesa AZ
NA
Sparks NV
NA
Chicago IL
NA
Cedar Park TX
NA
Prineville, OR
NA
Boston MA
NA
Centennial CO
NA
Charlotte NC
NA
Duluth GA
NA
Greenwood Village CO
NA
Henderson NV
NA
Lewisville TX
NA
Peoria AZ
NA
Lawrence KS
NA
Louisville KY
NA
Minden NV
NA
Sioux Falls SD
Municipalities with three or fewer events are not

listed
The Preface pointed out that Gov. Browns office trivialized overtures to California
companies by other states, with a spokesman denigrating other parts of the United
States by stating that businesses are not fleeing the state for the cold, empty and
desolate hinterlands.86
Destination municipalities shown in Table 10 to indicate the intensity to which
companies migrate not only to urban areas but to the hinterlands. Also, the list
illustrates the wide range of communities that treat businesses in a positive manner and
are able to attract investments and jobs from California companies.
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Chapter 12: Foreign Nations that Gained from California Disinvestment Events
During the study period, many company disinvestment events involved offshoring,
which is defined as:
Shifting a business function from one country to another. For a business, this can
entail moving product manufacturing, service centers or operations to a different
country. Offshoring is often used to reduce the cost of business, with the
company seeking to move parts of operations to countries with more favorable
economic conditions.87
Whether it is called offshoring, contracting out, relocation or other synonym for
launching or expanding facilities in foreign nations, a prime source for the 432
international events are reports from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Trade
Adjustment Assistance Cases. Only findings from DOL certified decisions along with a
few reports from other government agencies were calculated. Unfortunately, DOL
documents in more than 100 cases failed to identify the nation to which jobs were lost.
Findings are summarized in Table 11.
Table 11: Top 10 International Destinations Benefitting from California
Disinvestment Events
Rank
Country
Total
Rank
Country
Total
Mexico
112
NA
Argentina
India
67
NA
Brazil
China
57
NA
Israel
Canada
37
NA
Australia
Costa Rica
21
NA
Switzerland
Malaysia
16
NA
Czech Republic
Philippines
15
NA
Finland
Singapore
12
NA
Uruguay
Japan
11
NA
Vietnam
10
Great Britain
NA
Belgium
NA
Ireland
NA
Estonia
NA
Poland
NA
Hungary
NA
Taiwan
NA
Iceland
NA
Germany
NA
Indonesia
NA
Thailand
NA
Jamaica
NA
Korea
NA
Jersey
NA
Chile
NA
Netherlands
NA
Spain
1
Note: The above is only a partial representation. Destinations for more than
100 California events were unidentified by the U.S. Dept. of Labor and in
other sources of information. Such knowledge likely would have modified the
rankings and possibly would have added other nations to the list.
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Chapter 13: Summary by Types of California Disinvestment Events

A disinvestment event can occur in a number of ways. Outright relocation or offshoring
to a foreign nation are often conspicuous because of the focus by the news media. A
closing of a facility with relocation to unidentified communities generally is reported by
the media as simply a closure, but this report takes a more in-depth view.
Two types of disinvestment events rarely make the news because they are difficult to
uncover. One is a U-Turn, where company officials plan to locate in California, but
change their minds and go elsewhere, and the other is the outright cancellation of a
planned California project in favor of another state.
An effort has been made to categorize events as accurately as possible, and the codes
shown in Table 12 were developed to describe the nature of each event. As can be
seen, relocations rank as the most common event.
Table 12: Types & Frequency of California Disinvestment
Events
Rank
Code
Description
Total
}REL
Relocation in full or in part to a point

outside of California (but no closure
unless the code }CLO also appears)
}OSO
Shifted from California to another country

through offshoring, outsourcing,
relocation or expansion
498
}CLO
Closed a facility in California and work

migrated to one or several out-of-state
locations
390
}CDO
Capital directed elsewhere that in the

past would likely have been in California,
partly because of lower costs elsewhere
and also at times because job
candidates decline to move to California
388
}DSP
Dispersed indicated when the multiple

locations to which California work
migrated are unknown
98
}UTN
U-Turn occurred when a company

considered a California location but opted
for an out-of-state location
65
}CAN
Cancelled construction or lease of a

planned California facility
1,085
Note: The total of events by categories will exceed the total number
of disinvestment events because a disinvestment event can fall into
two or more categories.
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Chapter 14: Summary by California Industries

Manufacturing, with more than 560 events, ranks as the No. 1 industry to look for
greener pastures. Also, many companies in aerospace, pharmaceuticals, biotech and
electronics have engaged in disinvestment events. The wide range of industry-relevant
jobs suggest that companies have learned about locations where appropriate workforce
talent is available. Events are categorized by Industry Codes in Table 13.
Table 13: California Disinvestment Events by Industry 2008-2015
Rank
Code
Industry
Total
#MA
Manufacturers (including mining of materials for manufacturing)
562
#PB
Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Biotech, Health/Dental, Veterinary
171
#DO
Digital, Online Retailers, Internet, e-Commerce, Cloud Providers, Online Security
162
#EC
Electronics, Communications Equipment, Batteries
129
#CP
Consumer Products & Services
105
#GR
Green / Renewable Energy Companies
102
#DN
Distribution, Warehousing, Logistics
76
#AE
Aerospace, Aviation Industry, Components
69
#BF
Banking, Financial Services, Venture Capital Insurance, Bitcoin
69
10
#AU
Auto, Truck, Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Parts
66
11
#FP
Food Processors, Food Growers, Nutritional Supplements
64
12
#CH
Computer Hardware, Peripherals, Mobile Devices
57
13
#DF
Defense, Law Enforcement, Fire Suppression, Search & Rescue
48
14
#PA
Printing, Publications, Advertising, Graphic Arts, Artwork
47
15
#PF
Professional Services, Accounting, Law, Marketing Companies
40
16
#SC
Semiconductors
39
17
#ET
Entertainment, Film, Cable TV, Internet Radio
38
18
#RW
Retailers (store closings excluded), Wholesalers
29
19
#GA
Games Online or Electronic
22
20
#SM
Social Media
19
20
#PL
Plastics
19
22
#HC
Hospitality, Lodging, Restaurant Chains, Tourism
18
23
#CL
Clothing, Apparel, Outdoor Gear
16
23
#TP
Transportation, Passenger & Freight, All Modes
16
25
#CS
Construction Suppliers
15
26
#EH
Energy (oil, gas), Chemicals
12
27
#LP
Lumber, Finished Wood, Paper Manufacturing
28
#NP
Non-Profit Organization
29
#SP
Sports
29
#UY
Utility or Related / Traditional Electrical Generation
Note: Total industry events at 2,023 exceed total disinvestment events of 1,687 because an event can involve
a company or facility involved in multiple industries
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Sometimes, an industry code will not appear in the industry column in the tables. Such
an absence occurs when, for example, one facility is being closed and transferred to
more than one out-of-California location. To avoid having an event involving two (or
three or four) locations inflate the number of industries being transferred, a code is
assigned only one time to an event regardless of the number of locations to which it is
being transferred.
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Chapter 15: Summary by California Functions
In addition to industries, events are also classified by function to offer a sense of what
within a company is affected. Doing so leads to some remarkable findings, such as the
fact that the movement of headquarters exceeds any other function.
As shown in Table 14, combining the headquarters and engineering categories, at 570
events about one-third of all events suggests that a considerable number of highcompensation jobs are migrating out of California.
Table 14: California Disinvestment Events by Function 2008 - 2015
Rank
Code
Function
Total
#HQ
Headquarters
320
#EN
Engineering (all types), Programmers
250
#SB
Support Services, Back Offices, Call Centers
244
#SO
Software
231
#IT
Information Technology
187
#RD
Research & Development
125
#DC
Data Centers
35
#QA
Quality Assurance
32
Note: The total of events by function is lower than the total number of
disinvestment events because vague reports such as an office being moved
fail to provide the type of information conveyed in this report.
Sometimes, a function code will not appear in the function column in the tables for
2008-2015. Such an absence occurs when, for example, one function is being closed
and transferred to more than one out-of-California location. To avoid having an event
involving two (or three or four) locations inflate the number of functions being
transferred, a code is assigned only one time to an event regardless of the number of
locations to which work is being transferred.
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Chapter 16: Details Regarding 2015 Disinvestment Events

California Disinvestment Events for 2015 as shown in Table 15 are self-explanatory. Quite often in public domain sources
information was lacking about jobs, capital investments and square footage. In such cases, the following codes will appear:
NJR No Job Number Reported
N$R No Capital Investment Reported
NQF - No Square Footage Reported
Table 15: California Disinvestment Events for 2015
California
County &
Locality
Alameda
Berkeley
Destination
Location
Oregon > Bend
Alameda
Berkeley
Utah > Salt Lake

City
Alameda
Berkeley
Alameda
Berkeley
Alameda
Emeryville
Australia >
Melbourne
Finland >
Helsinki
Utah > Clearfield
Jobs
NJR
71
Private
Capital
(million)
Sq. Ft.
(000)
N$R
NQF
N$R
NQF
Function
or
Industry
Codes
#CP
Event
Type
#EN
#GA
#SO
}CLO
}REL
}REL
}REL
}REL
590
N$R
55
#CP
#SB
}CDO
Information Available through Public Domain Sources

Zealios Skin Care, which produces sunscreen, shampoo and other items for
performance athletes, began making products in 2012 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Three years later, co-founders Austin Britts and Kevin Fuller are moving the company to
Oregon. Zealios has focused primarily on building a brand and developing e-commerce,
but Britts said products are currently in about 30 stores, with more to come in 2016. The
move will likely be official by early 2016. In the meantime, Britts is working in an office in
The Bridge, a Bend co-working space focused on outdoor products. Why relocate to
Bend? In addition to quality-of-life factors, Fuller said, The more we dug into it, the more
we realized what a great place it would be for the company. It was very eye-opening how
much support there is for small businesses, and how Bend is really fostering the small
companies.88 Based on a job opening listed in December 2015, it appears that the
company will retain a presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is unclear whether
manufacturing relocated, and if so, where the location would be.
Electronic Arts closed the SimCity studio in Emeryville and all employees lost their jobs.
The company transferred and consolidated Maxis IP development to its studios in Salt
Lake City, Helsinki, Melbourne and Redwood Shores locations.89 A WARN Notice
indicates that 71 employees were furloughed.90
Electronic Arts See the 2015 Salt Lake City entry for this company for new information
about this event.
Electronic Arts See the 2015 Salt Lake City entry for this company for new information
about this event.
AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah, HQd in Emeryville, will open a 55,000-sq.
ft. call center bringing nearly 600 new jobs to Utah. Set to open early in 2015, it should be
43
Alameda
Emeryville
Texas > Austin
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HC
#HQ
}REL
Alameda
Emeryville
Utah > Salt Lake

City
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EN
#GA
#SO
}CLO
}REL
Alameda
Emeryville
Alameda
Emeryville
Alameda
Fremont
Australia >
Melbourne
Finland >
Helsinki
Costa Rica >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
284
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
#PB
}CLO
}OSO
}REL
Alameda
Fremont
Unknown >
Dispersed
200
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
}REL
Alameda
Hayward
Mississippi >
Tupelo
200
#FP
#MA
}REL
$10
130
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
fully operational by January 2016. Staff will dispatch roadside service technicians to 4.2
million AAA members. Utah is known for its talented, educated workforce and strong
technology infrastructure, so we are confident that Clearfield is the right place to grow our
business... said Jim Twardos, EVP Member Experience and Road Service Operations
for AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah. As we plan our clubs growth for the next
100 years, this hiring initiative will bring the clubs total workforce to more than 2,800
employees nearly a 30% increase.91 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that
the location decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and
fewer regulations in Utah leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Freebirds World Burrito will move its national headquarters from Emeryville to Austin.
Although Freebirds got its start in Santa Barbara in 1987, the company has had a Texas
presence since it opened near Houston in 1991. Now, more than 60 of its 100 locations
are in Texas.92
Maxis Emeryville, the game development studio known for the Sim City, Spore and the
early Sims video games, has been shut down by parent company Electronics Arts (EA).
The company stated that it is consolidating Maxis IP development to our studios in
Redwood Shores, Salt Lake City, Helsinki and Melbourne locations as we close our
Emeryville location. Maxis continues to support and develop new experiences for current
Sims and SimCity players, while expanding our franchises to new platforms and
developing new cross-platform IP.93
Maxis Emeryville See the 2015 Salt Lake City entry for more information about this
event.
Maxis Emeryville See the 2015 Salt Lake City entry for more information about this
event.
Boston Scientific furloughed employees and on-site leased workers in Fremont and San
Jose engaged in the production of cardiac ablation catheters, intravascular ultrasound
imaging catheters and plastic tubing used as a subcomponent for manufacturing finished
catheters because the company shifted the work to Costa Rica.94 The California EDD
reported that the number of employees affected in Fremont totaled 284 and in San Jose
the number totaled 171, for a total of 455.95 The Fremont facility makes coils, stent
systems, retrieval devices and intravascular ultrasound catheters. San Jose makes
electrophysiology devices and other high-tech devices.96
Plexus Corp., will close its 46,000-sq. ft. Fremont factory, which will result in the loss of
200 jobs. Plexus is a contract manufacturer of electronics and also provides electronics
design and aftermarket services. Work will transition to unnamed Plexus facilities, which
is expected to be completed by the end of the companys fiscal 3rd quarter in July 2016
and is expected to save $7 million in annual costs.97 The company stated that We have
evaluated the value proposition and long-term viability of each of our manufacturing
locations and have determined that the future growth prospects of our Fremont facility
were limited.98
Raybern Foods, which specializes in heat-and-serve sandwiches sold at grocers, is
relocating manufacturing to Mississippi, investing $10 million in a 130,000 sq. ft. facility.
The company will remain HQd in California, but some management will relocate. The
200 new jobs are a combination of baking, meat processing and general manufacturing
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Alameda
Oakland
Nevada > Reno
Alameda
Oakland
Georgia >
Atlanta
70
$42.4
125
#GR
#MA
}CDO
900
$20
150
#DO
#EN
#IT
#PB
}CDO
labor, along with supervisory, quality, maintenance, warehousing and administrative

positions.99
AquaMetals broke ground on a facility for recycling lead batteries at the Tahoe Reno
Industrial Center, which will employ 70 people. Project cost including land purchase and
construction is $42.4 million. AquaMetals will avoid using smelters but will utilize a new
water-based process to remove an estimated 80 tons of lead from batteries each day.
The AquaRefining method produces a higher yield, eliminates toxic waste and results in
lead with higher purity. Stephen Clarke, CEO of AquaMetals, said, High purity lead is
becoming scarce and is essential for the production of more advanced lead acid
batteries.100 The green company said that unlike smelting, its method produces almost
no emissions, consumes less energy and is more cost effective. 101 The 125,000-sq. ft.
building should be completed and begin production in the 2 nd of 2016 and reach full
operating capacity by the 4th quarter of 2016.102
Kaiser Permanente will locate a $20 million information technology campus in Atlanta,
creating about 900 jobs. No mention was made of whether any location in California was
under consideration for the 150,000 sq. ft. project. The new operation is expected to
provide IT services around electronic medical record systems, cybersecurity, mobile,
consumer technologies and back-office infrastructure. Employed will be solutions
architects, business consultants, software developers, project managers and
programming analysts. Average wage: about $107,000. Hiring will be spread over three
years.103 Note: The geographic distribution of members by states show more than three
times as many in California than are in all the other eight states combined, as follows 104:
State(s)
California
Colorado:
Mid-Atlantic States (VA, MD,
DC):
Northwest (Oregon/Washington):
Georgia:
Hawaii:
Other 8 States Combined
* As of Dec. 31, 2014
Alameda
Pleasanton
Tennessee >
Nashville
200
N$R
30
#PF
}CDO
Membership*
7,443,32
6
626,523
530,275
504,403
259,834
231,836
2,152,871
Kaiser Permanente began at the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s in
California, where it has always been headquartered.105
DayNine Consulting, a global human resources and financial consulting firm, 30,000 sq.
ft. of space in Nashville for an office to support its clients worldwide. The company
expects to grow the staff to up to 200 by the end of next year; early job listings show
openings for project managers, integration consultants and a talent acquisition
coordinator. CEO Tim Ramos cited the large number of highly regarded universities such
as Vanderbilt, Nashvilles quality of life and affordable cost of living, and the citys rising
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Alameda
San Leandro
Butte
Chico
Unknown >
Dispersed
Unknown >
Dispersed
Contra Costa
Concord
Colorado >
Colorado
Springs
NJR
N$R
NQF
30
N$R
NQF
15
N$R
14
}CLO
}DSP
#CP
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
#EC
#GR
#HQ
}REL
appeal attracting new residents including young professionals. At full staff, the new office
will account for a third of DayNines global workforce. DayNine helps clients deploy and
implement new human resources and financial systems using the Workday software
application. With 80% of DayNines overall operating cost associated with employees,
Ramos said finding a location where its staff could raise families and enjoy a relatively
high quality of life and affordable cost of living was critical. All of those things adds up to
make for a happier employee, which results in happier customers, he said.106 At first
glance, this appeared to be an expansion to meet company growth, but the fact that at
full staff the new office will account for a third of the companys workforce, and in light of
the reference to high quality of life and affordable cost of living (especially in relation to
Pleasantons cost-of-living), justifies the placement of this event in this report.
Kraft Heinz will close its plant; see the 2015 Fullerton entry for this company for more
information about this event.
Woof & Poof sells more than 200 handmade Christmas and other products to 600 stores
in the United States and Nordstroms. The company, which has been in Chico for 40
years, will close. CEO Roger Hart said a raise in minimum wage and workers
compensation are just a couple of issues that have made it difficult to keep the business
financially afloat here. Hart said, The high cost of doing business in California coupled
with ridiculous regulatory environment makes it virtually impossible to do business. At
the companys work peak, during the summer months, he has 30 employees. A recent
visit by an inspector with the Department of Consumer Affairs set the company back. The
inspector from Sacramento cited him for having the wrong size font on the decorative
pillow labels. He was told to take the labels out, or they would have his inventory
seized.107 Hart asked that his pillows be exempt because they were not bed pillows. No
one sleeps on those pillows. No ones been injured. The state refused. Not only that,
said Hart, they said I should feel lucky that they were not going to fine me. The state told
me that if I didnt change (the labels) they could come in and seize the inventory.
Preparing for Christmas sales of the pillows sold in more than 600 stores nationwide,
Hart bought new labels and resewed his inventory. It cost us thousands, he said. But
that got him thinking about all the other negatives of being in business in California. With
wages and other costs increasing including a 40% hike for his workforces health
insurance Hart decided to close down. I have a great staff and havent minded paying
for them, Hart said, adding that they have paid vacations and dont work in a sweat
shop, but this is a domino effect. ... We just cant continue into 2016 with these kinds of
costs. Im looking for a job. People may think small business owners make millions, but
they dont. I havent taken a paycheck home in months. If I could make minimum wage, I
would be happy.108
Calex Manufacturing Co. Inc., plans to move its Green Watt Power division to Colorado
Springs later this year. Green Watt, which sells chargers for electric scooters,
motorcycles and forklifts, will build a 14,000-sq. ft. headquarters, warehouse and
distribution center. Colorado Springs was the final choice due to the cost of real estate,
quality of life in the area as well as the fact that the cost of doing business in Colorado is
significantly less than the California Bay Area, said CEO Paul Cuff. The company said it
plans to grow its staff to 15 employees within four years as demand grows for its
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Humboldt
Korbel
Unknown >
Dispersed
Kern
Bakersfield
Texas > Conroe
Los Angeles
Beverly
Hills
106
N$R
NQF
#LP
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EH
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Arizona >
Scottsdale
NJR
N$R
#DO
#HQ
#PF
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
City of
Industry
Jamaica >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Virginia >
Alexandria
NJR
N$R
#DF
#HQ
#PF
#SO
}REL
NQF
NQF
NQF
products. The company sells lithium ion battery chargers manufactured in China for
Segway electric vehicles, Zero electric motorcycles and UniCarrier forklifts and also sells
lighting products.109
California Redwood Company (CRC) harvests Douglas-fir trees that have the
strength, durability and attractiveness to be used for flooring, cabinets, furniture, boats
and aircraft. With housing construction resurgent and boat sales rising, it is logical to
think that anyone harvesting Douglas-firs would have a going concern. Not necessarily.
The CRC closed its last remaining California sawmill in February 2015, ending the
companys half-century-long involvement in lumber manufacturing. The sawmill in Korbel
does not make a profit, and while CRC will continue to own assets it will no longer have
operations or employees in California. The facility has been marketed to potential
purchasers, thus far unsuccessfully. The closure of the mill will result in 106 salaried and
hourly employees losing their jobs (this excludes the staff cut last year in which 45
employees were furloughed).110
Team Oil Tools, Inc. consolidated its Bakersfield manufacturing operations with existing
facilities in Texas. This consolidation improves efficiency and streamlines our
manufacturing process, while still enabling us to provide a complete product line of Liner
Hangers, said Adam Anderson, Teams CEO. The change comes as we prepare to
launch a new line of High Performance Liner Hangers to complement our existing product
line.111
Transcription 2000 Services, Inc. moved its headquarters to Scottsdale. The company
provides online digital transcription services to its clients.112 About the seamless move,
the company blogged: [W]e accomplished this move, with all its technical and logistical
considerations, without missing a beat! Through each and every day of the transition, our
team of ace transcribers continued to produce and deliver timely, accurate transcripts
and kept our clients smiling. Additional kudos go out to our support team for all of their
invaluable help with this daunting project.113 The company began operations in
California in 1998.114
Agfa Corp., which manufactures and distributes its imaging technology and industrial
printing equipment products, furloughed employees engaged in customer service and
credit & collections because the company outsourced the work to Jamaica. The Dept. of
Labor determined that the workers firm has acquired from a foreign country services like
or directly competitive with service supplied by the workers which contributed importantly
to worker group separations. The DOL didnt report which community in Jamaica, nor the
number of jobs lost.115
Advantage SCI, LLC, a cyber-security company, will relocate its headquarters to Virginia
after recognizing the high costs related to workers compensation, liability, and taxes that
plague businesses in California. Advantage SCI has more than 150 employees
worldwide and has been a fixture in the Southern California business community since
2000. The relocation will not eliminate any jobs in California, but will translate into
increased efficiencies and cost synergies. CEO Elsa Lee said, We have enjoyed being in
sunny California with the Pacific Ocean as our backdrop these last 15 years, but it no
longer makes sense for us to be here. Our business strategy now dictates that we move
to a more business-friendly environment .... We have been looking for the right location
47
NJR
NQF
#AE
#DF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
$3.5
50
#AE
#MA
}REL
120
$3
140
#FP
#MA
}CDO
50
$8
30
#AU
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Gardena
Mexico >
Mexicali
Los Angeles
Irwindale
Florida >
Titusville
150
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Nevada > Reno
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
West Virginia >

Williamson
N$R
for the last two years to blend our Virginia, Texas, and California corporate teams. Old
Town Alexandria is not only charming but it will enable us to create jobs, introduce new
products, invest in infrastructure and employee programs, and increase growth and
revenue, Lee said. She added, The relocation results in a positive financial return to the
company.116
Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC furloughed employees producing pins, bushings, leaf
seals, and various small parts because the firm shifted the work to Mexico. The company
stated, Employees may be offered positions with other units but not in California. The
Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as April 9, 2015.117 Work includes projects on military
aircraft and commercial airlines.118
Embraer Aero Seating Technologies will build a $3.5 million facility in Florida where
workers will design and manufacture seats for Embraer aircraft and possibly other
aerospace companies. After acquiring Aero Seating Technologies in Irwindale, Embraer
decided to create 150 jobs paying an annual average wage of $48,000 at its new
facility.119 Its possible the company will move about 50 people from California and fill the
other 100 jobs with local people. The new plant is expected to open in 2016.120 It will be a
50,000-sq. ft. building.121
BI Nutraceuticals, the largest manufacturer of botanical ingredients in the United States,
is opening a new advanced manufacturing plant at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.
The company processes raw materials into extracts, powders and custom blends that are
used on dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals and products including vitamins, teas and
powders. The 140,000-sq. ft. plant is expected to start operations in December, 2015.
Lower operating costs and a business-friendly environment were key factors in our
decision to move to Northern Nevada, said George Pontiakos, BI Nutraceuticals
president and CEO. The new facility ... also allows us to be strategically located to better
meet the demands of our West Coast customers and help us to grow our business. The
company will invest $3 million there and hire up to 120 new employees. The new plant
further expands the footprint of BI Nutraceuticals, which has operations in California, New
Jersey, New York and China.122
Hino Motors Manufacturing USA This is an example of an opportunity cost to
California where a company establishes a footprint out of state, grows its business, and
then expands that facility. In 2015 Hino will invest up to $8 million at its truck
manufacturing facility in West Virginia, add 30,000 sq. ft. to its existing [194,000-sq. ft.]
building, and build a stand alone Quality Control testing center. As production and
headcount have increased, we need the additional space to accommodate current
operations, as well as have future flexibility to add various processes to meet a greater
range of customer demands, said Steve Stalnaker, Hino VP and Plant Manager. Hino
employs about 225 people there and expects to eventually create another 50 full-time
positions.123 The background here is relevant in 2004, when Hino first began building
trucks in the U.S., the work was performed in Long Beach.124 In 2007, Hino selected
West Virginia for its second U.S. truck manufacturing plant, where it invested $8.6
million.125 Next, Hino ended medium-duty truck production in Long Beach126 and
subsequent growth occurred in West Virginia.
48
100
N$R
Texas > San

Antonio
95
N$R
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Minnesota >
Golden Valley
12
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Georgia >
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Texas >
Pflugerville
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
NJR
51
#AE
#MA
#PL
#RD
}CDO
NQF
#AU
#MA
}REL
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#PB
}REL
N$R
NQF
#ET
}UTN
Medway Plastics Corp., a plastic injection molding company, will open a regional
production facility north of Austin. The company committed to creating 100 jobs in
Pflugerville over a five-year period; within the next year, it plans to hire a minimum of 20
full-time employees at an average salary of $40,000 per year. The company has
committed to a lease-purchase of 51,000 sq. ft. of space. Medway is based in Long
Beach, where it employs 200 workers who make plastic parts for the agriculture,
aerospace and other industries. Medway, founded in 1974, will also relocate its R&D
laboratory to Pflugerville. Though it will continue operations in California, the company
may consider relocating its headquarters to Pflugerville within five to eight years. 127 The
41-year-old, family-run business employs about 200 at its Long Beach headquarters. No
jobs are expected to be lost or transferred to the Texas location. While shipping costs are
part of the reason behind the decision, electricity costs are also a significant factor, said
Gerald Hutchinson, Medways vice president and head of R&D, because injection
molding uses a lot of it. The cost of doing business in California is more costly, he
said.128
Toyota Auto Body California is relocating some production to San Antonio, which could
lead to 95 full-time workers losing their jobs at its manufacturing plant in North Long
Beach. Full-time employment at the plant will decline from about 400 full-time workers to
about 300 people by the end of 2015. Manufacturing for some parts for the Toyota
Tacoma pickup truck will shift to San Antonio, where a Tacoma truck factory is located.
However, the North Long Beach plant will continue to produce Tacoma parts destined for
a factory in Mexico, as well as other parts for the companys Service Parts Division. The
North Long Beach plant was opened in 1972, which was Toyotas first manufacturing
facility in North America.129
BioSig Technologies, nearing the approval for its electrophysiology system, is moving
its headquarters to Golden Valley, a Minneapolis suburb, to get closer to the Twin Cities
medical-device talent. [[Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer
regulations in Minnesota leading to a reduction in expenses.] The company will leave its
engineering staff in the Los Angeles area, but move executives to Minnesota and start
hiring locally. The company is developing a computer system that can read the data from
a hospitals electrophysiology lab and filter out the noise from other machines in the
operating theater. Providing a cleaner signal should allow doctors to improve the
accuracy of procedures in which they burn away part of the heart to correct abnormal
heartbeats. The company expects to hire perhaps 12 people in upcoming months, but as
it approaches commercialization more employees will be brought on board. BioSig plans
to submit for FDA clearance for its Pure EP System, which will compete in the market
against other electrophysiology-recording systems that cost about $250,000 apiece.130
Complexions Contemporary Ballet, in planning to expand from New York, considered
several cities including Los Angeles and San Diego and decided Atlanta was the best
choice. One reason for the move is studio space. Complexions has never had its own
space for classes and rehearsals, but has been nomadic for 20 years. With its own
location and school in Atlanta, the organization will have a training ground for the next
generation of performers and hopes to bring in dancers from all over the world.
49
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Arizona >
Chandler
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas > Addison
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas >
Northlake
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Tennessee >
Nashville
550
N$R
76
#PB
}UTN
N$R
NQF
#PF
}CDO
500
#DN
#FP
#HQ
#MA
}CLO
}REL
10
#ET
#PF
}REL
350
27
$65
N$R
Complexions, a multiethnic dance troupe, employs dancers for 35 weeks a year and
tours nationally and internationally for more than 20 of those weeks.131 Atlanta is a
perfect location for Complexions to expand its brand because of the citys growing
performing arts scene, said Dwight Rhoden, Co-Founder, Co-Artistic Director and
Choreographer of Complexions.132 Which areas or facilities that were considered in Los
Angeles and San Diego are unknown.
DaVita Rx, a full-service, specialty pharmacy for patients with complex conditions, plans
to open a new 76,000-sq. ft., 550-employee facility in Chandler. I was familiar with
Arizona from my work with another company and its location here, said Neil Prezioso,
vice president specialty for DaVita Rx. Phoenix, specifically Chandler, was the clear
choice for us. The company had considered Los Angeles for the expansion and new
division. Although it will start hiring late this year and open Jan. 2, 2016, DaVita (Italian
for giving life) is going to take two to three years to reach scale.133
Doug Fregolle Promotions opened an office in Addison almost entirely because of
Toyota moving its North American headquarters to Plano. Though the promotional
products agency is still headquartered in L.A., company President Doug Fregolle said the
decision to open in Addison was to get ahead of the curve on other companies
expected to move to the area. Having worked with Toyota in California, Fregolle said the
auto manufacturer does millions of dollars in business with his company every year. Our
business is growing already ... were profitable, which is unbelievable; we expected to be
flat for about two years, Fregolle said. In California, theyre pushing people away. As of
this writing, the company isnt receiving tax incentives for moving into Texas.134
Farmer Bros. Co. will relocate its headquarters to a new $40 million, 500,000-sq. ft.
facility in Northlake, near Fort Worth, where about 300 people will work. The company
has annual sales of more than a half billion dollars for coffee, tea and culinary products;
clients have more 60,000 outlets. The move will result in $12 million to $15 million in
annual savings.135 Proximity to the Port of Houston was a factor in the decision.136 The
company estimates it would cost about $25 million to exit the Torrance facility and
another $35 million to $40 million to build the new facility with up to $25 million in capital
expenditures for machinery, equipment, and furniture and fixtures. The company also is
moving manufacturing and some distribution.137 Farmer Brothers serves food service
establishments restaurants, hotels, casinos, hospitals and Quick Serve Restaurants
(QSRs), grocery retailers, drugstores, convenience stores, and coffee houses
nationwide with about 3,000 products. The California facility will close in phases. 138 The
company will lay off more than 350 employees although it will keep a distribution center in
California. Farmer Brothers is in the city of Los Angeles, but having a Torrance mailing
address creates some confusion. It is one of the oldest publicly traded firms in Los
Angeles County in operation since its 1912 founding.139 This is a blow to middle-class
wages in Southern California; employees may have a hard time matching the $40,000 to
$80,000 jobs they are about to lose.140
Go West Creative. When it opened in Nashville with six employees, the intent wasnt to
relocate the creative agencys headquarters from Los Angeles, but that is what
happened. Chairman/CEO David Fischette, who founded the company 30 years ago,
said that doing business in Nashville has been more cost-effective, overall, for the
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business. In addition to less expensive physical space, commuting time is down and the
availability of young, upcoming talent is high. Go West moved 18 employees and their
families from the West Coast to their new facility in Nashvilles charming Germantown
neighborhood. The company occupies three floors and roughly 10,000-sq. ft. creative
office and studio space, and its local headcount is up to 27 employees. Fischette is
negotiating for the building next door for production and warehouse space. Currently, the
company rents space near the airport for its video production. Go West which also has
offices in New York City, Las Vegas and (scaled-down) in L.A., produces large-scale
events, conferences, creative content and experiential marketing campaigns. For me,
[Nashville] is long-term, said Fischette, who first visited the city when his daughters
began school at Belmont University.141
Greenway Designs, Inc. / Deal-X Technologies see the Huntington Beach entry for
this company for more details about this event.
H.J. Heinz Co. will close its condiments and sauces plant in the Chatsworth section of
Los Angeles and furlough 145 employees. The food company acquired the plant as part
of its purchase in 1994 of Borden Foodservice Group from Borden Inc. Then, the facility
employed about 370 workers. Today there are about 145 employees. It manufactures
single serve cup and pouch condiments and sauces, as well as bulk sauces and
dressings.142 Production from the factory will shift to locations in Mason, Ohio, and
Jacksonville, Fla., where facilities share the same capabilities as Chatsworth. 143
H.J. Heinz Co. will move production to Ohio; see the 2014 Jacksonville entry for this
company for more information about this event.
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HAECO Americas (formerly TIMCO Aviation Services, formerly Brice Manufacturing) will
close a 61-job seat fabrication unit in California. Employees will be able to apply for
positions with HAECO in Wallburg (near Winston Salem), where the company houses a
growing, high-volume aircraft seat manufacturing plant that has growth potential. It
employs about 223 workers and is gearing up to make a new lightweight aircraft seat
called Vector that will be launched this year. That plant will eventually employ 500 fulltime workers. Employees may also apply for jobs in Greensboro, in a cabin solutions
facility at the Piedmont Triad International Airport. Other employees who work in
engineering and product support will remain in Pacoima, a section of L.A.144
HAECO Americas see the Greensboro entry for this company for more information
about this event.
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Herbalife Ltd. found that the quality of life and workforce in Winston-Salem made it the
best place to relocate key operations. The nutritional company confirmed plans to add
about 300 full-time jobs by the end of 2018, boosting its workforce commitment by 60% to
800 jobs. Some of the additional jobs will be filled by Herbalife employees moving from
California. Our newest and largest facility in Winston-Salem is integral to our global
growth, said David Pezzullo, Herbalifes executive vice president, worldwide operations.
There is not another facility like this in our industry. Pezzullo said the company expects
little problem in convincing California staff to move to the Triad. From the people who
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have already made the move, there is an underground awareness that there are better
real-estate values here, less traffic to deal with and a great quality of life, Pezzullo said.
Its a real attraction to management types who are raising a family. We dont have to
convince them to move. When the site selection project was completed, North Carolina
won out over locations in Colorado and Mexico.145 The 301 new jobs are in addition to
the 500 jobs that will have been created by the end of 2015. It also plans to invest an
additional $3.5 million into infrastructure and development by the end of 2016. The
company plans to further expand its manufacturing operations in Winston-Salem, as well
as establish a significant global corporate information technology presence (such IT jobs
are typically located in a companys headquarters). The new jobs will include production
staff and IT staff.146 (When the plant was first established several years ago, that event
was excluded and still is excluded from this report because of the nature of that event.
However, additional expansions and growing IT for global purposes is a different
matter.)
Hyperloop Technologies Inc. The way the Las Vegas Sun put it -- A new Elon Musk
brainchild is coming to Nevada: Hyperloop. ... Musk calls it the fifth mode of
transportation after aircraft, automobiles, boats and trains and has described it as a
cross between a Concorde and a railgun and an air hockey table.147 Hyperloop
Technologies will locate a test track on about 50 acres in an industrial park in the City of
North Las Vegas. Testing is expected to begin early first quarter 2016. This decision
represents another major milestone in our journey to bring Hyperloop to commercial
reality, said company CEO Rob Lloyd. Hyperloop is a transportation system in which a
full-length tube is built between destinations, with a controlled environment inside the
tube allowing people or cargo to travel at extremely fast speeds. The testing facility will
include a track of approximately 1 km where the custom-designed linear electric motor
will be tested at speeds of about 335 mph (540 km/hour). The Hyperloop technical team
is pioneering innovations in propulsion, tube design and fabrication, levitation systems,
pod designs and thermodynamics and systems engineering. This milestone is a first step
towards the full Hyperloop system test. Hyperloop Technologies Inc. is financially backed
by leading investors Khosla Ventures, Formation 8, Sherpa Ventures, Zhen Capital,
Caspian VC and more. The company, founded in 2014, has raised $37 million in
financing to date and is currently completing a Series B round of $80m.148 Hyperloops
North Las Vegas decision is a first step. The company will select a site for a full-scale,
full-speed prototype by late next 2016 or early 2017. Its unknown if Nevada is in the
running for that 1.86-mile (3-kilometer) Hyperloop track.149 Note: Elon Musk has been
openly hostile to Californias High-Speed Rail program. He devoted the first substantive
paragraphs of his first Hyperloop whitepaper to a swipe at California high speed rail
(complete with skeptical scare quotes), which he described as one of the most
expensive per mile and one of the slowest in the world.150
International Lease Finance Co. d/b/a AerCap furloughed employees and leased
workers who are engaged in activities related to the leasing of airplanes and shifted the
work to Amsterdam. A filing with the Dept. of Labor indicated a potential furlough of 145
workers.151
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Monroe
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Angeles
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Novaria Group will create 57 jobs in Nassau County, when it moves its subsidiary, Sky
Aerospace Products, from Los Angeles to Westbury, Long Island, New York. The
company has 81 employees in the John Hassall facility in Westbury, which Novaria
purchased earlier this year. An undisclosed amount of capital will be invested to upgrade
65,000-sq. ft. factory, which produces aircraft engine fasteners, bolts, rivets, blade locks
and other flight-critical hardware. Long Island, the cradle of aviation, has an extensive
aerospace manufacturing history (e.g., 1929 birthplace of the Grumman Aircraft
Engineering Co.) and an educated workforce able to build relevant products.152
Apparently, Sky Aerospace Products facilities in Texas, Florida and Ohio are not being
relocated to Long Island.
ONeil Digital Solutions plans to buy a 120,000-sq. ft. building to house a print
management, warehouse and fulfillment center with 250 employees, a project expected
to cost $140 million over ten years. The company is a national compositor and publisher
serving businesses in the health-care, finance, publishing, retail, entertainment and
automotive industries.153 Note: There also is a 2011 event where the company will move
part of their office, manufacturing, assembly and distribution operations to Plano, Texas,
a project that involves a unit of Investors Business Daily, a part of ONeil Data Systems.
Superior Industries International, Inc., the largest manufacturer of aluminum wheels
for passenger cars and light-duty vehicles in North America, is relocating its global
headquarters from the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles to the city of Southfield, which is
near Detroit.154 Apparently some administrative functions will remain in California.
Transamerica Life Insurance Co., Enterprise Business Services, furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers in finance, accounting, procurement, project management,
and IT services. One employees experience: She trained the overseas employees with
her daily functions for the last two months. Then she turned over her work to the
overseas employees and answered questions. She then received a company layoff
notice. The Department of Labor certified that the shift of the work was competitive with
the service supplied by the workers. The DOL didnt identify the nation, nor did it provide
a figure for the number of jobs lost.155
Triangle Brass Manufacturing Co. Inc. (aka Trimco). The company manufactures
custom door hardware and architectural hardware including door pulls, heavy duty and
anti-vandal products, push and pull plates, kick plates and door stops; it is moving
production to Mexico and about 70 employees will lose their jobs.156 It isnt clear to which
location in Mexico production will move, however the company has a subsidiary in
Tijuana, Builders Brass de Mexico (BBM), capable of pouring brass, bronze, aluminum
and CuVerro antimicrobial copper. CuVerro is a class of copper-based alloys that
continuously kills harmful bacteria 24 hours a day.157
Trigg Laboratories, a consumer healthcare product manufacturer, will relocate its
headquarters and manufacturing facilities to a 70,000 sq. ft. facility in Las Vegas. The
company expects to create 60 jobs in the area starting in July 2016. Company President
Sean Smith said, Migrating to a state where manufacturing is encouraged is such a
breath of fresh air compared to the anti-manufacturing climate in California. The
administration actually encourages the success of new business and we were treated like
friends. We are very excited to operate under favorable governmental auspices as they
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have provided a platform to help our company continue its success. It was amazing to
have a personal audience with the Governor, Secretary of State and their
administration.158 Smith also said that the company opted to move because California is
the grim reaper with its current tax environment.159 The company will invest $1.5 million
in building improvements into its new operation in Clark County as they set up operations
in the Silver State. Trigg Laboratories will now design, formulate, fulfill, and market their
suite of products to their customers around the world with their products available in 64
countries. Operating in Nevada will allow us to reduce our operating costs far beyond
what we currently are seeing in California, said Smith.160
W Solar Group, Inc. The company states: W Solar will relocate during 2015 and open
its new headquarters and research and development facility in Wisconsin. Manufacturing
operations are planned to open in 2016. Wisconsin ... will be an excellent fit for W Solars
relocation and expansion.161 Several websites show the company with a Wausau
address.162 The company is located in Chatsworth neighborhood in the City of Los
Angeles.
Wyzerr moved from Los Angeles to Covington, Ky., across the Ohio River from
Cincinnati, with help from startup accelerator seed funding, mentors and networking.
Wyzerr, pronounced wiser, use neuroscience and learns from mobile games to creates
surveys and analytics tools to help organizations learn from their customers. Wyzerr
currently has 44 pilot projects running with different companies. CEO Natasia Malaihollo
said she expects to grow to nine employees by the end of December, 2015. Wyzerr will
shift its focus and become more of a software as a service company. Malaihollo credits
the Greater Cincinnatis startup scene and organizations like Brandery and Connetic for
making the decision to locate in Covington easy. Theres a renaissance going on and
you can feel it. Being part of StartupCincy definitely feels like youre a part of something
bigger. Here in Cincinnati, there are a lot of people invested in this new tech economy,
Malaihollo said. The support we get is 10 times more than what we saw in the Bay Area.
Here it feels like youre only separated from people you want to talk to by one or two
people. Her company received investments from Greater Cincinnati funders, Covingtons
Connetic Ventures and Owensboro-based Marshall Ventures.163
Kubota Tractor Corp. and Kubota Credit Corp. will move their headquarters to
Grapevine expected to create at least 344 new jobs and $51 million in capital
investment in Texas. The tractor maker said construction on the new facility will begin this
year with scheduled completion by the early 2017. Kubota Tractor Corp. President/CEO
Masato Yoshikawa said among the benefits of the move is to enter new industry
segments and to position our company for long term, sustainable growth in North
America. This is the most significant change we have undertaken during our long and
successful history in the U.S., and there was much thought, deliberation and
consideration that went into our decision.... we look forward to achieving added
operational efficiencies with this move. Both companies are subsidiaries of Japan-based
Kubota Corp.164 Economic incentives were important, but not the driving factor in the
decision, said Vice President Dan Jones. Texas business friendly climate is a big
factor, he said. We focused more on getting closer to our major markets and our
customers. That was more important than the incentives.165 [Along with the reasons
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cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business and
employee costs, taxes and regulations in Texas leading to a possible reduction in
expenses by between 20% and 35%.] The company is negotiating with the City of
Grapevine to buy up to 25 acres of land; one virtue of the site is its close proximity to
DFW airport.166 The move will affect about 180 employees at the Torrance
headquarters.167 The 190,000-sq. ft. headquarters will house North American executives
plus be a center for R&D.168
Panasonic Disc Manufacturing Corp. of America, a subsidiary of Panasonic North
America, in a cost-cutting move, will close its Torrance manufacturing plant that opened
nearly 20 years ago and once employed more than 400 workers. A company
spokesperson said Panasonic will cease manufacturing ROM discs for content owners
in North America; 90 workers were furloughed. A Panasonic factory in Tsuyama, Japan,
will take over production and continue to supply customers with discs. The change will
reinforce the profitability of the Storage Business Divisions media business by
reducing fixed costs and consolidating facilities.169 The company reported to the Dept. of
Labor that Production is transferring to Japan by end of April 2015. This followed a
2014 event where the company transferred some work to Japan, with the Department of
Labor indicating that furloughs may have begun as early as March 4, 2014.170 Since the
events have the appearance of being part of a two-year continuum, and to remain
conservative in this reports analysis, both actions are being counted as a single event.
Toyota Industries Commercial Finance Inc. selected Dallas for its new headquarters
after looking at potential locations in other U.S. cities. The 60,000-sq. ft. office will open at
the end of 2015. Most of the companys workers are now in Torrance, Calif. The
company handles financing of vehicles and equipment made by the nearly 90-year-old
Toyota Industries, a sister company of Toyota Motor Corp. that manufactures industrial
equipment.171 The company was formally part of Toyota Motor Credit Corp., but was
spun off from that group last year, and is separate from other Toyota entities, which are
already moving to North Texas as part of Toyota North Americas planned relocation. The
company plans to spend about $4 million on real property improvements to the building
and plans to fill about 150 full-time jobs with an average salary of about $80,000.172 [The
company has given various reasons for its relocations. Its conceivable that the location
regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Toyota Motor Corp. The companys 2014 announcement about relocating its Torrance
HQ to Texas was widely reported by the news media. Less attention has been given to
how the Texas project has mushroomed in 2015 so much so that events warrant a
separate 2015 entry, as follows: In 2015 it was learned that Toyota filed plans filed with
the city of Plano that show the new headquarters will be about one-third to twice the size
originally proposed, depending upon whether space or number of employees are
counted. The HQ complex has grown to more than 2.1 million sq. ft. (only 600,000 is
attributed here, to 2015) with about a half dozen buildings plus parking garages on the
99.8-acre site. There will be parking for more than 7,000 cars, further proof that early
estimates of employment were too low. Toyota first said that fewer than 4,000 people
would be working at the office campus by 2017; now, up to another 1,000 contract
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Texas > Round

Rock
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Cortland
Arizona >
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Anaheim
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workers would be located there (the maximum applied in this report to the 2015 event).
The site layout also shows an auto test track on a corner of the property.173 As of May,
the additional capital investment has yet to be announced. [The company has given
various reasons for its relocations. Its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Texas
leading to a reduction in expenses by between 20% and 35%.]
ProPortion Foods LLC, a Los Angeles area-based food service company, will relocate
to Round Rock. The company plans to relocate its office, food processing, storage and
warehouse facility. The total investment will be at least $13 million and the company will
have at least 400 full-time employees there.174
Marietta / KIK Corp., which manufactures personal care products, is shifting production
to the Rexdale neighborhood of Toronto, Canada and to Cortland, New York, according
to a filing with the U.S. Dept. of Labor. As many as 188 workers may be separated from
employment effective June 30, 2016.175 At this time, because its unclear whether this is a
complete closure or partial relocation, the event is noted only as the latter.
Marietta / KIK Corp. See the 2015 Toronto entry for this company for more information
about this event.
Gobiquity Mobile Health produces the application GoCheck Kids, which was launched
last year. It is a program on a smartphone incorporating a cloud-based HIPAA compliant
platform that pediatricians use to screen a childs eyes for risk factors that lead to vision
loss.176 The software-as-a-service company will move into the Cure Corridor in
Scottsdale. The company is relocating all 10 of its current employees and plans to hire
five more soon.177
Parker Hannifin Corp. will reorganize its Medical Systems Division, which will be
integrated with Composite Sealing Systems, based in San Diego. In the process, two
facilities in Anaheim and Fontana of the Medical Systems Division will be closed in
the next 18 months while the company will expand operations in Mexico by the end of
2016. The company didnt confirm how many employees would be affected. The Tijuana
facility totals 160,000-sq. ft. of which about 23,000 is dedicated to the Medical Systems
Division. The Anaheim operation is listed as the Medical Systems Divisions
headquarters, which includes a Class 8 clean room and a testing lab. It manufactures
precision molded elastomeric components. The Fontana unit houses thermoplastic
injection molding capabilities, including 47 injection molding machines and two Class 8
clean rooms. Parker formed its Medical Systems Division after purchasing the Hi-Tech
Group of companies in 2008.178 Only about a week earlier, the Medical Systems
Business Unit announced plans to expand its manufacturing capabilities in Mexico with
the addition of a new 240,000-sq. ft. building. It will combine silicone, organic elastomer,
thermoplastic molded products and assemblies in one ISO-13485 certified facility and
includes four ISO Class 7 and 8 clean rooms. The new facility will combine molding
technologies and assembly capabilities from two separate locations into one vertically
integrated facility.179
iDiscovery Solutions, Inc. (iDS), a legal technology and information governance expert
services firm, will relocate its West Coast headquarters to Seattle. The new office, which
includes a state-of-the-art forensics lab, will allow iDS to expand its service offerings in
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Valley
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the Pacific Northwest and northern California, while positioning the company for growth
within the region. The company said that the move will allow us to better serve our
clients in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the West Coast as their need for eDiscovery expertise increases.180 The Seattle office had opened only six weeks prior to
the relocation announcement.181 A company representative confirmed that the West
Coast operations headquarters was moving from Costa Mesa to Seattle.182 [Along with
the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Washington leading to a
reduction in expenses.]
Pfizer closed the plant in Foothill Ranch that it acquired earlier from California-based
Alacer to add to its consumer health business. The plant closes in May, where 70
workers will be furloughed, and manufacturing of the Emergen-C product line will move to
Carlisle, Penna. Pfizer says that Emergen-C products is the largest selling branded
Vitamin C line in the United States.183
RifleGear, an online retailer, will relocate to Texas. It will start with a retail space in Plano
and follow that by moving its headquarters to the location in 2016.184 The company will
start by leasing 15,054 sq. ft. of space, almost half of which will be devoted to their retail
showroom and a training room. They may buy or develop a building after their five-year
lease runs out.185
BI Technologies/TT Electronics, a manufacturer of hybrid electronic components, has
informed the U.S. Dept. of Labor that production will be shifted to the United Kingdom in
2017 and that as many as 40 office and manufacturing workers may be separated from
employment. At this time, because its unclear whether this is a complete closure or
partial relocation, the event is noted only as the latter.186
Kraft Heinz will close its manufacturing plant and 430 people will lose their jobs. The
170,000-sq. ft. Fullerton plant produces Lunchables, a packaged meal for school-age
children that debuted in 1989. Lunchables have met with huge success, now comes in
more than 50 options, and nets around $500 million in annual sales. Lunchables are
manufactured in other plants as well, but the Fullerton facility is the only one dedicated
entirely to making them. Kraft and Heinz merged earlier in 2015 to form Kraft Heinz.
Heinz was bought by 3G and Berkshire Hathaway in 2013. Another California plant
scheduled to close is located in Alameda County.187
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will transfer manufacturing of costumes for the
companys theme park workers from Fullerton to Orlando, furloughing 85 employees in
the process.188
Greenway Designs, Inc. of Huntington Beach a green technologies company after
acquiring Deal-X Technologies, located in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles,
will relocate its headquarters to a third location -- Phoenix. The talent pool in the Phoenix
area rivals any area outside of Northern California and Silicon Valley and the spirit of
entrepreneurship is here and its a great place to build a tech team, said CEO Thomas
Gregory.189
Capstone Financial Group, Inc. is relocating its headquarters to a 17,300-sq. ft. office in
East Amherst, near Buffalo. Employees have been relocating from California [apparently
around April 2015]. The company plans to hire 50 more employees, including a COO,
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controller, treasury staff, fund managers, analysts, valuation experts, investment bankers
and sales staff. Capstone invests in privately-held or illiquid companies, particularly in life
sciences, and help them grow. The move was motivated in part by activity in the regions
technology and life sciences sectors. Its also a return for Darin Pastor, CEO of
Capstone, an area resident.190 In 2012, Prudential ranked him as the #1 Managing
Director in the nation measured by sales growth, and he was ranked as the top-selling
Senior Investment Manager in the nation during his tenure at JPMorgan Chase & Co. 191
Prior company news releases state that the HQ was in Irvine. 192
Delphi Connection Systems, LLC, a subsidiary of Delphi Automotive, LLC, furloughed
employees engaged in services related to the testing and inspection of various cable
assemblies and machined components for commercial vehicle and military applications
because the company shifted the work to a foreign nation. The Department of Labor, in
certifying the event, failed to identify the nation and the number of jobs lost. 193
Interactive Medical Technologies (IMT), a unit of Stason Pharmaceuticals Inc. opened
a laboratory in Lawrence in 2014, an event that was not discovered in time to include as
an event for that year. However, in 2015 the company decided to move the remainder of
that operation from Irvine to Lawrence; hence, that event is noted for this year as a
relocation.194
Motorsport Aftermarket Group and MAG Retail headquarters will relocate from Irvine to
the Irving portion of Cypress Waters a decision made by its new owner, Indianapolisbased Velocity Holding Company Inc. The company will move into a new 38,000-sq. ft.
building in Cypress Waters. Motorsport Aftermarket Group has been ramping up for its
new Texas headquarters by hiring some key leaders, including new CFO Rick Walters, a
McKinney resident who previously worked in Richardson-based Service Kings executive
office. In January, the company named Andy Graves as the president and CEO. The
company plans to hire a minimum of 141 employees with an average wage of $70,000
per year in a move slated to be completed by the end of 2017. 195
NanoBlood LLC, a biotech company and subsidiary of SynZyme Technologies LLC, is
relocating to Sioux Falls, where it will continue the regulatory and commercial
development of its nano red blood cell as a life-saving drug in critical care and transfusion
medicine. Researchers will be splitting time between Sioux Falls and the companys pilot
scale facility in Georgia to produce the product for clinical trials. Assuming trials are
successful, NanoBlood then plans to build a commercial Sioux Falls manufacturing plant.
The facility would employ up to 200 employees and several hundred additional jobs in
supply chain and distribution operations.196
QBE Americas moved the work of the home owners insurance processing department to
India. The Department of Labor didnt identify the community in India.197
The California EDD reported that the number of employees affected in Irvine totaled
68.198
Sage, the business management software and services company, is moving its North
America headquarters to Atlanta. There, it also will locate an innovation center to focus
on marketing and product development of Sage Life, a new accounting application, said
Sage North America Chief Financial Officer Marc Scheipe. The company picked Midtown
Atlanta to be close to Georgia Tech, which produces much of the citys next-generation
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Lawrence
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Newport
Beach
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Orleans
50
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George
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tech workforce.199 [Along with workforce availability, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses by between 20% and 35%.]
Sage will occupy up to 78,000-sq. ft. of space and will add to its presence in
Lawrenceville, Ga. Combined, the offices will employ about 1,000.200 Scheipe said the
project happened very quickly.201 The North American unit which ranks as the sixth
largest software maker in Orange County accounted for about 34% of the nearly $1.1
billion in revenue posted in the six months through March for U.K.-based parent Sage
PLC. Sages software streamlines accounting, purchasing, payroll processing and other
day-to-day tasks. Rivals include Intuit Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and SAP AG.202
The Sage Midtown Atlanta office is expected to bring 450 jobs to the city over the next
few years.203
Stason Pharmaceuticals Inc. is slowly expanding its presence in Kansas with plans to
make the Kansas City are a major portion of the company. It has established a new lab
in the Bioscience and Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas Lawrence
campus where ten employees will test Stason-manufactured pharmaceuticals.
Eventually, the company plans to expand there to include personnel responsible for
Stasons commercial and service efforts, university collaborations and industry
partnerships with the possibility of moving out of the BTBC space and into a separate
facility.204
Dex Media Inc. d/b/a Dex Media Services furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers involved in marketing and advertising services because the company shifted the
work to India. The DOL didnt identify the community in that country.205 The California
EDD reported that the number of workers affected in Los Alamitos included 49 in one
furlough and 25 in another, for a total of 74 in an event noted as Closure/Permanent.206
InXile Entertainment Inc. President Matt Findley and founder Brian Fargo will open a
studio in New Orleans, which will house 50 developers each earning about $75,000 per
year. Fargo, who founded InXile in 2002, said a Louisiana expansion was not part of the
plan until state economic development officials visited him and when he came to
understand the creative culture in New Orleans. Findley and Fargo started seriously
looking into a move in July. By September, plans for the move to a 3,900-sq. ft. office
were in place. I think that if youre going to do something you do it, Fargo said. So we
did it. Developers will work on new projects, including a successor to The Bards Tale
trilogy, a classic fantasy role playing game. The company decided to locate away from
downtown and the Central Business District and selected an area that had the right
vibe. Findley said workers will transfer from the companys Newport Beach headquarters
to establish the studio. Both Findley and Fargo said they were concerned at first that few
of their developers would be willing to leave California for New Orleans. They were
surprised when about a dozen expressed interest in making the move. Findley will sell his
home in California and settle into a place in New Orleans, where he will oversee the
studio. There are jobs here in New Orleans. Come and get them, he said.207
Kimberly Parry Organics Corp. has relocated the company and manufacturing to St.
George, Utah, where added space will support growth while maintaining control of quality
and manufacturing practices. The centralized facility offers lower cost of operations and
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Michigan >
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Riverside
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an opportunity to partner with the community and college for the companys employment
needs. Kimberly Parry Organics states that it is the largest USDA Certified Organic
manufacturing company in the world, supporting more than125 organic skin care, spa,
baby and wellness products.208
CW Bearings, USA, Inc. (Parent company: Cixing Group Co. Ltd.) The Chinese
bearing manufacturing company will build a facility in Northville Township to house its
U.S. headquarters, an engineering and technical center, and advanced manufacturing
operations. The project will generate capital investment of $25.9 million. The company
produces bearing components used in electronic power steering systems that are
gradually replacing hydraulic steering systems. Michigan was chosen over competing
sites in other states.209 The 50,000-sq. ft. development, located about 25 miles west of
downtown Detroit, is expected to create 125 jobs.210 The acreage allows for the later
expansion of potentially another 40,000 sq. ft.211 Manta lists the HQ as being in Tustin212
as does Automotive News213 and other sources. The company has been in business in
Tustin since 1994.214
Robertshaw Controls Co., which produces electrical components, furloughed 40
employees including on-site leased workers because the company shifted production to a
foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the nation, nor did it identify where
production was shifted from, but it certified that this particular job loss is related to the
move of warehousing and distribution services to Texas as a result of the offshoring
event. Since the location of the production shutdown isnt known (it may have been
outside of California), and since the Corona warehouse closed, this is listed as a single
event and is assigned to Texas.215
Trademark Plastics Inc. is adding a location in Tijuana, Mexico, to meet growing
demand from medical device and consumer product customers. [Along with the reason
employee costs, taxes and regulations leading to a possible reduction in expenses by
between 20% and 35%.] The custom injection molder plans to begin Tijuana operations
this year in a facility that will include a Class 100,000 clean room. Trademarks initial
effort will involve 15 injection molding machines in the clean room, some assembly work
and up to 50 employees. In starting in Tijuana, Trademark will move some equipment
from Riverside and is likely to acquire newer replacement presses for use in Riverside.
Trademark hopes to have a second phase done by the end of 2016. Additional capacity
is contemplated in a third phase in 2018. Upon completion, the total facility would occupy
127,000 sq. ft. Trademark contracted with a maquiladora operation. Medical device
components account for about 80% of its business. Trademark was founded in Rancho
Cucamonga in 1989 and moved to Riverside in 2002. Trademark is certified as a
womens business enterprise.216
Abbott Laboratories furloughed 163 workers at its Temecula facility, the latest in a
series of cuts that has dropped the local workforce more than 60%, from a high of 4,000
or so to around 1,500. The Fortune 500 company makes medical devices such as
dissolvable heart stents the known commercially as Absorb in Temecula. The jobs
were full-time, fully-benefited jobs that paid between $45,000 and $80,000 in a facility
that previously was run by Guidant Corp., which became part of Abbott in 2006. Abbott
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Dispersed
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also eliminated 81 jobs in Santa Clara, according to the California Employment

Development Department.217 Based on other events in earlier years of this report that cite
company announcements and a U.S. Department of Labor finding, the jobs are being
shifted to Costa Rica to a plant that is expected to employ 3,000 people. Note: The 81
jobs lost in Santa Clara are not included in this report because its unclear they were
related to this offshoring event.
Isola Group is closing its Elk Grove manufacturing location, which has 72 employees;
the cuts will be effective Dec. 28, 2015. The facility opened in 1998 and expanded in
2004 to 44,000 sq. ft. It had formerly been owned by Polyclad Laminates Inc., which was
bought by Isola in 2006. Isola designs, develops and sells advanced laminate materials
that are used in the fabrication of advanced printed circuit boards. The laminates are the
copper-clad framework to which the micro-electronics, circuits and connections are
attached. Including Elk Grove, Isola has three locations in the U.S. and a total of 10
locations globally.218
ClosetMaid, a subsidiary of Emerson Electric Co., furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers because it shifted manufacturing of wooden closets to Reynosa, Mexico
(across the border from McAllen, Texas).219 The DOL didnt identify the number of jobs
lost, but the California EDD indicated the number of employees furloughed totaled 71 in
an event it categorized as Closure Permanent.220
Farmers Insurance will close in Chino and relocate its print and document management
work to Grand Rapids. The transition isnt expected to be completed until 2018. The
number of jobs affected is unknown.221
Kallisto Greenhouses closed in response to Californias business environment.
According to owner Kathye Rietkerk, We owned and operated Kallisto Greenhouses,
Inc. with a peak of 36 employees shipping tropical indoor plants to the 10 western states
and Calgary Canada. We opened our doors in 1977 and sold the land and closed the
business this past summer. Contributing to the decision to close, she cited CARB
regulations, requiring heaters that do not work, and the necessity to replace our delivery
truck, combined with the increase in minimum wage and the addition of paid sick leave.
But the nail in the coffin was OSHA. We got a letter saying we had the choice to invite in
a consultation service to correct our manuals or be visited by an inspector. Well of
course, we invited the consultation service which resulted in six months of staff time to
implement corrections to manuals we had, but were deemed not exact enough to suit the
inspector. The day he left we called back the developers who had been seeking to buy
our property for yet another distribution warehouse to serve products imported from
abroad. Kallisto Greenhouses have had loyal employees 76% have more than 20
years of service. The company offered health insurance since the early 1980s, three
weeks vacation to long-term employees, seven paid holidays and flexible working
conditions. Yet, we were forced to make decisions we never dreamed of because of the
incredibly hostile small business environment in California, said Rietkerk. It is sad that
government programs that are ideally intended to protect employees can result in
complete job loss instead.222 For an overhead Google photo of the size of the companys
former facility at 9988 Redwood Ave., Fontana, see here.
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Bernardino
Fontana
San
Bernardino
Mountain
Pass
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NQF
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NQF
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Bernardino
Mountain
Pass
San
Bernardino
Ontario
San
Bernardino
Ontario
Estonia >
Unknown
San
Bernardino
Ontario
Nevada >
Minden
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Parker Hannifin Corp. See the 2015 entry for Anaheim for this company for more
#OSO
#REL
Molycorp Inc. Because it is experiencing depressed pricing for its rare earth minerals,
the company needed to select one of its three operations where it will suspend
production. The facilities are located in in China, Estonia and California and the one
selected is in California. Colorado-based Molycorp will transition the California facility to
care and maintenance mode by Oct. 20, 2015. The facility, machinery and equipment
will be maintained for safety purposes and to meet regulatory needs. Molycorp facilities in
Estonia and China will continue to supply customers of the companys rare earth oxide
materials.223 A WARN Notice indicated that 474 employees will be furloughed.224
Molycorp Inc. See the 2015 entry for China for this company for more information
about this event.
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Fremont
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AmesburyTruth has relocated its Bandlock Couplers business to the companys

Nebraska operations. For more information, see the 2015 entry for the companys
Cannon Falls event.225
AmesburyTruth, which makes window and door components, agreed to sell its nonfenestration custom extrusion business to VIP Rubber and Plastic Products. In so doing
AmesburyTruth will retain the fenestration (arrangement of windows and doors) custom
extrusion business and the Bandlock Couplers business. Its current facility has
approximately 50 employees. AmesburyTruth will retain two employees to further develop
its fenestration business while it consolidates and relocates certain operations to Cannon
Falls. Significant investments have been made in the Cannon Falls facility to satisfy
future demand.226
VIP Rubber Co., Inc., a rubber and plastics manufacturer, will move its plastic extrusion
division to Nevada, creating up to 60 jobs within the first 12 months of operation. Our
goal is to increase sales by 10 percent per year and we are on schedule to meet or
exceed that goal, wrote Howard Vipperman, VIP Rubber president. Over the next five
years we would expect to bring an additional 150 jobs to the Northern Nevada area. The
capital investment will be $3.8 million in the facility, which is planned to be operational by
January 2016. Note: Plastic extrusion uses a lot of energy and utility rates are less
expensive in Nevada than in California. If the move goes well, the company will consider
moving its other divisions to Minden or surrounding areas. The company also has aircraft,
sheet goods, molding and fabrication divisions. It is expected that approximately 90
percent of the product sale in the first five years will be outside the state of Nevada with
the potential for increased exports, Vipperman said.227 The manufacturer will be doing all
sorts of work, including making bumpers for shopping carts and step-pads for vehicles.228
The event follows VIPs acquisition of Bandlock the non-fenestration custom extrusion
division of AmesburyTruth. Founded in 1961, the company is a family owned and
operated business that manufactures molded and extruded rubber and plastic products
for automotive, aerospace, defense and other industries.229
62
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Atlanta
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Hollister
Mexico > Juarez
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Toronto
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Carlsbad
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Vancouver
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Kumho Tire USA, Inc. The companys announcement said that in order to optimize
efficiency it has relocated its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, nearer to its new Georgia
facilities a factory in Macon and a distribution center in McDonough. The new Atlanta
headquarters will be located on famous Peachtree St.230 after some time spent in a
temporary facility.
MC Electronics, which offers full service assembly capability for harness, cable and
electro-mechanical assemblies, shifted some of the work performed in Hollister to Juarez,
Mexico in 2010231 an event that went unnoticed and was not included in the 2010
findings in this report. In 2015, additional work was transferred to Mexico, according to
furloughed employees applying for unemployment and seeking assistance from the
Americas Job Center of California (AJCC)232 and a filing with the U.S. Department of
Labor.233
Work remains in Hollister, which also is the location of the companys headquarters.
Alphatec Spine cut 99 jobs in Carlsbad.234 The action followed a company statement
that Operational transformation [is] underway to significantly improve our underlying cost
structure and balance sheet by strategically outsourcing manufacturing and distribution
estimating completion by end of 2015. Partnering with outsourced manufacturing and
distribution suppliers will allow us to repurpose cash into higher value activities such as
integrated design, faster product delivery cycle-times, and efficient distribution of our
products and instruments. We are confident in this approach as weve been successfully
using these partners to manufacture both our implants and instruments for several years,
including Arsenal Degen and Arsenal CBX. Expanding our relationship through this
outsourcing initiative will allow us to reach our operational transformation goals quickly
and efficiently.235
Legend3D, Inc. furloughed employees involved in visual effects for movie industry. The
workers provided conversion services of 2D movies to 3D and related VFX and VR work.
Employees reported to the Dept. of Labor that This started in May 2015 when Toronto
office officially opened and will wrap in October of this year. The DOL certified that the
shift of the work to Canada was competitive with the service supplied by the workers.236
Solatube Global Marketing, Inc., a licensee for Solatube Tubular Daylighting Devices in
Europe, Latin America, Central Asia and Middle East, will move its HQ from Carlsbad, to
its Vancouver, Wash. SGM President Brett Hanley said the move is a result of evaluating
business goals in light of the companys values. We asked ourselves how this move can
help our business, our team, and our ability to reach our goals for 2020 and beyond,
said Hanley. Washington and its neighbor, Oregon, are both known for their commitment
to the environment and sustainability, which is directly in-line with our corporate values.
[Note: California is also known for its commitment to the environment and
sustainability.] Its our belief that we can change the world and connect people to nature
on a daily basis by offering innovative, sustainable solutions for everyday living, states
Hanley. Other reasons for the move include the favorable business climate, proximity to
the Portland International airport with flights to Europe and Latin America, and tax
savings advantages for the business and employees. All employees were given the
option to move. The new headquarters will house current employees and provide room
for future expansion.237
63
San Diego
Carlsbad
Florida > Palm

Beach Gardens
San Diego
Chula Vista
Indiana >
Indianapolis
41
San Diego
El Cajon
Florida >
Hollywood
25
San Diego
El Cajon
Mexico > Tijuana
45
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
Georgia >
Atlanta
New York >
Schenectady
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings will furlough 279 employees at the end of October due to the
closure of Zimmers Carlsbad dental headquarters, which also has manufacturing and
distribution functions. Zimmer acquired orthopedics company Biomet and the new
companys dental headquarters will be consolidated into Biomets previous dental
headquarters in Florida instead of in California. Carlsbads distribution operations will also
be relocated to Palm Beach Gardens, while manufacturing will be transferred to other
company sites and outside suppliers. Zimmer Biomets dental business has roughly
doubled in size thanks to the merger.238
Raytheon Co., the aerospace and defense contracting company, will move jobs from
Chula Vista to Indianapolis to consolidate jobs in depot work such as systems
engineering, installation and upgrades and will take up to a year to complete. A small
number of employees will be retained in Chula Vista. The move allows us to improve our
efficiency and competitiveness for our customers, said a company statement. The Chula
Vista facility specializes in intelligence, information and services.239 A WARN Notice
indicates that 41 workers for Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC in Chula Vista were
to be separated from employment in October, 2015.240 The company will expand its
Indianapolis operations, creating 250 jobs to develop national security technology for
military, security and intelligence interests. The expansion represents a 25% increase in
employees there.241 The existing work force is 912 in Indianapolis. Raytheon plans to
invest about $26.3 million in the Indianapolis facility.242
Luchner Tool Engineering has been acquired by Aerospace Precision, an FAA/EASA
repair facility with operations in Hollywood, Florida. Now, Aerospace Precision is moving
Luchners tooling, and GSE manufacturing operations from California to Florida. The
move will create up to 25 new jobs in Hollywood, where the company already has 40
employees. The combined company provides component repair and overhaul services
for accessories, hydraulics, electro-mechanical, and pneumatic systems, including
wheels and brakes for manufacturers e.g., Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, Pratt & Whitney,
General Electric and others.243 The company is headquartered in Federal Way,
Washington.
Brantner & Associates, Inc., subsidiary TE Connectivity, will furlough 45 employees
involved in the production of electrical and fiber optic connectors and cable systems
because such manufacturing will move to the companys facility in Tijuana.244
Complexions Contemporary Ballet See the 2015 Los Angeles entry for this
organization for more information about this event.
Furlocity Inc., a pet accommodations online booking platform, launched in San Diego in
2012 and completed a $1.2 million private offering in December 2014.245 In April, 2015
the company said its moving its headquarters to Albany. CEO Denise Fernandez
Pallozzi, a company director and Albany resident, was recently appointed CEO, which is
partly why the company has relocated. But Furlocity also was attracted to the opportunity
to partner with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. She stated, For Furlocity as a
whole, were going to be able to grow. Were going to be able to access some software
engineers, which is one of our primary hiring areas, as well as social media, marketing
and sales. [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs and fewer regulations leading to a
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San Diego
North Dakota >

Grand Forks
San Diego
San Diego
Arizona >
Tucson
San Diego
San Diego
Ohio > West

Carrollton
NJR
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reduction in expenses in upstate New York which isnt applicable for New York City.]
Pallozzi hopes that by 2016 the company will grow to about 20 employees. Five San
Diego employees will telecommute.246 Furlocity signed an 8-year lease for a 3,000-sq. ft.
space in Schenectadys technology accelerator; it has the option to expand there when it
grows out of its first space.247
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted
Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems solutions,
will open a RPA Training Academy in North Dakota. GA-ASI has signed a 10-year lease;
flight crew training will commence in early 2016, and the company expects to welcome its
first Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers shortly thereafter. Linden P. Blue, CEO, GAASI, said, The Training Academy will complement our customers ... training capabilities
and fill the growing need across our RPA enterprise to address the pilot shortage.
Operating year-round, the Training Academy will offer courses using U.S. Governmentapproved curricula; the Academy also may conduct RPA airspace integration systems
testing. Frank W. Pace, president, Aircraft Systems, GA-ASI, said, Uncongested skies,
an optimal training range, and strong support for continued RPA development from local,
state, and federal government representatives ... provide a great environment to support
our customers training requirements. Until now, GA-ASI has trained company and
customer aircrews at facilities near Palmdale, California. The North Dakota Training
Academy is an expansion. GA-ASI will operate from a five-and-a-half acre location within
the Grand Sky business park.248 The $2.5 million, 19,400 sq. ft. academy will train around
100 pilots and crew members a year from the U.S. and abroad. CEO Linden Blue noted
that potential foreign customers include the United Kingdom, Germany, France and
Spain. Two of GA-ASIs products are the Predator and Reaper series of unmanned
aircraft. Both aircraft models are stationed at the Grand Forks Air Force Base and are
used by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and North Dakota Air National Guard.
At this point, Im really happy that we chose North Dakota, Blue said. I think we have a
significant advantage in terms of the aviation focus, particularly an aviation-focused
workforce. The company is the second tenant to break ground at the Grand Sky
complex. Northrop Grumman, which produces the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft series,
did so last month249 for a 36,000 sq. ft. facility that eventually will employ 100, possibly
more.250
LCMS Laboratories Inc. plans to open a high-complexity lab in Tucsons Oro Valley,
which will utilize the latest mass spectrometry technologies and will create high-paying
jobs.251 Its expected that up to 40 laboratory and administrative jobs will be created there
within a few years. The new unit will provide clinical diagnostics, support for contract
research organizations and diagnostic test development using the latest technologies.
The company was founded on the premise of having science support the practice of
medicine, primarily in high-complexity diagnostic testing. The facility fits in with Tucsons
strategy to further boost the areas diagnostics industry and provide services for
emerging companies.252
NuVasive, Inc. has selected a site in West Carrollton, Ohio as the location for the buildout of its new medical device facility dedicated to spinal implant and instrument
manufacturing. The company will invest approximately $45 million to build-out and equip
65
San Diego
San Diego
Wyoming >
Laramie
50
San Diego
San Diego
New York >

Buffalo
San Diego
Solana
Beach
Massachusetts >
Boston
San
Francisco
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Francisco
Indiana >
Indianapolis
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the new 160,000-sq. ft. facility, which is scheduled to begin production by year-end 2016.
The new facility is expected to employ about 300 full-time, high-tech positions, including
engineers and skilled machinists, as well as process development and validation
specialists who will work with R&D on product launches. The plant will house state-of-theart equipment, including about 100 computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools and
CMM inspection equipment, as well as clean-room operations.253 The Dayton Daily News
and Dayton Business Journal reported that the jobs could have gone to Tennessee,
Texas or overseas. No mention was made of California being in consideration.254
NuVasive plans to relocate 97 jobs from its Fairborn, Ohio, facility and add approximately
195 more jobs during the next few years with an estimated payroll of $14.2 million by
2018.255
Tungsten Heavy Powder and Parts will relocate the operations of a manufacturing plant
in China to Laramie. The company indicated that the Laramie plant would produce
tungsten components for the military, industrial engineering and medical markets.
Tungsten CEO Joe Sery said he expected the facility to employ about 25 people to start,
mostly in manufacturing, and other positions would likely become available in middlemanagement and administration. Within three years, that number is expected to reach an
estimated 50 positions.256 After Sery looked into 13 locations in Wyoming, Laramie
emerged as his preferred choice.257 The company has been a supplier of tungsten and
moly products for military, industrial engineering, and medical markets worldwide for the
past 15 years.258
Zintera Corp., a company that uses an approximation of the biological human mind to
pursue solutions in healthcare, genomics and life sciences applications, will expand to
Buffalo.259
Seismic, a tech startup that helps sales and marketing teams operate more efficiently
using cloud-based services, plans to expand in Boston. The company intends to double
its headcount to about 50 by the end of the year and move to a new office with 8,000 sq.
ft., eight times the current space.260
Appirio Inc., a cloud services and enterprise crowdsourcing company, is moving its
headquarters from San Francisco and will invest $7.7 million in Indianapolis to build on its
continued growth in the area. Earlier in 2015, Appirio doubled its footprint to 25,000 sq. ft.
(12.5 reported here because 12.5 was reported in 2012 when the company opened in the
city). Appirios goal is to employ as many as 577 Hoosiers by 2020 (277 reported here
because 300 was reported in 2012 when the company opened in the city). Appirio invests
heavily in recruiting and hiring Indianapolis-area graduates. The company also
contributes to Indianapolis-area non-profits through its corporate philanthropy program,
Silver Lining. The designation of Indianapolis as our headquarters reflects the offices
important role as a global training center and recruiting hub as we look to support our
growing list of customers and partners, said Appirio CEO Chris Barbin.261 The
companys customers include Cardinal Health, Yahoo!, Starbucks, Facebook and IBM. 262
Although offices will remain in San Francisco, the event illustrates how when a company
establishes a footprint in a new community, it elects to move additional facilities to the
new location.
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500
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San
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Indianapolis
167
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Francisco
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Denver
100
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$3.2
N$R
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10
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Charles Schwab could open up a massive operations center on a corporate campus

planned adjacent to Circle T Ranch, a 2,500-acre mixed-use, master-planned
development in Westlake. The company is expected to buy 74 acres of land by the end
of the year. Were very interested in the Dallas area for future growth and have signed a
lease in the Westlake area that can accommodate up to 500 employees, said a
company spokeswoman. The company signed a five-year lease for 130,000 square feet
of office space in Westlake. Schwab could build a five- to six-building campus totaling 1.2
million square feet of space in a multi-phase development, according to real estate
sources. The firm has been circling North Texas for more than a year, targeting the Lone
Star state as a prime spot for relocating a significant number of San Francisco-based
jobs. (The financial services firm already is in the midst of bringing up to 1,200 jobs to an
expanded facility in Austin and a new operations center in El Paso.) Charles Schwab is
also reportedly looking for a temporary office adjacent to the Westlake site to begin
building a North Texas operations center while its new campus is under construction.
Westlake Town Manager Tom Brymer said the city has been courting a project called
Project Blizzard for months, but he was unaware who the firm was. The initial phase
for the first building is about 225,000 square feet and the development will be built in
phases for Project Blizzard, Brymer said. On one half of the site, they are planning to
put in an urban living component with some retail and other amenities, in part because
this is an important component of attracting their workforce. If developed, the Circle T
Ranch could bring 750 to 850 luxury urban-style homes to the development with the 1.2
million square feet of corporate campus space. Brymer said, The office portion of the
project is pretty straight forward and weve got to decide the urban living aspect of it. He
added that Westlake has not offered Project Blizzard any economic incentives, as of yet,
for the massive operations facility. Companies are looking for college graduates and think
the Metroplex is an educational magnet with the growth of the University of North Texas,
Texas Christian University, the University of Texas at Dallas and at Arlington and
others.263
Emarsys, a Vienna, Austria-based company, will locate its North American headquarters
in Indianapolis where it will spend $3.2 million on renovations, creating up to 167 new
jobs by 2020 including marketing development, sales, customer support and
professional services jobs paying between $75,000 and $100,000. Emarsys sells digital
technology that allows firms to interact with customers using social media, targeted email,
mobile applications and websites. Emarsys is experiencing intense demand from
customers for more services. Customers include eBay, Toys R Us, Volvo, Sky and World
Shop Lufthansa. Emarsys has a handful of employees in California, and decided to settle
in Indianapolis after considering San Francisco. In the last decade, 17 digital marketing
firms in the Indianapolis region have either gone public or been acquired, in deals worth a
total of about $5 billion, according to TechPoint, Indianas technology growth initiative.264
The global provider of cloud marketing software will lease 15,000 sq. ft. of space.265
FiveStars, a customer loyalty and marketing company for small and medium-sized
businesses, secured 10,000 sq. ft. of office space in Denver with plans to hire more than
100 full-time employees by the end of 2015. After an extensive search evaluating techfriendly cities, Denver became the choice due to its quality of life, affordable cost of living,
and booming tech-scene. Victor Ho, CEO and Co-Founder of FiveStars, said, We
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Francisco
Nevada > Reno
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
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Portland
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Ohio > Orrville
200
N$R
NQF
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N$R
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$31
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wanted to pick a location where employees would have an excellent quality of life and
were ecstatic that we found our second home in Colorado. [Along with the reasons
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Colorado leading to a reduction in
expenses by between 20% and 35%.] Much of the hiring will occur on the sales front.
The company was founded in 2011 and has raised $45 million from investors. 266
Grand Rounds selected Reno to expand. Its a healthcare technology business that
centers around guiding patients to the right physicians and they have a worldwide
network of physicians. The company walks patients step-by-step through the process of
getting the best treatment. CEO and co-founder Owen Tripp says theyre looking to hire
about 200 employees over the next few years, which will bring in between $5 million and
$8 million in annual wages to Reno. The company is interested in people who have
medical backgrounds including nurse practitioners, nurse assistants and medical
assistants.267 The company, whose service covers 1.8 million Americans, calls its South
Reno facility the Sierra Patient Center. Im betting big on this place, said Tripp, whos
already eyeing a potential expansion of its new facility. I think we got in early on
something that a lot of companies in the Bay Area are going to figure out soon that
Reno is a great place to do business and visit.268 The company is relying heavily on
graduates from the University of Nevada, Reno.269 In August, the company raised $55
million in third round funding, bringing Grand Rounds total funding to $106 million. The
company plans to use the funds to build out its technology, care team and analytics
platform in response to increased employer demand. The company was previously
known as ConsultingMD.270
InDinero, a startup that provides accounting and other back-office services to small
businesses and entrepreneurs, will make Portland its primary office and hire 50 people
there. While InDinero will retain its San Francisco HQ, CEO Jessica Mah hopes the
center of gravity will gradually move north and hopes to make Portland the headquarters.
I wanted to be in a place where I could be, potentially, one of the top startups, said
Mah. Initially focused on accounting software for startups, InDinero now offers more
hands-on help with accounting, payroll and taxes for a wider range of small
organizations. InDinero also has offices in New York and the Philippines. The company
has raised about $10 million in backing. In Portland, InDinero will hire a range of
positions including bookkeepers, accountants, software engineers and full-time
marketers. The company said it received no public incentives to help with the new
Portland office. In San Francisco, Mah said, InDinero competes with Facebook, Google
and other young companies for employees. So she looked for a city where the
competition was less intense but the appeal to entrepreneurs was strong.271
J.M. Smucker Co. will move hundreds of jobs, many San Francisco-based, to Ohio. The
food conglomerate, which acquired San Francisco-based Big Heart Pet Brands in March
2015, plans to relocate 400 Big Heart Pet Brand jobs, and the $40 million annual payroll
that comes with them, to Smuckers Orrville, Ohio, headquarters. The company will
remodel an existing facility in Orrville into offices in order to accommodate the 400 new
positions. Also, Smucker may build a new R&D center in Orrville for a reported $31
million. California was also courting J.M. Smucker for the R&D project, reports the
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Francisco
San
Francisco
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Kansas City
275
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Tennessee >
Nashville
380
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Arizona >
Scottsdale
160
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Francisco
Texas > Houston
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$5.1
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Cleveland Plain Dealer. Big Heart Pet Brands manufactures popular pet food and treat
brands, such as 9Lives, Milk-Bone, Natural Balance and others.272
Littler Mendelson PC, one of the nations largest law firms, founded in 1944 in San
Francisco, is relocating 275 jobs to Missouri. Littler is the largest global employment and
labor law firm representing management, with more than 1,000 attorneys throughout 60
offices in 10 countries. We looked at virtually every major U.S. city in the Central and
Mountain time zones, as well as San Francisco, said Tom Bender, co-president and comanaging partner. It was an exhaustive process. What drove it a lot was client
service.273 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Kansas
leading to a reduction in expenses possibly by 20% to 35%.]
Lyft, Inc. will grow its new customer service headquarters in Nashville, giving Music
Citys tech industry a big name to add to its roster. Lyft will invest $5.1 million in the new
headquarters, which is expected to create 380 jobs. The company plans to hire the first
100 Nashville employees by the end of 2015. Lyft COO Rex Tibbens said, Our history in
Nashville coupled with our admiration for the community is why were so excited to make
downtown Nashville the home of our newest Lyft office, and will be investing in our
growth there for years to come. Lyft wrote, This is just the beginning of a long,
prosperous, and rewarding partnership. In addition to cost considerations, Nashvilles
attitude toward ride-sharing companies likely helped attract Lyft. While some places have
tried to throw up roadblocks, Nashville welcomed ride-sharing companies. Nashville
International Airport claims to be the first U.S. airport to include ride-sharing companies in
its ground-transportation policy.274 Lyft said in a statement to TechCrunch, We chose
Nashville as the home of our newest office because it is a great city with a lower cost of
living and a growing talent pool. The move is part of a growing trend in Silicon Valley to
find cheaper space and lower overhead elsewhere. Average office rent in San Francisco
nearly doubled from $30 in 2013 to $70 per sq. ft. today. Compare that to the $18-$22
average per sq. ft. rental price in downtown Nashville.275 Lyft will lease 38,000 sq. ft. of
space.276
Revel Systems expanded operations into Arizona through a new Scottsdale office where
it will create 160 new jobs during the next three years. The focus will be on the Revel
iPad point-of-sale platform, which is based on the companys software. Revel is building
a world-class sales team here in Scottsdale, and we cannot wait to get started, said VPSales, Bobby Marhamat. [Along with finding qualified personnel, its conceivable that the
location decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer
regulations in Arizona leading to a 20% to 35% reduction in expenses.] Revel Systems
iPad POS was founded in 2010 in San Francisco.277 Note: The company opened an IT
division in Lithuania. Its unclear if the work to be done there would substitute for work in
the United States along with a focus to serve the European Union. Because of
vagueness, Lithuania is not listed as an event in this report. Whatever the circumstances,
the company admits that it could eventually have 100 employees in Lithuania. 278
Ruga Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on targeted cancer treatments,
with two clinical candidates in its pipeline, plans to relocate to Houston. The company has
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San
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Illinois > Chicago
1,000
N$R
N$R
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Francisco
San
Francisco
Georgia >
Atlanta
300
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Missouri > St.

Louis
200
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Colorado >
Denver
800
San
Francisco
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Francisco
Pennsylvania >
Pittsburgh
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NQF
two California-based investors Astellas Venture Management and Stanford

Management Group and Australia-based Brandon Capital.279
Salesforce.com Inc. has plans to expand its Chicago workforce to 1,000, making it one
of the larger tech companies in the city. A Salesforce spokeswoman would not confirm
how many employees currently work at the companys office, but World Business
Chicago indicated there are more than 500 employees there.280 Normally an expansion
that was related to an earlier merger would be excluded from this report, but the job
growth figure is so substantial that its clear Salesforce has elected to expand the facility
in a major way.
Salesforce.com Inc. will double its space in Atlanta to more than 50,000 sq. ft. It also
plans to add more than 300 jobs to the 250 it already has in the location as a result of
acquiring Pardot, a B2B e-mail marketing company. Normally, a merger that results in
out-of-state operations might not warrant a listing in this report. However, the significant
expansions in employee count and space indicate a major commitment to Atlanta.
Apparently, the expansion includes engineering, sales and support jobs, including
customer service. Jon Hallett an investor in several cloud software companies, said,
There is more talent available at a lower price point than [in Silicon] Valley, Engineers in
Atlanta cost about 40 percent less than in New York and 50 percent less than in Silicon
Valley, Hallett said.281
Square, Inc. will open a new St. Louis office, where it plans to hire more than 40 full-time
employees and grow to more than 200 over the next five years. St. Louis is an important
part of Squares history, said Jack Dorsey, CEO. Its an incredible city and my
hometown, and were excited to further invest in the community. Jim McKelvey, cofounder of Square, said, Theres talent all over the country, not just on the coasts. St.
Louis is a prime location for Squares new office because of its wealth of talent from top
universities, research centers, and training programs. Employees there will span multiple
job functions, including Compliance Operations, Customer Support, IT Tech, Recruiting,
and Office Experience. Square is a technology company that provides tools for every part
of running a business, from accepting credit cards and tracking inventory, to real-time
analytics and invoicing and financial and marketing services. Square also has offices
Canada, Japan, and Australia.282 Investment in the new St. Louis facility will total
$850,000 for 17,000-sq. ft. of office space.283
Sunrun, a residential solar company, announced Denver as the location for its newest
corporate office. The company expects to open there by the end of 2015 and hire up to
800 employees within a few years. It will help advance Colorados cleantech industry by
offering employment opportunities in operations, project planning and design
engineering. Sunruns new office expands the companys geographic footprint nationwide
to support consumer demand for home solar into 2016.284 Sunrun, which went public in a
$251 million offering in August, leased about 35,000 sq. ft. and plans to include a variety
of positions project planning, design engineering and customer care.285
Uber Technologies, Inc. entered into a strategic partnership with Carnegie Mellon
University (CMU) to create the Uber Advanced Technologies Center (ATC) in Pittsburgh
to develop autonomous cars. It also will provide a forum for Uber technology leaders to
work closely with CMU faculty, staff, and students both on campus and at CMUs
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Francisco
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Phoenix
300
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Francisco
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Denver
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NQF
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National Robotics Engineering Center to do R&D primarily in mapping, vehicle safety

and autonomy technology. The agreement includes Uber funding for faculty chairs and
graduate fellowships. Andrew Moore, Dean of CMUs School of Computer Science, said
he is looking forward to working together on real-world applications, which offer very
interesting new challenges at the intersections of technology, mobility, and human
interactions.286 TechCrunch reported: In the past, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has said
he would replace human drivers with self-driving cars. The decision to run the facility in
Pittsburgh makes perfect sense, given the proximity to CMU and the potential secrecy
afforded by moving research out of Silicon Valley.287 The center primarily will house
Uber employees, many with ties to CMU. 288 For the center, Uber leased a 53,000-sq. ft.
facility in the citys Lawrenceville neighborhood not only because of the National Robotics
Engineering Center, but also because of the clustering of robotics companies such as
Carnegie Robotics and RedZone Robotics.289 At its opening in April, 2016, Uber expects
400 people to be in its Advanced Technologies Center.290 Uber is working to add a
second floor to the 53,000-square-foot building for the new facility, nearly doubling its
size, and has also leased neighboring property to use as staff parking.291
Uber Technologies, Inc. opened its Center for Excellence in Phoenix, with the company
praising the areas talent pool and support of technology and innovation. The support
center, which will serve as a 24-hour aid for drivers and riders, will have 130 positions
initially and 300 by the end of the year, serving U.S. customers and Uber users
worldwide. Uber operates in three Arizona cities -- Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff -- and
will be entering Yuma. Jobs include community support positions, data analysts and
managers and supervisors. The center also will have workers focusing on improving
other parts of the company, in areas such as information technology, infrastructure
systems, processes for support and tools for professional development.292 This is the
second Uber office in Phoenix. The first, a few blocks away from the Center for
Excellence, already employs 100.293 Reportedly, the company is not using incentives
available from the Arizona Commerce Authority.294
ZenPayroll, a cloud-based payroll system, has opened a new office in Denver as it
expands its business and company plans to hire more than 100 full-time employees there
immediately and 1,000 people in the next few years. The company launched in 2012 and
currently processes billions of dollars in annual payroll for tens of thousands of small
businesses nationwide. The Denver office will be the main hub for its customer service
teams. The announcement came after a $60 million round of funding led by Google
Capital and with participation from Emergence Capital Partners, Ribbit Capital, Thiel
Capital, and others, as well as existing investors including General Catalyst, Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Google Ventures. Investors also include CEOs of Yelp,
Dropbox, Evernote, Instagram, Eventbrite, WordPress, Box, and Stripe, among others.295
The Denver Post reported a higher hiring figure, citing plans to hire 1,750 workers in the
next eight years. ZenPayroll is in lease negotiations for up to 50,000 sq. ft. of space. Jobs
available immediately in Denver include customer service, engineering and human
resources positions. As ZenPayroll ramps up its hiring, the positions in Denver will span
every job function.296 Postings in late July are in IT, Engineering and compliance.
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Belmont
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Dayton
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Redwood
City
Arizona >
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50
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Stockton
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Belmont
ASCO Power Technologies will permanently close its plant and move production to
unknown other locations, putting 101 people out of work. The subsidiary of Emerson
Electric Co. manufactures electric power control systems for industrial applications,
including customers in health care, financial and telecommunications. The closure, which
is part of a decision to consolidate operations for power transfer and control technologies,
was expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015.297
Meri Meri, which designs and distributes party supplies, stationery, greeting cards and
gift items worldwide, is opening a new distribution center in Reno. The company is
headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area and operates a European sales and design
office in England. Meri Meri outgrew its current distribution facility in Silicon Valley a few
years ago. In looking at options that included many different parts of California as well as
Las Vegas and Reno, we decided on moving our distribution center to Reno to realize a
significant cost savings over all of the sites in California, said Jeff Schalk, CEO. Some
of our employees plan to make the move to Reno along with our new facility, motivated
by a better standard of living compared to the Bay Area.298
Peterson Products is moving it headquarters and manufacturing facility to Dayton,
Nevada where it plans to create up to 70 jobs. Peterson Products is a family owned,
reinforced plastic composite manufacturer that has been in business for more than 72
years. The company specializes in polyester laminates, epoxy laminates, phenolic
laminates, carbon fiber laminates, and aramid laminates and can create custom molds
and patterns. Peterson Products supplies parts to many industries including the
transportation, electronics, architectural, marine, entertainment and medical industries.
Northern Nevada has a quality of life that is simply unachievable in the Bay Area
between the high cost, congestion and crime, said Todd Peterson, Owner and President
of Peterson Products. I chose Nevada because the regulatory environment and labor
market are much better. The company has 30 employees that have been with the firm
20 years or more and expects around 30 of its current employees to move with the
company. Peterson Products will be hiring up to 40 employees locally and looks to begin
production in December 2015.299
Gainsight Inc. is opening its corporate marketing headquarters in Phoenix, days after
receiving $50 million in Series D funding. Anthony Kennada, vice president of Gainsight,
called the pick a no-brainer. We chose downtown because we wanted to be in the
middle of what we see as the place for Generation 3 technology companies. The
company, which creates applications to track information from CRM applications and
other data sources to provide business intelligence, considers itself among the next
generation of technology companies. The company is staffing up with marketing and
account management team members; initial year hires will be around 50. Every role in
this company has an equity package, Kennada said. He said the office will not be a call
center. Gainsight also is opening its first international office, and global marketing efforts
will be supported in Phoenix. The company doubled its book value to $400 million since
last year. There are no state incentives in the first phase of the Gainsight deal. A drawing
factor for the companys decision was that it had a key hire who didnt want to leave the
region.300
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Redwood
City
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Park
San Mateo
Redwood
City
Texas > Austin
San Mateo
San Carlos
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Marshall
25
N$R
San Mateo
San Mateo
Ohio >
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25
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LiveOps, a cloud contact center and customer service solutions provider, will move its
corporate headquarters to Texas, replacing the Redwood City HQ. Relocation should be
complete by Sept. 1, 2015. CEO Vasili Triant said, Texas has become a respected
international technology hub and maintains a vibrant community of technology talent in
the Cedar Park area. We believe that this new location not only supports our
organizational plans, but that it also affords our valued staff a family-oriented environment
with a greatly reduced cost of living. [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in expenses by between 20% and
35%.] All of the 80 Redwood City employees were offered positions at the Texas location
or at a new Silicon Valley satellite office. LiveOps plans to hire 155 new employees in
Texas over the next three years. LiveOps will maintain its Ohio and Arizona facilities as
well as offices in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. With more
than 14 years of cloud experience, LiveOps supports a wide range of industries, including
financial, health care, insurance, retail and high tech. A new, 25,000 sq. ft. facility will be
built in Cedar Park,301 where the company will make a $5 million capital investment.302
Oracle Corp. will build a new corporate campus on 27 acres in Austin where it plans to
grow its workforce by 50% over the next few years. The move expands the presence of
another rapidly growing California-based technology giant in Central Texas, as
companies including Apple Inc., Google and Facebook aggressively ramp up their
workforces. In addition to its new 560,000-sq. ft. campus, the deal also includes an
adjacent 295-unit luxury apartment complex that will be a housing option for Oracle
employees. Scott Armour, senior VP of Oracle Direct, the firms cloud sales organization,
said, Our state-of-the-art campus will be designed to inspire, support and attract top
talent with a special focus on the needs of millennials. Jobs at the campus will be
primarily sales-oriented, lead qualification, prospecting and technical support.303 Oracle is
the second largest software company in the world.304
SEVEN Networks, which develops mobile device management and optimization
software, is relocating its headquarters to Marshall, Texas. The company selected
Marshall for multiple reasons, one of the most important of which was the local talent and
community of future professionals provided by East Texas Baptist University and Texas
State Technical College. The company plans to hire up to 25 full-time staff, including five
to seven software engineers; its software has been used on more than 100 million mobile
devices and the company has more than four hundred patents and patents pending. 305
The company, founded in 2000, is privately held and has R&D centers in California and
Finland. Dr. Ross Bott, President and CEO, said that if SEVEN can show success in this
region, theres a chance for more high-tech companies to make their homes in East
Texas. I think the momentum can shift back to people coming back here because they
know its a good place to live, Bott said. They just need to find those high tech jobs.306
BrightEdge, a Silicon Valley-based software company, plans to build a sales office in
downtown Cleveland that is expected to have 25 to 50 employees in the next six months
(from November 2015). Brad Mattick, VP of marketing and products, said Cleveland is
attractive for many reasons including the talent pool, quality universities, transportation
ease and inexpensive downtown real estate. BrightEdge clients include both small, mid-
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Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
Georgia >
Atlanta
Santa Clara
Campbell
Tennessee >
Chattanooga
40
N$R
50
size companies and major corporations such as Microsoft and Home Depot. We thought
a lot about how were going to grow and scale our business. Silicon Valley is not a great
place to build a sales force. We looked at a number of locations and Cleveland stood out
as the clear choice for BrightEdge, he said. BrightEdge is a seven-year-old private
company with sales of about $50 million, has about 200 employees in San Mateo and
about another 100 worldwide. BrightEdge is among companies worldwide that are
benefiting from larger marketing budgets being spent on content marketing.307
SolarCity, a solar power provider, plans to open a regional corporate headquarters in
Utah that could create 4,000 jobs and $94 million in capital investment. Upon completion,
its new facility will house its regional corporate headquarters and support functions
including human resources, finance, legal, accounting, marketing and sales. Weve
chosen Utah as a regional headquarters because of its educated workforce and
affordable cost of living for those in the professional roles we will create in the Beehive
State, Brendon Merkley, executive vice president of customer operations for SolarCity,
said. If SolarCity generates a minimum of 4,500 jobs and meets additional criteria, the
firm may earn certain tax credits.308 The company is hiring at a temporary location initially
as it scouts for a location for a large corporate campus. SolarCity expects to create
thousands of new jobs over the next ten years, primarily in professional services
functions such as accounting, finance, human resources, legal, marketing and sales
support. The companys news release said, In addition to an educated talent pool and
favorable economic conditions, Utah was ranked #1 in Forbes Magazines annual The
Best States for Business Study in 2014. SolarCity also chose the Beehive State for the
high quality of life and year-round outdoor sports culture.309 Also, SolarCity has opened
a new corporate office in Draper, Utah. Since opening its downtown Salt Lake City
corporate office earlier this summer, SolarCity has hired 220 employees in Utah and
expects to create thousands of new jobs over the next ten years.310
Select Family of Staffing Companies, one of the 10 largest staffing firms in the nation,
plans to merge with EmployBridge, a staffing company based in Atlanta. The merger
comes less than a year after Select restructured itself after declaring Chapter 11
bankruptcy; it will permanently relocate the companys headquarters to Atlanta. Both
firms will continue to operate under their brand names. The company stated that some
operations will remain in Santa Barbara.311 [In addition to merger-related efficiencies, its
conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business and employee
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses by
between 20% and 35%.]
Fillauer, the largest orthotics and prosthetics manufacturer in the U.S., will relocate a
division to Chattanooga as the company embarks on one of the biggest expansions in its
101-year history. Fillauer will bolster its workforce there by more than a third, creating up
to 40 new jobs. Also, the company will add 50,000 sq. ft. of space in a multimillion-dollar
project where it will manufacture prosthetic hooks and an innovative ankle-foot product
now made in California. New opportunities involve 3-D printing of some of its products,
which is seen as saving both time and money. The new site also will house R&D. It just
makes sense, Fillauer President Dennis Williams said. Consolidating manufacturing in
Chattanooga will help reduce costs312 [perhaps by between 20% and 35%].
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Saama Technologies, Inc., a Silicon Valley data solutions company, announced in June
that it was exploring an expansion in the Columbus region. The push followed Saamas
announcement of $35 million in funding.313 The company said that with a significant
number of positions to fill, it needed to expand in a location that provides an abundance
of high-quality data analytics talent. [Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that the
regulations in Ohio leading to a reduction in expenses by between 20% and 35%.]
Saama recently invested as a member of the Data Analytics Cluster at Ohio States
Fisher College of Business.314 The company expects to hire 90 full-time employees
generating $7.2 million in annual payroll over the next three years, while retaining five
positions, which already existed in Worthington.315
Apple Inc. will establish a command center for its global data networks in Mesa,
promising to invest $2 billion over 10 years and create 150 full-time Apple jobs. As part of
the deal, Apple is expected to build and finance solar projects that provide enough
energy to power more than 14,000 Arizona homes.316 The facility will be more than a data
center it will oversee other remote and co-located data centers Apple uses across the
country. The Phoenix Business Journal reported, The mission-critical role of a command
center vs. a data center was confirmed by Arnold Maltz, an associate professor of supply
chain management at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University....
A command center is going to be staffed by Apple employees rather than contractors,
he said. Its likely that a higher-level management team will be in place, perhaps at the
vice president level.317 Apple will move into a 1.3 million sq. ft. building.318 [Note that
data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Arizona
than in California.]
Apple is expanding its Prineville data center by building a second 338,000-sq. ft.
facility.319 This will double current capacity [Note that data centers use significant
amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Oregon than in California.]
COMPAREX, a global license solution provider and IT services firm, established a new
headquarters in Dallas where it plans to hire up to 200 employees in the end of 2015. It is
outfitting a 13,449-sq. ft. location in the citys downtown.320 Tenant improvements
exceeding $500,000 are underway. The company evaluated Northern California as an
area to locate its North American headquarters and sales and operations center, but
decided to locate in Dallas, instead. Average compensation will total $85,000 annually. 321
Facebook has expanded big-time and now has more than 500 employees in Seattle four
years after it opened a small office. Paul Carduner, head of the office, said, We love it
here. Were here to stay. The company plans to relocate to a new building with room for
perhaps 2,000 employees. Facebook leased 274,000 sq. ft. with an option to add 62,000
more. Meanwhile, Facebook has been expanding its existing facility by making room for
up to 800 employees. At some point you start feeling a little bit like sardines, Carduner
said, explaining how Facebook keeps filling up its offices and needing more space. In
Seattle, employees work on Facebooks search, messaging, video, groups, platform, ads
and mobile products and also develops games and experiences for the Oculus VR
virtual-reality platform.322
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Facebook will build a data center in Fort Worth, a project consisting of three 250,000-sq.
ft. buildings on a 110-acre site for a total of $750,000 sq. ft.323 The $1 billion facility will
eventually have more than 100 employees and the jobs will pay an annual salary of at
least $70,000. The selection process was extensive. Fort Worth was a candidate among
220 cities, then to a smaller group of about 20, and then to four finalists. The new data
center will be fully operated by wind power from a 202-megawatt wind farm on 17,000
acres in Clay County, about 100 miles away. Facebook will not own the wind farm, but
will buy the power. Local officials said Facebook was attracted to Fort Worth for the sites
location, the availability of an employee talent pool, as well as electricity and water
capabilities.324 The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Facebook officials seemed a
little overwhelmed by the huge Texas welcome they received Tuesday at a
groundbreaking ceremony at the north Fort Worth site.... Weve done groundbreakings
before and typically theyre not quite this large, said Tom Furlong, Facebooks vice
president of infrastructure. Everyones been great to work with. We want a long-term
relationship. This is a great welcome.325 [Note: Data centers use significant amounts of
electricity and such costs are lower in Texas than in California.]
Facebook will build a third full-sized data center in Prineville, which will be Oregons
largest data center to date, at 487,000 sq. ft. Thats 40% larger than Facebooks last
Prineville data center; the company says the extra space makes room for more
computers and more electrical equipment. For comparison, the average Costco retail
warehouse is 144,000 sq. ft. Facebooks investment in Prineville totals $780 million thus
far.326 The company intends to invest at least $200 million in this expansion of its site. 327
[Note: Data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in
Oregon than in California.]
Google, Inc. will build a $600 million data center in northeast Alabamas Jackson
County, creating up to 100 jobs at a state-of-the-art facility designed for efficiency and
powered by renewable energy. The center will be located the banks of the Tennessee
River on 350 acres of land owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) at Widows
Creek, a power plant that is being shut down. Gary Demasi, Director of Global
Infrastructure at Google, said, We see a lot of potential in redeveloping large industrial
sites like former coal plants.328 A Google data center manager, Patrick Gammons, wrote,
Data centers need a lot of infrastructure to run 24/7.... Decades of investment shouldnt
go to waste just because a site has closed; we can repurpose existing electric and other
infrastructure.... we can use the plants many electric transmission lines to bring in lots of
renewable energy to power our new data center. The goal is for the center to be
powered by 100% renewable energy.329 The center Googles seventh in the U.S. will
bring 75-100 high-paying jobs to Jackson County; construction will begin in 2016. In
recent times, well-known companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Airbus, Hyundai, and
ArcelorMittal Steel have moved into Alabama.330 [Note that data centers use significant
amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Alabama than in California.]
Palantir Technologies, a big data analytics company, is advertising for software
engineers for a new Seattle office. The expected size and focus of the facility are unclear.
The company develops technologies used by governmental agencies and large
companies to glean insights from large sets of data. Palantir made its mark developing
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data solutions for the U.S. intelligence community and has since expanded into corporate
work. Responsibilities listed in a Seattle engineering job post include prototyping new
products for globally impactful institutions and developing data integrations,
customization to the Palantir platform and entirely new services as part of your regular
work.331 The company opens some offices based on proximity to customers, such as a
New York outpost thats close to financial companies, and a Washington, D.C., office to
serve government clients. But in the case of Seattle, it was the proximity to a deep talent
pool.332 [Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in
Washington leading to a reduction in expenses.] The New York Times said the
companys technology is deeply geeky and work is secretive: Founded in 2004, in part
with $2 million from the Central Intelligence Agencys venture capital arm, Palantir makes
software that has illuminated terror networks and figured out safe driving routes through a
war-torn Baghdad. It has also tracked car thieves, helped in disaster recovery and traced
salmonella outbreaks.... has been used at JPMorgan Chase to spot cyberfraud and to
sell foreclosed homes; at Bridgewater Associates to help figure out investments for its
$157 billion under management, and at Hershey to increase chocolate profits.333
Avago Technologies, a publicly traded company, purchased the former Hynix facility for
$21 million. The global supplier of analog semiconductor products said it will use the
plant to produce cell phone components. It will hire engineers, technicians, and other
positions from the Eugene area. Avago says it will begin designing plant changes next
year, with construction expected to begin in 2017; production isnt expected to start until
2019.334 City officials say Avago will employ 250 to 300 local employees initially, with the
possibility of more later on. (A plant of similar size in Fort Collins, Colo., employs about
1,300 workers, according to the citys daily newspaper, The Coloradoan.) Avago has
evolved beyond recognition since its beginnings as HP Associates in 1961, an affiliate of
Hewlett-Packard Co.335 Its a 1.2-million-sq. ft. factory. In May Avago agreed to pay $37
billion to buy Broadcom Corp. -- the biggest takeover in the history of the semiconductor
industry. The deal will make Avago the worlds sixth-largest chipmaker.336
Boston Scientific the company shifted the work to Costa Rica.337 See the 2015
Fremont entry for this company for more information about this event.
Flextronics International Ltd. (Flex), a company that designs and builds intelligent
products for a connected world, opened its new medical device manufacturing facility and
Center of Excellence in Tijuana, dedicated to the innovative development and
manufacturing of medical devices. The new facility will serve as the showcase location for
Flex medical operations, employing 2,400 workers and spanning more than 530,000 sq.
ft. (which includes 120,000 sq. ft. of class 7 and class 8 level clean room space). Devices
produced there for Flexs OEM customers will help to diagnose and treat a wide variety of
medical conditions, ranging from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, to hearing
impairment, neurological diseases and skin ailments. Flexs facility is dedicated
exclusively to medical device manufacturing and is staffed with a highly skilled team, led
by a seasoned management team from medical device manufacturing and engineering
backgrounds. The plant, with plans for additional expansion, is executing high speed,
high volume, high mix, zero defect, lean manufacturing solutions for some of the worlds
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leading medical healthcare companies. Flex has maintained a strong presence in Mexico
over the past 17 years, with more than 20,000 employees throughout the country and
facilities in Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Aguascalientes, Reynosa and Guadalajara. Flex
provides support for the Technological University of Tijuana (Universidad Tecnolgica de
Tijuana) through grants for engineering scholarships, as well as for the purchase of
manufacturing equipment for students studying industrial processes and operations. 338
GreenRoad Technologies, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) driver behavior
and fleet performance solutions, is substantially expanding activity in the North American
fleet market. In so doing, its appointing new individuals to executive positions in its new
headquarters in Austin, Texas. The company, also has offices in the UK, Israel and San
Jose. Zeev Braude, GreenRoad CEO, stated: [O]ur new Austin headquarters has
already begun to serve as a center of excellence for increasing fleet operating efficiency
by leveraging cutting edge telematics data and creating a positive safety culture. With
more than 8 billion miles monitored and 600,000 driving years logged, GreenRoad serves
companies across many industries, including trucking, construction, food service,
delivery, public safety and buses.339 Among others, Al Gore is a backer of GreenRoad
his Generation IM Climate Solutions Fund invested $10 million in the company. 340
GreenRoad recently raised $26 million in Series G funding to expand its sales and
marketing forces.341
Silicon Valley Research Group The technology marketing company is opening an
office in Austin in 2015. In a Wall Street Journal comment, Company CEO Alan Nazarelli
said, I am very much looking forward to our expansion in Texas, but more importantly
having the Texas spirit permeate our company culture.342 Earlier, he said that he will
personally spearhead the expansion.343
BlackRidge Technology, a cyber-security company that protects enterprise networks
and cloud resources from unidentified and unauthorized users, will relocate its
headquarters and operations to Reno. The company plans to initially hire 30 full-time
employees. CEO Bob Graham said, We are pleased with the level of talented local
resources that are available to support the growth of our operations and the creation of a
new cyber security solutions lab.[Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that the
regulations in Nevada leading to a reduction in expenses by between 20% and 35%.]
The company was founded in 2010 and recently leased space in Reno where the new
cyber lab is scheduled to be operational in the second quarter of 2015.344 The company
will keep an engineering office in San Jose.
GlobalFoundries received approval in 2015 to start construction on a $2 billion
Technology Development Center in addition to the facilities it already has in Malta. The
company will build a central utilities building, six 3,000-ton chillers and six cooling towers,
a high-voltage electrical yard and a bulk gas yard at its existing $10 billion computer chip
manufacturing site. GlobalFoundries and Samsung are expected to manufacture a new
generation of chips for smartphones and tablets at the lab.345The new facility will be
500,000 sq. ft. in size where 1,000 employees will be added.346 (Silicon Valley used to be
the epicenter for companies producing computer chips in the U.S.)
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Volex PLC, an electrical, fiber optic and power cord supplier, is moving its U.S. data
division headquarters from Santa Clara to Austin, where it plans to grow to a headcount
of about 45 in a 10,600-sq. ft. space. The Austin Business Journal reported that The
move illustrates a common theme heard lately -- some California companies faced with a
decision about where to grow are looking to states with lower costs of doing business
and fewer regulations. Matt Becker, CEO of Volexs data division, said, I started looking
into moving about a year or so ago based on cost and retention difficulties. Volexs
history in California stretches back two years. Volex, which is traded on the London Stock
Exchange, will continue to have a presence in Santa Clara, but its data division
headquarters now is officially Austin.347
Vishay Intertechnology Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer, is laying off 292 workers in
Santa Clara effective March 31, 2016. The event has the appearance of a jobs transfer.
Argus Research analyst Jim Kelleher said Vishays discreet semiconductors and passive
components are low-margin products by nature, and the company is always looking for
ways to cut costs. I think its just ongoing recalibrating ... moving headcounts into lower
cost geographies, Kelleher said. The layoffs come after disappointing financial results for
the company.348 A WARN Notice refers to the company as Vishay Siliconix, which
confirms 292 worker separations in Santa Clara.349
Aerin Medical in August was relocating its headquarters from California to Austin. It filed
a Form D with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $14.36 million in
funding. The company focuses on solving breathing problems with a device that lessen
the need for surgery to breathe easier.350
Kollective Technology. The cost of living and quality of life lured the Silicon Valley
company to Bend. CEO Dan Vetras said the cloud-computing firm will be moving part of
its staff to Bend in July. Its pretty amazing to wake up in Bend, as opposed to Silicon
Valley, quite honestly, Vetras said. The company employs around 60 people worldwide,
including 35 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Vetras speculated that about half of the
Silicon Valley staff would relocate with him to Bend. Vetras said lower costs were a major
reason for the move to Central Oregon relative to the Bay Area, building and hiring
costs were fairly reasonable. Additionally, the smaller market, would generate less
competition for employees. Kollective has leased 4,000 sq. ft. and plans to hire at least
10 people in the next year. Kollective specializes in software and services for Nestle, Fiat,
American Airlines and others. Vetras said he offered employees who were uncertain
about relocating to Bend an opportunity to visit the city at the companys expense. Most
of the employees who took him up on the offer liked the region.351 Apparently an office
will remain in Sunnyvale
Unilever closed a plant in Sunnyvale that produced Imperial Margarine and Country
Crock products352 and in the process furloughed 57 employees.353 For an idea of the
extensive nature of machinery that can be found in a food processing plant, see the
YouTube presentation by EquipNet of the products auctioned in conjunction with the
complete liquidation of the facility. Auctioned were Gerstenberg & Agger Perfectors
and Pin Rotor Machines, Fillers, Cartoners, Case Packers, Churning and Milking Tanks,
CIP Systems, Toptier TTL20 Palletizers & More!354
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Yahoo Inc. opened its new call center and expanded data center. David Filo, Yahoos
co-founder, said the company originally wasnt planning to put as many jobs in Lockport.
When Yahoo went looking for a site for a data center, it was interested in the availability
of green power, such as that from the Niagara Power Project, and a cool climate. I
dont think any of us envisioned so many critical functions here, Filo said. However, the
company placed a network operations center and a customer care center there as well,
which account for more than half of the jobs on the campus. Yahoo had to construct its
own power substation to handle the data centers electricity demand. Yahoo has invested
$170 million in its Lockport project so far. There could be more development and more
incentives in the future, as Yahoo bought 18 acres of adjacent land. The company
created about 200 jobs in Lockport with its development.355 (Since the 2010 entry for the
original event totaled 100 jobs, only 100 jobs are credited to this event as new jobs.) A
contract gives Yahoo until 2021 to build something on that new portion of its campus,
which now totals 61 acres.356 The new facility occupies 150,000 sq. ft. of space,357 which
is in addition to the square footage it already occupies. [Note that data centers use
significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in upstate New York than in
California such is unlikely to be the case in New York City.]
Hormel Foods will close a CytoSport manufacturing facility in Benicia in June. The
company will be moving production to its Century Foods plant in Wisconsin and to a thirdparty facility near Benicia. CytoSport is a manufacturer of sports-oriented nutritional
products. The company said it incurred a US$4.5m charge during the second quarter of
fiscal 2015 in relation to the planned closure.358 A WARN Notice indicated that 124
employees were furloughed due to the permanent closure.359
Maverick Leather Co. will relocate its warehouse and expand its headquarters to a new
facility in Oregon. The business owners fell in love with Bend during a visit to see their
son in college and decided to see what the rest of their team would think about relocating
to the area. After a few trips, the entire staff was sold on move. The location is ideal for
the team; they are avid outdoor enthusiasts. The new warehouse has twice the amount
of space and the headquarters will have new features. Maverick Leather hopes to
incorporate a leatherwork retail space in the future.360
Sato Global Solutions, a new software division of Tokyo-based Sato Holdings, will
invest $5 million and plans to employ about 200 people in three years at its new global
headquarters in Fort Lauderdale. The company will develop and market software for
hospitals, retailers and others to track items ranging from hip implants to mobile devices.
Sato considered creating an HQ in Silicon Valley before choosing Fort Lauderdale. South
Florida was chosen because the area was less expensive and more business-friendly
than Silicon Valley. Apparently, the first 35 jobs will have average salaries of nearly
$88,000 annually.361 Sato is among some 200 Japanese companies operating in Florida
that employ more than 20,000 people in the state, said Japans deputy consul general in
Miami.362
AKHAN Semiconductor Inc., which expects growth for its cutting-edge diamond film
semiconductors, will relocate its HQ from one Illinois location to another Illinois site and
move an unspecified number of jobs from California.363
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Angies Artisan Treats, LLC, is the producer of the fast-growing Boomchickapop brand
of natural popcorn, considered part of the healthy snacks category. The company looked
at California as a potential location for its new manufacturing and distribution center but
selected Nevada, in part for its business friendly attitude [which most likely means lower
business and employee costs, lower taxes and fewer regulations in Nevada leading to a
reduction in expenses by between 20% and 35%.] The company expects to create up to
160 jobs, offer a competitive benefit package to all employees, and invest more than $1
million in capital expenditures. The firm plans to ship their first products from Reno by
mid-September 2015.364
Faraday Future selected Nevada in which to locate its new $1 billion manufacturing
plant, a 3 million sq. ft. factory for which it has set an ambitious goal of producing cars by
2017.365 As of this writing its widely assumed that it will be a 100% electric car and
therefore a green product.366 In searching for a location for its first U.S. factory, it was
natural to consider California considering that (1) the company is headquartered in the
state, (2) a number of California-based employees were lured from Tesla, (3) some
shipping will occur through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and (4) California
officials were trying to convince the company to select an in-state location and were
offering economic incentives. However, after Faraday Future also considered Nevada,
Louisiana and Georgia, the company selected a site in North Las Vegas for the $1 billion,
3 million-sq. ft. assembly-line facility. The venture is backed by Jia Yueting, a Chinese
billionaire, entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of Beijing-based holding company LeTV.
The company has been called mysterious. In an unusual take on the story, Matthew
DeBord, Business Insiders transportation editor, wrote, Faraday Future could be
building ... anything. An electric car. An infotainment system. A self-driving electric car. A
self-driving electric car with an infotainment system. Or ... not even a car! Maybe a selfdriving-electric-car-sharing service! State officials project the plant will employ 4,500
people when it reaches maturity in 2023, with jobs paying an average of $22 per hour. At
its peak, the project is expected to employ 3,000 construction workers. Improvement
projects include upgrading roads and building Union Pacific railroad freight access to the
park.367
HomeGoods, a home accessories store and a division of TJX Companies Inc., selected
Tucson for the site of its new $80 million West Coast distribution center. The company
expects to build an 800,000 sq. ft. facility on about 100 acres of land. HomeGoods
considered sites in California to build the new warehouse, which would be fully
operational in 2017.368 It would serve the retail outlets for HomeGoods, TJ Maxx and
Marshalls in the western United States and will eventually have 910 jobs.369
Hubert Company, an international supplier of non-food items to grocery stores and
restaurants, selected Reno for its second U.S. western region distribution center; its first
is located in Ohio. it will allow one-day service to California. Reno provides the best
combination of logistics infrastructure, service time, and cost to best serve the western
marketplace and improve our penetration in this region, stated GM Rodger Reed. The
company initially plans to hire up to 20 full time employees and expects to spend about
$2.7 million on the 145,000 sq. ft. facility.370 We provide anything that might be in a
restaurant or grocery store, except for the food, he said. [We have] 55,000 products,
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everything from a teaspoon to a large freezer. Reed said they do a lot of business in
California, but chose Nevada because its more business-friendly, adding, We do expect
this project to give us incremental sales growth.371
Integrated Animal Health (IAH) will increase its footprint in the Kansas Animal Health
Corridor and move its global headquarters to Lawrence. The formerly Australia-based
animal health company announced a permanent location at the Bioscience & Technology
Business Center at the University of Kansas. Among the options considered were
locations in California, which were unspecified. The company will initially lease 700 sq. ft.
with options to expand; it expects to employ 51 within the next five years. IAH is a
privately owned and funded Australian company, which develops technology that delivers
medicine and supplements both orally and through the skin. A notable creation is a
topical pain relief patch for racehorses with shin soreness.372
Nature Labs LLC, a four-year-old cosmetics company, moved manufacturing from
California to Vineland. The liquid cosmetics and private-label manufacturing company
recently opened a 10,000-sq. ft. facility where they plan to have a total of 80 jobs by the
end of March 2016.373 They reconverted a warehouse that will be used for contract
manufacturing for cosmetics, personal care products and private label formulations. 374
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP), an international wholesale distributor of bicycle
components and outdoor gear, will open a new western distribution center in Reno in
December 2015. QBP plans to fill up to 50 warehouse, customer service and sales
positions. The new 75,000 sq. ft. facility is strategically located for expansion of one-day
delivery service to its network of independent retailers in California, Nevada, Arizona,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The warehouse will stock QBP in-house brands and
other well-known brands for the cycling enthusiast. Offering an expanded level of service
to our western U.S. dealers is a huge step forward in our ongoing commitment to serving
the local bike shop, said QBPs president, Rich Tauer. OnTrac, a local delivery service
provider in Reno was instrumental in QBPs decision to move to the community. QBP is
partnering with OnTrac for their over-night ground service.375 Nevada? Note Californias
ranking when it comes to retail bicycle sales in the states served by the Reno distribution
center: California, $770.8 million; Arizona, $157.7 million; Oregon, $113.7 million; Nevada
$62 million; Idaho, $56.9 million, and Washington $154.9 million.376 In that context, its
difficult to believe that California would not have been at least initially considered for the
distribution center. It would not be the first time that QBP opted for a non-California
location. In 1997, QBP purchased California-based Salsa Cycles377 and at some point
folded Salsas Petaluma headquarters into its Minnesota site where it remains located
today.378
Digital Dream Labs, whose educational game system Puzzlets has received rave
reviews from The Wall Street Journal and Popular Mechanics, turned down an offer from
a Silicon Valley firm to move to California. Jacob Hanchar, CEO, of Digital Dream Labs,
which grew out of Carnegie Mellon University, said Pittsburgh definitely has a really
vibrant and supportive entrepreneurship space. ... I have roots here. I have a family. Im
not going to be moving anytime soon. I dont see any reason to pick up and move or
disrupt our lives.379 Puzzlets is an interactive game that fuses learning in STEAM
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) fields and game play into a seamless
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experience that teaches children new ways of thinking. Digital Dream Labs was cofounded by Matt Stewart, Peter Kinney and Justin Sabo, graduates of Carnegie Mellon
Universitys Entertainment Technology program. Founded on collaborative graduate work
at the university and the Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh, the company is committed to
making learning more accessible through fun, tactile technology. 380
Triangle Tire USA LLC. Franklin landed the U.S. headquarters of Chinas largest private
tiremaker. Manny Cicero, potential CEO of the company, sees the Franklin staff
increasing to as many as 20 employees over the next year. Hired will be executives and
managers to oversee sales and marketing, finance, engineering, logistics, customer
service, order entry and other functions. Cicero expects further growth as the worlds
14th-largest tiremaker looks to establish a foothold in a U.S. market that is the biggest
consumer of tires. Executives of Weihai, China-based Triangle Tire Group said theyre
exploring the feasibility of opening the companys first manufacturing plant outside of
China, but didnt specify where. The office will work along with a R&D center that Triangle
Tire opened in Akron, Ohio, two years ago. The company, which counts Caterpillar and
General Motors among its partners and clients, plans to pursue business with more U.S.
car and equipment manufacturers. California was on Triangle Tires radar before
Nashville was selected.381
Special Devices Inc. (SDI), an international manufacturer that makes parts for airbags,
bought 19.6 acres of land in Mesa for a new production facility for $5.5 million. The
company has an airbag plant in Mesa and the new land is near that facility, which also
will keep operating. It will build 64,000 sq. ft. assembly building and more buildings could
follow.382 As far back as 1994 the company explored an outright move to Arizona. In the
Arizona versus California competition, Moorpark Councilman Scott Montgomery said, All
the processing fees for Mesa add up to about $62,000. Here in California, the county and
city fees alone add up to about $1.6 million. In addition, because of the environmental
review process, it would take them about 10 months longer to build here. And we wonder
why businesses are moving out of state?383
Fashion Forms is relocating to Austin. Its not quite the kind of tech-focused business
that typically has been moving there in recent years, but its considered high-tech in
another way. Fashion Forms is a specialty bra and accessories company that holds 14
patents and trademarks. The company will move to a large warehouse-flex space in
Northwest Austin.384 I am moving my headquarters and have bought a home in Austin as
well, so I will be working out of there, CEO Ann Deal said. Deal started the company in
her garage in 1993. The company will move to a 90,000-sq. ft. space in Austin. Fashion
Forms has products in 9,500 stores around the world.385 In 2012, the Los Angeles Daily
News reported that the companys stateside payroll had about 140 employees, which
rises to around a seasonal 170 as proms, outdoor weddings and warm weather increase
demand. It also has operations in Canada and Europe, and most of her manufacturing is
done in China and Taiwan.386 Also in 2012, the Ventura Chamber of Commerce said the
companys annual revenues are well above $30 million.387
Genco, a logistics company, is closing its consumer return center in Woodland in March,
furloughing 50 employees. The closure is not a seasonal move or a temporary move,
said a Genco spokesman from company headquarters in Pittsburgh. A customer whose
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products were received there is closing the site; the spokesperson declined to name the
company.388
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3D Robotics, a fast-growing drone designer and manufacturer, opened a new office in
Texas, highlighted by the onboarding of a dozen-person, Austin-based creative media and
marketing team, each with years of experience in the high-tech industry. The focus of the
talent acquisition is on pivoting from predominately the B2B and sophisticated hobbyists
sectors to more out-of-the-box-ready products for everyday consumers. The actions
coincide with launching new consumer products (including the drone IRIS+) and upgraded
software to include industry-first feature sets. 3D Robotics platforms enabling mapping,
surveying and 3D modeling are used by multiple industries around the world, including
agriculture, photography, construction, search and rescue and ecological study. Their
Pixhawk is the most widely-used autopilot on the market. As of September 2014, it has
more than 28,000 customers worldwide.389
Epicor Software Corp. The company said that effective immediately its worldwide
corporate office will be in Austin. Some personnel will remain in Dublin, Calif.390 Since the
relocation the company has continued to grow; in December 2014, Epicor agreed to
purchase Atlanta-based ShopVisible LLC., a provider of proven cloud retail order
management and digital commerce solutions.391 392 Its unclear how many jobs will be
moved, although a count in 2011 showed that 360 jobs shifted when the company
relocated from Livermore to Dublin.393 Epicor has a global presence with customers in
more than 150 countries.394
A123 Systems LLC After Wanxiang Group Corp. bought the company, it relocated some
employees from California to A123s research facility in Massachusetts.395 The advanced
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energy storage company provides lithium ion energy batteries to help bring nextgeneration products to market. For example, it has built and deployed more lithium ion
systems for transit buses than any other such company in the world. 396
Tecno Display, which specializes in display showcases and custom store designs, will
relocate its headquarters and manufacturing to Nevada, creating 30 jobs. Founded in
1976, the company has extensive production and display experience and is heavily
invested in modern machinery and technology.397
BrightSource Energy (a/k/a TriNet HR Corp.), which builds solar energy technology,
shifted its sales and operational focus outside of the United States because of regulatory
and environmental hurdles and the loss of the investment tax credit. Also, to reduce costs,
the company shifted most of its information technology operations from Oakland to its
Israeli subsidiary. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but
did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 13, 2014. 398
Nanotex, a technology-focused textile company, was purchased by Crypton Fabric, which
moved the company to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in early 2014 while maintaining
operations in Asia, Europe, and the rest of the United States.399 Crypton closed Dec. 31,
2013 on the purchase of Nanotex. 400
Sungevity Inc., a residential solar services company, will open a national sales/service
center in Kansas City after conducting a year-long location review that started with 50
cities. The company is planning a fun, techie business environment that Kansas City can
show off to other companies interested in coming here. Sungevitys jobs will include sales
and operations managers, trainers, sales consultants and design engineers to work with
homeowners on designing and financing solar energy equipment and installation. Its the
companys first expansion outside of Oakland.401 CEO Andrew Birch said: Kansas Citys
geographical location, depth of professional talent and inviting business climate make it the
ideal location for our new sales and service center. Sungevity expects to create 595 jobs
over the next five years in Kansas City.402 The company will occupy 82,000- sq. ft. of
space403 for which it will commit $750,000 in renovations.404 [Along with the reasons cited,
its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business and employee
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Missouri leading to a reduction in expenses.]
PowerbyProxi Ltd., is a New Zealand pioneer in electronics technology that develops
wireless power technology that enables charging without a physical connection
producing wireless power to do things efficiently in a green world where we care about the
efficient use of energy.405 The company isnt locating its U.S. headquarters where it has
an office in Pleasanton, but selected Austin.406 The number of new jobs is unknown, but
positions include field application engineering, technical support and customer program
management. The Austin location is the ideal location for access to great tech talent.407
Pleasanton has been in the dateline for announcements such as gaining $4 million in
funding,408 the appointment of a California Ph.D. to its board of directors,409 and new
products and specifications.410 The dateline changed to Austin when it opened its office
there.411 The company is considering a lease for a 3,000-sq. ft. space.412 [Along with the
reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
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Pleasanton
Contra Costa
Martinez
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Contra Costa
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Orinda)
NJR
N$R
NQF
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}CLO
}REL
20
N$R
NQF
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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Fresno
Idaho > Jerome
NJR
$2
30
#MA
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Kern
Tehachapi
Florida >
Pensacola
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N$R
NQF
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Beverly
Hills
Washington, DC
> Washington,
DC
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Germany >
Unknown
Salvatori-Scott, Inc. The food broker relocated its headquarters during April, based on
information on the companys LinkedIn page.413
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Radiation Oncology Division, furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers involved in developing design specs, engineering and software
for the development of the Linear Accelerator because the company shifted the work to
Germany. The company stated, Future development will occur in Germany and remaining
U.S. staff will not be needed. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that
country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April 6, 2014. 414
Nervive Inc. The biomedical company is relocating operations and opening its
headquarters in Akron. The company initially will be housed in the Akron Global Business
Accelerator, an incubator for technology-related startups. Nervive is developing an
emergency treatment for stroke patients a noninvasive device called the VitalFlow
stimulator that uses electromagnetic energy to help increase blood flow to the brain
immediately after a stroke.415 It is unclear exactly where in the San Francisco Bay Area
the company was founded because the U.S. Trademark Office shows a registration in
Orinda while a business registration form shows an address in Danville.416
Specialty Sales LLC will invest $2 million in a 30,000-sq. ft. facility for a warehouse,
processing equipment, offices, and space for trucks and a railroad spur. The company
develops products for dairy cows hoof health. Greg Petersen, company president, said,
Jerome is an ideal location offering close freeway access, skilled labor and the key to our
business, rail spur access. [The] facility will ... improve the health of dairy cows for our
customers in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Nevada. He said the railroad spur is
central to our operations, allowing us to most efficiently receive raw materials in and
finished products out to our customers. This new rail spur ... will serve as the foundation of
our operation, allowing us to remain competitive in the marketplace. Jobs will pay $ 70K $85K annually, with excellent medical benefits and a company-sponsored 401K plan.
Specialty Sales supports more than 400 dairies with about 700,000 cows. The
manufacturing process requires few municipal services and offers a zero discharge of
sewer waste.417
General Electric will shut down manufacturing in November, impacting about 37 jobs, as it
streamlines production for wind turbine components. GE will move the work to Florida. A
GE statement said, When constructing a wind farm, delivering the most advanced
technology at the lowest landed cost is a commitment that GE makes to our customers.
Manufacturing location, component type and ease of logistics are key levers to achieving
this metric. About 14 jobs will remain in Tehachapi to support technology testing and
services.418 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Florida
leading to a reduction in expenses.]
ImmunoClin Corporation (IMCL), a U.S. healthcare company, relocated its corporate
headquarters to Washington, DC. The company stated that the location is attractive for
strategic regulatory and business reasons.419 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a possible reduction in expenses.]
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StationDigital, Inc. The Internet radio and digital broadcast platform provider, with a
library of more than 20 million songs, is moving its headquarters from Beverly Hills to St.
Louis. StationDigital chose St. Louis for its low cost of living and its abundance of quality
software developers; it will lease 13,268 sq. ft. of space. The company will retain a
presence in its former headquarters to maintain ties to the entertainment and music
industries.420
Ameriflight LLC, an international air cargo carrier, will relocate its headquarters to DFW
Airport. The carrier employs 41 people, including 10 pilots, and parks 10 planes at DFW.
There, the number of aircraft will double and employee count will reach 80 within two
years. (Ameriflight will retain about 45 employees in Burbank.) Owner Jim Martell said
many of the companys executives, such as the COO and VP-Maintenance, will move to
Texas.421 Its remodeling 10,000 sq. ft. on the top floor of DFWs Kitty Hawk building and is
also relocating its maintenance department to DFW from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.422
Stereo D, a Burbank visual effects company that converts movies to 3-D, will move a
significant portion of its workforce to Toronto. In July, workers were told they had until next
month to decide whether they would relocate. Stereo D will keep its Burbank headquarters
but with a smaller crew, said William Sherak, company president. Referring to Toronto, he
said, Its a great artists city that has a huge film business, The Toronto office is expected
to open in November and employ about 100 workers. Stereo D is owned by Deluxe
Entertainment Services Group. The companys high-profile projects have included Titanic
3D, The Avengers, Captain America and Jurassic Park 3D. The company recently
added offices in London and Sydney, Australia.423 The company held a Toronto
recruitment event in December 2014.424
Villa International is moving its manufacturing of luxury furniture for motor homes to
Belmont, Mississippi, creating 75 jobs. The company supplies more than 30 motor home
manufacturers including Airstream, Fleetwood, Foretravel, Forest River, Gulf Stream,
Jayco, Newell, Newmar, Tiffin and Winnebago. Andrew Greenthal, president of Villa
International, said Mississippis business friendly perspective was a breath of fresh air.
The company will invest $250K in the project,425 which includes a 60-000-sq. ft. facility.426
DHF Technical Products, which specializes in precious metal manufacturing and refining,
will relocate its manufacturing. It provides metal products as well as smelting and refining
services to the jewelry, electronics, dental, high tech and mining industries and also
supplies the automotive industry. DHF President Dan Castilleja said there is great potential
to expand in Rio Rancho. Thats part of what hampers us in California right now. We are
hampered by everything from payroll to taxes to regulation. DHF Technical Products ships
to customers worldwide and is a subsidiary of David H. Fell & Company. 427 DHF will lease
and purchase a 25,000-sq. ft. office and manufacturing building for its headquarters and
production facility.428
Roadwire Inc., a provider of auto accessories, relocated its headquarters to a 20,000-sq.
ft. space in Austin, now the hub for global operations that include the U.S., Mexico and
China. Roadwire and its subsidiaries Roadwire Leather Interiors, Signature Sunroofs,
Distinctive Industries and Classic Soft Trim are experiencing significant growth.429
Roadwire moved into a 20,000-sq. ft. facility.430 It is difficult to determine the location from
which the HQ was relocated. A company history states that the company was born in Los
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Culver City
Washington >
Seattle
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Columbia,
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Angeles in 1969 as Distinctive Industries.431 Internet postings indicate that the companys
HQ was in Commerce in 2009,432 but a 2010 Facebook posting stated that Roadwire is
moving its office, warehouse and manufacturing center in Commerce to a larger facility [in]
Santa Fe Springs.433 As of 2015, registration for the domain name roadwire.com, shows
the Vail Ave., Commerce address -- its longtime HQ location.434 The California locations in
which the company maintains warehouses are Hayward and Santa Fe Springs.435 Since
most references are to a headquarters in Commerce, this list attributes the event to
Commerce.
Belkin International, creator of the WeMo home automation system (Use your
smartphone to control your lights and other home electronics from anywhere), will expand
its Seattle-based software group and create a new R&D team. Dubbed WeMo Labs, the
expanded team will work with the University of Washington on developing sensing and
machine learning technologies for the growing Internet of Things market. Belkin has built a
connection with the Pacific Northwest in recent years. In 2013 it acquired a small local
software team through the purchase of wireless networking company Linksys and in 2010
acquired Seattle tech start-up Zensi. The company stated, With a thriving tech industry
and an immense talent pool surrounding UWs world-renowned computer science &
engineering and electrical engineering programs, Seattle is ground zero for recruiting the
top data scientists, software engineers, and developers in the country.436 [Along with the
reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Washington leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Sony Pictures Imageworks The visual effects company (also known as a VFX house),
which worked on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Warners Edge of Tomorrow, will
relocate in two phases. First, to cut costs, it transferred part of its Culver City HQ staff to
Vancouver. Variety reported the number of jobs is about three dozen, mostly in software
development. Trying to remain cost competitive the company will trim $250 million in
costs.437 A bigger announcement came later a complete HQ relocation to Vancouver and
move to a new 74,000 sq. ft. facility housing up to 700 employees. Vancouver will become
the new head office almost immediately, with a representative saying, Were going to start
referring to Vancouver as our headquarters as of now, even though were not in the new
space yet. The California office employs about 270 workers and it remains unclear how
many people will be retained there.438 Vancouver will work on Columbias Pixels and
Sonys Hotel Transylvania 2, both in 2015, and Rovios Angry Birds, the Untitled
Smurfs movie and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 all slated for 2016.439 The Los Angeles
Times reported that The move will allow the company to cut costs by capitalizing on
generous tax breaks that arent available in California.440
Com Dev USA. The satellite component builder furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers engaged in the production of passive microwave components and subsystems for
satellites. The company reports that 55 employees will be furloughed. Operating costs in
Canada where production moved to are lower. The Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as Jan. 28, 2014.441 Total Com Dev 2014 revenue of 208.2
million (Canadian $) was down 3% from the previous year, with the California operation
responsible for the decline. The company is closing its El Segundo plant.442
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Ironclad Performance Wear Corp. The work clothes and athletic wear manufacturer will
relocate to 13,000 sq. ft. of office space in Texas. President/CEO Jeff Cordes said,
Positioning our corporate headquarters in Farmers Branch and the North Texas region
provides greater access to our expanding customer base and quality of life for our team
members.443 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. will add 85 jobs and
add about 45,000 sq. ft. to expand powertrain engineering operations at its Ann Arbor
Township facility. Toyota evaluated sites in California for powertrain expansion before
making its decision.444 It is part of a $126 million investment at its Technical Center.445
About 85 jobs will relocate to Ann Arbor from Gardena.446 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Michigan leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Ormco Corp., subsidiary of Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc., furloughed employees
producing custom orthodontic appliances because the company shifted the work to
Mexico. The California EDD reported to the Department of Labor that 25-30 jobs could be
affected. The DOL indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as March 27, 2014. 447
Firefly Space Systems purchased 200 acres in Briggs, an unincorporated area of Burnet
County, to build small rockets designed to transport satellites into space. The private
California-based company specializes in customized technology primarily used to launch
small satellites. The company touts the rise of the boutique rocket firms inspired by
SpaceX. Firefly will build a 7,500-sq. ft. building and a test pad at the site.448
Firefly Space Systems will relocate its headquarters from Hawthorne to Cedar Park, near
Austin, where it will develop rocket engines in collaboration with the University of Texas.
P.J. King, the companys COO, expects to hire up to 200 workers (Some may be in Burnet
County), mostly engineers in high-paying jobs. King said Firefly was attracted to Texas
partly because of its business and regulatory climate.449 CEO Tom Markusic reiterated that
view when he said, Ive found that Texas provides the best environment for both business
and for the employees, and thats why we chose to bring the business back here.450 The
company plans to invest about $7.5 million in infrastructure.451 In October, 2014 Firefly was
finalizing plans to build the 20,000-sq. ft. building.452 By October 2014, under the name
Firefly Systems Inc., received $3 million in financing from 36 investors.453 The company
also built an engineering facility in Cedar Park.454 Some employees will remain in
Hawthorne.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Launched a facility within the
Stennis Space Center to test its methane-fueled Raptor rocket engine. The Raptor is
reusable in a heavy-lift launch vehicle for the commercial space program. Hancock County
is in South Mississippi near its border with Louisiana.455 Note: California was the birthplace
of rocket design and test flights when North American Aviation (later known as
Rocketdyne) fired its first rocket engine near what is now LAX and developed a permanent
test side in the Santa Susana Mountains near Canoga Park.456
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will locate a center for satellite
development in Redmond, near Seattle. Summarizing a GeekWire report Elon Musk said
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Hawthorne
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$46.3
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Utah > Ogden
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that video-game developers make for attractive employees for the tasks. The facility is
near Microsofts Xbox campus and Nintendo of America, and in the midst of many videogame startups, a great location for luring talent. The office would also put SpaceX in a
strong position to recruit engineers from Boeing and Blue Origin, the venture founded by
Amazon. The event will boost the regions aerospace industry, which has become a hub
for commercial space ventures and space entrepreneurs. It may be three or four years
before SpaceX employs 1,000. The 30,000-sq. ft. building will undergo renovations, the
cost for which has yet to be made public.457 Musks plan is to build a network of some
4,000 satellites in space to deliver Internet access anywhere on Earth. Musk is making his
plans without any financial incentives from the state.458 While the office will focus on
satellites, Musk said SpaceX might also hire here some top rocket engineers who just
refuse to live in L.A.459
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is expanding its rocket development
facility in Texas, where it will add 300 jobs to the 250 already employed there. The
improvements will more than double full-time employment at the McGregor site.460
Employees will make an average of $60,000 annually.461 The capital expenditure for the
project will total $46.3 million.462 This is separate from the event where SpaceX first
established its McGregor facility.
Kyees Aluminum, Manitowoc Food Service Group, a division of Manitowoc Corp.
furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing electrical equipment
(aluminum heat exchangers) because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept.
of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 3,
2014.463
Osprey Packs The Colorado-based company that makes backpacks and travel gear will
relocate a distribution center to the Wasatch Front in Utah, although it considered Long
Beach. The company currently receives and distributes by truck, but after the move will
also use the national rail network. Also, the companys founder will relocate from
California, back to Colorado. Osprey will continue to maintain a Mill Valley, Calif. office. 464
Later, the company selected Ogden for the 108,000-sq. ft. facility.465
Boeing Co. was solicited by California to place 777X jetliner manufacturing in Long Beach,
where the company has facilities. The attempt followed Boeings announcement that it
would cease production of its C-17 Globemaster III military cargo jet in 2015 and close its
Long Beach facility, which provides 3,000 jobs. Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace analyst
with the Teal Group, said California might have an uphill battle landing the 777X deal: You
have expensive real estate, tight labor supply, union issues, environmental regulations and
geographic constraints. No ones really thinking, Oh, its perfect for large, heavy scale
manufacturing. It doesnt quite add up. California offered a strong economic incentive
package, although the value doesnt seem to have been made public.466 We dont know
the full extent of incentives the state offered, as not all incentives would be subject to
public disclosure.467 Boeing decided to build the 777X and its composite wings in the Puget
Sound area, with work to include fuselage build, final assembly and fabrication of major
components.468 The project was exceptionally alluring because of the 777Xs early market
success. In 2013 orders for the new jetliner exceeded a combined value of more than $95
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billion at list prices, placing the 777X as the largest product launch in commercial jetliner
history by value.469 (Note: All figures following this point are for the wing-fabrication facility
only; figures relating to other 777X manufacturing havent been released as of this
writing..) Boeing wasted little time getting Washington state wing facilities ready. Starting
May 1, 2014, it began demolishing four buildings in Everett to allow for construction of a
building to house autoclaves among the largest in the world to cure the carbon fiber
wings. The cost estimate for the building ranges up to $3 billion.470 The factory is to be
ready for occupancy in 2016, with production scheduled to start in 2017.471 First delivery is
targeted for 2020.472 Update: Boeings decision is attracting new companies to the area.
Germanys Kuka Robotics it will build a 29,000 sq. ft. factory to provide robots that will rivet
together the 777Xs fuselage. About 30 companies in the area are looking to expand or are
overseas firms wanting to come to be near Boeing. The firms range from a three-person
engineering office to others that employ several hundred people. Also, Boeing revealed
that its new wing factory will occupy 1.3 million sq. ft. of space.473 Note: The number of
aerospace workers in Los Angeles County fell to 56,780 in 2012, a nearly 70% drop from
the 189,035 workers employed in 1990.474
True Mileage The startup company, which markets a device that tracks miles driven by a
motorist which may eventually help bring about lower car insurance rates moved to
Dallas because of the regions startup activity and business resources including
AccelerateNFC. The startup scene in Dallas is very vibrant, and you can develop many
contacts, said Ryan Morrison, president of True Mileage, in explaining the relocation from
Long Beach.475 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision
was influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in
Texas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Wirelessor The wireless technology provider launched operations in the Rob Roy
InNEVation Center. Gary Lee, CEO, said, My customers and logistic providers are on the
west coast, so a North American Headquarters in Las Vegas makes a lot of sense. I was
considering opening my North American operation in Long Beach, but after comparing the
regions political, tax, and economic climates, I decided that Las Vegas was the better
option. We [expect to] build a manufacturing and distribution plant in Las Vegas in the next
18 to 24 months.476 The Shenzhen, China-based technology provider plans to hire
hundreds within the next 24 months.477
Boulder Electric Vehicle closed its assembly plant in the Chatsworth section of L.A. and
laid off about 50 workers. The startup company received a $3 million California Energy
Commission grant from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology
Program to produce delivery vans, flatbeds and service trucks.478 When the plant opened
in 2012, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said, Boulder EVs manufacturing facility
will bring a new edge to our growing electric vehicle industry and much needed jobs.
Reportedly, employment could reach up to 150 people at full production of 1,000 vehicles a
year.479 (Mayor Villaraigosa doesnt appear to have said anything about this Solyndra-type
failure.) During Villaraigosas term, he worsened the Los Angeles business environment as
the city launched an unjustified campaign to change the tax status of companies in order to
extract higher taxes from them. This caused one company, Creators Syndicate, to leave
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L.A. for nearby Hermosa Beach after exposing the citys activities in a Wall Street
Journal column.480
Cinipix, a new Hollywood studio,481 relocated to Georgia.482 The company is part of
Toast & Jam Holdings LLC, which was created a year earlier. 483
DreamQuest Productions, a film-making company, relocated in June 2014 after its owner
Allan Smith said he saw living and working conditions worsen in Los Angeles and improve
in North Carolina. The cost of living was a definite factor. Its much cheaper (in Cary) than
it is to live and produce in Los Angeles. Apart from Cary having a low crime rate and
beautiful greenways, Smith said the Research Triangle offers a well of resources such as
local media agencies, universities and tech companies. Smith carved out a niche for
DreamQuest Productions as a crew that specializes in documentary and adventure films.
If it involves jumping out of an airplane or trekking through a jungle, thats what we love to
do, he said. One of the companys best-known and award-winning films is Rescue Men:
The Story of the Pea Island Lifesavers, a remarkable documentary about black lifesavers
who worked along North Carolinas Outer Banks484 in the late 1800s.
Film House will move its headquarters, production, post-production and distribution
operations to Syracuse, which could ultimately create at least 350 jobs, and include a
minimum private investment of more than $150 million to build a 52,000-sq. ft. building.
The relocation is an outgrowth of the creation of the Central New York Hub for Emerging
Nano Industries.485 The company sources, develops, shoots, produces and distributes
properties domestically and internationally. In addition to traditional media, its focused on
emerging mobile technologies, including iOS (iPhone, iPad) and Android platforms (cell
phones, tablets) and other devices.486
Lazar Industries will close its Los Angeles furniture manufacturing plant, shift all
production to North Carolina and expand a facility there. President Rob Luce said, We
began as a West Coast producer and our long-term loyal Western customers will continue
to get great product and service from our North Carolina facility. We have put together
programs to deliver product quickly and affordably to all Western U.S. destinations by
expanding production capacity in North Carolina, where the climate for upholstery
manufacturing is much more business friendly.487 A WARN notice indicates that 55 jobs
will end on Sept. 26, 2014.488 Costs in California have long been a concern. The late Barry
J. Lazar, president of Lazar Industries, said in the early 1990s that he paid $400,000 a
year in workers compensation coverage for 110 employees in Los Angeles. But his bill in
North Carolina, where the company had about 50 to 55 employees doing similar work, was
$4,000.489
Flagship Food Group will launch a manufacturing plant next year in Albuquerque to make
505 products (a brand), as well as other foods from its Comida del Sol line. The factory
which will be at a 79,000-sq. ft. facility will hire 125 employees at the outset. Flagship
CEO Rob W. Holland said the new Albuquerque site could employ as many as 300 people
within the next few years. It will be Flagships largest manufacturing plant. The company
sells products to major retailers like Whole Foods and Trader Joes and restaurant chains
like Dominos. What this business needed is a marquee global manufacturing
headquarters, and this is it, Holland said.490 He added that the site will be used for
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everything that we do and the facility will be the companys U.S. headquarters for all food
distribution.491 One report was vague, stating that Flagship is relocating an [unspecified]
out-of-state operation to a new location in Albuquerque, where it will consolidate both the
existing and new operations.492 Another more specifically stated: Flagship Food Group is
closing its San Fernando Valley location and laying off 123 employees, according to the
states Employment Development Department. The jobs are going to New Mexico.493 The
plant was in Chatsworth (part of the City of Los Angeles).494
Nestle USA will no longer manufacture Hot Pockets sandwiches in Chatsworth, a part of
Los Angeles, in a facility that has made them since 1988. About 360 employees will be
impacted. Production will move to a Kentucky facility, which has doubled in size since 1996
and can be further expanded. Nestle will invest $13 million in Mt. Sterling, and hire 150
new employees there as the operation converts to a 24/7 schedule. Nestle USA, whose
HQ is in Glendale, Calif., is part of Nestl S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland the worlds largest
food company.495 The company said the consolidation allows it to be more efficient in
making and shipping the frozen sandwiches to vendors and customers.496 [Along with the
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Kentucky leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Occidental Petroleum According to the Los Angeles Times, the energy companys
headquarters move signals the end of a storied run for Occidental in Los Angeles, where it
was founded nearly a century ago and grew into the nations fourth-largest oil company.497
Corporate HQ will relocate to Houston, although a separate company will be formed in
California to oversee assets in the state. The new Texas HQ will have exploration and
production operations worldwide, marketing offices, and a chemical subsidiary,
OxyChem.498 The California assets have been hard to grow and suffers from severe
regulatory constraints, said Leo Mariani, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets.499
Information about new jobs created, additional space needed, and new capital
expenditures are difficult to determine since over time the company has moved jobs from
Los Angeles to Houston and has periodically increased space in Houston. [Although some
efficiency factors were cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Texas leading to a
Orbital Outfitters, Ltd. will move its corporate headquarters from the North Hollywood
neighborhood in Los Angeles to Texas to expand and broaden its business. The firm was
established in 2006 to provide spacesuits for the emerging commercial space industry. 500
The manufacturer broke ground on its 18,998 sq. ft. space test, production and HQ facility
at the newly licensed Midland Air & Space Port. The company also will expand its mockup
fabrication work there.501 Its customers include XCOR Aerospace, a suborbital launch
vehicle developer that announced plans in 2012 to move from Mojave, California, to
Midland. This represents the aftermath of one company moving and others in the same
industry following, creating a clustering effect.502 Note: Also this year, the FAA issued a
commercial spaceport license to Midland International Airport, the first such license issued
to a facility that also hosts commercial passenger airline flights.503 Update (2015): Orbital
Outfitters CEO Jeff Feige said the company is in the process of shutting down its Los
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Angeles facility and moving operations and staff to Midland. Its just shockingly more
reasonable to do business in Midland than it is in California, Feige said with a chuckle.
The move will bring up to 20 employees with it.504
Pigmental Studios The digital animation start-up considered locating in Los Angeles,
but instead will put its headquarters in D.C. There, it will provide creative direction and
animation modeling on two multimillion-dollar films, one of which is the 3D animated film,
Kong. D.C. is an international community and we are expanding into an international
market with our first picture for China, said co-founder Adam Miller. Were not a
Hollywood company. Were an international company. So to be in a place that helps foster
that growth and encourage it is incredible. The company has plans to open with an initial
staff of 24, which could grow to 60 in coming years.505 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Precision Health Economics (PHE) will open in Austin as part of its expansion plan. The
office will house research and executive administrative functions. The company said it will
draw on the citys fertile recruitment pool of highly educated science and technology
experts to grow its research operations. Among the reasons cited was that Austin has
lured more than 300 businesses from innovation hubs in California and elsewhere in the
last nine years. We need to be based close to the talent, and provide office locations
where people would want to move, said Glenn Bilawsky, PHE CEO.506 The health care
economics and policy consultancy expects to hire 10-15 employees within a year, with
room on site to grow.507 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
Saatchi LA, Toyotas longtime advertising agency, will move an undisclosed number of
employees to Plano in response to the automakers planned relocation. Saatchi LA, a
division of Publicis Groupes Saatchi & Saatchi agency, has been associated with Toyota
for nearly 40 years. This was not a decision made on a whim, Chuck Maguy, president of
Saatchi LA, said in a statement to Advertising Age.508 Saatchi L.A. employs more than 400
people. Toyota is the ninth-largest advertiser in the U.S. and the third largest auto
advertiser in the country.509
Trinity Sports Inc., specializing in premium denim manufacturing since its start in 1993,is
closing a plant in Los Angeles.510 The company will furlough 160 workers in a WARN
notice that states Closure Permanent.511
White Rabbit, a full-service agency and venture studio, will move its headquarters to
Reno. The company initially moved into a downtown Reno location and already has a new
site under construction, the Rabbit Den, that will also serve as a media studio and
fulfillment center for clients. Derek Sine, White Rabbits CEO cited cost-savings and
business-friendly environment as the primary reasons for the companys move to Northern
Nevada. Rabbits plan is to hire up to 25 employees.512 An office will remain in Los
Angeles.
Ashima Devices The company, known for breakthroughs in advanced autonomous
aerial vehicles (drones), will move its headquarters and open a research, testing and
assembly facility in Reno. The company started in 2011 as a merging of NASA/Jet
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Propulsion Laboratory Scientists, professors from Caltech, military officers and law
enforcement personnel who focused on robust, affordable, short-range, unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs).513 Such drones help first responders gain situational awareness during
emergencies. Ashima will start delivering products this fall. Work will be done at the RenoStead (general aviation) Airport until a manufacturing plant is built. The company is
partnering with the University of Nevada, Reno and Truckee Meadows Community College
to develop courses to prepare students for the industry. Ashima employs 25 people, but
will expand by hiring scientists, engineers and general office workers.514 About 400 new
jobs, with a reported average salary of $70,000, are expected by 2018.515 Ashimas drone
is named Hexpuck.
Industrial Brush Corp. The manufacturer of heavy-duty industrial brushes is building a
52,000-sq. ft. plant to replace its Pomona plant. Weve become increasingly dissatisfied
with the business environment in California, and the overall costs of operating a business
and living expenses for our employees, said company President John Cottam. We were
looking for a place that had a favorable business climate, and more reasonable taxation
and regulation requirements. Employees stay with the business an average of 25 years
and numerous workers are relocating. Products are shipped worldwide. In its first year
doing business in the St. George area, the company will commit about $4 million for the
purchase of the property and construction, a capital investment of about $6 million and
$1.2 million in purchases of supplies and services from existing local businesses, totaling
$11.2 million.516 Employees will receive average annual wage and benefits equal to 175%
of the local average.517
Quad/Graphics Inc. will close the Pomona facility. After acquiring another company, it is
integrating operations that involves shutting down equipment and consolidating work into
plants where we believe we can achieve the greatest manufacturing and distribution
efficiencies. The company prints catalogs, magazines and other commercial products.518
A WARN Notice indicated that 25 jobs will be eliminated.519 [Along with the reason cited,
Avalon Laboratories LCC, a subsidiary of Avalon Holding Ltd, furloughed employees
producing medical catheters because it shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor
didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 28, 2014. 520
Orion Health, a New Zealand company with its U.S head office in Santa Monica521
selected Scottsdale for the North American and United Kingdom headquarters of its health
care populations division. The company will hire up to 400 people in the next three years
and house them in a Center of Excellence that will occupy 36,000 sq. ft.; Orion also has
an option on an adjoining data center. The average salary will be about $88,000 annually.
Dave Bennett, EVP of the division, said, We are doing cutting-edge big data analytics, and
this is very attractive to graduates from (Arizona State University) and (Grand Canyon
University health care IT program) .... Im competing with Silicon Valley for these
graduates, and when they see the type of software as a service we want to develop,
theyre staying here. The presence of the Mayo Clinic and Dignity Healthcare means the
talent we need is right here in the Valley. The company will be hiring more software
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engineers, application specialists and clinicians.522 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Arizona leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Universa Investments The hedge funds Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Mark
Spitznagel, said of the relocation to Miamis Coconut Grove neighborhood, Floridas
business-friendly policies, which are so different from Californias, offer the perfect
environment for us as we expand. The firm has about $2 billion in assets under
management and 12 employees, with plans to grow to 25 employees. They are high
paying jobs that will lead to spending in the area, including when they bring clients in for
meetings.523
ProMag Industries, producer of aftermarket firearm magazines and gun accessories, left
California because of new regulations. It employed more than 200 employees in its South
Gate facility, forced out after 25 years because the company was no longer able to sell its
products from California. More than 150 tons of equipment on 40 over-sized trucks shipped
to the new 90,000 sq. ft. facility in Phoenix. All products will be made in house in Arizona.
Only a small handful of California employees were selected to move to Arizona. The new
team includes hand-picked hires from all over the US, including product designers, quality
control experts and an assembly staff. Products carry a Made in Arizona label.524
Memory Ventures The co-founders, in looking for a location for the growing companys
new headquarters, knew it wouldnt be in Los Angeles, where they created predecessor
ScanDigital in 2007. The business environment in California is very challenging, CEO
Anderson Schoenrock said, citing the tax structure, government regulation and the high
cost of living. Over time, that grinds on you and your employees.525 The portfolio of directto-consumer e-commerce brands will relocate its to Indiana, creating up to 134 new jobs in
a 10,000 sq. ft. office. The company was founded in 2007 with its first brand, ScanDigital,
and has been featured on the Inc. 500 and Deloittes Technology Fast 500 lists. The
company also is launching a business incubator called Eureka!, where it seeks to partner
with entrepreneurs who wish to create new businesses under Memory Ventures
platform.526 It appears that an office will remain in Torrance.
Toyota Motor Corp. the worlds largest automaker will move most of its U.S.
headquarters to Texas, involving sales, finance, marketing, engineering and product
planning.527 Toyotas U.S. sales unit has been based in Southern California since 1957.528
The company has indicated that its seeking efficiencies through consolidation and left
unmentioned Californias cost, tax and regulatory factors. Perhaps that is because the
company will continue to have about 2,300 employees in California529 and there is nothing
to gain by irritating state officials. While efficiencies certainly are an important factor,
observers note that the cost savings will be huge530 and The move is expected to realize
massive cost savings for Toyota, including in areas of taxation, real estate and employee
cost of living.531 Investors Business Daily proclaimed: The impetus for the move: cutting
costs.532 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
leading to a reduction in expenses.] With the relocation, the Lone Star State is emerging as
a major player in the American auto industry.533 Torrance officials are trying to determine
how to fill the 101-acre hole the company will leave behind when it vacates its sprawling
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campus and moves 3,000 jobs away. 534 U.S. sales for Toyota last year totaled 2.24 million
cars and light trucks.535 The plan is for Toyota to build offices with up to 1.5 million sq. ft.536
The Dallas Morning News found that the Torrance operation is a $2.3-billion investment.
Being in Texas would likely bring major cost savings and improved contact with its US
manufacturing operations, which are increasingly located in the South.537 A Toyota
spokesperson said, For recruiting purposes, theres high caliber talent here, and we know
that from some of the other companies that are located here. Theres a good diverse base
to choose from, which is very important to us.... to attract and hire top talent for the
business.538 The cost for the new campus is estimated at $350 million.539 UPDATE:
According to a Dallas Business Journal story in December 2015, A main driver in Toyota
deciding to move was housing costs, according to Albert Niemi Jr., dean of the Cox
School of Business at Southern Methodist University, who has inside knowledge about the
move. Niemi shared the anecdote at an SMU Cox Economic Outlook Panel on Dec. 11,
2015. It wasnt so much that we dont tax income, he said. It was really about affordable
housing. ... They had focus groups with their employees. Their people said, Were willing
to move. We just want to live the American Dream. Toyota did the math and found that
housing costs in Los Angeles County, where Torrance is located, are three times per
square foot the cost of a house in Dallas-Fort Worth. Theyre paying the same salary,
Niemi said. So in real terms, theyre going to triple the affordability of housing they can
buy if they move to Texas. In North Texas, median home prices are three to four times the
median income, said Chuck Dannis, real estate adjunct professor at SMU and senior
managing director of National Valuation Consultants. In Torrance, homes cost about seven
times the median income. The median home in Dallas-Fort Worth costs about $210,000,
and the median income is roughly $58,000, Dannis said. In Torrance the median home
price is $508,000 and the median income is $76,000.540
AT&T will close two call centers by the end of August, the largest private sector layoff in
Merced County in more than two decades. As many as 397 people would lose their jobs.
Employees are being offered a $5,000 incentive if willing to follow the work to call centers
in Colorado, Iowa and Washington, depending on each persons position; also, severance
packages will be available. AT&Ts nationwide employee headcount will not change as
jobs have opened up in other places. Finding jobs in Merced County could be difficult; the
county unemployment rate is 12.5%.541 The center closed on Aug. 25, 2014.542
AT&T For more information on this event, see the AT&T entry for Colorado.
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Tesla Motors, Inc. selected Nevada to place its $5 billion, 5-million-sq. ft. gigafactory that
will manufacture lithium-ion batteries. The project will produce 3,000 construction jobs in
the near term and 6,500 full-time employees to be paid an average wage of $25 an hour
with benefits. Its expected to generate another 16,000 indirect jobs from related
businesses. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, This was not just about incentives. Nevada can
be very agile. Its a real get-things-done state. That was a really important part of the
decision. The gigafactory is really vital for the future of mass-market car (production).
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effectively. Thats the state you have. Musk indicated that the gigafactory will be
independent of outside energy sources by operating on geothermal, wind and solar within
its confines. Were making sure it looks good. Well make sure people can visit it. It will be
worth seeing, Musk said. Tesla promises to commit to hiring Nevada residents, as well as
military veterans; provide $37.5 million to K-12 education in Nevada; and partner with
UNLV in battery research.543 The California site that made the finalist list was the Castle
Commerce Center where the old Castle Air Force Base is located on unincorporated
county land near Merced.544 Panasonic Corp. and Tesla have signed an agreement that
lays out their roles on the construction and operation of the plant. The factory will produce
products for Teslas electric vehicles and also for the stationary storage market.545
KACO new energy, a Germany-based maker of solar electrical equipment, will close its
facility in Grass Valley, Calif., which was its headquarters for the Americas, and the San
Antonio production center will become its HQ for the Americas. The company produces
inverters to maximize the efficiency and reliability of power flowing from solar plants. KACO
plans to employ about 70 in San Antonio in finance manufacturing, distribution,
procurement and customer service. The San Antonio facility will to serve customers in the
United States, Canada and Mexico; it also will expand production to make residential
inverters546 in a 60,000 sq. ft. space that it moved into just last year.547
Clear Capital, a provider of real estate valuations and analytics for the mortgage/lending
industries, will relocate its headquarters and operations to Nevada. Company president
Kevin Marshall said, The bittersweet part is that we do love Truckee. We love the whole
Tahoe/Truckee scene. About 40% of the Truckee-based staff commute from Reno. The
decision was made in order to remain healthy and competitive in the industry, he said. For
a number of years we were able to be competitive ... and be able to pay more to be in
Truckee, Marshall said. But as we grow and we diversify into different products, we
realize that Truckee doesnt have the options for a financial-type corporation like ours that
our competitors have, so often we find ourselves at a disadvantage because our cost
structure is more than our competitors. Clear Capital will continue to look for available
space in Truckee to house a portion of its staff. If we can afford the logistics of keeping
two functional offices, that will be ideal for us, he said. If a spot cant be found or it doesnt
prove to be cost-effective, Clear Capital could expand its new Reno space to house all its
Truckee employees.548 Clear Capital is investing $1.7 million in a building and equipment.
and is expected to add up to 400 jobs to Northern Nevada.549 It will start by occupying a
14,000-sq. ft. space while consideration is being given to additional space.550
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. is relocating its Anaheim repair and reconditioning
operation to Mississippi where, in Greenwood, its expanding and adding as many as 126
jobs in the coming months. The company first located at the Greenwood-Leflore Industrial
Park in 2001.551 This is an example of a company establishing a footprint elsewhere and
then directs expansion to that location.
Security Partners LLC, will relocate an alarm monitoring complex to Las Vegas.
Company founder/CEO Patrick Egan said when the company lost its lease in Anaheim it
forced an opportunity to relocate. The company looked at locations in California and
elsewhere but selected Nevada. Security Partners, which is HQd in Lancaster, Pa., is
licensed in 37 states and monitors alarms at 200,000 sites. The company will provide 52
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jobs and will invest $1.4 million552 in a new 7,424-sq. ft. facility in Las Vegas, which
company officials referred to as a jewel and a fortress.553
Awesome Products Inc., produces items that appeal to Californias eco-friendly
population. They are packaged in containers made from recycled material, and neither acid
nor ammonia is present in the companys inventory. No product is derived from animals or
tested on them. Manufacturing is in Arkansas where a $6 million expansion occurred
during 2014. Work included installing a 600,000-gallon tank farm. The tanks, which
increased the plants production, contain up to 10 million pounds of water extracted from
the municipal system during off-peak hours. The tanks were once milk silos purchased
from the dairy industry. The project added 35 jobs and seven production lines, which
improved the manufacturing rate by 40%. Between the West Memphis location and the
280,000 square-foot-facility in Marked Tree, Arkansas, the company owns and operates
over 1 million square feet of space in the state. L.D. Hardas, founder and CEO, launched
the company 1984.554 We have accomplished all this growth with zero debt, Hardas says.
We could easily have a $20 million line of credit, but we dont borrow money. Our strength
is in how we pay.555
Leach International North America, subsidiary of Esterline Corp., furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers producing relays, contactors and power distribution units. The
California EDD reported to the Dept. of Labor that furloughs occurred due to the
production of the H Line being moved from Buena Park, CA facility to the Tijuana, Mexico
facility. The DOL didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but did indicate that
furloughs may have begun as early as April 9, 2014.556
Armada Skis, Inc., a skiing gear retailer, is moving its headquarters. CEO Erik Snyder
said, The combination of Utahs business environment and abundance of world-class
skiing make Summit County the ideal home for Armadas future. The HQ will house a
warehouse, distribution center, showroom and R&D. The company, founded in 2002,
expects to create 56 jobs in Summit County over the next eight years. Projected state tax
revenues due to the relocation are in excess of $1.7 million.557 The expected capital
investment is $500,000. Its products are distributed in more than 40 countries.558 The
privately held company was founded in 2002 by a group of professional skiers. 559
CellPoint Corp. opened a new state-of-the-art LCD display facility in Texas. Specializing
in repairing and refurbishing LCDs, touchpanels, and LCMs, the facility takes in scrap
displays and repairs to like new at a lower cost than buying new. The firm has more than
100 employees in two factories it owns in Shanghai, PRC, and Ft. Worth560 In testimony in
Sacramento, Cellpoint CEO Ehsan Gharatappeh said, Even if California were to eliminate
the state income taxes tomorrow, that still would not be enough to put my manufacturing
operations back in California.561
Sabritec, Smiths Connectors Division, a subsidiary of Smiths Group, furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers producing electrical connectors, high speed
quadrax and twimax for fiber channel, ethernet and IEE firewire biber optic, coax, triax high
power and high density miniature circular connectors and contacts and cable assemblies
because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but did
indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as March 24, 2014.562
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Hybrid Plastics When the nanotechnology firm relocated it also found a global market
for its products. In 2014, Hybrid is expanding its 35,000 sq. ft. plant to accommodate new
products, an opportunity cost to California. The expansion was executed in three phases,
the construction phase is underway, and Hybrid hopes to have the new line operating in
November 2014. When the company moved to Mississippi, Company President Joe
Lichtenhan said, (Newspapers) wrote we were moving to the boondocks, and that we
would never be heard from again. It was a bunch of hot air. He said Hybrid used really
great engineering, design and installation people in Mississippi for the expansion; the
company is near the University of Southern Mississippis School of Polymers and High
Performance Materials, a ready source of new talent for the company. 563 Prior news
releases show that the companys headquarters was in Fountain Valley.564
Dasan USA Inc., a unit of Koreas Dasan Machineries Co., Ltd. will locate its United States
headquarters and manufacturing facility in the City of Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia,
and relocate in part out of California. The event represents 150 new jobs and $30 million in
investment for the metro Atlanta community. For many years, Dasan has been a highprecision producer of steel parts and components for the defense, auto and avionic
industries. The new facility represents Dasans first U.S. production operation and also will
house operations previously located in Orange County, Calif.565 We were drawn to
Gwinnett County and the state of Georgia because of the pro-business environment,
skilled workforce and existing infrastructure that is available in the region, said Jin Noh,
president of Dasan USA. We were further excited to learn that Duluth is the center of
Georgias Korean-American community. As a family-owned business, we place a high
value on being locally involved and hope to positively contribute to the areas growth and
success for years to come. There are now more than 60 South Korean companies with
operations in Georgia.566 The company will lease a 100,000-sq. ft. building.567
Airtech International, Inc., a provider of aeronautical, wind energy, space and marine
products, will invest $10.1 million in a new manufacturing and distribution facility in
Tennessee that is expected to create more than 100 jobs in three years. The company
purchased a 118,000 sq. ft. facility. Airtech President/CEO Jeff Dahlgren said, Being
family-owned and operated, we instantly felt at home with the government and business
environment Tennessee has to offer. The companys HQ is in Huntington Beach, where it
also has a manufacturing facility.568
HID Global The security identities company relocated its world headquarters and North
American operations center to Austin. When completed in 2015, the building, designed to
accommodate growth, will feature 250,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing, office and warehouse
space on 22 acres. The facility was recognized as Austins best industrial development
project of the year in an award from the Austin Business Journal.569 The robust business
climate and positive economic conditions in Austin were strong considerations in our final
site selection, said Denis Hbert, company president and CEO.570 HID Global
manufactures smart cards, ID access cards and other secure identity solutions. Four other
manufacturing facilities in Connecticut, Minnesota and California will be combined into the
Austin location. In 2014, HID Global will create 147 new jobs and another 129 jobs in 2015
while making a $35 million capital investment in the building and equipment. 571 HID Global
is owned by Assa Abloy, a Swedish company.
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Kareo Inc., a cloud-based medical office software and solutions provider for small
practices, opened of a new operations center in the Summerlin section of Las Vegas. It
projects more than 100 employees by year-end and several hundred by the end of 2015.
CEO/Founder Dan Rodrigues said about Las Vegas: This is an ideal location for our
operations center due to the availability of a highly skilled, customer-focused workforce.
Kareo serves more than 22,000 medical providers.572 [W]e were looking for a market that
had a great technology community and had a strong workforce, and Las Vegas quickly
moved to the top of the list, said founder/CEO Dan Rodrigues. If youre a tech company
and youre looking to tap into a market with a really highly educated work force, with a very
favorable business environment , we think Las Vegas is a great market for that and were
really committed to Las Vegas for the long term.573
MNX Global Logistics, a provider of time-critical transportation and logistics services,
opened its Global Customer Excellence Center near Columbus. The 10,000-sq. ft. state-ofthe-art facility adds more than 50 professional-level logistics service jobs to the area. The
center with system redundancies to ensure that it remains operational even during major
weather emergencies will house dedicated teams to serve Life Sciences, Aviation and
Secure Custody & Control customers. The company has recruited students from Ohio
State Universitys Fisher School of Business Logistics Management to work in the center.
Headquartered in Irvine, MNX maintains regional HQs in Singapore and London and
serves more than 190 countries in the South America, Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle
East and Africa) markets.574
TigerLogic moved its Irvine headquarters to Portland and will settle within the offices of
Postano, a social media engagement tool that TigerLogic had purchased in January 2013.
Starting in the autumn of 2014, TigerLogic began shifting its executive team, naming
Portlanders to its highest levels. The company has around 60 total employees.
TigerLogics corporate functions as well as its Postano brand are in Portland and account
for about 30 employees. Another 25 people work in the companys three European offices
that work on the companys Omnis software development tool. TigerLogic is traded on the
Nasdaq Capital Markets, an exchange for small cap companies.575
Project Manager Online Ltd., a New Zealand software company, isnt putting its U.S.
headquarters in its current facility in La Habra it selected Austin. The United States is
home to 56% of its customers, which will be served by a marketing and customer service
office in the new facility. Also known as projectmanagement.com, the company is recruiting
VPs to flesh out its executive team and expects to employ up to 80 local workers within two
years. CEO Jason Westland said the company could relocate its global headquarters in
New Zealand to Austin if growth plans pan out.576 Westland said hes planning to move to
Central Texas.577 Note: According to zoominfo, the La Habra office has 29 employees, one
categorized as C level.578
Axium Nanofibers has conducted research on developing materials for batteries at
Cornell University and later had its corporate registration listed in Laguna Beach. In 2014,
it is building a pilot manufacturing and R&D facility in Austin to accelerate
commercialization efforts.579 A February 2014 event showed that Axium Nanofibers will
create 100 jobs involved in lithiumion battery development in Austin and that the origin
city was Laguna Beach.580 The California Secretary of State reports that Axium
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Nanofibers, LLC and companies with similar names based in Laguna Beach have a
Canceled status.581 The company is leasing 24,230 sq. ft. in Austin.582
One World Science had an opportunity to expand its California operation and instead
chose to expand into Reno moving its headquarters there which involved improving an
existing facility and investing in new capital equipment. The expanded plant will require a
range of staff from facility managers and production employees to marketing and sales
professionals. Citing many of the strategic reasons for selecting growth in Nevada versus
California, CEO Adam Michelin said, The decision to relocate some of the operation to
Reno was due to several factors, including the business tax structure, cost of living and
logistic advantages offered by the region.583
Cortex MCP The mobile payments software startup relocated its headquarters and will
grow its staff of 20 to more than 100. CEO Shaunt Sarkissian said it has been angel
funded since 2012 and is raising a much larger round that would be north of seven
figures. Sarkissian said the move makes sense: Im a Silicon Valley guy born and raised.
Its becoming very evident you dont need to be there anymore. Sarkissian mentioned the
energy in Kendall Square, and Boston in general, as a big reason he decided to relocate
here. You feel an energy that Silicon Valley used to have before a combination of political
and social issues that are sort of plaguing the Valley, he said.584 Sarkissian also said that,
for mobile payments/wallets, the Boston area is now ground zero. 585
Cox Communications The cable and internet service provider will furlough about 150
people as the company reduces the number of centers. The remaining locations will grow
to accommodate more people. The closure starts in Rancho Santa Margarita in May. 586
The expanded call centers are in Las Vegas; Phoenix; Omaha, Oklahoma City; Wichita,
Hampton Roads and Baton Rouge, where hundreds of job openings exist.587 Its unclear to
which of those locations the Rancho Santa Margarita jobs will migrate. Hence, this event is
listed as one dispersed entry.
Serfas The bicycle accessories firm relocated to a larger headquarters and warehouse.
According to Bicycle Retailer, John Denson, GM, indicated that the company reaps cost
and tax advantages and gains a friendlier regulatory environment in Arizona. He said,
With California and all the red tape, we couldnt see ourselves expanding. We couldnt
even do our parking lot sale at the end of the year. Some of the objections we had from the
city and state, we felt, limited our opportunity for growth. The company has distributors in
41 nations. The company lost only 3 of its 30 employees in the move 588
Stemtech International, a innovative stem cell nutrition company, moved its headquarters
to Florida, where it will create 90 jobs; the average salary will be $65,849 and $1.35 million
will be invested in its new facility. The company referred to Pembroke Pines as a
business-friendly location. Stemtech was founded in 2005 and named to Inc. Magazines
list of 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the U.S. in 2013.589
ITT Cannon, a subsidiary of ITT Interconnect Solutions, itself a subsidiary of ITT Corp,, is
moving manufacturing of electronic connectors to Nogales, Mexico, about 1:15 south of
Tucson. Denise L. Ramos, ITTs CEO and President, said in a Q3 2014 Earnings Call:
The move out of Santa Ana into Nogales is going to be completed, I think, sometime
around the first quarter of next year [2015].590 Thomas M. Scalera, ITTs CFO, discussed
Santa Anas production moving into Nogales next year as part of cost structure
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rebalancing.591 Although there are references to next year, the relocation has already
begun. During 2014, many jobs have been eliminated in Santa Ana. Perhaps the reason
the layoffs have escaped attention is that they are scattered in time. In 2014, for example,
22 jobs were listed in one WARN report,592 19 in a separate report,593 and a third reflected
7, 5, and 41 layoffs (for a subtotal of 53)594 or 94 in all. To observe how high-tech the
south-of-the-border operation is, the company has a video clip entitled, See how our 500
plus employees at our manufacturing center of excellence in Nogales, Mexico are utilizing
the latest technologies and best in class processes to help connect the world!595
Nemesis Arms, a precision firearms manufacturer, will relocate to a 10,000 sq. ft. space in
the Edmonson County Industrial Park, creating 10 jobs and investing $600,500 in the first
year. The family-owned business began in Calimesa, Calif., in 2007. Its dealers are in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Texas and Canada. 596 President
and owner David Ives said. We have always felt that our ability to grow and continue to
innovate was limited by the social and political dynamic of the state of California.597 Note:
Some reports indicated the move was to Bowling Green, Ky., but the companys address is
in Park City,598 about 30 miles away.
Living Ecology, which produces organic fruit bars sold in supermarkets, will relocate to
Nevada, creating more than 30 jobs; it will spend $9.8 million for land and equipment for a
manufacturing plant and move its corporate headquarters to Henderson by late October.
Among other items, the company manufactures U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified
organic, kosher and gluten-free products.599
MonkeySports Inc. will relocate its headquarters and distribution center. President Tom
Arnold said, We were seeking a more favorable business climate. Texas, and Allen in
particular, rate highly in consideration of economic climate, growth prospects, available
labor, regulatory environment and quality of life. The company purchased a 261,000-sq. ft.
building with a warehouse large enough to allow for expansion and also magnificent office
space. In business since 1999, its an online retailer of hockey and lacrosse merchandise
with superstores in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Sweden and plans such
outlets in Texas.600 MonkeySports plans to relocate 25 employees from Corona, with plans
to hire more than 200 logistics employees in the next two years.601 Its unclear if some jobs
will remain in Corona, which is why this event isnt listed as a Closure. Capital investment
will total $30 million.602
Abbott Vascular furloughed 100 employees in its medical device plant.603 Based on other
events in this report that cite company announcements and a U.S. Department of Labor
finding, the jobs are being shifted to Costa Rica to a plant that is expected to employ 3,000
people.
Channell Commercial Corp. The nearly 100-year old family owned company will
relocate its headquarters and manufacturing to a new 175,000-sq. ft. facility in Texas. CEO
Bill Channell said, From a quality of life perspective, we believe Rockwall will allow us an
advantage in recruiting top talent nationally. Also, Texas A&M University offers
opportunities to find engineering talent. The company, with facilities in Canada, United
Kingdom, Australia and Malaysia,604 is big in fiber optics and products for the
communications industry. The Temecula facility will remain open, but may be downsized.
Bill Channell said, We found an exit strategy for future expansion outside the state and
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Sacramento
Sacramento
blamed California for an oppressive business climate and said costs have made expansion
in the state no longer feasible. At one time in Temecula, we had over 800 people working
in the factory.605 The company is a fourth generation family-run business established in
1922 by James Channell. When it opens in Rockwall, Channell will start with 245
employees.606
Well Fargo Insurance Services Inc. will transfer small-business accounts from its
Rancho Cordova regional office to call centers in other states, although it is difficult to
determine just which states will receive new jobs. A spokesperson commented, when we
pull all [the work] together in two locations service will improve, adding This is a really
important segment for us.607 [Although the reasons for the event are vague, its
Cuco, LLC has relocated its headquarters from California to Reno and plans to create up
to 15 jobs in five years. The company designs, manufactures and distributes products that
utilize the bactericidal properties of copper to counter the harmful effects of bacteria in
three specific areas: Diabetic Health, Outdoor-Activity Wear and Institutional/Facility
Care.608
Curls, a hair products company, relocated its headquarters from Sacramento to Frisco,
Texas. It employs 10 people in its new 3,500 sq. ft. office in Frisco and could hire up to 40
more once it begins manufacturing; Garland is a possible site for the first plant. The
company currently outsources all its production. CEO Mahisha Dellinger said that among
the reasons for relocating is that Texas is much more business friendly with fewer
regulations and taxes. I lost out in so many ways by launching in California. I couldve
saved a lot if I was in a business-friendly climate. Curls launched in 2002, boasting a hair
product line for curly hair.609
The Coulson Group, a Canadian-owned aviation firm, relocated operations to Reno in
April.610 Coulson COO Jim Messer said about Reno: We were blown away by the
relationship we felt with the area. For us, the real cornerstone is the can-do attitude we got
with this community. Were moving to a very hospitable business environment here. This
gives us the opportunity to grow our fleet. The company will employ up to 20 people
initially and jobs could increase with possibly as many as 7 more planes.611 Its operations
are now out of the Atlantic Aviation Hangar at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The
C130, a massive air tanker, has been modified specifically to fight wildland fires. Coulson
is under a five-year contract with the U.S. Forest Service to respond to wildfires wherever
the agency needs help in the U.S.612
Vilicus Ventures, a venture capital firm targeting health care technology startups, moved
its headquarters from Sacramento to Minneapolis. Vilicus plans to raise its own capital and
create a health-IT focused fund worth about $50 million, said Matt Otterstatter, a general
partner at the firm who relocated to the Twin Cities. Vilicus funds are invested in more
than a dozen tech companies, including FireEye Inc., a cybersecurity tech company that
went public last year, and fraud-detection firm 41st Parameter. It recently made a seed
investment in Spire, which makes a wearable device that tracks breathing. Vilicus focus
wont be limited to the Midwest.613
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Valew Quality Truck Bodies, a custom truck manufacturer founded in 1954, purchased a
141,066-sq. ft. industrial property for its first manufacturing facility outside of California.614
The company plans to have 200 people working there, in Texas, in about two years.615
China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd. / Scuderia Development Barstow City Council
approved action to bring a $1.5 billion aluminum manufacturing facility and up to 2,000 jobs
to the area. The proposal by Scuderia Development to build one of the largest aluminum
production factories in the world a 2.95 million-sq. ft. facility for China Zhongwang had
been discussed since mid-2013. Pay for the expected jobs would have averaged $40,000
a year. China Zhongwang enlisted Scuderia, which owns about 258 acres of land at the
proposed site, to handle the project.616 But the project wont happen, in part because of the
states high cost of electricity even though Southern California Edison offered substantial
savings for the project. An economist said Californias electricity costs were 50% higher
than the second-most expensive state west of the Mississippi River, and the states
regulatory requirements and renewable energy policy is creating an uncompetitive
environment.617 Update: By March of 2015, Scuderia outlined plans to construct a scaleddown plant that could employ up to 450 people and cost in excess of $120 million. 618 The
proposal doesnt seem to have changed the view of Barstows City Manager, who has
downgraded prospects of the plant to unlikely.619
CareFusion Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of CareFusion Corp., furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers producing surgical and medical products because the company
shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country,
nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but did indicate that furloughs may
have begun as early as Jan. 30, 2014.620
Safariland, LLC, Automotive Division, furloughed employees producing molded and cut
and sew automotive accessories because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The
Dept. of Labor failed to indicate which community in Mexico. The California EDD indicated
to the Department of Labor that Partial automotive production has been shifted to Mexico
and that 300 jobs would be affected. The DOL didnt identify the community in that country,
but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 10, 2014. 621
Pacer Technology furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing bottled
super glue because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The California EDD reported
to the Department of Labor that 100+ jobs could be lost. The DOL indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 22, 2014. 622
Cannon Safe, Inc. One of the nations largest manufacturers of safes will buy 8.1 acres
of vacant, city-owned land and build a 134,000-sq. ft. facility for its headquarters and
manufacturing. A financial analyst said the project will bring an economic impact of $200
million with Cannon providing $35 million in annual payroll by the 10th year. The company
plans to grow its employees from 100 to 550 workers over that period. At a Henderson city
council meeting, CEO Aaron Baker was greeted by applause from nearly 30 employees
and their families who have already relocated from California. The company has been in
business since 1965.623 Earlier, Baker said Californias business climate was not friendly
so he intended to move the company out of state. Cannon Safe, which has grown by 30-to40% a year during the past four years, will invest $25 million to build a plant and buy
equipment in the area.624
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Aalto Scientific Ltd., a biotechnology company, will triple manufacturing capacity and
customer support via a site transition from Carlsbad to Eatonton, Georgia. Aaltos COO
Jeffrey Mauro stated that The new corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility will
be located on 26 acres in Putnam County, Georgia. This new facility will improve logistics,
turn-around-time and capacity; everyone wins with this site transition. The facilitys design
is optimized to manufacture in vitro diagnostic products.625 The corporation, founded in
1979, manufactures and supplies purified human proteins and bulk processed human and
animal sera to the in vitro diagnostics community worldwide. With its new $9 million facility,
the company will join more than 400 life science companies in the state.626 We are moving
our corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility to Georgia in order to grow our
business, said Steve Mauro, owner of Aalto Scientific.627 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses.] Under
construction is a 91,000 sq. ft. production and warehouse facility to house the company
and its subsidiary AUDIT MicroControls.628 It appears that the company has retained a
presence in Carlsbad.
Expense Reduction Analysts Inc., also known as ERA-USA, will relocate its support
services office from Carlsbad to Cedar Rapids. ERA-USA supports franchisees that help
organizations improve profitability through cost, purchase and supplier management. The
project is expected to create 16 new jobs likely in training, marketing, information
technology support and finance.629`
Medtronic Ablation Frontiers, Inc., Cardio Vascular Group, subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc.,
furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing medical devices because the
company shifted the work to Canada. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 13,
2014.630
ViaSat has begun construction on a new campus at the Arizona State University Research
Park in Tempe. The campus will consist of a manufacturing and office building. The
company will move about 200 Arizona employees, now located in two smaller facilities in
Gilbert, into the new facility. Despite the consolidation, the event qualifies as an expansion
because the new offices will have space to expand to 350 employees (noted as 150 for the
purposes of this report). Moreover, ViaSat plans to add space in the future to increase
headcount capacity beyond 400. In Arizona, the company specializes in design and
manufacturing of advanced microwave communication and radar products, radio frequency
systems, and cybersecurity. Technology developments encompass semiconductors,
encryption technologies and more.631 Of the new 116,000 sq. ft. facility, only 40% is
included in this report, considering that existing Arizona employees will occupy more of the
space. Headquarters remains in Carlsbad.
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) is closing a Poway facility that worked on hybrid propulsion
systems as part of a plan to consolidate such work. The facility previously served as the
headquarters of SpaceDev, which SNC acquired in 2008. SpaceDev also developed hybrid
rocket motors there. In June, SNC acquired Madison, Wisc.-based Orbital Technologies
Corp., or ORBITEC, which also develops rocket engines. According to a company
statement, As a result of the 2014 acquisition of ORBITEC, which specializes in
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propulsion systems, SNC is consolidating all of its propulsion related activities, including
our hybrid motor technology, into one operating business unit.632 A WARN Notice
indicates that 33 employees were furloughed on Nov. 18, 2014.633 [Along with the
efficiencies resulting from the acquisition, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a
Active Network, LLC, a specialist in cloud-based software that powers more than 47,000
customers worldwide in managing activities, events and organizations, will relocate its
global headquarters to Dallas. The transition will begin in mid-2014 and last through next
year. Moving will be jobs in many fields engineering, R&D and administration. Active
Network has committed to being a sponsor of the US Open Triathlon, to be held in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area. Its inviting employees to engage in the event on behalf of its
Charity Challenge program, which helps underprivileged children participate in sports. 634
Active Network will lease 200,000 sq. ft. in downtown Dallas.635 As of Dec. 1, 2014, the
company hired 400 people and is on track to hire 1,000 employees through next year.636
The company has more than 30 offices worldwide.
Cox Communications The internet and cable service provider is closing a San Diego
call center, eliminating 500 jobs, as it consolidates centers. The expanded call centers are
in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Omaha, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Hampton Roads, and Baton
Rouge. There are hundreds of jobs available at the other call centers.637 Its unclear to
which of those locations the San Diego jobs will migrate. Hence, this event is listed as one
dispersed entry.
Curtana Pharmaceuticals Inc. will relocate to Austin following a $7.6 million grant from
the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to fund the companys
lead cancer therapy. (The agency received nearly 600 applications, and Curtana was one
of two grant recipients.) Senior management will move to Texas, where CEO and Cofounder Greg Stein will set up a lab and work with local scientists; about a dozen
employees will work in Austin.638 The early-stage preclinical company, which is developing
treatments for adult and pediatric brain cancer tumors, is nearing completion of an equity
round of funding for at least $3.8 million, which it expects to close by the time it opens shop
in Texas.639 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Cytori Therapeutics Inc., a U.S. firm that develops novel cell therapy treatments, will
relocate a portion of its operations and manufacturing to Wales, creating up to 30 jobs
there. The life science sector in Wales is growing and this move builds on the growing
expertise within Wales in cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Doug Arm, Cytoris SVP
of Operations, said, We are delighted to have found an ideal location to set up our
manufacturing HQ.... support from the Welsh Government, the good engineering and life
sciences skills base, the benefits of locating on Deeside Enterprise Zone and its good
logistical connections and proximity to Manchester Airport were the key factors in our
decision to consolidate our manufacturing operations to Wales. The company has
invested heavily in research, product development and clinical trials over the past decade.
Systems manufactured in Wales will be shipped worldwide.640 Note that the move is of a
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Manufacturing HQ a news report of a relocation of the corporate HQ was incorrect.

[Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a possible
Franco Whole Foods LLC The company opened a new 160-job food processing center
that supplies a wide area in the U.S. The facility will produce uncooked flour, corn and
whole wheat tortillas, which will be shipped to stores across the nation641 including to
Whole Foods and Costco. Gus Franco, president of Franco Whole Foods LLC, said, New
Mexico has become especially welcoming to manufacturers through reforms made in the
states tax policies that encouraged us to set up shop and grow here. A state official said
Franco Whole Foods is a producer and exporter of tortillas which means they dont
compete with local tortilla makers and they bring dollars into New Mexico from out of
state.642 The company will occupy a 40,000-sq. ft. space.643
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group Even as it moves into its newly
expanded manufacturing facility, the company is planning to grow it again. The Northeast
Mississippi Daily Journal reports that the technology company and defense contractor
revealed its latest move, an $11 million investment that will more than double its workforce
here. General Atomics, which broke ground on its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in
the Tupelo Lee Industrial Park South in 2004, has now expanded its operations here eight
times. [Emphasis added.] Its now opening a newly renovated 87,650-sq. ft. facility. A
company VP said, I think this is just the beginning and he hopes to be around for the
ninth, 10th and 11th expansions.644 The latest project will create 80 jobs.645 The square
footage mentioned here is in addition to the space occupied in previous years. [With repeat
expansions, its conceivable that those decisions were influenced by lower business and
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Mississippi leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Hamilton Sundstrand, Pratt & Whitney Aeropower Division, a subsidiary of United
Technologies Corp., furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing gas
turbine engines. The company indicated to the Department of Labor that Work will be
transferring to Poland and Canada and that 400 employees may be separated as a result
of the event. The DOL didnt identify the communities in those countries, but did indicate
that furloughs may have begun as early as May 23, 2014.646
Hamilton Sundstrand See the 2014 Poland entry for this company for more information
about this event.
Omnitracs LLC The provider of fleet management software and solutions to
transportation and logistics companies (tracking 500,000 vehicles around the globe) will
relocate its headquarters to Texas. The company stated that As a major transportation
hub with a technology-savvy workforce, we believe Dallas offers great advantages that
align with our long-term business vision. [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable
that the location decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and
fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in expenses.] Omnitracs will retain a
presence in San Diego.647 The move will create 450 jobs and $10 million in capital
investments.648 The company will lease 100,000 sq. ft. in downtown Dallas.649 John
Graham, CEO of Omnitracs, said that since the early stages of conversations with the
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Texas officials, we were convinced of the merits of establishing our new corporate
headquarters in this thriving business-friendly community.650
Peak Health Solutions is moving its headquarters to Tennessee. The remote medical
coding company works primarily with health systems.651 The companys total employee
footprint includes about 350 remote medical coders working from home across 48 states
and some office employees in San Diego and Atlanta.652
Pratt & Whitney AeroPower The company manufactures aircraft auxiliary power units.
The military business will move to P&Ws Military Engines organization, potentially to
facilities in Florida, Georgia and Texas. The commercial operation will move to P&W
Canada, with much work shifted to Poland. P&W did not apply for the California Competes
tax credit, incentives to try to keep companies from relocating. 653 Most of the commercial
work will be moved to P&Ws plant in Rzeszow, Poland.654 P&W is a United Technologies
Corp. subsidiary.
Pratt & Whitney AeroPower See the 2014 Florida entry for a summary of this event.
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Santarus, Inc. was acquired by Salix Pharmaceuticals for $2.6 billion. Santarus, a
developer of drugs and devices to fight gastrointestinal diseases, laid off 200 employees in
March at the San Diego site that was Santarus home before the Salix deal closed in
January. The company said it notified state officials that Salix will be discontinuing
substantially all of Santarus operations in the state of California.655`
TailGate Beer, a San Diego craft brewer that was founded in 2007, relocated to
Nashville.656 The company distributes beer across 14 states and ships internationally.
Founder Wesley Keegan said, Im happy to share weve found a home for our brewery
and tasting room! We have just signed on a 16,000 sq. ft. building, on 7.3 acres of land in
Nashville.... this site search has been a long process, were still a small company (but
more than doubling every year) and Ive been committed for a long time to doing this and
doing it right.... Our goal is to open up the outdoors as a craft beer hall, picnic, tailgate and
event space.... Were converting what once was baseball diamond into an acoustic-musiconly, outdoor concert venue. Well be gardening hops and working with local artists on
murals in and around the property. Our primary focus is brewing.... Here well expand on
small batch, experimental brewing. Well hire a local brewmaster to replace me, and he or
she will have carte blanche. Brew what you want. Experiment. Grow. Create.... Im looking
forward to joining the local brewers guild and participating in the community.... Every
employee will earn a living wage. We at TailGate Beer live a culture of community and
family. With the amount of hiring we expect to do over the next 12 months, Im most
excited to meet our new family.657
UpCounsel, after raising $2.4 million in seed funding, selected Dallas in which to expand.
The company offers free software that matches attorneys to clients and works with more
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than 1,000 businesses. Dallas and Texas as a whole are bastions of business and
innovation, said Matt Faustman, founder and CEO of UpCounsel. When you see how
Dallas is leading in business and job growth, its exciting to expand not only into the state
but also into the city. Secondarily, there has been a lot of organic demand coming to us
from Dallas and Texas as a whole, so this is an obvious choice for a move.658 We knew
the next step for UpCounsel was to launch in Texas, said CDO Matthew Faustman. We
pick states and cities with a booming tech and business community and Texas is the
perfect example of that.659 The number of new jobs is uncertain. [Along with the reasons
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Advent Software The software company selected Northeast Florida to grow and expand
after acquiring Black Diamond Performance, a cloud-based portfolio management
platform.660 The company will grow the workforce by 123 workers, about double the current
employee count, and also expand the facility to 42,000 sq. ft. The average annual salary
for the new technology services and administrative workers will be about $67,000. 661
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Florida leading to a
Airbnb, the software company whose online listings turn homeowners space into vacation
rentals, will open a Portland office and at first planned to hire 160 employees to focus on
customer service and support work. Portland will be Airbnbs operational headquarters for
North America, overseeing service for customers across the continent. The company has a
similar office in Dublin for European operations. Ironically, current Portland regulations
generally dont allow the kind of short-term rental that Airbnbs business enables. The
company is lobbying to change those rules, but Airbnb said those talks are totally
independent of its decision to open its Portland office. Airbnb picked a 27,000-sq. ft. office
near a University of Oregon facility,662 but has expanded past that space. As of the end of
2014, the company had hired 220 in Portland and its footprint grew to 37,000 sq. ft.,
spilling out into nearby buildings.663
Charles Schwab Corp. The brokerage firm will bring 445 jobs and $21.5 million in
capital investment over the next 10 years to El Paso. The company purchased a building
for its new Operations Center. Schwab has about 2,000 employees in San Francisco and
said earlier this year it plans to move a significant number to other locations over the next
three to five years. We are very pleased to be expanding our footprint in Texas, Joseph
Martinetto, Schwabs CFO, said.664 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
Charles Schwab Corp. is expanding big time in Austin, investing $196 million in plans to
occupy an existing 187,000-sq. ft. building and also construct a new building up to 300,000
sq. ft.665 Also, it will double jobs from about 1,000 to 2,000. Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger
says, The talent pool is highly educated here and its growing. Austin is very attractive for
us, adding that Schwab will reduce its San Francisco headquarters workforce from 2,400
employees to about 1,200. He blames the high cost of living in the city, along with other
issues. Its difficult for talent to relocate to San Francisco given the housing costs. said
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Bettinger. And the business climate in San Francisco, youve got to watch.666 Former
Schwab CEO David Pottruck said hes concerned to see how the citys political leadership,
specifically the Board of Supervisors, treats the business community. Pottruck said the
high cost of doing business in San Francisco was a key factor that prompted him to
expand Schwabs operations outside of California during his tenure. Those efforts continue
under Bettinger, with major projects underway in Austin and Denver. When Pottruck was
asked whether he thought Schwab might one day relocate to a less expensive locale, he
said. I wouldnt be surprised to see Schwabs headquarters leave San Francisco
sometime in the next 20 years.667 Schwab has operated in Austin for 20 years and will add
to workforce there.
Dropbox, a software and cloud storage company, opened its first West Coast office
outside of San Francisco and its our first engineering-led office opening.668 Aditya
Agarwal, VP-Engineering, said, The incredible density of talent in Seattle means that
this is going to be a big, long-term presence for us. the company isnt saying how large it
expects the Seattle office to become.669 [Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Washington leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Eventbrite, an online event planning, promoting and ticketing company, plans to hire 45
employees in its new Nashville office and future growth is possible. Nashville was one of
several cities that were in the running for the project (it wasnt stated whether California
locations were in consideration). A company spokeswoman said, Nashville is a hotbed for
tech savvy talent, culture, and the make it happen spirit we look for when hiring.670 [Along
with the reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Tennessee leading to a
reduction in expenses.] Reflecting flexible work schedules, the employees will have a
choice to either work from their homes or a co-working 3,000 sq. ft. office.671
Granicus, a cloud-computing provider, will create 221 new jobs over the next eight years
as it relocates to Denver. There, it will grow its business of managing content and
technology, such as webcasting, for state and local governments. A West Coast venture
firm purchased the business and decided to move its main center of operations out of
California to become more cost-effective.672 Granicus CEO Jason Fletcher said about the
migration: San Francisco is an amazing city. If you are a startup or one of the large,
globally known players Google, LinkedIn or Salesforce, for example there isnt a better
city on the planet in which to be located. However, for those companies focused on a
specific market vertical, as we are, and have been around a while and growth is no
longer greater than 50 percent year over year San Francisco can become challenging. It
is not simply the high cost of employees and real estate, although thats part of it.... It is
much more about long-term stability. You literally cant pay some key roles enough salary
when you are competing against the next hot advertising or marketing software startup
with buckets of equity options to dole out.... [I]n San Francisco there was too much
turnover, and we want to increase average tenure on key teams. One great example is
Customer Care. That team had an average tenure of 1.3 years in San Francisco. 673
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San
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San
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Gravitas, a startup medical company, will relocate to San Antonio as part of an agreement
to aid in the creation of Covalor Medical LLC., a new medical device company, to be
headquartered there.674
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hydra, a manufacturer of aromatherapy and bath products serving more than 2,000
retailers worldwide, moved its headquarters to Lexington, creating 10 new jobs with plans
for growth. According to hydra Partner and GM William Kyle, the move is paying off
through increased shipping capabilities, a more productive workforce, and lower costs of
doing business. Lexingtons affordable business costs have created a real advantage for
our company and will allow us to reinvest the dollars we save into our business and focus
on growth. We are excited to be in a place where our contribution to the community and
business environment is appreciated and respected, said Kyle.675 The company has been
called One of the best smelling businesses in Lexington.676
Kitchenbowl, a food recipe startup founded by Ryan Waliany and his wife, Serena Wu,
avoided locating in San Francisco based on the cost of living and ultra-competitive hiring
market and moved north. Waliany said. The quality of talent here is completely untapped,
and the quality of life is far superior to that of San Francisco. Kitchenbowl provides photos
that show users on their mobile device how to cook a meal and is being used by people in
more than 1,500 cities around the globe. We want to let you learn how to cook ramen from
someone in Tokyo, and learn how to make croissants from someone in Paris, Waliany
said. The owners have raised an undisclosed seed round from Seattle-based Chasing
Unicorns and a few angel investors.677
MacBeath Hardwood Co. will relocate corporate headquarters from San Francisco to
Edinburgh, Indiana, near Indianapolis. While its four distribution centers in California are
unaffected, the company said ongoing challenges in conducting business in the state
were factors contributing to the move. MacBeath Hardwood was established in 1954 in
California.678
Mimetix Bioengineering, a startup company, will relocate to San Antonio as part of an
economic development agreement to aid in the creation of Covalor Medical LLC., a new
medical device company, to be headquartered there.679 Mimetix has a focus on Stem cell
stimulation treating Osteoporosis.680
Mix Party, a specialty cocktail distributor, leased 12,337 sq. ft. at Harris Ridge Business
Center. The Austin Business Journal reported that The company is relocating to Austin
from San Francisco.681
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My Time, a software company specializing in online scheduling of appointments, is

establishing a sales center in Salt Lake City that will create 40 jobs and involve a $5 million
capital investment. The company allows consumers to book appointments on its website
and mobile app with more than two billion businesses across the U.S.682 It will occupy
4,000 sq. ft.683
New Relic, which has had a Portland presence for three years, in 2014 is nearly
quadrupling its space by moving into 19,482 sq. ft. space. The firm currently employs a 45person engineering team, but plans to increase the headcount by another 155 in the
coming years. New Relics software monitors the performance of clients web
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applications.684 The company provides software analytics that makes sense of billions of
metrics across millions of apps.
Perikinetics, a startup company, will relocate to San Antonio as part of an agreement to
aid in the creation of Covalor Medical LLC., a medical device company, to be
headquartered there. Covalor will work primarily with entrepreneurs on Class II and Class
III medical devices. Dan Burnett, who will serve as Covalors chairman, sees an
opportunity to positively impact treatment in a number of critical areas, including diabetes,
regenerative medicine, cancer, trauma, and wound healing. Covalor is owned by
TheraNova LLC of San Francisco. The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Fort
Sam Houston, which works on medical device technologies with start-ups, is also involved
in the project.685 TheraNova, which describes itself as a medical device development
company,686 could shift some manufacturing work to San Antonio.687
Prosper Marketplace, a peer-to-peer lending company, will open a new office in Phoenix,
the first outside of its San Francisco HQ. The program is similar to the Arizona-born,
eMoneyPool. The facility, near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, plans to
eventually employ 150 people there. Chief Risk Officer Josh Tonderys said the company is
experiencing high growth. Phoenix is a thriving city with a talented work force to draw
from, and were very excited to open an office here to support this growth, he said.688
[Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Arizona leading to a
Sedgwick LLP, a law firm, will open a back-office in Kansas City as a cost-saving move,
continuing a trend where law firms are moving nonlegal jobs to lower-cost regions.
Sedgwick said 100 jobs, mostly in San Francisco, will be moved to Missouri. The jobs
include finance, human resources, information technology, knowledge management,
marketing and new business. The firm decided on the move because, We think this can
be more cost effective for our clients, said Bruce Celebrezze, a Sedgwick partner.689 The
firm leased a 20,000-sq. ft. office in Crown Center. No economic incentives were involved
in the project.690
ServiceSource , a cloud-based recurring revenue management solutions provider, is
again expanding in Nashville by adding another 100 full-time jobs. Now with more than 800
jobs, the company is the third largest technology employer in the greater Nashville area.
The new employees will include sales representatives and other support staff that provide
services to more than 40 hardware, software, SaaS, and healthcare technology
companies. Customers supported from Nashville include Adobe, Affymetrix, Beckman
Coulter, Cardiac Science, Gerber, Google and Siemens. As Nashville emerges as a
technology innovation hub, ServiceSource provides a unique connection with many
prominent tech brands based in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. The
Nashville office represents ServiceSources largest sales center, occupying 120,685 sq.
ft.691 Note: The number of new jobs created is for 2014; it excludes the numbers created in
prior expansions. Space now totals 120,685 sq. ft.
sovrn Holdings, Inc., a unique online advertising and publisher platform, is moving its
headquarters to Boulder while retaining offices in San Francisco and New York. Sovrn has
30 job openings, from engineering to publisher development to demand operations. The
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fast-growing advertising technology businesses works with online publishers

newspapers, magazines, bloggers, etc. to sell their unsold advertising inventory to ad
agencies that purchase the spaces through real-time auctions run by sovrn. The company
has nearly 20,000 publishers in its network representing more than 2 million websites. 692
Taulia opened an Austin office to target engineering talent in the city. Founded five years
ago, the company develops software that helps suppliers more quickly collect payments
from the companies they serve. Austin will serve as the companys second engineering
hub, said Joe Hyland, chief marketing officer. Early on we decided if we were going to
continue our growth rate we couldnt rely on just one location, he said. Our plan is to
select other regions that have great talent pools, so Austin fits that perfectly for us. The
company has 10 employees in Austin and plans to double that in upcoming months.693
Thumbtack, Inc. opened a new Customer Support and Sales office in Utah, hiring at least
200 people in Sandy. One reason for the selection is the ability to tap into a high quality
talent pool, according to Sander Daniels, one of Thumbtacks founders.694 Thumbtack
signed a 41-month lease for about 18,000 sq. ft. feet of office space.695 [Along with the
reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Utah leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Uber Technologies, Inc. is looking to hire up to 50 engineers in an office that should be
up and running by April, 2015.696 GeekWire first reported news of the new facility in
December, based on a post seeking an engineering manager in the city. 697 The job posting
states that Uber is looking for experienced Software Engineers to join our Scalability
Engineering team. This group is perfect for those engineers looking to tackle the types of
distributed systems programming that allows Uber to scale. The ... team is composed of
experts in data-structures, algorithms, distributed systems, distributed consensus and
consistency, consistent hashing, sharding, system performance and analysis. We need
people with a solid computer science background.... The software that we write needs to
be horizontally scalable, fault-tolerant.698
Weebly, Inc., a global service that enables people to create websites and other online
resources, signed a 25,000-sq. ft. office lease in Scottsdale, which will serve as the
companys North American customer operations HQ to support a growing customer base.
The company plans to bring more than 250 new positions to the city over the next three
years, and will support more than two million customers from its Scottsdale location. Every
month, 175 million people visit more than 20 million Weebly sites worldwide.699
Zenefits, a human resources tech company, selected Scottsdale for its first major
expansion outside of its San Francisco HQ. It will occupy a nearly 100,000 sq. ft. office and
hire more than 1,300 employees over the next three years. The Scottsdale office will be
larger than the one in San Francisco by the end of 2015. The fast-growing company
(launched May 2013) offers a free, software-as-a-service, cloud-based HR platform that
automates benefits for businesses. I see Phoenix as the next major tech hub in the U.S.,
said CEO Parker Conrad. Theres so much talent here with other well-known tech
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companies. We decided Phoenix was really the place to be. The company is hiring for HR
specialists, sales representatives, account managers and executives, and client support.700
Compared to the San Francisco Bay Area, buildings are larger, cheaper and easier to
come by in Arizona.701
General Mills Inc. will close its 430-employee cereal plant in Lodi by the end of 2015. The
plant pays an average wage of $24 an hour, plus benefits, which means a loss of good
middle-class jobs,702 The plant began operations in 1948 and has long been associated
with Wheaties, Cheerios and Lucky Charms. The smell of cereals and other goods created
a sweet aroma and often wafted over the community.703 A Lodi Chamber of Commerce
representative said the cost of doing business in California is higher than New York or
Missouri where they General Mills has facilities; he also remembers speaking to late
General Mills plant manager Bob Wheeler who told him the Lodi facility operated at a
higher employee cost than any others in the company.704 Other issues are the high cost of
power in California and increased regulations.
Hormel Foods Corp. food processing plant in Stockton, which manufactures Dinty Moore
stew and Hormel Chili, will close 110 workers will lose their jobs with work shifted to
other facilities. Its had a plant in Stockton for 65 years. The new came as Hormel reported
poor results in its grocery products and specialty foods segments, which declined 21%,
while sales slipped 3% on record high prices for meat and soft sales. The age of the facility
was a factor in the decision to cease operations. President and CEO Jeffrey Ettinger said,
We really had to make a determination: do we pour more money into that facility, or could
we utilize the capacities we have available in more modern grocery facilities elsewhere in
the US? And so we made that difficult decision for that reason.705 The statement avoided
the elephant in the room, which is California law AB32, the Global Warming Solutions
Act. Its likely that the law, which created the states costly cap-and-trade carbon-reducing
regulations, influenced the plant closure decision. The regulations are enormously costly
for food manufacturing plants because they increase the cost of energy used to bring in
raw food products, process and cook them at high temperatures, package the products
individually, cool and even freeze them, package them again for shipment, and ship to
customers. Left unsaid was need to retrofit the plant with new equipment required to more
easily endure the costs of the new regulations. See also a 2010 closure of a Hormel plant
in Turlock that also produced canned meat products.
Original Footware will begin new manufacturing operations in Tennessee where it will
invest $10 million and create 182 jobs. Original Footwear has facilities overseas, but as a
result of this project, a portion of the companys production will be brought back to the U.S.
and housed in Morristown. Original Footwear recently acquired Tactical Holdings and
Operations, Inc. in Morristown. The company plans to capitalize on Tactical Holdings
existing 110,000 square foot facility and add another 65,000 sq. ft. Original Footwear
supplies tactical footwear that combines a high level of performance and comfort for
members of the military, law enforcement, and emergency medical and service
professionals around the world.706 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
regulations in Tennessee leading to a reduction in expenses.]
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BlueOak Resources The company has broken ground for the first urban mining
refinery in the U.S. one capable of retrieving valuable metals including gold, silver,
copper and palladium from e-waste. One of the speakers at the event was former Vice
President Al Gore, a partner at existing BlueOak investor, Kleiner Perkins. The Arkansas
facility will initially process 15 million lbs. of electronic scrap per year, with plans for
expansion, bringing 50 high-paying technical jobs to the area. Circuit boards, cell phones
and other electronics are made with sizable amounts of high-value metals that are
currently lost to landfills or handled in a hazardous manner overseas.707 Its curious that
this facility wasnt located in California, which presumably creates more such e-waste than
that area of the U.S. [Its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Arkansas leading to a
AntriaBio, Inc. The biopharmaceutical company leased a 27,000-sq. ft. comprehensive
facility which will allow the Company to conduct research as well as manufacture
microspheres for its lead product candidate AB101, a once-weekly basal insulin for the
treatment of diabetes. Although its primary manufacturing and laboratory facility is now in
Colorado, the companys HQ will remain in Menlo Park.708
Facebook will begin construction of the second phase of its $1 billion data center project in
Altoona. The second building will be roughly the same size as the first, 476,000 sq. ft.,
structure.709 As of 2014, 75 employees worked there.710 Note: Media reports about
Facebooks capital investment in Altoona range from $1 billion to $1.5 billion. This report
takes the conservative approach and limits the calculation to $1 billion, spread evenly
between 2013 and 2014. [Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and
such costs are lower in Iowa than in California.]
TE Connectivity furloughed employees producing circuit protection components because
the company shifted the work to China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but did indicate that
furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 2, 2014. 711
Teleflex Inc. The Arrow International Division will move jobs from California to Mexico and
the Czech Republic over the next three years. Teleflex manufactures central venous
access catheters in Menlo Park.712 The California EDD reported to the Department of
Labor that an estimated 40 jobs could be affected. The DOT indicated that furloughs may
have begun as early as Feb. 23, 2014.713
Teleflex Inc. Division of Arrow International See Teleflex Mexico 2014 entry for more
information regarding this event.
Electronic Arts, Inc. will significantly expand employment at their North American Test
Center at the Louisiana Digital Media Center on LSUS Main Campus. The hub serves as
the permanent home of EAs North American Test Center, or NATC, and the LSU Center
for Computation and Technology. EA will be the major private-sector tenant and occupy
30,000 sq. ft., roughly a third of the new space. Employment is expected to reach up to
600 people in the years ahead, with seasonal fluctuations corresponding to demand. EA
will occupy 30,000 sq. ft. of the 94,000-sq. ft. facility.714
Innovative Drive Corp. will relocate manufacturing and R&D to Reno. The company helps
start-ups realize their goals. When resources are stretched thin their team can provide
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expertise in areas including creative design, complex FEA analysis and in-house
manufacturing. President Luke Clauson said tax savings, Nevadas business-friendly
climate and talent pool as reasons for the relocation. Capital investment will exceed $1
million.715
Oracle Corp. plans to bring 200 jobs to San Antonio in the next two years and develop a
new operations center. The computer hardware and software developer already employs
workers in Texas and plans to add finance and contractual support service positions in San
Antonio. Oracle VP Randy Smith said the new facility will serve a critical financial function
for our North America and Latin American businesses.716 According to the Texas
Workforce Commission, the information technology industry in San Antonio continues to
grow steadily.717 The corporation will also spend $3.5 million finishing off 30,000 square
feet of office space, where it plans to locate internal financial management for its global
operations.718 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Oracle Corp. plans to create about 351 jobs over the next 10 years and will also open a
new customer software support center in Lehi in Salt Lake County. Oracle enables its
400,000 customers in more than 145 countries eliminate complexity and simplify IT. We
have been impressed by the high-tech growth in Utah and were pleased to be expanding
our presence here, said Oracle VP of Real Estate and Facilities Randy Smith, calling the
state the right place for us to grow. The facility has an expected capital investment of
$6,142,500.719 Oracle will take a 46,000-sq. ft. space at the Traverse Ridge Center.720
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Utah leading to a
Oracle Corp., is opening a Cloud Development Center in Seattle, the first outside
California, where it will hire about 100 engineers to start; it expects to hire hundreds more
in the coming months and years. Prashant Ketkar, VP-Product Management for Oracle
Cloud, said that Cloud services is one of Oracles fastest growing divisions. Engineers in
the center will work on a broad range of cloud services including computing and big data
analytics for enterprise customers.721 The new office totals more than 17,000 sq. ft.722
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Washington leading to
a reduction in expenses.]
Reputation.com, a company specializing in online reputation management and digital
privacy technologies, is expanding its operations to a 20,000-sq. ft. facility in Tempe,
where it intends to hire 150 people in sales, publishing, IT and engineering. 723
Vodafone The company is relocating its product and services innovation base designed
to help technology and software start-ups, known as Vodafone xone, from Silicon Valley to
London. The unit builds and tests prototype devices and apps. Vodafone hopes to tap into
the wealth of technology skills and talent in the UK and Europe.724 (Nearly simultaneously
with the California closure announcement, Vodafone launched a NZ$50m research
operation in Christchurch, NZ.) While Vodafone will retain a California presence, the
closure is something of a U-turn for the company. The office was opened in September
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2011, with a brief to incubate startups and fast track their ideas. Five staff were employed
in Redwood, and the London team is to expand from 12 to 20 people. The action was not
linked to last years sale of Vodafones 45% in Americas largest mobile phone network,
Verizon Wireless.725 The transatlantic move will allow Vodafone to reach a pool of
technology talent in the U.K. and Europe and simplify product development.726
Grazix Animal Health, a family of next-generation natural animal health products, will join
the Biotechnology Advancement Center in Minnesota and eventually move its entire
operation there. Randy Simonson, Grazix CEO, said, We have distribution centers in
Europe, and are in talks with China and Brazil. Plans are to expand in the new location.
Right now the manufacturing and developing part of the product is still in San Carlos, but
the long-term goal is to bring the manufacturing to Worthington, Simonson said.727 Grazix
expects to expand the facility and have 20 full-time positions in the future.728 Note: The
company relocated its HQ to Worthington, but with the date of the move being unclear that
event is combined with this one.729
Apple Inc. continues to look overseas as the company diversifies its suppliers. Under a
new contract, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has begun shipping
microprocessors used in Apples smartphones and tablets. Its unclear how many units
TSMC has shipped to Apple thus far. Its likely the work will boost TSMCs revenue as
Apples new microprocessor orders may account for 10% of revenue in 2014. Last year,
TSMC posted revenue of $19.87 billion. TSMC now supplants South Koreas Samsung
Electronics, which had a lock on the orders. Apple and TSMC have also agreed to work
together on more advanced chips next year. Through the deal, TSMC adds a high-profile
customer that could help support expensive research investments in more advanced
technology. Apples technology will allow TSMC to produce more powerful and energyefficient chips to support increasingly sophisticated mobile-device functions.730
Apple has taken over a small hydroelectric project EBD Hydro near its new data center.
(See separate event in 2012.) The Oregonian reports: Big data centers like the one Apple
has just opened in Prineville use huge volumes of electricity as much as a small city to
power thousands of computers.... Its not clear if the facility is operating yet. Prior
proposals had described the project as generating 3 to 5 megawatts. Thats enough to
power roughly 2,000 to 3,500 homes, but big data centers can exceed 30 megawatts and
really large complexes require significantly more than that.731 [Considering that data
centers use such significant amounts of electricity, note that costs for such are lower in
Oregon than in California.]
Apple Inc. confirmed that it is setting up a permanent software outpost in Seattle. At least
30 engineers are working for Apple in the area.732 One recruiting pitch said: Ever wanted
to work at Apple, but didnt want to live in Cupertino?733 (The headline has since been
removed.) Update: As of November, Apple doesnt have a permanent office quite yet, but
appears to be working out of a temporary space in Seattles Ballard neighborhood of
Seattle.734
Box Inc. (formerly Box.net) The online file sharing and cloud content management
company selected Austin to expand its operations, its first U.S. location outside of the Bay
Area. The company spent more than a year on its site selection process and will move into
a 20,800 sq. ft. facility.735 The jobs will be in customer experience, finance and technical
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operations. It plans to eventually employ 200 workers. The company claims more than 25
million users and operates offices in San Francisco, London and Japan. In March, Box
disclosed plans to raise up to $250 million in an initial public offering.736
Enquero Inc. plans to build its first Agile Delivery Center in Louisiana to provide enterprise
software products and services to commercial clients. Company executive Hemant Asher
said, In evaluating various locations as potential homes to incubate Enqueros first Agile
Delivery Center, we defined cultural fit, availability of relevant talent and infrastructure
readiness as our major criteria, Lafayette and the State of Louisiana far exceeded our
expectations from all dimensions. The center is expected to create 350 new direct jobs
with an average salary of $64,300, plus benefits. Enquero will occupy about 2,200 sq. ft. of
space.737 Its been said its the companys first bricks-and-mortar domestic outsourcing
site beyond Silicon Valley.738
Pegasus Manufacturing Inc. The precision-machinery manufacturing firm began hiring
in Galesburg with 15 employees beginning in March and another 15 later.739 CEO Ruth
Whitehead said, Doing business in California it just wasnt a very business-friendly
environment. We had always wanted to move out of state.740
Intel Corp. will consolidate it presence in Costa Rica and establish a Mega Laboratory for
testing new products, a first of its kind facility that will employ 350 people. Costa Rican
technicians and engineers will be responsible for authorizing and determining the efficiency
and quality of new Intel products prior to their manufacturing and distribution. Intel said that
this mega laboratory is unique for the company since it will concentrate most of the testing
activities and research in a single location, which will interact with the different plants and
operations of Intel around the world. The new project joins Intel Shared Services Center
and the Center for Engineering and Development, all together employing 1,500 people in
the country.741
Google Inc. will again grow in Pittsburgh, leasing an additional 66,000 sq. ft. in a new
office building, where software engineers and product managers work on search, ads and
ads-shopping products and core engineering infrastructure. (The new lease will put
Googles Pittsburgh presence at more than 200,000 sq. ft.) Included will be a sky bridge,
allowing a convenient connection between the new space and existing Bakery Square
office and a 900-plus space parking garage.742 The expansion means room for up to
hundreds of new jobs,743 although as of September 2014 Google has yet to provide a
number. Also, an apartment complex totaling 350 units as well as mixed-use buildings will
be built as part of the complex.744 The groups newest work is to detect and deter on-line
scams and also a project to enable automatic recognition of faces to face unlock Android
phones.745
VMware, a worldwide provider in virtualization software, started operations in Costa Rica
in 2012 with three people in a shared services center. The number was expected to grow
in 2014 to about 250 employees, and continued growth means that by 2015 it will employ
more than 400 Costa Ricans. General Manager of VMware Costa Rica, Ariel Vargas, said
the company has specific plans to increase operations in the country over the coming
years. The announcement was made after an official promotion trip to the United States to
promote Costa Rica as a strategic hub for investment projects.746
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Hewlett-Packard Co. is launching a broad cloud computing initiative in Seattle, where it

employs about 70 people and aims to hire as many as 200 more over the next 18 months.
Bill Hilf, HPs SVP for cloud products and services, a Microsoft veteran, said, Were hiring
like gangbusters. HP says it will invest $1 billion over the next two years in R&D, cloudrelated product and engineering initiatives, professional services and expanding the global
reach of HP Helion.747
Hewlett-Packard Co. will expand in Conway by establishing a regional Industry
Development Center, adding about 200 jobs to an existing facility. John Herzog of HP said,
These new employees will fill important technical roles in software engineering, business
analysis and management in support of HPs growing government and commercial
healthcare business across the United States. The company cited the presence of three
colleges and universities, high-quality workforce and hundreds of existing HP employees
as drivers for the project.748 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Arkansas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
SurveyMonkey, which had about 50 employees last year, today is at 80 people and plans
for another 20 new hires. So the company leased an additional 38,288 sq. ft. of office
space. The Portland market is serving us well. We get good talent here, said a
spokeswoman. All told, SurveyMonkey employs more than 300 workers. Portland
employees are mostly in customer operations, although there are some engineering jobs,
too. With the expansion comes the possibility of adding sales staff.749 SurveyMonkey
started in Portland but sold the business in 2009 and moved its headquarters to California.
Since then, SurveyMonkey has greatly expanded its Portland office.750 (An office
expansion in 2013 is excluded from this report because it appears to be a space
adjustment for a facility established earlier in Portland.)
Cyphre Inc., a.k.a. SVY Co. Inc. a.k.a. Servergy, an encrypted file-sharing company,
opened in Austin in September with plans to relocate its headquarters to the city,
employing 50-60 local workers by late 2016. Our activities in Austin have really shaped
Cyphre, CEO Lance Smith said. Cyphre has raised $28 million in investment capital in
three funding rounds from 400 private investors, requiring Smith to provide company
updates to his backers. Its like running a public company, he said.751 The California
location appears to have been San Jose.752 By July 27, 2015, all personnel have already
moved from California.753
Cisco selected Toronto to locate an Internet of Everything Innovation Centre, a planned
investment of up to $100 million. The decision builds on its investments in Canada
including up to $4 billion over the next decade to expand its footprint in Ontario, create up
to 1,700 jobs, and establish research chairs, professorships and innovation centers at ten
Canadian universities. Cisco will occupy space in what is being called North Americas
smartest office tower, which will also be home to Ciscos new Canadian headquarters.754
eBay in Bellevue has grown from 200 employees last fall to more than 340 employees
today. The online retailer acquired Seattle startup Decide.com last September, and the
Decide.com crew helped expand eBays presence at its new Bellevue location. The
company leased a 53,000-sq. ft. space in One Bellevue Center, and the new office
operates as one of the companys Centers of Excellence.755
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Santa Clara
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eBay, after acquiring Critical Path Software in 2010, will expand in Portland by adding
engineers. The Portland office is designated an eBay Center of Excellence, and staff there
will identify best practices there that can be tested and implemented in offices around the
world, including development centers in Seattle, Austin and Israel. The 70,000 sq. ft.
facility has become a hub for eBays mobile applications (including Andropid and iPhone)
and services for eBays Marketplaces, Classifieds, StubHub and Enterprise business
divisions.756 The office has grown to 200 employees, has 20 active job openings, and is
expanding space to accommodate another 122 employees.757 [Along with the efficiencies
resulting from the acquisition, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Oregon leading to a
reduction in expenses.
Independent Salon Services The wholesale distributor of hair care products and
cosmetics will relocate to Nevada. In so doing it will hire for full-time jobs in marketing,
customer service and boutique management.758 The company will continue to operate a
boutique store and distribution facility in San Jose. I am excited to be relocating my
corporate office to Reno. This area offers major advantages to being a local resident as
well as a business owner. The significant tax benefits as well as the superior quality of life
have brought me back to the place I have always called home, said Kymberly Helser,
company owner.759
Maxim Integrated Products Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer, expanded its Farmers
Branch campus by another 138,000 sq. ft., which could lead to more than 100 new jobs.
The 18.5-acre campus is the companys second-largest in the country and will house about
500 of its 800 North Texas employees.760 To eliminate some confusion, note that
previously the company moved its HQ from Sunnyvale to San Jose.
Nutanix, a data storage and server company valued at more than $2 billion and has hinted
at an IPO in 2015, is opening an engineering office in Seattle where it plans to hire 30
employees dedicated to engineering efforts. We know that Seattle has become another
hub of innovation and we want to be able to tap into the talent in the region, said Kevin
OKane, director of talent acquisition at Nutanix. Were looking to make a big splash in
Seattle. Nutanix is a B2B company that sells converged infrastructure solutions to more
than 800 enterprise customers like eBay, USPS, Concur, and the Department of Justice. 761
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Washington leading to
Nutanix, a Silicon Valley-based tech storage firm, has moved into its new Durham facility
and is already planning an expansion that will double its local headcount. About 30
employees are at the office currently, and Kevin OKane, the San Jose-based director of
talent acquisition, said he expects that number to double in the next 14 months. [Durham]
is a phenomenal hub for technologists and folks that are in our space, OKane said. So,
rather than try to uproot folks from North Carolina, we thought, Hey, lets bring an office to
them. The company already had a small office in Durham, but outgrew it. So it leased a
full floor, more than 16,500 sq. ft., space in another building.762 The new operation will
have a little bit of everything from sales to research and development; an asset is the
facilitys proximity to the universities and tech talent at NetApp, IBM and EMC.763 [Along
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Vegas
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N$R
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Mississippi >
Hattiesburg
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Santa
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Penang
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Santa
Clara
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
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#DN
}CDO
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Hillsboro
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N$R
NQF
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#MA
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}CDO
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Arizona > Tempe
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25.6
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with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in North Carolina leading to a
RW Garcia, a family-owned corn-based chip and snack maker founded in 1982, opened a
63,000-sq. ft. manufacturing plant in unincorporated Clark County near North Las Vegas.
The business environment in Las Vegas really drew us in, said Robert Garcia, RW
Garcia president and CEO.764 The new facility will enable the full production rate to
increase from 11 million pounds of chips per year to more than 62 million.765
Silicor Materials, Inc. (formerly Calisolar) The company selected a site in Iceland for
its first large-scale solar silicon manufacturing facility. Silicor has engaged Icelands Arion
Bank to lead the debt financing for the plant, which would create as many as 400 full-time
jobs plus up to 100 construction jobs. Centra Corporate Finance will raise equity for the
project. The facility will have a capacity of 16,000 metric tons, with the ability to yield up to
19,000 metric tons of solar silicon each year. The Ministry for the Environment and Natural
Resources rapidly completed all environmental permitting.766
Stion Corp. is expanding in Hattiesburg where it will hire more employees, expand
operations from five days a week to seven, and schedule more shifts. Doing so will more
than double production capacity. Stion has invested more than $150 million so far in the
plant.767 That capital investment isnt recorded in this event because it appears to be part
of the amount shown in the 2011 entry for this company in Hattiesburg.
Coherent, Inc., Laser Machining Tools (LMT) Business Unit, furloughed employees
involved in production of laser machining tools because the company shifted the work to
Malaysia. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but did
indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as March 2, 2014.768
Hoya Vision Care, an optical lens firm, moved its distribution center to North Texas, into a
101,817-sq. ft. space near DFW. Hoya Vision Care is a U.S. firm owned by Hoya Corp. of
Japan.769
Intel Corp. reached proposed agreements with government agencies for the microchip
company to invest $100 billion in its Portland-area plants and facilities during the next 30
years. Thats billion with a B, said an elected official. The agreement is considered a jobretention program and the $100 billion represents new money that Intel expects to invest in
research, development and manufacturing on its Washington County campuses. Intel
began manufacturing in Oregon in 1974, and its now the largest for-profit employer in the
state with 17,500 employees. Oregons Intel sites are the largest the company operates.
The project is focused on investments for equipment replacement and on retaining
employees. The multimillion-dollar machinery used in its manufacturing process can
become obsolete within a few years as technology evolves.770 Note: Its difficult to
determine how much of the $100 billion can be attributable to this report considering Intels
long-standing involvement in Oregon. Hence, the capital figure is excluded from this report.
SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) will launch a major expansion of the facility that it set up in
Tempe two years ago to support its global business. The bank will hire another 250
employees in finance and IT in the next three years. Over the next five years, SVB will lend
or invest $100 million to technology and life sciences companies in Arizona. The bank has
more than $29 billion in assets. Arizona is the top-ranked state in the country for
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Dispersed
Shasta
Redding
Canada >
Unknown
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NQF
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N$R
NQF
#EN
#IT
#RD
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#SO
}CDO
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entrepreneurial activity, according to the business magazine Fast Company.771 Tempe is

now home to the banks largest office outside of Silicon Valley.772 For its expansion, SVB
leased an additional 25,579-sq. ft. space in the Hayden Ferry Lakeside I office building in
Tempe.773 Startups in the area are supported by many accelerators and incubators that
work to provide technical expertise, mentoring and funding to support entrepreneurship
and growth.
Roku Inc. The streaming-media company will open a development center in West
Austin. It could employ up to 50 software and hardware engineers. Were here to expand
our engineering efforts, Scott de Haas, VP of the hardware engineering department, said.
We have had difficulty hiring as many people as we want to hire in the Bay Area.774 Roku,
meaning six in Japanese, was founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood, who, by the way,
invented the DVR.775 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
Aruba Networks, which specializes in wireless enterprise network infrastructure,
expanded corporate functions in Portland including R&D, IT and sales support, with up to
100 employees. It will become a substantial office and Aruba intends to expand
aggressively with several hundred employees over time. Incentives werent the driving
factor for the location decision. Aruba was exposed to the Portland tech community while
purchasing Portland-based app maker Meridian and retained its team and Portland office
after the acquisition. Next, the company grew Portland operations and also is seeing a
strong pipeline of talent. Portland is a desirable place, its an area that people want to
move, said a company spokesperson, adding that employees in Sunnyvale have
expressed interest in moving up. Its likely that some senior executive functions will also be
moved to the Portland office.776 [Along with the efficiencies resulting from the acquisition,
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Oregon leading to a reduction in expenses.]
HCL Technologies, an Indian IT services company with its U.S. HQ in Sunnyvale, is
placing a 1,237-job expansion while setting up a Global Development Center in North
Carolina. The center will be where staff will both research and develop software
applications. The jobs will average $51,653 in annual salaries. The move means a $9
million investment.777 HCL Technologies entered into a lease of more than 10 years to
occupy all of the space in a 124,800-sq. ft. office building.778
NARUS, a software company involved in cybersecurity, and a Boeing subsidiary,
furloughed 17 in November and 35 in December, for a total of 52 employees. The WARN
notice states Closure Permanent.779 One former employee stated, Narus closed its
doors in December 2014.780 Another wrote, Company was dissolved.781
XO Group Inc. On Oct. 24, 2014, the company filed a Form 8-K announcing its plan to
cease operations at its Redding warehouse, a closure expected to be complete by the end
of the first quarter of 2015.782 A company filing with the Labor Department said the
eCommerce section furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing
personalized wedding supplies because the company shifted the work to a foreign country.
It estimated that 94 jobs would be affected.783 The companys flagship brand, The Knot, is
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Pocatello
Sonoma
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Unknown
Stanislaus
Oakdale
Nevada > Sparks
Stanislaus
Riverbank
Oregon >
Eugene
Stanislaus
Salida
Unknown >
Dispersed
200
$75
500
#FP
#MA
}UTN
85
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
159
N$R
NQF
#MA
}REL
N$R
NQF
#DO
}REL
200
N$R
NQF
#SB
}CLO
}DSP
}REL
the authority on all things weddings, providing stylish planning information with a patented
registry search tool.784
Amys Kitchen, a maker of organic, non-genetically modified convenience food, is
investing $75 million to upgrade a vacant plant in Idaho. Local manufacturing of macaroni
and cheese dinners should start in December, 2014. The company will initially staff the
500,000-sq. ft. facility with 200 full-time workers, but the workforce could eventually reach
1,000. Amys CFO and VP- Business Development Mark Rudolph said Amys considered
locating the new plant in California but wanted an existing facility to expedite its plans. The
company was founded in 1988.785 Amys offers many benefits to employees including
healthcare insurance coverage, on-site Family Health Centers for employees and their
families at production facilities, and scholarships for employees children.786
Brooks Automation, which produces equipment that allows cryogenic processes at
extremely low temperatures for semiconductor manufacturers and life science companies,
is shutting down its Petaluma facility. The plant is one of seven Brooks manufacturing
facilities in the United States, Mexico, South Korea and England. One reason given for the
Petaluma closure is that nearly all the semiconductor makers today are based in Asia and
it has become too costly to install, modify and service such complex products so far from
where they are made.787 Unfortunately, the statement obscures the cause-and-effect
nature of the situation namely, what caused California to lose its leading position in
semiconductor manufacturing the point where the work is a shadow of its former self?
Petaluma has lost jobs in the past to offshoring when the company shifted work to
Malaysia, which is listed in this report as a 2012 event.788
Ball Corp. is the company that furloughed employees, but the event was sparked by
ConAgra. Details: Ball Corp cut 159 jobs at its can manufacturing plant where more than
half of the production was for a nearby ConAgra Foods facility. Cans have been
transported conveniently on a designated paved path from the Ball plant to ConAgra with
no effect on city traffic. However, ConAgra contracted with the Ardaugh Group of
Luxembourg and cans will now come from the Reno area where, last August, Ardaugh
opened a new plant. Its estimated that the shift in production will result in 24 to 36
additional trucks per day on Oakdales roads due to the volume of cans being trucked in
from Nevada.789
Agent Evolution, a provider of real-estate themed website designs, has been acquired by
IDX, a real estate technology firm based in Oregon. With just three employees, Agent
Evolution is a small company, but IDX co-founder and CEO Chad Barczak said the
acquisition will help us grow a whole new revenue stream.... We are not currently planning
to relocate existing employees, but we will only hire new employees in Eugene for this
company moving forward.790
American Medical Response will close a medical billing operation in Salida and lay off
about 200 employees. The AMR center has handled billing for the companys emergency
services in Northern California, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, North Dakota and
Idaho. In the future, most of such functions will be managed by Centrex Revenue
Solutions, a Florida-based outsourcing firm with offices in five states, India and the
Philippines. AMR is doing so partly because of the higher costs of business operations in
California, a spokesman said.791
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N$R
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New York >

Henrietta
103
$0.8
10
#BF
}UTN
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Idaho > Goodling

and Twin Falls
50
$82
NQF
#FP
#MA
}UTN
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Unknown
Arizona >
Phoenix
100
$50
NQF
#FP
#MA
}UTN
Unknown
Unknown
New York >

Poughkeepsie
1,000
$100
1,000
#GR
#HQ
#MA
}UTN
Unknown
Unknown
Nevada > Reno
350
N$R
NQF
#DN
#FP
#MA
}UTN
VCSi a, canine services and training business, will relocate its global headquarters and
training center to Reno. Vigilant Canine Services International, or VCSi, cited proximity to
Reno-Tahoe International Airport for canine and handler transportation needs as well as
the states business-friendly atmosphere as factors contributing to its decision. The
company employs about 150 people with operations in 18 states and a regional training
center in Afghanistan, a breeding center in South Africa and a training academy in the
Philippines.792 Operations will remain in California and elsewhere.
Coast Professional The Louisiana-based company was considering an expansion on
either coast, and chose New York over California.793 The student loan receivables firm will
lease a 10,000 sq. ft. space in Henrietta and add 103 full-time workers. One advantage of
the location is its proximity to another company facility. The company provides collection
services to 200 colleges, universities and guaranty agencies, and is a small-business
contractor for the U.S. Department of Education.794
Glanbia Foods, based in Ireland, will expand in Idaho and will hire about 50 more
workers.795 It will be an $82 million project for its cheese manufacturing and production
plants in Goodlina and Twin Falls, in the Magic Valley region of Idaho. Setting up a facility
in California was an option, but in December the company selected Idaho in part because
of its pro-business attitude.796
Leclerc Foods USA, a family-owned Canadian snack-food maker, will build a plant in
Phoenix and create 100 jobs. The company purchased a 165,000-sq. ft. building for its
sixth manufacturing factory where it will make organic and GMO-free nutritional bars. The
110-year-old food business also makes crackers and cookies. Phoenix will serve as a
strategic location to reach markets on the West Coast and in Mexico and South
America.797 The company plans to invest about $50 million in the facility during the next
three years.798 After the plant was purchased for about US$45 a square foot, it was up and
running in six months. Leclerc Foods apparently had some discussions about locating in
California. Jean-Sbastien Leclerc, the U.S. director of sales, said, We wanted to be close
to California, but not in it even though the state represents a huge market. There are
about 350 Canadian businesses operating out of Arizona, up from about 80 just 10 years
ago.799 [Its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business and
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Arizona leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Linuo Solar Group Co., the Chinese company visited California before deciding to
establish its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in Poughkeepsie, where former
IBM facilities were available. Initial plans included hiring up to 1,000 people and investing
$100 million in the operation, which will make solar panels, solar cells and solar hot-water
systems.800 This event was excluded from previous reports because as Linuo was buying
the 157-acre site and nearly 1 million sq. ft. of buildings, the solar industry was heading
into a time of overcapacity and plunging prices for panels and construction was delayed. It
was unclear whether the project would proceed. However, demolition and structural work
began in 2014, making it an active project.801
OLE Mexican Foods expanded and chose Reno as its central location for distribution to
their West Coast customers. It will open a new manufacturing facility and bring about 350
jobs to Reno in the next few years. Setting the stage for more growth, President Veronica
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Chesterfield
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2,000
$2,000
NQF
#GR
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Virginia >
Petersburg
376
$22.5
96
#PB
#MA
}UTN
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Georgia >
Atlanta
NJR
N$R
NQF
#BF
}UTN
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Unknown
Colorado >
Denver
100
N$R
11.3
#BF
#HQ
}UTN
Ventura
Oxnard
Virginia > Salem
50
$5.7
NQF
#EC
#MA
}REL
Moreno said, We currently employ approximately 2,000 people, we hope to build a great
production facility and employ more than 500 people in Nevada. And while there is a lot to
do before we reach that number, we did it in Dallas and Atlanta, and we can do it in
Nevada.802 Apparently, California sites were ruled out in favor of Nevada.
Shandong Tranlin Paper Co. Ltd. The China-based company will build $2-billion ecofriendly paper manufacturing plant expected to employ 2,000 people by 2020. Its first U.S.
operation will boost area agriculture by using organic waste. The company takes wheat
straw and corn stalks and turn them into paper towels, toilet tissue, boxes and organic
fertilizers, and more. The company says the process does not expel an odor like paper
plants with older technology. Jim Cheng, a former Virginia Commerce Secretary, said the
company looked at California versus Virginia.803 The company bought 60 acres for $3
million as it begins to assemble an 850-acre facility.804
UniTao Pharmaceuticals LLC, a China-based pharmaceutical company, purchased a
plant in Petersburg where it will invest $22.5 million in a manufacturing operation and
create 376 jobs. A state official stated that Virginia competed against California for the
project. UniTao is a subsidiary of Shanghai-based Tenry Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which is
engaged in R&D, production and sales of pharmaceutical drugs, active pharmaceutical
ingredients, dietary supplements and food additives.805
Worldpay US, a payment processor, will expand in Atlanta. Earlier this year, CEO Tony
Catalfano said he had planned to put an important innovation arm of the company in
Silicon Valley (the community wasnt disclosed) because of its mass of technology
workers. But he said Atlanta convinced him the city offered a robust tech community, too,
so the jobs will be in Atlanta. [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
regulations in Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses.] The company plans to expand
from 600 employees to more than 1,200.806 For the purposes of this report, since its
unclear how much of the work had been intended for Silicon Valley, no jobs or capital
investment numbers are given here.
WorldRemit, a startup money transfer provider, will open a North American headquarters
and operations center in Denver. The London-based company plans to hire 100 there and
218 people by early 2020. According to CEO Ismail Ahmed, Denver is gaining a
reputation as a go-to destination for the financial tech sector and stealing the thunder of
New York and Silicon Valley. The firm received $40 million year from Palo Alto-based
Accel Partners, which also has backed Facebook, Spotify and Dropbox. It has leased
11,126 square feet of office space at in Denver. The new jobs are expected to pay an
average wage of $71,536. The company considered locations in California.807 [Along with
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Colorado leading to a
Mersen USA, a subsidiary of Mersen SA, a graphite and electrical specialty company, will
invest $5.7 million in Virginia, will move its reactive metal equipment manufacturing
business from California, and will create 50 jobs. The company will add another large
production building as a result of the expansion. Mersen is one of those companies tucked
away on the fringes of our city that goes about its daily business turning out million-dollar
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Seattle
Yolo
Woodland
Idaho > Caldwell
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Adjustment
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NQF
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#SO
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$25
162
#HQ
#MA
132
}CLO
}REL
equipment with very few people knowing what they actually do, said the City Manager.
Established in 1940, Mersen USA has nine production sites in seven states. Its customers
include chemical and pharmaceutical companies.808
MicaSense, a start-up that has developed a high-tech camera attached to small drone
aircraft, named RedEdge, is relocating. The company recently raised $2 million in initial
funding from French technology company Parrot. MicaSense developed software to
process satellite-quality imagery collected by the camera so growers will know more about
conditions that affect their crops. Data collected will allow early detection of stresses to
crops, including the effects of pests, fertilizer, lack of water, over-irrigation, excessive heat,
or early frost. Co-founder Gabriel Torres, who has a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, said
theres a substantial market in the agricultural sector, where low-cost unmanned drones
can easily access expansive fields and remote rural areas. MicaSense has some early
customers in Canada, where there is a permitting process with very loose restrictions that
allows commercial operations. The company is advertising five software engineering
openings in Seattle and hopes to expand later.809
Gayle Manufacturing Co. will move its manufacturing and headquarters to Idaho.810 The
company, which fashions steel beams for use in commercial buildings, will replace a
California plant with a bigger one in Idaho. Founder and CFO Jim DeBlasio plans to open a
$25 million plant near Caldwell. Gayle Manufacturing already employs more than 30
workers in a nearby Nampa plant, which will continue operating. Compensation, including
health and retirement benefits, averages about $82,000 per employee per year. The new
Caldwell plant would replace the California operation with more modern equipment,
doubled capacity and room to grow. DeBlasio started the company in his Sacramento
garage in 1968. He shares ownership with workers through an employee stock ownership
plan. Site selection is tricky, DeBlasio said, requiring rail access for receiving raw beams
and shipping finished beams.811 Gayle will offer its 71 California employees a chance to
relocate from California, will replace employees who dont move, then hire 40 additional
workers over the next two years.812 The new fabrication plant would comprise 154,836 sq.
ft. and a future office building involving to offer was also planned, comprising 7,200 sq. ft.,
for a total space of 162,036 sq. ft. The plant is scheduled to start operations in 2016 with
50 employees; at capacity would employ 100. A 12-car rail spur will provide access for rail
shipping and receiving.813 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Idaho leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Fisher Investments job growth in Camus, Washington see note in 2010 entry.
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Locality
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Location
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Emeryville
Texas > Dallas
NJR
N$R
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Emeryville
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Falls
250
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Emeryville
Nevada >
Minden
Alameda
Emeryville
Massachusetts >
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Sq. Ft.
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Ciao Telecom, a global telecommunications provider, will relocate its North American
headquarters to Dallas to a 22,000 sq. ft. space. The company also has offices in New
York, Miami and San Francisco, as well as in Italy, Brazil and England. 814
Clif Bar & Co. The family- and employee-owned maker of organic food and drinks will
build a new state-of-the-art bakery in Idaho to make CLIF Bars and CLIF Kid Zbars. The
facility will be constructed on nearly 90 acres and cost an estimated $90 million; when fully
operational, it will create 250 jobs. The bakery is being designed to scale over time with the
total capital investment potentially reaching $160 million, while providing up to 450 highquality full-time employment opportunities. From the moment that we first stepped foot in
Twin Falls, we felt an immediate connection with the citys people, natural surroundings
and community, said Kit Crawford, co-owner and co-chief visionary officer of Clif Bar &
Co.815 It will be a 275,000-sq. ft. facility.816
New Logic Research Inc. The maker of industrial filtration systems is moving
manufacturing to Nevada, into a 60,000 sq. ft. building that will start operating before the
end of 2013. It may employ as many as 60 people within five years.817 The company will
invest an estimated $3.2 million in capital equipment and purchasing a facility. New Logic
Research employs many engineers and their relations with the University of Nevada, Reno
and the head of their Engineering Department played a major role in their decision to move
to Nevada.818 The 25-year-old companys products are sold internationally.
Novartis AG, a pharmaceutical firm, will cut employment in California while adding 175
jobs at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in Cambridge. The jobs will include
new hires along with researchers moving from Emeryville, where it is shutting down a
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Emeryville
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N$R
NQF
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Alameda
Fremont
Nevada > Sparks
12
$2.8
NQF
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}REL
Alameda
Fremont
New York >

Buffalo
475
$700
137.5
#GR
#MA
}CDO
Alameda
Fremont
New York >

Buffalo
375
$750
137.5
#GR
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Alameda
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Costa Rica >

Coyol
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
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Alameda
Fremont
Minnesota >
Maple Grove
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
cancer research program. The company may begin adding researchers again in
Massachusetts and elsewhere as early as 2014.819 A total of 221 California employees
were furloughed.820
Wargaming America, Inc. The software developer of free multi-player online games
selected Austin as its global services hub, which will house heads of business intelligence,
global design services and central technology, with the option to expand in other areas.821
Brett Close, SVP engineering and GM of the Austin office, said, Its much cheaper than
most other game development hubs like San Francisco and a great place to live and
work.822
KMG Chemicals, Inc. The provider of specialty chemicals will close its Fremont site and
shift manufacturing to Colorado and also to Hollister, Calif. The Fremont site, acquired
when KMG purchased OM Groups Ultra Pure Chemicals, makes and packages a variety
of chemicals for the semiconductor industry under the Cyantek name. The transfer of
production to other locations will begin by the end of 2013.823
Neo Medical, Inc. Will relocate headquarters, manufacturing and distribution to Nevada.
President, Tim Duvall cited Nevada tax savings, specifically after the imposition of the
Affordable Care Act Medical Device Tax to begin in 2013 as a main reason for the move.
The company is known for its safety needle technologies, long-term and products for
neonatal, pediatric and adult patients. In five years, Duvall projects capital investment will
reach $2.8 million, adding 12 full-time employees in Sparks, with operations underway by
March 2013.824
Silevo (later acquired by SolarCity) will locate a major part of its operations in Buffalo.
The company, which produces silicon solar cells and modules, has an established
manufacturing plant in China. Phase 1 of Silevos project, a more than $700 million
investment, will create at least 475 jobs in a 200 megawatt production facility. It will be its
sole North American manufacturing operation. Cooperating in the project is the State
University of New York Research Foundation. Silevo will share a 275,000-sq. ft. facility
with Soraa,825 but its unclear how much space will be dedicated to which company; hence,
for the purpose of this report, its split 50-50.
Soraa The manufacturer will invest $750 million to build a LED (lighting) fabrication plant
where the companys capabilities will expand as will product innovation. The company has
a partnership with the SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Soraa was
founded in 2008 and continues to operate an LED fabrication plant in Fremont,
California.826 The new facility is expected to employ 375 employees. Sorra will share a
275,000-sq. ft. facility with Silevo,827 but its unclear how much space will be dedicated to
which company; hence, for the purpose of this report, its split 50-50.
Boston Scientific Corp., a Massachusetts-based company, will move assembly work to
plants in Costa Rica and Maple Grove, Minn., near Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The company
stated that its continuing to find ways to reduce our manufacturing footprint. Were looking
for ways to run the company as lean as we can while we invest in new markets.828 The
Costa Rica facility manufactures products the companys cardiology, urology, endoscopy
and peripheral intervention divisions.829
Boston Scientific Corp., relocated work to Minnesota. See the 2013 entry for this
company for Costa Rica for more information about this event.
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Valmark Interface Solutions, subsidiary of Nidec Motor Corp., furloughed employees

producing labels, panel overlays, and membrane switches because the company shifted
the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs may have begun as early
as Feb. 20, 2013.830
Blackhawk Network opened a 130-seat support center in Reno to house three divisions.
Its the companys first service center in the United States, said CEO Bill Tauscher, a
flagship site. It will also house the risk division and desktop support division.831 The
company supports the management and distribution of financial products, gift cards and
prepaid telecom products across a global network of financial service providers, retailers
and mobile wallets. It services the T-Mobile Visa Prepaid Card, issued by Bancorp Bank.832
Apparently 60 jobs were created833 in the 15,000-sq. ft. facility.834 Blackhawk Network
Holdings, Inc. is owned by Pleasanton-based Safeway Inc.835
Shasta QA For more information, see the Redding entry for this event.
MBA Polymers The durable goods recycler is closing its headquarters and pilot-scale
plant in California and moving operations to its facility in England. Along with hosting the
R&D work, Worksop will become the companys new headquarters. The company has
reprocessing plants in England, Austria and China.836 As an aside, the President and
Founder of MBA Polymers, Dr. Mike Biddle, gave an extraordinary TED Talk on the
companys story regarding its plastics recycling solutions for sustainability.837
4506-Transcripts.com The division of Private Eyes, Inc. relocated its headquarters,
stating: The company noted: Reno is only a few hours from major California markets, yet
provides the pro-business and quality of life balance necessary for most business owners.
The service provider will hire 41 new employees; the labor pool including university
students with customer management and technology skills influenced the move. The
transcripts company verifies income through the IRS for mortgage brokers, banks, lenders,
and employers on candidates and borrowers.838
Bank of America The bank will close a call center in northwest Fresno in August of next
year. The facility fielded calls from the banks consumer-banking customers. The call
center opened in 2000 with 475 employees.839 A notice to the state showed 543
employees in Fresno furloughed as of Aug. 31, 2013.840
Vikon Farms The poultry processing company will move all operations hatching,
growing and processing to southwest Arkansas, where it will invest $5.4 million. A sales
office will remain in California. President/CEO Quan Phu declined to say how many
workers will lose their jobs when the company relocates its business away from the west
coast, but he said they will add more jobs in Arkansas (172) than are being lost in
California.841 Vikon produces a specialty breed of chicken that serves Asian markets.842
Some call the product Buddhist-style poultry It is pretty much the most organic, freerange chicken you can come by, said a customer.843
Marley Coffee The company will move headquarters to Colorado. Rohan Marley, the
founder and chairman of Marley Coffee and a son of reggae singer Bob Marley, said,
Denver has the pulse on the organic movement Its always been my vision to bring all our
people together and Denver was on the top of our list. Its centrally located and the
sustainable vibe of the city resonates with what were trying to achieve. With the move, 12
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El
Segundo
Orange
Seal Beach
employees will be added in sales, marketing, design, business development and human
resources. In July 2009, the companys name was changed to Jammin Java Corp., with a
d/b/a of Marley Coffee.844 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Colorado leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Northrop Grumman will close its Carson as the company works to reduce facilities and
cut costs. The work will be moved to other facilities in phases starting this year. Almost 800
workers, including engineers and scientists, will be affected by the move. The company
said hundreds of positions are being relocated to points in California, Alabama, Virginia
and Maryland, but its unclear how many positions would be shifted to which locations.845
The campus, often referred to as the Dominguez Hills facility, was built in 1987 for TRW
Inc. Northrop acquired TRW in 2002.846
Passion Splash LLC furloughed employees producing screen printed apparel/silkscreening because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 7, 2013.847
Cereplast Inc. The headquarters will close in May, resulting in a savings of $600,000
annually, a substantial amount for the company. At this stage of the game, it definitely
makes sense to concentrate all of our operations under one roof, and cost is a big factor,
CEO Frederic Scheer said. Indiana is definitely less costly than California. The cost of
[California] real estate is very high, and because of the cost of real estate being high it
definitely has an impact on the cost of employment. Cereplast has been a California
company since 2001.848
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems The headquarters of this $6 billion business
unit of Raytheon will relocate. The Waltham, Mass.-based electronics, mission systems
and aerospace technology parent company already has a presence in McKinney. The
company didnt provide details on the number of jobs. Real estate sources say the move
will bring about 170 jobs, which have an average salary of $250,000.849 Its building a
500,000-sq. ft. facility in the area.850
M/A-Com Technology Solutions furloughed employees in Long Beach and on-site
leased employees producing RF power semiconductors and modules used in
communications, avionics, and radar because according to the California EDD the
company shifted the work to Thailand. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as July 9, 2013.851
Boeing Co. / Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) divisions in Southern California
are expected to lose nearly 300 of their 700 employees over the next two years. Affected
sites include El Segundo, Long Beach [in Los Angeles County] and Seal Beach and
Huntington Beach [in Orange County].852 As the centers are established, employee totals
are expected to grow between 300-400 each in Alabama, Missouri and South Carolina
while jobs in California are expected to decrease.853 According to Boeing, the new
research centers will consolidate technology development of strategic importance to the
company over the long-term up to 30 years into the future. Note: This entry has a
different format because the relationship is unclear between the four California locations
that lost jobs and the three out-of-state locations that gained those jobs. For example, did
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Los
Angeles
the Long Beach jobs go to North Carolina, Alabama or Missouri? Or were they spread
among all three states? WARN notices fail to specify such detail. Hence, these events are
reported in a generalized manner.
Texas > Dallas
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Account Control Technology Inc. (ACT) The debt management and recovery solutions
firm located in the Canoga Park section of L.A. will expand operations to Dallas with a new
30,000-sq. ft. call center. It will hire up to 300 agents. ACT selected Dallas for its latest
office in part because of the companys positive experience conducting business in Texas.
Also, ACT will continue to maintain its existing call center in San Angelo, which is in west
Texas.854 [Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Coda Automotive went bankrupt and closed its Los Angeles headquarters after having
been showered with praise, and money, by California politicians. Gov. Jerry Brown
traveled to Los Angeles for the opening of the headquarters of the company that was
introducing the CODA Sedan, which had new battery that would supposedly deliver
superior performance. About 650 high-tech jobs were expected to be created in Los
Angeles. To the naysayers, were saying yes to solar, yes to CODA, Brown said. Were
saying yes to a Los Angeles thats on the move. City Council President Eric Garcetti had
been influential in offering $1 million in city funds to lure CODAs HQ from nearby Santa
Monica even as he received contributions from CODA executives and their spouses. An
excellent LA Weekly story reported that the company never got close to its goal of 650
employees, topping out at about 270 before it began laying off workers.... It appears the
company has sold fewer than 100 cars .... John Gartner, an analyst at Pike Research,
[said], On the automotive side, it seems like theres not much of a future for them. The
citys contract calls for CODA to refund its money in full if it moves to another city within
five years. But the contract makes no provision for reimbursement if CODA goes
bankrupt.855
Gamma Medica Inc. (formerly Gamma Medica Ideas) The breast imaging company,
located in the Northridge section of Los Angeles, was in bankruptcy. Jim Calandra, a New
Hampshire consultant, who was hired to turn it around, brought it back to New Hampshire,
where he is now the CEO of 24 employees, going on 30. It has FDA approval for its
technology, $16 million in financing through a health-care equity firm, and occupies 8,000sq. ft. of leased space.856 A year earlier, the company was a winner of the Los Angeles
Business Journals 2012 Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award, which honors and
acknowledges people and organizations in the area that continue to stretch boundaries.857
Medient Studios, Inc. The company, located in the Hollywood section of L.A., will
develop a movie studio, entertainment facility and campus about 15 miles from the
Savannah-Hilton Head International airport.858 The $90 million cost includes everything
needed to make movies, including $10 million to lease the land, $40 million for equipment
and $40 million for buildings.859 The company stated that it is a global film production and
distribution company with a presence in North America, Europe and India and has
produced or financed in excess of 250 movies. It received approval for beneficial
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ownership of 1,560 acres of property in Effingham County, with an option to purchase title
to the property.860
Paramount Fitness Corp., subsidiary of National Credit Corp., furloughed employees
producing commercial exercise equipment because the company shifted the work to
China. The California EDD reported an estimate of 100 jobs to be lost to the Department of
Labor. The DOL didnt identify the community in that country, but indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as March 21, 2013.861
Resignation Media is moving its headquarters from the Venice Beach section of Los
Angeles to Austin. The company will renovate a 12,000-sq. ft. building and will spend $8
million in the next five years to do so. Co-founder/CEO Leo Resig said, We needed to find
a location that could support the expansion of our brand.... Austins pro-business climate,
decent cost of living, tax structure and dedication to its growing technology community are
what drew us to the city, The company is also ramping up its e-commerce site,
TheChivery.com. Brothers John and Leo Resig created Resignation Media in 2008. They
now own several websites including theCHIVE.com, theBERRY.com, theTHROTTLE.com,
theBRIGADE.com and an e-commerce site, TheChivery.com.862 A total of 35 employees
will relocate to Austin.863
Superior Industries International Inc. The automotive wheel manufacturer will break
ground on a new facility in Mexico, a move that will increase its wheel production
capabilities 15% to 20%. CEO Steven J. Borick said, margins in the United States
continue to be a difficult task. Thats one reason the company decided to build
manufacturing space in Mexico instead of in the United States, he said. It makes a lot
more sense economically to build new capacity in Mexico, where we know we have greater
margin opportunities.864 Investment in the plant will be up to $135 million.865
Villa Dolce Gelato Manufacturing expanded to Phoenix around March 2013.866 The
types of jobs in Phoenix listed on a job board are in manufacturing.867
Katzkin Leather, Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing leather
interiors for car and light trucks because the company shifted some of the work to Mexico.
The Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept. 8, 2013. 868
Natural Balance Pet Foods Inc. is ending manufacturing in Pacoima to move it out of
state now that the company has been acquired by Del Monte Corp. The end of operations
means 92 employees will lose their jobs. The companys nearby corporate headquarters
and distribution center are remaining and are unaffected. Pacoima has been the site of
Natural Balances operations since the it was founded in 1989. Natural Balance will move
production to a more advanced contract facility in Georgia, but for competitive reasons
wont disclose the location.869 By 2014, it became apparent it had selected Norcross,
Georgia.870 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the acquisition, its conceivable that the
regulations in Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Ace Canopy The subhead in the companys news release said it all: Leading California
canopy tent, manufacture and supplier Ace Canopy moves to Texas in order to save
money and expand. The decision was based on several factors, including state income
tax and business logistics. Ninety percent of the business will be moving to Weir, about 20
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Ohio > Zanesville
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Santa Fe
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Los Angeles
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miles North of Austin. The new 34,000 sq. ft. facility will accommodate the warehouse, a
retail store and office. References in the companys announcement about taxes e.g.,
Texas also does not have state income tax. Californias maximum state income tax is
currently 10.3% -- suggest that the HQ also is relocating.871 However, Ace Canopy is a
division of Abadak Inc., which is also based in Palmdale.872 Perhaps a co-location is the
reason the future site of Ace Canopys HQ was left vague in its announcement.
Avon Products Inc. will close its 353,000-sq. ft. distribution center that employs about 170
workers plus support staff in HR, administration and finance. Its unlikely they will be able
to stay on with Avon; orders will transition to Zanesville to be processed. The Pasadena
center opened in 1946. With $11 billion in annual revenue, Avon is the worlds largest
direct seller, marketing in more than 100 countries through more than 6 million
independent sales representatives.873
Shears Litho, Inc. The custom printing company relocated its headquarters to Southern
Nevada where it will invest $2.2 million in equipment and expand to 75 jobs. An estimated
75% of its market is outside Nevada.874 The company leased 26,206 sq. ft. of space.875
Sundek The international swimwear company relocated its U.S. headquarters.876
St. Jude Medical Inc., Pacesetter Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
producing cardiovascular medical devices and related devices because the company
shifted the work to Malaysia. The furlough figure is from a Los Angeles city employee
report to the Dept. of Labor. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that
country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as June 23, 2013.877
General Motors will relocate its Torrance plant dedicated to alternative-fuel vehicles to
Michigan. The Advanced Technology Center, which employs 114 people, will move by the
end of 2014. The center helped create the technology used in GMs EV1, a massproduced electric vehicle. Certain testing will remain in California.878 The project will
require GM to spend $200 million on a new 138,000 sq. ft. test wing at its Global
Powertrain Engineering Headquarters.879 When the consolidation of facilities from several
locations is complete, GM will have added about 400 jobs to the Pontiac campus.880 With
Torrance employment making up about 25% of that total. [Along with efficiencies resulting
from consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Michigan leading to a
Honda, the Japanese automaker, will relocate about 50 leadership and support jobs to
Marysville, Ohio, near Columbus where it makes the Accord and other vehicles. Last year
the company announced plans to have its North American operation play a greater role in
the global business, and the move to Ohio is a next step in that process. The move will
more efficiently group our regional executive management in one location close to our
major manufacturing, purchasing and R&D centers in the region, said a spokesperson.
So, in that sense the North American regional leadership function of Hondas North
American management will be in Ohio. Sales, marketing and other operations will stay in
Torrance. Honda also will form a new services company based in Marysville. The move will
start April 1, 2013 and continue through next year. In the last four years the company has
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invested more than $1 billion in Ohio.881 Honda has been low-key about the move of some
headquarters-type jobs from Torrance to Marysville.882 [Along with efficiencies resulting
from reorganization, its conceivable [that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Ohio leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Lulus Dessert Corp. Maria de Lourdes Sobrino, CEO of Lulus Dessert Corp., started
the company, which makes gelatin dessert products, in California about 30 years ago. She
relocated it to San Antonio. Manufacturing will start with 25 to 30 workers in January,
2013.883 The Orange County Business Journal honored her as an Outstanding Business
Leader at its Annual Women in Business Awards event in 2000.884
CyberWatch West A consortium of West Coast organizations which include Cal Poly
Pomona, Cal State Dominquez Hills, and Cal State San Bernardino was awarded a $3
million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a cybersecurity center.
similar to what is already in effect on the East Coast. The CyberWatch West center will
move from its current California location to the Whatcom Community College campus in
Bellingham. WCC President Kathi Hiyane-Brown said, Naming Whatcom as the lead
institution acknowledges our expertise in the field of cybersecurity education and the ability
of our faculty and staff to advance the NSF-funded project.885
William E. Wecker Associates The high-powered consulting firm has been relocating
from Marin County to Wyoming. Twenty employees, most of whom have doctoral degrees
in mathematics or masters degrees from prestigious schools such as MIT, are following.
This is an example of how a location doesnt require much more than a good airport and a
fast Internet connection. The company, founded in 1990, bills itself as providing statistical
and mathematical consulting services and data analysis. It works with pharmaceutical
companies and also has worked on safety and environmental issues. We happen to be a
company that can do our business from anywhere in the world, company President
William Wecker said. External factors, such as taxes and regulations, and Wyomings
conservative spending policies and healthy budget, were attractive, and played a part in
the relocation. But Wecker said the decision was based largely on an attraction to Jackson.
The move has been a quiet one. Were kind of as exciting as a roomful of librarians,
Wecker said.886
Flaresun Fire Group Inc. When you get out of the research-and-development phases,
California is right on you, said Lisa Mortimeyer, CEO of the company that develops
specialized fire and rescue equipment. After citing Nevadas tax advantages as the reason
to relocate the companys headquarters, she says the two-year-old company now is
looking to consolidate its operations in Reno.887 Nevada has welcomed us with open
arms, she said. Reno has a friendly vibe, not the standoffish arrogance California has
when youre trying to start a business.888
Fresenius Manufacturing USA, f/k/a Fresenius Medical Care NA. The Merced Sun-Star
reported the company will close its plant, which produces a concentrate thats used for
dialysis therapy, after 22 years in Livingston; 37 workers will be furloughed, and in 2014
the manufacturing will move to Texas. The work is being consolidated to better leverage
company resources and operational processes.889 [Along with the reasons cited, its
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costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Lampasas Trucking & Ready Mix A full-service crane and heavy equipment company
will relocate three of its five divisions, along with a cement division and headquarters, to
Texas. In the process the company changed its name (news accounts are unclear about
what the former name was in California). Company owner and president Mike Jones said
Were California natives and the move was motivated by his home states taxes and
regulations. He plans to hire a crew of 10 to 15 people.890 The company estimates it will
invest $1 million in Lampasas, in part to purchase a 13,000 sq. ft. commercial building.891
Byte Technology, which specializes in website parallax design for non-profit
organizations, moved its headquarters to Minnesota, although some employees will remain
in California. Its clients include AT&T, Chevron, GE, Comcast, National Geographic and
Colgate-Palmolive.892
Century Aluminum, which has production facilities in Iceland, Kentucky, West Virginia
and South Carolina, will move headquarters into a 16,146-sq. ft. space in Chicago. In a
November filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Century expected to open
its new office by the midway point of 2013.893
Napa Valley Register furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved
newspaper production, specifically advertising graphic design, because the company
shifted the work to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country,
nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but did indicate that furloughs may
have begun as early as July 25, 2013.894
Grass Valley USA, LLC, GVD Division, a subsidiary of Belden, Inc., furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers producing broadcast equipment because the
company shifted the work to Canada. The Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs may
have begun as early as June 12, 2013.895
First Tracks Media (Xplorit), an immersive web and mobile technology company, will
relocate headquarters to Nevada, creating 20 jobs in Reno-Sparks-Tahoe area over five
years. Company Chairman Doug Swanson said, Nevada offers some real competitive
advantages from where weve been in California. From the extensive tax benefits to the
great quality of life and a diverse employee pool, it made real economic sense for us to
make the move to Nevada. Advertising Age granted XplorIt the Media Vanguard Award for
the best innovation in virtual technology.896
MetLife Inc. See the entry under Aliso Viejo - Charlotte for this company for information
about the Cary event.
MetLife Inc. The life insurance and employee benefits company will move jobs from
Aliso Viejo and Irvine to lower-cost locations in North Carolina. The company will establish
hubs for its U.S. Retail Business in Charlotte and for its Global Technology & Operations
organization in Cary, which is near Raleigh. Positions will include product management,
marketing, sales and customer support in Charlotte and IT positions in Cary.897 MetLife
didnt provide employee counts for the California offices, nor did it indicate how many jobs
were transferred to which North Carolina location.898 A WARN notice listed the furloughs
from the Irvine office at 118, but no number was given for Aliso Viejo.899
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Shield Tactical is relocating to Shiner, bringing six employees, but eventually may grow to
25 employees. (By the way, Shiner is where Shiner beer is brewed.) For now, owner John
W. Harrington says the training division will stay in California. 900
Telogis Inc., a location-based software company, established an Austin footprint in 2012
when it opened an office there. Next, it enlisted additional employees for sales, marketing,
customer support and technical support.901 By 2013 it employed 400 people in Austin (only
360 listed here because 40 were listed in a 2012 event). It also received $93 million in
funding to put it in a position for an IPO, and an undisclosed number of additional workers
will be needed.902
Cristek Interconnects Inc. A well-known businesswomen will relocate headquarters to
Nevada. Cristi Cristich is CEO of a company that makes electronic components for the
military and aerospace. She started the company in 1985. Her family enjoys hunting and
rural living, have long visited Carson Valley, and planned to retire there. An opportunity
came up to buy a 10,000-sq. ft. building, and she decided it was the time to make the
move. She will maintain Anaheim operations, where 140 employees work. She has served
as Orange County and California president of the National Association of Women Business
Owners and in 2004 ran for the Republican nomination for the Assembly. 903 Its estimated
that the plant will grow to at least 50 employees.904 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Nevada leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Samson Motorcycle Products, Inc. / Samson Exhaust After many years
manufacturing exhaust systems in California, the company relocated to Sturgis.905 Samson
moved into a 45,000-sq. ft. building in the Sturgis Industrial Park.906 The 21-year old
company manufacturers exhaust systems, mufflers and accessories for Harley-Davidson,
Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Indian and Metric motorcycles. Apparently some
employees will remain in California.
Awesome Products Inc., a laundry detergent and cleaning products manufacturer, will
locate a facility in North Carolina where it will invest $22 million over the next three years
and create up to 140 jobs. The company currently operates production and distribution
centers in Arkansas and California.907 See other events in 2011 and 2014 regarding the
companys expansions in West Memphis, Arkansas.
Dean Foods The company closed its California fluid milk plant as part of the companys
focus on cutting costs. Dean Foods owns about 79 fresh dairy plants across the U.S.908
Cytec Industries The New Jersey-based composites maker, after purchasing Umeco
last year, will close three of its plants in California, which are in Costa Mesa, Adelanto and
Huntington Beach, by mid-2015. About 120 jobs will be eliminated as a result of the
closings, although its uncertain how many are in each plant. Work will be moved to Cytec
sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Winona, Minnesota. The affected plants make films and
similar products based on epoxies, phenolics and other thermosets for aerospace and
related industries.909 It is a diversified company operating in many industries: Aerospace,
Agriculture, Agrochemical, Automotive, Motorsport, Defense, Energy (inducing
sustainable), Medical / Pharmaceutical, and Mining. [Along with efficiencies resulting from
the acquisition, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
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and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Oklahoma leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Gravis, which mainly sells footwear, will move to Tokyo and will only be available in Asian
markets. The change will be effective fall 2013.910
loanDepot.com LLC, a retail mortgage lender, opened its co-headquarters office in Plano,
where it anticipates hiring 250 employees in the first nine months and have a total of up to
1,000 employees in three years. The company is hiring for all functions, including
mortgage sales, operations, technology, human resources and other corporate roles.911
With the combination of the availability of talent and the work ethic and experience level of
the talent force, it makes sense for us to allocate a higher percentage of our workforce in
the Dallas area, LoanDepot CEO Anthony Hsieh said. He added that Dallas is in the
middle of the country, and its centrally located for financial services companies that are
national and Texas has a favorable business environment and favorable tax rates. He
added, California is where we started. We will maintain a fairly significant presence out
there. But our Texas operations will continue to increase as far as our overall percentage
of employees is concerned. LoanDepot has rented 50,000 sq. ft. of office space.912
Company expansions into Scottsdale, Ariz., and Brentwood, Tenn. are excluded from this
list because they appear to be market-driven projects. A substantial number of employees
will remain in California.
Kingston Technology is laying off 80 workers involved in DRAM and Flash memory
products because our company has been and continues to shift primarily production work
from the U.S. to China, writes a company HR manager. Groups affected include
production, shipping, warehouse workers and to a lesser degree, finance, engineering and
IT positions.913
Cytec Industries See the entry under Tulsa for this company for more information about
this event.
Solutions 2 GO, LLC, a specialized video game products distributor, will locate a new
facility in Indianapolis, creating up to 40 new jobs and investing $3.3 million to lease and
equip a 196,000 sq. ft. facility. The company will utilize warehouse management software
that allows it to remotely monitor and direct production from its California headquarters.
Founded in 2009, Solutions 2 GO distributes video games, software, related hardware and
accessory bundles to retail and e-commerce clients across the country. The company
provides special promotions and unique packaging for Sony PlayStation, Activision and
Nintendo, serving customers including Walmart, Kmart and Target. 914
Auction.com LLC The real-estate online auctioning company moved into a 7,000 sq. ft.
space where it will provide client management and business development services. Austin
was our first choice as a location since it offers an excellent talent pool of professionals
from leading technology companies who have the experience to help us better serve our
customers and enhance the current teams in our Irvine headquarters, stated John Hood,
EVP of C2C Inside Sales. The company has sold more than $26 billion in assets since
2007.915 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
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California Republic Bank will invest $1.02 million in opening operations in Las Vegas,
creating 76 jobs. It operates four branches in Southern California, as well as an autofinance division in Irvine that purchases contracts from auto dealers in California, Arizona
and Texas.916 The jobs include those in an auto finance call center.917
Consumer Portfolio Services, a finance company that provides auto loans, expanded in
Las Vegas. At first, it expected to bring 75 jobs to Las Vegas, but later grew that number to
163 employees.918 It appears that this announcement was a precursor to an actual
relocation of its executive staff. Later, the company states that its headquarters is in
Irvine.919 While it is incorporated in California, the entry is puzzling because the companys
principal executive offices moved to 3800 Howard Hughes Pkwy. in Las Vegas920 from its
principal executive offices at 19500 Jamboree Road in Irvine.921 Hence, this is counted as
a relocation even though some employees remain in Irvine.
about the Cary event; part of the Irvine office remained opened.
about the Cary event; part of the Irvine office remained opened.
Mimis Caf The restaurant chain is moving its headquarters and support center to
Texas, ending a 35-year corporate history in Orange County. The new owner, Le Duff
America, said some employees will remain behind notably the culinary team, West Coast
operations, human resources and quality assurance. Mimis operates 143 restaurants in 24
states.922 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Orange County Breakers The Orange County Breakers of Mylan World TeamTennis
relocated in 2013 to Texas to become the Austin Aces. The team will become the leagues
second franchise in Texas, joining the Texas Wild of Irving, a Dallas suburb. The move
marks the end of professional coed TeamTennis in California,923 at least for now.
Precision Discovery Inc. The COO of the employee-owned software company, Thomas
Avery, said, There were a lot of cost benefits to moving to Denver. Attractions included
reasonable taxes and state recognition of an ESOP [employee stock ownership program].
It is notable that when the company announced the potential move to its employees,
approximately two-thirds of the work force volunteered to move to Denver, said a broker
involved in the project. In the move, the company upgraded from space in an industrial
park to Class A office space in a Denver suburban area with substantial savings on rent. 924
About 25 Orange County-based employees chose to relocate.925
Stason Pharmaceuticals Inc. The company will move its Brand Division to Kansas,
apparently being given a new name, KC Specialty Therapeutics LLC, which will focus on
R&D of new chemical entities for humans. Stason will continue to grow its Kansas City
presence,926 expecting to hire as many as 15 people locally during the next year. 927
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries The company is selling its Irvine drug manufacturing
plant to save $1.5 to $2 billion over the next four years. Tevas president/CEO, Jeremy
Levin, noted that the company is not selling its business in Irvine, just the physical plant.
He said Teva has five other FDA-approved manufacturing sites, including one in Hungary
that can take over production of the medicines currently manufactured in Irvine. The
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company is looking for a buyer with a strategic long-term interest in the facility that will
produce for Teva until it can move products elsewhere. The factory employs about 400
people, roughly half the number who worked there in 2010.928 [Along with efficiencies
resulting from the apparent consolidation, its conceivable that the location decisions were
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a
Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. Inc. The sales and distribution arm for Toyota lift
trucks and industrial equipment (e.g., forklifts) moved its North American headquarters to
Indiana to align sales and marketing with manufacturing. Many California-based
employees chose to move to rural Columbus. The new HQ represents a $4.6 million
investment and adds another 21,400 sq. ft. to the existing campus.929 The move created
50 jobs in Indiana.930 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Indiana leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Med-Logics, Inc., a provider of state-of-the-art medical devices used in Lasik, Dsaek and
cataract surgeries, will build a new headquarters and manufacturing facility on a four-acre
site in Athens. Med-Logics chose Texas because of the states low tax burden and Athens
existing ancillary medical device industry, workforce and location.931
Varun Jain Inc. The provider of enterprise software and consulting services was
founded in 2006 in Newport Beach. A company statement about its headquarters
relocation said, In order to support [our strategic] vision, the decision was made in 2013 to
relocate from Newport Beach to Houston, Texas. This decision enabled us to grow our
workforce, obtain excellent offices to expand, and charge our customers lower bill rates
while maintaining the best consultants on the market.932
International City Mortgage (ICM) opened a new Regional Operations and Production
Center to support the companys growth, provide redundancy, and also to serve the
Northern Nevada market. ICM has also become a corporate partner of the UNR College of
Business, which will provide the company with a wonderful pool from which to draw
employees and access to some of the best young minds anywhere.933 ICM will create 50
jobs in Reno.934 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision
Nevada leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Boston Scientific Corp., Cameron Health Division, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers producing subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) devices for
medical use because the company shifted the work to Ireland.935
Skullcandy The audio accessories manufacturer is closing its San Clemente office and
restructuring amid slowing sales. Involved will be moving its marketing, creative, business
development and legal departments to its Utah HQ along with certain sales and
international personnel.936
Ansafone Contact Centers LLC will open its headquarters in Ocala, although its Santa
Ana office will not be closed because the company will maintain support for western
clients. President/CEO Randy Harmat said the company has been hiring the corporate
headquarters people for the last six-seven months. We continue to be grateful for Florida
for being a pro-business environment which has allowed the company to expand.937
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(Apparently the companys experience with a local call center has been positive and
influenced the selection of Ocala for the HQ.) Ansafone bought the former Maslow
Insurance building with 18,500-sq. ft. of space and a parking garage.938
Graymark International, Inc., subsidiary of Festo Didactic Inc., furloughed employees
producing hands-on technology training equipment because the company shifted the work
to Canada. The Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 8,
2013.939
Omohundro Corp. California lost another aerospace supplier when a composites
manufacturer relocated to Port Orchard in Kitsap County buying a 41,000-sq. ft. building
for $2.74 million. It hired 10 local workers who are being trained at the plant in Tustin, and
when operations begin in Port Orchard the company expects to employ at least 40 people.
The company has been in business for 50 years.940
Daegis Inc., an information-management firm that specializes in electronic discovery for
civil litigation, disclosed it will relocate its HQ. CEO Tim Bacci said, As we evaluate the
business and optimize our cost structure to accelerate on strategies where we see the
most opportunity, we have decided to open an office in Dallas, Texas, and relocate the
companys headquarters there. The executive team and senior management will move to
the new facility. A smaller presence will remain in Roseville. The company, long known as
Unify Corp., renamed itself in 2011 after it spent $38 million to buy San Francisco software
maker Daegis. The move isnt being called a tax-driven relocation because the company
has years worth of tax losses to carry forward but nonetheless was designed to optimize
its cost structure.941
Abbott Laboratories is furloughing 200 positions from a plant in Temecula that produces
cardiovascular stents and other devices, coming off the elimination of 450 jobs at the
facility in February.942 Based on other events in this report that cite company
announcements and a U.S. Department of Labor finding, the jobs are being shifted to
Costa Rica to a plant that is expected to employ 3,000 people.
Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. closed and shifted work to other bakeries in its network,
locations unknown. Regional VP Joe Dangelmaier said, [A]fter careful analysis and
consideration, it was apparent that the facility did not have the infrastructure and
manufacturing capability to compete in the marketplace. Employees are represented by
the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union Local
85 and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 150. 943 [Along with the reasons
cited, its conceivable that the location decisions were influenced by lower business and
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.] The
event will be the second major bakery closing in the Sacramento area in less than a year.
Last fall, the Hostess Brands Inc. closed its plant after it went out of business.944
Valley Tech Systems Inc. / Rock Hill Propulsion, an aerospace supplier, will relocate its
rocket group and high-paying jobs to Reno. President Russell Carlson said Reno was
selected because the area offers advantages in location, business climate, infrastructure
and work force.945 Later, a new president, Michael OBrien, said that Nevada laws are less
restrictive on material storage and experimentation. Among other things, the company
produces custom software.946
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Ridgefield
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N$R
6.8
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Sacramento
Unknown >
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N$R
NQF
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Sacramento
Missouri >
Columbia
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NQF
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Bernardino
Adelanto
San
Bernardino
Etiwanda
San
Bernardino
Victorville
Oklahoma >
Tulsa
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}OSO
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New Mexico >

Albuquerque
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N$R
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Beach
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Ammo Depot Inc. will relocate its corporate headquarters and warehouse, while retaining
a California retail presence. Finding the right environment for the founders families was
the most important aspect in determining where to move the business. The Ridgefield
area seems to be very community-minded, co-owner Brandon Lungren said. Bringing our
families to a great place to live was our highest priority. It feels like a perfect match for
us.947 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Washington leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Coca-Cola will close its production plant by mid-summer, costing 60 jobs. When CocaCola bought Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Inc. two months earlier, the company said
it would assess the ability of the plant to expand production capability. After a 75-day
assessment, Coca-Cola determined the capacity isnt there. The plant produces about nine
to 10 million cases a year. The operation distributes Coke products in nine counties. The
closure wont affect Cokes workforce of 400 in nearby Natomas, where it has
administration, distribution, warehousing, sales and merchandising jobs.948
Morse Labs ABC Laboratories will move operations of its Morse Laboratories subsidiary
in Sacramento to ABCs campus in Columbia, Missouri.949 ABC CEO John Bucksath said,
Demand for our services is increasing, and we had to address the Sacramento facilities.
We evaluated a number of scenarios, and relocation just made the most sense. The move
affects about 30 employees. Morse Laboratories was founded in Sacramento years ago, in
1935. It was sold to ABC in 2009. Both companies specialize in residue chemistry, which is
used in product development and analytical testing for pharmaceutical, biotech, agriculture
and chemical industries. It generally operates as a contract researcher for other
companies.950 [Its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Missouri leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Cytec Industries See the entry for this company under Tulsa for more information about
this event.
Ameron International, subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco, furloughed employees
producing concrete and steel pipes, and wind towers, because the company shifted work
to Mexico.951
10 Tanker Air Carrier The company, which operates DC-10 air tankers to fight wildfires,
moved its corporate headquarters from Victorville to Albuquerque. CEO Rick Hatton said,
We surveyed a number of sites in the Rocky Mountain West, wanting to have more of a
national presence versus being perceived as a California Only or Region 5 resource.
Albuquerque topped the list due to a combination of off-season weather, business
environment, and airport facilities. One of their on-airport buildings is a 7,600 sq. ft.
space.952 He also said, The dry, high desert climate and favorable weather make this a
good place to work on aircraft during the off-fire season, and the tax and business
environment here are favorable. The move also helps to increase Albuquerques revenue
stream from non-passenger aviation companies, something the city has been pursuing.953
Next Level Security Systems The security software firm will expand to Florida,
providing 10 jobs to start followed by hiring eight software engineers with an annual salary
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Lancaster
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Mexico >
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Oceanside
Alabama >
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of $80,000 each.954 Peter Jankowski, company founder, said he had many business
reasons to expand the company he started in California into Florida, but it was his wife who
decided the family should live in Indian River County. My wife and kids picked the place,
Jankowski said. My wife fell in love with the small-town feeling and no traffic in Vero
Beach. He said his two teenage children are certified divers and into water spots, so
coming to Vero is a dream for them, reminiscent of the 18 months the family lived on St.
John in the Caribbean. The quality of life is the biggest thing. So he is leaving behind his
34 employees of the company he founded in 2004, to open a new Vero Beach office. Any
future growth for the company will be in Florida, he said. Jankowski said California is less
business-friendly than Florida because of higher business and personal income taxes. He
also said that because of the proximity to the Space Coast, its a good spot for pulling
people with software skills.955
ViaSat, Inc. The high-tech firm produces satellite and digital communication products for
government and commercial customers, develops antennas that allow for in-flight Wi-Fi,
and has worked with aerospace companies. ViaSat will add about 275 jobs at its Georgia
campus, more than doubling that workforce. The jobs include software and mechanical
engineers, programmers and analysts, with an average salary of about $90,000
annually.956 The 60,000-sq. ft. facility represents a $10.5 million company investment.957
U.S. Womens National Field Hockey Team Nook Sports and USA Field Hockey
announced a partnership to move the home of the team from California to Pennsylvania.
USA Field Hockey Executive Director Steve Locke said, When we weighed them all
Lancaster vs. Chula Vista the greater [financial] advantage was to be here in Lancaster.
The relocation will benefit from a transformation of a former Lancaster distribution center
into what is being called the nations largest indoor sports complex. For Nook Sports, its
the beginning of a new, state-of-the-art, family-centric facility to which some staff will
transfer from Chula Vista. The team will have its own private entrance to the facility, along
with a team-only weight-training area, locker rooms and indoor and outdoor fields. The
squad will use a water-based artificial turf field under a climate-controlled dome for yearround training.958
United Technologies, f/k/a Goodrich Corp., furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers producing aerospace parts because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The
Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 17, 2013 .959
Creedmoor Sports, Inc. will cease all operations at its Oceanside location and relocate to
new facilities in Alabama. The company said, The decision to move was based on several
factors including: business climate, proximity to greater number of customers, employee
pool, and growth potential.... Many of our employees key to production and operations will
be moving with us, thereby minimizing any potential disruption to service.960
Digirad is a company that manufactures solid-state systems for nuclear cardiology and
ultrasound imaging uses. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported that A San Diego areabased digital imaging company will relocate its headquarters to Atlanta..... Digirad, which
reported $50 million in revenue last year.... declined to disclose how many jobs the
relocation would bring to Atlanta.961 Also, a company news release stated: Digirads
headquarters will move to Atlanta, GA from Poway, CA in order to reduce costs and better
align with the companys new strategic focus going forward.962 Digirad negotiated an exit
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New York >

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San Diego
Indiana > Carmel
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72.3
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from the lease of its former Poway HQ in January 2014 and in doing so stated that As part
of its new, expanding imaging services-oriented business model, the Digirad headquarters
moved to the Atlanta area in mid-2013.963 Finally, a Contact Us page lists a Suwanee
address,964 which is why this move is credited to that community. Apparently some
employees will remain in the San Diego area. [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Harmonic Design, Inc., which appears to be a unit of Somfy Group, furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers manufacturing motors for awnings, shutters, blinds,
projection screens, garage doors and gates because the company shifted such work to
China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a
figure for the number of jobs lost, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early
as June 30, 2013. The Design Center in Poway would remain open.965
Honeywell International, Honeywell Aerospace Division, furloughed employees and onsite leased workers producing condition-based maintenance (CBM) systems because the
company shifted the work to Canada. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as May 2,
2013.966
Serotta Custom Bicycles, Inc. The premier manufacturer of handcrafted, highperformance bicycles merged into the Divine Cycling Group (DCG). When DCG didnt
renew the lease at Serottas Poway factory, it closed, employees were laid off and Serotta
went out of business. However, DCG aims to expand production at the Saratoga Springs
facility by producing bikes for other companies.967 [Along with probable efficiencies
resulting from the merger, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
lower business and employee costs leading to a possible reduction in expenses in upstate
New York not New York City.]
American Specialty Health Inc. (ASH) The health services company, founded in
California more than 25 years ago, will relocate its headquarters to Indiana next year,
creating upwards of 300 jobs for the Indianapolis region in 2014 growing to 675 positions
by 2016. ASH will occupy a 72,693-sq. ft. space. Chairman/CEO George DeVries said the
decision is more than about Indianas friendly business environment The low cost of
housing and living, as well as a family-oriented environment in Carmel and Indianapolis,
offer our employees a great place to live and work. A smaller office will remain in San
Diego, which had been its corporate office location for more than 25 years. 968
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb, which bought Amylin, will cease San
Diego operations by the end of 2014, which closes the books on one of the citys most
famous biotech companies. By the end of 2014, we plan to have all work being done in
San Diego transitioned to other Bristol-Myers Squibb sites, spokesman Frederick Egenolf
said. Beyond that, we will likely have a small number of people working on closing the San
Diego facilities by the end of (March) 2015. About 420 people now work at Amylin in San
Diego. When appropriate, these employees will be considered for relocation if they are
interested.969 Amylin was founded in 1987.970 The company offered transfers to some
personnel971 but its unclear whether the destinations were to company facilities in New
Jersey or Ohio, or both.
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Blackbaud Inc. a South Carolina-based software developer for nonprofit groups

bought its San Diego competitor Kintera for $46 million in 2008. By 2013, the publicly
traded Blackbaud planned to furlough 40 of the 130 remaining employees in whats now its
San Diego regional office. An additional 60 will be asked to work from home or relocate.
None of the companys services is expected to be impacted. Blackbaud bought Kintera in
May 2008, after Kintera had already trimmed its staff by 16%. At the time, Blackbaud had
19,000 customers for its software services to help nonprofits increase donations.972 The
company planned to transition most operations to Austin by June 2013 when the San
Diego lease matures.973 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the acquisition, its
Continuous Computing Inc. (CCPU) shifted jobs to Malaysia. See the 2013 entry for
China for this company for more information.
Continuous Computing Inc. (CCPU), a subsidiary of RadiSys Corp. furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers producing PCB boards, telecommunication systems
and medical systems and the supply of engineering design services because the company
shifted the work to a foreign country. The company indicated that jobs were being shifted
to China and Malaysia.974
Famous Names LLC The online retailer in the professional nail and beauty industry sells
and distributes products worldwide. company owner Jim Nordstrom said this about moving
to Nevada: One week after the last election [November 2012], Linda and I decided to put
our house up for sale and it closed in late May. San Diego is considered one the nicest
places in the world to live, why would we leave it? In very simple terms, we believe
California has completely disconnected from the free market system. The amount of
regulation, control and bizarre legislation coming from the Golden State is increasing, and
its all adding up to something we dont understand and we choose not to participate in....
We can basically live anywhere as long as we have an internet connection and are close to
an airport.975
GreatCall will establish a facility in in Reno, bringing a projected 400 jobs into the area
within the next five years. Its a fast-growing wireless provider known for a suite of mobile
services aimed at seniors, including the Jitterbug phone, a collection of health and medical
apps, and the 5Star Urgent Response service. Positions will be for call center personnel,
quality assurance, IT support, HR professionals and on-site management. Were also
going to have an emergency response center featuring staff trained to provide medical
dispatch support including CPR and other emergency medical protocols, said David
Inns, GreatCall CEO. Our 5Star agents are actually certified by the National Academies of
Emergency Dispatch. The office will be located in a 20,000-sq. ft. facility with opportunities
for further expansion. The estimated 400 jobs represent a significant investment for a
company that currently has 500 employees. GreatCall jobs pay above the industry average
for the service support sector and also come with good benefits.976 GreatCall will invest
more than $1 million in the Reno facility.977 The event isnt expected to impact GreatCalls
current call center in Carlsbad.978
Maxwell Technologies, Inc., which produces energy storage and power devices to green
industries, will build a new $26 million manufacturing facility in Arizona.979 CEO David
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Schramm said, Peoria has everything we were looking for in an expansion site.980 He
added, Peoria will be the first experience of us bringing our crown jewel our intellectual
property out of San Diego. He said Peoria was close to San Diego and headquarters
visitors were only a few hours away. 981 The plant will produce ultracapacitors that will
double the companys current electrode capacity, which are purchased by the wind, solar
power and hybrid vehicle industries. The median salary for Arizona employees will be
about $50,000. Arizonas universities, a favorable business climate, and low electric rates
helped the company make its decision.982 Upon opening the 120,000-sq. ft., facility, it was
learned that 45 employees will be hired in the first year in production, followed by
engineering, research and product development functions.983
Nasseo, Inc., a medical device company, closed its $520K seed financing round at
BioInspire, a medical technology incubator in Peoria, Ariz. The company is developing The
Nasseo TiArray Dental Implant system for people seeking implants but have limited
treatment options with todays technology. Dr. Garrett Cale Smith, Co-Founder/ CEO of
Nasseo, says, We are honored to be selected as a BioInspire portfolio company and to be
identified as a medtech company that is poised for investment based upon the unmet
clinical need that our enabling technology is addressing. Nasseos technology has
received enthusiastic reception from members across the scientific and investment
community. Kayvon Pourmirzaie, Nasseos Co-Founder/COO, stated, Our inclusion in
BioInspire is a significant milestone as it gives us access to a wealth of resources and
opportunities that will support moving forward aggressively with our go-to-market
strategy.984 It appears that the company maintains a San Diego presence; hence, this is
not coded as a relocation.
Pfizer eliminated 100 jobs in San Diego by closing its CovX unit. The pharmaceutical
companys statement said, There has been no change in the amount we invest in R&D,
but rather in the way that we invest it. As a result of this, we have announced the closure of
the CovX Research Unit in San Diego. Pfizer purchased CovX, then an independent
biotech company in San Diego, in 2008. Several drugs from CovX have entered human
clinical trials.985
Websense, which protects businesses from cyberattacks, will move its headquarters and
create at least 470 jobs with an average salary of $82,000; capital investment will total $10
million. Websense projected it would hire 23 executives 50% local hires at an average
wage of $250,000; additional potential is 48 managers at $150,000 annually with 75 %
hired locally, 92 supervisors at $95,000 annually with 80 % hired locally, 123 staff at
$70,000 annually with 80 % hired locally and 184 entry level workers at $45,000 with 85 %
hired locally. The company was founded in 1994.986 The new Austin HQ will be in a
90,000-sq. ft. leased space.987 Industry website Xconomy reported that the company move
is because Texas has no state income tax while Californias is among the nations
highest.988
Boundary Inc., a developer of technology management software, opened a 2,000 sq. ft.
office that quickly grew to 12 workers with plans to double that by the end of 2013.
Boundary didnt plan on establishing a major presence in Austin, but the number of local
workers qualified in such software fueled the hiring increase. CEO Gary Read said, As we
sort of got into it we noticed the quality of folks we were getting so we continued to go
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down that path, he said. It will be our largest R&D location. The companys customers
include Netflix Inc., Rackspace Hosting Inc. and Bonobos Inc.989 [Along with the reasons
Bustle.com The companys founder, Bryan Goldberg, who also founded Bleacher
Report, declared Californias retroactive taxes nothing less than asset seizures and said,
I am moving my new company which is now closing a round of venture funding from
world-class investors to the East Coast. Because my last company created almost 200
jobs, most of which were in San Francisco, this is not good news for the State of California.
As I write this, I am hiring people on the East Coast who might otherwise have been hired
in California. Some have already been hired. My California employees will be relocating to
New York by early next year. I will also be leaving California next year and de-establishing
residency to be with my new company. No more 13.3 percent of my income for you,
California. How does 0 percent sound? That sounds good to me. 990 Even before the
launch, the new company raised $6.5 million.991 Note: This report generally excludes
moves to New York City because its difficult to see how the citys business policies are
better than in California. However, individual circumstances are different and because of
Mr. Goldbergs comments this remains categorized as a disinvestment event.
Charles Schwab Corp. advanced its investment in the area with another $230 million in
real estate. Schwab has about 2,000 employees in the Denver area and will relocate its
workforce to a consolidated campus to be built in in Lone Tree. The potential exists to
create up to 480 new jobs by 2017.992 Employees will move into a 650,000-sq. ft., 47-acre
campus.993
Cozy, a real estate startup that builds rental management software, relocated. We found
that after we raised seed funding, we were having a hard time finding top-notch Ruby
engineers. We decided to look in Portland, just because we knew of conferences they had
there before, and we immediately found three people, Cozy founder and CEO Gino Zahnd
said. Over the course of 2013 and 2014, we hired people from all over the country and
gave them the choice between living in San Francisco or Portland, he said. 100% chose
Portland. About housing, Zahnd said: San Francisco has a stigma for being so
expensive. The number I like to use as a base line is that in San Francisco, the median
price for a single family home is $1 million. In Portland, its under $300,000.994 In mid-2013
the company had 12 employees and had more jobs available on a new jobs page.995
Curse Inc. The operator of an online game portal that was named one of Inc.
magazines 500 Fastest Growing Companies in 2011 relocated its headquarters and
content team to Huntsville. The company provides editorials, videos, wikis, databases,
forums, add-ons, blogs, and guild website hosting for massively multiplayer online (MMO)
gamers. CEO/Founder Hubert Thieblot said, We were looking for a place that was friendly
and beneficial to our employees and our company. Huntsville provided that. In addition to
being a friendly environment for our company, we have been really pleased with the
amount of high-quality talent in the area. Curse has 100 employees worldwide, with
offices in Germany, France, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and Canada. Accounting
and administration functions will remain in San Francisco. Curse has more than 14 million
unique visitors a month.996 Curse serves more than 22 million online gamers worldwide. 997
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San
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An office in San Francisco remains open. (Note: This company should not be confused
with and is separate from Curse Gaming, which has merged into a company named Team
Liquid.998) [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Alabama
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. The company added two new data center buildings totaling
112,000 sq. ft. to its 21-acre campus in Greenspoint. Houstons data center market is on
the rise because many companies are expanding. It isnt just the oil and gas companies
with increased data-storage requirements. Growth also is seen in medical companies in
records storage and telecommunications companies expanding their Internet services. 999
[Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in
Texas than in California.]
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. The data center company broke ground on a major expansion
of its Ashburn campus. The 214,000-sq. ft. data center facility is the fourth building to be
developed there. The first three 1.125 megawatt, purpose-built data centers will be
available in the second quarter of 2013.1000 [Note that data centers use significant amounts
of electricity and such costs are lower in Virginia than in California.]
Dropbox, a software and cloud storage company, opened a 30-person Austin office for
sales and customer support, planning to grow it to 200 employees in a larger office in the
city. The expansion could put up to one-third of its total workforce in a 40,000 sq. ft. facility.
The jobs pay an average annual wage of about $59,000; 145 entry-level jobs at $52,500,
24 managerial positions at $100,000 and one executive post at $155,000. The company
has proposed a $5.5 million investment.1001 A later report shows that, indeed, the company
has an aggressive expansion underway in the Texas Capital, creating 200 jobs. 1002
FunPlus, a Beijing-based company, had its first North American office in San Francisco.
But to expand the company selected Vancouver, BC (believed to have been in 2013) for a
full-fledged studio with designers and engineers. This occurred just as the company had
raised $74 million in venture capital funding. Ji Gu, studio director in Vancouver, said, The
atmosphere and the amount of talent here already built up a good foundation for us to set
up such a studio, she said, adding that working in the same time zone as the San
Francisco office a 2.5-hour flight away is a factor. The company looked for a new
facility that could accommodate as many as 30 employees.1003
Salesforce.com Inc. will place a data center operation in metro Atlanta, in Suwanee.
While the company is starting out small at about 10,000 sq. ft.; it may be the start of a
larger expansion. A Suwanee data center would help Salesforce do more product
development and testing locally. The region has a reliable power grid and the cost of
power in Georgia is about half that of the national average.1004 [Note that data centers use
significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Georgia than in California.]
Salesforce.com Inc., a B2B software company, will move into a space in Hillsboro. The
company wont disclose the number of people it will hire for the new office, but said it will
employ hundreds.1005 It later became evident that it was on a trajectory to employ 500
people in five years time, more than twice the 205 jobs it committed to earlier in the year. It
occupies 115,000 sq. ft. in Hillsboro, where it also found more affordable housing (than in
Portland) and high-tech companies it prefers as neighbors.1006
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San
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Vegas
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Francisco
San
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Stockton
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Teamly Inc. The enterprise productivity software company participated in the 500
Startups accelerator in 2012, and worked out of San Francisco for the rest of the year. But
after a few visits to downtown Las Vegas, they decided to join the citys growing startup
community.1007 Co-founder/CEO Scott Allison said about Las Vegas: Already were seeing
the benefits of being part of such a tight knit community.1008 [Along with the reason cited,
Tilde, an open-source-centric software startup, moved from San Francisco to Portland, a
smaller city with affordable real estate. In part because of the rising cost of living, some
startup founders have left San Francisco. All five Tilde cofounders were renters, but four
were able to buy homes when they moved to Portland. I have a mortgage payment thats
half of what my rent was in San Francisco, co-founder Leah Silber said. Last year, cofounder Tom Dale said in a blog post, The recent BART strikes are just a single data point
in a larger trend: were alienating everyone who isnt in technology. Its not sustainable.
The stomach-turning coverage of the BART strikes should throw into stark contrast just
how bad things have gotten. Even I, who make a decent salary, have seen the great
American dream of home ownership recede into the distance.1009 I have to say, the vast
majority of people Ive spoken to have been so welcoming and so kind, Dale said. People
I dont really even know have offered to drive me around and show me all the
neighborhoods.1010
Union Bank, N.A. placed a new 42,000-sq. ft. mortgage operations center in Tempe,
ultimately employing mortgage professionals, including processors, underwriters, and other
financial services positions.1011
Wells Fargo & Co. Will build a 410,000-sq. ft. office facility that will double the size and
employee base of its regional campus in Chandler. It marks the campuss second phase,
where about 2,500 employees currently are housed. Building a new four-story parking
garage for more than 2,500 spaces suggests that more employees will be hired. The
Arizona Builders Exchange first reported the news, stating that the cost of the project
could range between $70 million and $90 million. (Wells Fargo may build another 920,000sq.ft. of space on another portion of the site in the future. If so, that would bring the
campus size to more than 1.74 million square feet and nearly 10,000 employees those
figures are excluded from this report.)1012
NSG Group (Nippon Sheet Glass) The company announced in 2013 that the
automotive glass plant will close after 51 years of operations and 115 employees will lose
their jobs. A statement by the United Steelworkers union local representing plant
employees said, Its a shame that real good manufacturing jobs like we had here will be
gone forever.1013 Some history: In 2008, the company announced that the plant would
undergo a $100 million dollar repair. But, in addition to the recession, additional
government pollution requirements made it extremely difficult to implement. While the
company obtained a three year variance in 2011, time ran out and the company shut the
plant down.1014 It was at one time a Libbey-Owens-Ford plant.
BBB Industries LLC, a/k/a QBR Brake Co., furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers producing brake calipers because the company shifted the work to Mexico. 1015
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NeighborFavor Inc., provides a courier service based on a mobile app that allows users
to order items from stores and restaurants in their area, then delivers the ordered items.
The company moved to Austin in June 2013.1016 Since, its raised $2 million in seed
funding to grow beyond the college campuses and restaurants where it has mostly focused
so far. The startup, which has 15 full-time employees, originally came up through an
incubator called Boost, in San Mateo. Kip McClanahan, a partner at Silverton Partners in
Austin, says he appreciated the critical mass of customers, delivery professionals and
restaurant relationships the startup gained after moving from California to Texas. 1017 Favor
chose to relocate to Austin because of its strong tech community and its great food. The
drivers wear bright blue tuxedo shirts and drive cars outfitted with oversized blue
bowties.1018 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Facebook will build a data center in Altoona, Iowa.1019 The company evaluated several
other sites before choosing the location for its 1.4 million sq. ft. facility, where it will locate
at least 31 jobs. The 194-acre site could accommodate up to two additional data center
buildings that may be constructed in future phases.1020 Altoona is prime real estate for data
farms because it provides access to an extensive interstate fiber optic cable system,
proximity to adequate power and water utilities, open and affordable land, and excellent
highway access.1021 (Note: Facebooks HQ city changed on Dec. 11, 2011 the HQ left
Palo Alto in Santa Clara County to a larger facility in Menlo Park, in San Mateo
County.1022) [Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs
are lower in Iowa than in California.]
Abbott Vascular furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing vascular
closure devices because the company shifted the work to Ireland.1023
Oracle Corp. The provider of business-oriented hardware and software is expanding in
Austin, establishing an additional office, investing $5.4 million and creating 200 jobs. The
company employs workers across Texas, including many based in Austin in sales,
marketing, management, data center operations and software development roles. The new
expansion will add sales and marketing personnel to its Austin workforce to support
growth.1024 It will be a 50,000-sq. ft. office.1025 [Note that data centers use significant
amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Texas than in California.]
Bulldog Lighting Californias legislature ignored company requests to amend the Made
in USA label requirements to follow the more realistic Federal standard. The company
stated its manufacturing is moving to Texas because Californias Made in the USA
labeling law was passed in 1961 when imports were 8%. Today they are over 64%....
California has a very specific law that states that 100% of the product must be made in the
USA. Many businesses are unaware of this law until they are sued .... California places an
unfair disadvantage on firms in special labeling because there are some products that
have components which are not available in the United States.1026 An office remains in
San Carlos; production relocated to Plano.1027
SolarCity, Inc. The solar company will open a considerable management facility in
Nevada, which initially will house expansions of key administrative divisions including
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Barbara
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portions of the sales, asset management and customer care groups.1028 The company has
hired about 130 employees locally, and is hiring more, with plans to double its workforce
each year. While its HQ will remain in California, CEO Lyndon Rive says he wants to make
Las Vegas an important hub for the company, which has locations in 14 other states.
SolarCity employees, many of whom moved from California, attended the opening
ceremony. SolarCitys chairman is entrepreneur Elon Musk, who founded several other
high-profile companies.1029 The company has begun working with the College of Southern
Nevada, UNLV and others to develop programs to build an educated workforce in
renewable energy. The company will eventually create 900 jobs in Las Vegas 1030 and
invest $3.3 million in capital equipment.1031
Veracyte Inc. The medical diagnostics company leased about 10,000 sq. ft. with 10
employees initially, a job number that could jump with expansion. Co-founder/CEO Bonnie
Anderson said there were several reasons for selecting Austin. We were drawn to the
high-quality workforce in Austin and its central location, she said. Moreover, the company
works closely with another biomedical company based in Austin, Thyroid Cytopathology
Partners. Apparently, the proximity to the University of Texas and other educational
institutions also factored in.1032 Veracytes open Austin jobs include laboratory
management and IT systems and application support positions.1033 [Along with the reasons
R2Sonic LLC The high-growth sonar technology company is establishing its new
headquarters in Texas. Demand for R2Sonic sonar products has quadrupled in the past
three years. R2Sonic will occupy an advanced manufacturing facility in Oak Hill, which
triples the square footage of their former Santa Barbara facility. President Jens R.
Steenstrup added that Austin is ideal for tapping into the dynamic high-technology
community and the Sonar Research Center at the Applied Research Labs at the University
of Texas. The company will recruit additional engineering talent.1034 R2 Sonic leased
12,411-sq. ft. of space.1035 Another report said the square footage was 20,000; for
purposes of this report, the lower number is used. [Along with the reasons cited, its
Verve Medical Inc., relocated from Santa Barbara to the BioInspire accelerator in Peoria,
Arizona.1036 Companies chosen for the accelerator have access to a laboratory and
opportunities to collaborate with other tenants. They also are connected to interns from
local colleges and universities. The company is creating a medical device to use radio
frequency energy to stop certain nerves from causing high blood pressure. If we can do
this in the clinic, in the office setting, the cost is going to go way down as far as procedure
costs go, said Terry Buelna, president/CEO of Verve. Clinical trials have begun in
India.1037
Apple Inc. is building the new Mac Pro personal computer in Texas as part of CEO Tim
Cooks Made-in-the-USA push. We have begun manufacturing the Mac Pro in Austin,
Cook wrote.1038 Assembly is done by Flextronics International Ltd.1039 In October,
Flextronics disclosed that it planned to add 879 jobs for a next generation desktop
computer. Earlier, Apple had announced plans to spend about $100 million to move the
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Mac Pro manufacturing to Texas, and siting production in Northwest Austin also would put
Apples domestic manufacturing within 1 mile of its new Americas Operations Center.1040
The San Diego Union-Tribune asked, Why was the Golden State shut out? A likely big
reason is because the cost of energy is absolutely crucial to making manufacturing
profitable, and California is on track to have the highest energy costs of any state.1041
Trend Micro, a Japanese security and software company, will relocate its global
operations headquarters to Irving to house finance, legal, customer support, commercial
sales and marketing, HR and research. Kevin Simzer, SVP, said Dallas-Fort Worth gives
access to an exceptional talent pool and the ability to travel anywhere in the world with
ease. The company was founded in 1988 in Los Angeles.1042 The company will bring
about 25-35 employees from its California office1043 to its 51,000-sq. ft. facility, which will
total 220 employees.1044
Radiation Detection Co., a manufacturer of radiation detection equipment mostly for
medical customers, is relocating to a new 15,000 sq. ft. facility in Georgetown. President
Barrie Laing said he wanted to relocate to Texas because of the states economy and
business-friendly attitude. We started [looking to relocate] four years ago. With the
changes in Californias regulations and taxation, it was motivation to come here. Some of
the reasons were less tangible. Everyone we met here was very friendly. He hopes to
continue the companys tradition of aiding local nonprofits, which now will be in Texas. 1045
Of the companys 65 employees, 33 will relocate from California and the rest will be hired
locally.1046 The company will build a 15,000-sq. ft. facility near the non-profit Texas LifeSciences Collaboration Center in Georgetown.1047
Pathion The company that makes advanced lithium batteries is relocating a portion of its
operation from the Bay Area, in part because of a researcher who works at UNLV, Dr.
Yusheng Zhao, and because the state has lithium resources. Pathion partnered with K2
batteries and UNLV to get a competitive ARPA-E grant from the Department of Energys
Advanced Research Projects agency. They will hire post-docs from UNLV.1048 CEO
Michael Liddle said a goal for the facility is to not only train employees in assembly, testing
and material processing, but also to sponsor positions within the UNLV to train additional
PhDs, thus increasing the footprint within the electrical, chemical and physics
departments.1049 The HQ, will remain in Los Gatos. [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Nevada regulations leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
FireEye The cyber attack security firm is planning a new R&D center in India. The facility
will serve as a hub for the development and testing of new FireEye products. The center
will employ approximately 50 specialists by the end of 2013. Founder/ CTO Ashar Aziz
said, The Bangalore office is an important milestone for FireEyes global expansion. We
expect the new Bangalore office to play a key role in maintaining cutting-edge technology
and innovation in the FireEye line of security products.1050 We will invest $50 million in
our R&D activities in India in the next 4-5 years to develop cutting-edge cyber security
solutions, Aziz said in New Delhi.1051
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FireEye The cyber security threat protection firm plans to invest more than $2 million to
expand to Salt Lake City and plans to create approximately 250 jobs in a new Americas
Customer Support Group.1052
JDS Uniphase, Communications and Commercial Optical Products Division, furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers engaged in the production of optical amplifier
modules because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The company
indicated some uncertainty in its Department of Labor filing, stating that Future OA module
product development will occur in Ottawa or Shenzhen. The DOL failed to specify what
country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 24, 2013.1053
Gigya Inc., a B2B provider of data/online software services, has opened Phoenix offices
where it expects to add up to 200 jobs, the latest expansion from its Mountain View
headquarters.1054 After Gigya raised $25 million in new venture capital, it made plans to
double its workforce. CEO Patrick Salyer said, We realized that we were going to have to
look beyond Silicon Valley to find what we needed. Arizonas business-friendly climate
meant Gigya secured permits to open a new office within a matter of days rather than
months. Salyer added, We were up and running within a month, hired 40 employees
within a few months, and we are already seeing results in less than a year. The prices
were also right: Office spaces can rent for over $100 per square foot in Silicon Valley; in
Phoenix prime space can go for as little as $25 per square foot. Likewise, employees will
find that the median home price in the upscale suburb of Scottsdale is just $272K
compared with the Bay Areas $585K. Also, taxes are lower than in California.1055
Google, Inc. will start work on a $600 million expansion of its data center in The Dalles,
doubling its investment there. Google built its first data center in The Dalles in 2006 and
the company said it has invested $600 million in the site to date. The expansion will bring
its total investment to $1.2 billion. The expansion is for a two-story, 164,000 sq. ft.
building.1056 Data centers can operate with few people; the minimum number of new jobs
to be added will be ten, but the actual number is likely to be higher. [Note that data centers
use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Oregon than in
California.]
Google, Inc. again increased its investment in Berkeley County by committing additional
financing to create a third data center. The data center houses computer systems and
associated components that support services such as Google search, Gmail, Google+ and
YouTube.1057 (This is different from Googles earlier events in the Palmetto State.) [Note
that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in South
Carolina than in California.]
Google, Inc. announced a $600 million expansion of its Lenoir data center. The company,
which had said it planned to expand on its initial $600 million investment, broke ground on
a third building. The expansion brings Googles North Carolina investment to $1.2
billion.1058 See the separate Lenoir event in 2008. [Note that data centers use significant
amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in North Carolina than in California.]
Zuvo Water LLC The fast-growing water filtration products company will relocate
headquarters to Reno. Zuvo plans to hire 25 employees at a wage above the countys
average. Zuvo was created in an incubator, and has since been spun-out to expand
independently. The companys new space is more than twice the size of the previous
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Mountain View facility and accommodates an expansion of the engineering, customer

service and shipping departments. A water lab will be built in the new location to
accommodate the water science and technology research arm of the company.1059
Nest Labs Little is known about the companys activities in Taiwan except a cryptic note
stating that it launched an office in Taiwan to help with manufacturing.1060 (The best
estimate is that the event occurred in 2013.) At one point job descriptions stated: We are
looking to create a Taiwan-based design and validation team to compliment the team
currently in California.... Our new Taiwan team is going to be an integral part of the entire
process, especially involved in the system design, factory bring up, and test/validation
cycles of the project.1061
Nest Labs, Inc. The programmable thermostat maker will open a technical support and
customer service center in Austin. The company is teaming with Spot BPO LLC on the
27,000 sq. ft. facility, where 140 employees will work.1062 In 2014, Google paid $3.2 billion
to purchase Nest Labs.1063
Suitable Technologies, Inc. CEO Scott Hassan said the company would open a
support center with eight or nine employees in Kansas City. The Kansas City Business
Journal summarized the event quite well: CEO Scott Hassan ... reported that Suitable
Technologies would be opening an international support office with eight or nine
employees.... Hassan said Kansas City also will provide Suitable Technologies with access
to tech talent emerging from 20 universities in the region [and] the government climate is
different in Palo Alto. Kansas City welcomed us with open arms; they are helping us, he
said. You would never see that here [in Palo Alto].... Hassan said the new Beam
technology erupted at Willow Garage, another Silicon Valley firm he founded. Suitable
Technologies was spun off from that personal robotics firm to focus on advanced remote
presence technology.1064 One reason the company was attracted to the Kansas City
market was the ability to easily expand to accommodate the 40-to-50 employees that may
eventually be on board.1065
WSO2 The software development company expanded into a new facility in Indiana after
a substantial year increase in new customer bookings in 2012. Initially, the Bloomington
office will focus on providing technical support, technical sales, and solution architecture
consulting and services. Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, chairman, founder and president, said,
We have long been attracted to Bloomington by the possibility for interaction and
recruitment from Indiana University Bloomington. As one of the leading public research
universities in the United States, it is fostering a new generation of talented technology
experts to meet todays opportunities and challenges.1066 At the time, the companys US
operation was based in Palo Alto, but that has since shifted to Mountain View. [Along with
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Indiana leading to a
reduction in expenses by between.]
AdvancedCath Technologies opened its new 20,000-sq. ft. manufacturing facility in
Costa Rica, where it will produce medical devices such as sophisticated guidewires,
advanced catheters components and complete balloon catheter solutions. We are pleased
with the support we received from the Costa Rican government and the infrastructure they
created that enabled the rapid build-out and opening of our new facility, said Randall
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Sword, President and CEO of AdvancedCath, who also referred to the favorable business
environment in Costa Rica.1067 The timeline on the Costa Rica event can be confusing. It
appears that TechDevice Holdings acquired AdvancedCath after it broke ground on the
Costa Rica facility, which brought to TechDevice a high volume manufacturing option in
Costa Rica. In a rebranding initiative, the TechDevice platform renamed itself
AdvancedCath.1068 The addition of the facility extends AdvancedCaths services by offering
custom manufacturing solutions throughout the product lifecycle from prototype fabrication,
to pilot production and high volume manufacturing.1069 Planning for the facility began in
2013.1070 Since all this, TE Connectivity Ltd. has acquired the company,1071 but
AdvancedCaths headquarters remains in San Jose, Calif.1072
eBay Enterprise The eBay, Inc. unit will invest up to $45 million to expand its Louisville
Operations Center, where it will create more than 150 full-time jobs. Staff there specialize
in creating, developing and running online shopping sites for brands and retailers. With
more than 500 current employees in Louisville, eBay Enterprise is expanding to meet rising
customer demand. New space will total 270,000 sq. ft. on 17 recently acquired acres. eBay
Enterprise will spend $45 million to grow its footprint in Kentucky.1073 Since the figures for
capital costs and square footage appear related more to the distribution center than to the
new facility, they are excluded from this report.
eBay is launching another major expansion in Austin that involves hiring 1,000 new
customer support employees and technical engineers over the next 10 years. That is in
addition to the 500 employees who already work there. The non-technical employees will
have an average wage of $30,000 to $35,000, and the 600 technical engineers will
average $100,000. Also involved is leasing 66,000 sq. ft. and a capital investment of $8
million.1074
Microsemi Corp. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing fieldprogrammable gate array (FPGA) integrated circuit products and related software because
the company shifted the work to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but did indicate that
furloughs may have begun as early as April 30, 2013. 1075 A WARN Notice indicates that
110 employees were furloughed in 2013, but since its unclear how many were caused by
the offshoring, this report will exclude any figure.1076
Motorola Solutions furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing router
and transport equipment because the company shifted the work to Poland. The Dept. of
Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept. 2,
2013. 1077
Nanosolar, a Silicon Valley startup, which had raised over $450 million in venture capital
since its founding in 2002, now in 2013 is selling off its San Jose assets piece by piece.
Nanosolar managed to ship only a small volume of panels after spending so much money
and time to develop its technology and build factories, reported Forbes.1078 A filing with
the state shows that 170 employees will be furloughed in April, 2013.1079
SoloPower, Inc. As the company undergoes a restructuring, it relocated its
headquarters to Oregon, where the firms CIGS PV module plant is based.1080 WARN
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Reports show a total of 92 employees furloughed in 2013.1081 This event is separate from
the 2011 relocation of SoloPowers production facility.
Ultratech, Inc. is establishing an international HQ in Singapore, where it plans to start
manufacturing in the first quarter of 2011, and in the second half to ramp up lithography
systems products. Ultratech CEO Arthur Zafiropoulo said, We expect to transfer all our
lithography from California to here by the end of the year. In addition, Ultratech also
intends to increase its profit margin by 5% due to lower material costs in Singapore.1082
Hitachi Data Systems, the data-storage supplier, will create a major Denver-area office
and Colorado will be the location of almost all future corporate growth. The facility will open
in 2013 with about 200 workers in Douglas County south of Denver. Employment could
double within five years. Many jobs will be in software and hardware engineering with
average salaries of about $80,000, rising above $100,000 for experienced staffers. EVP
Randy DeMont said the HQ will remain in California, but we will focus all incremental
growth in Colorado. The center will also handle sales, finance, human resources and
marketing in 53,000 sq. ft. of offices. Some California workers may relocate, but most
staffing will be new hires.1083
Supertex, Inc., a subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc., Assembly and Test Division,
furloughed employees producing semiconductor components because the company
shifted the work to Thailand. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that
country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but did indicate that
furloughs may have begun as early as May 16, 2013.1084
Trimble Navigation Ltd., a location and positioning software company, built its new
125,000-sq. ft. building for as many as 570 employees because its growing and also to
demonstrate the companys technology. CEO Steven Berglund said the new building
provided us with an opportunity to showcase our office-to-field Connected Site solutions
during the planning, construction and operational phases. Contractors used Trimble
software to dramatically speed up construction. Trimble employees focus on marketing,
testing and applications engineering in the construction, surveying, agriculture and
mapping & geographic information system (GIS) markets. Trimble has been in Colorado
for some time, opening a small office in 2000.1085
Plantronics Inc., the headset maker, opened a software development office in Austin and
plans to build an engineering and development office and hire a handful of software and
firmware both senior and entry level engineers this year. The company is still in the
early stages of building out its local office and isnt disclosing the total number it would
eventually hire for the local office.1086
Boeing Co. / Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) leased a 104,000-sq. ft. building
in North Charleston for its new research center where 300-400 people will be employed. it
will focus on advanced manufacturing technology and composite fuselage manufacturing.
When fully operational, scientists, technologists, technicians and engineers will work at the
center, leading R&D efforts in automation and assembly, systems installation, chemical
technology, nondestructive evaluation, composite fabrication and repair, and
electromagnetic effects, modeling and characterization. The center will also include an
autoclave, paint booth and a clean-room lab.1087 These details became known a year after
the announcement of the Southern California closings and job shift to South Carolina.
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Boeing Co. / Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) will establish an R&D center in
Huntsville with a focus on simulation and decision analytics and metals and chemical
technology. The new jobs at the $5.5 million center represent new work beyond the NASA
and DoD support Boeing-Huntsville currently provides. Boeing employs 2,600 people in
Huntsville, including many engineers and other professionals. More than 400 aerospace
companies are in Alabama, employing around 83,000 people. Other big-name companies
with a presence in Huntsville include Lockheed Martin, GE Aviation, and Raytheon.1088 Its
difficult to determine the square footage in Huntsville because Boeing is moving several
units into a new three-building, 350,000 sq. ft. complex; it may be that the BR&T unit may
occupy a part of the new facility.
Boeing Co. / Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T) plans to add 300 to 400 new jobs
for R&D centers it will open in St. Louis, adding to the approximately 15,000 employees it
already has in the region. The company will fill the jobs over the next two years primarily
with new hires, although some employees will be relocated. The companys three new
R&D centers will focus on systems technology; digital aviation and support technology; and
metallics and fabrication development.1089 Boeing signed a lease for 7,850 sq. ft. of Class
A space which may have been for this particular relocation.1090
Shasta QA The company provides software, smartphone and website testing services. It
is expanding operations in Iowa preferably near the University of Iowa while scaling
down operations in California. Shasta QA employs 60 people, 30 in Redding and 30 in
Chico. Owner and CFO Don OConnell said that next year, through attrition in our Redding
and Chico offices and expected new work, well be likely adding five or 10 more jobs.
While Chico and Redding are 70 miles apart, OConnell said Shasta QA draws on the
same population base, prompting the decision to expand elsewhere. We needed a bigger
gene pool to recruit talent from and we like the university. We like the education
backgrounds of the local population. the company researched other areas, including in
California, before settling on Iowa. 1091 Jeff Lord, the companys QA Director, said, The
business-centric environment, entrepreneurial spirit and the talent here is
unbelievable.1092 It later became clear that the company selected Coralville, an Iowa City
suburb, where it added 40 jobs.1093
King of the West Entertainment (KWS) The motorsports entertainment company
relocated headquarters to Reno. KWS plans to hire 70 people in the first year and expects
a heavy multiplier by year five. KWS wanted to expand, and KWS CEO Dan Simpson said,
The potential was endless. The Reno-Tahoe area is full of gear-heads and perfect for the
brand of racing I want to bring to the area. I am amazed and humbled by the outpouring of
support we have received since we relocated our operation here. Also, Simpson
announced plans to open Reno-Tahoe-Fernley Speedway in April and hinted at plans to
build an indoor sports arena in Reno in the future.1094 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Pomegranate Press (now Pomegranate Communications), after 45 years in California,
the company is moving its offices and warehouse to a 100,000-sq. ft. facility in Oregon as
a cost-saving measure. Publishers Weekly quoted Publisher Katie Burke as saying, Over
the years, weve moved the company further and further north of San Francisco as
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Pomegranate grew, and rents near the city became more expensive. The 36-employee
company has been based in Petaluma, with Burke adding, This is a good town, but its
pricey. The lease on the new Portland building is more affordable than those that were
considered in California. I didnt think I would leave California before retiring, Burke said
about the move, but Im discovering that making a change this big as I turn 60 is
invigorating and energizing. The company has sold 25 million calendars since 2000 and
publishes 10 to 20 book titles per year.1095 Pomegranate has its roots in San Franciscos
1960s psychedelic art explosion.
Cambridge International The companys Alloy Wire Belt facility in Modesto is being
closed because they were moving it to Mexico to cut operating costs as the labor there
was cheaper, according to Julie Odell, an Employment Program Representative for the
state of California in Turlock.1096
Horizon Ag-Products relocated its corporate headquarters from Modesto to Louisville,
Colo.1097 It is a science and research-driven producer of plant health solutions that promote
sustainable agricultural practices. Horizon leased office and research laboratory space and
is on track to have 25 employees located its new facility.1098
Post Holdings, Inc. See more details in the Jonesboro entry for this event. Related
news: Prior to closing the Modesto facility, the cereal maker began investing $30 million in
the Michigan facility.1099
Post Holdings, Inc. See more details in the Jonesboro entry for this event.
Post Holdings, Inc. The cereal manufacturer will close its Modesto plant and eliminate
140 jobs, which is expected to save the company $14 million per year. Production will be
shifted to plants in Battle Creek, Mich., Jonesboro, Ark., and Niagara Falls, Ontario. 1100
The 282,000-sq. ft. plant makes Post Grape-Nuts and Banana Nut Crunch cereals. [Along
with efficiencies resulting from consolidation, its conceivable that the location decisions
were influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in
Arkansas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Iris Garden An iris farmer who ships flowers worldwide, and has been in Porterville for 21/2 decades, blamed Californias high cost of doing business for forcing him to relocate to
Idaho. Owner Mike Sutton said its tough to leave but necessary because California is
getting harder and harder to run a business, taxes, regulations, water, all sorts of different
issues. Sutton ships flowers all over the world and sells to big box retailers, but profits are
shrinking and he says its time to move to Idaho. Its about 17% less to run a business
there than it is here, said Sutton.1101
Mozzarella Fresca will close its cheese manufacturing plant (operating since 1997), laying
off 144 workers. The company makes fresh mozzarella and other Italian cheeses under the
Precious and Galbani labels. The facility is owned by Lactalis American Group, which has
invested $40 million in a new 61,000 sq. ft. mozzarella plant in Idaho where production
jumped from 7 million to 40 million pounds more than a five-fold increase. Some 70 new
jobs would be added to the 40 who already in Idaho. The Tipton plant employed up to 200
based on the time of year. California regulates the milk industry, including the minimum
price dairy operators get for their milk depending on how the milk is used. The price of milk
in California has long been a big issue. Mozzarella Fresca said the states high prices had
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already caused it to transfer some 6% of its production to Idaho and future investment in
Tipton was in doubt because of the states regulatory atmosphere. The company also
closed a plant in Turlock.1102
Ardagh Metal Packaging USA Inc. The company selected the Tahoe Reno Industrial
Center as the location for its latest advanced manufacturing facility in the U.S., although
California was a candidate. The glass and metal packaging company opened a new plant
in Storey County bringing about 140 technical jobs over the next five years, including 72
jobs within the first six months. It provides cans for most leading food, beverage and
consumer brands. The company has more than 100 facilities and 18,000 employees in 25
countries, including an operation in Terminal Island, Calif. James Willich, CEO of Ardaghs
U.S. metal packaging business, said, We evaluated many sites for our Western region
expansion. Storey County possessed a number of attractive factors such as their favorable
business tax structure, cost of living, infrastructure, logistic advantages, proximity to our
major customer and the availability of skilled labor.1103 That California was a candidate is
suggested by the fact that last year Ardagh into an agreement to supply cans for the
majority of ConAgras U.S. food products (Libbys, Peter Pan, VanCamps, Pam, Hunts,
Chef Boyardee, Marie Callenders, Swiss Miss and others). ConAgra has facilities in
Californias San Joaquin Valley close to farmers and Ardagh needed to build a plant
somewhat nearby. Michael Borne, Ardaghs metal operations director, said, When youre
shipping empty cans, you want to be located close to filling facilities because freight can be
a big cost. They (ConAgra) are out of Oakdale (Calif.), so we must be within a certain
distance to make the cost structure work: the labor pool, transportation to bring in raw
materials, access to infrastructure. All that factored in to looking at different areas.1104
Ardagh will spend about $80 million in capital equipment with $19 million on building
costs.1105
LevelEleven raised $2 million from venture capital firms and a group of investors that
include two professional athletes.1106 The software developer helps businesses boost sales
using game-inspired incentives for employees. Apparently after the investment, tech
entrepreneur Bob Marsh had to decide whether to remain in Detroit or move to a tech hub
like Silicon Valley. Among the reasons he chose to remain in his hometown is because its
easier to hire talent, there are benefits to being in an unofficial co-work space that his
company shares with almost a dozen other tech ventures. Civic pride plays a role, too, as
Inc. explained: Perhaps most importantly, entrepreneurs in atypical locations for their
industry have the ability to more directly influence their surroundings, Marsh says. He
believes that for many of his employees and peers, this is a substantial selling point.
Theyre playing a small role in making the city better, he says of trail-blazing
entrepreneurs in non-traditional start-up hubs. For many entrepreneurs, that incentive of
enacting change in the place where they live and work is akin to a home team advantage
on the road to success.1107 Also, Detroit is less expensive than typical California locations
to which a software company would relocate.
Schwabe North America will open a west coast distribution center in Reno where it plans
to hire an initial 25 employees and employ 50 within five years. Schwabe manufactures
and distributes dietary supplements and is HQd in Wisconsin. A company spokesperson
said the decision was influenced by the strong presence of distribution expertise and
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Phoenix
200
$2
#IT
#RD
#SO
}UTN
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(somewhere
in Silicon
Valley)
Missouri >
Kansas City
NJR
N$R
2.9
#DO
#SB
#SO
}UTN
Unknown
Unknown
(somewhere
in Silicon
Valley)
Georgia > Duluth
50
$10
NQF
#IT
#RD
}UTN
Ventura
Camarillo
Colorado >
Greenwood
Village
393
N$R
NQF
#GR
#HQ
}REL
infrastructure in Reno, making it more attractive than other locations that were considered,
which included several undisclosed California locations. The facility has been hiring at a
wage higher than the countys average.1108
Stealth Software BV, a European cyber-security company, selected Phoenix for its U.S.
headquarters over undisclosed California locations. The company was established in the
Netherlands with offices in Luxembourg and Singapore. It will bring as many as 200 jobs
and a $2 million capital investment to the Phoenix area. Our potential for growth is
greatest in the U.S. market where we are closest to our main customers, said CEO
Gerard Warrens. Our Arizona presence will serve as the countrys center of our
information technology excellence.1109 Warrens also said, Arizona offers a very, very
cost-effective basis. If you compare to other states like California, New York or
Massachusetts, the same kind of skill-set would have cost the company a lot more.... [We]
had meetings with ASU and other universities to talk about internships, to talk about longterm R&D projects.... We have some very, very exciting technology where the universities
could be very well-connected to us, and we could also help drive innovation at the
universities.1110 The company opted for a 4,000-sq. ft. space.1111
BIME Analytics, a cloud business intelligence firm based in Montpellier, France, selected
Kansas City for its new North American headquarters after a nationwide search that
included California. Jim Lysinger, BIMEs vice president for North America, said, If there
were a handbook for how companies like ours should come to the U.S.... it would probably
say, Go to Northern California. But BIMEs due diligence revealed that the Silicon Valley
region is a hypercompetitive market in terms of attracting top talent. We are proud that
one-third of our customers are U.S.-based, said Rachel Delacour, CEO and co-founder of
BIME Analytics. With our dual headquarters in Kansas City and Montpellier, we can
provide outstanding global customer support and aggressively expand our footprint in
North America. The company will settle in a 2,885-sq. ft. space where it will have a sevenmember sales and support staff, which probably will double next year. 1112 [Along with the
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
TravelSky The Chinese-owned company will open a North America R&D Center in
Duluth, in Gwinnett County. The information technology solutions developer for the airline
and tourism industry is expected to create 50 jobs and invest $10 million in the community.
The company chose Gwinnett over undisclosed locations in Californias Silicon Valley.
TravelSky, headquartered in Beijing, has more than 4,000 employees worldwide. 1113 The
11,000 square foot office will be located in Duluths Satellite Place office park.1114
TravelSky Technology USA Ltd. has been registered as a California corporation since May
29, 2009 registered at a Pasadena address.1115
Cool Planet Energy Systems Inc. The startup that turns biomass material like beetlekilled pine trees into clean-burning gasoline is moving its headquarters to Colorado.
Between the HQ and a planned manufacturing facility, the company expects to create 393
jobs in Colorado.1116 Two months later, the company announced it raised $19.4 million in a
D round series of fundraising, which is on top of $29.9 million the company said in June it
had raised. Along with other funds raised or committed, the total has reached more than
$60 million. Cool Planets CEO Howard Janzen said investors see an opportunity in the
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Ventura
Camarillo
Oregon >
Hillsboro
200
$10
NQF
#GR
#MA
#SB
}REL
Ventura
Moorpark
Texas > Fort

Worth
600
$3.3
73
#BF
#SB
}CDO
Ventura
Oxnard
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
}OSO
}REL
Ventura
Simi Valley
Texas > Round

Rock
45
$3.5
37
#HQ
#MA
}CLO
}REL
companys specialized technology. The startup is backed by the BP plc, ConocoPhillips,

General Electric Co. and Google Ventures. The latest round of fundraising included
investors from Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Mexico.1117
(Side note: Within another five months, the company broke ground on the companys first
commercial facility in Alexandria, Louisiana. the first of three bio-refineries to be built in
Louisiana. The refinery is designed to produce 10 million gallons per year of high-octane,
renewable gasoline blends. It also will make biochar, which enhances soil to boost yields
on reduced use of fertilizer and water.1118 The company raised another $71.6 million in
equity funding weeks after it broke ground on the first biofuel refinery.1119 Localities where
the company will put its plants are excluded from this list because the sites are near
needed raw materials.)
SolarWorld Americas when the company moved production to Oregon in 2011, it said
its sales and marketing staff would stay in Camarillo. Two years later, some of the
functions are being relocated to Hillsboro, where the company employs about 600.1120
Note the opportunity cost to California. SolarWorld started expanding capacity in its
Hillsboro plant with a $10 million investment and plans for 200 new jobs. The expansion
will add 150 megawatts of capacity to its solar panel production line and 100 megawatts to
its cell line. SolarWorld Americas has invested $620 million to date in its Hillsboro plant,
which currently employs more than 700.1121 Some employees remain in Camarillo.
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., a national mortgage lender and servicer, leased
73,000 sq. ft. and will bring 600 new jobs to Texas to service its loan portfolio. We are
confident that Fort Worth and the surrounding region has an ample, skilled workforce; this
talent pipeline is essential to our successful business operations, said Tim Nicholson, EVP
of Servicing at PennyMac. The company took occupancy in June 2013 and is already
building its staff and operations.1122 So far, roughly 75 workers have been hired and the
company plans to expand the facility over the next two years. 1123 PennyMac will invest at
least $1.5 million in real property improvements and have at least $1.8 million in noninventory business personal property at the site.1124
Nevion USA, Inc., subsidiary of Nevion Europe, ASA, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers producing video transport equipment (for broadcasters, telecommunication
service providers and others) because the company shifted the work to a foreign country.
The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of
jobs lost, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 6, 2013. 1125
D.M.A/ Enterprises / ThermaSol will move its headquarters and manufacturing while
developing a 27-acre upscale business park. The 55-year old company is the inventor and
global producer of steam bath equipment for homes, hotels, spas and resorts. ThermaSols
total investment will be at least $3.5 million. The companys new facility will include 37,000sq. ft. of space on nearly 3.5 acres. It will employ at least 45 people including factory
personnel and upper management.1126 The company will use all the land in developing an
industrial park.1127 Eventually, the company could employ as many as 60 people.
ThermaSol CEO Mitch Altman said, We liked the bigger town amenities combined with the
small town feeling and warmth of the people.1128 [Along with the reasons cited, its
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Fisher Investments job growth in Camus, Washington see note in 2010 entry about this
event.
132
Jobs
Adjustment
California
County &
Locality
Destination
Location
Alameda
Berkeley
Mexico > Tijuana
Alameda
Fremont
Alameda
Fremont
Jobs
Private
Capital
(million)
Sq. Ft.
(000)
Function
or
Industry
Codes
Event
Type
NJR
N$R
12
#CP
#EC
#MA
}CDO
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Dispersed
84
N$R
NQF
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NJR
N$R
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3D Robotics, which makes drones and parts, started manufacturing drones and kits in
Mexico. The growth in the sophistication of the facility is stunning when photos from
20131129 are compared to 2014 photos.1130 A post by CEO Chris Anderson indicates that
Actually the TJ facility has been making almost all of the 3DR electronics (not just the
power modules) for nearly a year, which puts the event into 2012.1131 The company has
60 employees in a 12,000-sq. ft. facility in Tijuana. Headquartered in Berkeley, 3DR does
engineering work in San Diego and marketing in Austin, Texas. The company started by
making products for civilians and tech enthusiasts, but has grown into a supplier to a
multitude of industries (see the 2014 Austin event for more information on this point).
GreenVolts, a manufacturer of photovoltaic solar technology, appears to have gone out of
business. The San Francisco Business Times referred to GreenVolts as a bling-heavy
solar company, whose giant, flower-like solar arrays tracked the sun and concentrated it
thanks to a tons of engineering and moving parts. The company reportedly is looking for a
buyer of its technology.1132 A listing with the California Secretary of State shows that
GreenVolts Inc. surrendered its corporate registration.1133 A WARN report indicated that
the company furloughed 84 employees in September, 2012.1134
NovaSolar Inc., according to the San Francisco Business Times, appears on the brink of
becoming the latest failure in an area of Fremont quickly turning into a solar death row. In
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Alameda
Fremont
China > Wuhan
Alameda
Fremont
Arizona > Tempe
Alameda
Livermore
Alameda
Newark
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
12
N$R
NQF
#EC
#EN
#RD
#SC
}CLO
Washington >
Seattle
Wisconsin >
Racine
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
#GR
#HQ
#MA
Alameda
Newark
Korea > Chonan
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EH
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Alameda
Oakland
Colorado >
Greenwood
Village
700
N$R
120
#EN
#IT
#PB
#SB
}CDO
}REL
fact, the company appears to have gone out of business. NovaSolars unfinished R&D
center sits less than a mile from the shiny former headquarters of Solyndra. NovaSolars
predecessor, OptiSolar, was born out of a research paper written at Hewlett-Packard in the
early 2000s and aspired to become a gigantic, vertically integrated solar powerhouse. 1135
A listing with the California Secretary of State shows that NovaSolar Inc. in the category of
Forfeited, meaning it failed to maintain the companys registration.1136
Optoplex Corp. furloughed employees involved in activities related to the production of
fiber optical devices because the company shifted the work to China. The Dept. of Labor
didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have
begun as early as April 8, 2012.1137 The company engaged a contract manufacturer
there.1138
Quantenna Communications, Inc. The fabless semiconductor company opened a R&D
facility in Arizona. The team will work to develop technology for wireless set-top boxes,
residential gateways, video bridges, and other devices that deliver reliable broadband
video and data services over Wi-Fi. We chose Tempe for our expansion because it offers
a highly skilled and talented workforce which is vital to the type of work we do, said
Quantenna CEO Dr. Sam Heidari. We couldnt be happier with our decision and looking
forward to attracting the best Wi-Fi engineers in the industry.1139 The company will open in
Tempe with 12 engineering and management jobs.1140 [Along with the reason cited, its
Comcast See description under the 2012 Denver entry for more information about this
event.
CalStar Products, Inc. The company relocated its headquarters from Silicon Valley to
Wisconsin. CalStar manufactures sustainable masonry products made with up to 37%
recycled content in a process that uses up to 81% less energy and emits up to 84% less
CO2.1141 This event is separate from the 2009 plant opening in Wisconsin.
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., a subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, Electronics
Division, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing electronics gases
and equipment used in the production of electronic devices because the company shifted
the work to South Korea. The U.S. Department of Labor in a certified decision failed to
provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun
as early as March 14, 2012.1142 The company has a major facility in Chonan.1143
Kaiser Permanente began during the Depression in the 1930s in California, where its
always been headquartered.1144 In 2012 it plans for a 120,000-sq. ft. information
technology campus in Colorado.1145 The facility, planned for 500 employees, opened with
700 employees, which could grow to 900 employees.1146 The company said it selected
Colorado because of workforce and quality of life. Quite frankly, these jobs this activity
in Colorado is intended to be a launch pad for our next wave of innovation, said Kaiser
executive vice president Phil Fasano.1147 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable
that the location decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes
and fewer regulations in Colorado leading to a reduction in expenses.] Donna Lynne,
president of Kaiser Permanente Colorado, said the company received no financial
incentives to locate the IT center in the state.1148 Its noteworthy that Colorado was
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selected because in 2014 the distribution of members show more than three times as
many in California than are in all other eight states combined1149:
State(s)
California
Colorado
Mid-Atlantic States
(VA, MD, DC)
Northwest
(Oregon/Washington)
Georgia
Hawaii
Other 8 States
Combined
Alameda
Pleasanton
Nevada > Reno
53
$180
NQF
##GR
#MA
}CDO
Alameda
Pleasanton
Utah > Salt Lake

City
500
N$R
NQF
$EN
#IT
#SO
}CDO
Contra Costa
Concord
Britain >
Unknown
89
N$R
NQF
#BF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Membership
7,443,326
626,523
530,275
504,403
259,834
231,836
2,152,871
Fulcrum Bioenergy, Inc. The waste-to-biofuels company plans to build its biggest facility
to convert landfill trash into ethanol in Nevada to serve the California market; it will employ
53 employees. The cost of building the Sierra BioFuels Plant, a 10-million gallon project, is
estimated at $180 million. Nevada has a demand for ethanol of more than 50 million
gallons per year, and Californias demand is for more than 950 million gallons annually. So
Californias demand is 95% of the two-state usage.1150 The products from the plant will
serve motorists in California and Nevada. Also, Waste Connections will supply the
feedstock from its waste processing facility in El Dorado County, California.1151 Its
noteworthy that its first plant is in Nevada considering that raw materials come from and
products are sold in California.
Workday, Inc., a software development firm specializing in enterprise cloud applications
for HR and finance, will expand in Utah with 500 new employees over a 15-year period (a
sizable portion of the companys more than 1,500 employees worldwide). All of the new
positions will pay a minimum of 125 percent of Salt Lake Countys average yearly wage
including benefits, totaling more than $719 million. Workday will also pay over $54 million
in new state taxes over 15 years.1152
Bank of America, N.A. There appears to be some duplication in filings with the
Department of Labor. In one instance, the Group Operations Derivatives Division
furloughed employees involved in global services, namely back office support for global
foreign exchange (FX) and FX options products. The company stated that Pieces of the
operations are being moved to the U.K. and India and employees involved in banking
services were furloughed. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those
countries, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 1, 2012.1153
Another filing was for the Customer Service Contact Centers, which furloughed call center
services employees. The company stated that jobs are being transferred outside of the
U.S. to Costa Rica, Mexico and India. Again, the Dept. of Labor failed to identify the
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183
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
Mexico >
Unknown
Costa Rica >
Unknown
Puerto Rico >
Yauco
89
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
89
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
91
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}CLO
}REL
Contra Costa
Concord
India > Unknown
23
N$R
NQF
#BF
}OSO
}REL
Contra Costa
San
Ramon
Texas > Houston
800
$187
1,700
#IT
#EH
#EN
}REL
Contra Costa
Walnut
Creek
Idaho > Boise
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#SB
}CDO
Contra Costa
Concord
Contra Costa
Concord
Contra Costa
Concord
Contra Costa
Concord
India > Unknown
communities in those countries, but estimated the number of employees to be separated

was 450 effective May 20, 2012.1154 A Warn Report for 2012 showed a furlough of 450
Concord employees.1155 Its unknown how many employees went to each country so for
purposes of this report 183 will be subtracted (a number that was published separately for
India) from 450, and for overall illustrative purposes the difference of 267 will be divided
and apportioned to the U.K., Mexico and Costa Rica.
Bank of America, N.A. See more about this event in the 2012 entry for Britain for this
company.
company.
company.
Sartorius Stedim SUS Inc., which makes IV-like, single-use sterile bags used by drug
manufacturers, will close its Concord plant, cutting 91 jobs, and move operations to an
expanded facility in Puerto Rico. A facility in Yauco, P.R., already made filtration products
that connect to bags assembled at Concord. When the company started looking at
efficiencies, it decided to consolidate in Puerto Rico.1156
Wells Fargo, Online Customer Service Department, Email Division, furloughed employees
providing email customer services because the company shifted the work to India. The
Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country; it indicated that furloughs may
Chevron the company will relocate about a quarter of its Bay Area HQ staff Houston
over time but HQ will remain in San Ramon. The jobs are tied to Chevrons worldwide oil
exploration and production business, notably in organizations dealing with IT, advanced
energy technologies and business development. Chevron was founded in California in
1879.1158 The company plans to hire another 1,752 workers in Houston.1159 Chevron is
planning a new downtown office tower to accommodate its expansion a 50-story, 1.7
million sq. ft. building and along with other Chevron properties will comprise a campus with
indoor and outdoor common areas and additional parking.1160 While Chevron is planning to
construct the new tower, it states that it does not anticipate final approvals for a new
Houston building until 2016.1161 It doesnt appear that Chevron has revealed the buildings
construction cost, so we are left to estimate. According to a report by the Kirksey
architecture firm, high-rise office buildings in Houston range in cost (in 2010) from $90 to
$125 per-square-foot.1162 If a conservative estimate of $110 per square foot is applied to
the project, the cost could reach a minimum of $187 million.
Central Garden and Pet Co. will establish a new shared services center in Idaho to
provide transactional processing services for the companys U.S. operations. The center
will begin immediate recruiting, phase in operations in June, and expects to be completely
staffed within 18 to 24 months. The new facility will serve select administrative functions
beginning with finance and supply chain transactional tasks. Lori Varlas, CFO, said, Boise
offers considerable advantages including its skilled workforce, ease of doing business and
low cost profile. The company produces products for the lawn & garden market, including
grass seed, wild bird feed, weed and insect control, and decorative outdoor patio products.
Pet categories include animal health, aquatics & reptile, bird & small animal, dog & cat and
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Contra Costa
Walnut
Creek
Texas > Irving
250
N$R
102
#BF
}REL
Fresno Big
Creek
Fresno
Fresno
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Mexico > Tijuana
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Imperial
Calexico
Philippines >
Unknown
47
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
Inyo
Bishop
Nevada > Reno
25
N$R
12.2
#GR
#HQ
}REL
Inyo
Bishop
Kern Arvin
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Mexico > Juarez
NJR
N$R
NQF
87
N$R
130
#OSO
#OSO
#MA
#PB
}CLO
}OSO
}REL
equine. The company, headquartered in Walnut Creek, has approximately 4,100

employees primarily in North America.1163
Pacific Union Financial, a national mortgage banker and servicer, leased office space in
Irving to relocate its headquarters. Ten months later, the company leased additional office
space in Dallas a total of 102,000 sq. ft. and announced plans to hire 250 more
workers. The privately held lender works with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae
and was founded in 2004.1164
Southern California Edison See the 2012 Rosemead entry for this company for more
information about this offshoring event.
Sunrise Medical furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in production
of wheelchairs because the company moved the production line to Mexico. The Dept. of
Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may
have begun as early as Aug. 9, 2012. 1165
Gregory Mountain Products Inc., furloughed employees producing backpacks because
the company acquired from a foreign country the production of articles like or directly
competitive with the articles produced by the workers. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 28, 2012.1166
Pestmaster Services offers the safest and most effective pest services available utilizing
green methods and low-to-no-toxicity products.1167 It relocated its corporate headquarters
to Nevada with plans to create 25 jobs. The company specializes in solutions in pest
management in 14 states. Jeff Van Diepen, CEO, while noting the warm welcome he
received from the local business community, said, In 30 years of doing business in
Bishop, and as one of the larger employers there, we never received so much as a Thank
You or any appreciation or recognition from our City Council or County Supervisors. Im
impressed at seeing a state operate in a business friendly manner. Weve made a great
move to Reno and are happy to be here! Pestmaster bought a 12,200 sq. ft. facility.1168
Salter Labs furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in manufacturing
respiratory products, nebulizers, etc. Salter stated: The company has decided to move its
production to Juarez, Mexico. As a result the Arvin manufacturing plant is closing. This is
being done to remain competitive. Although the Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as July 22, 2012,1169 based on media reports, furloughs
extended into the next year. One report said 87 Arvin jobs will be lost. We have a state-ofthe-art facility in Juarez ... that had the majority of our manufacturing already. This was the
final move to consolidate all of manufacturing in one location, said a company
representative. The news came about when Arvin (near Bakersfield) had a 30.6%
unemployment rate, the highest in Kern County. The medical products company started in
Arvin in 1976.1170 The company has operated a Jurez factory for years, recently moved
into a new 130,000 sq. ft. facility that employs 820 people, and will hire another 70-80
people in Juarez.1171 The company plans to keep its headquarters, a warehouse and 44
employees in Arvin.1172
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Kern
Bakersfield
Kern
Mojave
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Texas > Midland
NJR
N$R
NQF
10
N$R
60
#HQ
#RD
#CDO
#REL
Kern
Mojave
Florida > Merritt

Island
150
N$R
NQF
#AE
}CDO
Los Angeles
Alhambra
Los Angeles
Beverly
Hills
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Washington >
Seattle
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EN
#IT
#SO
}CDO
Los Angeles
Burbank
India > Bangalore
60
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
Los Angeles
Carson
Malaysia > Kedah
140
$580
NQF
#GR
#MA
}CLO
}OSO
}REL
#OSO
#OSO
XCOR Aerospace will put its new R&D center at Midland International Airport (MAF) in a
renovated 60,000-sq. ft. hangar. We are pleased to be establishing our R&D Center in
Midland, Texas, where the weather, surrounding landscape, the airport, and the local and
state government environment are ideally situated for the future growth [of] a fully reusable
orbital system, said COO Andrew Nelson. The project will bring jobs with an estimated
average annual wage of more than $60,000.1173 Update (2014): The FAA issued a
commercial spaceport license to Midland International Airport, the first such license issued
to a facility that also hosts commercial passenger airline flights.1174 Update (2015): The
initial job count is 10 and many more will come in the next few months. Company
spokesperson Brian Campen said, The center of gravity will be and is Midland, Texas.
From the conversations that were having it is most definitely the focus of a lot of our
attention in terms of where folks are now moving and where our corporate headquarters
and R&D operations are going to be.1175 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable
and fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
XCOR Aerospace will to establish an East Coast U.S. operational base at Kennedy
Space Center in Merritt Island (unincorporated census-designated place) in Florida. The
point here is that it will eventually establish a manufacturing and assembly center for
XCOR Lynx Mark II suborbital reusable launch vehicles as well, creating an estimated 150
jobs.1176
Ticketmaster opened a new engineering center in Seattle. SVP Cameron Etezadi said the
office will be much like a start-up, developing software with a green-field approach while
tapping into an unparalleled industry knowledge base.1177 Ticketmaster was recently
named to Fast Companys Top 10 Music companies, and is the fourth largest eCommerce
platform in the world with 27 million monthly users.1178
Technicolor Creative Services USA, Inc., Media Services Division, furloughed
employees producing DVDs and Blu-ray DVDs because the company shifted to India the
production of an article like or directly competitive with the article produced by the workers
which contributed importantly to worker group separations. The Dept. of Labor indicated
that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 17, 2012.1179 A figure of 100 furloughs
was submitted to the Labor Department, but a WARN Notice shows 60 furloughs; this
report will relay the more conservative number.1180
Sanyo Electric Co. The headline says it all: Sanyo cuts US plant jobs to move to
Malaysia. The Japanese companys $580 million plant in the Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah,
will produce 300 megawatts (MW) of wafers, solar cells and modules when operations
start later this year. Meanwhile, the closure of the nine-year-old Carson plant that makes
materials for solar cells will affect 140 workers, about 40% of Sanyos total workforce in the
U.S.1181 Sanyo will liquidate assets in Carson and close the factory for good. There are no
plans to close the doors of the Oregon production site. So what we have here is a
168
Los Angeles
Compton
Los Angeles
Culver City
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Arizona > Tucson
NJR
N$R
NQF
200
$1.5
25
#AE
#DF
#EC
#EN
#RD
#SC
}CDO
Los Angeles
Culver City
Canada >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#ET
#PA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Culver City
Los Angeles
El Monte
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
16
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Unknown >
Dispersed
121
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
#SC
}CLO
}DSP
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Canada >
Unknown
250
N$R
NQF
#ET
#PA
}OSO
}REL
Mexico >
Unknown
#OSO
California facility being closed while an Oregon plant remains open and a new facility is
being built in Malaysia.1182
Integrated Technologies Group (ITG) will expand in Tucson, where it purchased a
25,000-sq. ft. building for $1.46 million. Looking to meet growing demand, the company
chose Tucson partly because of its location between the Los Angeles area and its plant in
Mexico in 2008. The optics and engineering strengths of the University of Arizona, the
presence of other high-tech firms, and the availability of a skilled workforce also played in
the decision. The new location will focus on product integration and testing, including
clean-room assembly. The plant will employ planners, mechanical, electrical and quality
engineers, as well as test and production specialists. It is expected to employ up to 200
people in five years. The companys magnetic components and related products for hightech applications span the semiconductor, medical, energy, industrial automation and
aerospace industries. ITG is not currently in line for any government incentives for moving
here but is looking into job-training funding offered by the state.1183 [Along with the reasons
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Arizona leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Visual
Effects Department, furloughed employees providing visual effects and digital animation
services for feature films because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The
California EDD reported that the countries are Canada and India. The Dept. of Labor didnt
identify the communities in those countries, nor did it provide a figure for the number of
jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 13, 2012.1184
Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. See the 2012 entry for Canada for this company for
more information about this event.
Brown Jordan Co., subsidiary of Brown Jordan International, Inc., furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers engaged in the production of patio furniture because the
company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 8, 2012.1185
International Rectifier Corp. will close its El Segundo semiconductor wafer fabrication
facility without specifying how many jobs would be lost. According to the city, International
Rectifier employed 537 there last year, but didnt specify how many of them worked in the
HQ and how many at the plant. A Temecula facility will house the last of its production in
Southern California. It will retain its El Segundo HQ.1186 The company planned to furlough
121 people on Aug. 2, 2012.1187
Rhythm and Hues, Inc. furloughed employees providing film visual effects and postproduction services as it shifted work to Canada and India. The Dept. of Labor didnt
identify the communities in those countries, although it indicated that furloughs may have
begun as early as Sept. 23, 2012. The California EDD indicated that 500 jobs would be
lost.1188 Since it isnt known how many of the 500 jobs will be shifted to which country; for
the purposes of this report, 50% will be attributed to each nation.
169
250
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
Rhythm and Hues, Inc. See the entry for this companys Canada 2012 event for more
information.
10
N$R
NQF
}REL
Pacific Monarch Resorts For details, see the Laguna Beach entry for this event.
81
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Unknown >
Dispersed
280
N$R
NQF
#FB
}CLO
}DSP
Los Angeles
Irwindale
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Foreign Nation >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#OSO
NJR
N$R
NQF
#OSO
Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC, subsidiary of Sequa Corp., furloughed employees

repairing and overhauling turbines because the company shifted the work to a foreign
country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide
a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early
as March 20, 2012.1189
Bank of America employees will be transferred or laid off because the company will close
its corporate office by the end of the year; The bank has occupied four floors in a high-rise
building. The departure hits the city at a time when officials are trying to whittle down
Glendales 22% vacancy rate for Class A office space.1190
Kansas >
Shawnee
80
N$R
19
#CP
#MA
}CDO
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas > San

Marcos
90
$15
80
#MA
#PB
}CDO
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Los Angeles
Encino
Los Angeles
Gardena
India > Unknown
Los Angeles
Glendale
Nevada > Las

Vegas
Mexico >
Unknown
All American Pet Company Inc. will place its new operational headquarters,
manufacturing and warehouse facility in Shawnee. The animal health and wellness
company plans to add more than 80 new employees over the next five years. All American
is the only public company singularly focused on pet wellness. It offers multiple products to
dog owners, including: Pawitizer, the first alcohol free antibacterial cleanser for dogs;
Grrr-nola, the first heart-healthy dry kibble and food bar with amino acids; and protein
food bars and breakfast cereals. The growth of our company necessitated a new facility in
the Midwest, said CEO Barry Schwartz, who found Shawnee to be extremely welcoming
and creative in meeting our space needs.1191 The company leases 19,000 sq. ft. of space
in Shawnee.1192 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision
was influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations
Grifols The healthcare company opened its new plasma testing laboratory in San
Marcos, which will analyze millions of samples of human plasma prior to approval and
release for manufacturing into life-saving medicines for patients with rare diseases. Grifols
employs more than 1,100 Texans and contributes more than $150 million annually to the
state economy through payroll and other expenses. Grifols is based in Spain and its U.S.
headquarters and some manufacturing is in Los Angeles.1193 San Marcos is a $15 million,
80,000-sq. ft. facility.1194 The new unit will need a staff of 90 technicians, some of whom
will be current employees who want to transfer to San Marcos. The rest of the positions
will be filled locally. One of the reasons Grifols chose San Marcos was the proximity of
Texas State University.1195 [Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that the location
170
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EN
#IT
#SO
}REL
Texas > Austin
32
N$R
115
#DO
#EN
#IT
#SO
}CDO
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Philippines >
Unknown
52
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas > Amarillo
53
N$R
NQF
#BF
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Nevada > Las

Vegas
150
$1
NQF
#GA
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Ohio > Forest

Park
NJR
N$R
32.5
#SB
}CDO
Los Angeles
Norwalk
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Virginia > Reston
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
#OSO
Learning Tree International The global provider of proprietary training to IT

professionals since 1974 moved its headquarters, where its also adding staff to support
the companys Product Development team. The company develops, markets and delivers
instructor-led courses in software development, IT security, operating systems, databases
and more.1196
Mitratech The provider of enterprise legal management solutions including Matter
Management, e-Billing, and GRC solutions expanded in Austin, giving the company
access to an array of talent to support its growth strategy. President and CEO Eric
Thurston said Mitratech chose Austin due the citys favorable business climate, skilled
technology workforce, and highly desirable quality of life. As Mitratech continues to grow,
we are excited to have access to some of the best technology minds in the country to help
us develop new products for our customers.... The L.A. office will remain open.1197 It will
occupy a 115,000-sq. ft. Class A space.1198 The company has about 28 employees in
Austin and about 32 jobs will be added.1199 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable
ShoeDazzle, a subsidiary of JustFabulous, Inc., furloughed employees and on-site leased
call center workers because the company shifted the work to the Philippines. The Dept. of
Labor didnt identify the community in that country, but indicated that furloughs may have
begun as early as Dec. 5, 2012.1200
SunAmerica, a Western National Life subsidiary, moved 53 management positions from
California to Amarillo, where it already has some operations.1201 It appears that other
functions will remain in the SunAmerica Center in L.A.s Century City. The company offers
retirement products including annuities, 401ks and insurance.
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (aka 2K Games Inc.) Will relocate to Las Vegas,
where it plans to create 150 jobs make a capital investment of $1 million. The company
has started hiring locally and has transferred executives to Las Vegas. It develops and
publishes interactive entertainment under the labels Rockstar Games and 2K with game
titles Grand Theft Auto, L.A. Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club and Red Dead.1202 David
Ismailer, COO for 2K, said, This move will allow 2K to operate a considerably larger &
more effective QA facility as we continue to grow our business across all divisions.1203
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Nevada leading to a
VXI Global Solutions Inc. began planning for a new contact center in Ohio in 2012. The
company clarified that places near its existing Ohio locations werent being considered
due to overlap in demand for local talent.1204 Later it became known that the company
was studying and opted to locate in Forest Park, near Cincinnati, where the beautifully
appointed building is a state-of-the-art call center with over 250 seats, and can be
converted to manage 500 seats overall. Positions include Customer Service & Sales
Representatives, Team Leaders, Operations Managers, Human Resources Staff, Quality
Assurance Specialists, Trainers and others.1205 The space exceeds 32,500-sq. ft.1206
171
30
N$R
100
#CP
}CDO
Nevada >
Gardnerville
NJR
N$R
13
#AE
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Panorama
City
Mexico > San

Luis Potosi
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Pico
Rivera
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
22
N$R
NQF
#CS
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Pico
Rivera
Mexico >
Tiajuana
17
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Pomona
Arizona >
Phoenix
110
N$R
NQF
#CS
#HQ
#MA
}REL
Los Angeles
Pomona
Los Angeles
Redondo
Beach
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Foreign Nation >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
#SO
}OSO
Los Angeles
Rosemead
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#IT
#UY
#OSO
Los Angeles
Palmdale
Texas > Weir
Los Angeles
Palmdale
#OSO
Abadak Outdoors, which supplies outdoors equipment such as tents, tarps and
hammocks, expanded to Texas.1207 The facility will bring 30 jobs into a 10-acre site
featuring a 100,000-sq. ft. warehouse, retail store and outdoor display area.1208
Aerospace and Commercial Precision Machining The manufacturing company
completed a long-anticipated move to Nevada, into a 13,000-sq. ft. facility. AnC President
Greg Havemann said he relocated the company from Southern California after 32 years
because he finally soured on Californias business practices and regulatory
environment.1209
Ricon Corp., a Wabtec Co., furloughed employees and on-site leased workers engaged in
the manufacture of wheelchair lifts and ramps for buses, and bus windows, because the
company shifted the work to Mexico. More specifically, the move involves three fabrication
lines, one paint line and one assembly line to a company division in Mexico. The Dept. of
Labor indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 13, 2012.1210 Information
about the number of furloughs is conflicting; therefore, Ricons shifts in jobs is excluded
from this report.
L & W Supply, Inc. (USG Corp.) The building materials company furloughed employees
involved in accounting and payroll services because the company shifted the work to a
foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for
the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 20,
2012.1211
Legrand North America, Inc., Cablofil Division, furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers producing cable trays because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept.
of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may
have begun as early as Aug. 20, 2012.1212
Adams Rite Manufacturing Co. relocated its headquarters and a factory to Phoenix. It
was a challenging move. The company needed to have its production lines stay
operational as long as possible, relocate production ASAP, and get them producing as
quickly as possible. Adams Rite has been in business for over 100 years in the door
design and production market serving the commercial, industrial and institutional building
construction industry.1213 In May, 110 California employees were furloughed.1214
Mitchell International, Inc., furloughed employees and on-site leased workers in the ACS
Service Centers in Los Angeles and San Diego engaged in customer service and support,
data processing, and bill review for a software development firm because the company
acquired from a foreign country the production of articles like or directly competitive with
the articles produced by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Mitchell International. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what country, but
noted that furloughs may have begun as early as on Aug. 29, 2012.1215
Southern California Edison, a subsidiary of Edison International, furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers providing IT services because it shifted the work to a foreign
country. The offshoring of IT work affected a broad area in California 28 communities in
all. Company filings with the U.S. Department of Labor list the jobs figure at 700 in
response to the question, How many workers have been or may be separated (if
172
Los Angeles
San Dimas
Los Angeles
San
Fernando
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Foreign Nation >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
Los Angeles
Santa
Clarita
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Springs
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Springs
Washington >
Spokane
12
N$R
NQF
#EN
#MA
}REL
Los Angeles
Sherman
Oaks
Canada >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#ET
#PA
}OSO
Los Angeles
Sun Valley
Oklahoma >
Tulsa
51
$19.8
NQF
#AE
}REL
Mexico >
Ensenada
#OSO
#MA
}OSO
}REL
#OSO
known)? In the 28 Determinations issued by the Labor Department, not one specified to
which foreign country the jobs migrated. The workers in the group were certified and
eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
SCEs filings with the Labor Department fail to provide information about the number of
furloughs in each of the 28 communities.1216 Moreover, the companys WARN Notice
filings contain total layoffs far in excess of 700, a result of major workforce reductions at
the SONGS nuclear plant in San Clemente and an apparent company reorganization.
Because it is difficult to identify communities to which job losses should be attributed, no
portion of the 700 jobs is assigned to any California community. Moreover, the 700 jobs
figure conflicts with a calculation done for this report that indicates only 313 jobs were
affected. Hence, this report will state 313 in the adjustment shown at the bottom of this
table.
Precision Dynamics Corp. furloughed employees producing identification wristbands and
labels because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor
didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but
Distinctive Industries, a subsidiary of Roadwire Inc., furloughed employees and
furloughed on-site leased workers producing automotive interior soft trim upholstery
because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a
figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as
Dec. 11, 2012.1218
Moen Industries, a company that makes packaging equipment, was purchased by
Pearson Packaging Systems, which moved its manufacturing equipment and production to
Spokane. The relocation brings at least 12 new jobs to Spokane; most will be assembly
technicians while some jobs will be engineers. The deal was for Moens assets and
patents and customer information; it did not include the Moen Santa Fe Springs facility.
The transaction means Pearson will have a Southern California sales office. [Along with
Washington leading to a reduction in expenses.]
DHX Media Ltd. furloughed WildBrain employees producing childrens animated shows
and licensing properties because the company acquired from a foreign country the
production of articles like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the workers.
jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 9, 2012. The
California EDD stated that The work was transitioned to other locations including
Canada.1219
Hawker Pacific Aerospace The unit of Lufthansa transferred its operations to Lufthansa
Technik Component Services in Tulsa. The company is planning a $19.8 million expansion
173
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DC
#EN
#IT
}REL
39
N$R
NQF
#PB
#RD
}OSO
}REL
111
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CLO
}REL
44
N$R
NQF
#ET
}REL
Texas > Grand

Prairie
300
$22
850
#CP
#DN
#SB
}CDO
Tennessee >
Loudon
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#HQ
#MA
}REL
Los Angeles
Torrance
Georgia > Atlanta
Los Angeles
Torrance
Belgium >
Brussels
Los Angeles
Vernon
Ohio > Stow
Los Angeles
Westlake
Village
Colorado >
Centennial
Marin
Corte Madera
Merced
Merced
to accommodate the transfer that should result 51 jobs in about five years, with an average
salary of about $70,000 per year.1220
PC Mall relocated and substantially upgraded its primary data center from Torrance to its
own hosting facility in Atlanta, which incorporates state-of-the-art monitoring and disaster
recovery capabilities.1221 [Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity, and
such costs are much lower in Georgia than in California.]
Peptisyntha, Inc., furloughed employees involved in activities related to the production of
peptides because the company shifted the work to Belgium. The Dept. of Labor didnt
identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs
lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as March 26, 2012.1222 At the
time of the event it was a subsidiary of Solvay America, Inc.; since, its been purchased by
CordenPharma.
Pneumatic Scale Angelus The 102-year-old California company, which manufactured
machines for sealing lids on soda and beer cans in Vernon, shut down operations and
moved production to Stow, Ohio, near Akron. That meant lost jobs for 111 members of the
United Steelworkers Union in Vernon.1223
Universal Sports Network moved its production and broadcast operations from California
to the Denver area, creating 44 new jobs in 2013 at the Comcast Media Center. The
network, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners LP, broadcasts
about 30 different sports and 25 different world championships each year in sports from
swimming to cycling to track and field. It also produces original programming.
Administrative jobs will remain in California.1224
Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc., a high-end furniture and decorations company, will
build a $22 million, 850,000-sq. ft. facility in Grand Prairie. The retailer planned to create a
minimum of 10 jobs.1225 However, its clear the project was scaled up big-time when the
company announced plans to hire more than 300 employees for what is no longer
exclusively a distribution center but also an operations center and call center. Job
openings will include operations managers, customer service, leadership positions and
maintenance workers.1226
Malibu Boats was founded in Merced in 1982.1227 While its difficult to determine the date
when the headquarters moved to Tennessee, it appears to have been in 2012. The
companys 2011 Owners Manual shows the HQ address in Merced,1228 while the 2012
version shows it in Loudon, Tenn.1229 Moreover, sometime in 2012 the company allocated
funds for one-time employment related expenses, including ... costs to relocate certain
departments from California to our Tennessee facility.1230 Update: By 2014, the company
stated that Our boats are manufactured and tested on the lake at the site of our 144,000
square-foot primary manufacturing facility located in Loudon [where the company leases]
23,460 square feet of warehouse and office space [and] approximately 20,000 square feet
of warehouse space in Lenoir City, Tennessee. It also owns 16.7 acres of land in Loudon
that is available for future expansion. As of Sept. 30, 2013, the company employed 333 in
Tennessee, 68 in California.1231 (During 2006 the company invested $2.2 million in
Loudon.1232 Subsequent investments are unknown because Malibu Boats, as a privately
owned company, was not required to divulge such information.) The company became a
publicly traded company in February, 2014.1233
174
Monterey
Marina
Nevada > Reno
20
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Monterey
Salinas
South Dakota >

Sioux Falls
869
N$R
NQF
#BF
#SB
}CLO
}REL
Napa
Napa
Nevada > Reno
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DO
#FP
}CLO
}REL
Napa
Napa
Unknown >
Dispersed
290
N$R
NQF
#PB
}CLO
}DSP
Nevada
County
Nevada City
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
20
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Thermo-Stone USA The company puts a thin heating element onto glass and ceramic
used in laser printers and Breathalyzers. Owner Kerry Goodsel said, Weve been growing
60 to 70 percent a year for the past two years and knew we were going to outgrow our
facility.... We couldnt find anything reasonable so we [looked] outside California.... Real
estate, power, workers comp, just the cost of doing business in Nevada and you combine
all of that with the quality of life living in Reno and it was an easy decision.... his workers
comp cost was cut in half by moving. It was kind of shock to me. Our water bill will go
down.... Were paying half what this place wouldve cost us in California. Well save 10 to
15 percent on the bottom line. And he said, Ive already met more entrepreneurs,
especially on the manufacturing side, wholl talk to you and help you out. In California, you
kept your head down and it was every man for himself. Here, its a small network but its a
strong network of other business owners. He found the University of Nevada, Renos
electrical engineering program and area technical schools provide well-trained and
educated people.1234 The company plans to add 30 jobs within the next two years. 1235
Capital One The financial services company furloughed 869 people in September,
20121236 as it began closing its Salinas operation. Note, however, that it opened a similar
credit-card processing center in Sioux Falls.1237 Here is a California report from the
(Monterey) Herald, The day before Salinas employees learned of the cutbacks, Capital
One had officially taken over the facility after a $2.6 billion deal to buy HSBCs U.S. credit
card business.... Meanwhile, rubbing salt into the wound were news reports of Capital
One, amid much fanfare, keeping 400 former HSBC employees ... with plans to add 400
more.1238 Here is a South Dakota report: Capital One took over the old HSBC building
where it will hire 400 new employees this year and still retain the 400 HSBC employees
who already worked in the building, putting South Dakota and Sioux Falls on the map as
a credit card center.... At the same time that Capital One is adding jobs here in South
Dakota, it is cutting jobs in California. Capital One announced Wednesday more than 800
workers in Salinas, California, will lose their jobs ... after they decided to close the HSBC
location there.1239
Mirepoix USA Laurel Pine moved her business selling foie gras, truffles, caviar and
other gourmet foods to Reno in 2012 to avoid the foie gras ban that would have shut her
down. If I had stayed in California, not only would I not be able to sell to Californians, I
wouldnt be able to sell to the rest of the United States, she said. A new law banned the
sale of foie gras within California.1240 California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton is
the man behind the ban.1241 Many Californians travel to Reno to purchase the product.1242
Mylan Specialty, a pharmaceutical manufacturer formerly known as Dey LP, will close in
Napa where it produces respiratory and nasal pharmaceutical products. There are more
than 260 employees at the site and more than 30 temporary contract workers; all will lose
their jobs in 2012. A company spokesperson said, This decision follows a careful
assessment of market dynamics, the cost structure at our site in Napa Valley, and other
alternatives for production of the products in that sites portfolio and is consistent with the
firms ongoing efficiency and cost-effectiveness efforts.1243
Sierra Video Systems, a Kramer Electronics Co., furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers producing routing, control and infrastructure systems for the audio/visual
industry, specifically the development and manufacturing of routing switches and
175
Orange
Aliso Viejo
Texas > Austin
40
N$R
14
#SO
}CDO
Orange
Anaheim
Mexico >
Unknown
23
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Anaheim
Mexico > Tecate
16
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Anaheim
Orange
Brea
Nevada > Las

Vegas
Mexico > Tijuana
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Buena Park
Mexico > Tijuana
12
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Costa Mesa
Vermont >
Burlington
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CL
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
}REL
equipment, because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor
didnt identify the country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb.
20, 2012.1244
Telogis Inc. develops software for fleets of trucks to help with routing, work order
management and navigation. It will open a 14,000 sq. ft. office in Austin in December,
which will initially employ 40 workers in a variety of functions, including quality assurance,
development, customer support and training.1245
American Fuji Seal, Inc., a subsidiary of Fuji Seal Japan furloughed employees involved
in production of shrink labels because the company shifted the work to Mexico. (Shrink
labels are used on all kinds of products, such as soft drinks, packaged food, cleaning
products, and more.) The U.S. Department of Labor failed to specify what community in
that country and indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept. 20, 2012.1246
Perhaps its noteworthy that a little more than three months earlier, on June 12, the
company announced it will expand operations in Bardstown, Ky., creating 45 jobs with a
$10 million investment. American Fuji Seal is part of the Fuji Seal International packaging
company based in Osaka, Japan, and its North American headquarters is in
Bardstown.1247
Econolite Control Products, Inc., subsidiary of Econolite Group, Inc., furloughed
employees producing intersection traffic control hardware equipment because the
company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Dec. 10,
2012.1248
Avery Products furloughed employees and on-site leased workers engaged in the
production of office products such as binders, labels, dividers, etc. because the company
shifted the work to Mexico and Canada. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
communities in those countries, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 19, 2012.1249 When it comes to
Mexico, it is likely that work shifted to Tijuana because (1) At the time Avery had a
524,000-sq. ft. plant there that also produced binders and labels; (2) that plant kept
expanding since its founding in 2004 in part because of gaining work that had been
transferred from California (from Fontana); and (3) it was expected that a 2011 expansion
would bring the plants share of Avery Dennisons North American office products
production to 66% from just 15% in 2004.1250 A 2013 WARN Notice shows a furlough of
75 employees,1251 but since it isnt known how many jobs to attribute to this event, no
furlough figure is provided for this event.
Leach International, subsidiary of Esterline Corp., furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers engaged in production of relays, contactors and/or power distribution units
because the firm shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for
the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 14,
2012.1252
Analog Clothing The Surf brand is shutting down its Orange County operation and
moving to Vermont, where its parent company, Burton Snowboards, is located. The
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clothing line will re-focus on snow gear. At the Vermont headquarters, recent renovations
and additions have been made to make room for Analog to join Burtons operations.1253
Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc. relocated its headquarters and R&D from Costa Mesa to
North Carolina. President/CFO Michael Jebsen said, North Carolina has the business
climate, facilities and creative talent we need to help push our programs forward. The
company had wanted to relocate for some time but Southern Californias real estate
market was hit by the recession and the company was unable to sublet its lab and office
space until now. The Raleigh-Durham area is home to one of the nations top R&D
centers, Research Triangle Park, which started in 1959. SVP Ellen Corliss said, This is as
good a hotbed of biomedical research as California. Raleigh-Durham has a great
workforce. David Anast, publisher of Biomedical Market Newsletter and Medical E-Mail
News, said California has lost other such firms and many companies wont say why theyre
leaving California. At medical conventions (held in California) in recent years, 17 to 25
states have had booths for their economic development departments eager to help
companies move to friendlier (business) climates, Anast said. Yes, rising expenses, rent,
unfair unemployment insurance burdens and other constantly sky rocketing costs, do have
consequences. The company develops products to improve delivery of oxygen to the
body for treatment of wounds, traumatic brain injury and strokes.1254 Its products include
Oxycyte and Dermacyte.1255
MC Endeavors Inc. The company relocated its headquarters to Austin; it will close its
California office but maintain a presence with a small group of personnel. The company
was founded in 2011.1256 It is starting out with 12 employees in Austin.1257 MC Endeavors
is a smart-home builder and self-sustaining community developer of natural disaster
resistant building systems that utilize steel framing and steel shipping containers with
ceramic coating insulation instead of conventional wood framing and rolled fiberglass; it
also integrates solar, wind, and biogas technologies.
Oakley Manufacturing, a division of Oakley, Inc., a subsidiary of Luxottica U.S. Holdings
Corp., furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing sunglasses,
prescription eyewear, military glasses, and goggles because the company shifted the work
to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a
Sept. 19, 2012.1258
TTelectronics/BiTechnologies furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
because production and customer service roles are being moved to Mexicali. The Dept.
of Labor indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept. 12, 2012.1259
Global NuTech Inc., engaged in distribution of cleaning products and oil production from
marginal wells, changed its name and moved to Houston. Purchase of a company located
there was a big reason, but company spokesman and banker Tim Connolly, adding that
taxes and the cost of doing business in California were (also) pretty significant factors in
moving. When it comes to manufacturing and energy in particular, its difficult to do
business in California. The company changed its name to Texas Gulf Energy Inc. and will
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no longer have a physical presence in California.1260 Once in Houston, the company

formed a new subsidiary to provide electrical and engineering services.1261
Hanger 17, which does screen printing for companies worldwide, moved to Arizona.
Comparing the two states, company owner Les Hunt said, The difference in attitude was
unbelievable. I left a message (with the city of Chandler) on a Friday afternoon, and people
called me back on Saturday. They said, Wed love to have you come out. Well take you to
lunch and show you around. He moved the company to Chandler in September 2012
after 44 years in California. Why? Paint thinner, he said. Its outlawed in Orange
County.... We used to pay $20 for resins, now its $120, and $100 of that is a hazardousmaterial handling fee. Resin comes from trees in California!1262
JE Pistons, Inc. The manufacturer of high-performance pistons is relocating its
advanced manufacturing center to Ohio; it will occur in stages from July through November
2012 and will involve moving more than 75 of the companys CNC machines and
supporting equipment. The company has made a capital investment of more than $1
million to the Mentor facility. The company will retain a California presence, retaining
certain sales and engineering personnel.1263 We will not discontinue any manufacturing
capability in Huntington Beach until corresponding capabilities are established in the new
facility.1264 The move will bring up to 150 jobs to Mentor.1265
Allergan, Inc. opened its first large NJ facility, a 93,000-sq. ft. R&D Center that will focus
on clinical development.1266 According to NJBIZ: With a need to hire experienced workers,
Allergan Inc. thought it would be an easy sell to convince New Jersey pharmaceutical
veterans to relocate for jobs in sunny southern California. But the task proved quite
difficult, said Scott D. Sherman, executive vice president for human resources [because]
fears about the housing and labor markets made workers skittish about moving across the
country. So Allergan tried a different approach. Instead of working hard to move people
from New Jersey to California, which is expensive and difficult, were taking jobs that were
growing and were bringing the labor demand to the labor supply, Sherman said. David
E. I. Pyott, Allergans CEO, said Allergan looked at other states for the positions but the
salary differential was small. And after California, anythings cheaper, he said.1267
American Spectrum Realty, Inc., a real estate investment, management and leasing
company headquartered in Houston, plans to reduce costs $500,000 annually by
transitioning the accounting department from California to Houston. Houstons low cost of
living and rich employment pool of qualified applicants were factors in the decision. The
company owns, office, industrial, self-storage, retail properties and multi-family properties
throughout the United States.1268
Broadcom Corp., Infrastructure & Networking Business Unit - Controller Group,
furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in supply of quality assurance
services for semiconductors because the company shifted the work to a foreign country.
The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as July 30, 2012. California EDD reported that the
country was India, but failed to identify the community within that country.1269
HireRight, Inc., (subsidiary of Altegrity) International Background Checks Division,
furloughed employees providing employment background screening services because the
company shifted the work to India and the Philippines. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify
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the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 27, 2012.1270 Some references
indicate that HireRight also outsourced work to Poland, and the company has a location in
Katowice. But because it was established in 2004, and current job transfers are unclear, it
is excluded from any count in this report. Just as FYI, during 2013, the company had 190
employees in Katowice.1271
HireRight, Inc. For more information about this event, see the 2012 company entry for
India.
NextFort Ventures, a provider of energy-efficient modular data centers, is breaking
ground on a new data center in Chandler. The 130,000-sq. ft. facility will be a mix of offices
and computing suites. NextFort employs innovations in power distribution, cooling and
facilities architecture to achieve up to 40% better energy efficiency compared to other data
centers.1272 The data center will cost up to $30 million and employ about 25 people.1273
[Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in
Arizona than in California.]
Sabritec, a subsidiary of Smiths Group, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
designing and producing filter connectors, high speed Quadrax and Twinax for Fibre
Channel, Ethernet IEE 1394 Firewire, fiber optic, coax, triax, high power and high-density
products because the company shifted the work to China. The California EDD indicated
that 32 jobs would be affected. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that
country, although it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April 13, 2012.1274
Pacific Monarch Resorts, which specializes in timeshares, filed for bankruptcy protection.
It later merged with Nevada-based Diamond Resorts and California jobs were cut with
employees offered jobs in Las Vegas. The consolidation means the loss of jobs 64 jobs in
seven California communities. Positions were eliminated in functions such as HR,
accounting, finance, IT and legal.1275 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the acquisition
and consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Nevada leading to a
MSOC, Inc. The company was more commonly known as Mainly Seconds Pottery
Plants & Things. The Gulf Coast Business Review reported that Mike Bonk, who built a
successful chain of houseplant and pottery stores in Orange County, Calif., over 30 years
[and] had $12 million in annual sales, seven stores and 200 employees moved to Florida.
I started with $15,000 and a dream, Bonk said. But the business climate wasnt good in
California. We were anxious to leave. According to the newspaper, High taxes, loads of
regulations and what Bonk calls a state of entitlement among employees are common key
culprits.... Bonks government-induced frustration, meanwhile, began to grow over the last
five years. Californias muddled workers compensation program was especially painful:
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Bonk says his costs and insurance premiums grew 314% over three years, from $70,000
to $290,000. Says Bonk: The system was getting out of control. The new business is
called Plants & Treasures.1276
Bloomfield Bakers in Los Alamitos furloughed 456 employees in February1277 when its
owner, Ralcorp, closed the facility. The action followed termination of a co-manufacturing
business that did not meet minimum profit margin requirements.1278
Road & Track, the iconic car-enthusiast magazine, announced that after more than 50
years it is leaving California for Michigan. Hearst Magazines, which bought R&T a year
ago, will move it to Ann Arbor. Building a new home for Road & Track in Michigan, where
Hearsts other automotive magazine, Car and Driver, is based, allows us to be close to the
heart of the automotive industry, according to a spokesperson. A former employee called
it a tragedy, saying that Orange County, Southern California, is the car capital of
America. This is where hot-rodding started and sports cars became a big influence. R&T
is the oldest car magazine in America, founded in 1947 in New York. It moved to Los
Angeles in the early 1950s and to Newport Beach in 1959.1279 It isnt known how many
employees will lost job or how many jobs will move. Road & Track has 29 editorial staff
members listed on its masthead and there are more than 40 contributing editors, artists
and photographers.1280 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the acquisition, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Michigan leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Covenant Health, a member of St. Joseph Health System, is moving the California
Patient Financial Services Operations Unit to Lubbock. We are going to be moving our
revenue cycle, part of the function, from California to here, said Rodney Cates, VP-HR.
Revenue cycle will be made up of admitting, registration and financial services. Keep in
mind, a lot of people might think, These are entry-level jobs. Thats far from the truth.
These are going to be manager jobs, from leadership, from directorships, all the way down
to the front-line staff. Also, Rory McCrady, VP of Revenue Cycle, said, Our labor is about
40 % cheaper here than it is in a comparable area in southern California.1281
Extreme Engineering, equipment supplier to Cirque du Soleil, Six Flags, Disney and the
U.S. Army, is moving manufacturing to Athens, Texas, southeast of Dallas. Jeff Wilson,
founder and owner, said, Its been a breath of fresh air getting to work with people in
Texas, especially when you compare it to Californias government. He added, Wed like
to eventually make this our central plant where we can ship our products in any direction,
because of Athens central location in the U.S. The company manufactures climbing
walls, zip lines, jumper systems and adventure engineering products for customers
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internationally. Their plans are to expand to up to 75 employees in Athens.1282 Extreme

Engineering will take over two buildings totaling 19,000 sq. ft.1283
Lambertson Industries, Inc., which manufactures commercial stainless steel products in
Sparks, near Reno, was acquired by California-based executives, who then moved the HQ
from Roseville to where its plant is in Nevada. New owners Jason Weiss and Joe
McCaslin said the company will continue operating under the Lambertson Industries name
and stay in the existing facility. Also, they plan to begin producing other manufactured
steel products and create 52 jobs in five years of operation.1284
Revionics Inc., a software company, opened an office in Austin in 2012. A year later it
relocated its headquarters to there, where it will quadruple its space. The Roseville office
remains open. Revionics has about 120 employees domestically, and uses contract
programmers and developers in India. CEO Marc Hafner stated, Relocating to Austin
helps position us for more rapid expansion in the retail technology industry and offers our
employees the benefits of a culturally rich city with a relatively low cost of living.1285 The
company also has offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and overseas. [Along with the reasons
Solaro Energy The company, which manufactures residential and commercial solar
products, including solar generators and solar fans, lighting and ventilation systems,
relocated to Socorro. The move is into a 12,000sq. ft. building and is expected to
eventually create 100 jobs in Socorro, which also will be the new headquarters.1286
Parker Hannifin, Medical Systems Division, furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers producing components for medical and industrial applications; the company stated
the work is being outsourced to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 9, 2012.
1287 Its likely the location is Guaymas, where since 2002 the company has had production
in place.1288
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Vascular Division, furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers producing coronary and endovascular catheters, guidewires and stents because
the company shifted the work to Costa Rica. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
community in that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept.
27, 2012.1289 A WARN Report shows that in 2012 that 409 employees were furloughed
from the facility.1290
Volcano Corp. This is an example of learning about a relocation through a news report
a full year after it happened. The medical device manufacturer opened a factory in Costa
Rica in 2012, indicating that the Central American nation would gain jobs at Rancho
Cordovas expense. That happened, with 39 jobs transferred in 2013 and 2014. 1291 A later
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announcement about another 170 furloughs indicated production will stop altogether in
Rancho Cordova as of mid-2015, although R&D will remain. CFO John Dahldorf said
manufacturing costs will decline and profits improve: The real benefit of going to Costa
Rica is the labor rate differential. We will see the gross margin pick up as we get into
2015 because, quite frankly, Rancho Cordova wont be there and thats a significant
amount of expense that well be carrying in 2014.1292 The move will bring employment in
Rancho Cordova to fewer than 100 employees. At its peak, the company had nearly 700
employees at the plant.1293
Campbell Soup Co. will close its Sacramento plant, in use for more than 60 years making
soups, sauces and beverages, eliminating 700 full-time jobs. A spokesman stated,
Sacramento is one of our oldest plants, one of our least-efficient. It has the highest
product cost per case of any plant in the U.S. So from a business decision, the case [to
close] is clear and compelling.... economist Jeff Michael of the University of the Pacific
said the ripple effects on suppliers and others could cost the region a total of 2,000 jobs.
For instance, the cans are made right in the factory by a vendor, Silgan Containers.1294
While Campbell didnt mention Californias Global Warming Solutions Act in closing its
Sacramento plant, its fair to point out that Campbell would endure much higher costs if it
had kept the plant open. Cap-and-trade carbon auctions will be an increasingly expensive
factor to cover emissions related to the heating, cooling, packaging and storage of foods
and transporting raw materials in and finished products out. Campbells shutdown was
nearly complete by mid-2013.1295 The 700 jobs number appears to have been an
understatement. The actual number appears to be higher because the company
furloughed a total of 760 employees in three stages 290, 320 and 150 through 2013
the following year.1296 No information could be found online about how the 760 jobs were
distributed to other locations. Since other plants are more efficient, its possible that jobs
will be created in Maxton, NC, Napoleon, Ohio and Paris, Texas. [Since a transfer of some
of the work to any of those locations is possible, its conceivable that location decisions will
be influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in other
states leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Campbell Soup Supply Company, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Campbell Soup Company,
furloughed employees involved in activities related to the production of packaged food
products because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 9, 2012.1297 That date is four
months before the company reported closing the Sacramento plant and shifting jobs to
other domestic locations. Its unclear what the job loss total is for the offshoring event.
Comcast is closing three California call centers one each in Sacramento, Livermore and
Morgan Hill and moving the jobs to Oregon, Washington and Colorado. About 1,000 jobs
will be eliminated. The company is moving the jobs from California because of the high
cost of doing business, said Regional VP Andrew Johnson.1298 Note: It appears that
California politicians bullied Comcast into issuing a new statement that ignored the high
cost comment, with the company later saying, the reports carried in the media attributing
Comcasts decision are incorrect and call centers focused on particular customer needs
rather than on geography was a factor.1299 Also, Mike Rossi, Gov. Browns Senior Advisor
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for Jobs and Business Development, said, It is unfortunate that Comcasts announcement
to eliminate jobs in California inaccurately placed blame on the state but I am pleased to
see the executives at Comcast taking responsibility and correcting the statement.
Comcasts new statement avoided mentioning anything about Californias business
climate.1300 See the Chapter in this report entitled, Why Did a Company Retract a
Departure Announcement?
RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, Inc. (f/k/a StrataScale) acquired 75 acres for $20
million to develop a 750,000-sq. ft. data center.1301 The land is sizable enough to
eventually accommodate a 1.5 million sq. ft. data center campus. Jim Leach, VPMarketing, said why the company came to Virginia: ...the power is reliable, available and
cost-competitive [and] Virginia is one of the most pro-business states in the U.S.1302 [Note
that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Virginia
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IndusPac California Inc., IndusPac Pacific Foam, formerly known as McFarlane DBA
IndusPac Pacific Foam, IndusPac Pacific Foam Division, a subsidiary of Specialized
Packaging Group LP, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing,
assembling and packaging products because the company acquired from a foreign country
the production of articles like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the
workers. California EDD stated that the country was Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt
lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Dec. 19, 2012.1303
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Imation Corp. See the 2012 Thousand Oaks entry for this company for more
AccuDx The unit of IO-Mega Holding Corp. started a demonstration algae processing
facility in Iowa. A small-scale, pilot plant will produce, harvest and dry algae from which
omega-3 fatty acids can be extracted. Once enough material is produced to prove the
method, the process will help sell the concept/design to others. As many as 50 jobs may
be created.1304 Prospective customers of IO Mega will be in the pharmaceutical and food
and fields.
American Specialty Health Inc. (ASH), which administers company health benefits,
opened an office in Dallas. The company leased 50,000 sq. ft. plans to have 200
employees by the end of 2013. Positions range from customer service reps and claims
processors to systems programmers and health coaches. Chairman/CEO George DeVries
said that North Texas was selected because it will afford us more opportunities to grow,
because of its central U.S. location and because the Texas business environment is
appealing.1305 The company maintains a San Diego presence.
Autosplice, Inc., furloughed employees producing electrical connectors because the
company acquired from a foreign country the production of articles like or directly
competitive with the articles produced by the workers. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a
Nov. 5, 2012.1306 The location is likely to be Tijuana, where the company already has a
facility.
Fallbrook Technologies, Inc. Sometimes, when a company establishes an operation or
footprint elsewhere, a headquarters move to that location eventually follows. Such is the
case here where the company will relocate its HQ and entire operation to Texas. The
majority of the positions will be engineers, but technicians and administrative staff will also
be required. As a result, it appears that 25 new jobs will be created.1307 The company has
500 patents or pending applications worldwide and seems destined for more growth.
Mitchell International, Inc. See the 2012 entry for Los Angeles for this company for
Optimer Pharmaceuticals A media account stated, Founded in 1998 in San Diego,
Optimer moved its headquarters to Jersey City, N.J., late last year [2012]. It retained its
San Diego office and still conducts research there.1308
Science Applications International Corp., SAIC See the McLean 2012 SAIC event for
more information.
Science Applications International Corp., SAIC See the McLean 2012 SAIC event for
more information.
Science Applications International Corp., SAIC will spend about $15 million this year
to bring roughly 450 corporate employees who have remained in San Diego to McLean
and offices in Orlando and Oak Ridge. John P. Jumper, after his selection as CEO, said
one of his priorities would be cutting overhead costs to help SAIC win work. In particular,
he promised to reexamine operations remaining in California. SAIC relocated its
headquarters to the D.C. area in 2009. Jumper said, If theres anything that has to be left
out [in California], Im going to have to be convinced that it needs to be there. SAIC would
not clarify how many will move to McLean, Orlando and Oak Ridge.1309 [Clearly, cost
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San Diego
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Dispersed
San Diego
San Diego
Arizona > Peoria
San Diego
San Marcos
Great Britain >

Wigan
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
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Indianapolis
300
N$R
12.5
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Francisco
San
Francisco
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NJR
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Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
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Phoenix
NJR
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NJR
N$R
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reductions are in play regarding this event. Its likely that location decisions will be
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Virginia
United Launch Alliance, a joint venture by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, listed its facility
as a closure in three notices filed with the state.1310 Little additional information can be
found, except for one item that says the company has eliminated its presence in San
Diego.1311
Yolia Health is developing a combination of contact lenses and eye drops that modifies
the shape of corneas to produce clearer vision. But the 5-year-old company was struggling
to get seed funding, network with researchers and obtain FDA approval problems that
can put a bioscience startup out of business. Those challenges led CEO Alberto Osio to a
bioscience incubator in Arizona that offers initial funding, mentoring, free office space and
access to laboratories, helping turn bioscience technologies into businesses. Arizonas
Bioscience Roadmap, supported by the Flinn Foundation, reported that the number of
bioscience firms in Arizona increased from 637 in 2002 to 867 in 2010, while jobs
increased from 68,924 to 96,223 during that period.1312
NAPP Systems, Inc., d/b/a MacDermid Printing Solutions LLC, furloughed employees and
on-site leased workers involved in activities related to the production of printing plates
because the company shifted the work to England.1313 The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a
Feb. 11, 2012.
Appirio, a cloud-computing service provider, will spend $2 million to open in Indianapolis
and employ 300 people by 2015. The company will initially occupy 12,500 sq. ft. with
options to lease additional floors as it expands. Appirio CEO Chris Barbin said, Opening
an office and cloud development center in Indianapolis gives Appirio access to a large,
highly educated talent base with close proximity to customers and partners. Founded in
2006, Appirio has moved more than 2 million users from 350 companies to cloud platforms
such as Google Apps and Amazon Web Services.1314 Nick Marson, Manager, Consulting
Services at Appirio, wrote the Top Ten Reasons to Land Your Tech Biz in
Indianapolis.1315 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision
Indiana leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Bank of America, Deposit Product Operations and Monitoring division, furloughed
employees involved in clerical support services for Certificate of Deposit and Individual
Retirement Accounts for Consumer Channel for California because it shifted the work to
India. Apparently concurrently, jobs were shifted to Phoenix and Dallas. The Dept. of
Bank of America, Deposit Product Operations and Monitoring division See the
Gurgoan, India entry for this company for more information about this event.
Bank of America, Deposit Product Operations and Monitoring division See the
Gurgoan, India entry for this company for more information about this event.
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Francisco
San
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San
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NJR
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San
Francisco
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NJR
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San
Francisco
Illinois > Chicago
200
N$R
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Francisco
San
Francisco
Tennessee >
Nashville
375
N$R
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#IT
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San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Utah > Park City
50
N$R
NQF
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GREE / OpenFeint The company purchased OpenFeint, a games platform, in 2011 for
$104 million, and a year later closed it and furloughed 25 staff. GREE says the platform
business will be transitioned to Tokyo while the company re-focuses its U.S. business.1317
The closure date was Dec. 14, 2012.1318
Marin Software, Inc., an online advertising management company, opened a customer
support office in Austin, stating, Joining tech giants IBM, Apple and Google, who already
call Austin home, Marin looks to stay focused, deliver a great product and delight our
customers from the Silicon Hills. The new Austin offices are yet another sign of Marins
growth and ongoing success.1319 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
Navex Global, Inc., formerly ELT, Inc., which offers policy and case management
software and compliance solutions, furloughed employees providing online training
services because the company acquired from a foreign country the production of articles
like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the workers. The Dept. of Labor
jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Dec. 4, 2012.1320
Salesforce.com Inc. started expanding in Chicago when it earlier acquired local software
firm Model Metrics, which employed about 150 people. However, by 2012 it became clear
that Salesforce.com is more than doubling the size of its Chicago workforce by creating
200 jobs and moving to new quarters.1321 The company leases 116,819 sq. ft. in Chicago,
and its job board shows engineering positions available in the city. [Along with efficiencies
lower business and employee costs and fewer regulations leading to a possible reduction
in expenses.]
ServiceSource, whose services include software offerings, will expand in a big way,
creating hundreds of additional jobs in Nashville, where it currently employs 500 people.
Jobs will be in accounting, finance, IT and sales. It will lease more space as part of its
multi-million dollar investment in Nashville. Note: To avoid double-counting the number of
jobs with later events, the jobs number for 2012 does not include the number already
noted in the 2008 expansion entry for this company.1322
Taulia, which provides cloud-based invoice, payment and other services for large buying
organizations, expanded into a new office in Park City. The company said: Located in the
prospector business center of Park City, this new Taulia office is a 20 minute commute
from the Salt Lake valley, and offers the lifestyle benefits of a Rocky Mountain resort town.
The office is adjacent to Park Citys massive biking/hiking trail network that boasts over
300 miles of marked and mapped trails. The office is a short, free bus ride from either of
the three world class ski resorts located in Park City: Deer Valley, Park City Mountain
Resort and The Canyons. Currently the Taulia office in Park City is hosting Professional
Services and Support staff, and were looking forward to expanding the team to include
engineering .... and product management. Taulia chose to expand to Park City to take
advantage of a young, educated, and motivated talent pool that is being fueled by the four
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20
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Seattle
100
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16
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San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Georgia > Atlanta
NJR
$300
100
#DC
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Colorado >
Highlands Ranch
406
$9
NQF
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Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
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Scottsdale
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Unknown
colleges and universities that see an influx of out-of-state students each year who fall in
love with UT, and are looking for professional opportunities that will allow them to develop
their careers there.1323 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Utah leading to a reduction in expenses.]
The Climate Corp., which examines weather data to provide insurance to U.S. farmers.
will place a new engineering center in Seattle. The company crunches huge amounts of
weather data and offers multi-peril insurance to farmers who can lock in profits even in the
case of drought, excessive rains or other adverse weather conditions. CEO David
Friedberg said, The Climate Corporation thrives on the talent of our people, and being in
Seattle connects us to passionate engineering talent that is excited about taking on big
challenges. The company plans to grow to about 20 workers in Seattle in a few years,
hiring software engineers who specialize in big data. The Climate Corp. raised $42
million last year.1324 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Washington leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Twitter will open an engineering office and start with five employees, with plans to hire
more in a few months.1325 Within a year, Twitter expanded in Seattle by signing a lease for
about 16,000 sq. ft. Twitter confirmed the lease but declined to discuss how many people it
expects to employ there. If Twitter uses its space in ways similar to other tech firms, it
could accommodate roughly 100 employees.1326 The team is engineering-focused and
works on managing Twitters databases and data centers. Twitter sees its presence in
Seattle as an opportunity to hire more University of Washington graduates as opposed to
getting them to move to the San Francisco area.1327 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Washington leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Twitter, the social networking site, will take 100,000 sq. ft. in an Atlanta data center, an
expansion that will cost up to $300 million in facility buildout and servers, computers and
other electronic equipment.1328 [Note that data centers use significant amounts of
electricity and such costs are lower in Georgia than in California.]
Visa Inc. will add more than 400 new jobs in the next five years at its existing global
technology center in Highlands Ranch, a section of Douglas County south of Denver. The
credit card company plans to lease 66,000 sq. ft. of new space and make about $9 million
in capital investment. Created will be 406 jobs in information technology, financial services
and client support paying an average of $106,000 a year. The majority of jobs are
technical in nature.1329
Wholesalefund.com (now Shelvspace) Dave Albertson, founder, moved the
headquarters of the marketing and technology company to Scottsdale. Albertson said,
Certainly when we were weighing the pros and cons, the operating costs and certainly
some of the benefits of Arizona, (it) looked favorable.1330
YP Western Directory LLC furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in
supporting publishing operations because the company has acquired from a foreign
country the supply of services like or directly competitive with those supplied by the subject
workers, which contributed importantly to worker group separations at YP-Publishing
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New Jersey >

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NQF
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San Mateo
Foster City
Texas > Austin
794
$27.2
175
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San Mateo
Menlo Park
Washington >
Seattle
75
N$R
27
#EN
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San Mateo
Redwood City
Texas > Austin
NJR
N$R
36
#EN
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Operations Group. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country; it
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 8, 2012. 1331
Pilkington North America, Inc., furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
producing flat glass because the company acquired from a foreign country the production
of articles like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the workers. A
statement from a labor union was unclear as to whether the glass will now be coming from
Mexico or China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the any country, nor did it provide a
Nov. 18, 2012.1332
Tercica, Inc. The California headquarters of the biopharmaceutical company is closing.
The company was purchased by Ipsen and as part of its reorganization is moving Tercica
HQ jobs to New Jersey.1333 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the acquisition and
reorganization, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
and employee costs and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses compared
with the Brisbane facility if it had stayed open Brisbane is located close to high-cost San
Francisco.]
Visa U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Visa Inc., the worlds largest consumer payments
company, will build a new global IT center in a 175,000 sq. ft. Austin facility.1334 Average
annual wage of the jobs: $113,351.1335 This is part of the companys push to develop a
mobile payment system and rebrand itself as a destination for talented tech workers. The
companys new Checkout digital payment service is one reason the company needs
engineering talent.1336 Most people dont see Visa as a technology company, Antonio
Lucio, global CMO of Visa, told Advertising Age. Our vision is to open the fences of our
system to make sure more developers can use Visa to generate the next generation of
mobile payments.1337 [In addition to searching for engineering talent, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Facebook will expand its engineering center in Seattle. It will move to a new location,
twice the size of its existing space, to create room for additional growth beyond the 60
engineers it already has working here. Ari Steinberg, who heads the Facebook Seattle
engineering office, said, This move will give us room to keep growing as we continue
hiring the best engineers we can find. GeekWire previously reported that Facebook was
on the prowl for bigger offices in Seattle, a tech community that Mark Zuckerberg touted
for its strong engineering pool in a recent visit. The expansion comes after Zuckerberg
remarked that Silicon Valley isnt the only place to be and said that if he were starting
Facebook again he would have stayed in Boston. Seattle has become the largest
Facebook engineering center outside of Palo Alto. The company will take 27,000 sq. ft.
and have room for about 135 workers, or 75 more than the 60 employees it already has in
Seattle.1338 [In addition to searching for engineering talent, its conceivable that the location
Informatica Corp. As the Austin Business Journal viewed it: Put another California
software company on the growing list of out-of-state technology firms with expansion plans
in Austin. Informatica consolidated four smaller offices to create what it calls a Center of
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San Mateo
San Carlos
34
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130
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San Mateo
Kentucky >
Louisville
592
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325
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San Mateo
Nevada > Reno
NJR
N$R
NQF
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San Mateo
Wisconsin >
Milwaukee
20
N$R
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South San
Francisco
Unknown >
Dispersed
202
N$R
NQF
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Excellence in Austin. The special designation indicates that the company is committed to
growth at the location; it employs 75 workers in Austin now and wont disclose how many it
plans to hire in the future. The office measures 36,000 sq. ft. enough to double the
headcount. Employees work in many areas e.g., marketing, research and development,
customer support and business development. Other company departments are reviewing
their growth plans and may also grow their teams in Austin.1339
Virdia Inc. (formerly HCL CleanTech Inc.) In pursuit of its mission to create
sustainable, clean energy sources, created its new technology center on the campus for
the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR). Virdia now employs 34 research
chemists, engineers and other staff occupying a 25,000-sq. ft. space. The facility will
demonstrate Virdias process in pilot scale, as well as produce commercially
representative samples of cellulosic sugars and lignin.1340 A process extracts plant sugars
from trees so they can be used in renewable chemicals or plastics, biofuels and nutritional
products. The lignin, or carbon framework of the wood, can be burned for energy or heat
or used as carbon fiber to make lightweight materials.1341
Kabam The high-growth social game developer / software company opened a 12,500
sq. ft. studio, employing developers and designers. At the time, Kabam was HQd in San
Carlos; its since moved to San Francisco.1342
Cafe Press Inc. moved its global headquarters to Louisville, where will invest $16.5 million
to expand an existing manufacturing facility to 325,000 sq. ft. Its portfolio of e-commerce
sites includes CafePress.com, Imagekind.com, InvitationBox.com, Logosportswear.com
and others.1343
Coupa Software The provider of cloud-based spend optimization solutions will
relocate accounting and financial operations, and will hire accounts payable and
receivable positions initially, to be followed by customer support and sales positions.
Reno was attractive to us because there is a very strong business program at the
University of Nevada, Reno with many qualified candidates, said CFO Mark Verbeck.
Named by Deloitte as a Technology Fast 500 company and honored by The Wall Street
Journal as The Next Big Thing, Coupa Software achieved over 100% revenue growth in
2012 for the fourth consecutive year. More than 300 customers in 40 countries use the
Coupa purchasing and procurement software.1344 [Along with the reasons cited, its
Provade, a Silicon Valley software provider that has been expanding gradually in
Milwaukee, will move its headquarters there. In Milwaukee, space is less expensive and it
takes less time to find qualified employees, and they stay with the company for longer than
they would in California, said Edward Jackson, the firms president. Its closing its San
Mateo office, but another will remain in California.1345
Elan Corp. will close its South San Francisco drug discovery operations as it shifts the
work into a new publicly held company. The Irish biotech company will have no drug
discovery or preclinical drug development programs by the end of the year. Closing the
facilities, where most of Elans roughly 400 employees are housed, will translate into $160
million to $180 million in employee severance costs, facilities costs and other restructuring
charges. It is unclear, however, how many Elan employees will shift to the new company,
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called Neotope, which will provide research and development services to Elan, and how
much of Elans space will be occupied by Neotope. Neotope will be a publicly traded
company set up in Ireland.1346 While some of the work will remain in California which is
why this isnt being categorized as an R&D loss, the event nonetheless deserves to be
listed because a WARN Notice indicated that Elan furloughed 202 employees in
November 2012.1347 (Also, Elan eliminated 130 jobs in January 2011, mainly in South San
Francisco; since the reason is unclear that event isnt listed elsewhere.)
Materion Corp. See more details in the Massachusetts / Westford entry for this event.
Santa
Barbara
Buellton
Santa
Barbara
Buellton
China > Shanghai
NJR
N$R
NQF
Massachusetts >
Westford
NJR
N$R
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Santa
Barbara
Carpentaria
Iowa > Cedar

Rapids
85
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100
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NQF
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Santa
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Carpentaria
Santa
Barbara
Carpentaria
Santa
Barbara
Carpentaria
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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NJR
N$R
NQF
TE Connectivity See the 2012 North Carolina entry for this company for more
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Materion Corp. The Mayfield Heights, Ohio-based company will consolidate

manufacturing for cost and income benefits. The Buellton optical coatings facility will close
with production consolidated in facilities in Westford, Massachusetts and Shanghai, China.
The company stated, Manufacturing improvements, coupled with our more recent
acquisitions, have given us the opportunity to consolidate operations, and therefore reduce
costs and service our global customer base more effectively.1348 [Along with efficiencies
lower business and employee costs and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Clipper Windpower, a company that designed and manufactured the biggest wind
turbines in the United States, will close its headquarters and move the jobs to its
production facilities in Cedar Rapids. Most of the staff in Carpentaria are engineers,
executives and other high-level personnel. Many of Clippers employees have been forced
to pursue new jobs out of the area or out of the state.1349 A WARN notice indicates 85
employees will lose their jobs.1350
TE Connectivity, AD&M Division, f/k/a Tyco Electronics, furloughed employees and onsite leased workers involved in activities related to production of high-voltage relays and
power switching devices because the company shifted the work to foreign countries. A
company HR manager indicated that some functions were being sent to North Carolina,
China, India and Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those
countries, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 14, 2012.1351
Another report said the company will close its Carpentaria facility and 100 jobs will be lost
over the upcoming 16 months.1352 (Note: The company has facilities in Greensboro,
Winston Salem and High Point; it isnt known which facility gained the work that moved
from California to North Carolina.)
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Richardson
200
N$R
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Santa
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Santa
Barbara
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Barbara
Santa
Barbara
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Westborough
NJR
N$R
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Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
Colorado >
Denver
80
N$R
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Santa Clara
Campbell
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Cupertino
Oregon >
Prineville
NJR
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348
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Cupertino
Nevada > Reno &

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ConMed Corp., Linvatec Endoscopy Division, subsidiary Linvatec Corp., furloughed

employees and on-site leased workers involved in production of camera systems, scopes
& LCD, peripherals and insufflation equipment because the company shifted the work to
Mexico.1353 A WARN Notice indicates the 53 employees were furloughed.1354 A 2012
financial report indicated restructuring costs due to the relocation of manufacturing
activities to the Companys facilities in Chihuahua, Mexico.1355
Inogen, Inc., a health equipment provider (home oxygen therapy equipment), has leased
31,204 sq. ft. in Richardson. The company plans to hire about 200 workers there to handle
medical billing, sales, customer support and clinical services.1356 The facility will also
house part of Inogens growing manufacturing and distribution operations1357 and will
facilitate the companys national growth plans.1358
ConMed Corp. A company report indicated a relocation of manufacturing activities from
the Santa Barbara, California site to the Companys facilities in ... Largo, Florida.1359
ConMed Corp. acquired Viking Systems, Inc. which will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of ConMed. Vikings key product is its 3D-HD Vision System used by
surgeons.1360 ConMed said it expects to transfer the 2-D surgical video research and
marketing team from Santa Barbara to Vikings Westborough, Mass. operation.1361 The
reference to Santa Barbara probably refers to nearby Goleta.
Magellans Travel Supplies merged with Gart Capital Partners, and after that Gart
Capital moved it to Denver. Magellans is a retailer of travel items including clothing,
wallets, purses, blankets and pillows. Denver will serve as the base of the companys
corporate operations, catalog call center and distribution facility. Most of Magellans
business is done with 1.8 million catalog and e-commerce customers. Tom Nelson,
president of CBNB/Magellans LLC, said, You look at the cost of real estate in Santa
Barbara, and as you can imagine, its not the cheapest market to operate in. To not have
all the corporate functions rolled into one location, you lose a lot of synergies.1362
Imation Corp. See the 2012 Thousand Oaks entry for this company for more
Apple bought 160 acres of land on which it will build a major data center in a rural town
that is already home to a huge Facebook data center campus. Apple purchased the land
for $5.6 million.1363 The $1 billion facility is expected to support the companys iCloud
service. [Only $500 million is attributed to 2012 because the other $500 million applies to
work beginning in 2015.] The Prineville campus is part of a major expansion of Apples
data center capacity.1364 A later report indicated that it is a the structure will be the first of
two 338,000 sq. ft. buildings behind a 10,000 sq. ft. modular data center already built. 1365
Note: See the 2014 event where Apple took over a hydroelectric facility to help power the
data center and a 2015 data center expansion. [Note that data centers use significant
amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Oregon than in California.]
Apple will open a data center for cloud computing east of Sparks as well as a business
and purchasing center in downtown Reno, part of a $1 billion investment the company
plans to spend in Northern Nevada over the next 10 years. A plus is Renos vicinity in
relation to Apples HQ in Cupertino.1366 Update: Two data centers were built. The presence
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3,600
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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11
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of multiple power plants creating abundant local power, along with redundant data pipes,
dry climate, clean water, low-cost land, lots of sun to power a solar array, and favorable
construction costs contributed to Apple making the site its largest land acquisition. An
administration building was built along with two data processing cluster buildings for a
total of 88,570 sq. ft.1367 The data center is expected to create 61 jobs; it isnt known how
many employees are at other Reno locations. [Note that data centers use significant
amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Nevada than in California.]
Apple, Inc. The company will create 3,600 new jobs, more than doubling the size of its
Texas workforce over the next 10 years. Even prior to this event, an Apple spokeswoman
pointed out that Our operations in Austin have grown dramatically over the past decade,
from less than 1,000 employees in 2004 to more than 3,500 today. It will be a $304 million
investment.1368 The project will eventually have seven buildings and slightly more than 1
million sq. ft. of space.1369 Updates: By the end of 2013, its North Austin Americas
Operations Center was 67% complete.1370 Also, by June, 2014, the company created 743
of the new jobs and most new-hires thus far have been locals. About 67% of the workers
had Austin addresses even before they were hired.1371 When complete, the center will
oversee many of the companys marketing, customer support, sales and logistics functions
for the bulk of the Western Hemisphere.1372
Replico, a logistics services company, relocated a distribution center to Reno, into a new
160,000 sq. ft. facility.1373
LTX-Credence Corp., a provider of automatic test equipment, furloughed Support and
Repair Service employees involved in Customer Services because the company acquired
such services from a foreign country (a notation only indicated that it was Asia.) The
Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs
lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 11, 2012.1374
Comcast See description under the 2012 Denver entry for more information about this
event.
Google, Inc. Area Development Online did an excellent job assembling a
comprehensive picture of Googles activities in Iowa. In 2009 Google invested $600
million in a Council Bluffs data center. Earlier [in 2012], it announced plans to invest $300
million in another data center, which will be doubled in capacity size with [another] $200
million investment. With the $900 million worth of existing data center investments in
Council Bluffs, Googles total investment in Iowa now stands at $1.1 billion. The firm did
not receive a tax incentive for its latest expansion.1375 The square footage in Council Bluffs
is 115,000.1376 [Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs
are lower in Iowa than in California.]
Google, Inc. established an office in Kirkland in a year that pre-dates the scope of this
report (2004). However, in 2012 a major expansion of its Kirkland presence was being
planned.1377 Then, Google occupied a three-building campus at 747, 777, and 787 6th
Street South. Planning started on a new 180,000 sq. ft. office building for Google and
Kirklands Public Works Department approved various permits.1378 Kirkland and Seattle
already have Googles largest engineering offices outside of Mountain View, and with the
new facility the company will double the size of its campus. Google Kirkland already
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boasts more than 600 employees who work on products such as Google+, Maps and the
Chrome Web browser; with the new building Google could add more than 700 workers in
Kirkland (based on a 250-square-foot allocation typically used for tech tenants). Google
indicated that the new facility could house as many as 1,000 workers at maximum
capacity. Chee Chew, the site director of the Kirkland office, said theyve had a lot of
success attracting top engineers at the site.1379 [In addition to seeking engineering talent,
Google, Inc. expanded its data center by adding a second building at the campus, a
130,000 sq. ft. expansion doubled its server capacity; 50 jobs were added, primarily for
local residents. The new building boosted Googles expected investment in Oklahoma to
$700 million. The Mayes County data center is located about 35 miles east of Tulsa and is
powered by electricity from Grand River Dam Authority plus a wind facility.1380 [Note that
data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Oklahoma
Paragon Studios has announced that a realignment of company focus and publishing
support means that the unit will be closed. All development on City of Heroes will cease
immediately and a timeline for the cessation of services will come within weeks.1381 A
WARN notice indicated that 79 employees will be furloughed in October 2012.1382
Hewlett-Packard Expanded its software applications and development center by
renovating a 60,000 sq. ft. building near its other building on the West Side. The facility is
one of three software application delivery centers HP operates in the United States.
Several hundred technology professionals work at the HP center. Since 2011, HP has
hired more than 260 people for the center at various job fairs, El Paso Times reports show.
It plans to continue multiple hiring waves well into next year. Software engineers and
developers, testing specialists and other technology professionals work at the center,
which provides software services for business and government agencies.1383 [In addition to
seeking software talent, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction
in expenses.]
Hewlett-Packard constructed a state-of-the-art research facility to advance sustainable
data center technologies. The 50,000- sq. ft. facility was built in collaboration with HP
Labs. Work there will focus on gaining efficiencies around data center cooling and
capacity.1384
Avago Technologies, a semiconductor company, in 2012 began planning to expand in
Fort Collins by 136 employees, keeping jobs in the U.S. that were being courted by Taiwan
(but apparently not being considered for California). The additional engineers, operators
and technicians will help increase manufacturing for components for cellular phones and
computers.1385 Estimated cost of the expansion: $20 million.1386 [In addition to seeking
technical talent, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Colorado leading to a
BlueSnap The online checkout technology firm relocated its headquarters in 2012 and
expanded a year later. It provides services to online merchants selling in 180 countries, 60
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currencies and 30 languages. Clients include corporations such as Symantec and

AutoDesk, and smaller firms 5,000 customers in all.1387
Covidien LP, Vascular Therapies Division, f/k/a/ Tyco Healthcare Group LP, furloughed
employees because the company acquired from a foreign country the production of
articles like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the workers. The Dept. of
Labor indicated that the source of manufacturing for Radio Frequency Stylet (RFS)
Catheters shifted to Costa Rica and the source for manufacturing Maya Generators shifted
to Ireland. The DOL didnt identify the communities in those countries, but it did indicate
that furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 8, 2012 .1388 Because its unclear how
many of the 35 jobs went to which country, for the purposes of this report they are split
between the countries.
Covidien LP see the 2012 entry for Costa Rica for this company for more information
about this event.
Harding Marketing Communications, Inc., Web/Interactive Marketing Division,
furloughed employees providing web interactive marketing services because the company
shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did
it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun
as early as May 2, 2012.1389
Maxim Integrated Products Inc. will expand and upgrade its semiconductor fabrication
facility. The plant employs 540 people and manufacturers integrated circuits for electronic
devices such as smart phones, tablet computers, automobile entertainment systems and
industrial equipment. Chris Michael, managing director of the facility, says the quality of
the employees and business-friendly environment are the main reasons why Maxim will
grow in San Antonio.1390
Monta Vista Software LLC, subsidiary of Cavium, Inc., furloughed employees and onsite leased workers involved in activities related to production of software and
development tools because the company shifted the work to India. The Dept. of Labor
didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have
begun as early as March 5, 2012.1391
NXP Semiconductors (formerly known as Philips Semiconductors) furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers involved in auto engineering design as their jobs are being
eliminated in the U.S. and being consolidated in Europe and India where the majority of
design work is done for the Automotive Business Unit. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify
the community in India, the country in Europe, or a figure for the number of jobs lost. The
DOL indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 11, 2012.1392
NXP Semiconductors see the 2012 India entry for this company for more information
about this event. The Dept. of Labor did not identify the nation nor the community in
Europe.1393
Philips Lumileds Lighting, a subsidiary of Philips, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers involved in production of LED lighting because the company acquired from
a foreign country the production of articles like or directly competitive with the articles
produced by the workers. The company specified that the country was Singapore. The
Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for
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the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 18,
2012.1394
Reed Composite Solutions Ryan Reed, president of the startup, said, Ive lived in
Southern California the last six years and I was looking at doing something like this down
there. But there are competitive advantages to being here in Grays Harbor or in the State
of Washington for that matter. The company will install lab equipment to design and
manufacture components for the defense, automotive, aerospace and building products
industries; also, it plans to import as much as it exports and may eventually need up to 50
employees. The 20,000-sq. ft. facility has office space, collaboration facilities, laboratory
space, warehouse and production space.1395
Samsung will invest $4 billion in a major expansion of its existing Austin chip factory.
Samsung estimates it has made about $11 billion in plant investments in Austin since
1996, with most of that coming after 2005 when it built a factory here, called the Main Fab.
With the newest project, that investment is expected to climb to $15 billion. The
semiconductor company employs about 2,500 workers in Central Texas, of whom about
2,300 work in the factory complex. The primary purpose of the expansion is to
manufacture advanced low-power processor chips for mobile devices including
smartphones and tablets.1396 The local talent is a huge reason for the plant being in
Austin, said Sergis Mushell, head of microprocessor research at the tech analysis firm
Gartner.1397 Note: Silicon Valley used to be the epicenter for companies producing
computer chips in the U.S.
SVTC Technology Corp. This is a case of a company closing its Silicon Valley
fabrication plant (106 employees furloughed) and also wanting to close its Austin facility.
But the Texas plant remains open under a new owner.1398 Tezzaron Semiconductor Corp.
acquired SVTCs Austin manufacturing building, is taking on all employees who were to be
furloughed and also transferring some employees from California. CEO J.T. Ayers said:
This is the only facility of its kind on the continent. It supports product innovations for
semiconductors, life sciences, clean energy, aerospace and defense. When we became
aware it might be shut down, we knew we had to work quickly to retain this highly valuable
group of people and capabilities. Its closure would have forced many customers to seek
off-shore providers.1399
Victory Tactical Gear opened a 15,000 sq. ft. facility in Aberdeen.1400 A local official said
they are coming from California The company was founded in 2010 by active and retired
law enforcement officers. Both VTG and RCS donated 10 sets of their body armor to the
Aberdeen Police Department and their interagency SWAT team in November.1401 There
was some confusion as to where in California the company migrated from, but a search of
the listings at the California Secretary of States office showed the registration address to
be in San Jose.1402 The company hired its first 12 employees fairly rapidly. 1403
Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostic - Hematology division, furloughed employees and onsite leased workers involved in activities related to the production of hematology reagents
and instruments (Cell-Dyn hematology analyzers) because the company shifted the work
to Singapore. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it
as early as Jan. 28, 2012.1404
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Arista Data Centers Plans to build a $210 million, 500,000 sq. ft. data center campus
expected to create at least 170 jobs within 10 years including 25 jobs within 4 years
each with at least $67,500 annual salary plus benefits. The deregulated electricity
environment was one of several elements that the company found attractive.1405 [Note that
data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Texas than
in California.]
GlobalFoundries, a unit of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (along with IBM) opened a
silicon chip manufacturing facility with production ramping up in Q2, 2012. Located in the
new Fab 8 campus, it will be capable of an output of approximately 60,000 wafers per
month.1406 Update: By 2014 more than 3,000 people work at Fab 8, a 1.7-million sq. ft.
facility.1407 Note: This event is separate from the Advanced Technology Center event in
2013.
Intel Corp. opened a new facility with space for 1,000 workers and 100 University of
Texas engineering students who work at the company in nine-month internships. Intel paid
$39.8 million for the property, which includes nearly 389,000 sq. ft. of space along with
1,492 parking spaces. Austin is the center of development for its Atom family of low-power
processors that go into mobile devices, including smartphones and tablet computers, and
have other uses.1408 Notes: The numerical similarity between the $38.9 million investment
and the 389,000 sq. ft. is no accident; those are correct numbers. Also, Silicon Valley used
to be the epicenter for U.S. companies engineering and manufacturing computer chips.
Intel Corp. plans a big expansion of D1X, the new, $3 billion factory now under
construction at its Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro. Intel plans 2.5 million sq. ft. of new
buildings altogether, anchored by a 1.1. million-sq. ft. research factory called D1X Mod 2.
Also, Intel will add an office building, a manufacturing support building, and another
parking garage. The Oregonian reported it will be a mammoth undertaking, and the cost
of the second module will almost surely match or exceed the original, $3 billion project
cost. Intel also has another factory at Ronler Acres, D1D, which is currently the
companys most advanced. Thats where it makes the first of each new generation of
chips, then exporting the production process to facilities in Arizona, New Mexico, Israel
and Ireland. Intel overhauls its computer chips architecture every two years, incorporating
smaller, more advanced features in pursuit of Moores Law a maxim coined by company
co-founder Gordon Moore that suggests the number of transistors on a computer chip
will double every two years, providing rapid increases in computing power. 1409 A minimum
of 500 new Intel jobs will be created.1410
SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) will open an information technology and operations center in
Tempe, adding its name to the growing mix of financial services companies moving data,
trading, training and IT services to the Phoenix area. The bank also wanted to be in an
area that allowed for future growth. SVB provides capital and financing to companies that
range from startups to multibillion-dollar corporations and also for providing financing to
the premium wine industry.1411 It moved into a 49,374-sq. ft. space, which it uses space for
an IT and operations center.1412
Juniper Networks Established the OpenLab: The Junos Center for Innovation. The
7,000-sq. ft. facility provides entrepreneurs and academic institutions resources to
develop, test and launch software applications, shortening time to market. For
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entrepreneurs, OpenLab will mean greater access to tools and resources.1413 Central N.J.
was chosen, in part, because Many talented engineers began their careers at Bell Labs or
were educated at New Jersey Institute of Technology or Rutgers, Gerri Elliott, Junipers
EVP, said. This is the first and only facility of its kind for Juniper, though the company is
not ruling out opening other labs nationally or globally if this one proves successful. 1414
[Along with the availability of engineering talent, its conceivable that the location decision
was influenced by lower business and employee costs and fewer regulations leading to a
NetApp Opened its new Hillsboro data center, now the companys centralized location
for IT services and the monitoring point for customer support. It took almost exactly 54
weeks from the announcement that they had signed an agreement with Digital Realty to
design and build the 55,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility.1415 The facility cost $115
million.1416 [Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are
lower in Oregon than in California.]
NetApp The provider of storage and data management solutions plans to place a new
R&D facility in Research Triangle Park. The new data center will offer a private cloud
environment to provide virtual access for NetApp engineering labs around the world. It will
also serve as a model for customers interested in building energy-efficient data centers
and cloud environments for enterprise users. Compensation will vary, but the average
annual amount for new positions will be approximately $100,000, plus benefits. 1417
NetApp, a high-tech storage company, will place new jobs in Wichita that will focus on
product development and customer support with an average annual wage of $73,000. Joel
Reich, VP and GM of the Wichita site, said one of several factors working in the citys favor
for the expansion was the academic community, including the computer engineering
program at Wichita State University. The company also has successfully recruited from
regional universities, such as Kansas State University, Iowa State University and the
University of Oklahoma.1418 Netapp will be making an $85 million investment on new
machinery, equipment and renovation to accommodate the new staff;1419 it plans to add
400 jobs to its existing Wichita workforce of 450 employees.1420 The 180-sq. ft. is an
estimate is based on potential usage by the increased number of employees in the
400,000-sq. ft. facility the company already owns. [Along with the availability of
engineering talent, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Kansas leading to a
Plantronics Inc., Finance Department, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
involved in accounting services because it shifted the work to Mexico. (The Dept. of Labor
Impact Date is Sept. 24, 2012, which means this is different from the Plantronics-Mexico
event with an Impact Date of Jan. 21, 2012 see separate entry.1421) The jobs are being
moved to Plantronics facility in Mexico, which has about 2,000 employees (about 550
people work in the Santa Cruz office).1422 Update: The U.S. State Department presented
the Award for Corporate Excellence to Plantronics for its corporate citizenship in Mexico,
which involves environmental stewardship, innovative corporate culture and achievements
in state-of-the-art manufacturing and product development in its facility known as Plamex.
The companys employee benefits include preventative health care services, housing
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assistance, subsidized vocational training, career development, traditional educational

pathways and even assistance in getting married.1423
Plantronics, Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in order and
pricing services because the company shifted the work to Mexico. (The Dept. of Labor
Impact Date is Jan. 21, 2012, which means this is different from the Plantronics-Mexico
event with an Impact Date of Sept. 24, 2012 see separate entry.)1424
MV Transportation, Inc. is the largest private provider of paratransit services and the
largest privately-owned passenger transportation contracting firm based in the United
States. The company will relocate its global headquarters to Dallas into a 21,000-sq. ft.
office. Most departments will be transitioned to the new office creating 200 new jobs in
Dallas. The company, which was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1975 and
HQd in Fairfield since 1996, also has a support center in Iowa. 1425 Some positions remain
in California.
Brooks Automation, Inc., Polycold Manufacturing Division, furloughed employees and
on-site leased workers producing cryogenic chillers and accessories because the
company acquired from Malaysia the production of articles like or directly competitive with
the articles produced by the workers. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 6, 2012.1426 The company provides
automation, vacuum and instrumentation solutions for multiple markets including
semiconductor manufacturing, life sciences, and clean energy.
Dawn Food Products Inc. will close its three Modesto manufacturing plants in March,
costing 265 workers their jobs, as part of a plan to enhance operations and increase
efficiency. The Michigan-based Dawn and its predecessor, Bunge Foods, have been
making frozen cakes, cake mixes and other dry-mix bakery products in Modesto since
1996. Most of Modestos production is expected to move to Georgia.1427 Note: Several
years earlier, the company closed a Tustin facility and Modesto was the only in-state site
to which some of the work relocated; see the 2009 listing for more information about that
event.
Magnum USA is a provider of precision tactical footwear and gear for military, law
enforcement, first responders, firefighters; the company also offers lightweight boots for
hiking and outdoor adventure. Its moving ten full-time sales and marketing jobs to
Portland in Q-4 2012 and anticipates future job growth; the operations division will remain
in California.1428
Patterson Vegetable Co., a frozen food manufacturer, will close, eliminating about 350
jobs. The plant processes vegetables grown by independent farmers, including spinach,
zucchini, cauliflower, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts and mustard greens. Most of the crops
are grown within 30 miles of the plant. The company stated that demand for Californiagrown frozen vegetables is strong, but the company has had to compete with lower-cost
producers in Mexico and China. The company will try to sell the plant, which needs a
major upgrade. The company was founded in 1946 as Patterson Frozen Foods. 1429
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InteSolv, a software firm, said last year it would keep its headquarters in Visalia as it
opened a regional office in Austin.1430 But in 2012 it did indeed move its headquarters,
stating its now in up-and-coming tech mecca, Austin, Texas.1431 The dateline on the
companys news releases changed to Austin in October 2012.1432
Imation Corp. furloughed employees in Thousand Oaks, Escondido and Campbell
involved in production of tiered storage, data security solutions, consumer storage, and
accessories because the company shifted to a foreign country the production of articles
like or directly competitive with those produced by the workers, which contributed
importantly to worker separations. Specifically, the workers developed items under the
Imation, IronKey and Nexsan brands and consumer storage and accessories under the
Memorex, TDK and XtremeMac brands. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor
did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have
begun as early as Sept. 6, 2012.1433
Good Sam Enterprises, LLC (GSE) is relocating its headquarters from Ventura to
Lincolnshire, Ill. The company and its subsidiaries, which include the Good Sam Club and
Camping World, serve the North American outdoor and recreational vehicle market via
various companies, brands, products and services. Our Chicago facility provides a
centralized location for all our vendors, lenders and our nationwide Camping World
SuperCenter network, said Chairman & CEO Marcus Lemonis. Plus, it is closer to the
heart of the RV industry in Elkhart, Indiana. The company will maintain offices in Denver,
Ventura, Minneapolis, and Bowling Green, Ky. Founded in 1966, Camping World is the
worlds largest retailer of recreational vehicles and provides more than 10,000 RV parts
and accessories, maintenance, professional installation and collision repair. The company
engages in the retail sale, finance, service and rental of RVs, with more than $300 million
of new and used recreational vehicle inventory representing more than 13 RV
manufacturers and 150 brand names. GSE has 85 SuperCenters nationwide and state-ofthe-art call center.1434 Note: This event is separate from the 2011 dispersal of Ventura
functions to several other locations. (If his name sounds familiar, Marcus Lemonis is the
star on the CNBC show The Profit.)
UFP Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer, relocated a business unit. Chairman and CEO
R. Jeffrey Bailly said, efforts to improve margins and overall efficiency are paying off. Last
year, I told you about our goal to become more efficient by operating fewer, larger plants.
In 2012, we took another step in this direction. We ... moved the Ventura plants beauty
business to our plant in El Paso, Texas.1435 Manufacturing and engineering moved to
Texas.
CallSource Multifamily (now known as LeaseHawk), which provides services to
apartment communities, is located in Westlake Village. Mike Mueller purchased a part of
the company and will relocate that portion to Scottsdale and create 40 local jobs. The
CallSource Multifamily business aligns perfectly to my history of innovating consumer-
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132
centric marketing and leasing solutions, added Mueller, who will serve as president and
CEO of the company. Some of the CallSource Multifamily team will join Mueller in the new
company.1436 Mueller acquired certain assets and licensing rights to utilize CallSource
technology in a new company, LeaseFerret, doing business as CallSource Multifamily
during a transition period until it can rebrand and reposition itself. CallSource, Inc.
continues to operate out of California under its original ownership and management.1437
Mueller is known for pioneering the first online apartment reservation system. The HQ for
LeaseHawk, a re-branding of the company, has been placed in Scottsdale.1438 The square
footage is 13,000 sq. ft.1439
Southern California Edison, a subsidiary of Edison International, IT Department,
Rosemead see that entry for an explanation of the loss of 313 jobs at 28 locations and
reason for this adjustment.
Fisher Investments job growth in Camus, Washington see note in 2010 entry.
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Total Immersion (now Intific) The virtual-reality software designer closed its studio. Its
product uses publicly available maps to create a digital environment that duplicates a real
place such as a city or port. Military or police can use it to rehearse for emergencies. Total
Immersions primary studios are in Austin and Alameda. CEO Pete Bonanni said, Its hard
to have a split studio, and we wanted to put everybody in one place. Its cheaper to
operate in Texas, but that really wasnt the story. One lease was up and the other one
wasnt.1440 That may be so, but this looks like a remarkable loss read on: The Austin
office opened in 2007 with a dozen employees, but by 2012 had 85 and more growth is
planned. Intific is working on training programs to help federal officials operate remotely
piloted drones. Its work falls under the category of serious games, those used for training
or education. Intific has helped troops in the Middle East learn to spot improvised
explosive devices. Also, Intific is branching into commercial products in neuroscience.
Intific opened its Austin studio when it was known as Total Immersion Software. A conflict
with a similarly named European company prompted a name change to Intific.1441
Nordic Windpower USA will relocate its headquarters where it expects to provide jobs for
200 workers and make a capital investment of nearly $16 million over the next six
years.1442 The company filed for Chapter 7 liquidation Oct. 8 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in
Kansas City. Among the reasons given was the denial of a Department of Energy
grant.1443 Nordic Windpowers two-bladed turbines are based on a 30-year, $75 million
investment in R & D by the Swedish government1444 despite that investment the
company needed additional subsidies from another government. Since the promised jobs
and capital investment werent made, they are not included in this report.
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Emeryville
Germany >
Unknown
Alameda
Emeryville
Illinois > Spring

Grove
Alameda
Fremont
China >
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Fremont
540
N$R
NQF
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50
N$R
NQF
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NJR
N$R
NQF
#CH
#CP
#DO
#RW
#GR
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Unknown >
Dispersed
56
N$R
NQF
Alameda
Fremont
China >
Changzhou
NJR
N$R
NQF
Alameda
Fremont
Indiana > Jasper
52
N$R
NQF
Alameda
Fremont
Alameda
Fremont
Texas > Irving
NJR
N$R
NQF
Unknown >
Dispersed
1,100
N$R
NQF
#GR
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
Alameda
Fremont
Mississippi >
Blue Springs
2,000
$953.7
NQF
#AU
#MA
}CLO
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Bayer HealthCare will wind down its multiple sclerosis drug manufacturing in Emeryville
and move it to Germany, resulting in the loss of about 540 jobs and vacating of more than
300,000 sq. ft. of space. Bayer is Emeryvilles third-largest employer.1445
Cartridge World Inc. The supplier of printer cartridges relocated its North American
headquarters in 2011.1446
Silevo Inc. (formerly: Sierra Solar Power) The photovoltaic solar module manufacturer
announced building scalable, automated, low-cost manufacturing operations in China.
The company was founded by leading executives and engineers from the semiconductor
industry and has been assisted in technology work by Sandia National Laboratories.
Silevo recently closed $33 million in financing that will fund more R&D in Silicon Valley and
build the high-volume manufacturing facility in China.1447 Note: In 2014, SolarCity signed
an agreement to acquire Silevo.1448
R.R. Donnelly & Sons The printing company will cut 56 jobs and close its distribution
and manufacturing center. The lost jobs include forklift operators, shipping and receiving
clerks, hoist operators, buyers, inventory control clerks and quality control employees. 1449
Leyden Energy The battery-business company raised $38 million in venture capital and
one outcome is that it has begun manufacturing its first commercial product -- in
Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Its products can be used in electric cars, electric
bicycles and electric motorcycles.1450
Kimball International Inc. closed its manufacturing plant that produced electronics for the
medical field and transferred work to a southern Indiana facility. The shift will mean more
job security for those at the Indiana plant.1451
W3global, Inc. The systems integration consulting and IT design and solutions provider,
relocated its headquarters to Texas.1452
Solyndra A promised new wave of manufacturing turned into a tax-subsidized,
colossal failure. The solar panel manufacturer failed even though Californias politicians do
everything they can to make the state a green utopia for renewable-energy companies.
Its poorly understood that people who pay California taxes lost out on Solyndra as well as
those who pay Federal taxes. The Los Angeles Times reported that California approved
$37 million in sales tax exemptions for Solyndra, and the company managed to use $25.1
million of those before it closed.1453 Solyndra closed its last Fremont factory, furloughed
1,100 employees and filed for bankruptcy, a high-profile failure for a federal stimulus
program that gives loan guarantees to such companies. Solyndra received $535 million in
2009 to build its second factory in Fremont near the companys first plant. President
Obama and then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger toured the new plant, citing it as a symbol
of the nations economic recovery.1454 ABC News reported a major investor in Solyndra
was George Kaiser, a billionaire who raised money for Obamas Presidential campaign.1455
A comprehensive account of Solyndras collapse and associated scandals points out the
White House role in granting Solyndra the $535 million federal loan guarantee, the
companys bankruptcy, the FBI raids that followed, and the companys top officials
invoking the Fifth Amendment when questioned by a Congressional Committee. 1456
Toyota Motor Corp. Upon closure of NUMMI, work shifted to Mississippi. Company
statement: Toyota team members today celebrated the opening of Toyota Motor
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Alameda
Fremont
New York >

Albany
Alameda
Hayward
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CH
#MA
#SC
}CDO
Nevada > Reno
18
N$R
NQF
}FP
}MA
}CDO
Alameda
Hayward
Washington >
Battle Ground
27
N$R
20
#EC
#HQ
#MA
}REL
Alameda
Hayward
Nevada > Sparks
45
N$R
24
#HQ
#MA
}REL
Alameda
Livermore
Utah > Sandy
212
N$R
NQF
#DO
#SB
}REL
Alameda
Livermore
Mexico >
Guadalajara
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
Manufacturing, Mississippi (TMMMS), the companys new plant outside of Tupelo that
assembles the Corolla, the worlds best-selling car of all time.... TMMMS is Toyotas
fourteenth North American plant, further advancing the companys efforts to design,
develop and build vehicles where they are sold.1457 More than 2,000 employees work in
the $953.7 million plant.1458 Update: The 2013 boom in Toyota Corolla sales represents an
opportunity cost to California. The Blue Springs plant, which rolled off its first vehicle in
October 2011, has built more than 250,000 of the cars. The plant is now building a new
Corolla every 77 seconds.1459
Group4 Labs Inc., which uses synthetic diamonds to create energy-efficient
semiconductor wafers, is opening a manufacturing facility at UAlbanys College of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CSNE). Manufacturing will begin by summer and
ultimately create 50 high-tech jobs by 2015. Group4 Labs builds semiconductor materials
for, among other things, radar systems, smart phones, tablet computers and cellular
transmission towers.1460 This is separate from the 2010 event where the company will a
facility in Syracuse. Note: Silicon Valley used to be the epicenter for companies producing
computer chips in the U.S.
Pacific Cheese The company is expanding its manufacturing facility in Reno and hiring
more employees, at least 18. Once we acquired Chateau Cheese Corp., the decision to
locate our cheese processing division in Reno was an easy one to make, said Dale Tate,
CFO.... The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada expects to see a fiveyear economic impact of more than $66.3 million in the area due to the expansion.1461
[Along with efficiencies resulting from the acquisition, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Nevada leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Telemark Gary Henderson, president of the small high-technology manufacturing
business, said he wanted to move the headquarters and factory because of Californias
traffic, taxes and regulations, and excessive political and social change. Also, he wanted
his employees to move with him. So he asked his workers: Where would you like to move?
Their new location won because of affordable housing and tolerable traffic, among other
factors.1462
TnB Enterprises, Inc. The manufacturer of precision sheet metal and other products
moved its headquarters and also is opening a production facility in Sparks because of
Nevadas business-friendly climate, tax and distribution advantages and the proximity to
California customers. President Thomas Bouthillier said, Northern Nevada is a less
congested place than California with a better quality of life. When we needed to expand
our operation, it was an easy decision to expand to Sparks. It made sense given Nevadas
business environment, less bureaucracy and lifestyle. A unit remains in Hayward.1463
Comcast eliminated 212 jobs in Livermore as part of a move to shift its centralized
collection operations to Sandy, Utah, near Salt Lake City. The job cuts are set to end by
June, 2011. The new Utah operation will serve Comcast customers from California and
Washington. Comcast will retain a presence in the East Bay.1464
Comcast Cable, West Division Customer Care, furloughed center employees because the
company has acquired from foreign countries services like or directly competitive with
services supplied by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
203
Alameda
Livermore
Alameda
Oakland
Philippines >
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Argentina >
Unknown
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NQF
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N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
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India > Unknown
}OSO
}REL
Ireland >
Unknown
125
N$R
NQF
#IT
#SB
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}CDO
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Foreign Nation >

Unknown
60
N$R
NQF
#EN
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Contra Costa
Richmond
Contra Costa
Richmond
Contra Costa
Walnut
Creek
Arizona >
Tolleson
Unknown >
Dispersed
India > Unknown
15
N$R
NQF
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31
N$R
NQF
}CLO
}DSP
68
N$R
NQF
#SB
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El Dorado
El Dorado
Hills
Nevada > Reno
19
N$R
NQF
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#PB
}REL
Contra Costa
Concord
Texas >
Unknown
Contra Costa
Martinez
separations. The Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Oct.
11, 2011.1465
Comcast Cable See the 2011 entry for Mexico for this company for more information
about this event.
Health Net, Inc. In all six locations Huntingdon Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Rancho
Cordova, San Diego and San Rafael the Information Technology Groups and IT Support
were affected by work being shifted away. In addition, the Claims Department was also
impacted in Los Angeles and Rancho Cordova. The Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as May 30, 2011.1466 Note: This entry has a different format
because it is unclear what the relationship is between the six California locations that lost
jobs and the three out-of-country locations that gained the jobs. For example, did the
Oakland jobs go to Argentina, India or Ireland? Or were they spread amongst the three
nations? The company didnt clarify and WARN notices fail to provide such detail. Hence,
these multiple events are being reported in a generalized manner here and in the boxes
that follow in the California County & Locality column.
Tickets.com will shut its Concord office and eliminate 125 jobs by moving call center and
customer service operations to Harte-Hanks, which will deliver services from a cuttingedge complex in Texas. Concord is the only Ticket.com call-center complex being closed.
A company spokesperson said, This change in strategy allows us to focus more on our
key competency developing world-class ticketing software.1467 ProVenue is the brand
name for its open architecture ticketing software.1468 The location in Texas is unclear;
Harte-Hanks has facilities in Austin, Grand Prairie, San Antonio and Texarkana.1469 [Along
in expenses.]
Siemens Medical Solutions, USA, Inc., Oncology Care Systems (Radiation Oncology)
furloughed employees and on-site leased employees supplying medical engineering
services and related services because the company shifted the work to a foreign country.
The move affected 60 jobs and the company reported that workers were separated as of
Feb. 1, 2011. The Dept. of Labor document failed to specify the foreign nation.1470
New WinCup Holdings Inc. The company will permanently close its Richmond
warehouse.1471 See the 2011 Corte Madera event for more information.
Graham Packaging Co. A WARN notice listed the companys facility in Richmond as a
closure that will affect 31 employees on Sept. 1, 2011.1472
AAA Northern California furloughed employees involved in providing accounting and
payroll services in the Automotive Services Delivery Division. The California Employment
Development Department stated that 68 jobs were affected when the company shifted
such work to India. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what community within that
country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 14, 2011. 1473
Synvasive Technology, Inc., is a manufacturer and distributor of some of the most
advanced surgical cutting technology available, opened a new Instrument Solutions
Division in Reno and hired 19 employees, however news accounts arent clear about the
nature of the division.1474 Update: In 2012, Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced it has
204
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Fresno
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Dispersed
60
N$R
NQF
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Fresno
Fresno
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Dispersed
70
N$R
NQF
#CP
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Glenn
Orland
Unknown >
Dispersed
25
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
Kern
Bakersfield
Texas > Houston
46
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Kern
Bakersfield
Unknown >
Dispersed
60
N$R
NQF
#FP
#MA
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Los Angeles
Agoura
Hills
Los Angeles
Azusa
Canada >
Quebec,
Montreal
Mexico >
Unknown
145
N$R
NQF
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}CDO
}OSO
18
N$R
NQF
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acquired Reno, Nevada-based Synvasive Technology, Inc.1475 The language indicates a

relocation out of California had occurred; hence the code.
Sony Corp. will close a distribution center in Fresno, putting about 60 people out of work.
A Sony subsidiary has leased the warehouse since 1990. The closure is part of supplychain cost cutting, Fresno operations will be absorbed into other U.S. distribution sites the
company operates, which werent identified.1476
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. (a.k.a. SC Johnson Home Storage, LLC) will close its Ziploc
plant and a spokesperson wouldnt say where the work would be relocated. The company
has operations in more than 70 countries and sells products in more than 110 countries.
We have other sites in the SC Johnson network that are able to meet our business needs
with advantages in terms of infrastructure, synergies with existing production, supplier or
customer proximity, the spokesperson said. SC Johnson has operated the Fresno plant
since 1998, producing millions of plastic bags each year. Workers can relocate to another
plant, although the company doesnt have any others in California.1477 It also produces
Ziploc bags in Bay City, Michigan, which apparently is unaffected by cutbacks. 1478 [Along
with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the consolidation/location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations elsewhere
Crystal Geyser found that it had to withdraw its plan for a water bottling plant in California,
which was challenged by environmental lawsuits. The city previously approved the project
stating that a full environmental review was not required because the land had long been
zoned heavy industrial, and the project fit within those guidelines. Had it been built, the
plant would have occupied 112,500 sq. ft.1479 Note: Citing environmental reasons,
California now diverts fresh rainwater directly into San Francisco Bay (essentially the
Pacific Ocean) instead of storing it or using it for agricultural purposes as it has in the past.
Lortz Manufacturing Co. The business closed after 64 years. From a peak of 223
employees, Lortz reduced its payroll to 146 in 2008; 95 in 2009, and to 46 at its closing.
Lortz did metal fabrication work for the energy, aerospace, agriculture and food processing
industries, among others.1480 A Houston-based expansion joint maker, U.S. Bellows, Inc.
acquired assets of Lortz, including its fabrication equipment, drawings and designs,
customer lists, engineering history and historical data. Materials were transferred to the
U.S. Bellows facility in Houston to expand its ability to provide products more quickly and
efficiently to its worldwide customers. U.S. Bellows will hire and relocate some of the
former Lortz employees to Houston.1481
Fresh Start Bakeries The Brea-based company closed a frozen bread dough
manufacturing plant in Bakersfield that had only just opened in April 2009, costing 60
people their jobs. The company has operations in 10 countries, and the work will be
spread among other, unspecified facilities.1482
THQ Inc. The developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software moved jobs
to Montreal after the company decided to relocate resources to lower-cost areas. THQ
hired 145 employees for its new Canadian studio; it kept its HQ in Agoura Hills. 1483
Rain Bird Corp. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in plastic
injection molding because the company shifted some work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor
failed to specify what community in that country, but indicated that furloughs may have
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Burbank
North Carolina >

Kings Mountain
NJR
$200
NQF
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Burbank
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Los Angeles
Calabasas
Texas > Austin
11
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#SO
#REL
Los Angeles
Carson
Los Angeles
Carson
Unknown >
Dispersed
Nevada > Reno
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
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12
N$R
44
#DN
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Los Angeles
Carson
Texas > San

Antonio
100
N$R
NQF
#AE
#DE
#DN
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Los Angeles
Carson
China >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
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}OSO
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City of
Industry
Unknown >
Dispersed
82
N$R
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begun as early as on Feb. 16, 2011.1484 The companys website shows facilities in Tijuana
and Nogales.1485
Walt Disney Co. The company bought 26 acres in the Kings Mountain Data Center Park
for a $200 million data center. Areas near Charlotte have become a data-center
destination. During the last four years, Google has opened in Lenoir, Apple Inc. in Maiden
and Facebook started work on a center in Rutherford County. Low electric rates and
access to water to cool the facilities are key ingredients in the server farm boom. 1486 [Note
that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in North
Carolina than in California.]
Reliance Mediaworks Imaging Services, a subsidiary of Reliance Mediaworks,
furloughed employees supplying motion picture imaging, restoration, visual effects, and
picture correction because the company shifted the work to India. The Dept. of Labor failed
to specify what community in that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as
early as on June 12, 2011.1487
Malauzai Software The software company, which provides mobile services for
community banks, is expanding in Austin after it relocated its headquarters there. Cofounder and Chief Product officer Robb Gaynor said. Austin has a great base of financial
services technology and mobile services companies, and its the perfect place for us to
build this company. Were hiring a lot of people over next couple years, and this was the
place to do it.1488 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision
Texas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
ThreeBond International, Inc. See more details in the 2011 Torrance entry for this
company.
Hedwin Corp., a manufacturer of plastic containers, liner products for pails and drums and
other custom plastic parts is relocating its warehouse and assembly operation from to a
44,000-sq. ft. facility in Reno, employing 12 people. The company cited Northern Nevadas
logistics advantages and pro-business climate among reasons for its relocation.1489
Boeing Co. The company will close a C-17 aircraft parts warehouse and move part of
the work to a Santa Fe Springs, Calif., facility and part to Texas. Up to 200 jobs will be
affected.1490 Since it isnt known how many jobs will be shifted to which location; hence,
only 50% of the job count is attributable in this report to San Antonio.
Enkeboll Designs furloughed employees producing architectural woodcarvings,
ornaments and designs because the company shifted the work to China. The Dept. of
Labor failed to specify what community in that country, but did indicate that furloughs may
have begun as early as on Sept. 6, 2011.1491
McConnell Cabinets, Inc. A WARN notice listed the facility as a closure that affected 82
employees on April 1, 2011.1492 Loeb, the Chicago-based auction house, on behalf of
McConnell Cabinets Inc., held an onsite and online auction of one of the Largest U.S.
Independent Kitchen& Bath Cabinet Manufacturers, Featuring Late Model Woodworking &
Finishing Equipment - Over 100 Unit Vehicle Fleet and Rolling Stock! in June.1493 The
facility had the capacity to manufacture 1,600 cabinets per day. 1494
206
Los Angeles
Compton
Mexico >
Mexicali
10
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
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Los Angeles
Compton
China >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AU
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Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Connecticut >
Norwalk
NJR
N$R
NQF
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#SO
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50
N$R
NQF
#EC
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Glendora
Indiana >
Indianapolis
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}REL
Los Angeles
La Mirada
Unknown >
Dispersed
61
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
Los Angeles
Lancaster
Colorado >
Colorado Springs
N$R
NQF
#AE
#DF
#HQ
#PB
#RD
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Lomita
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Unknown >
Dispersed
Kansas > Great
Bend
NJR
N$R
NQF
175
$3
200
Britain >
Unknown
}DSP
}REL
#MA
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Dameron Alloy Foundries, Inc., shifted jobs involved in production of investment

castings Mexico, costing ten jobs in Compton. The Dept. of Labor reported that furloughs
may have begun as early as April 19, 2011.1495
Kraco Enterprise, LLC, subsidiary of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., furloughed employees
involved in supplying quality control services for automotive aftermarket accessories
because the company shifted the work to China. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what
community in that country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as on
March 21, 2011.1496
Zadspace, Inc., a privately-held, venture-backed advertising software company, is moving
its headquarters to Connecticut after receiving another round of funding, which now totals
$6 million.1497 It has maintained a Los Angeles presence.
British Telecom America, British Telecom Operate, furloughed employees involved in
systems monitoring and systems security services because the company shifted the work
to the U.K. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify the name of the community in that country,
but did indicate that furloughs may have begun on Oct. 15, 2011.1498
National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) will move its technical department headquarters
to Indianapolis, to be housed at OReilly Raceway Park, owned by the Association. We
have been aggressively expanding our technical services capabilities and believe this
move will enhance our ability to not only serve our constituents, but retain and recruit
some of the finest technical talent in the country, said NHRA President Tom Compton. It
will maintain a West Coast presence.1499 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable
and fewer regulations in Indiana leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Pactiv Corp., a fruit and vegetable packaging company, will close its La Mirada plant in
June as restructuring continues following its acquisition by New Zealand Rank Corp. 1500
The event will affect 61 employees.1501 A City of La Mirada report shows no Pactiv
employees in the city by 2012.1502 This is in addition to a City of Industry closure shown in
the 2010 event listing.
Howell Precision Machine and Engineering, Inc. The family-operated company
specializes in R&D, prototyping and manufacturing for the military, aerospace and medical
devices. Harold Howell said, California is becoming very unfriendly to small businesses
and corporations and our survival depends on our relocating to another state. In addition
to the states economic loss, this is an example of a community loss. Howell volunteered
his time and machines to assist Lancaster High Schools FIRST Program (For Inspiration
and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics team. Howell became involved in
the program its first year in business (about 25 years ago) because he realized that
machining was a dying art and hoped that he could inspire a new generation of machinists.
The company hopes to begin mentoring high school students in Colorado.1503
ThreeBond International, Inc. See more details in the 2001 Torrance entry for this
company.
Redbarn Pet Products Relocated manufacturing to a 200,000-sq. ft. in Kansas with an
annual payroll of about $4 million. The Great Bend Tribune reported: Because of taxes,
the work ethic and the available labor pool, [Co-founder Howard] Bloxam said Kansas is
207
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Los
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17.6
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Los
Angeles
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200
N$R
218
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
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right.
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Church
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much more small-business friendly than California. The company, looking to grow to $75
million, has products in Petco, Walgreens, Kroger, and elsewhere.1504
Positec Tool Corp. The producer of power tools and garden equipment is re-locating its
retail distribution facility from Long Beach to North Carolina. Positec will occupy 120,000
sq. ft. of space in Huntersville, which will be leased and operated by its logistics partner
Performance Team Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.1505
ESIS, Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in clerical services
because it shifted the work to the Philippines. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what
community in that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun on July 17,
2011.1506 The location is Chatsworth, a section of the City of Los Angeles.
E! Entertainment Television LLC, G4 Media, LLC, and Style Media, LLC, subsidiaries of
NBC Universal, Cable Networks Division, Accounts Payable Unit, furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers because the company outsourced accounts payable services
to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, but did indicate
that furloughs may have begun Sept. 24, 2011.1507
Fonality Inc., which provides corporate phone systems for small to midsize companies,
relocated its headquarters into a 17,555 sq. ft. facility for executive, finance, sales and
marketing staffs.1508 Although the company kept a unit in California, an additional
expansion caused the growing company to move into a larger HQ space in Plano.1509
Investors Business Daily / ONeil Data Systems the affiliated companies are expanding
their office, manufacturing, assembly and distribution operations to Texas, bringing more
than 200 jobs into a 218,000-sq. ft. office and warehouse.1510 Bill ONeil, chairman of
William ONeil + Co., which owns the paper, said that Its possible that we might move the
headquarters there at some point, but its just an expansion move right now. Jobs will
move in 2011.1511 Investors Business Daily will place printed in Plano, Texas on its
masthead, an intangible value of putting the Plano name in front of thousands of readers
whose average household income is around $281,000. Most of the jobs will be new
positions.1512 An initial report that the facility will total 218,000 sq. ft. was eclipsed by a
later company report that cited 235,000 sq. ft.1513 Note: There also is a 2015 event where
the company will invest $140 million in a Monroe, North Carolina facility.
Health Net, Inc. See the 2011 Oakland entry for this company for more information about
this event in Woodland Hills, a section of the City of Los Angeles.
Northrop Grumman The aerospace and defense company will relocate its headquarters
to Virginia and jobs with an average salary of $200,000. Some executives will move from
California, while others will be new hires.1514 The company will create a minimum of $30
million in tax revenue.1515 The Los Angeles Times reported that Its the last major
aerospace company to leave Southern California, the birthplace of the aerospace
industry.... All told, Northrop is moving about 300 people from its corporate office in
Century City..... Southern California once was home to many of the nations largest military
contractors, including Lockheed Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Rockwell
International.... Northrop was founded in 1939 in Hawthorne,1516 meaning it had a 71-year
history of being headquartered in Southern California. Relocation-related investments
208
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N$R
NQF
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N$R
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Malaysia > Kuala

Lumpur
53
N$R
NQF
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}OSO
}REL
Canada >
Quebec, Mirabel
260
N$R
NQF
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#MA
#PA
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}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Ohio > Canton
966
N$R
NQF
#SB
}CDO
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
North Carolina >

Wallburg
150
N$R
120
#EN
#MA
#RD
}CDO
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Mexico >
Pitiquito
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Kentucky >
Louisville
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
totaled $24 million. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership confirmed that the
move occurred in 2011.1517
Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. furloughed employees involved in purchasing, design
and merchandising services because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The
company stated, Services supporting the production of belts is being transferred to
Chambers de Mexico (CDM) located in Pitiquito Mexico. Workers will be hired there to
replace these jobs. The Dept. of Labor indicated that furloughs may have begun as early
as Feb. 7, 2011.1518
JustFabulous The online-based service, which grants access to celebrity stylists and
fashion trends, relocated its warehouse from the Valencia section of Los Angeles to
Kentucky in May 2011. The companys HQ is in El Segundo, Calif. It chose Derby City to
further its plan for hyper-growth. The company plans to create nearly 100 jobs in
Louisville.1519
Korean Air Line (sic) Company Ltd. American Regional Headquarters, furloughed
customer call center employees because the company shifted the work to Malaysia. The
Dept. of Labor indicates that furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 17, 2011.1520
Technicolor Inc. closed its plant in 2011, furloughed employees and transferred work to
Canada. Some services will remain in North Hollywood. The company has invested
heavily in digital post production and visual-effects facilities in Bangalore, India, and
London.1521 Little is known about when the India and England events occurred, so they are
excluded from this report. Also in 2011, Technicolor opened a facility in Glendale where
apparently it rehired about 100 of the 360 North Hollywood workers laid off to work in
Glendale.1522 (Note: In 2013 the Glendale facility was closed.1523) For this report the count
of affected employees has been reduced to 260.
VXI Global Solutions Inc. will open a call center and bring nearly 1,000 new jobs to Ohio.
Services include account management, retention calls and client support in more than 20
languages; positions include sales agents, supervisors, operations managers, HR
managers, trainers and recruiters.1524 The company provides business process and
information technology outsourcing for software development, application maintenance,
quality assurance testing and other purposes.1525
TIMCO Aerosystems moved into a plant where it is manufacturing airplane seats on four
production lines in a 120,000-sq. ft. building; it plans to hire 500 employees within seven
years. The company acquired Brice Seating in California but that facility couldnt be
expanded further so the company began looking at other locations. In the new location
Timcos plant is on 69 acres of land, with space to expand the plant or develop a business
park, which might include some of Timcos suppliers. Work is under way to add a
prototype design center and a test lab. A plant manager said, Its everything we thought it
would be, noting that manufacturing skills, including those in furniture, have served the
employees well. Were already producing as many seats as our California facility.1526
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
209
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Boston
NJR
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Nebraska >
Omaha
NJR
N$R
NQF
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}UTN
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Nebraska >
Omaha
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Arizona >
Scottsdale
20
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NQF
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Arizona >
Phoenix
125
$200
NQF
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#NP
#PB
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}CDO
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Arizona >
Scottsdale
NJR
N$R
NQF
Washington, DC
> Washington,
DC
NJR
N$R
NQF
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#HQ
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Unknown >
Dispersed
NJR
N$R
NQF
#NP
#PB
}CLO
}DSP
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Georgia >
Miami
}CDO
Testi USA, Inc., a unit of an Italy-based jewelry producer, moved its Los Angeles
headquarters to Florida. The company made an initial capital investment of $100,000 and
will create 15 jobs over a three year period.1527
Smith & Wollensky The steakhouse chain has completed a two-year move of its
corporate HQ to Boston as the owners gradually relocated executives from dual
headquarters in Los Angeles and New York.1528
SFT America Limited, LLC, a Chinese manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting will locate
its U.S. headquarters in Nebraska. SFT America Limited President Mr. Jie Shi stated that
he originally planned to locate in Los Angeles but selected Nebraska instead because the
state offered a more welcoming environment. He said, Los Angeles could not do in three
days, what Nebraska did in one day. Once the decision had been made to locate in
Nebraska, state employees worked around-the-clock with the company to successfully
incorporate in less than 24 hours.1529 The corporation continues to be registered in good
standing with the Nebraska Secretary of State as of 2015.1530
EM Gear Omaha The company incorporated in Nebraska in one day after taking a lot
longer time to unsuccessfully accomplish that in California. It manufactures gears for the
agriculture, aerospace and marine industries, will establish its U.S. headquarters in
Omaha. EM Gear is the U.S. division of Dae Seong Gear Manufacturing Co. of South
Korea.1531
Parchment Inc. (formerly Docufide Inc.) The education technology company is
relocating its headquarters, in part to SkySong, the Arizona State Universitys Scottsdale
Innovation Center, where it plans to hire 20 people for engineering and sales jobs, with
salaries ranging from $75,000 to $100,000. The company has software solutions for
providing electronic transcripts for schools and universities. Part of the office will remain in
L.A.1532 Also in 2011, Docufide announced that it changed its name to Parchment
Institute for Advanced Health Inc. The non-profit organization will develop a $200
million data center and office to support the development of personalized medicine, which
will create new health care, research and technology jobs in Phoenix. The projects initially
will create 125 jobs, but eventually could attract many more to the areas biomedical hub.
The facility will serve as a national repository for human genome data.1533 Later
information shows that not only an office was established but that data centers were put
into Phoenix and Scottsdale, with another planned for Phoenix. 1534 [Note that data centers
use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Arizona than in
California.]
Institute for Advanced Health Inc. See the companys 2011 Phoenix entry for more
information regarding this event.
EIG Global Energy Partners The company, formerly part of L.A.-based money
manager TWC Groups portfolio, separated from TCW and moved its headquarters. EIG is
now an independent investor with $8.5 billion under management and has offices in
Houston, New York, Sydney and London.1535
Cleveland Chiropractic College Cleveland-LA will no longer accept students, closing
the Los Angeles campus at the end of summer trimester in August 2011. A contributing
factor was the downward enrollment trend in California. The companys Overland Park,
210
20
N$R
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NJR
N$R
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Texas > Austin
25
N$R
NQF
#BF
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas > Austin
50
N$R
NQF
#EC
#EN
#IT
#HQ
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}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Virginia >
Herndon
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HQ
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Malibu
Arizona > Tempe
NJR
N$R
NQF
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#HQ
}CDO
N$R
NQF
#GR
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas > Austin
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas > Fort

Worth
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Arizona >
Phoenix
North Carolina >
Wilmington
Kansas facility will remain open.1536 The college was incorporated December 1922 as a
non-profit, benevolent association.1537
58Phases The online affiliate marketing company is moving its headquarters from the
Venice Beach section of Los Angeles because of business costs. CEO Dylan Ramsey
said, We decided our companys performance and ability to grow would be best nurtured
outside of California, and Austin is an exciting tech city with a lot going on. The only thing
that stopped us before was the heat. Now were like, Well suck it up. The company
leased a 2,200-sq. ft. space for $3,400 a month, which includes eight parking spaces. In
L.A., where it will close its office, it paid $3,800 a month for half the space, plus $150 a
month for each parking space. 58Phases is self-funded and profitable.1538
CableCam L.A.-based CableCam will open a 45,000-sq ft. facility in Texas, shared with
Tulsa-based SkyCam. The announcement was made by owner Outdoor Channel
Holdings, Inc., HQd in Temecula, Calif., the company said among the benefits are its
close to the major media and sports market of Dallas-Fort Worth and accessibility to the
DFW international airport, the third busiest in the world.1539 [Along with the reasons cited,
Al Frank Asset Management (AFAM) The institutional money management company is
moving its headquarters to Austin. Its being done without any government incentives, but
is designed to take advantage of a deeper worker pool and friendlier business
environment. The costs of doing business in California are prohibitive, CEO Jeff
Montgomery said. Were not in a Texas [incentives] program, but were fans of Texas.
AFAM typically competes against national firms based in Boston and New York. AFAM
plans to maintain its California office and operate regional sales offices elsewhere.
Montgomery said he expects to grow the company through buyouts.1540
Cenoplex The company is relocating corporate headquarters to Texas. Founded as
AdSnips LLC in 2007, its now promoting its software to 13 North American wireless
carriers. The new HQ will house corporate executives, finance, legal, sales and HR staff
and the core engineering and development team. It expects to employ 50 workers within
two years.1541
China Unicom Americas The Beijing-based telecom company moved its U.S.
headquarters to Virginia, stating that The new headquarters places China Unicom
Americas at the heart of telecom industry, with many other global telecom companies
headquartered in the region.1542 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
regulations in Virginia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Bryan College Created a headquarters for its online learning center staffed with faculty
and also administrators and staff serving the Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Outreach
and Career Services departments.1543
American Carpet Recyclers Relocated operations on May 23, 2011.1544 The company
is categorized under Wholesale Recycling Centers; estimates show the company has an
annual revenue of $10 to 20 million and employs a staff of approximately 5 to 9. 1545
Art & Antiques The magazine moved its headquarters. Publisher Phillip Troy Linger
pointed out that editorial offices are in New York and design and sales offices are in Los
211
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Monterey
Park
China >
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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Los Angeles
Monterey
Park
Los Angeles
North
Hollywood
Singapore >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Texas > Austin
85
N$R
NQF
#SB
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Florida > Boca

Raton
100
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#PF
#SB
#TP
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Pomona
Unknown >
Dispersed
153
N$R
NQF
#BF
}CLO
}DSP
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Springs
Unknown >
Dispersed
NJR
N$R
NQF
#LP
#MA
}CLO
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Los Angeles
Santa
Monica
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Angeles and Dallas. He said technology enabled him to relocate and avoid big-city rents.
He plans to grow internationally and possibly put the magazine in France, Italy, Germany
and Switzerland.1546
Color Service, Inc. furloughed employees engaged in the production of commercial
printing packages and pre-press activities (for posters, banners, etc.) because Company
supplied to Mattel and Disney, production was being shift/outsourced to China and
Singapore. It was determined that the increased reliance on imports [by Mattel and
Disney] contributed importantly to the worker group separations and sales/production
declines at Color Service. The Dept. of Labor indicates that furloughs may have begun as
early as Aug. 15, 2011.1547
Color Service, Inc. See the 2011 China entry for this company for more information
about this event.
InsuranceLeads.com The company was purchased by All Web Leads Inc., a customer
acquisition marketing business, creating a $100 million-a-year company. All Web Leads
employs about 40 in Austin and InsuranceLeads.com employs about 100 in California.
Operations will be consolidated in Austin.1548 A WARN notice listed the companys facility
in North Hollywood as a closure that will affect 85 employees in 2011.1549 [Along with
Garda World Security Corp. is moving its U.S. headquarters to Florida, generating 100
jobs in the state with an average annual wage of $65,769. In addition to handling bank
transfers, the company also has a Consulting and Investigation group. Stphan Crtier,
president and CEO, said he was impressed with the vibrant business climate Florida is
seeking to create. Garda was considering a move to Illinois or Delaware, but those states,
as well as California, have significantly higher corporate tax rates than Florida.1550
HSBC Processing Services A WARN notice listed the banks facility in Pomona as a
closure that affect 153 employees on April 3, 2011. See the Sioux Falls entry for
information about Capital Ones involvement with HSBC and another closure and shifting
of jobs.1551
RockTenn Co. (formerly Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.) A WARN notice listed the
facility as a closure, and loss of 69 jobs on July 31, 2011.1552 A Georgia-based company,
RockTenn, became the new owner of the facility when it acquired Smurfit-Stone in
May.1553 The company stated: This action is a necessary first step in realigning the box
plant system of RockTenn.... We plan to take many actions in the next year to maximize
the efficiency of our manufacturing processes as well as to reduce costs....1554 [Along with
efficiencies resulting from the acquisition, its conceivable that location decisions were
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations elsewhere
leading to a possible reduction in expenses.]
Asylum Visual Effects A Mantra listing shows Asylum as a private company
categorized under Motion Picture Film-Editing and estimated it had an annual revenue of
$10 to 20 million while employing a staff of approximately 100 to 249. Visual effects work
has shifted to Canada, U.K., Eastern Europe, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia
212
Los Angeles
Torrance
Mexico > Tecate
75
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Torrance
Unknown >
Unknown
31
N$R
NQF
#MA
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Torrance
Texas > Fort

Worth
131
N$R
NQF
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}CLO
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Torrance
Los Angeles
Torrance
Canada >
Ontario, Whitby
Mexico > Tijuana
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NQF
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N$R
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Los Angeles
Torrance
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Los Angeles
Vernon
Arizona >
Phoenix
127
$13
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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and China.1555 Since little more than this is known, those other locations are not listed
separately in this report.
Conesys, Aero Electrical subsidiary, furloughed employees producing connectors
because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The company estimated to the
Department of Labor that 75 jobs would be affected. The DOL indicated that furloughs may
have begun as early as Feb. 11, 2011. The company was at seven addresses in Torrance:
548 Amapola Ave., 508 Amapola Ave., 518 Amapola Ave., 568 Amapola Ave., 2280 208th
St., 19800 Van Ness Ave. and 2225 Dominguez Way.1556
ThreeBond International, Inc., a Japanese industrial sealant and adhesives company,
furloughed employees in Torrance, Carson and Lomita in August and September; the
reason given in each WARN notice was closure.1557 None of the locations are shown in
the companys list of active offices and production facilities.1558 Since little more than this is
known, those other locations are not listed separately in this report.
Ball Corp. closed its Torrance plant, ending the facilitys 45-year history of aluminum can
manufacturing. One of the production lines was relocated to a Ball plant in Canada; some
workers transferred to a plant in Fort Worth, the location of a new Ball production line. A
company spokesman said the closure was a business decision, driven by economics,
adding that the cost of doing business in California is expensive. It is a factor when we
need to realign our manufacturing footprint to meet changing customer demand. Ball
expected to record a $12.4 million after-tax charge this year in connection with the
Torrance closure, which is expected to be cash-flow positive upon settlement of all
closure-related costs and disposition of all assets -- a significant cost savings to the
company. Ball is the largest maker of specialty beverage cans in North America.1559 A
WARN notice said 131 employees would be furloughed.1560
Ball Corp. See the companys 2011 entry for Fort Worth for additional context.
Goodridge USA furloughed employees producing fluid transfer systems because it shifted
the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor indicates that furloughs may have begun as early
as Sept. 18, 2011.1561 Its likely the location is Tijuana, where the company has a facility.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Information Systems Division (ISD), furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers involved in supplying information technology
services because the firm has acquired from a foreign country services like or directly
competitive with services supplied by the workers which contributed importantly to worker
group separations at ISD. The country is India. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what
community in that country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun May 1,
2011.1562
Dunn-Edwards will consolidate plants in Tempe, Arizona and Vernon, Calif., into one
state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Phoenix, which will be fully automated and
designed to grow.1563 The company has committed $13 million to the new 304,000-sq. ft.
facility, where it will create about 100 jobs.1564 A WARN notice shows 127 furloughs in
Vernon on March 31, 2011, listing the action as a closure.1565 The company was founded
in the Los Angeles area in 1925.
Z Foods, the dried-fruit processor, closed its plant after the company failed to find a buyer
to take over the business. The company employed about 100 people year-round, with the
213
Marin
Corte Madera
Arizona >
Tolleson
Marin
Greenbrae
104
$7.1
142
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Exton
30
N$R
20
#GR
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Larkspur
Texas > Austin
10
N$R
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Marin San
Rafael
Monterey
Pacific Grove
Monterey
Salinas
See comment at
right.
Virginia > Falls
Church
North Carolina >
Charlotte
NJR
N$R
NQF
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N$R
NQF
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}REL
75
N$R
NQF
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Monterey
Salinas
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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seasonal work force peaking at 400. The plant dried and processed cherries, apricots,
peaches, plums, nectarines and others items, primarily as ingredients for the baking and
food-service industries.1566 Z Foods vacated its 18.81-acre processing facility in favor of a
new, unspecified location on the East Coast.1567 Note: Z Foods is or has been a unit of
Zoria Farms of San Jose.
New WinCup Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of biodegradable paper cups, will close its
plant and offices in Corte Madera and consolidate near Phoenix. WinCup will lay off 104
workers in Corte Madera and 15 in Richmond, saying, We intend to remove all or
substantially all of the industrial operations in both locations. The entire manufacturing
operation ... at the Corte Madera facility and the Richmond warehouse will be permanently
shut down.1568 It appears that the company prepared for this event by investing $7.1
million to add 142,000 sq. ft. to its existing 180,000 sq. ft. facility in Tolleson.1569
Ecospan the biomaterial technology company manufactures bioplastic products and
packaging. It makes products from 100% renewable, sustainable, and fully compostable
raw materials that contribute to a smaller carbon footprint than traditional plastics. Ecospan
outsources most of its manufacturing activities overseas to Malaysia and Thailand. But,
increasingly concerned with the theft of its intellectual property abroad, the company
decided to establish a manufacturing facility in the U.S. and selected Exton. 1570 Eventually
the 20,000 sq. ft. building will house research, design, development, testing,
manufacturing, and sales staff, initially employing 12, growing to 30 by the end of next
year.1571 [Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Pennsylvania leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Xeris Pharmaceuticals Inc., an early-stage biopharmaceutical company developing
patient-friendly injectables to treat endocrine and metabolic diseases, is moving its
headquarters to a 2,000 sq. ft. Austin office. COO Yash Sabharwal said the company was
drawn to its entrepreneurial culture and its resources in the life sciences and biotech fields
along with Texas being the business-friendliest state in the country.1572 Dr. John Kinzell,
CEO of Xeris, said, In the end, I came to believe that Austin had the quality of life, cost of
living and growing biotech cluster that would allow our company to attract C-suite
executives and scientists from both coasts.1573
this event.
Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau The non-profit trade organization moved its
headquarters to Virginia in February 2011.1574
Fresh Express will move its headquarters and most employees, who were making an
annual salary of more than $106,000, to North Carolina. Fresh Express was bought by
Chiquita in 2005 and the move is part of a company-wide consolidation. The move should
be completed by the end of 2012.1575 It appears that 75 Fresh Express employees
received notices related to the HQ relocation.1576 The company will continue to have a
Salinas presence.
Feel Golf Co. (now Intelligent Living, Inc.), upon completion of the acquisition of Pro
Line Sports, Inc., of Florida, will relocate its headquarters to that state. Among the benefits
of the move, CEO Lee Miller said that Florida has tax advantages over California for the
214
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Bozeman
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Nevada
County
Grass Valley
Canada >
Vancouver
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Nevada
County
Grass Valley
Nevada
County
Truckee
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NJR
N$R
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N$R
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Nevada
County
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company and employees.1577 Update: In 2013, Feel Golf Co., Inc. changed its name to
Intelligent Living Inc. and its domicile from California to Nevada.1578
Sitka Gear, in moving to Bozeman, the company cited the communitys forward-thinking
and outdoor-centric culture as reasons why it is a natural home for Sitka .... This move
will also enable us to better test and develop game-changing gear, while thriving in
Montanas creative, outdoor culture.1579 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Montana leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Vector Engineering, Inc., d/b/a Ausenco Vector, furloughed employees in its finance and
accounting team accounting operations for U.S. operations moved to Vancouver, Canada
and financial reporting functions were shifted to Santiago, Chile. The Dept. of Labor
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 28, 2011.1580
Vector Engineering, Inc. See the 2011 Vancouver entry for this company for more
The Denali Group, which helps clients reduce procurement costs, relocated its
headquarters. The high-growth company has had revenue gains averaging 30% annually
since its founding in 1996. The company also has offices in Columbus, Ohio, Houston,
Seattle, Pittsburgh and Pune, India.1581
Sourcing Interest Group (SIG) This is a membership organization to bring executives
of Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies together with service providers and advisory
firms. In moving headquarters to Florida, CEO Dawn Evans said, The level of
professionalism of the resumes that have come in has been so pleasant. [Jacksonville is]
so Southern and polite and friendly. We are very pleased with our decision. An office in
Truckee will remain open.1582 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
regulations in Florida leading to a reduction in expenses.]
YP Western Directory LLC, Anaheim, California Division, Publishing Operations Group,
furloughed employees and on-site leased workers providing services related to publishing
operations because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor
failed to specify the name of that country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun
on Dec. 12, 2011.1583
Witt Heat Transfer Products Group (HTPG) is moving headquarters and manufacturing
to Alabama, but will keep an office in Brea.1584 Witt HTPG was founded as A.H.Witt Inc. in
Gardena, Calif., in 1948.
Awesome Products Inc., a producer of laundry detergent and other cleaning products,
cut the ribbon on its new 500,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant. Construction was completed
within six months of the official announcement. Now, the company operates more than 1
million square feet of production and distribution space in Arkansas (the other 500,000 sq.
ft. occurred prior to the time frame of this report and therefore is excluded from this report),
has created more than 120 jobs (only 40 is cited in this report) and invested more than $40
million (only $18 million is relevant to this report). President L.D. Hardas said, This region
is perfect an available skilled workforce, proximity to key distribution points, quality
infrastructure and collaboration among private and public entities. He attributes the
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companys growth to the business-friendly practices of local government.1585 Breakout

figures for how many of the jobs and how much of the capital investment are attributable to
each year are not easily determined or more specific figures would be assigned to
individual years. [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision
Arkansas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Aquatech Society of Pool Building and Retailing Professionals, after many years
(decades) in the Golden State, one of the industrys leading buying groups, is leaving for
Nevada. Rob Morgan, an Aquatech board member, said, It was almost completely a
financial issue. Everyone loves Southern California, but it didnt make sense to keep
operating a place that had become so expensive. The taxes, regulations and cost of living
made it prudent to look for other places to do business that would benefit our members.
Board members were unanimous in their support for the new location, he added. Officials
purchased a new building in the Summerland area on the west side of Las Vegas, which
will have an on-site educational space, something the California building lacked. Founded
in 1962, Aquatech is an association of about 250 design professionals and retail
operators.1586
Dharma Construction Services, which builds senior-living facilities, is moving its
headquarters to Kentucky, creating about 41 jobs and $2.5 million in annual payroll after
making a $2.3 million capital investment in an 8,000-sq. ft. building. A regional office will
remain in California.1587
Ossur Americas Inc. A California employer for more than a decade, it furloughed 109
employees and moved medical products manufacturing to a Maquiladora operation in
Mexico. Its regional headquarters remains in Foothill Ranch.1588 By next year, a savings of
$4 million USD is expected to materialize.1589
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. The IT-based business solutions provider will
move its point-of-sale manufacturing and integration operations from its California HQ to
Plattsburgh.1590
Bal Seal Engineering Inc. The company has been in Southern California for 53 years
will build a manufacturing plant in a location with lower personal and corporate income tax
rates, cheaper workers comp. insurance, lower electricity rates and lower property tax
rates.1591 It will invest $45 Million in a 137,000-sq. ft. plant and add 210 jobs. Its a privately
held provider of custom-engineered, high-performance electrical components for Fortune
500 companies in medical, aerospace, defense, energy, automotive and other
industries.1592 The event is expected to produce an annual $112 million economic impact
benefit to the Colorado Springs area.1593
Kairak The manufacturer of refrigeration systems closed its manufacturing plant and
moved work to Texas. Kairak has been in business 45 years supplying no-frost
commercial refrigeration units to many restaurants, hotels, amusement parks and retail
outlets.1594
HYCOR Biomedical, Inc., a manufacturer of diagnostic products for clinical laboratories,
will relocate its headquarters.1595 HYCOR is a global supplier of high-quality in vitro
diagnostics products. Through a series of acquisitions since its founding in 1981, the
company has expanded its presence into allergy and autoimmune products.1596
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Allegro Industries will relocate manufacturing to a 50,000 sq. ft. facility in South Carolina.
It will begin hiring in 2011 for assemblers, packagers, technicians and office staff. The
business has been in California for 24 years.1597 The safety-products company will put
forward an initial capital investment of $1.65 million, which will create 45 new jobs. 1598 The
plant will also be the new headquarters.1599
this event.
Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group The solar products company will relocate from
Sharps western regional office to its campus in Washington State. The company was not
recruited by economic development officials to make the move. 1600
GovPlace, an enterprise IT solutions provider, moved its HQ to Reston although the date
is unclear. A search did find a news release with Reston in the dateline issued in June
2011, which also refers to GovPlace as a Reston-based solution provider1601 and later
announcements explicitly state that the company is HQd in Reston. Hence, it is assumed
that the event occurred in 2011. An office remained in Irvine, but by 2014 references to
that location disappeared from the companys website.
Wells Fargo. Several notices reported that jobs in its Irvine mortgage lending operations
would be cut 92 jobs on April 1, 2011, 53 jobs on April 9, 2011, and 53 jobs on May 22,
2011. (The last two appear to be duplicate entries because one report indicated that the
bank will cut 145 jobs, mostly in Irvine and some possibly in nearby Costa Mesa.1602) Also
during 2011, Irvine lending operations shifted support jobs to India.1603 The number of jobs
transferred to India are unknown.
SenoRX, d/b/a/ Bard Biopsy Systems, furloughed employees and on-site leased
employees producing breast biopsy devices and equipment because the company shifted
the work to Mexico and Asia. The California Employment Development Department
reported that 150 jobs were affected. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what community
in Mexico or which Asian country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun on Feb.
16, 2011.1604 Its unclear how many of the 150 jobs went to which non-U.S. location; hence,
they are divided evenly for the purposes of this report.
SenoRX See the 2011 Mexico entry for this company for more information about this
event.
Hyundai Capital America Inc. The Korean company is transferring 71 jobs to Georgia.
The financing unit assists Hyundai and Kia dealers and vehicle buyers. Some Irvine
workers have applied for jobs elsewhere, with a spokesperson saying, For some people,
the opportunity to move to an area of the country where housing costs are lower could be
a good thing.1605 Its fair to also report that Hyundai will maintain a presence in Irvine and
is planning to expand its HQ in Fountain Valley, Calif.
Hyundai Capital America Inc. The automotive finance firm is expanding its U.S.
operations with a new 45,000-sq. ft. office in Plano, which will start with 230 workers and
expand to almost 400. [In this entry, the number has been reduced to 350 to eliminate
possible double-counting of job transfers listed in the Austell, Georgia entry.] Hyundai
selected a building that best met its business needs, including an above market parking
ratio, which is important for our employees. Hyundai Capital serves more than 1,500
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Hyundai and Kia dealerships across the country and had about 500 employees before the
Plano expansion.1606 About $1.3 million was invested in the building.1607
Star Trac The fitness equipment maker will lay off up to 60 people and move the jobs to
StairMaster, a sister company, in Washington state; other jobs will remain in Irvine. The
transition should be completed by the end of September.1608 The company expects to add
the 60 jobs in the new location in a 26,000-square-foot space.1609 [Along with efficiencies
resulting from the consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced
by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a reduction
in expenses.]
Blackford Capital LLC In moving to Michigan, Founder Martin Stein said he thinks the
state has some strong manufacturing opportunities [we] and wanted to be close to future
investments that we would be making. Also, Stein, a Grand Rapids native, said his
hometown is a great place to raise a family.1610 Ninety-five percent of the companys
investments are in manufacturing, and while it has investments across the U.S., theres an
abundance of manufacturing in the Midwest.1611 Blackford reviews roughly 2,000
transactions annually with the goal of closing four to six deals, and has closed nearly 20
transactions in the past five years. The firms investment criteria include mature, profitable
businesses with revenues between $20 million and $100 million, and earnings between $2
million and $10 million, with owners looking to retire or exit from the business. 1612 We had
300 applicants for four internships this summer, he said. Do we feel the talent is here?
Absolutely. He said that Southern California has a lot of compelling attributes, but leaving
there didnt bother me at all.1613
AT Security Service The company moved its headquarters to Arizona with plans to fill
300 jobs in the first three years and will make a $5.1 million capital investment in a 58,000
sq. ft. facility. The jobs will pay an average of $50,000. Its going to cost us a lot less to
operate in Arizona, said Jacques Davis, AT Security president and CEO. The company
has about 500 employees in 23 offices nationwide.1614
Caliber Collision Centers relocated its headquarters because of Dallas-Fort Worths
affordable metropolitan area, which will support the companys growth throughout the
United States. CEO Steve Grimshaw said factors included the business-friendly
environment and large, diversified workforce found in Texas.1615
Claim Jumper Restaurants After the restaurant chain was acquired by Landrys
Restaurants, the headquarters was moved to Houston. Claim Jumper opened its first
location in Los Alamitos, Calif. in 1977.1616 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the
acquisition, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Texas leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
AccentCare Inc., a home healthcare provider, moved its headquarters to Texas and will
occupy 33,000 sq. ft. of space in Dallas on May 1.1617 The company is recruiting people to
fill accounting, finance, payroll, human resources, information technologies and other
administrative positions. The company has branch offices in 10 states.1618
LeMaitre Vascular Inc., a medical devices firm, closed its manufacturing facility in Laguna
Hills and transferred production to Burlington. LeMaitre acquired the factory when it bought
LifeSpan Vascular Graft in 2010.1619
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Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals Inc., a seven-year-old California start-up working to

bring hemophilia drugs to market, relocated to Cambridge. It plans to have 150 employees
by sometime in 2013. CEO John P. Butler said moving it to Cambridge will help attract
talented scientists and salespeople to help build a fully integrated company. Another
driver of the move to the East Coast was putting Inspiration closer to Ipsen Group, a
French specialty pharmaceutical company that owns a stake in the company. 1620 [Along
business and employee costs and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
CGI Federal Inc. A filing with the state indicated that the company closed the facility,
ending 170 jobs. It formerly was known as Stanley Associates, Inc.1621 The companys
website fails to show a facility in Laguna Niguel.1622
Altron, Inc. The company closed in Laguna Niguel and furloughed 74 people.1623 News
releases on the companys website used to reflect that it had an office in Laguna Niguel,
but now shows offices only in South Carolina Virginia and New Hampshire.1624 No other
information about the closure appears to be posted online.
Primoris Services Corp., a construction and engineering company, will relocate its
corporate headquarters to Dallas. Its 2011 announcement said, The move will involve the
companys CEO, CFO, EVP of Corporate Development and certain other senior
executives and staff members.1625 Apparently some jobs remained in Lake Forest.
EDM Laboratories Inc. The supplier of precision metal parts for NASA and high-tech
companies, founded in Garden Grove, Calif., in 1969, moved its headquarters and
manufacturing to Texas. Owner Mike St. Amand said, My company truck registration cost
$600 a year (in California) and $85 in Texas. My car insurance is less here. Gas is 50cents-a-gallon cheaper. Electricity cost me $3,000 a month in California; last month
running the air conditioning full time [in Corpus Christi] it cost $800. Also, he bought a
building in Corpus Christi for EMD Labs that is twice as large, 13,000 sq. ft., for a fourth of
the price he paid for the Los Alamitos building.1626
Legacy Electronics The designer and maker of high-speed, high-density memory
modules, printed circuit boards and other computer products, is moving its headquarters
and manufacturing. CEO Jason Engle said, California, unfortunately has become a
more difficult place to do business, a more costly place to do business, especially for
manufacturers.... We compete globally and we cant compete with Californias costs. He
cited the cost of electricity, employee medical insurance and business property tax. I dont
think were alone in this assessment, he said. I was born and raised in California. I tried
very hard to keep the business in California ....We hired an outside research firm to
evaluate all the states and they narrowed the list down to 10, then we narrowed it to five
that met all of Legacy needs. I traveled to each one and met with local officials about
meeting our needs and cost savings. South Dakota was a winner on every aspect.1627
The company found a 40,000-sq. ft. building that provides excellent manufacturing space,
layout and utilities for current and future production and expansion. This site means we
can triple our manufacturing output in the near term, said Engle. Legacy is hiring more
people in South Dakota so that the company can run a 24-hour production operation.
Another story said, Though Engle reached out to California legislators, he received no
indication that the situation would improve.1628 The headquarters is in Sioux Falls and
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production is in Canton.1629 Update: When we moved our company to South Dakota from
California in 2011, we knew to expect a better, friendlier business climate, but what we got
far exceeded our expectations, said Engle. In 2015 it announced its expanding to 43,500
sq. ft. and is adding workers1630 In 2015 the company purchased the HQ and
manufacturing facilities it had been leasing, which further deepens their South Dakota
roots.1631
Legacy Electronics See the 2011 Sioux Falls entry for this company for more
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. The restaurant chain has been acquired by Landrys
Restaurants, which moved the headquarters to Houston.1632 [Along with efficiencies
Leading Edge Aviation Services The aircraft paint and coatings company expanded
with a new wide-body hangar complex in Texas staffed with designers, craftsmen,
engineers and artisans. The facility will offer high-end manufacturing while temperature
and humidity controls provide an optimal decorative paint finishing environment.1633
DB Hedgeworks, LLC, subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, AG, furloughed employees and onsite leased workers providing financial services such as accounting and back office
services because the company shifted part of the work to Ireland. The Dept. of Labor
indicates that furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 2, 2011.1634
SMC Corp. of America, a subsidiary of SMC Corp., furloughed employees and on-site
leased employees manufacturing valves and cylinders for the automotive industry because
the company shifted the work to China. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what
community in that country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as
June 20, 2011.1635
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. will move corporate headquarters to a 148,700 sq. ft.
facility in New Jersey, combining operations for growing global generic and brand
pharmaceutical and biologics businesses.1636 The company changed its name to Actavis,
Inc. in early 2013.1637 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the consolidation, its
costs and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
HDT Global The company consolidated its Expeditionary Systems units manufacturing
operations in Virginia.1638
Star Trac The fitness equipment maker will close its Murrieta factory at the end of May
as it shifts manufacturing to China; 55 jobs will be cut.1639 Production was scheduled to
stop May 31, but the deadline may get extended by a few weeks; its expected that 90% of
the work will be shifted to China.1640
Heckmann Corp., a water-treatment company, has quickly grown into a shale-industry
player having only 30 people in the summer of 2010 to about 1,050 throughout the United
States by the end of 2011. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that Heckmann Corp.
quietly relocated its headquarters here in June from Palm Desert, Calif., where it still
maintains a presence.1641 [Its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
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lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Pennsylvania leading
to a reduction in expenses.]
Spare Backup, Inc. The company, which operates as a software development and
service company for the personal computer (PC) and mobile device industry, left the
Coachella Valley for Minden, Nevada just across the state line from California.1642 In trying
to determine more, it was discovered that the provider of smartphone and tablet protective
solutions, and backup services, is in Minden in 2014.1643 Later, the company indicated in
an earnings report that our cost cutting and streamlining efforts resulted in significant
overall improvements in our income and cash flow statements.1644
CareFusion will close its ventilator manufacturing factory in Palm Springs, eliminating 270
jobs, and shift production of its five ventilator models to the companys plant in Plymouth,
near Minneapolis. Being able to manufacture all of our ventilators in one location will
improve efficiencies and help us lower our operating costs, said a spokesperson. The site
has been a major center for the production of mechanical breathing devices for
decades.1645 The company makes ventilators used to treat patients suffering from asthma
and other respiratory conditions. The products are part of the companys critical care
technologies segment.1646 [Its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
lower business and employee costs and fewer regulations leading to a possible reduction
in expenses.]
Native Foods Caf The vegan restaurant enterprise moved its headquarters as part of a
plan by new owners to expand in other parts of the nation.1647 [Its conceivable that the
location decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs and fewer
regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Ziehm Imaging, Inc., a supplier in the U.S. surgical mobile C-arm industry, relocated its
Americas headquarters at the same time it completed its new Imaging Parts Distribution
Center, marking the end of the transition of Ziehms Americas operations to Florida from
California. The company has 40 years of experience in R&D and production of mobile Carm imaging systems.1648
Waste Connections, a solid waste services company, in planning an out-of-California
headquarters move, cited a tough business climate and a dysfunctional state
Legislature. This is the worst state in the country to do business in, said CEO Ron
Mittelstaedt. There doesnt seem be any improvement on the horizon.1649 He also said,
For good or for bad, we see how 30 other states treat businesses, and California is so far
below 30 you cant even see 30 from here, adding that the California legislature is bought
and paid for by labor interests and environmental groups. A California native, he said he
would like to keep his company here, and he personally wants to stay in the state. 1650 The
move began in January 2012.1651 One report indicated that the company could pay up to
$6 million to get out of its Sacramento lease.1652 The company leased 50,000 sq. ft. in The
Woodlands.1653 It was the Sacramento areas largest publicly traded company at the time.
First Banks Inc. closed its back-office operation in Folsom and transferred the work to its
suburban headquarters near St. Louis. It has a loan processing division in St. Louis, so it
doesnt need the remote location or its operating costs, according to a company
spokesperson.1654
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Microsemi Corp., RFIS Division, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
producing semiconductor parts because the workers firm has shifted to a foreign country
production of semiconductor parts like or directly competitive with those produced by the
workers which contributed importantly to worker group separations at Microsemi. The
Dept. of Labor failed to specify what country, but did indicate that furloughs may have
begun as early as Aug. 3, 2011; the estimated job loss was 100.1655 However, a WARN
Notice showed 78 furloughs in Folsom the following year.1656 It is typical for there to be a
delay from an offshoring announcement and the furloughs. This report will limit the count
to 78.
this event.
J.C. Penney Co. will furlough employees at a manufacturing operation, at which workers
cut and sew drapes and make other window coverings. The plant has operated from
McClellan Business Park for three years, and before that in Roseville since at least 1991.
The retailer chose to close the North Highlands operation and keep operating its only other
custom decorating operation in North Carolina. Its a 140,000-sq. ft. facility that will
close.1657
The Aftermarket Group, TAG (West) Division, a subsidiary of Invacare Corp., furloughed
employees producing products for wheelchairs because the company shifted the work to a
foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what country, but did indicate that
furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 30, 2011.1658
Comcast Cable See the 2011 entry for Sandy, Utah for this company for more
Green Trail Energy Everything is difficult to do in California. CEO Dennis Wingo said.
When you try to rent property, the different requirements, the unemployment
compensation. We knew if we were going to expand we either had to hire a bunch of
robots who wouldnt cost workmans comp or move operations out of state.1659 The
company, which offers a personal wind turbine, moved to Maryland. Now under the name
Xzeres, it appears to be HQd in Wilsonville, Oregon.
Bing Energy has hydrogen-powered fuel-cell innovations that will lead to power
generation that is lower in cost, more efficient and environmentally cleaner. It will relocate
its headquarters and fuel-cell manufacturing. Bing CFO Dean Minardi said the tipping
point in his decision to pick the Sunshine State over California, Illinois and Massachusetts
was Floridas pro-employer laws and its move to phase out the corporate income tax.
Minardi said of eliminating the tax, Its huge. The more income a company can keep the
more people it can hire.1660 He also said, I just cant imagine any corporation in their right
mind would decide to set up in California today.1661 By 2013, the company stated that its
on track to add about 200 workers by 2017, including mechanical and electrical engineers
along with back office support staff.1662
Vista Metals Adairsville has new firms moving in, including from California, which Mayor
Evan King laughingly likened to a foreign country. Vista Metals Inc. of Fontana has hired
40 people for the new plant and is looking to grow. The companys specialty aluminum
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products are used in the aerospace, defense and automotive industries.1663 The paper
reported that Vista Metals began construction of its new plant in January.1664
Advatech Pacific, Inc., an aerospace, electronics and communications company, opened
its Advanced Electronics & Communications Product Office in Dayton. With the new
facility, the company is better positioned to offer an ever increasing level of customer
service and productivity to its international and domestic customers.1665
Bean Brand Foods The maker of Beanitos Bean Chips will move manufacturing to
Austin, adding at least 150 jobs to Central Texas in the next two to three years. The
companys chips are sold in 5,300 stores in the U.S. and Canada and has outgrown the
California facility, which it leases.1666 [Its conceivable that the location decision was
Razer Inc. In opening the Razer Austin Technical Research Center, the company said
the facility will bring together some of the most talented technical researchers and
designers in the world in Austin, a hub of video gaming and technology development,
with a division of the company that will focus on creating new technologies to change the
future of gaming and consumer electronics. It really made sense to develop a technical
research center in the heart of what people are calling the Silicon Hills, said Min-Liang
Tan, CEO and Creative Director, Razer.... We intend to bring on only the best and most
ambitious team members to help make the new research center a place where dreams
and new technologies come true.... [the new center] will include a technology lab where
engineers and developers will create new concept vehicles as well as technology demos
to help stimulate the market for ground-breaking technologies and ideas. Razer intends to
have the lab serve as an incubator of discovery, allowing thoughts, ideas, and brilliance to
come together. The center will also serve as a platform for exploring the broader Human
Interface Design field and developing cutting edge input designs that provide greater
gaming immersion and performance.1667 [Its conceivable that the location decision was
Aptera Motors, Inc. The electric-vehicle company closed and 30 people were
furloughed. Note: Had the company received $150 million in DOE low-interest loans, it
would have placed operations not in San Diego, but instead would have revamped an old
GM plant in Moraine, Ohio, where it would have hired 1,400 workers.1668 This event isnt
attributed to Ohio in this report since the event didnt occur.
Decision Sciences International Corp. The company, which supplies a high-tech,
cutting-edge cargo screening system, moved the headquarters to Virginia while keeping a
development laboratory in California.1669
Santander Consumer USA Inc. A WARN notice said that a closure in San Diego
occurred and that jobs 240 jobs were eliminated on March 15, 2011.1670 That appears to
be an outgrowth of Santanders purchase of HSBC Banks auto loan servicing operations
including its San Diego facility. The majority of the employees were offered opportunities to
transfer to the new owner.1671
IDM Technologies Group See the commentary at the Scottsdale entry for more
information regarding this event.1672
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this event.
Biogen Idec Seven years ago about 1,000 people worked for the company in the San
Diego area. Now, the company closed its cancer therapy research facility and furloughed
327 workers, consolidating work in North Carolina and Massachusetts.1673 The company
stated, The closing of our San Diego site is especially painful, as it is the home of the
original Idec Pharmaceuticals and has played a fundamental role in the success of the
company.1674 The Raleigh News & Observer reported that Biogen Idec is expanding its
Research Triangle Park (RTP) campus and will build a 180,000 sq. ft. building, which will
give Biogens nearly 850 existing employees more room and could lead to additional
hiring. Were confident we will see job growth in RTP, although its too soon to provide
specific numbers, said a company spokesperson.1675 The company dropped Idec from its
name and now focuses on neurology, immunology, and hematology. Today, Biogen is the
worlds largest maker of multiple sclerosis therapies.1676 [Its conceivable that the location
regulations in North Carolina leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Biogen Idec See the 2011 entry for North Carolina for this company for more
Whoosh Traffic The company helps others increase website traffic. Erica Douglass a
young tech entrepreneur, moved the HQ of her new enterprise to Austin.1677 The company
went from three employees to being purchased in 2014 for an undisclosed sum by
OwnLocal.1678 So, the company may have started small, but there was an opportunity cost
to California. Ms. Douglass said, Dear California, Im leaving you and explained why:
One thing Ive struggled with about California for years is the government that is
notoriously business-unfriendly with everything from high taxes on business earnings to
badgering businesses into more work to satisfy the bureaucracy. Her examples:
California decided that businesses grossing over $100,000 [a] year should have an
account to report quarterly on the sales tax customers pay for goods sold. But my
company sold services not products which arent taxed. When I closed the account (by
going into a local office and spending nearly an hour explaining my situation), they forced it
open again and sent me a nastygram explaining that I would owe fines for not filing the
quarterly reports. It takes time to fill out, even if you owe nothing. Also, the state charges a
10% income tax on all income over $47,055 in addition to an 8.25-9.25% sales tax
(depending on where you buy products). I paid enough in income tax for 2010 to California
alone to hire another worker for my business. Id bet that Im far more efficient at creating
jobs as a small business owner than the state is given the same amount of money. And a
really dumb law for small business owners is an annual $800 fee just to have a corporation
in California. Most states only charge you a few dollars annually. Californias is
exorbitant.1679 (The blog entry was edited for brevity.)
Hamilton Sundstrand, Power Systems Division, Sheet Metal and APU Departments
furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing gas turbine engines for use in
the aerospace industry because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The
begun as early as April 29, 2011.1680
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Fallbrook Technologies, Inc. provides transmissions applicable to bicycles, light electric

vehicles, automobiles, trucks and wind turbines. It will spend $5.5 million on a larger
corporate operations center in Texas and add at least 65 jobs. The facility will focus on
manufacturing, engineering development and testing. It has two Cedar Park facilities, one
a test lab and another for design engineers, both of which are extremely crowded ...
Were hiring people every month and were wondering where were going to put them.1681
This represents an opportunity cost to California the company established a presence in
Cedar Park in 2004 with 4 employees and this facility has grown to 100 jobs by November
2011.1682 [Its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business and
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Outreach Inc. The marketing firm for Christian churches will move its headquarters to
Colorado bringing 50 employees and hiring about 70 more locally. The company said it
found it difficult to recruit people to San Diego because of the high cost of living mostly
due to San Diego housing costs that are nearly double the national average. The for-profit
company gives away at least 10% of its profits every year to charity. 1683
Icon Door Systems The overhead hydraulic door supplier for the agriculture, aviation
and commercial industries has moved. Icon still has a production unit in California, but the
Minneota location will be the main sales, design and manufacturing location. The company
plans to offer welding training courses to help develop a strong pool of employees. 1684
Media reports are unclear exactly what was moved, but the companys website identifies
its Sales & Manufacturing Headquarters as being in Minneota while its Vista facility is
referred to as Billing & West Coast Manufacturing.1685
Zirtual Inc., a company that provides virtual assistant services worldwide, is opened a
new headquarters in Las Vegas.1686 News accounts are unclear as to when the event
occurred, but a registration with the California Secretary of State shows a Las Vegas HQ
address as of March 28, 2011.1687 The only employment number easily found is that by
early 2014 Zirtual had 35 full-time employees in Las Vegas.1688
Trulia Inc., the residential real estate website operator, will expand to Centennial where it
will eventually have 100 employees working in sales and service. The company leased
16,000 sq. ft. of space.1689
Jawbone (formerly known as Aliph), the Bluetooth headset and speaker maker, is
planning a new engineering office in Seattle. Its unclear how many employees the
company plans to employ. We are hiring generalist software engineers with a strong
systems and networking background across client and server people who can work with
multiple technologies at multiple levels, according to a job description. Total funding for
Jawbone now stands at about $100 million.1690 It appears that the company never issued a
formal announcement about the size of the office, or if it did its difficult to locate. [Along
with finding engineers, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
Teachscape furloughed employees involved in customer support services for online
educational services because the company shifted such work to Canada. The Dept. of
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Labor failed to specify what community in that country, but did indicate that furloughs may
McKesson Corp., Information Technology/SAP Support. The company, which distributes
pharmaceuticals and provides health information technology and medical supplies,
furloughed employees and on-site leased workers IT information technology for SAP
support because the company outsourced the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of
Labor failed to specify what country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as
early as April 12, 2011.1692
Salesforce.com Inc. one of the worlds biggest providers of online-based customer
relationship management software plans to hire as aggressively as possible to fill its new
11,000 sq. ft. space in Seattle. Participants at the opening event wouldnt comment on the
particulars of Salesforce.coms staff or just how aggressively it plans to grow in Seattle.1693
Another story pointed out that Salesforce previously had a temporary office in Seattle,
adding that the company isnt disclosing the number of employees in the Seattle
development office.1694 [Along with a search for talent, its conceivable that the location
Splunk, a provider of operational intelligence software, will open a Seattle R&D office. Its
mission is to monitor, report and analyze live streaming IT data as well as terabytes of
historical data whether located on-site or in the cloud.1695
New Relic opened a 20-person office in Portland at the time it closed a $15 million venture
capital round to help meet demand for its cloud computing application performance tools.
In 2011 it was hiring engineers and designers to develop core software applications. 1696 [In
addition to the talent search, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Oregon leading to a
Multifamily Technology Solutions, Inc. operates a national apartment and home rental
website, MyNewPlace.com. The company opened a national marketing and sales office in
Reno and plans to employ 25 in advertising and related positions.1697
Walls 360, a graphic arts company that makes life-sized wall art using high-tech printing
processes, liked Nevadas lack of income tax, inexpensive real estate, low-cost shipping
and workforce so it moved its HQ and production. Co-founder John Doffing said, We
went to First Friday [arts festival] and checked things out. Were an artist-centered
company, and theres this incredible community of artists in this city.... We visited galleries
and started interviewing folks, and it pushed us over the edge as far as telling us this was
the place for us to go. He ran startups in Silicon Valley for more than 15 years.1698 Within
eight months of its 2011 move, the company added six major distribution partners. Were
at a hypergrowth phase of the company, said Doffing. When two more distribution deals
take effect, Walls 360 will hire more employees and ramp up from one to three shifts daily.
At capacity, the 4,200 sq. ft. facility can produce and ship $50 million in graphics per year.
Revenues in 2012 will dramatically exceed funding, which is rare for a start-up, Doffing
said. Also, the company started working with Clark County School District on several
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initiatives, including turning childrens artwork into 8-foot-tall wall graphics. The students
love it and the teachers love the materials, because they can be put on a wall, pulled off
and reused over and over again. Plus, they tie into the curriculum, said the director of the
school-community partnership program.1699 [Its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Nevada
Skylight Capital, a pledge fund that operates like a private equity firm, moved its
headquarters from the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco to Seattle. (A report that it
relocated there from Texas was incorrect.) Thus far, Skylight has invested about $25
million in four deals. The investors are a mix of high-net-worth individuals and institutional
investors who believe they can build the business to three to four times its existing size in
five years.1700
IDM Technologies Group The company makes tracking devices for medical
specimens. It considered moving its Seattle-area headquarters to the San Francisco or
San Diego metro areas, but selected metro Phoenix (their ultimate choice was Scottsdale).
It expects to expand to about 45 jobs by the end of 2012. Factors evaluated included the
growing cluster of technology and medically oriented companies and universities, a good
labor pool and affordable housing.1701 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Arizona leading to a reduction in expenses.]
DistinctDev, Inc. The Florida-based game developers considered moving their
headquarters to San Francisco but selected Seattle instead. The choice to relocate to
Seattle was an easy one for us, explained DistinctDev CEO Berkeley Malagon. We
considered San Francisco, but if youre a small gaming startup looking to grow your team,
you just cant beat Seattles blend of a world-class gaming talent pool, affordable office
spaces, and amazing tax structure.1702
Carlos Santana Business Enterprises This report avoids listing celebrities like Tiger
Woods who leave California for tax reasons, but Carlos Santana is an exception because
he moved the operations for his music label and publishing company, his Maria restaurant
chain, his line of signature music instruments and his Carlos by Carlos Santana brand of
shoes, hats & purses. Among things he found attractive is that McCarran International
Airport has excellent airline service. Santanas HQ will remain in California but a company
official didnt rule out a future move. Santana said, Its really expensive to live in the Bay
Area. ... The taxes that I pay a year just for breathing in California, its obscene. Id rather
give that money to poor people in Las Vegas and around the world [by] establishing fulltime residency legally.1703 Santana has become active with several non-profit
organizations including the Nevada Cancer Institute and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Las
Vegas.1704 He exemplifies how when people involved in commercial enterprises relocate
they take more than financial resources with them they take their charitable contributions
to local organizations.
BP Solar The division of BP Plc, is moving its headquarters to Houston, where it had
been previously located. BP at one time was one of the worlds largest producer of solar
panels and has been in the business longer than most of its competitors. The company did
keep an office in San Francisco for sales and marketing personnel.1705
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Convoke Systems relocated headquarters to Virginia while maintaining an office in San

Francisco for engineering and product personnel. The company provides document
mobility and chain of title tracking solutions for the financial services and accounts
receivable management industries.1706
Main Street Hub Inc., which helps businesses manage their online image, will relocate its
headquarters. CEO Andrew Allison said, We realized as we grew, the cost of doing
business in San Francisco would grow, as well. Austin really fits our needs on every
level.1707 Their website in 2015 doesnt show a San Francisco office, but shows offices at
two addresses in Austin.
Happy Cog The digital design studio relocated its headquarters to Austin. The
announcement was made with a bit of humor: Even more exciting is the opportunity to
make new relationships with many of the thousands of companies, non-profits, and
universities located in our soon-to-be backyard. All is within constant olfactory range of
smoked meat.1708
Force by Design Sometimes a location decision is influenced when a principal has ties
to a community, such as when company co-founder Micaiah Filkins thought of his
birthplace as a place to establish a new office. Positive factors included the presence of
Michigan State University, a burgeoning IT community and the recruiting help of Leap, Inc.
all of which helped the cloud-computing services company. The Midwestern work ethic
also appeared to be a factor.1709
H.J. Heinz Co. closed its Stockton plant, which produced Ketchup and canned tomato
products. The company said its working to improve productivity and future growth and
offset rapidly rising commodity costs to make it more competitive in a global business
environment. A Heinz statement said: As part of these initiatives, Heinz has reached the
difficult but necessary decision to cease production in its Stockton, Ca. facility effective
December 2, 2011. The plant employs approximately 140 people and manufactures
ketchup and canned tomato products.1710
H.J. Heinz Co. See entry for Fremont, Ohio for more information about this event.
Blues Review The Bradenton Herald reported that Blues Revue, one of the music
genres most-read magazines, is moving its headquarters from California to the Village of
the Arts [and] the managers plan far more than an office -- the site will also function as a
gallery and a live music venue. The key reason we came here is the blues scene in
Florida is so vibrant, circulation director Jack Sullivan said when reached by phone at his
new home on Longboat Key. There are 21 blues festivals in Florida and great national
acts that live here. Blues Revue sponsors numerous festivals nationwide, including the
annual Tampa Bay Blues Festival, dating back to when it launched in 1995. The
publication has subscribers in 55 countries and is on newsstands in 21 countries.1711
lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Florida leading to a
Bosch Solar Energy, North America While employees will remain in San Mateo, part
of the company will move. A division of Germany-based Bosch Group, it develops
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photovoltaic projects and markets panels and other solar equipment in the U.S. It has no
manufacturing facilities here, with panels coming from Germany, Malaysia and China.
Division President Eric Daniels set about deciding where to put the divisions main office.
Bosch, a conglomerate best known in this country for its automotive products and power
tools, has operations all over the United States. So Daniels says he had plenty of potential
sites where he could pair his operation.... He was attracted to the Southeast because it is
a natural market for solar power.... The ultimate size of Daniels Mooresville operation will
depend on how much Boschs solar business expands.1712 [Along with the reason cited,
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in North Carolina leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Manufacturing Division, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers involved in production of encrypted Dolby digital cinema content playback
products. Production and services have shifted to foreign countries and outsourced to
Malaysia and Thailand. The Dept. of Labor indicates that furloughs may have begun as
early as Dec. 10, 2011.1713
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. See the 2011 entry for Malaysia for this company for more
Ipsen, a global pharmaceutical company, is relocating its U.S. headquarters to New
Jersey. Sean McKercher, president for Ipsen North America, said, We did a review of all
the resumes and candidates we have interviewed that we have wanted to hire but couldnt
because they wouldnt relocate to California, he said. A high portion of those came from
the Bridgewater area and the Morristown area. (They are near Basking Ridge.) The
location would allow us to even attract candidates from Pennsylvania. The office will
have 117 employees, and it will include commercial operations, leadership for sales,
marketing, HR, and across the entire business gamut.1714 It will occupy 30,000 sq. ft. of
space.1715 Christophe Jean, Ipsen Group EVP of operations, said, We now have better
access to the best talent in the biopharma industry and to major pharmaceutical and
biotechnology firms for possible partnerships and licensing agreements, both of which are
critical to our growth.1716 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs and fewer regulations
Ipsen operations group and its U.S.-based subsidiary, Biomeasure Inc., will further expand
in the US market. Ipsen will make a $45 million capital investment in its Milford R&D and
technical operations facility. The existing facility will be expanded with a new 62,000 sq. ft.
building while completely renovating one of the sites two existing buildings. A plus for the
location is that its close to the concentration of scientific skills and talent that will enable
Ipsen to expand its bio-therapeutic programs.1717 [Along with the reason cited, its
costs and fewer regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Diageo A large alcohol bottling facility that has operated in Menlo Park for more than 50
years will shut its doors. Diageo, a major U.K.-based alcohol producer that sells brands
such as Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker and Captain Morgan, plans to close the
manufacturing facility as part of a recent strategic review of company operations. The
facility was opened by now-defunct Heublein Inc. in the mid-1950s.1718
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Village
100
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NQF
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Silence Therapeutics Plc (formerly Intradigm) will close Redwood City Business
Development facility as soon as practicable as part of a restructuring with work migrating
to London and Berlin. (A technicality prevents this from being ranked as a headquarters
loss shortly after Silence Therapeutics merged with Intradigm HQd in Palo Alto, it moved
some Intradigm operations Redwood City in July 2010.) Silence Therapeutics appears
positioned for growth considering its progress in RNA interference, the issuance of new
patents to the company, and the progress with numerous clinical trials.1719
Silence Therapeutics Plc (formerly Intradigm) See more details in the London entry for
this event.
FP International (also known as Free-Flow Packaging International Inc.) provides ecofriendly packaging that creates a smaller carbon footprint by using sustainable materials.
Its packaging products include biodegradable air cushion packaging systems, paper
cushioning systems, and biodegradable and recycled polystyrene loosefill. The need to
expand resulted in additional operations in Kentucky.1720 The company will add a machinebuilding operation that will add 60 jobs to the 49 already there, and represents a $3 million
investment. It decided to expand in Kentucky in part because of its friendly business
climate.1721
Oracle America, Inc., RMA Program Management, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers supplying discrepancy and returns services because the workers firm has
shifted to a foreign country the supply of a service that is like or directly competitive with
the service supplied by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at Oracle. The Dept. of Labor identified the country as India, failed to specify
what community in that country, and indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as
Aug. 27, 2011.1722
Electronic Arts in 2011 expanded into 94,000 sq. ft. of space1723 and created 300 jobs
(this is after EA opened a small office with only eight employees in 2005). President Frank
Gibeau said, We are continually searching for the best talent in the industry and the best
locations for our operations .... Texas is a great place to make games; thats why EA is
expanding here.... Texas ranked second nationally in computer and video game
employees in 2009, with more than 13,600 individuals directly and indirectly employed by
the industry. Additionally, Texas ranked third in the number of schools (21) offering video
game design and development programs in the 2010-2011 academic year.1724 Gibeau
also said, Over the years, many EA jobs have migrated to Texas from California. In 2007,
the company employed about 2,800 people in California its now down to less than
1,700. A good many of those jobs went to Texas, he said.1725 [Along with the search for
talent, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business and
RingCentral Inc., a private company that sells cloud-based phone systems for
businesses, is expanding to the Denver metro area and plans as many as 100 new hires
within a few years. Jobs are expected to be predominantly in sales. The company builds
business phone systems that integrate phone answering, email, forwarding, fax,
customized greetings and other services.1726
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Unknown
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NQF
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Santa
Barbara
Goleta
Texas > Dallas
114
N$R
NQF
#AE
#EC
}REL
Santa
Barbara
Goleta
Santa
Barbara
Goleta
Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
Mississippi >
Forest
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
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Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
Colorado >
Colorado Springs
110
N$R
NQF
#SB
}CDO
Ohio > Sandusky
90
N$R
120
#FP
#HQ
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
South Carolina >

Ridgeland
175
$7.3
NQF
#CP
#GR
#MA
}CDO
Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
Texas > Austin
135
N$R
94
#EN
#HQ
#MA
#SC
}CLO
}REL
Clipper Windpower, LLC furloughed employees and on-site workers in accounts payable
providing invoice processing services because the company shifted the work to a foreign
country. Although an employee stated that Jamaica was the country, The Dept. of Labor
failed to confirm that as the country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as
early as Feb. 21, 2011.1727
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) will relocate parts of a division to other
states and cut about 114 jobs. An announcement stated, To better position SAS for
growth in todays economic and market environment, we must improve efficiency and
increase competitiveness. Some programs will move to Forest, Miss.; the
microelectronics center will move to Dallas and integration and test for the PAWS-2
program will move to another facility to be determined. Some offices will remain in
Goleta.1728
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) See more details in the Dallas entry for
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) See more details in the Dallas entry for
more information about this event. Parts of its PAWS-2 program relocated. However, there
doesnt seem to be a public record as to where they relocated.
Granada Corp. a California customer service company, will hire 110 people locally; the
company provides outsourced bilingual customer support for companies serving the
Hispanic market.1729
Adriennes Gourmet Foods is closing its manufacturing plant in Santa Barbara, where it
was founded 24 years ago, and moving operations to Ohio. Adriennes specializes in
making cookies, crackers and private-label products. It now has about 35 to 40 employees
at the former Consolidated Biscuit facility and hopes to have three shifts of employees by
late 2012. The California plant had up to 130 employees and is down to about 30 to 40
now. Owner and CEO John] ODonnell said Ohio offered almost nothing when he told
officials he was considering closing his California plant and moving here, although the
state eventually may pay to train workers needed at the plant. 1730
Be Green Packaging LLC, a packaging manufacturer, will locate its new manufacturing
facility in South Carolina, where it will invest $7.3 million and generate 175 new jobs over
the next five years, with the potential of adding jobs and investment during that time. The
company will produce consumer, industrial and food-grade packaging made from annually
renewable plant fibers that are safe for people. The area will benefit from the educational
programs and curriculum Be Green will help to develop in sustainable packaging. Be
Green Packaging has been manufacturing in China since 2006.1731 By 2014, the company
implemented a waste materials management program at the South Carolina facility. 1732
Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) The company, which develops
superconducting materials and related technologies, is relocating its headquarters and
superconducting wire manufacturing to Austin. Jeff Quiram, CEO, said, After considering
the technical talent pools, facilities, and energy costs in a number of states, we determined
that Austin was the best location for our Conductus superconducting wire Center of
Excellence. We decided to co-locate our corporate headquarters with the superconducting
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Santa
Barbara
Santa Maria
Unknown >
Dispersed
NJR
N$R
NQF
#ET
}CLO
}DSP
Santa Clara
Milpitas
Texas > Austin
NJR
N$R
NQF
#FP
}REL
Santa Clara
Milpitas
China > Shenzen
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
Santa Clara
Milpitas
Santa Clara
Moffett
Field
Mexico >
Guadalajara
Maryland >
Catonsville
NJR
N$R
NQF
14
N$R
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Pennsylvania >
Pittsburgh
200
N$R
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Oregon >
Arlington
35
$100
}OSO
}REL
#GR
#HQ
}REL
100
#DO
#EN
#IT
#SO
}CDO
NQF
}GR
}CDO
wire operation since we expect this initiative to be STIs primary business going forward.
New production equipment will be installed in the 94,000 sq. ft. facility. STI will continue to
maintain a presence in Santa Barbara, where it was founded in 1987.1733 The company will
create 135 jobs in Austin.1734
CafeFX The visual effects company, with a resume of more than 80 award winning
feature films, is out of business after having been in the Santa Maria Valley for 17 years.
More than 700 items including movie props and moviemaking equipment were auctioned
off.1735
Symmetry Corp. The nutritional products company relocated its headquarters, stating,
We believe headquartering in Texas, a thriving part of the country thats well-equipped to
handle our rapid expansion and shining future, has many exciting benefits for us all.1736
JDS Uniphase, Communications Test and Measurement Division, furloughed employees
and on-site leased employees producing communications test equipment because the
workers firm has acquired from a foreign country articles like or directly competitive with
the communications test equipment produced by the workers which contributed
importantly to worker group separations at JDS Uniphase. The company stated that the
work will be shifted to Shenzen, China and Guadalajara, Mexico. The Dept. of Labor
JDS Uniphase See the 2011 Shenzen entry for this company for more information about
this event.
Strategic Services International, a disabled veteran-owned business that builds an
emissions-free power generation system, relocated its headquarters to Maryland. The
product supplies portable, sustainable power, destined for use around the globe. The
mechanism is a telescoping mobile solar and wind powered energy and communication
system, produced for use for the military, homeland security, police, disaster relief, mobile
hospitals, humanitarian aid for developing nations, telecommunications, agricultural
irrigation and any situation that can benefit from self-sustained power generation.1738
Company VP Lynn Hogg said when scouting for space, they were considering spots in
Maryland over its previous manufacturing site in California.1739
Google, Inc. is planning to grow its office, increasing from 40,000 sq. ft. to 140,000 sq. ft.
while it hires more staff software engineers, computer scientists, statisticians, product
managers and research scientists. Google Pittsburgh created the Google Sky Map
application for smartphones, to provide a map of the night sky by pointing the device
upward. The office also is the companys center for shopping-related web searches.1740
Google recruits graduates from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of
Pittsburgh. Update: The Pittsburgh center has grown to more than 350 engineers.1741
Note: This report identified 150 employees in previous years; hence only 200 is added for
this 2011 entry. [In addition to seeking engineering talent, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Pennsylvania leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Google, Inc. is investing $100 million in Shepherds Flat, a taxpayer-subsidized wind farm
in Oregon. The company is joined by other firms that together will invest $400 million in the
project. Power from the wind farm will generate 845 megawatts for customers of Southern
California Edison so the utility can meet the states renewable energy requirements. The
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Mountain
View
Great Britain >

Cambridge
NJR
N$R
NQF
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#EN
#IT
#PL
}OSO
}REL
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Mountain
View
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#RD
}OSO
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Colorado >
Denver
55
N$R
NQF
#DO
#EN
#HQ
#IT
#SO
}CDO
project is being subsidized by $1.2 billion in federal, state and local support. Federal
officials said the project was double-dipping, and the value of the subsidies exceed the
value of carbon reductions. Federal subsidies reduced investors cost on a project that
didnt need taxpayer help, according to officials.1742 The project will create 35 jobs,
reported The Oregonian, Yet by any standard, the cost per job is enormous: $34 million
per permanent position when all federal and state subsidies are tallied.1743 This is an
example of investment that occurs out of state despite California being ideal for green
companies and their facilities.
Plastic Logic The company is moving its global headquarters back to England as it
launches its first commercial product an e-reader for the Russian education market; also,
it is in the process of building its second production plant in Russia, planned to be the
worlds largest plastic electronics production facility. Plastic Logic continues to invest in the
expansion of its first production facility in Germany.1744 Among other products, the
company is testing electronic timetable displays for use at bus stops. The technology will
make it easier to change timetables and allow daily updating at individual stops.
MedImmune, LCC, a subsidiary of Astra Zeneca, furloughed employees and on-site
leased employees involved in research and biopharmaceutical development services
because the company acquired from a foreign country services like or directly competitive
with services supplied by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at the Mountain View, California and Santa Clara, California facilities. The
begun as early as Sept. 5, 2011.1745 This appears to be a prelude to MedImmune closing
its Mountain View and Santa Clara sites as part of a plan to cut about 300 jobs. About 100
jobs will move to other MedImmune facilities (including one in Hayward). The company did
not say how much it expects to save by closing the facilities. MedImmune does vaccine
R&D work out of the Mountain View site. Vaccine development is pretty expensive, said
Atul Saran, senior vice president of corporate development and ventures at
MedImmune.1746 Its unclear how many jobs were offshored in 2011 and 2012.
WayIn LLC a social intelligence and visualization company a startup by Sun
Microsystems co-founder and ex-CEO Scott McNealy, will be HQd in Colorado. McNealy
explained with Top 10 Reasons its Better to do a Startup in Colorado than California:
10. Rocky Mountain powder beats Tahoe bunny slopes.
9. 11% income tax in CA vs. a 4.63% flat rate in CO
8. CO is a safer distance from Sacramento (but it is closer to DC..)
7. $1.5 million buys a dump in Silicon Valley, a ranch in CO.
6. In CO, the water is from CO. In CA, the water is from CO.
5. In CO, a traffic jam still moves, but the earth does not.
4. From CO, the redeye to New York is only half as bad.
3. In CO, I can hit my drives 300+ yards again
2. [Denver] has better views than Mountain View
1. WayIn is HQd in CO, home of our CEO and a great team.1747
At first, Wayln raised close to $6.4 million in financing.1748 Update: As of 2015, WayIn
raised $33.5 million and created 55 full-time jobs, an opportunity cost to California.1749
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N$R
10
#EN
#IT
#QA
}CDO
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Texas > Dallas
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CDO
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Virginia >
Alexandria
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AE
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Colorado >
Colorado Springs
30
N$R
NQF
#DF
#HQ
#PB
}REL
Evernote Corp. In opening its second U.S. office in a 10,000- sq. ft. facility, the
company said, Evernote will begin aggressive recruitment immediately with plans to grow
the team to several hundred over the next three years. The Austin office will be modeled
as an autonomous product design and development studio, focused completely on new
applications that will expand the Evernote family of products. The Austin team will be
responsible for all aspects of development, from visual design to quality assurance, user
testing and marketing. Rich Warwick, VP and GM of Austin Products, Evernote, said, We
are at a point of massive expansion, and we want to be where the talent is. Given our
ambitious expansion plans, Austin was the obvious choice. Simply put, we love Austin.
CEO Phil Libin said, We have a lot of respect for the high caliber of developers and
designers here, which is why we are making a long-term commitment to the city.1750 [In
addition to seeking talent, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
lower business and employee costs, taxes fewer and fewer regulations in Texas leading to
Titan Laboratories The chemical cleaning manufacturing company relocated its
production.1751 Apparently shipping costs dropped for customers located in the eastern
part of the country. [Along with lower shipping costs, its conceivable that the location
Lockheed Martins Savi Technology The Washington Post reported In 2011, the
executives of Savi Technology faced a classic business problem. To cut costs, they
needed to close one of their three offices and consolidate their workers in another. They
could have stayed in Mountain View where their hardware engineers were located, or
move, and company engineers warned they would have trouble finding enough skilled
employees outside Silicon Valley. The executives decided to leave California anyway and
move the headquarters to Virginia. People in Silicon Valley are always on the lookout for
the next hot thing, so employee turnover unless youre one of the hottest companies
can be very high, said CEO William Clark. Not only did Savi executives find enough
engineers who they say are fully capable of designing the companys wireless tracking
devices, which are used to monitor equipment all over the world, but they also found a
better fit in the Washington areas more stable workforce.1752 [Along with the reasons cited,
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Virginia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
dpiX LLC is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of amorphous silicon sensors, which
register images inside digital X-ray sensors for medical, security and industrial digital
devices. It completed the relocation of its headquarters from Palo Alto to Colorado
Springs, where it also has achieved full production status. Some work remains in Palo
Alto.1753 When asked why dpiX moved from California, CEO Frank Caris said, We had
more orders than we could fill a problem of luxury. We couldnt expand there, so we
started looking around at other locations in the United States and Asia. Im very glad we
didnt move to Asia. In Colorado Springs, we had this building that had been LSI, a semiconductor manufacturing firm. If you have a clean-room environment you can reuse, thats
a big win. We had synergy here.... We had blackouts in California. It used to take me an
hour and a half to get to work, one way. When I stayed late, driving home took 35 minutes.
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Palo Alto
Washington >
Seattle
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DO
#HQ
}REL
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Ireland > Dublin
NJR
N$R
#HQ
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Mexico > Tijuana
32
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Oregon >
Prineville
35
$180
300
#DC
#EN
#IT
#SM
}CDO
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
North Carolina >

Forest City
35
$450
350
#DC
#EN
#IT
#SM
}CDO
I now ride my bike and it takes 10 minutes.1754 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Colorado leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Shopobot The startup relocated to Seattle. A news report states that the company
relocated from San Francisco, but that seems to be only the location of its Agent; the
California Secretary of State record shows an address in Palo Alto for the company which
has forfeited its California tax status.1755 Shopobot is backed by Google Ventures, AOL
Ventures and Silicon Valley investors. It appears that the co-founders also relocated
DailyCred to Seattle, but since that appears uncertain this entry will count as only one
event.1756
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Azur Pharma agreed to combine in an all-stock
transaction that creates a company incorporated in Ireland, to be named Jazz
Pharmaceuticals PLC.1757 Jazzs headquarters moved to Dublin, where it occupies 4,000
sq. ft. of space.1758 [In addition to efficiencies resulting from the consolidation, its
conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business costs.]
Materials CTI, LLC, formerly Crystal Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
EPCOS CTI, Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOS, Inc., furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers involved in production of crystal ingots and wafers
because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to
specify what country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as June 20,
2011.1759
Medtronic Advanced Energy furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
producing surgical tools because the company shifted the work to Mexico. According to
the Dept. of Labor, furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 16, 2011.1760
Facebook opened the companys first custom-built data center in Oregon. The facility,
which sits on a 120-acre parcel, will be completed at the end of 2011. Facebook stated
that it pioneered several new technologies in the design and operation of the center. When
completed, Facebook will 35 full-time employees to run and maintain the facility.1761 [Note
that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Oregon
Facebook is investing $450 million in a new data center. According to PC Magazine: The
data center, located about 60 miles outside of Charlotte, will employ more than 250
construction and mechanical workers during the 18-month construction process and 35 to
45 full-time and contract workers once it opens.... Facebook said its data center will be one
of the most energy efficient data centers in the U.S. via innovative cooling and power
management technologies.1762 What helps with relatively inexpensive power is that the
climate around Rutherford County is so consistent that the local community college is
called Isothermal Community College, for a meteorological term meaning identical or even
temperatures.1763 A timeline on Facebook indicates that on June 9, 2011 construction on
the Forest City Data Center had proceeded to the point that We have energized the
medium voltage switch gears successfully .... Job well done Everyone! Another entry, on
Oct. 3, 2011 indicated that construction was to begin on Building 2 at the campus and
there are more than 30 full-time employees at the data center. On Oct. 18, 2011, the data
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Palo Alto
Michigan >
Bloomfield Hills
& Ann Arbor
198
$6.1
NQF
#EN
#HQ
#IT
#SO
}UTN
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
New Jersey >

East Brunswick
NJR
$1.6
30
#EN
#IT
#SO
}REL
Santa Clara
San Jose
Nebraska > La
Vista
125
N$R
NQF
#EN
#IT
#SB
}CDO
Santa Clara
San Jose
Texas > Austin
1,000
$4.5
NQF
#EN
#IT
#SB
}CDO
Santa Clara
San Jose
Philippines >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SC
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
San Jose
Nevada > Reno
30
$6
NQF
#DN
#DO
}CDO
Santa Clara
San Jose
Utah > Draper
2,200
$110
499
#DO
#RW
#SB
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}CDO
center officially received a Forest City address.1764 [Note that data centers use significant
amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in North Carolina than in California.]
Lakeside Software According to Dan Salinas, VP of business development, the
decision to keep headquarters and R&D in its home state was a reversal from previous
thinking. He said, We were looking to move to Palo Alto. In fact, we were pretty much
going to move to Palo Alto.1765 Instead, the company will expand its software
development operations by investing $6.1 million in Bloomfield Hills and Ann Arbor,
creating up to 198 new jobs. The company stated: After reviewing our options, we
concluded that Ann Arbor offers a strong talent pool from which we can draw the
engineering expertise required on our research and development teams. The proximity to
the University of Michigan and the high quality of life in Ann Arbor for our staff make it an
ideal choice for our expansion. We found that there is a thriving software development
community in Ann Arbor and we are excited to be joining it with this new facility.1766 [Along
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Michigan leading to a
Aricent The Redwood City-based company provides software and services for the
communications industry. It relocated some operations from Palo Alto to a 30,000 sq. ft.
facility in East Brunswick.1767 Job boards show that at a minimum its a location for
software-related jobs.
PayPal will hire additional employees as it expands in the family-friendly atmosphere of
the Omaha area.1768 It plans to hire about 125 people by the end of the year for customer
solutions agents, engineers and analysts. The La Vista office currently employs more than
2,500 people.1769
PayPal will add 1,000 high-paying jobs in Austin over the next 10 years and purchase at
least $4.5 million in business personal property in the area. PayPal already has about 250
employees at its Northwest Austin operations center, which it opened in 2007 (see
separate 2007 event). Terence Spielman, director of PayPals Austin operations, said the
company has enjoyed fantastic organic growth here in Austin. The company is proposing
to create at least 50 more jobs by the end of 2011, with an average salary of about
$107,000. That average would rise to about $139,000 by 2020. 1770
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. furloughed employees involved in design and sales
services in support of the firms production of semiconductor programmable logic devices
because the company shifted the work to the Philippines. The Dept. of Labor failed to
specify what community in that country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as
early as June 22, 2011.1771
eBay plans to open an internet fulfillment center in Storey County and eventually will hire
at least 30 permanent employees and significantly more seasonal employees, in the
process making a capital investment more than $6 million.1772 By 2014, eBay occupied
700,000 sq. ft. at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.1773
eBay will invest $110 million in a major expansion of its operations in Utah, eventually
creating 2,200 jobs. eBay has had a presence in Utah for 12 years including a customer
service center in Draper that houses support functions such as human resources, finance,
account management, call center management, training, legal, along with product and
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280
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N$R
NQF
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Oregon >
Portland
60
$340
225.2
#GR
#MA
}CDO
Santa Clara
San Jose
Canada >
Ontario,
Markham
27
N$R
NQF
#CP
#EC
#EN
#MA
}CLO
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
San Jose
Canada >
Ontario, Ottawa
NJR
N$R
NQF
Santa Clara
San Jose
Mississippi >
Hattiesburg
Santa Clara
San Jose
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Santa Clara
San Jose
}OSO
}REL
project management.1774 eBay employs about 1,800 in Draper, one of three customerservice centers it operates internationally, including two in Ireland.1775 In 2011, eBay
announced a master area plan showing completion of an office park by 2018, with the first
phase completed by April 2013. The plan breaks the project into three phases on 36.38
acres. The first phase includes a three-story, 192,000-sq. ft. office building and a one-story
51,000-sq. ft. foot employee amenity building. Subsequent phases include two four-story
office buildings, each at 128,000-sq. ft., and a parking structure.1776 Excluding the parking
structure, the new space will total 499,000 sq. ft.
Stion Corp. will locate a solar panel manufacturing plant In Mississippi. Founded in 2006,
Stion has production and R&D in San Jose, where the company is based; space in
Mississippi will be about three times larger.1777 Stion will invest up to $500 million and
create up to 1,000 jobs producing solar panels in Hattiesburg. The company shifted its
investment to Mississippi, ending plans to locate in California. Moving into an existing
building with 300,000 sq. ft. [note: it actually is 280,000 sq. ft. J.V.] will help the firm
compete with rivals. Chet Farris, Stions president and CEO, said, The cost and time-tomarket advantage of building here will provide a significant competitive advantage. The
firm plans initially to spend $100 million and hire 200 people. The first phase will produce
enough solar panels every year to generate 100 megawatts of electricity. The company
hopes to buy parts close to Hattiesburg. Stion operates a small factory in San Jose and
that along with headquarters and research facilities will stay there. But the Mississippi
plant will mean less expansion in California. Stion considered other spots in Mississippi,
but was lured to Hattiesburg in part by the University of Southern Mississippis advanced
materials research.1778 [Along with available talent from the university, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Mississippi leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Atmel Corp., San Jose Quality Assurance Organization, the microcontroller and
semiconductor company furloughed employees involved in providing quality assurance
support services because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of
Labor failed to specify what country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as
early as July 24, 2011.1779
SoloPower, Inc. moved manufacturing to Oregon. The company declined to say if
California was considered as a site for expansion.1780 SoloPower Inc. will lease a 225,250sq. ft. building in North Portlands Rivergate Industrial District for a planned $340 million
solar module plant.1781 Note: This event is separate from the 2013 relocation of
SoloPowers HQ.
Adeptron Technologies Corp. will close the San Jose plant and shift production to two
locations in Canada Markham, which is near Toronto, and Ottawa. The company stated,
Making the determination to close our U.S. manufacturing plant in order to remain
competitive was very difficult, though necessary.1782 Adeptron provides electronics
manufacturing services to various OEMs in North America including printed circuit board
assembly, cable and harness assembly, full product electromechanical integration as well
as final product assembly and systems integration.1783
Adeptron Technologies Corp. see the entry for Markham, Ontario for this company for
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PayPal, the online payment and software company, opened a new Arizona customer
service and operations center that will have up to 2,000 new employees. President Scott
Thompson said, We have added dedicated teams here in Chandler including customer
service, operations, training, technology and management to serve our customers across
North America, in our burgeoning market in Mexico and as far away as Australia.1784 The
facility occupies 188,000 sq. ft.1785
Samsung Information Systems America, Inc. furloughed employees involved in disk
drive development because the work was shifted to Korea with a loss of 65 jobs. The Dept.
of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, but did indicate that furloughs may
Altera Corp., a computer chip maker and software provider, opens an Austin R&D center
that will employ between 200 and 300 people. The company was attracted to Austin
because of its engineering talent.1787 Note: Silicon Valley used to be the research
epicenter for U.S. companies producing computer chips. [Along with the availability of
in expenses.]
Intel Corp. will invest $5 billion in a new chip manufacturing facility in Chandler named
Fab 42 and to upgrade existing plants there. The company said the new factory will be the
most advanced, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility in the world.1788 When
visiting the plant on Jan. 25, 2012, President Obama said, Im here because the factory
thats being built behind me is an example of an America that is within our reach. An
America that attracts the next generation of good manufacturing jobs. An America where
we build stuff and make stuff and sell stuff all over the world.1789 The facility has yet to be
opened, primarily because of a steeper decline in the sales of PCs than had been
anticipated.1790 However, starting in 2016 Intel will have a new modem in the iPhone; that
opens the possibility of production starting at Fab 42.1791 Since 1996, Intel has invested
more than $12 billion in high-tech manufacturing capability in Arizona and spend over
$450 million each year in research and development.1792 Note: Silicon Valley used to be
the epicenter for companies producing computer chips in the U.S.
Intel Corp. has been in Hillsboro for some time (see the 2005 event), and now it has a
major expansion project. It is building a $3 billion D1X research facility and manufacturing
factory that is one of the biggest construction projects in Oregons history. The factory, or
fab, will incubate the semiconductor industrys most advanced technology for at least a
decade. It also serves as a model for other construction around the world. To be installed
in the plant are extreme ultraviolet machines (EUV) that are titanic in size and weight.
Ravi Sharma, Intels director of global construction, said, It basically takes an entire 747 to
fly one of these new tools out, and if you dont balance it right, you cant get the 747 off the
ground. 1793 The company has nearly 15,000 Intel employees in Oregon. Intel estimated
the facility would support as many as 1,000 permanent high-tech positions. The latter jobs
would come with an average annual salary of $120,000.1794 Information about the facility
size of 1.1 million sq. ft. didnt seem to enter the public domain until two years later.1795
Note: Silicon Valley used to be the epicenter for companies involved in semi-conductors in
the U.S.
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Agilent Technologies is undertaking a major expansion, adding a 20,000-sq. ft. data

center and 35,000-sq. ft. technology center. Agilent, which manufactures test and
measurement equipment, plans to add 131 jobs over the next five years.1796 Online job
boards show technology, marketing, sales and other jobs in Colorado Springs.1797 [Note
that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in
Colorado than in California.]
MedImmune, LCC, -- The company shifted work to a foreign nation and also closed its
Santa Clara plant. See the 2011 Mountain View entry for more information about this
event.
HCL America Inc. The U.S. unit of an Indian software and IT services company is
planning to add 200 workers at its 300-employee center. Average annual salaries total
$47,000, plus benefits. Also, the company will expand its space to 66,000 sq. ft. Rahul
Singh, head of operations for the Cary center as well as another in Mexico, said the
company has focused on right-shoring over offshoring and employs only U.S. citizens,
green card holders or people granted political asylum to provide services regarding exportcontrolled data that require compliance with ITAR, the U.S. governments International
Traffic in Arms Regulations.1798
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), a global semiconductor company, has plans for a
more than $100 million data center in Suwanee. AMD could invest about $250 million in
the Suwanee data center over the next decade, an investment that includes replacing
computer hardware every three to four years. AMD makes the microchips that power
computer desktops, laptops and servers. The 153,000 sq. ft. data center is on a site that
offers reasonably priced power a consideration when planning a data center. [Note that
data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Georgia
than in California on average, electricity in Georgia costs about 5.5 cents per kilowatt
hour compared with 14 cents in Santa Clara.1799
Alvarion, which specializes in Wi-Fi networks and data management, will move its North
American headquarters to Montgomery County, where it will create 25 jobs between 2011
and 2013. Some employees will relocate to Maryland and some employees will be new
hires.1800
CSR Technology, Inc., f/k/a Zoran Corporation, a subsidiary of CSR plc., furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers designing and developing semiconductors because
the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify
what country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as July 9, 2011. 1801
The company produces semiconductors for autos, consumer electronic products, wireless
voice, low-energy connectivity and other purposes.
Sunpreme This is an example of Silicon Valley venture capital types investing in green
companies to build a state-of-the-art factory in Jiaxing, near Shanghai, China, to
manufacture solar photovoltaic cells. The event came after the company closed more than
$50 million in financing led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private
sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, and investors Capricorn Investment
Group and Beijing-based China Environment Fund III, L.P.; Sunpreme has R&D and
process integration facilities in Sunnyvale, CA in the heart of Silicon Valleys marketbased innovation culture.1802 Construction began in April 2011.1803 Note: Supreme
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resembles the kind of company that California favors with subsidies and incentives, which
raises the question as to why the plant wasnt located in California.
ArthroCare Corp. will relocate its main R&D operations to its Austin headquarters. The
company, which makes minimally invasive surgical products for spinal and other surgeries,
has just over 100 people in Austin and contemplates doubling that number. The cost of the
latest move, including employee severance, lease termination and relocation costs, will be
as much as $10.5 million.1804 This is an example of how when a company moves part of its
operation out of California, which it did with its HQ in 2004, that more jobs follow in future
years.
Swobo is moving as the company re-launches the Swobo brand under new ownership
the Fort Collins Bicycle Co. It hopes to hire new employees eventually and even utilize
some manufacturing along the Front Range if possible for their products. Swobo was
started in 1991 in San Francisco and its bicycles are manufactured in Taiwan.1805
Copart Inc. specializes in vehicle salvage via the internet and online auctions. It will shift
its headquarters to a location near Dallas and put new divisional offices in two other out-ofstate locations. Some jobs will remain in Fairfield. Copart executives decided to move its
headquarters out of Fairfield in the wake of the state government election results in
California in November, said people familiar with Coparts exit strategy with a commercial
realtor saying, Coparts departure is all about the cost of doing business here.1806 Copart,
founded in 1982, started as a single salvage yard in Vallejo, Calif. Today, the company
has 152 facilities in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom selling more than 1 million
salvage vehicles and parts annually to buyers all over the world. It will move into a 53,126sq. ft. facility in Farmers Branch.1807
Copart Inc. See the 2011 entry for Dallas for this company for commentary about this
event.
Copart Inc. See the 2011 entry for Dallas for this company for commentary about this
event.
Tellabs, Inc. , a telecommunications company, furloughed employees and caused the
furlough on-site leased workers involved in research and development services because
the company shifted such work to China. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what
community in that country, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as
June 14, 2011.1808
E-Myth Worldwide Inc. The small-business coaching firm moved its headquarters. CEO
Jonathan Raymond said the move to Southern Oregon was cost-effective and the
beginning of a larger plan to expand nationally. The companys work is based around the
series of highly popular E-Myth business books written by company founder Michael
Gerber. The company was originally established in San Mateo.1809
Factory VFX, a visual effects company with ties to Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios
and other Hollywood studios, will open an office in New Orleans where the film industry is
growing. The company plans to hire up to 50 employees in coming years.1810 We chose to
open an office here because of the great vibe in the heart of the city. New Orleans is such
an artistic city. It was an easy decision to place our visual effects team in this beautiful city
full of amazing artists, said Factory VFX CEO Eric Christensen. Well be bringing some of
our northern California Digital Commandos to New Orleans to help get us started as well
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as to train some of the local artists. Were all very excited.1811 The company will maintain
its Santa Rosa office. [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Louisiana leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Sunlogics PLC (now Empower Energies), a provider specializing in solar projects,
shifted its headquarters to Michigan and is in the process of creating 200 new jobs in
Rochester Hills. The event is an outgrowth of a $7.5 million investment by General Motors
Ventures LLC. GM also signed agreements with Sunlogics for the installation of solarcharging canopies at Chevrolet dealerships and GM facilities, as well as a power purchase
agreement to install large-scale solar arrays at GM facilities and purchase the energy they
produce. Sunlogics has begun shifting employees from its old headquarters in Modesto
Calif. to Rochester Hills. The company will purchase a 140,000- sq. ft. industrial building
and invest close to $30 million in the facility.1812 It plans to hire process engineers,
electrical engineers, tool and die-makers and others. Sunlogics also plans to open a
second factory in southern Ontario, creating an additional 110 manufacturing jobs. 1813
Note: Sunlogics changed its name to ViSole Energy in August 2012,1814 and underwent
another name change, this time to Empower Energies, in May, 2013.1815 The company is
now HQd in Troy, Michigan.1816
Sunlogics PLC (now Empower Energies) see the 2011 entry for Rochester Hills,
Michigan for this company for more information about this event.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son. Inc. A WARN notice listed the companys Orchard Valley
Harvest (OVH) Modesto facility as a closure that affected 19 employees on Jan. 14,
2011.1817 The companys 2011 Q3 gross profit was reduced by $0.7 million in part for the
relocation of the facility to Elgin, Illinois1818 that the company opened in 2007.1819 The
wholesale confectionery, founded in 1922, is a processor, marketer and distributor of
baking nuts, snack nuts and nut-based products that are sold in multiple distribution
channels.
InteSolv will open a regional office in Austin, while keeping its HQ in Visalia, to focus on
software development and technical support. Its unclear how many people will work in the
new office. InteSolv SVP of business development Frank Rogers said, To sustain our
growth, it was imperative to find a second place for InteSolv to call home and Austin fits us
to a T.1820 Note: Despite the comment about keep its HQ in Visalia, it later moved the
headquarters to Austin.
Mondo Strategies focuses on improving the organization and processes of software
companies and specializes in internationalization selected Boston as the location for its
headquarters. Ernani Ferrari, the firms chief consultant and founder stated, We could
have chosen California where most software companies are, but Boston offers an
incredible opportunity for ongoing research and is a great birthplace for software
companies. Also cited was proximity to other software companies and customers. With
more than 25 years of experience, Mondo Strategies has helped over one hundred
software companies around the world, from start-ups to large, well-known multinationals
like Microsoft, IBM, Infor and Totvs.1821 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that
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the location decision was influenced by lower business and employee costs and fewer
regulations leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group The Chicago-based producer of exhibit and retail
displays opened a distribution center in the Las Vegas area to serve the West Coast,
signing a five-year lease for a 56,073 sq. ft. facility and creating more than 50 jobs in
distribution, manufacturing and printing.1822 The firm selected Las Vegas over other
Western locations, including California cities.1823
Acument Global Technologies Inc. / Ring Screw LLC The manufacturer of fasteners
for industry and automobiles decided to move its headquarters from one Michigan location
to another over an option to locate in California (where in the state was not identified).
Beverly Hills-based Platinum Equities, which specializes in mergers and acquisitions,
purchased Acument several years ago.1824 In its new metro Detroit-area location, the
company will hire 50 people this year and more in the future.1825
Changan Automobile Co. Ltd. created the Changan US R&D Center, Inc., and located it
in Michigan.1826 Michigan won out over an undisclosed location in California.1827 The $7
million facility will have 200 jobs in the next few years. Changan sold about 2.4 million
vehicles in 2010, and has said it wants to sell six million vehicles annually by 2020. Its
now operating out of a 17,000-sq. ft. space but plans to expand.1828
Virtual Computing Environment Co. (VEC) The cloud computing solutions company
a joint venture of Cisco Systems Inc., EMC and VMware conducted a national search for
the best headquarters location. There were a number of different locations in the U.S. to
focus the expansion and the Dallas metro region was deemed the most attractive, said a
company spokesman.1829 There, it will create 434 high-paying jobs and generate about
$35 million in capital investment. SVP Timothy Page said, Our big draw was the
technology people in the area. You can go to either coast or you can come to Texas.1830
VCE employs about 800 people in Dallas, Ireland, Massachusetts and in California. The
new jobs in Richardson will be created jobs, rather than transfers from other locations.
VCE will occupy 87,000 sq. ft. in Richardson in 2011.1831 Note: By 2014, VCE surpassed
its goal of $1 billion in annual sales and continues to grow. 1832 Which California
communities were considered remains undisclosed; at the time the company had a facility
in Santa Clara, which it still does in 2015.1833
TecnoSun Solar Systems AG The German company that makes mounting systems for
solar panels will bring at least 20 jobs to the Toledo area when it opens its North American
headquarters near the University of Toledo (UT). The company will use Ohio
manufacturers to make its products. UT President Lloyd Jacobs said TecnoSun fits with
the universitys goals to foster solar innovation We are building the supply chain. CEO
Peter Fischer said the start-up had considered locating in California. However, the firm
was attracted to Toledos work force, access to highways and railways, and proximity to
solar power research being conducted by UT and other local firms.1834 [Along with the
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Ohio leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
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Satcon Technology Corp. selected Boston for its manufacturing expansion after
considering California. There, the company will produce power inverters and transformers
for the solar industry.1835
Kiva Systems Inc. could have manufactured mobile robots used in e-commerce order
fulfillment in California, where it was founded, but located headquarters and manufacturing
in Massachusetts. Since, it has expanded by adding 16,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space
to its current 30,000-sq. ft. production space and will hire another 25 employees. Also, the
company will leave its current 28,000-sq. ft. office and move into a 52,000-sq. ft. space for
the headquarters and engineering office, with room to add still more staff. The two
expansions will total 40,000 sq. ft. Note: The company was founded as Distrobot Systems,
Inc., and since has been acquired by Amazon.com.1836
DIRTT Environmental Solutions selected Arizona for its western regional headquarters;
it will invest at least $3 million in a 72,000-sq. ft. facility and employ 100 people. The
Calgary-based firm evaluated a number of western states including California for the firms
expansion.1837 One company official said, We had a number of projects in Northern
California and it was much less expensive to have the material coming out of this factory.
You just put it on a truck, turn left and head right up the coast.1838 CEO Scott Jenkins
said, With Phoenix you get California without California. DIRTT makes walls out of
sustainable and recyclable materials, such as aluminum.1839
Chobani The maker of Greek yogurt will build a 400-job production plant in Twin Falls as
it expands operations to the western U.S. Hamdi Ulukaya, the Turkish-born founder and
CEO of Chobani, said that the Western location, the availability of milk, and a work force
willing to learn the job all played a role in the selection of Twin Falls for the 950,000-sq. ft.
facility. The initial investment will be at least $128 million and could reach $300 million as
the company grows. The company considered California communities during the location
search but didnt say which ones.1840 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Idaho leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Benco Dental, a Pittston, Pa.-based company, the largest privately owned, full-service
U.S. dental distributor, is opening a 100,000-sq. ft. distribution facility in Nevada. Lou
Mangino, vice president-operations, said the company considered other states, including
California, but found the business climate in Nevada friendlier and more accommodating.
Its the companys fifth U.S. distribution center.1841
Atomic Object LLC The custom software designer and developer plans to invest nearly
$1 million in its Grand Rapids location to support new growth, creating up to 30 jobs.
Michigan was chosen over a competing and unknown site in California.1842
Consolidated Container Company According to a notice filed with the state, the
company furloughed 77 people on May 23, 2011 and listed the event as a closure.1843 It
operates 62 manufacturing facilities nationally, a research and development center in
Atlanta and two manufacturing plants in Mexico.
Chesapeake Bay Candle The candle maker, in experiencing difficulties in China and
Vietnam, considered manufacturing in California. However, they selected Maryland
instead. Once manufacturing starts the company hopes to expand beyond the factorys
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initial 80 to 100 workers.1844 It opened in June 20111845 and is expected to eventually have
100 employees.1846
Acrede will locate headquarters in Saint Helier, stating that the quality of life offered by
the Island as well as practicality and an excellent business environment contributed to
selecting Jersey rather than Switzerland, Singapore or California. It employs 28, a figure
expected to grow.1847 Lest a California politician dismiss Acrede as hardly a loss because
of its small size, note that a year later Acrede announced an alliance with Hewlett-Packard
to deliver worldwide payroll and HR technology and process services. Acredes cloud
enterprise process management software includes an employee portal, a multi-lingual
global payroll engine with an exchange module and more.1848
SolarWorld, a solar-panel company, moved manufacturing to Oregon where it already has
a plant, expanded production there, stopped production in Camarillo and furloughed
California employees. Its American sales and marketing division and 100-plus workers will
remain in Camarillo.1849 SolarWorld paid $4.3 million for a 60,000-square-foot building on
six acres beside its Hillsboro complex. 1850 (Note: The remaining Camarillo jobs were later
moved to Hillsboro.) The company describes itself as largest U.S. solar manufacturer for
more than 35 years.1851 Their website says, Solar made in America, by Americans, since
1975.1852
Channel Microwave The company, which started in Camarillo 25 years ago, furloughed
36 employees and transferred manufacturing to Florida.1853
WellPoint, Inc., The WellPoint Companies, Inc., Blue Cross of California, furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers providing health insurance and claims review
because the company acquired from a foreign country services like or directly competitive
services which contributed importantly to worker group separations at WellPoint. The Dept.
of Labor indicated that the country was the Philippines but didnt identify the community in
that country.1854 Layoffs of 120 employees in Newbury Park will occur in four rounds in
2011 on May 3, June 1, Sept. 1, and Oct. 4, 2011 and on March 31, 2012.1855
employees and on-site leased workers involved in customer call center services,
management, customer service, and software quality assurance functions because the
company has shifted to a foreign country the supply of services like or directly competitive
with the services supplied by the workers which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at WellPoint. The company stated: Functions performed by some of these
associates (Claims, Enrollment and Billing) in this department [are] being transitioned to
SourceHOV in Chennai, India to reduce administrative expenses. The Dept. of Labor
indicates that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept. 6, 2011.1856
Amiad USA The water filtration company will move its headquarters and combine it with
an existing Mooresville business, PEP Filters-Arkal Filtration Systems, into a new 42,000
sq. ft. building. Amiad USA has been based in Oxnard for 20 years. Some California
employees will relocate.1857
Volusion Inc., a growing e-commerce software company, had been splitting operations
between Austin and California for several years, but no longer. Its shifting headquarters to
Austin, where it will add dozens of jobs. It is hiring for openings in product development,
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computer operations, sales, business development, customer services, marketing and

human resources. Volusion, which has about 150 people in Austin now, added 100
employees and 10,000 sq. ft. of space to its offices in Austin in 2010.1858 Note: By 2013,
the company had 370 employees in Austin.1859 In 2014, the company added 200
employees, mostly at the Austin headquarters, and in 2015 Volusions plan is to grow to
600 employees.1860 Also, by 2014 the companys growth required it to move into
productivity-boosting facilities that occupies over 75,000 square-feet of office space.1861
Even though these events represent opportunity costs to California, the updated employee
count and space occupied arent included in 2011 totals because they occurred in
subsequent years.
Aero Fluid Products, which has been in Simi Valley since 2005, will close Its facility,
eliminating 82 jobs. The Ventura County Star reported: The aerospace and design
manufacturer is a division of the AeroControlex Group and a subsidiary of Clevelandbased TransDigm Group Inc., which acquired the companys previous owner, Telair
International Inc., late last year. When the acquisition happened, the city was led to believe
that everything would remain in place in Simi Valley, said [a local official, but] the new
owner changed its mind and decided to absorb the manufacturing unit into existing
facilities outside the area.1862 The company will transfer the work to an existing plant in
Painesville, Ohio, where Aero Fluid is headquartered. This (closure) is consistent with
their long term strategy on cost structure, said a Wedbush Securities analyst.1863
Bluestar Silicones Chinese-owned, French-headquartered Bluestar Silicones is buying
a 226,000-sq. ft. building in York County, where it will create 110 jobs and consolidate
operations including moving production from a Ventura factory. 1864 The factory will make
silicone adhesives for the aerospace, health care, automotive and sticky-label markets.1865
Affinity Group put its headquarters up for sale and moved the work of several divisions to
Minneapolis, Denver and Bowling Green, Ky. According to CEO Marcus Lemonis, more
than half the workforce was furloughed; others will remain in the accounting, directories
and rallies and events departments.1866 He said getting the companys sales, general and
administrative costs down has been a primary focus in 2011. About 100 employees were
let go from the organization.1867 In 2011 the company published Trailer Life and
MotorHome and also owned the Camping World chain of retail stores, membership clubs,
book and directory publishing, magazines, Internet sites, forums and a cable television
show.1868 Some of those divisions have since been sold, and the company is now known
as Good Sam Enterprises LLC. See the separate 2012 event regarding the companys
headquarters move.
Affinity Group see the 2011 entry for Minneapolis for this company for more information
about this event.
Affinity Group see the 2011 entry for Minneapolis for this company for more information
about this event.
Xyratex International, Inc., a subsidiary of Xyratex, Ltd., furloughed employees and onsite leased workers involved in manufacturing data storage systems because the company
shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what country, but
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as began Oct. 22, 2011.1869
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Unknown
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N$R
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Fremont-Rideout Health Group, Medical Transcription Department, d/b/a Rideout

Health, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in providing medical
transcription services because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The
begun as early as Aug. 18, 2011.1870
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or
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50
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Salina
94
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NQF
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Ontario,
Cambridge
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N$R
NQF
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$800
1,800
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Antonio
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#MA
}CLO
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Improved Piping Products Inc. A headquarters relocation.1871 Also, the company
relocated manufacturing from China to Texas, an event that is excluded from this
report.1872
Smart Business Advisory & Consulting closed its Emeryville office when it merged with
LECG Corp., a consulting company, and relocated to Pennsylvania and in the process
transferred 50 jobs.1873 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the merger, its conceivable
and fewer regulations in Pennsylvania leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Group4 Labs Inc. The manufacturer of nanoelectronics devices will expand by placing a
new R&D center near Syracuse in partnership with the College of Nanoscale Science and
Engineering, SUNY, Albany.1874 The facility is expected to grow to about 94 jobs by
2015.1875
Toyota Motor Corp. See details in Toyotas 2010 San Antonio event. It isnt clear how
many jobs will be gained in Canada because of the move of Corolla production to
Ontario.1876
Toyota Motor Corp. See details in Toyotas 2010 San Antonio event. Its difficult to
determine which factory in Japan was given work that had been done in Fremont. In 2015,
the Takaoka plant is shown as producing Corollas, a plant that had opened in September
1966.1877 However, its unclear if that is where the work shifted to in 2010.
Toyota Motor Corp. stopped making vehicles at the NUMMI plant in early 2010.
Manufacturing of Tacoma midsize pickups will be shifted to Texas while the Corolla will
shift to a plant in Canada.1878 (Note: Production also shifted from California to Mississippi,
247
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Fremont
Texas > Austin
NJR
N$R
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Alameda
Fremont
Tennessee >
Chattanooga
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
Alameda
Hayward
Kansas >
Lawrence
126
$7
40
#PB
}CDO
Alameda
Livermore
Illinois > Elmhurst
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#SO
}CLO
}REL
Alameda
Livermore
Singapore >
Singapore
300
N$R
NQF
#AU
#CH
#MA
#RD
#SB
#SC
}OSO
}REL
Alameda
Livermore
Alameda
Pleasanton
Unknown >
Dispersed
Virginia > Fairfax
County
321
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
NJR
N$R
1.6
#CH
#SB
#SO
}CLO
}REL
Alameda
San Leandro
Utah > Cedar City
NJR
N$R
16
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Butte
Chico
Ohio > Orrville
NJR
N$R
NQF
#FP
#SB
}REL
which is noted in the 2011 category.) It is difficult to determine how much the facility
expanded to accommodate pickup production, but it appears that 1.8 million sq. ft. were
added to the 2.2 million sq. ft.1879 Previous industry moves include GM, which pulled out of
Fremont in 1982, Ford left Milpitas just 10 miles away, and GM closed in Oakland, Van
Nuys and South Gate.1880 (In fairness, it should be stated that Tesla purchased the
Fremont factory and at first used just 10% of it, but by April 2014 it occupied at least
50%.1881)
Vermillion The molecular diagnostics company relocated its headquarters. This move
allows us to take advantage of Austins strong talent pool and cost-effective environment
to continue to build the company, said Gail S. Page, CEO. Research, quality work and
regulatory operations will remain in California, which is why this event isnt shown as a
closure. Vermillion was once called Ciphergen Inc.1882
Wingard Quality Supply The tire and wheel assembler is moving its headquarters and
some operations to serve Volkswagens new $1 billion Chattanooga plant.1883 It had been
a supplier to the NUMMI plant.
Plastikon Industries, Inc. The contract manufacturer for the medical and healthcare
industry will locate a new manufacturing facility in Lawrence, creating 126 jobs. Plastikon
will purchase a 40,000- sq. ft. biopharmaceutical facility formerly occupied by Serologicals,
Inc. and use it to produce a sterile fluid product, investing more than $7 million.1884
Five Cubits, Inc. The software company relocated its headquarters at the same time
Five Cubits replaced BMG Controls as the corporate brand. Five Cubits hired new
members in the finance department who helped quickly transition all administrative and
financial functions to the new location.1885
FormFactor, Inc. opened a new wafer probe card manufacturing facility and global
business center in Singapore in March, a cost-cutting move, where it will focus on design
and manufacturing engineering, supply chain management, global finance, as well as
other corporate and regional support functions. Also, one of its business units will make its
home in the new location.1886
Johnson Controls Inc. The manufacturer of auto seats and consoles was set to close
its Livermore plant in March.1887 Additional information is difficult to locate.
MaxID Corp. The software company, which produces biometric handheld devices for
identity purposes, will shift its headquarters to Fairfax County. The company also has
offices in Chesapeake, Virginia, the United Kingdom and South Africa.1888
Insituform Technologies Inc. The manufacturer of pipe products is relocating its Bay
Area factory to Utah, leasing 16,000 sq. ft. of industrial space in Cedar City. The company
is a worldwide provider of cured-in place pipe (CIPP) and other technologies and services
for the rehabilitation of pipeline systems. The primary businesses consist of sewer,
drinking water and energy and mining pipeline rehabilitation and protection. 1889 The
company is HQd in Chesterfield, Missouri. Insituform is now a subsidiary of Aegion Corp.
Smucker Natural Foods An undetermined number of jobs in marketing, accounting and
customer service will move to Ohio by summer, 2011.1890 Some history: California
residents and county officials delayed Smuckers construction of a $3 million expansion to
its Chico juice bottling plant over a dispute over a permit. A company official said a four-to-
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Concord
Ohio > Dublin
559
N$R
NQF
#DN
#HQ
#TP
#FP
#SB
}CLO
}REL
Contra Costa
Lafayette
Arizona >
Phoenix
100
N$R
65
Contra Costa
Richmond
Nevada > Reno
20
N$R
40
#DN
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Contra Costa
Richmond
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#GR
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Contra Costa
Richmond
Georgia > Tate
22
N$R
NQF
#GR
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Fresno
Fresno
Mexico > Acua
120
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Kern
Ridgecrest
Unknown >
Unknown
75
$2,000
NQF
#GR
}CAN
}CDO
six month delay could cost Smuckers $200,000. Its unclear whether the dispute
contributed to ill will, but it certainly didnt help.1891
Pacer International Inc. moved its corporate headquarters to Ohio. in May 2010.1892 The
company is now owned by XPO Logistics.
Bell-Carter Foods, Inc. The countrys largest producer of table olives (Lindsay brands)
opened a 65,000-sq. ft. plant in Phoenix with 100 employees for gift-basket
preparation.1893 And yet: California is the only the state which grows almost all the olive
trees in the United States of America.1894
RiteMade Paper Converters, Inc. will move its manufacturing and distributing facility.
Stephen Schwartz, CEO, said that Reno was selected due to Nevadas favorable business
environment and availability of high quality commercial real estate. The company made it
clear that Nevada won out over California when it came time to upgrade western
operations. The move will begin in January 2011. RiteMade is a 100% employee owned
company and supplies paper to major companies such as Taco Bell, CVS, Subway,
Quiznos, Staples, Kentucky Fried Chicken, PayLess Shoe Source, GNC and Hallmark
Cards.1895 The company is headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas.
SunPower Corporation Systems, a subsidiary of Pluto Acquisition Company, LLC.,
furloughed employees and on-site leased workers in producing mounting units for solar
systems because the company shifted such work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 13, 2010.1896
Vetrazzo, which manufactures countertops out of recycled glass, was sold to Polycor,
which moved the operation to Georgia. Vetrazzo had employed about 40 people at its
peak in 2008.1897 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the acquisition, its conceivable
and fewer regulations in Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Di-Pro Inc. The manufacturer of truck brake components will furlough 120 employees as
operations relocate to Mexico. The company is owned by Ohio-based Bendix Commercial
Vehicle Services, which decided to consolidate operations. Acua is just across the Rio
Grande from Del Rio, Texas.1898
Solar Millennium in 2010 planned to build a California solar energy facility. However, it
diverted capital intended for the project to unknown projects elsewhere. The international
energy giant withdrew its application to build and city leaders argue that the states
environmental regulations helped kill the project. The Ridgecrest Daily Independent
reported: Solar Millenniums proposal placed a nearly 4,000-acre solar field five miles
outside of city limits that would have employed many full and part-time workers from the
area. Months ago, however, the project was halted when the company was required to
conduct an environmental study on the Mohave ground squirrel that would have spanned
a few years.... [S]hortly before it would have begun the study, the company officially
withdrew its application, citing concerns over economic viability .... The project would have
netted over 700 jobs in the first two years ... and 75-100 permanent positions thereafter,
with a $2 billion investment initially and tens of millions year after year.1899
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167
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Los Angeles
Claremont
Unknown >
Dispersed
25
N$R
NQF
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Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Arizona >
Chandler
80
N$R
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Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Texas > Dallas
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River Valley
100
N$R
NQF
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Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Los Angeles
Glendale
Iowa >
Marshalltown
140
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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#ET
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}OSO
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Los Angeles
Chatsworth
Philippines >
Unknown
Los Angeles
City of
Industry
Ikano Communications, Inc. furloughed employees involved in customer support,

technical support and billing because the company shifted the work to the Philippines. The
the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb.
13, 2010.1900
Pactiv Corp. will close one of two City of Industry packaging plants in March 2011,
affecting 167 employees.1901 The 200,000-sq. ft. facility produces polystyrene (a
petroleum-based plastic) containers used in fruit and vegetable packaging. Pactiv operates
another packaging plant in the City of Industry that will be unaffected. Pactiv is known for
making Hefty brand products such as waste and storage bags and disposable tableware
and cookware.1902 Three years later, the company announced it is investing $52 million to
expand a manufacturing and distribution facility in Salt Lake City, creating 60 jobs in the
process.1903 However, it is difficult to determine which of the companys products are
involved; therefore, for purposes of this report, the closure is not listed as a relocation to
Utah. Still, one cannot help but notice that the new facility was not built in California.
Rich Product Corp. The food processor closed its Claremont plant after nearly 40
years. A producer of nondairy whipped-topping moved production to other U.S. sites.
Some employees took advantage of the companys offer to transfer out of state.1904
International Rectifier Corp. The semiconductor firm, which was founded in 1947 in
Los Angeles, will open a new R&D facility in Chandler. CEO Oleg Khaykin said Arizona
was chosen over unspecified competing sites because of its vibrant semiconductor
industry, pool of highly qualified labor, good quality of life, affordable housing and the
states business friendly, no-nonsense, can-do attitude. He said Silicon Valley continues
to attract engineers out of college, but those same engineers later reconsider living costs
when theyre ready to start a family.1905
CB Richard Ellis will relocate an unknown number of IT jobs from El Segundo to Dallas at
the same time that it closes its Newport Beach office.1906
DirecTV The company is creating a Virginia call center in collaboration with a customer
service company, Convergys. A senior VP at DirecTV said, We chose this area of Virginia
for its strong work ethic and robust broadband infrastructure that is essential to support a
virtual call center. The employees will work from home.1907 [Along with the reasons cited,
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Virginia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
DirecTV arranged with a call-center company, Thomas L. Cardella & Associates, to
provide all positions with guaranteed pay increases every six months, paid training and a
comprehensive benefits package.1908 The company is now known as TLC & Associates.
Disney Interactive Studios, Disney Interactive Media Group, furloughed employees and
on-site leased workers involved in production and quality assurance of video games
because the company shifted the work to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 12, 2010.1909 A WARN Notice
indicates that the company furloughed 54 Glendale employees in early 2011,1910 but since
250
Los Angeles
Hawthorne
Indiana >
Seymour
200
$7
100
#GR
#MA
#PL
#RD
}CDO
Los Angeles
Inglewood
Kentucky >
Lexington
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#NP
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
La Mirada
Texas > Wichita

Falls
40
N$R
100
#CP
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Utah >
Washington
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Arkansas >
Marion
25
$20
NQF
#AU
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Mexico >
Unknown
28
N$R
NQF
#CS
#MA
}OSO
}REL
its uncertain how many lost their jobs because of outsourcing, no furlough figure will be
reported for this event.
Cereplast Inc., which manufactures renewable plastics that substitute for petroleumbased products, opened a new facility in the Midwest. Cereplast said its moving all R&D
and production lines to its much larger state-of-the-art facility in Indiana, which will allow
us to reduce drastically our costs compared to California from real estate to utilities, said
Frederic Scheer, founder, chairman and CEO. This will improve cash flow and allow us to
focus on our strengths.1911 The company will equip a 100,000-sq. ft. plant where it
expects to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years.1912 In June 2010,
Cereplast said one reason for its Q1 2010 gross profit margin increase of 31.6% is due in
part to cost savings at its new Indiana facility.1913 This event is separate from the 2013
closure of the California HQ and its move to Indiana.
Race Track Chaplaincy of America The non-profit group said it had wanted to relocate
from the Hollywood Park Race Track for several reasons, one of which is the significant
cost of doing business on the West Coast. The RTCA had been located at Hollywood
Park, a thoroughbred race course in Inglewood, near LAX. The group, consisting of
Interdenominational Christian Chaplains, specializes in ministering to and undertaking
charitable works for the spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs of individuals
involved in horse racing at 101 racetracks in North America and 20 internationally.1914
Latex International The manufacturer of foam mattress components will close its plant
in December 2010, consolidating into a new 100,000 sq. ft. facility in Texas. The Orange
County Register, relaying a report from a trade publication, Furniture Today, said the
company has about 40 employees at the plant. Also, Latex International is building a
251,000-sq. ft. manufacturing plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, scheduled to open in
2011.1915
Fasst Company The maker of parts for dirt bikes said of the move: We leased a
building June 1 and our business operations were up and running Aug. 1, said partner
Chris Tidwell. The reason is to lower our rent, lower taxes, lower utilities that enhance our
position in our industry. Tidwell estimates the savings will be 25% to 30% of costs in
California.1916
Hino Motors Manufacturing USA Inc. The company is moving equipment to Arkansas
to expand its truck-frame line. The finished parts are trucked to Williamston, W.Va., where
all Hino trucks sold in the U.S. are assembled, and to a plant in Ontario, Canada., Hino
Motors President Yasuo Tanigawa said ceasing production in Long Beach was justified
because it was not a suitable location.1917 [Along with that reason, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Arkansas leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Southwire Co. furloughed employees producing flexible metal conduits and metal clad
cable for the commercial construction industry because the company shifted production of
those products to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country,
but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April 27, 2010. The California
Employment Development Department indicated that 28 jobs would be lost.1918 It appears
that the company has two plants in Mexico in Monterrey and Tecate.
251
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Oklahoma >
Oklahoma City
550
N$R
NQF
#AE
#MA
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
China > Suzhou
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
China > Shezhen
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
Harman International Industries Inc. See the companys 2010 Shanghai event for
more information.
China >
Shanghai
NJR
$75
NQF
#MA
#RD
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Mexico >
Unknown
72
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Chile > Santiago
NJR
N$R
NQF
#GR
#RD
}OSO
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#BF
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas >
Lewisville
NJR
N$R
NQF
Harman International Industries Inc. The company invested $75 million to establish
manufacturing and R&D operations in Shanghai, Suzhou and Shenzhen.1920 Meanwhile,
employee ranks in its facilities in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles continue to
decline, with the latest example being Harmans elimination of 48 Northridge jobs in
September. Since it isnt clear those losses are related to this outsourcing event, the
number is excluded from this report.
JBL Incorporated (subsidiary of Harman International Industries Inc.) furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers in its facility in the Northridge section of Los
Angeles, workers who were manufacturing loudspeakers, because the company shifted
work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it
as early as June 25, 2010.1921 The JBL Division cut 72 jobs at the end of June.1922 A
Harman SEC filing shows facilities in Tijuana, Juarez and Queretaro, Mexico. 1923
Aeterna Sol George Cadena packed up his solar-panel startup and moved to South
America, encouraged by Start-Up Chile, a program designed to entice 25-handpicked start
ups to bootstrap their businesses in Chile for six months. By 2011, Cadena joined with five
other entrepreneurs and created De Emprededores, Para Emprededores (By
Entrepreneurs, For Entrepreneurs), or De-Pe, where they offer entrepreneurship classes
for beginners.1924
Bank of America, N.A., Global Trade Operations Division, furloughed employees and onsite leased workers because the company shifted customer and fulfillment services to
India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a
figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early
as Jan. 3, 2010.1925 Also, WARN Notices are unclear because of a multitude of furloughs
in the L.A. area, which could be for many reasons; hence, in this report, no furlough figure
is included.
The Tribune Company parent company of the Los Angeles Times announced that its
new subsidiary, Blue Lynx Media LLC, opened a shared service center in Texas. Its
expected to create as many as 200 jobs in back-office operations a new central
business office for Tribunes nationwide operations. Centralizing financial transactional
processing in a low-cost manner is key to the Tribune gaining efficiencies, said Nick Cory,
president of Blue Lynx Media. The company estimates the shared service center will save
Tribune tens of millions annually. The transition of all financial transactions to the center
Boeing Co. will transfer about 550 jobs to Oklahoma starting in 2011 and be completed by
the end of 2012. Some workers will be relocated while other positions will be filled by
personnel in Oklahoma at Boeings facility near Tinker Air Force Base. A Boeing
spokesman said, We were looking at the cost structure and we believe we are going to
create a lower cost structure [in Oklahoma] than in California.1919
Harman International Industries Inc. See the companys 2010 Shanghai event for
more information.
252
11
N$R
NQF
#DO
#ET
#HQ
#SO
}REL
Unknown >
Dispersed
200
N$R
NQF
#DO
#EN
#ET
#GA
#IT
#QA
}DSP
}OSO
}REL
Argentina >
Unknown
229
N$R
NQF
#EN
#ET
#GA
#QA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas > Austin
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
will take place over the course of 18 months (from August 2010). Tribune selected
Lewisville in part because the City of Lewisville provided personal property and workforce
development incentives to facilitate the deal.1926 Tribune evaluated several offices in the
area before leasing a 59,000-sq. ft. office in the Convergence business park.1927 A search
of news sources generally available to the public did not surface Los Angeles Times
coverage of the event. However, the Chicago Tribune carried a story, mentioning that
Indianapolis was weighed as a possible site But Lewisville offered financial incentives
that ultimately tipped the scales toward basing the operation there.1928 The Morning Call
in Allentown, Pa., another Tribune property, also carried a story, reporting that Blue Lynx
Media employees may do the work of more than 300 employees across the company.
Although some workers will relocate to Blue Lynx, the event is expected to eventually
result in a net reduction of 100 or more jobs companywide. Between 25 and 30 people
work in The Morning Calls accounting, billing and collections departments.1929 The Los
Angeles Times furloughed employees in L.A. during 2010,1930 however since the Tribune
Company was in bankruptcy, it is unclear how many layoffs were attributable to a shift of
work to Texas. Hence, no employment-loss figure is included in this report for this event.
Blue Lynx Media is still going strong as shown by June 15 to July 21, 2015 job postings for
accountants, auditors and clerks.1931 Lewisville is about 20 minutes north of DFW Airport.
Cinsay, Inc., an e-commerce media and software company, HQd in the Century City part
of L.A., moved its headquarters to Austin in April 2010. Up until then, the company had
received $13 million during two rounds of angel investments.1932 A year later, Cinsay grew
by purchasing Dallas-based LaunchFish for an undisclosed amount.1933 Cinsay has
marketing deals with large firms such as Chevron/Texaco, Caesars Entertainment Group,
The American Outdoorsman and Chicken Soup For the Soul brands. The company also
formed a health-beauty-skin-personal care subsidiary called CinsaYtions.1934
Electronic Arts / Pandemic Studios furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
involved in its Playa Vista (West L.A.) Quality Assurance Dept. involved in production and
quality assurance of video games when the work was shifted to a foreign country. The
Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs,
but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 15, 2010.1935 CEO John
Riccitiello described California as a bloody expensive place to employ workers, saying it
costs two to three times more to employ developers in that state than it does in Montreal,
the U.K., eastern Europe or China, all regions where EA has developers and artists at
work. He said, For good or for bad, we are taking down headcount in California because it
is really expensive.1936
Electronic Arts, Inc. furloughed workers and the employment decline is related to the
shift in production of quality assurance services related to the production of video games
to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor
did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have
begun as early as Feb. 15, 2010.1937
253
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Florida > Navarre
16
N$R
NQF
#CS
#DN
#HQ
#RW
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Frama-Tech Inc. The wholesale and distribution company for specialty construction
materials relocated its headquarters to Florida. Owner Rob Hamer said: Were not a large
company, but they rolled out the red carpet on us and spent a couple of hours with us in
that initial meeting and essentially laid out the case that the Panhandle of Florida generally
and Santa Rosa County more specifically was a great place to locate a business. I cant
tell you after living in the Los Angeles area and running a business there for the last 11
years what a change that was from the way we were treated by government and pseudogovernment groups in that area, where you basically try to avoid them because all they
want to do is tax you or penalize you.1938 The company retained a facility in Los Angeles.
Harman International Industries, Inc. As employee ranks in Northridge continue to
decline, the company will invest millions of dollars to bolster its manufacturing and R&D
capabilities in China. From its new automotive electronics and audio systems operation
there, Harman will conduct development, engineering, and manufacturing for automakers.
A second operation will house engineering and manufacturing for products sold in other
sectors. Harman said its positioning itself to capture a growing share of Chinas
expansion in automotive, professional and consumer audio products and services but
also said Harman serves many other global auto brands.1939
Hulu LLC, the online TV and movie service, will open a development center in Seattle by
the end of the year, expanding to the city in search of engineering talent -- the brightest
and best software developers there. Hulu didnt say how many people the company plans
to hire.1940 By 2014, the company employed 35 in Seattle.1941 Note: In 2015, Hulu is HQd
in Santa Monica; when this event occurred, it was HQd in L.A.; hence, the event is
assigned to the City of Los Angeles. [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
LegalZoom.com Inc. A dispute over city taxes sparked a move to leave Los Angeles
and creation of an office in Austin. A company official said: With this business tax, the
economic costs dont justify staying here. Physical location is not important to us as an
Internet business. Growth will occur in Texas.1942 About Austin, President Frank
Monestere said, It wasnt just the cost savings, the work force or the schools. We chose
Austin because it was a real cultural fit for our business. The company plans to hire 600
workers in Austin over the next five years. Monestere said. We wanted to keep everybody
together in LA. When you start a new office, a big concern you have is how do you keep
continuity in the companys culture? But the fact that 35 of the companys 400 employees
asked to move to Austin more than expected made a big difference, said Mike Wilson,
VP-Operations. Now theyre getting settled and some are buying homes for the first time.
We never expected that many people would want to relocate, said Wilson. We take that
as a sign that we made the right decision.1943 The move led the company to later
purchase a 206,000-sq. ft. building for $21 million in the Davis Springs Spectrum Business
Park.1944 Also, the companys HQ moved from the City of Los Angeles to nearby Glendale,
Calif.
Momentum Mobile The mobile application development and design company, founded
in 2008 in L.A., is putting its headquarters in Florida, which the company calls a growing
hot spot for software development firms. According to Founder & CEO Christopher
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Young, the expansion will allow more focus on development for the Android and iPhone
applications.1945 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision
Florida leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Obedia The music and audio technology firm moved its headquarters. The company
provides training, technical support, contract labor and consultancy services. The move to
Nashville puts us in a better position to work closely with its vibrant music community,
which has embraced technology in producing music known throughout the world, said cofounder/CEO Jayce Murphy. The company retained a California office.1946
Shine International. A growing entertainment-related international sales/distribution unit is
moving its HQ to England. Shine International, which sells such successful television
formats as MasterChef and The Biggest Loser, will keep a small presence in L.A.1947
WellPoint, Inc., The WellPoint Companies, Inc., Blue Cross of California, Cash
Applications Claims, in Woodland Hills, a section of the City of Los Angeles, furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers supplying health insurance services because the
company shifted the work to the Philippines. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
Digital Domain The Academy-Award-winning visual effects studio is expanding big-time
in Canada to help reduce costs while delivering quality work. The office opened the first
week in January 2010.1949 The Los Angeles location is in the Venice Beach section of the
city.
Bankers Toolbox The financial industry software and wire processing company moved
its headquarters. CEO Daniel Cho said that Austin has an incredible amount of local
talent that we can tap into, In addition, the lower cost of living in this location is much
closer to the national median, which allows us the opportunity to invite even more top-tier
individuals to join our team.1950 Cho also said, We moved 20 people, and theyre at home
here. The company grew to 45 employees by 2011 1951 and 55 employees with plans to
hire more.1952 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Haynes Corp. The precision parts manufacturer is closing some Norwalk operations and
moving jobs to Florida. The family-owned business, has major companies for customers,
such as General Electric, General Motors and Caterpillar.1953
Vendor Resource Management (VRM), a real estate management company, relocated
its headquarters and opened its new $4.6 million, 85,000-sq. ft. headquarters in the Dallas
suburb of Carrollton, where is created 339 jobs. VRM also has staff at a second location in
Pomona.1954
Avalon Laboratories, LLC furloughed employees producing catheters because the
company shifted such work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 13, 2010. 1955
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Viral Genetics Inc. (VG Life Sciences), a biotechnology company specializing in

autoimmune therapy, is moving its research facilities to the life science cluster in
Georgetown.1956 The companys HQ remains in California and at some point moved from
San Marino to Santa Barbara.
Jeunique International, Inc. furloughed employees producing and procuring womens
apparel because the company shifted the work to a foreign nation. The Dept. of Labor
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 13, 2010. 1957
Mercury Paper Inc. moved its North American headquarters to an expanding paperproducts plant in Virginia. Its parent company, Sinar Mas Group, HQd in Shanghai, made
the largest-ever investment in Virginia by a Chinese-owned manufacturer. Low operating
costs was a factor. The company says that the facility is on a 15-acre site with a stunning
view of the mountains and the Shenandoah Valley.1958
VIAM Manufacturing, Inc., CA Facility Division, a subsidiary of Japan Vilene Company,
Ltd., furloughed employees and on-site leased workers because the company shifted
production of automotive floor, trunk, and cargo mats to a foreign country. The Dept. of
number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 6,
2010.1959
Accruent Inc. The real estate-related software developer expanded by opening an office
in Austin for product management and engineering, as well as operations and support.
However, later it was learned this was a headquarters move,1960 verified by the companys
website.1961 The company plans to employ 50 people by years end.1962 [Its conceivable
Coda Holdings Inc. a company in the electric car and battery space considered California
for a planned automotive-grade lithium ion battery manufacturing facility. Lio Energy
Systems, a joint venture with Lishen Power Battery, would operate the facility. But the
focus switched to Ohio. Lio Energy Systems operates a major facility in China with the
capacity to produce more than 20,000 battery packs per year, which the proposed Ohio
facility would replicate.1963 The possibility of 1,000 new Ohio jobs was contingent on the
approval of federal and state aid. The largest sum of money will need to come from the
U.S. DOE, about $400 million to $500 million, part of a loan-guarantee program for cleanenergy auto production.1964 However, the company went bankrupt and it withdrew its
application for a federal loan to build the California factory.1965
Dimensional Fund Advisors The global money management firm, which already
expanded into Austin, decided to place its headquarters in the city.1966 In a Forbes column,
Rex Sinquefield, company co-founder, said DFA now can be counted as one of the many
companies that has moved its headquarters from California. DFA employees now enjoy a
big increase in take-home pay and are generously contributing their hard-earned dollars to
Austins local economy.1967
Abbott Laboratories of this major pharmaceutical and medical supply companys
clinical chemistry plant The facility was closed and the manufacturing of 12.5% of the
products previously manufactured at Abbotts facility in South Pasadena ... was transferred
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to vendor manufacturing facilities in Canada, and the manufacturing of the other 87.5% of
products was transferred to vendor manufacturing facilities in the U.S. The workers
manufactured reagents, buffers, and calibrators. In doing so, it furloughed employees and
also on-site leased workers. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that
country, but it stated that 75 jobs were lost and that furloughs may have begun as early as
Feb. 18, 2010.1968 Since its unknown how many jobs were attributed to offshoring, for
shifted to which locations, the furlough figure will be excluded from this report.
Abbott Laboratories See the Canada entry for the company for 2010 for more
Sigue Corp., furloughed employees and on-site leased workers engaged in wire money
transfer and check cashing services because it shifted the work to a foreign country. The
lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 7, 2010.1969
Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp., a subsidiary of Ball Packaging Corp., furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers producing aluminum beverage cans because the
company shifted such work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as Feb. 13, 2010.1970
Kyjen Co. The company changed third-party logistics companies and warehouse from
one in the South Bay to one in Reno.1971 What the location was in the South Bay is
unknown.
Moulton Logistics Management See the 2010 Costa Rica entry for this company for
Moulton Logistics Management, Call Center Services Division, furloughed employees
and caused on-site leased workers providing call center services because it shifted the
work to the Philippines and Costa Rica. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 11, 2010.1972
In-Three The pioneer in converting movies into 3-D was purchased by Digital Domain
and most of the 70 jobs will go to Florida. CEO Cliff Plumer said, Id rather keep the jobs
in California, but Florida is more economical than California, Im sorry to say, Plans are
in the works for a Digital Domain Institute in West Palm Beach, a four-year program in
advanced digital media supported by Florida State University.1973
Ryder Integrated Logistics The company will move into 390,000 sq. ft. of space in
Reno.1974 The Whittier Daily News reported that the company is one of the citys top 25
sales-tax producers. The distribution center apparently opened in the 1960s. In 1984, it
was expanded to handle all shipping, repair and service operations in nine western states,
including California. At the time it employed 400 people and was expected to grow even
larger. But since then, the number of employees has declined to 50 jobs.1975
Carousel Carpet Mills Robertex Associates, a nationwide carpet company, purchased
the company and moved equipment and operations to Georgia.1976 [Along with efficiencies
resulting from the acquisition and consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision
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Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Arvin Sango, Inc. The manufacturer closed its plant after nearly 15 years of serving the
now-closed NUMMI plant. Equipment was shipped Wisconsin where it will be used to
supply parts for a Toyota plant in Texas. It appears that the companys other plants in
Indiana and Kentucky remain in operation.1977
Pepsi Beverages Co. will close its Merced plant on Dec. 8. The plant employs 42 people
and has been around for more than 40 years. The facility only produces cans of soda, not
bottles, and apparently consumers want beverages in plastic bottles.1978 Pepsi continues
to operate canned-product production plants in other parts of the nation.
Werner Ladder Co. closed its manufacturing facility, ending 140 jobs; the plant produced
fiberglass and aluminum ladders. A distribution center there will remain open. Last year,
Werner made 1.1 million ladders in Merced.1979 The Pennsylvania-based company has
operations worldwide, so its unclear to which other locations production was moved. The
Dept. of Labor failed to specify which country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun
as early as Sept. 12, 2010.1980
New Media Learning (Workplace Answers) The workplace compliance training firm
HQd in Napa opened an office in August in Austin with 40 people. Details are difficult to
come by, but by November 2013 that office in Austin became their headquarters address.
The company acquired Workplace Answers (also with an Austin HQ) and will operate
under that name. New Media Learnings LinkedIn page showed the headquarters in
Austin, not Napa.1981 [Along with efficiencies resulting from an acquisition, its conceivable
Smith Micro Software Inc. The software company will create a new R&D facility in
McCandless, near Pittsburgh, in an office park on 36 wooded acres in suburban North
Hills, a site capable of handling its data center requirements. The company estimates it will
hire 230 people to work in the facility.1982 [Its conceivable that the location decision was
Pennsylvania leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Alstyle Apparel The clothing manufacturer transferred its knitting and dyeing operations
in Anaheim to a new 700,000 sq. ft. plant in Mexico located near the Arizona border. The
move is seen as a way to lower costs and increase production capabilities. Alstyle is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Ennis, Inc.1983 According to the Dept. of Labor, furloughs may
Beckman Coulter Inc. The biomedical test instrument maker is creating a new facility in
Indianapolis, its third expansion in the city in four years. Lori Gabrek, general manager at
Coulter, said, The area offers a favorable business environment and lower total cost of
operations, plus a local work force with strong skills in both engineering and
manufacturing. Our operations here have become a Center of Excellence for our discovery
products those developed for life science research and drug discovery.1985
Ditech The unit of GMAC Financial Services mortgage subsidiary Residential Capital,
LLC, will close its Costa Mesa headquarters and move it to Pennsylvania. All Costa Mesa
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employees were laid off and the work will be done by ResCap employees in Fort
Washington.1986
Flextronics International USA, Inc., Infrastructure Div., furloughed employees and onsite leased workers in Foothill Ranch and San Diego producing disposable medical
devices or engaged in related activity because the company shifted the work to Mexico.
The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as May 3, 2010.1987
Bazz Houston Co. The specialty parts manufacturer with U.S. facilities also is a maquila
company in Mexico. It struggles with rising costs on supplies and new regulations. A
California company since 1974, it expects to move more jobs to Mexico. CEO Javier
Castro said, Even if the economy improves significantly in the near future, its still going to
be difficult for us to remain competitive and keep building our business in Southern
California. It just seems like were facing a storm of rising insurance and regulatory
costs.1988
Imperial-Newton Inc. The manufacturer of wrenches and other equipment is moving all
operations to Colorado. We found the environment in California to be anti-business, said
Sales Manager Eric Franks. California costs are higher from an operational and tax
standpoint. Especially having employees in California, the administrative burden is
substantial. Imperial-Newton Inc. was a subsidiary of Xtolere. The company closed the
parent company and incorporated under the Imperial-Newton name in Colorado.1989 The
statement on the companys website was a bit unusual it said: Imperial-Newton Corp
officially completes the relocation of its headquarters and primary warehousing & shipping
operations to [Colorado]. We are excited both professionally and personally by this
relocation to the land which inspired the song America the Beautiful, and to the
improvement it brings about to our customers in terms of reduced operational costs, faster
shipping times and improved hours of operation now better aligned with many of our
frequent customers.1990
Kyjen Co. sells products for dogs. Owner Kyle Hansen told the Orange County Register, I
realized we were paying more in taxes in California. I would rather invest that money to
hire more people. Kyjen started in 1992 and its products are now carried in 7,500 stores
including PETCO and PetSmart. Annual sales are $15 million. Kyjen had nine employees
in 2009, grew to 21 and is still growing. Hansen added: We pride ourselves in building
corporate culture, paying full benefits, finish on Friday by 2 p.m.... here were not spending
our time sitting on a freeway. There are trails right by our office.1991
Quiksilver Americas, Quiksilver Screenprint Operations furloughed employees and onsite leased workers because the company shifted production of screen printed T-shirts to a
the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 8,
2010.1992
Core Industries, Inc., DBA Star Trac furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
producing commercial fitness equipment because the company has begun acquiring such
equipment from a foreign country. A Dept. of Labor document didnt identify the country,
nor did it provide figures for the number of jobs lost in Irvine or Murrieta, but it indicated
that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 8, 2010.1993
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Edwards Lifesciences The company will add employees in Utah, giving it more
manufacturing and R&D capability and accommodate plans for growth. The facility will be
the companys second plant in the state its Midvale facility now has 228 jobs and the
facilities will be combined during 2010. The company expects to hire 1,000 employees in
the coming years for the new 300,000 sq. ft. facility.1994
eEye Digital Security (now BeyondTrust) established a Halifax facility to focus on
R&D and quality assurance. Halifax will be our first Canadian location, said Kevin Hickey,
CEO, eEye Digital Security. We are looking forward to the skilled graduates Nova Scotia
has in the IT sector and further growing our business. The company will create up to 40
new positions. Stephen Lund, president and CEO, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI)
referred to the event as a relocation of the companys R&D.1995 NSBI attracted eEye
Digital Security to Nova Scotia, from Irvine in 2010. In May 2012, eEye became a whollyowned subsidiary of BeyondTrust. By 2014, BeyondTrust expanded its Nova Scotia R&D
team and will create 30 full-time positions in the first year of the new agreement. The two
events combined add up to 70 jobs.1996 In 2015, the companys website does not show an
Irvine facility.1997
eEye Digital Security (now BeyondTrust) The computer and software security
company has relocated its headquarters from Irvine to Phoenix, in the process moving 10
employees and hiring another 15 in Phoenix. The space has room for at least 50 more
employees, which the company hopes to have hired by the end of next year.1998
Glenmount Global Solutions relocated its corporate headquarters. The company
specializes in energy management, information systems, software development, and
electrical and control engineering.1999 The company sold its office property in Irvine for
$1.3 million.2000
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc., a semiconductor company, will cut 56 jobs in Irvine and
transfer manufacturing to Malaysia and Singapore. Management determined that it was in
the best interests of the company to reduce costs by migrating production and certain
administrative functions from California to Southeast Asia, the company said. K&S
anticipates it will pay about $1.3 million in severance costs.2001 Since it isnt known how
many of the 56 jobs shifted to which nation.
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased
employees engaged in production of televisions, including sales, warehousing, and
distribution of televisions and product development because the company shifted the work
to foreign countries engineering, design and development to Japan and quality functions
and majority of procurement to Mexico. A Dept. of Labor document failed to specify what
communities in those countries. It also failed to identify to which nation Irvines work was
transferred; likewise for Ontarios work.2002 The furlough figure is from a WARN Notice.2003
NGK Spark Plugs (USA), Inc. will move spark plug manufacturing from Irvine to West
Virginia. The company, part of Japan-based NGK Spark Plug Co., will keep West Coast
distribution in Irvine.2004 Any Irvine staffing change is unknown. The plant in Sissonville,
which has 300 employees, will add 40 to 50 more with the consolidation.2005 NGK has
been in Irvine since 1983.2006 Note: This is separate from the 2009 international relocation
to Japan. Earlier, in 2005 event, the company moved its HQ from Irvine to Wixom,
Michigan.
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NGK Spark Plugs (USA), Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers because
the company shifted production of spark plugs to Japan. The Dept. of Labor didnt specify
which community in that country, nor did it state the number of jobs lost, but it indicated
that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 10, 2010.2007
Numira Biosciences The medical technology firm left for Salt Lake City. When asked
about the departure, its CEO praised Utahs quality of life but also blamed Californias
business environment. The tipping point was when someone from the Orange County tax
[assessor] wanted to see our facility to tax every piece of equipment I had, Michael
Beeuwsaert told the Orange County Register.2008 Also, CEO Michael Beeuwsaert said the
major reasons for the move were taxes, quality of life and ability to recruit quality people.
In Salt Lake City at my first networking event I met the mayor and the president of the Utah
Senate, and they asked what they could do to help me. No [elected official] ever asked me
that in California, he said.2009
Rockwell Collins ElectroMechanical Systems, Inc. See the 2010 entry for Mexico for
this company for more information about this event.
Rockwell Collins ElectroMechanical Systems, Inc. furloughed employees engaged in
the production of aircraft control systems. A Dept. of Labor document indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as July 15, 2010.2010 A news story indicated the
company is closing its aircraft operation in Irvine, laying off 140 workers. Work will be
transferred to Mexico and Florida, although some employees will be able to transfer to
other California facilities. Meanwhile, Rockwell Collins is hiring companywide. 2011 The
company was formerly known as Kaiser Electroprecision, Inc. and changed its name to
Rockwell Collins ElectroMechanical Systems, Inc. in 2005. The company was incorporated
in 1963 and is based in Tustin, Calif.2012
Rosemount Analytical, a subsidiary of Emerson, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers engaged in the production of liquid sensors because the company shifted
such work to Mexico. A Dept. of Labor document didnt identify the community in that
may have begun as early as Jan. 31, 2010.2013
State Street Corp. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in providing
financial services because the company shifted the work to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt
lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 4, 2010. 2014 According
to a WARN Notice, about one year later 124 employees were furloughed in Irvine.2015 It is
fairly typical for a furlough to occur some time after the launch of an offshoring project.
However, since it isnt know how many of those jobs should be attributed to the event, this
report will exclude that furlough number.
Boeing Co. The aerospace company will close its Irvine helicopter facility and transfer
production to Arizona. Work will stop on the A160 Hummingbird program.2016
United States Olympic Committee The USOC will relocate its International Relations
Division. The decision to close our Irvine office wasnt one that was taken lightly, but our
lease was up and it no longer made sense for us to have an office in Irvine, said USOC
CEO Scott Blackmun. While there were very good reasons in the past to have staff based
in Irvine that is no longer the case. I am looking forward to bringing our international
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Illinois > Chicago
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#PA
}CLO
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Colorado >
Denver
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SO
#PF
}REL
Orange
Lake Forest
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Lake Forest
Mexico > Juarez
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Lake Forest
Nevada > Las

Vegas
15
N$R
#CP
#DO
#PA
}CLO
}REL
Orange
Lake Forest
Malaysia >
Unknown
10,000
$1,200
NQF
#MA
#RD
}CDO
}OSO
Orange
Newport
Beach
Texas > Dallas
60
N$R
NQF
#IT
}CLO
}REL
relations group to Colorado Springs where it can work closely with the rest of the
team.2017 Five employees will be affected.2018 While that is a small number, it nonetheless
is a loss of a prestigious organization. [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that
fewer regulations in Colorado leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Workforce Management The magazine will move it headquarters to Chicago in mid2010. The publication, owned by Crain Communications, has more than 52,000 print and
400,000 registered online subscribers.2019
Blytheco LLC acquired a Denver-based SFA Technology, which represents the Sage
SalesLogix CRM platform, and Blytheco will relocate some functions to SFA Technologys
existing Denver office.2020 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the acquisition and
consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Colorado leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Ellison Educational Equipment, Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
producing die cutting machines and steel rule dies because the company shifted the work
to another country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did
it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have
begun as early as June 13, 2010.2021
Knight, LLC, a subsidiary of Idex Corp., furloughed employees and on-site leased
employees producing chemical dispensers, proportioning systems, and chemical
management systems, for use in laundry, dishwashing, and dairy production machines,
because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a
June 7, 2010.2022 The community is likely to be Juarez, where the company was
establishing a plant during 2010-2012.2023
Pixel2Canvas Curtis Benton, P2Cs owner, said, For too long we have been the victim
of Californias over-exuberant taxation policies. We are a small company of about 15
employees and we [will save] close to $14,000 in workmans comp insurance alone [by
moving to Nevada]. Our employees paychecks are going further with lower rents, lower
gas prices, and no state income tax. Also, staff will pay less than half for equivalent
housing or will move to nicer accommodations. P2C moved from two Lake Forest locations
and doubled its space to a new 8,000 sq. ft. Las Vegas location with lower rent. Benton
added: We will be able to expand the business with the greater amount of capital without
having to pass the costs on to our customers. Many of our competitors have already
moved to lower cost areas and their profits have enabled them to get a jump on their
growth.2024 Pixel2Canvas is an international printer of fine art canvas and prints for
photographers and digital artists.
Western Digital The disk-drive maker will spend $1.2 billion over five years to expand
its R&D and manufacturing facilities. The Malaysian prime minister said over the next five
years there will be up to 10,000 additional jobs.2025
CB Richard Ellis, the Los Angeles-based real estate services company, will move up to
60 IT jobs to Texas prior to closing its Newport Beach support services office.2026
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Beach
Colorado >
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Placentia
Arkansas >
Unknown
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Placentia
Orange
Placentia
750
N$R
165
#HQ
#IT
#SO
40
N$R
NQF
#MA
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Unknown
Pennsylvania >
Pittsburgh
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NQF
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NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
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San
Clemente
Minnesota >
Bloomington
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HC
}REL
Orange
Santa Ana
Alabama >
Huntsville
15
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Orange
Santa Ana
Maryland >
Hanover
N$R
NQF
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}CLO
}REL
Orange
Santa Ana
Canada >
Ontario,
Mississauga
20
N$R
NQF
#AU
#EN
#MA
}CLO
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Santa Ana
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
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#MA
}OSO
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}CLO
}REL
TriZetto Group Inc., whose software helps health plans and benefit administrators
manage billing and other services, moved its headquarters. CEO Trace Devanny said,
We are the largest provider of healthcare IT for the health insurance business in the
United States. There are over 100 million insured lives running from our solutions .... Were
creating a corporate worldwide headquarters in Denver.2027 That facility grew so much
that TriZetto announced it will build a new headquarters in Douglas County, south of
Denver, to accommodate up to 750 new jobs over the next five years. Employees will
move into the new 165,000 sq. ft. facility in spring 2013.2028
Kennametal Inc. The manufacturer of energy-related products including oil well drilling
parts and flow controls will close in Placentia by October and transfer work to Arkansas,
Michigan and Pennsylvania. Kennametal acquired the Placentia plant as part of its 1997
purchase of Greenfield Industries. It had once been called A-1 Carbide.2029 The community
in Arkansas may be Rogers, but that is uncertain. [Its conceivable that the location
decisions were influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer
regulations in Arkansas, Michigan and Pennsylvania leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Kennametal Inc. See more details in the Arkansas /Locality Unknown entry for this
company for this event. The community may be Grand Rapids or Traverse City.
Kennametal Inc. See more details in the Arkansas /Locality Unknown entry for this
company for this event. Its unclear where in the Pittsburgh area as the company has
plants in Latrobe and New Castle.
Pick Up Stix. The company that owns restaurant chains Leeann Chin, Mandarin Express
and Chins Asia Fresh, purchased Pick Up Stix and will move its headquarters to
Minnesota. Most of the 70 Pick Up Stix stores are in Southern California, Nevada and
Arizona.2030 A later review showed the HQ as indeed being in Minnesota, although the
company kept an office in San Clemente.
LINE-X Protective Coatings company, which makes products for all types of trucks, is
moving its headquarters to Huntsville in the aftermath of a merger with Advanced
Protective Coatings. The event is expected to create about 15 jobs locally.2031 In that year,
Line-X had more than 400 locations in 36 countries.2032 [Along with efficiencies resulting
from the merger and consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Alabama
Maxwell America The boating equipment maker closed its Santa Ana offices and
moved to Maryland. One reason was the impact of state environmental regulations. A
company official said over the years many California boat builders have relocated to the
Midwest and East where they dont face the same restrictions.2033
MotorVac Technologies, which makes parts to repair autos sold in 60 countries, reduced
costs by moving to Canada. The CEO said he really fought hard to keep MotorVac here,
but unfortunately the numbers didnt support it. Its new owner, UView, has its own plant
with excess capacity in Canada. And the general cost of doing business in California is
much more expensive.2034
STEC, Inc., Manufacturing Division, furloughed employees engaged in the production of
computer storage devices because the company shifted such work to a foreign country.
263
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Rocklin
Colorado >
Denver
700
$20
NQF
#GR
#MA
}UTN
Placer
Rocklin
Georgia >
Marietta
350
$5
266
#BF
#SB
}CLO
}REL
Placer
Roseville
Georgia >
Marietta
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
Riverside
Corona
Riverside
Corona
Texas >
Lewisville
Texas >
Grapevine
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
73
N$R
NQF
Riverside
Hemet
Riverside
Hemet
Texas >
Carrollton
Florida > Tampa
NJR
N$R
NQF
295
N$R
NQF
#HC
#SB
}CLO
}REL
Riverside
Lakeview
Michigan > Ada
150
N$R
NQF
#FP
}CLO
}REL
Riverside
Lakeview
Riverside
Lakeview
Washington >
Quincy
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
#AU
}REL
}REL
The Dept. of Labor didnt that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs
lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 26, 2010.2035
SMA America LLC considered Sacramento to build a new solar panel manufacturing
plant. Instead, it selected Denver, where it eventually will employee 700 people. General
Manager Jurgen Krehnke said, Initially, the [consultants] almost immediately dismissed
this and said, Oh, California, its too expensive. It wont work. We said, Wait a minute.
We want to at least take a look. We wouldve had a preference to have the factory right
here. There was some concern about the cost of the location, the availability of
manufacturing labor, there was concern about the budget crisis and whether it would lead
to increased taxes. This all led us to believe that California was a little bit more difficult to
defend.2036 Production began at the facility in 2010.2037 Later, Krehnke said, Its been a
great move. It was a strategic decision to [open the plant], and its what it needs to be,
where it needs to be. Its SMAs only factory outside of Germany. SMA America is the
North American arm of SMA Solar Technology AG, based in Germany -- the worlds
largest maker of solar-power inverters.2038
TASQ Technology, Inc. The payments processing company is closing its Rocklin
headquarters and Roseville warehouse for point-of-sale equipment, eliminating 350 jobs.
The HQ site includes management, development and call-center operations. The company
is investing $5 million in its new location in Marietta, about 15 miles northwest of
Atlanta.2039 It will move into a 266,000-sq. ft. building.2040 The move will occur over the next
18 months.2041
TASQ Technology, Inc. Employees at the Roseville warehouse provide repair,
receiving and customer service. See more about this event at the TASQ Marietta, Georgia
entry.2042
Hayden Automotive See the 2010 event for Grapevine for more information about this
event.
Hayden Automotive, a maker of automotive transmission oil coolers and fan clutches, is
relocating to Texas. The company will lay off 73 Californians by the end of 2010.2043 The
move, when combined with another from Hong Kong to Orlando, Florida, will result in a
combined savings estimated at $4 million annually.
Hilton Worldwide See the 2010 Tampa event for this company for more information
about this event.
Hilton Worldwide will close its 24-hour-a-day reservation call center and employees will
be offered jobs at Hiltons call centers in Texas and Florida.2044 The job-loss figure is from
a WARN Notice.2045 (This followed a 2009 event where Hemet jobs were sent to the
Philippines.)
Amway Corp. will close its Lakeview facility, which has grown and processed Nutrilite
supplements for more than 50 years. Some work will be shifted to plants in Buena Park,
Calif., Ada, Michigan, Washington state, Mexico and Brazil. The Lakeview facility is where
the Nutrilite brand began.2046
Amway Corp. See the 2010 Michigan event for this company for more information about
this event.
this event.
264
Riverside
Lakeview
Riverside
Murrieta
Riverside
Riverside
Brazil > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Indiana > Decatur
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
1,200
N$R
NQF
#MA
}REL
Riverside
Temecula
Costa Rica >

Alajuela
NJR
$50
16
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Sacramento
Folsom
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CH
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Sacramento
North
Highlands
Sacramento
North
Highlands
Sacramento
Rancho
Cordova
Sacramento
Rancho
Cordova
Uruguay >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
India > Unknown
901
N$R
NQF
South Dakota >

Sioux Falls
NJR
N$R
NQF
Arizona >
Phoenix
NJR
N$R
NQF
#BF
}REL
Sacramento
Sacramento
Georgia > Sandy

Springs
30
N$R
6.5
#GR
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
Sacramento
Sacramento
Utah > Salt Lake

City
55
N$R
NQF
#CL
#DO
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
#BF
#SB
}CLO
}OSO
}REL
}REL
this event.
Core Industries, Inc. See the 2010 Irvine entry for this company for more information
about this event.
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. After relocating to Indiana, the company has eight
buildings: two for motor home production, one paint shop, three for fiberglass production
and two for service and parts and where the workforce has grown to 1,200.2047
Abbott Laboratories will invest $50 million build a 16,000-sq. ft. catheters manufacturing
plant in Alajuela Costa Rica The his information was presented by the Comex and CINDE,
agencies in Costa Rica. In a first phase, the company will start operations with 500
workers and it will increase to 3,000 later.2048 That employment estimate is excluded from
this report and real-count jobs losses are reported during the years that they occurred.
R-Squared Circuits, Inc., a subsidiary of Test Tooling Solutions Group, furloughed
employees producing printed circuit boards because the company shifted the work to a
the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April 11,
2010.2049
HomeEq Servicing See the 2010 India entry for this company for more information.
HomeEq Servicing, a mortgage servicing company, will close its 901-employee call
center after being acquired by Ocwen Financial Corp., which will move jobs to India and
Uruguay.2050
Wells Fargo See the 2010 Phoenix event for this company for more information.
Wells Fargo will relocate jobs to Arizona and South Dakota. A company statement merely
said, in todays ever-changing business environment, we must continuously review our
operations and make changes accordingly.2051 [Along with the reasons cited, its
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Arizona leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Enfinity Corp. The Belgium-based solar development company relocated its Americas
headquarters from Sacramento to Atlanta, where it will employ at least 30 people initially in
a 6,500-sq. ft. space. Founded in 2005, Enfinity has grown into one of the 10-largest solar
photovoltaic development companies with projects in North America, China, India and
Europe. The Atlanta office will help finance and develop new solar projects across the
Americas.2052
Gregory Mountain Products Inc., which sells outdoor apparel online, will relocate
headquarters and staff, keeping a largely autonomous brand as it integrates with its new
owner, Black Diamond Equipment Inc. The company plans to grow its HQ and distribution
facilities in Utah over the next 10 years.2053 [Along with efficiencies resulting from affiliation
with a new owner, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Utah leading to a reduction
in expenses.]
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Sacramento
Sacramento
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PA
}OSO
}REL
San
Bernardino
Adelanto
San
Bernardino
Ontario
North Carolina >

New Bern
100
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}CLO
}REL
18
N$R
NQF
#AE
}CLO
}DSP
San
Bernardino
Ontario
San Diego
Carlsbad
(See Irvine entry)
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Mexico >
Monterrey
277
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San Diego
Carlsbad
Colorado >
Longmont
70
N$R
NQF
#CH
#SO
}CLO
}REL
San Diego
Escondido
Mexico > Tijuana
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San Diego
San Diego
Pennsylvania >
Pittsburgh
30
$9
24.8
#PB
}CDO
Unknown >
Dispersed
McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., d/b/a/ The Sacramento Bee, furloughed employees

producing advertisements because it shifted the services to a foreign country. According
the Dept. of Labor, employees stated that the work migrated to India, although which
community is unknown. Also, the filing didnt identify the community in that country, nor did
it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun
as early as Nov. 11, 2010.2054
CABO Yachts The manufacturer will close its plant by the end of 2010 and move
production to the Hatteras Yachts factory in North Carolina. Both companies are units of
Brunswick Corp.2055
GE Aviation Its aerospace unit will close the engine repair and test facility at the Los
Angeles / Ontario International Airport, where it tested engines after overhaul and repair.
The facility has been open for 55 years and has been slowly shrinking. At its peak
employment, the site had more than 700 workers.2056
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. furloughed workers and on-site leased
workers producing televisions because the company shifted the work to foreign countries.
See the 2010 Irvine entry for more information about this event.
Callaway Golf Co. will move most manufacturing to Mexico. George Fellows, CEO, said,
This decision was based on an extensive review of our operations structure and supports
the gross margin improvements necessary to secure our leadership position in a
competitive market.2057 The North County Times reported that Carlsbad will remain
company headquarters, where research, marketing and administrative functions will be
handled, as well as some manufacturing.... Bud Leedom, an analyst familiar with the
company, said hundreds would lose their jobs, because manufacturing is a substantial
part of Callaways payroll. . . . Callaway has endured hard times before, Leedom said.
However, relocating production means the company had decided that even when the
economy recovers, it wont be able to regain its pricing power.2058
Dot Hill Systems Corp. The manufacturer of data storage products will close its
Carlsbad headquarters. Its already consolidated operations from Carlsbad to
Longmont.2059 It appears at least 30 have already moved.2060
Nexergy, Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing battery packs,
printed circuit assemblies, cable and harness. Company employees stated that the
company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April 19,
2010.2061 Its likely the community is Tijuana, where the company already has a facility.
BeamOne LLC is opening a 24,800-sq. ft. Electron Beam Sterilization Service Center
where it will employ up to 30 people when fully operational and another 15 to 20 jobs could
be added later. CEO Glenn Thibault said of the region, This is a great place for growth.
There is a lot of expansion in medical devices and pharmaceutical in the area, and we
want to be a part of that. BeamOne is a medical device sterilization company. When a
manufacturer makes a product like a syringe or a petri dish, it cant be used until its been
sterilized in the packaging. The company will start with one linear accelerator, with a
second added as business grows in the region.2062 Capital investment totaled $9
million.2063 Synergy Health plc acquired BeamOne in 2011, in part because the business is
expected to grow strongly after opening the Pittsburgh facility and the upcoming doubling
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San Diego
India > Chennai
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
20
N$R
NQF
#PA
}OSO
}REL
Mexico >
Tiajuana
Texas > San
Antonio
NJR
N$R
NQF
400
$5
NQF
#CP
#SB
}REL
}UTN
San Diego
San Diego
Mexico > Tecate
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
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San Diego
San Diego
Texas > Westlake
N$R
NQF
#HQ
}REL
San Diego
Vista
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Idaho > Boise
NJR
N$R
NQF
#GR
#HQ
#CS
}CLO
}REL
San
Francisco
India >
Hyderabad
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#PF
#SO
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
of Costa Rica operations.2064 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
regulations in Pennsylvania leading to a reduction in expenses.
Elsevier, Inc., Editorial Production-Journals Division, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers involved in administration and the production of scientific journals because
the company shifted the work to India.2065
Flextronics International USA, Inc. See the 2010 Foothill Ranch entry for this company
for more information about this event.
Petco The retailer moved 400 back office jobs to a new Satellite Support Center in San
Antonio, moving some executives and others from its National Support Center in San
Diego. The office will carry out the financial aspects of the companys operations, including
accounting, administrative services, compliance and risk management, and the jobs will
pay an average of about $57,700 a year, while 10% of the jobs will pay $80,000 or more.
The company will spend $5 million to outfit its San Antonio building, the first office location
outside of San Diego. The company graded cities on four main factors, including
availability of corporate talent, the friendliness of the business and civic communities,
operating costs and quality of life. The site-selection process considered the San Diego
area for the facility.2066
Rancho La Puerta, LLC furloughed employees and also on-site leased workers who
provided customer and administrative services because the firm shifted the work to
Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated
that furloughs may have begun as early as July 15, 2010.2067
Solera Holdings, Inc. relocated its headquarters to Texas; it is the parent of several
software and services companies that serve the auto insurance claims processing industry
and will retain a San Diego office.2068 Although only eight people are relocating, they are
identified as a senior group.2069 Update: Since the relocation, the company has kept
growing; in 2015 it reached a market value of about $3.3 billion2070 with customers in more
than 75 countries.2071
Vislink, Inc. subsidiary of Vislink, PLC furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
engaged in production of microwave products and assemblies for the communications
industry because the company shifted such work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor
Building Materials Holding Corp., dba BMC Select The company conducted an
unusual relocation. BMC, which had shifted its headquarters from Idaho to California,
relocated its HQ back to Boise, allowing it to retain access to high-quality employees while
reducing wage and occupancy costs.2073 BMC supports building programs that promote
sustainable materials, energy efficiency and environmentally responsible building
practices, including the LEED, National Association of Home Builders Green Home
Building Guidelines, and regional programs such as the Forest Stewardship Council. It
also provides green building products. More information is found on its Green Building
webpage.2074
Deloitte Recap LLC furloughed employees in its Biotech Consulting and Business
Development Software Division and on-site leased workers engaged in consulting and
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Francisco
65
$5
28
#HQ
#RW
}REL
Arizona >
Goodyear
107
N$R
120
#GR
#MA
}CDO
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Utah > Salt Lake

City
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DC
#DO
#EN
#IT
#SM
}CDO
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Ohio > Dayton
200
N$R
NQF
#IT
#PF
#SB
}CDO
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
South San
Francisco
Arizona >
Scottsdale
200
N$R
38.5
#DO
#SM
}CDO
Oregon >
Hillsboro
500
$525
340
#PB
}CDO
San Joaquin
Lodi
Texas > Dallas
64
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}REL
San Joaquin
Lodi
Mexico > San

Luis Potosi
NJR
N$R
NQF
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Connecticut >
Stamford
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
}OSO
}REL
software customization services because the firm shifted the work to India. The Dept. of
Design Within Reach (DWR), a retailer of modern furniture, made a cross-country
headquarters move.2076 The home-furnishing company relocated to a 28,000 sq. ft.
facility.2077 DWR brings to Stamford 65 jobs and a $5 million project to build out new
offices and a Design Within Reach studio store.2078 The company retained a presence in
San Francisco.
Suntech America The unit of a Chinese company will put its first U.S. manufacturing
plant in a 120,000-sq. ft. facility in Arizona. Suntech selected the area because of research
underway at Arizona State University and a supportive local business climate. 2079 In 2011,
the company engaged a third production shift, adding another 30 jobs, bringing the total to
107.2080
Twitter, Inc. This is another move by a California company to put computer-intensive
operations in a state with significantly less expensive electricity. Twitter will open a
custom-built data center in Utah and move some technical operations to the location. The
facility will be the companys first custom-built data center.2081 [Note that data centers use
significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Utah than in California.]
WilmerHale, a law firm, will open a Business Services Center in the Dayton region in
September and house approximately 187 employees from existing offices and new Ohiobased employees. The center will include support staff such as finance, human resources,
IT operations, document review and practice management. The center will improve
efficiencies and reduce operational expenses.2082 Later, the center, which grew to more
than 200 employees, was ranked among areas Top Workplaces by the Dayton Daily
News.2083
Yelp Inc. The online consumer ratings service opened in Scottsdales Galleria Corporate
Centre with about 100 workers and plans to hire 100 more people by years end with
most jobs related to advertising sales and account management.2084
Genentech The company began producing pharmaceuticals at a new $400 million plant,
exceeding its job creation target of 200 employees. Barry Starkman, plant manager, said,
The tax climate here was very favorable, certainly, when compared to California.2085
Subsequent expansions were made, including a $125 million project in 2015, that raised
the number of employees to 500.2086 In 2010 the company occupied 340,000 sq. ft. of
space.2087
Valley Towing Products (RPM Towing) The company closed and 64 employees lost
their jobs. Work moved to Texas and to a plant in Mexico owned by parent company
Revstone Industries LLC of Lexington, Ky. The company has manufactured parts of
trailers and towing systems in Lodi since 1947. Both the plant in Mexico and the Dallas
warehouse are new and represent part of the companys expansion plans.2088 Some work
remained in Lodi.
Valley Towing Products (RPM Towing) See the 2010 Dallas entry for this company for
more information.
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Stockton
San Joaquin
Stockton
Unknown >
Dispersed
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Unknown
154
N$R
NQF
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}CLO
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N$R
NQF
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San Luis
Obispo
Atascadero
Nevada > North

Las Vegas
NJR
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Belmont
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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San Mateo
Redwood City
Utah > Salt Lake

City
100
N$R
20
}CDO
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Redwood City
Utah > West

Jordan
NJR
$300
240
#EN
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San Mateo
Texas > Austin
50
N$R
5.7
#HQ
#PB
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San Mateo
San Mateo &
Woodside
Washington >
Camus
445
$47
NQF
#BF
#IT
#SB
}CDO
}CDO
Amtex The subsidiary of Japan-based Hayashi Telempu closed its Manteca plant, which
supplied car seat covers for the now-closed NUMMI plant. It appears that the companys
facilities in Ohio and Texas remain open.2089
Kyoho Manufacturing California The company, which in 2008 opened an auto parts
plant to supply the NUMMI plant, stopped operating in March. 2090
Timbron International, Inc. furloughed employees producing recycled Styrofoam interior
home molding products because the company shifted the work to Mexico, affecting 25
jobs. The Department of Labor didnt identify the community in that country. The company
stated that Stockton manufacturing closed on July 31, 2011 and The manufacturing
facility that was once in Stockton, CA is now in Mexico. Furloughs may have begun as
early as Oct. 17, 2010.2091
Retail Anywhere opened a new office for Customer Support and other departments in
Nevada to accommodate a larger staging facility and help-desk staff increase. The
company provides point-of-sale systems for retailers. CEO Branden Jenkins said. We
chose the Las Vegas area because of its talented labor pool and for its abundant options
of direct flights, easing the commute for our implementation teams as well as for
customers coming on-site for training.2092 Later, the company was purchased by NetSuite.
Cengage Learning furloughed employees in its manufacturing buyers department and onsite leased workers because the company shifted such services to a company in India,
which now performs textbook purchases. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community
in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 13, 2010.2093
Electronic Arts Inc. Placing a 20,000-sq. ft. facility in Utah will promote the creation of
innovative video game content. Employees include engineering, design, project
management, marketing, production, audio, art and animation. 2094
Oracle resumed construction of a massive data center in Utah, an effort called Project
Sequoia that will be about 240,000-sq. ft. in size.2095 After project delays, the company
resumed work in 2010. Data Center Knowledge reported, Oracle apparently halted
construction around the time it offered to acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. The
deal created a buy vs. build choice for Oracle, as Sun operates dozens of data centers,
including a relatively new high-efficiency Broomfield, Colorado data center and Suns highdensity installation at the SuperNAP in Las Vegas.2096 [Note that data centers use
significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Utah than in California.]
Pain Therapeutics Inc. The drug development company informed the SEC that it would
relocate its headquarters by the end of 2011. The company has about 30 employees and
plans to hire 50 to 100 people in R&D roles over the next three years. CEO Remi Barbier
said, Were a business, and we look for business-friendly states and business-friendly
environments .... Were a medical research company and we think that Austin, Texas, is
an up-and-coming cluster for biotech and biomedical research, and wed like to participate
in that.2097 A 2014 report stated that the company in 2010 leased 5,700 sq. ft. of
space.2098
Fisher Investments The advisory asset management firm is building a 200-acre
campus in Camus. CEO Ken Fisher said the new location offers a friendlier business
climate than California, where the company is currently based. 2099 Fisher Investments
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260
N$R
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Santa Clara
Campbell
Michigan > Ann

Arbor
300
$2.25
45
#EN
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Milpitas
Louisiana >
Covington
490
N$R
27
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manages $49 billion in assets for high-net-worth individuals and for public pension plans. It
also manages financial plans for companies such as Boeing and Volvo. Its employees
earn between $75,000 and $200,000 annually.2100 When asked if he will move the HQ to
Washington State, he said he isnt yet ready to do so: California, the state of my birth and
that of my father and grandfather, is determined to go to hell but isnt very competent so it
is taking the state time to complete the process. Im letting people flee ahead of that. He
said other California-to-Washington State attributes are: No state income tax for my
people. Schools where the primary education doesnt consist of extra-curricular firearms
and illegal drug training, plus safe neighborhoods where kids can play in the streets.
Comparable homes for my folks that cost a quarter as much. Local governments that like
my people instead of hate them.2101 In 2013, the company said it plans to break ground
on a second office building, which will be able to house some 700 workers. The doubling
of office space in Camas means that Fisher Investments will have more employees in
Washington than in California.2102 By 2015, the firms head count in Camas reached about
975 workers and capacity exists to accommodate 1,800 employees. These are highpaying jobs. Fisher said employees earn between $75,000 and $200,000 annually. 2103
Note: Its difficult to know to which years the job growth of 530 employees should be
attributed. For the purposes of this report, they will be broken into units of 132 and
attributed to each year in the 2011-2014 period.
Aplegen, Inc., a life sciences company, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
producing digital imaging equipment because the company shifted such work to
Singapore. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it
as early as Feb. 13, 2010.2104
UPS shut its call center in stages by October 2010. The Santa Maria Times quoted a UPS
spokeswoman as saying, The center is being closed because calls that have been
handled by the Santa Maria center can be handled within the companys existing
network.2105 The center is the only one of ten centers thats closing. Its unclear what other
locations will handle the diverted calls.
Barracuda Networks The IT security firm is undertaking a major expansion of its R&D
center in Michigan. In the two years since it created the facility, it has grown from 8
employees to about 100 workers.2106 Barracudas growth illustrates the economic potential
of the IT security sector for the Ann Arbor region and the University of Michigans
computer science engineering program.2107 Its investment is $2.55 million.2108 With
continual growth, by 2012 the employee count was expected to grow to between 300 and
400 employees, a number thats not going to be capped.2109 For purposes of this report,
the conservative number of 300 will be cited.
Globalstar, Inc. Will move its headquarters, product development center, international
customer care operations, call center, finance, accounting, sales, marketing and PR all
high-value jobs. The company provides mobile satellite voice and data services. Jay
Monroe, executive chairman, said, Relocating to Covington will help dramatically reduce
our operating costs as we execute our next generation strategic initiatives. The
telecommunications industry is extremely competitive and we are seeing increased
competition. CEO Peter Dalton said, Louisianas leading universities including Loyola,
270
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Milpitas
Mississippi >
Olive Branch
300
$130
NQF
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View
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Spring
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N$R
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Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Florida >
Gainesville
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Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Arizona > Tempe
NJR
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NQF
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Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Virginia > Reston
250
N$R
221
#DO
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#HQ
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Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Texas > Austin
200
$3.1
21
#DO
#SB
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}CDO
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Washington >
Seattle
50
N$R
NQF
#DO
#EN
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}CDO
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Taiwan > Taipei
NJR
$112.5
NQF
#CH
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}CDO
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LSU, Tulane and The University of New Orleans plus the states reputation as a
recreational sporting enthusiasts paradise provide an ideal environment for recruiting
highly skilled employees.2110
Soladigm Inc. (now View, Inc.), a technology firm, is investing in a plant in Mississippi.
Soladigm is a privately held company financed by venture capital firms, Sigma Partners
and Khosla Ventures, both of Menlo Park, Calif. The company makes dynamic windows,
which can be switched from tinted to clear as needed.2111 Reports conflict over whether
300 or 350 jobs will be created; this report will cite the more conservative figure. In 2012
the company changed its name to View, Inc. Also, it now began to call its window glass
product View Dynamic Glass, which adjusts to external conditions, and reduces energy
consumption.2112
Sonatype Inc. moved its headquarters to Maryland while unveiling $11.6 million in venture
funding. The Washington Business Journal reported that the startup, in the computer
software development business, plans to use that new headquarters as a launching pad
for growth in the coming months.2113
SumTotal Systems (now Skillsoft) is a software provider for HR. Dan Boccabella, senior
director of product management, , said Gainesville provides quality-of-life advantages such
as shorter commutes as well as being a less expensive place to live and operate. It just
makes economic sense.2114 In 2014 Skillsoft purchased SumTotal.
Tiny Prints, which sells customized wedding, birth and stationery products online, opened
a customer-service and graphic-arts center in Arizona. A company official said Arizona
was selected because of its lower land, labor costs, and the opportunity for redundancy in
case of a California natural disaster. The company also liked the availability of artists
through Arizona State University and other area schools.2115
VeriSign, Inc. is relocating its headquarters to Virginia, according to an SEC filing.2116
VeriSign leased about 221,000 sq. ft. effective Feb. 1, 2011 and will pay about $105.8
million over the course of the 15-year lease.2117 About 250 jobs were involved and
relocation-related investment totaled $11 million.2118
Facebook Relocation of sales and operations center.2119 Facebook continues to grow
and Austin, with its deep talent pool, would allow us to hire the high-caliber employees we
need to properly serve the people, advertisers and developers that rely on our service,
said Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.2120 The company will move into a 21,000-sq, ft.
space.2121 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
Facebook established a development center in Seattle in August, 2010.2122 Some staff will
move from California and others hired locally. The Seattle Times reported that The office
Facebooks first development center outside of its Palo Alto, Calif., headquarters
ended its first year with about 50 engineers.2123 [Along with it being easier to recruit
engineers in Seattle, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
Hewlett-Packard The company is setting up a global R&D center in Taiwan. The center
will focus on computer products such as the design of HP Slate and related multi-touch
271
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N$R
NQF
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Santa Clara
San Jose
Santa Clara
San Jose
Texas > San

Antonio
Utah > South
Jordan
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#RD
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450
$287
240
#DC
#DO
#EN
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Santa Clara
San Jose
Texas > San

Antonio
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Santa Clara
San Jose
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Santa Clara
San Jose
Texas > San

Antonio
400
N$R
NQF
#PB
}CDO
Santa Clara
San Jose
Santa Clara
San Jose
Texas > San

Antonio
Texas > Austin
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
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450
$10
100
#GR
#SB
}CDO
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Panama >
Panama
Santa Clara
San Jose
Utah > Lehi
Santa Clara
San Jose
applications and 3D visual technologies for mobile products. Kai Hsiao, HP Taiwans
procurement head, said, Innovation will be the key to the Computing Hub.2124
Hewlett-Packard Co. The company is laying off an undisclosed number of human
resources employees and transferring the functions to Panama. No information is available
as to the number of jobs involved, when the moves will occur, or the capital investment
that will be made in Panama.2125
Adobe Systems Inc. is expanding big-time in Utah in a 230,000-sq. ft. tech campus. It will
be built on a 38-acre site west of Traverse Mountain and be similar to Adobes corporate
offices in San Jose with a skywalk between multilevel LEED certified buildings. The facility
is expected to bring in more than $134 million in taxes over the next 20 years, the move
could bring in as much as $1.6 billion in wages paid over that time. Salaries will be 200%
of the local average.2126 It will cost $100 million to construct the campus.2127
Aviat U.S., Inc., f/k/a Harris Stratex Networks Operating Corp., furloughed employees and
on-site leased workers who produced microwave modules used in wireless radio
applications because it shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt
identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 21, 2010.2128
Corhythm Inc. The startup company is developing a novel therapy for the treatment of
atrial fibrillation.2129 See the 2010 InCube Labs entry for more information.
eBay / PayPal The e-commerce and software company opened the new Project Topaz
data center and will host the eBay.com and Paypal.com web sites. It is 50% less
expensive to operate than the average of all other data centers we lease today, said Dean
Nelson, eBays Senior Director of Global Data Center Strategy. The 240,000 sq. ft. facility,
is the first phase of a four-phase project.2130 eBay transactions total about $60 billion of
goods a year, which is almost $2,000 a second.2131 [Note that data centers use significant
amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Utah than in California.]
Fe3 Medical Inc. The company is developing remedies to anemia, a prevalent micronutrient deficiency especially among women.2132 See the 2010 InCube Labs entry for more
information.
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers engaged production of hard disk drives because the company shifted the work to
Jan. 31, 2010.2133
InCube Labs, a life sciences research unit, which develops and guides start-up
companies, will launch an Innovation Center and five life science companies in Texas over
the next five years offering salaries ranging from $50,000 to over $200,000. Over ten years
InCube-related companies will spend about $100 million. CEO Mir Imran has founded
more than 20 companies, holds more than 200 patents, and with partners manages the
venture fund InCube Ventures.2134
Neurolink Inc. The early-stage company is developing a new therapy for the treatment
of epilepsy.2135 See the 2010 InCube Labs entry for more information.
SunPower Corp. The company, HQd in San Jose, will create a new U.S. operations
center in Austin, creating 450 jobs and generating an estimated $10 million in capital
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Santa
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Santa Clara
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Clara
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Singapore
NJR
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$60
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N$R
NQF
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Clara
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Guadalajara
750
$180
NQF
#CH
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Santa
Clara
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NJR
N$R
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Santa Clara
San Jose
Taiwan > Taipei
Santa Clara
San Jose
investment. The new facility will house marketing, legal, finance and accounting functions.
SunPower Corp. designs, manufactures and delivers solar technology worldwide for
residential, commercial and utility-scale power plant customers.2136 It is the third largest
solar company world-wide based on 2009 revenues of $1.52 billion.2137 The company is
ultimately looking for 100,000 sq. ft. of space.2138 Jim Pape, SunPowers president, said,
Were looking at every new 2011 hire and asking, Why not in Austin?2139 [Along with the
new-hire issue, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
in expenses.]
Super Micro Computer Inc., a storage and server manufacturer, will set up a facility in
Taiwan. According to the Taipei Times, The company will recruit up to 4,000 staff
members to run the center, which will include logistical, manufacturing and R&D functions.
The company is facing high labor costs at its research site in Silicon Valley. Moving to
Taiwan will help it cut costs and it could also take advantage of the ample resources of the
tech supply chain here, sources said.2140
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, D/B/A Covidien, Vascular Therapies furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers producing medical devices and supplies and shifted production
to Costa Rica. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it
Agilent Technologies Inc. opened its new life sciences instruments manufacturing facility
in Singapore to produce Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) instruments
for the global market.2142
Applied Materials, Inc. The company opened a new $60 million operations center in
Singapore, which will be its hub for semiconductor manufacturing around the world. The
company reported in 3Q 2010 that transition of manufacturing to Asia continues. By 2012,
about 50% of the companys semiconductor equipment shipments will be out of Singapore
and the rest from Austin, Texas.2143 The company said it plans to double its workforce at
the center in the next few years, including positions for highly skilled workers.2144
Applied Materials, Inc. The worlds biggest supplier of equipment used to build
semiconductors, solar panels and flat-panel displays built its largest R&D lab in China.2145
One reason for the move is that China (along with India and Israel) are giving their people
better technical educations than is being done in the United States.
Intel Corp. The company will expand a research center in Mexico. The company said,
The design center in Mexico is a shining example within Intel of a great investment ....
The center, which began with 33 employees, has grown to 440 and will almost double to
750 after the new facility is built. The group in Mexico had completed 40 research projects
as of July [2010]. As to Mexicos increase in gang violence, We havent found that to be a
limiter for us at all at Intel.2146
Intel Corp. furloughed employees in Santa Clara because the company shifted production
of semiconductor chips to Israel. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that
may have begun as early as May 15, 2010.2147
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Clara
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Clara
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Minh City
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}OSO
Intel Corp. opened its biggest-ever semiconductor plant, its in Vietnam and is the size of
five-and-a-half football fields (about 316,800 sq. ft.) at a cost of $1 billion.2148
Texas > Plano
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DO
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Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Oregon >
Beaverton
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}REL
McAfee, Inc. According to Forbes, David DeWalt, who heads McAfee said he is
intentionally not hiring new staff in the Golden State. Even worse for California, the
company a while ago transferred entire departments elsewhere. Is McAfee based in
California? Kind of. Only 14%, or roughly 900, of McAfees 6,500 employees are left in
Silicon Valley. DeWalt figures he can save 30 to 40% every time he hires outside of
California. And thats roughly the premium he has to pay in the form of a moving bonus to
get someone to relocate to California.... There is, of course, the higher housing costs that
push up salaries. And Californias high income tax rates, which act as immediate
surcharges on salaries. McAfee shifted some 1,000 jobs in legal, HR and finance to
Texas, Oregon and Ontario, Canada and India.2149
McAfee, Inc. See the 2010 Plano event for this company for more information.
India > Bangalore
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Chile > Santiago
100
N$R
NQF
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Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Canada >
Ontario, Vaughan
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Texas > Austin
150
N$R
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McAfee, Inc. See the 2010 Plano event for this company for more information.
McAfee, Inc. will open a new lab in Santiago that will employ quality assurance engineers
researchers, and developers with the possibility of expansion. 2150 Often, offshore
expansions by growing international companies are excluded from this report. However,
the nature of the technology work shows that this is more than a back office or call center.
By opening day, the facility had more than 100 employees.2151 Also, see comments by
McAfee in the Plano entry for this year.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
designing microprocessors because the company acquired such services from a foreign
country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 13,
2010.2152
Calisolar Inc. (now Silicor Materials, Inc.) acquired 6N Silicon Inc., an Ontario-based
company, and a portion of the transaction funds will be invested in expanding operations in
the 6N Silicon plant in Ontario.2153 Update: Calisolars new owner, Silicor Materials, in
2014 shows a Vaughan, Ontario address.2154
ShoreTel Inc. The seller of Internet-protocol business phone systems had a grand
opening of a facility in Texas.2155 Its hiring 150 workers in Austin during the next two
years, including 60 in the near-term. The jobs will be in engineering, customer service call
center, training and development.2156 CEO John W. Combs said The beauty of the
ShoreTel system is that it lets us have offices anywhere, while ensuring close collaboration
among our teams and Austin exceeded our expectations in many criteria, including work
ethic, quality of education, local vibrancy and talent pool. The company uses 30,000 sq. ft.
and expects space requirements to grow.2157 [Along with the reasons cited, its
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Yahoo Inc. The social media company will open a data center in Lockport, 20 miles
northeast of Buffalo. Yahoo referred to the New York Power Authoritys low-cost
hydropower as an attractive factor.2158 (Note: Hydropower is opposed by California
environmentalists.) It is a 191,000 sq. ft. facility.2159 [Yahoos experience in Buffalo is the
norm in that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in
most states than in California.]
Cemex The Mexico-based company closed its Davenport cement plant. The Santa Cruz
Sentinel said the facility was opened in 1906 and was the biggest contributor to the
countys property tax roll. Environmental regulations and permitting constraints and the
cost of unionized labor contributed to the decision to close. The Davenport facility was the
most expensive of Cemexs 14 plants in the United States to operate.2160
Fintech Precast Inc. The company, which manufactured precast walls for buildings,
closed in April.2161
Morpheus Lights, an entertainment lighting company, which relocated to Redding 12
years ago to escape Silicon Valley, closed its operation and consolidated operations at its
Las Vegas HQ. Even after a move of its HQ from Redding to Las Vegas several years
ago, Morpheus kept its main production and manufacturing facility in Redding. The
company has provided fixed lighting systems for some of the biggest acts in music,
including Bruce Springsteen and Ringo Starr. Its resume also includes Garth Brooks,
Metallica, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Broadway and the Academy Awards. Morpheus
initially had about 30 people working in Redding, prior to it moving its HQ to Las Vegas.2162
Coca-Cola North America will close its plant. The $30 million Coca-Cola watering bottling
plant, formerly known as Dannon, opened in 2001 and at one time employed up to 200
people. The company has other bottling plants in Anaheim, Grand Prairie, Texas; High
Springs, Fla.; and Milesburg, Pa.2163
Tasz Inc., a cork maker, is investing $2.2 million and creating 21 jobs in Lenoir, North
Carolina. Dr. Chakra V. Gupta, president and owner of Tasz, describes Lenoir as a
central location for serving the wine industries in the eastern and northeastern U.S.,
Canada, South America, and Europe. After evaluating California and other locations, we
determined that Caldwell County and Lenoir provided ideal place to establish the Tasz Inc.
investment. The company will build a 60,000-sq. ft. manufacturing facility to develop,
produce, and market synthetic corks for the wine and spirits industry. Tasz will produce the
corks under its NeoCork brand.2164
AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah Insurance Exchange, Finance and
Administration Operations, furloughed employees who provide membership account
services because the company shifted such services to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt
lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 13, 2010.2165
Soy Labs LLC The nutraceutical company broke ground in April for a new Plant Science
Center. The relocation will create at least 20 high-paying jobs in the area.2166
California Newspaper Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, dba
Vallejo Times Herald, furloughed employees producing graphical advertisements because
the company shifted the work to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
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Santa Rosa
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Unknown
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N$R
NQF
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Stanislaus
Modesto
Oregon >
Portland
12
N$R
7.3
#CL
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#HQ
}REL
Stanislaus
Modesto
Unknown >
Dispersed
186
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
Stanislaus
Riverbank
Nevada > Reno
N$R
NQF
#EN
#HQ
#MA
#RD
}CLO
}REL
Stanislaus
Turlock
Unknown >
Dispersed
150
N$R
NQF
#MA
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}DSP
Tulare
Tulare
Unknown >
Dispersed
80
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
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Unknown
Nevada > Las

Vegas
NJR
N$R
NQF
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#HQ
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Unknown
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Valley
500
$180
182.4
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that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that
Dimensions Crafts, LLC, furloughed employees and the employment decline is related
to the shift in production of plastic beads and/or plastic pegboards to a foreign country,
which is China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it
as early as April 11, 2010.2168
JDS Uniphase Corp., (a.k.a JDSU) a telecommunications company, furloughed
employees producing custom optical coated products because the company shifted such
work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a
Feb. 13, 2010.2169
Hi-Tec Sports USA The sports and outdoor footware company, based in Modesto for 30
years, moved headquarters to Oregon. Shipping will remain in Modesto. The company is a
subsidiary of privately held Hi-Tec Sports plc of London, England.2170 The company will
move into a 7,300-sq. ft. space.2171
Trim Masters Inc. All jobs at the plant were lost in March as a result of the shutdown of
the NUMMI factory. At one point corporate officials were optimistic that the facility might
continue to supply a plant in Mexico.2172 As of this writing in 2010, it appears that the plan
didnt work out.
Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies (AM2T), an engineering company
that produces exotic, high-performance materials for use in mining, oil production, missile
systems and military applications, moved its headquarters from Riverbank to Reno.
According to Mic Meeks, executive director for AM2T, the company plans to initially hire
between six to eight employees at is Reno operation in various materials research and
development, technical marketing and support positions. As demand for its products
increase, Meeks says the company will build a redundant heavy manufacturing operation
in Reno similar to that which is in California.2173
Hormel Foods Corp. The company will close its canning plant in October, affecting
about 150 workers. Employees may be able to work at one of four other food processing
facilities that the company runs in California. The plant had produced canned meats since
2006.2174 See also a 2014 closure of a Hormel plant in Stockton that also produced
canned meat products.
Land O Lakes will idle its cheese manufacturing plant in Tulare sometime during the
latter half of 2010. Land OLakes is offering employees assistance through counseling and
referrals. The company will work with the Teamsters Union regarding the transition.2175
InstantAction When Louis Castle agreed to become CEO for the game software
company, one of the conditions was that Las Vegas be considered as a site for the
companys headquarters instead of California. He cited the lower cost of living compared
to Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. A game designer making $65,000 to $80,000 a year will
be able to make it go much further in Las Vegas, including the ability to purchase a
house.2176
Roche / Ventana Medical Systems The Switzerland-based bioscience and
pharmaceutical company, after looking at unspecified locations in California, scratched the
276
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Frederick
150
N$R
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Camarillo
Arizona >
Phoenix
350
$40
122
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Camarillo
China > Unknown
450
N$R
NQF
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}REL
Ventura
Moorpark
Mexico > Tijuana
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Ventura
Oxnard
Tennessee >
Dayton
40
N$R
NQF
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Ventura
Oxnard
China > Unknown
191
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
state off its list for a new 500-employee headquarters in favor of Oro Valley, a high-growth
community near Tucson. The five-year project will total about $180 million in capital
investment. The jobs at the Ventana Medical Systems subsidiary will have an average
salary of $75,000. The facility will be located near a University of Arizona drug lab, the
Bio5 Institute, which helps move research into the marketplace. The site will have
manufacturing, national sales and marketing, HR, IT, finance, and organizational
positions.2177 A 182,400 sq. ft. building was built with the shell going up in 90 days,2178
which is faster than what could have been achieved in California. Note: Roche is familiar
with California in that Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, has its HQ in South San
Francisco.
Barbour Well, Inc. moved its headquarters to Nevada. The company, an oil and
geothermal drilling service, has worked in California and the Western U.S. for more than
20 years and also serves the Pacific Rim as far as Hawaii and Japan.2179
Life Technologies Corp. The biotechnology tools company will shut down its Camarillo
facility in 2011 and 150 workers will lose their jobs. Camarillos activities will be moved to
Maryland. The company was formerly known as Invitrogen Corp.2180
Power-One Inc. plans to invest as much as $40 million in Phoenix within five years.2181 It
opened a 122,000 sq. ft. building in Phoenix to manufacture inverters.2182 The devices
allow for power collected from devices such as solar panels to be converted from direct
current to alternating current. Power-One has facilities in Italy and China. The Phoenix
factory is the companys first in the U.S. Power-One already has lured a supplier to the
U.S. Faist PLC, a London-based company, which will open a nearby facility to produce the
inverter cases.2183 The University of Arizona was an important factor because it produces
more than 80 engineers a year and has ties to the U.S. Department of Energy. Power-One
has been based in Camarillo for about 40 years.2184 [In addition to the availability of
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Arizona leading to a
Zebra Technologies Corp. The company is shifting manufacturing of bar code label
printers and other items by outsourcing up to 450 jobs to China. Zebras plan is to move all
production by midyear, leaving about 200 employees in Camarillo.2185
Kavlico Corp., a subsidiary of Custom Sensors and Technologies (CST), a subsidiary of
Schneider Electric, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing pressure
sensors for the industrial and automotive markets because the company shifted the work
to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 26, 2010.2186 The location is
likely to be Tijuana, where the company has a plant to which Moorpark work has been
previously transferred.2187
Buckaroo Communications, a publisher of several magazines, moved its headquarters
from Oxnard, Calif., to Dayton, Tenn., where it has more than 40 employees; 27 reportedly
moved from Oxnard. One employee said he did not hesitate to relocate because the
people in Dayton impressed him. The community, he observed, is a lot like Mayberry.2188
CalAmp Products, Inc., Satellite Products Division, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers producing Low Noise Block Feed converter-amplifiers for satellite TV
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Ventura
India > Unknown
20
N$R
NQF
#PA
}OSO
}REL
Ventura
Westlake
Village
Texas > Irving
120
$3.3
26.7
#EC
#HQ
}CDO
Yolo Davis
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NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#SB
}OSO
}REL
because the company shifted the work to China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
Nevion USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Nevion Europe, furloughed employees and on-site
leased employees producing video transport equipment (infrastructure for broadcasters,
telecommunication service providers and others) because the company shifted the work to
a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure
for the number of jobs lost, but did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as
April 26, 2010.2190
Third Degree Graphics furloughed graphic design employees because E. W. Scripps
and The Ventura County Star, our largest accounts, switched all their graphic services to
an Indian graphics services outsource company. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
community in India and indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 13,
2010. The event will affect 20 jobs.2191
Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc. (CED), one of the countrys largest electrical
equipment firms, is relocating its headquarters and about 120 jobs to the Las Colinas
section of Irving; capital investment will total an estimated $3.3 million. The company
operates out of more than 500 locations in 45 states. It supplies electrical system parts to
residential, commercial and industrial customers, has more than 6,000 U.S. employees
and has been in business since 1957. The establishment of Irving as its point of sale for
inventory purchased and resold in Texas means the state will benefit from the companys
generation of taxable annual sales. Its buying a building and will occupy 26,750 sq. ft. of
space.2192
Novozymes, Inc., a biotechnology company and subsidiary of Novozymes US, Inc.,
furloughed employees in its finance department because the company shifted the work to
a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure
for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb.
13, 2010.2193
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Unknown
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Dispersed
299
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Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. furloughed employees because the company shifted diabetes
test strips production to Ireland. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify which community
within that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 18,
2009.2194
Seagate Technology, LLC, Fremont Media Research Center, furloughed employees and
it shifted manufacturing of hard disc drives and research and development to China and
Malaysia. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify which country, but indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as May 10, 2009.2195 The furlough figure is from a WARN Notice.
During the same period the company furloughed 118 workers in Milpitas.2196 However,
since its unknown if Milpitas layoffs were related to the shift in work the figures are
excluded from this report. Its also unknown how many of the 96 jobs that were shifted
went to China and how many to Malaysia.
OptiSolar Technologies issued a WARN Notice indicating that 299 Hayward employees
were furloughed. See the companys 2009 Sacramento entry for more details about this
event.
Shutterfly, Inc. will close its Hayward facility, furlough 106 employees and relocate work
to Arizona to help it tap lower labor costs outside of California. CFO Mark Rubash said,
The labor costs in Phoenix are about the same as Charlotte (where the company has
another production facility), and thats about a 30 percent to 35 percent reduction from
Hayward levels. CEO Jeffrey Housenbold estimated the relocations break-even point
would come in 12 to 18 months. Shutterfly incurred about $80,000 in lease-termination
costs in Hayward, it said in a filing with the SEC, and will incur about $800,000 in
279
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Hayward
China > Shanghai
Alameda
Hayward
Alameda
Newark
84
N$R
NQF
#AE
#CH
#DF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}CLO
}REL
Connecticut >
Stafford Springs
Wisconsin >
Caledonia
NJR
N$R
NQF
20
N$R
NQF
#CS
#GR
#MA
}CDO
Alameda
Oakland
Arizona >
Scottsdale
350
N$R
65
#DN
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
Alameda
Oakland
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#IT
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Contra Costa
San
Ramon
Brazil > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
El Dorado
El Dorado
Hills
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#SB
#SO
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Beverly
Hills
Tennessee >
Memphis
100
N$R
NQF
#HC
#HQ
#SB
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
Beverly
Hills
Virginia > McLean
400
$1.8
323
#HC
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
}REL
severance costs.2197 The company will hire up to 400 workers in Phoenix, and leased
101,269 sq. ft. for production, warehousing and data-storage purposes. Positions include
manufacturing managers, equipment technicians, equipment operators and others. 2198
TTM Technologies, Inc. The printed circuit board manufacturer will close its Hayward
plant and transfer work to China and Stafford Springs, Conn. The company expects to
record between $11 million and $14 million in separation, asset impairment and disposal
costs related to the Hayward closing.2199 (The companys 2009 relocation of Los Angeles
work is listed separately.)
TTM Technologies, Inc. See the Companys 2009 Shanghai event for more information.
CalStar Products, Inc. was awarded $2.44 million in federal clean energy tax credits. In
2009, CalStar opened a unique plant in Wisconsin where it manufactures architectural
bricks and pavers from coal power plant fly ash.2200 About 20 jobs were created.2201
APL The subsidiary of Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. of Singapore (and formerly known as
American President Lines Ltd.) relocated its U.S. headquarters to Arizona as one of a
series of cost-saving measures.2202 NOLs Regional President for the Americas, John
Bowe, said, The greater Phoenix area will be a cost-effective base of operations for us
and were going to a state that is well-known for its support and encouragement of
business.... and the civic and business community has been very welcoming.2203 APL, the
worlds fifth-largest container-shipping company, will have about 350 employees in
Phoenix2204 in a 65,000 sq. ft. space.2205
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, KPIT Division furloughed employees because the
company shifted information technology services to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor
failed to specify what country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as
Sept. 29, 2009.2206
International Business Machines (IBM) furloughed employees because the company
shifted database administration services to Brazil. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify
which community within that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early
as Dec. 22, 2009.2207
Amdocs BCS, Inc. furloughed employees because of a shift of work to India. The Dept. of
Labor failed to specify which community within that country, but indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as April 8, 2009.2208 The jobs were related to software design,
development, testing, customer support, and managed services for the broadband, cable,
and satellite industries.
Hilton Garden Inn is moving its headquarters, and Hilton Shared Services will also
relocate, together creating 100 jobs in Memphis. The Memphis hub will continue to house
a significant number of brands and our back-office operations, supporting all our
businesses, improving operations and cost-efficiency, president and CEO Christopher J.
Nassetta wrote in a memo to employees.2209 The Hilton relocation that garnered the most
media coverage in 2009 was the move of its Beverly Hills HQ to Washington DC; see
separate entry for that event.
Hilton Hotels Corp. Its headquarters move to McLean was significant because of the
companys size it has more than 3,600 hotels in 80 countries and brand recognition.
About 220 of the 350 employees working at the new HQ are new hires, which suggests a
280
Los Angeles
Burbank
India > Unknown
300
N$R
NQF
#ET
#IT
#SB
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Los Angeles
Burbank
Poland >
Unknown
300
N$R
NQF
Los Angeles
Carson
Los Angeles
Carson
Oregon > Salem
NJR
$80
130
#GR
#MA
}CDO
Mexico >
Monterrey
NJR
N$R
NQF
#GR
#MA
}CDO
}OSO
Los Angeles
City of
Industry
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DN
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
City of
Industry
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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}OSO
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Los Angeles
City of
Industry
Los Angeles
City of
Industry
Los Angeles
Culver City
Missouri >
Jefferson City
61
N$R
NQF
#CP
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}CLO
}REL
North Carolina >

Raeford
NJR
N$R
NQF
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N$R
NQF
}OSO
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}REL
#IT
#SB
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good number of staff agreed to relocate. Hilton moved into an 11-story, 323,000-sq. ft.
building In McLean in August 2009.2210 A later report indicated that the company will invest
$1.8 million to expand the operation, adding 100 jobs, bringing the job total to 400. 2211
Curiously, the $1.8 million appears to be for the expansion; the original investment Hilton
made in the new property is elusive. Also, see the 2009 entry for Hilton moving part of the
Beverly Hills HQ to Memphis.
Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. The companys Burbank headquarters will see job
losses, with about 450 people being terminated and 150 open positions being shed. Of
those, it appears that about 300 positions in management information systems, finance
and accounting will be outsourced to India and Poland over the next year. The move is
expected to save the movie and television studio more than $50 million annually.2212 Since
it isnt known how many jobs will go to which nation, for the purposes of this report half of
the total is assigned to each.
Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc. See the 2009 entry for India for this company for
Sanyo Electric Co. opened a manufacturing plant for photovoltaic products, an $80
million facility, in Oregon.2213 The 130,000-sq. ft. factory has room to grow.2214
Sanyo Energy opened a new solar plant in Mexico, with a capacity of 50-Megawatts
annually. Our Monterrey plant was our first overseas module assembly facility in our solar
business, said Mitsuru Homma, EVP of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. The Monterrey plant is
an important and vital production location in North America for the assembly of our worlds
highest efficiency HIT modules, and feel that the work done here has largely contributed to
the growth in sales in North America and will remain a factor as this region continues to
grow.2215
Mattel, Inc. furloughed employees in its Global Logistics Organizations Distribution
Center when the company shifted distribution services to China. The Dept. of Labor failed
to specify which community within that country.2216 Note: a figure from a WARN Notice
shows that 106 Mattel employees in the City of Industry were furloughed.2217 However,
during the year, Mattel also consolidated that operation into a San Bernardino facility.
Since its unclear how many jobs were lost to China, no furlough figure is included in this
report for this event.
San Malone Enterprises, Inc., a mens clothing company, furloughed workers involved in
manufacturing, sales, and warehousing management because the company shifted
services to China. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify which community within that
country.2218
Unilever PLC The consumer products maker will close its plant in 2010 as part of a
cost-reduction move. The plant manufactured branded personal care products for Dove,
Suave and AXE. The work will shift to Unilever plants in Missouri and North Carolina.2219
Unilever PLC See more details in Unilevers 2009 Jefferson City entry for more
information.
Sony Pictures Entertainment furloughed employees and caused the furloughs of on-site
leased workers in its IT Department engaged in software and application development,
281
Los Angeles
El Monte
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240
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CLO
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Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Colorado >
Denver
500
$101.1
270
#EN
#HQ
#IT
#PB
}CLO
}REL
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Arizona >
Phoenix
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DC
}CLO
}REL
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
#SO
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#IT
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Glendale
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#BF
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
La Mirada
Unknown >
Dispersed
84
N$R
NQF
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
}REL
Los Angeles
La Mirada
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Long
Beach
Arizona > Mesa
75
N$R
101
#AE
#QA
#SB
}REL
help desk, data center, and infrastructure monitoring functions because the firm acquired
software and application development services in India. The Dept. of Labor failed to
specify which community within that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun
as early as June 28, 2009.2220
Gregg Industries, owned by Neenah Enterprises Inc. in Wisconsin, closed a foundry in El
Monte. Although the poor economy was a factor, also key was the South Coast Air Quality
Management District demanding $5 million in upgrades. The company had a 65-year
history in California.2221
DaVita Inc. The bioscience firm will save millions of dollars over time as a result of
moving its headquarters. DaVita (Italian for giving life) provides services for people with
chronic kidney disease. It is a Fortune 500 company with nearly $6 billion in annual
revenues and more than 32,000 employees. The company said among the reasons for the
move is the relative costs in the new area are less expensive for families and the
company.2222 The company eventually built a $101.1 million, 270,000-sq. ft. office
building.2223
DirecTV closed its El Segundo data center and considered out-of-state sites in Arizona,
Texas, Nevada and perhaps elsewhere. Ultimately, Phoenix was selected.2224
International Business Machines (IBM), Global Business Services, shifted supply
application management services (supporting the Disney account) in El Segundo and
Costa Mesa to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, but
Mattel, Inc. Infrastructure Services, furloughed employees and on-site leased
employees in El Segundo providing help desk and informational technology services
because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to
specify what country, but indicated furloughs may have begun as early as July 20,
2009.2226
Sigue Corp., f.k.a. Envios El Cid, Inc. furloughed employees because the company shifted
money transfer services to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what
country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 28, 2009.2227
Klaussner Home Furnishings closed its manufacturing plant while maintaining its North
Carolina and Iowa operations. The company began operations in California in 1984. CEO
J.B. Davis said, This move will allow us to reduce our overall production costs which will
enable us to improve our competitiveness.2228
United States Gypsum furloughed employees as a result of acquiring products from a
foreign country articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by the workers
in La Mirada. The Dept. of Labor failed to identify the countries and indicated that
furloughs from January through May, 2009.2229 The Dept. of Labor failed to specify which
country. The company stated that it permanently closed the La Mirada sealants and
finishes production facility.2230
Cessna Aircraft Co. relocated a service center to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
(IWA), built a 101,000-sq. ft. facility for hangar space, office and shop areas. Cessna has
developed 12 acres flanking three 10,000-foot runways and a 124,800-sq. ft. aircraft ramp.
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Uruguay >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Canada >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DN
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
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Phoenix
200
$70
NQF
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#PB
}CDO
Washington >
Vancouver
NJR
N$R
NQF
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#DN
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Los
Angeles
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Texas > San

Marcos
190
$76
72
#MA
#PB
}CDO
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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The center employs more than 75 maintenance professionals, about 65% of whom were at
Long Beach and accepted the offer to relocate to Mesa. 2231
MOL (America), Inc., a.k.a MOL Information Technology America (MOL-IT America),
furloughed employees because the company shifted to a foreign country... services like or
directly competitive with the cargo transportation and shipping services supplied by Long
Beach employees. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what country and also failed to
provide specifics about the services involved, but indicated that furloughs may have begun
as early as Nov. 19, 2009.2232
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Internal Firm Services Division, Client Account
Administrators, furloughed employees who provided client account administration services
because the company shifted the work to Uruguay. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify
which community within that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early
as March 12, 2009.2233
Staedtler, Inc. furloughed employees who supplied wholesale distribution services of
writing and drafting supplies because the company shifted the work to Canada. The Dept.
of Labor failed to specify which community within that country, but indicated furloughs may
have begun as early as May 27, 2009.2234
Abraxis Health The unit of L.A.-based Abraxis BioScience Inc., opened a new plant in
Arizona. This follows the companys 2007 and 2008 Phoenix expansions, all of which
represent opportunity costs to California.2235
Agave The apparel company will move its corporate headquarters and build a
distribution center. CEO Jeff Shafer said he moved his family from Los Angeles because
he wanted his kids to grow up in a more normal place. Also, the ports of Vancouver and
Portland are easy to get in and out of, making shipping products easier than in Los
Angeles. Agave jeans are manufactured exclusively in the U.S. 2236 [Along with the reasons
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Washington leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Genascis, LLC, formerly known as Physician Management Group, furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers because the company shifted billing, collections and accounts
receivable management services to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify
what country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 8, 2009.2237
Grifols starting constructing a 72,000-sq. ft. plasma research facility to test and process
human blood plasma, from which they will produce the initial components of products for
use in the treatment shock, trauma and burns, primary immune deficiency diseases, and
bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease. Grifols will invest
about $76 million in the facility and bring 190 jobs to the city. The company expects local
residents to receive many of the jobs that will be created by the facility.2238
Hewlett Packard Co. furloughed employees engaged in consulting and application
development services because the workers firm has shifted to a foreign country ...
services like or directly competitive with the services supplied by the workers and
contributed importantly to worker group separations in the Applications Services Division.
The Dept. of Labor did not identify what country, but indicated that furloughs may have
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Chippewa Falls
263
N$R
NQF
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Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Los Angeles
Manhattan
Beach
Utah > Logan
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N$R
NQF
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N$R
50
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Monrovia
Mexico >
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N$R
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Montebello
Canada >
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N$R
NQF
#FP
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Los Angeles
Montebello
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Mexico >
Unknown
Texas > Austin
NJR
N$R
NQF
400
N$R
173
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
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Antonio
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
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Los Angeles
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Medtronic Diabetes Division The California-based unit in the Northridge section of Los
Angeles selected San Antonio for its new Diabetes Therapy Management and Education
Center. [We] look forward to becoming an active member of the growing biomedical
community in South Texas, said Chris OConnell, president of the Diabetes business and
SVP at Medtronic. The company anticipates hiring nearly 1,400 people within the next five
years.2240 During a shift of 300 customer service jobs to San Antonio, an analysis said
Medtronic will save 30 to 40 percent on all cost factors versus Los Angeles [and workers]
can live very comfortably very near the facility.2241 Some jobs will remain in Northridge.
Nay Et Al, Inc./Baby Nay, The Big Citizen Division furloughed employees producing infant
and childrens clothing because the company began acquiring such clothing from a foreign
country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what country, but indicated that furloughs may
have begun as early as Oct. 9, 2009.2242
Red Mango The frozen yogurt chain relocated its headquarters from the Sherman Oaks
section of Los Angeles to Dallas.2243
TTM Technologies, Inc. Work at a Los Angeles operation, which primarily produces
commercial printed circuit boards, will close and 263 full-time employees will be
furloughed. TTM will transfer Los Angeles manufacturing to other company sites in Utah
and Wisconsin.2244 (See a separate entry for the 2009 event in Hayward.)
TTM Technologies, Inc. See the companys 2009 Chippewa Falls event for more
information.
WindStream Technologies, Inc. which develops products that integrate wind and solar
energy generation in a single unit, elected to begin R&D at The Purdue Research Center
in New Albany. Note: Later, it established a 50,000 sq. ft. production facility in North
Vernon an example of how once a company establishes a footprint in a location it tends
to expand there.2245 It employs 30 people in Indiana.2246
Telscape Communications, Inc., which targets Hispanic American consumers for its
phone service, and also offers service in Mexico, furloughed employees in Monrovia
because the company shifted telemarketing services to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt
identify the community in Mexico, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early
as Feb. 16, 2009.2247
Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers in its
Financial Shared Services Office and moved the work to affiliated facilities in Canada and
Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those countries, nor did it
provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun
Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. See the 2009 entry or this company for more information
about this event.
OneWest Bank N.A. The bank unveiled a new 173,000 sq. ft. headquarters for its home
loan servicing business in Domain Gateway, a planned community. 2249 It appears that the
company had about 400 jobs in Austin from expanding the previous year. 2250 Although
there were 800 jobs by 2009, it may be that only 400 are new; hence, the jobs created
statistic for this report will be 400.
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Santa
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Eureka
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NQF
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Los Angeles
Santa
Clarita
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
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Pertronix, Inc. furloughed employees engaged in the production of aftermarket

automobile exhaust systems because the company shifted the work to Mexico. The Dept.
of Labor failed to specify which community within that country, but indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as June 25, 2009.2251
Efficient Technology, Inc., furloughed employees because the company shifted work on
forms automation software to Argentina. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify which
community within that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as
June 9, 2009.2252
LinkIt Software Corp. opened additional call centers in Eureka, Watertown, Roslyn and
Britton, all in South Dakota, which follows a 2005 expansion to Milbank, S.D. 2253 CEO
Wayne McFarland said the company was attracted to the smaller towns because of lessexpensive business costs, strong workforce and lower turnover. The centers offer starting
pay that is 70 to 100% higher than minimum wage. Instead of operating one large 100person support and sales center in a larger city, LinkIt employs about 100 in six smaller
offices throughout South Dakota that are all linked by fiber optic cables, allowing for
videoconferencing between the call centers and the HQ in California.2254
LinkIt Software Corp. See the 2009 Eureka entry for this company for more information.
South Dakota >

Roslyn
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Vegas
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Lake
Louisiana >
Lafayette
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N$R
NQF
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Philippines >
Mandaluyong
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Cord Blood America, the parent company of CorCell, which facilitates umbilical cord
blood stem cell processing and preservation, moved its headquarters to Las Vegas. CEO
Matt Schissler said, We have found a work force that is talented and eager to help a small
company grow into an international powerhouse.2255 The company moved into a 17,000sq. ft. facility.2256 [Along with the reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision
Nevada leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Pixel Magic, which provides digital effects for motion pictures and television, plans to
create up to 40 new jobs in Lafayette by 2013. Work will be located in the Louisiana
Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) facility at the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette. Raymond McIntyre Jr., Pixel Magics VP and VFX supervisor, said, They have
an understanding and skill set, people who know technology and data handling. That
immediate availability helped us make our decision.2257 Pixel Magic says the hiring is the
result of the companys entry into converting existing movies into 3-D.2258 [Along with the
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Louisiana leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
AF Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PC Mall, Inc., furloughed employees
because it moved internal administrative services jobs to the Philippines. A Federal
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North Carolina >

Whitsett
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N$R
NQF
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60
N$R
NQF
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N$R
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certification indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 26, 2009. 2259 The
location is believed to be Mandaluyong, which is in the metro Manila area.
Honeywell Transportation Systems shifted turbocharger prototype work to a foreign
country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify which country, but indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as Jan. 25, 20092260
Pentel of America, Ltd., furloughed employees who produced writing instruments
because the company shifted manufacturing to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed
to specify which country, but indicated furloughs may have begun as early as May 6,
2009.2261
Precor Inc., the fitness machine manufacturer, stopped production in Valencia. However,
it opened a new North Carolina plant and will hire up to 70 workers for its $26.2 million,
230,000-sq. ft. facility in Whitsett, near Greensboro. Precor is a subsidiary of Amer Sports
Corp., a company with the brands Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Salomon, ArcTeryx and
Mavic.2262
Hawker Beechcraft Services relocated to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA). The
new facility serves as the Southwest regional service center in a new 26,000 sq. ft. hangar.
A second 26,000 sq. ft. hangar plus a 22,000 sq. ft. shop area includes administrative
offices.2263
Fortune Fashions Industries, LLC furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
because the company shifted production of silkscreen printed t-shirts and fleeces to a
foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what country, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 12, 2009.2264
Modern Living moved the same day it came under new ownership. Travis and Devin
Weislederm (brothers) bought the company for seven figures. The online company
specializes in childrens high-end furniture, toys and gifts.2265 Travis said, It is too
expensive to have employees or nexus in California versus other regions of the country.
He said he examined many companies to purchase, and said, I would have never kept
any of the businesses in California the expenses there are too much. The combination of
property taxes, business taxes, and sales taxes combined with higher salaries means
California is out of the question. We looked at one company in Irvine and decided not to
buy it, but if we had and moved it out of state the savings would have been in the
millions.2266
CKE Restaurants The restaurant chain caused a staffing service to furlough employees
in Anaheim as it shifted IT help desk support services to the Philippines. The Dept. of
Labor failed to specify which community within that country and indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as Aug. 18, 2009.2267 CKEs brands are Carls Jr. and
Hardees.2268
Domino Lasers, Inc., a subsidiary of Domino Printing Sciences, shifted production of
laser coding machines to an affiliated facility in the United Kingdom.2269 The furloughs
occurred in February 2009.2270
Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc. (M-Flex) The manufacturer of circuit boards and other
electronic components has eliminated jobs and transferred all manufacturing to lower-cost
facilities in China. The HQ and R&D will remain in Anaheim.2271 The Dept. of Labor
indicates that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 22, 2009.2272
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Worth
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Pennsylvania >
Cranberry
Township
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N$R
NQF
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150
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NQF
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ChoicePoint (a LexisNexis Company) furloughed employees engaged in verification calls,

data entry, customer service, medical review and criminal record retrieval services
because the company shifted such work to the Philippines and India. The Dept. of Labor
failed to specify which communities in those countries and indicated that furloughs may
have begun as early as April 26, 2009.2273 The furlough figure is from a WARN Notice.2274
Since it isnt known how many of the 70 jobs went to which nation, half the number is
apportioned to each.
Alticor, Inc., a consumer products distributor, furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers because the company is shifting financial and procurement services to Costa
Rica. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify which community within that country and
Leach International, a division of Esterline Technologies, furloughed employees and onsite leased workers who produce relays, contactors, and power distribution units because
the firm shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor failed to specify what
country or how many jobs were impacted, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as
early as July 22, 2009.2276
Creel Printing, a family-owned company, closed and moved equipment and production to
Nevada, where it already had a plant and where it was founded. California lost 60 jobs
when the Costa Mesa facility, which ran 24/7, closed. The printer was the fourth largest
commercial printer in Orange County and had been in Costa Mesa since 1954. Based on a
2009 ranking, it was one of the ten largest magazine printers nationwide. Among the
reasons for the move is to reduce our cost structure, said the companys president, Allan
Creel Jr.2277 (Note: The company announced a $45.9 million expansion in Las Vegas in
2015, which doesnt count as an event in this report; but its noted because it represents a
possible long-term opportunity cost for California.2278)
International Business Machines (IBM) See the 2009 San Ramon entry for more
International Business Machines (IBM) See the 2009 El Segundo entry for more
Foxconn Electronics The large Chinese-owned contract electronics manufacturer
moved some operations to Fort Worth, relocating to a 445,000 sq. ft. site where its
subsidiary, Q-Edge, will eventually employ up to 500 workers, some 200 more than the
Fullerton plant did. Roughly 50 employees have relocated.2279
Sage Software, Inc. The company put its ERP X3 operations, also known as the ERP
X3 Knowledge Center, in Cranberry Township, near Pittsburgh. When customers want to
make changes or modifications, the technical group accomplishes the tasks. The facility
also includes people involved in direct sales, accounting and back office functions.2280
Telmar Network Technology Inc. The telecommunications and wireless service
provider moved its headquarters to Texas where it consolidated 150 workers; an office
remains in Irvine. The company supplies new and refurbished equipment with nearly $300
million in annual revenue and more than 800 employees worldwide.2281 [Along with
efficiencies resulting from the consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision was
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Irvine
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South Dakota >

North Sioux City
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Colorado >
Colorado Springs
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N$R
NQF
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Arkansas >
Springdale
NJR
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Kansas >
Overland Park
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Thomas Brothers Maps Californias legendary mapmaker left its Irvine headquarters
and warehouse in November 2009, sending some jobs to Illinois, where its parent
company, Rand McNally is located. Map production was centralized in India. This was
published as a case study in how a California company can depart without a single news
story appearing about it until quite some time after the event. an example of how difficult
it is to determine the extent of out-of-state moves by businesses.2282 Additional details are
in the Chapter in this report entitled, Its Difficult to Track Companies that Quietly Leave
California. At one point the company had 200 employees in Irvine.2283
Thomas Brothers Maps See the 2009 Skokie entry for this company for more
True Games Interactive The game developer formed a new studio in Texas. Jeff Lujan,
founder and chairman of the software company, said, The decision to base this studio in
Austin had a lot to do with the exceptional talent pool that exists in the area. 2284 Just 2-1/2
months after this announcement came another: The company will also move its HQ to
Austin; see the separate 2009 entry. The company is now known as UTV True Games.
[Along with the talent pool, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by
True Games Interactive will move its headquarters to Austin where it previously
announced its planning a studio (see the separate 2009 entry). Peter Cesario, director of
product development, said, Once we were doing our planning for the next several years, it
just made more sense for us to combine offices in Austin, as opposed to moving
everybody here to Irvine. Cesario said Austins attractions included the available talent
pool and lower cost of living.2285 In May 2010 the company began operating under the
name UTV True Games as part of UTV Software Communications Ltd, which holds a
majority stake. Apparently the company will remain in Austin.2286
Vizio, the manufacturer of flat-panel HDTVs, is growing fast in South Dakota. In opening a
North Sioux City call center, the company said, The facility will initially employ a staff of
25, including 5 managers, and is expected to grow to employ 45 sales agents plus
management by the end of 2009.2287 By February 2010, Vizio moved that office with 50
employees to nearby Dakota Dunes where the company hopes to double its local
workforce. In short, Vizio will grow from zero to 100 in South Dakota jobs in about 20
months.2288 The Dakota Dunes center has won numerous awards.2289
BRP Billet Racing Products, an online motorcycle parts store, relocated its
headquarters.2290 BRP Owner Jim Rios said the company moved because Colorado has a
lower cost of living and doing business and a better quality of life. The most notable costof-living difference, he said, was housing. As for quality of life, theres less traffic, less
stress. The people are more grounded here.2291
Explore Scientific, which sells telescopes and accessories, moved to Arkansas and
became a multi-million dollar company. I would say that if I had not moved to some place
like Northwest Arkansas, that we would not have the success that were having today,
company founder Scott Roberts said.2292
Apria Healthcare Group announced plans to move as many as 550 employees into
101,000 sq. ft. of subleased space on the Sprint Nextel Corp. headquarters campus within
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three to four years.2293 Although some employees will be transferred from California, its
unclear how many jobs from which locations will be transferred.
Lennox Hearth Products Inc., producer of fireplaces, stoves and hearth products for new
homes and remodels, will relocate its headquarters and R&D to Nashville, where it will
have 60 jobs in 20,000 sq. ft. of space. It will also consolidate its customer and technical
service departments in Union City, Tenn. The moves will be completed by Q1, 2010.
Lennox Hearth Products is a subsidiary of Lennox International Inc., which serves the
heating, air conditioning and refrigeration markets.2294
Lennox Hearth Products Inc. See the 2009 Nashville entry for more information about
this event.
Control Components Inc., a subsidiary of IMI, plc, furloughed employees and caused the
furlough of on-site leased workers because it shifted production of control valves to the
Czech Republic, India and Korea. The Dept. of Labor didnt specify which communities
within those countries, nor did it provide a figure for jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as Aug. 11, 2009.2295 In the following year, 116 employees were
furloughed from this location.2296 It is fairly typical for layoffs to occur some time after the
relocation decision is made; since its unclear these are all related to the offshoring, the
figure is excluded from this report.
Control Components Inc. See the 2009 Korea entry for this company for more
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Paragon Relocation Resources, Inc. Several years ago the company moved its IT
operation from California to Irving. Now, its relocating still more to Texas. The company
has about 80 employees in Irving, and will consolidate its Connecticut and California
operations there. Irving, now called a Global Customer Service Center will expand hours to
12 daily to improve service worldwide. The majority of Paragons operations will now be
based in Irving.2297 President/CEO Joe Morabito said, The state of Texas is recognized as
the number one business location in the United States for a variety of reasons which
includes access to experienced, well-educated relocation professionals. All impacted
Paragon staff members will be offered relocation benefits and encouraged to make the
move to Dallas, which will provide them a more affordable standard of living and quality of
life.2298 The Rancho Santa Margarita facility was kept open as the Western Regional
Office. Later, Paragon expanded into a new 23,000 sq. ft. office in Coppell, which is near
Irving in the Dallas metro area.2299 [Along with the availability of professional employees,
Alliance Financial Partners relocated its headquarters, apparently in 2009.2300 A report
from the Business Consumer Alliance shows a San Juan Capistrano-to-Colorado Springs
change of address.2301
Texas > Irving
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$3.5
NQF
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}REL
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#FP
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}CLO
}REL
Springs Window Fashions shifted production to a foreign country of window coverings,

such as blinds, which contributed importantly to worker group separations at the Santa
Ana facility. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it
as early as February 1, 2009.2302
Assurant Specialty Property, an insurance and title company, will cut 325 jobs and
consolidate positions in Ohio, Georgia and South Carolina. Assurant had assessed the
cost of doing business at various locations and the move was designed to cut costs.2303
The hazard insurance servicing operations performed in Santa Ana and Tustin will shift out
of state. Two service centers in Duluth, Ga., will add about 150 new positions to
accommodate the work being moved to those sites. An additional 100 jobs will be divided
between the Springfield, Ohio, and Florence, S.C., centers to service the transferred
accounts.2304
Assurant Specialty Property See the 2009 Duluth, Georgia entry for this company for
First American Corp. The financial services, mortgage lending and title insurance firm
will open a customer service call center in Phoenix. The company offers home warranties
in 35 states and the center will service such customers. As we looked around the nation
for a location for our new call center, Phoenix offered the ideal blend of technological
infrastructure, convenience and access to talented employee candidates, said VP Jeff
Powell.2305 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Arizona
Assurant Specialty Property See the 2009 Duluth, Georgia entry for this company for
Dawn Food Products Inc. plans to close its manufacturing facility in Tustin and expand
operations at four facilities in Atlanta; Manteno, Ill.; Mexico, Mo.; and Modesto, Calif. The
decision was based on research that showed the closing and production shift would
improve efficiencies, reduce shipping costs and eliminate redundant costs. The closing will
eliminate about 90 jobs. The facility produces frozen baked goods, including cake layers,
raised donuts, sweet goods and frozen batters.2306 (Later, the company closed the
Modesto facility and moved the work to Georgia; see the 1012 listing for more information
about that event.) [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision
Georgia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Dawn Food Products Inc. See the 2009 Atlanta entry for this company for more
Dawn Food Products Inc. See the 2009 Atlanta entry for this company for more
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems The company moved R&D and manufacturing of one
of its California-made products to a location near Ann Arbor.2307
US Airways will realign operations as California is no longer considered part of its core.
The airline is closing its John Wayne Airport maintenance station and will redistribute
mechanics across its system.2308 And to think, years ago US Airways purchased Pacific
290
Placer
Roseville
Plumas
Quincy
New Mexico >

Albuquerque
Unknown >
Dispersed
NJR
N$R
NQF
#GR
#SB
}CLO
}REL
150
N$R
NQF
#LP
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
Riverside
Banning
Tennessee >
Tullahoma
228
N$R
NQF
}CLO
}REL
Riverside
Hemet
Philippines >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AE
#AU
#DF
#EC
#HC
#SB
Riverside
Riverside
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
#PL
}OSO
}REL
Riverside
Unknown
Nevada > Reno
40
N$R
NQF
#AE
#QA
#SB
}UTN
Sacramento
Carmichael
Unknown >
Dispersed
260
N$R
NQF
#SB
}CLO
}DSP
}REL
}CLO
}OSO
}REL
Southwest Airlines, affectionately known as PSA, which had smiles painted on the front of
its aircraft. PSA was an exclusively California intrastate airline and was headquartered in
San Diego.
Schott Solar Inc. closed its Roseville sales and customer service office and relocated the
functions to New Mexico.2309
Sierra Pacific Industries is closing its small-diameter log mill. Timber company officials
blamed the challenging lumber market and protracted litigation over timber harvests on
nearby national forest lands. Although Sierra Pacific owns about 1.9 million acres of
timberland in California and Washington, the Quincy sawmill relies on national forest
timber sales for its raw materials. A 1998 Federal law promoting widespread forest
thinning to reduce the threat of wildfires was expected to produce a sufficient volume of
small-diameter logs for the plant. But the program has achieved less than 20% of its
volume goals, said a company spokesperson, who blamed appeals and lawsuits brought
by California environmental activists. Nearly two-thirds of the current years timber sale
program is under a court injunction or withheld from sale pending the outcome of litigation.
The shutdown is the first closure of a Sierra Pacific sawmill since 2004, when it closed
Susanville facility for a loss of about 150 jobs. Three years before that, the Loyalton
sawmill in Sierra County closed, putting 180 employees out of work. 2310
Deutsch Industrial Products Division, a producer of environmentally sealed electrical
connectors, closed and moved the jobs to Tennessee.2311
Hilton Reservations and Customer Care, which handles reservations across the entire
Hilton Worldwide portfolio, furloughed employees from its reservations and customer care
unit because the firm is shifting hospitality care services to the Philippines. The Dept. of
number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 11,
2009.2312 (This preceded a 2010 event where Hemet jobs were sent to Tampa, Florida and
Carrollton, Texas.)
CareFusion 2200, Inc. (a California-incorporated subsidiary of CareFusion Corp.)
furloughed employees who manufacture plastic injection molded devices and iodine skin
sterilization products for critical care and medical technologies because production was
shifted to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did
begun as early as April 16, 2009.2313
Dassault Falcon The aircraft services unit looked to establish a facility in Riverside
County but instead selected Reno. The company said in May 2009 of the Nevada facility:
The nearly 40,000 sq. ft. facility will be staffed by more than 40 highly skilled
personnel.2314 [In addition to finding skilled personnel, its conceivable that the location
regulations in Nevada leading to a reduction in expenses.]
J.C. Penney Co. closed its call center and about 260 people lost their jobs. The company
will divert western region calls to five other call centers nationwide. 2315 It is unclear where
those centers are located.
291
N$R
NQF
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
New York >

Unknown
Unknown >
Dispersed
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
191
N$R
NQF
#GR
}CLO
}DSP
Sacramento
Sacramento
Florida >
Tampa
625
N$R
NQF
#BF
#SB
}CLO
}REL
Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento
San Benito
Hollister
Colorado >
Colorado Springs
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
Arizona >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
USAA Insurance See more details in the companys 2009 Tampa entry for more
information.
Texas >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
information.
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
San
Bernardino
Colton
Unknown >
Dispersed
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CS
#MA
}CLO
}DSP
Lifesparc Inc. The company, a motor vehicle parts manufacturer, furloughed employees
and on-site leased workers engaged in the production of automotive safety devices,
because the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt
identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 26, 2009.2323
CalPortland Cement The company closed its plant because of costly regulations from
state law AB 32 the California Global Warming Solutions Act. President/CEO James A.
Repman provided stunning testimony before a California Senate Committee, and said,
Our goal is to continue to do business [but] this is becoming increasingly more difficult
due to the myriad of regulations and agencies that oversee every aspect of our business.
There are 67 separate federal, state and local agencies that regulate our business.... A
cement plant cannot be picked up and moved, but the next new plant probably wont be
built in California meaning more good, high paying manufacturing jobs will be lost to
Nevada or China or somewhere.2324 Overlooked is the fact that more greenhouse gasses
will be emitted when cement is manufactured in China, transported to California by ship,
China > Unknown
Sacramento
Folsom
Sacramento
Folsom
Sacramento
Sacramento
#AE
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Honeywell After more than 20 years, the Honeywell facility that manufactures civil and
military avionics and aerospace products is closing. Functions performed there will be
transitioned to Honeywell plants in New York, India and China. 2316
Honeywell is closing the facility. See the 2009 China entry for this company for more
Honeywell is closing the facility. See the 2009 China entry for this company for more
OptiSolar Technologies, a thin-film solar company that cancelled plans to build a 1
million-sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Sacramento, sold its project pipeline and its
intellectual property in 2009 and laid off employees.2317 A WARN Notice indicated that 191
Sacramento-area employees.2318 Also, OptiSolar had planned to build a $1 billion, 550megawatt photovoltaic farm in San Luis Obispo County, which would have been the
largest solar farm in the world, and sell the power to Pacific Gas and Electric Co. 2319 That
aborted project isnt listed as an event in this report. It appears that the company is out of
business as its registration was suspended or forfeited by the Franchise Tax Board for
failure to meet tax requirements.2320
USAA Insurance The financial services and insurance company closed its 625-person
campus and offered to relocate most of the workers to Florida, Colorado, Arizona or
Texas. The closure coincided with USAA cutting rates by $47.6 million, which will save
USAA California auto policyholders an average 7% or $104 per policy per year.2321
information about this event and also a story in the Colorado Springs Gazette.2322
28
Sacramento
Folsom
292
San
Bernardino
Rancho
Cucamonga
New Jersey >

Eatontown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AE
#DF
#EC
}CLO
}REL
San
Bernardino
San
Bernardino
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PA
}OSO
}REL
San
Bernardino
Twentynine
Palms
South Dakota >

Sturgis
12
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#MA
}CLO
}REL
San
Bernardino
Victorville
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San Diego
Carlsbad
China > Beijing
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EN
#GA
#IT
#SB
}OSO
}REL
San Diego
Del Mar
Washington >
Centerville
NJR
$1,000
NQF
#GR
}CDO
San Diego
Oceanside
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
and distributed by rail and truck than if cement production had simply remained where it
was.
EMRISE Corp. The multi-national manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic
devices relocated its corporate headquarters, resulting in annualized cost savings of about
$1 million improved operating efficiency. CEO Carmine T. Oliva said, The aggregate total
of these expense reductions will increase our profitability and cash flow in this and
succeeding years and, over time, substantially improve our ability to further reduce our
long term debt.2325
Los Angeles Daily News Publishing Co., furloughed employees in its pre-press
department because the company shifted advertising and graphics services to India. The
the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept.
22, 2009.2326
Bar-Sto Precision Machine When the 40-year old firearms manufacturing company
decided to relocate, second-generation owner Irv Stone said, The difference between
South Dakota and California are like night and day when it comes to business taxes and
red tape. More than two years later, he says the move was still a good decision. In South
Dakota, we have room to grow. We went from a 3,200 sq. ft. facility in California to a 9,600
sq. ft. facility here. We have also been able to expand a bit of product line and are adding
to it all the time.2327
R & D Maidment, Inc., d/b/a/ World of Leisure Pool Table Co., furloughed employees
because the company shifted the production of articles like or directly competitive with the
pool tables and accessories to China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
International Game Technology (IGT) furloughed employees and on-site leased workers
engaged in software engineering, tech support, product management, administration and
integration engineering for electronic gaming systems, including slot machines and casino
management systems, to China. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number
of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 5, 2009. 2329 Its
likely the jobs went to Beijing, where IGT opened its Technology Development Co., Ltd. a
year earlier.
Cannon Power Group, with $170 million in Federal funds, will build a massive wind
turbine farm in Washington. Normally, an event like this wouldnt be included in this report.
However, the project is to power California utilities with a 400-MW project in Klickitat
County. It is bigger than all the wind projects built in the Golden State in the past two
years, said Cannon President Gary Hardke. California officials have been pushing utilities
to rely on such sources, and the San Diego Union-Tribune reports But regulations,
community opposition and the difficulty of assembling big tracts of land have made the
state a hard one in which to build projects big enough to be profitable, Hardke said. Its
little wonder that Cannon has focused on projects near the states power-hungry users, but
outside its land-use controls.2330 Project cost: $1 billion.2331
Becton, Dickinson & Co. and BD Medical, Sharps Disposal Systems (subsidiaries)
furloughed employees and on-site leased workers producing sharps collectors (medical
293
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
Nevada > Las

Vegas
Texas >
Pflugerville
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#BF
}CLO
}REL
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
San Diego
San Diego
North Carolina >

Charlotte
300
$17.7
262
#HQ
#MA
#PL
#HQ
#PB
San Diego
San Diego
Virginia > Tysons

Corner
1,200
$25
NQF
#DF
#DN
#EN
#HQ
#IT
#PF
#RD
#SO
}REL
San Diego
San Diego
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PA
}OSO
}REL
San Diego
Vista
Spain > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Nevada >
Henderson
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Colorado >
Denver
500
$2.7
NQF
#BF
#SO
}CDO
}CLO
}REL
waste disposal units) because the acquisition of sharps collectors from a foreign country
by Becton, Dickinson and Company, contributed importantly to worker group separations
at the Oceanside facility. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a
as June 8, 2009.2332
College Loan Corp. News media accounts of the move are elusive. However, online
postings confirm that a relocation to Las Vegas in 2009 occurred.2333
Directed MFG Inc. The plastics and metal parts manufacturer relocated its
headquarters.2334
Premier Inc., the nations largest healthcare alliance, will cease operations in San Diego
and move its headquarters to Charlotte in a two-stage process involving a $17.7 million
investment.2335 The company will lease all ten stories of a 262,000-sq. ft. office tower.2336
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) selected Virginia for its headquarters.
The company will move about 100 people from the West Coast and hire 1,100 people in
the science, engineering and technology fields, with more hires to come later. We hope to
grow between 9 and 12% a year, and that means our employee base grows, EVP Arnold
Punaro said, SAIC will spend $25 million on its 18-acre campus. SAIC said it wanted to be
closer to its biggest client, the federal government. Moreover, over the past few years,
SAIC has gone through some major changes, shifting from an employee-owned to a
publicly traded company.2337 [Depending upon the degree to which shareholders are
concerned with costs and profits, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced
at least in part by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in
Virginia leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Thompson Type, Inc. furloughed employees because the company shifted to a foreign
company work involving computer page make-up, pagination, and scan services. The
lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Dec. 17, 2009.2338
BeKaert Corp. furloughed employees and on-site leased workers because the company
shifted production of FRP pressure vessels to Spain. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 14, 2009.2339 In the following
year, 85 employees were furloughed from this location,2340 but because its uncertain that
the figure can be attributed to this event, its excluded from this report.
CallTower, Inc., a provider of unified communications solutions for voice and data, said
the move of its headquarters was part of its effort to accommodate growth. 2341 [Along with
the reason cited, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Nevada leading to a
Charles Schwab Corp. What occurred in 2009 was presaged in 2007 when Schwab
stated it will move jobs to out-of-state, less expensive locations. Were not looking to grow
our presence in San Francisco, said a company spokesperson that year.2342 The decision
was based on multiple factors that make it more difficult and costly to do business in San
Francisco, including real estate costs, the high cost of living and difficulties in recruiting
talent.2343 By 2009, an unknown number of S.F. jobs were relocated to metro Denver.2344
294
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Texas > Austin
11
N$R
NQF
#HQ
}REL
Washington >
Seattle
12
N$R
NQF
#DO
#EN
}CDO
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Texas > Austin
70
N$R
NQF
#HQ
#SO
}CLO
}REL
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Pennsylvania >
Pittsburgh
100
N$R
NQF
#FP
#HC
}CLO
}REL
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Texas > Austin
15
N$R
NQF
#DO
#SO
}CDO
San Joaquin
Lodi
Michigan >
Manistee
120
N$R
NQF
#GR
#MA
}CDO
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Indonesia >
Unknown
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Schwab will invest about $2.7 million on technology equipment, refurbishing and furnishing
the newly leased facility.2345
McGuire Furniture Co., a unit of Kohler Co., furloughed employees and on-site leased
workers because the firm shifted production of luxury and hospitality furniture to Indonesia.
The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure
for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July
8, 2009.2346
Ortho Kinematics, Inc. The startup is a privately held healthcare diagnostic company
focused on noninvasive spine imaging informatics technology; it relocated its headquarters
after completing a $3.5 million funding round.2347 By 2015 the company had received a
total of $19.6 million in eight rounds of funding.2348
RichRelevance, a provider of personalization and product recommendation tools for
eCommerce sites, opened a new office in Seattle in order to work more closely with
clients, prospects, and partners, as well as tap into the areas talent pool. Over the past
year, the company has more than tripled its staff. RichRelevance currently serves more
than 200 million recommendations each day on more than 35 sites. Clients include Sears,
Wal-Mart and Burton.2349 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location
Software Advice The company works with software buyers and vendors. Company
founder Don Fornes, after a few years of developing his business, said he found it hard to
rationalize staying in California with its high operational costs, burdensome tax system and
tight labor pool. He decided that if his business was going to be really successful he
needed to move somewhere that offers access to more talent and a pro-business
environment. When the company relocated it had just 5 employees and now has more
than 70 workers.2350
StarKist Co. After having moved to San Francisco, the company returned to Pittsburgh
a few years later. The move east resulted from Dongwon Industries Co. Ltd. completing a
$359 million deal with Del Monte Food Co. to acquire the StarKist business. StarKist has a
Pittsburgh history, having been previously owned by the H.J. Heinz Co. StarKist plans to
grow from about 35 employees to about 100 in Pittsburgh.2351 [Its conceivable that the
decision to return to its Pittsburgh roots was influenced by much lower business and
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Pennsylvania leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Waterfall Mobile Inc., a mobile messaging company, upon receiving $5 million in Series A
funding, opened its local office in late 2009. Update: As is typical when a company
establishes a footprint in a new location, the company is expanding in Austin. The
company, which has 15 of its 30 employees in Austin, and expects to hire more, makes
tools to help clients market through several types of social media.2352
Windspire Energy Inc. (formerly Mariah Power) The manufacturer of small wind
turbines in 2009 teamed up with another company to begin production in Michigan. It is
expected to create more than 120 jobs in Manistee in a 30,000-sq. ft. facility over the next
three years.2353
295
San Joaquin
Lodi
Nevada > Reno
NJR
N$R
NQF
#GR
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
San Joaquin
Stockton
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San Joaquin
Tracy
Japan > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San Joaquin
Tracy
San Joaquin
Tracy
San Mateo
Menlo Park
Canada >
Unknown
Mexico >
Unknown
Great Britain >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
NJR
N$R
NQF
#IT
}OSO
}REL
San Mateo
San Mateo
Poland >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PA
}OSO
}REL
San Mateo
San Mateo
Costa Rica > San

Jos
100
$2.5
NQF
#SB
}CDO
}OSO
San Mateo
San Mateo
Indiana >
Indianapolis
50
N$R
NQF
#CP
#EN
#RD
}CDO
Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
Canada >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PA
}OSO
}REL
Windspire Energy Inc. (formerly Mariah Power) moved its headquarters to Reno, a report
that was clarified when it became clear that Mariah Power changed its name to Windspire
Energy Inc.2354
Metals Structural Products, Inc. furloughed employees because it shifted production of
truck frames and chassis to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
furloughs may have begun as early as March 22, 2009.2355
Pacific Coast Industries, a subsidiary of Sekiso Corp., furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers engaged in production of injection molded and asphalt sheet products, and
brake and fuel tubes because the company shifted such work to Japan, Canada and
Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those countries, nor did it
Pacific Coast Industries shifted production to Canada. See the Japan entry for this
company for more on this event.
Pacific Coast Industries shifted production to Mexico. See the Japan entry for this
company for more on this event.
CompuCom Systems, Inc., I-4 Division, furloughed employees because the company
shifted work related to security services in information technology for clients in the
communications industry to England. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
Franklin Resources Inc., Graphic Design Production Group, furloughed employees as a
result of shifting graphic design production services to Poland. The Dept. of Labor didnt
lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 24, 2009. 2358
Motif, Inc., which is in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Knowledge Process
Outsourcing (KPO) service industries, will invest $2.5 million in a call Center in Costa Rica.
The company provides customer support, back office processing, research and analytics,
and online fraud prevention services to Fortune 500 companies. The state-of-the-art center
will launch with a 100-seat program to provide voice and email customer support to a
leading online travel company. The company is looking to hire a total of 100 people for
positions including customer service agents, supervisors and management before
December 2009.2359
Scale Computing, a data-storage developer and manufacturer, opened had its grand
opening at the Purdue Research Park near the Indianapolis airport. The company is
looking to expand from about 24 employees to 50 in about a year. Forbes named Scale
one of Americas 20 most promising companies. The company has retained a presence in
Silicon Valley.2360
Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. furloughed employees because it shifted book
publishing and printing and commercial lithographic printing to Canada and China. The
Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those countries, nor did it provide a figure
for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April
21, 2009.2361
296
}OSO
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Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. See the 2009 Canada entry for this company for
#CH
#CP
#EN
#MA
#SC
}OSO
NQF
#DC
#DO
#IT
}CDO
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SO
}CDO
}OSO
}REL
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#QA
#SC
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Morgan
Hill
Texas > Cedar

Park
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#EN
#HQ
#SO
}CLO
}REL
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Colorado >
Denver
110
N$R
NQF
#SB
#SO
}CDO
Apple Inc., which relies extensively on overseas suppliers, has a new agreement with
Toshiba to purchase large quantities of NAND flash chips. The product will augment
Apples already high intake of foreign-made solid-state processors used in iPhones and
iPods. Apples contract with Toshiba, the worlds second-largest supplier of NAND flash
processors, should serve as a major boost for the Japanese chip and device
manufacturer. According to a transcript of Apples quarterly results conference call with
analysts on July 21, Apple made a $500 million advance payment to Toshiba to get the
new deal rolling.2362 Note: Toshiba supplies Apple out of five factories in Japan, one in the
Philippines and one in Thailand.2363 This event is attributed to Japan since that country has
the most Apple-involved Toshiba factories.
Apple Inc. built a data center about 30 miles northwest of Charlotte, which rivals the
largest such facilities in the world.2364 The server farm is expected to hire about 50
employees working in technical and managerial positions. Another 250 will be contract
workers, such as security officers and electricians to keep the facility running. More than
1,000 temporary employees were hired to build the plant.2365 Electricity cost will be 4-5
cents per kilowatt hour in North Carolina from Duke Energy versus 7-12 cents per kilowatt
hour in California.2366 [That cost difference is important considering that data centers use
significant amounts of electricity.]
Amphenol TCS furloughed employees as it shifted manufacturing of high-speed
backplanes (a board that provides connections between circuits) used in the electronic
connector manufacturing industry to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
community in that country (but believed to be Mexicali), nor did it provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but it did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as April 6,
2009.2367
Avaya, Inc. furloughed employees engaged in software programming and testing because
the company shifted the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
may have begun as early as Feb. 5, 2009.2368
STATS ChipPAC Ltd. furloughed employees because the company shifted
semiconductor testing services to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
may have begun as early as Nov. 11, 2009.2369
Corvalent, the manufacturer of PC-based embedded boards and motherboards, moved its
headquarters out of Silicon Valley to be near Austin because of the areas technology
resources and skilled workforce.2370 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the
Intuit, Inc., known for its financial and accounting software (TurboTax, QuickBooks,
Quicken and Mint), created a Customer Support Center in Colorado. Angus Thomson,
GM/VP of Intuits Grow Your Business division, said, metro Denver originally was
Santa
Barbara
Santa
Barbara
Santa Clara
Cupertino
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Japan > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Santa Clara
Cupertino
North Carolina >

Maiden
300
$1,000
Santa Clara
Milpitas
Mexico > Mexicali
NJR
Santa Clara
Milpitas
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
Santa Clara
Milpitas
297
30
N$R
240
#DC
#IT
}CDO
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DF
#EC
#HQ
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Iowa > Ames
1,100
$15.5
120
#DO
#EN
#HQ
#SB
#SO
}CLO
}REL
Santa Clara
San Jose
Texas > Allen
NJR
$185
162
Santa Clara
San Jose
Taiwan >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Washington >
Quincy
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Texas > Austin
selected for the call center because of the regions deep talent pool and its relatively low
operating costs compared with a similar facility in Californias Silicon Valley.2371
Intuit, Inc. dedicated a new data center, a 240,000-sq. ft. facility which is Quincys third
operating data center. At the grand opening, Intuits Bruce Eisele called the new center the
companys primary data site for its main products.2372 [Note that data centers use
significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Washington than in
California.]
Setcom Corp. relocated its headquarters. The company provides communication and
other equipment in the following categories: police, fire, marine, industrial, airport and
tactical.2373
WebFilings (now Workiva) The companys CEO, Matt Rizai, said since moving
headquarters to Ames from Mountain View in 2009, we have hired over 400 employees
here. We will add another 700 employees over the next four or five years.... When you are
a startup and growing, you need a lot of help financing, smart people, management.
The type of people you attract is important, and the talent here is very desirable.... When
we were just starting out, I asked myself, where can I scale this company?... We
immediately looked at Ames for the talent and the business climate. Rizai says he hasnt
looked back since. Our biggest focus is to hire talent and area universities provide
graduates who become employees. Our jobs are in software and computer science,
marketing, customer service, professional services and other positions, and we pay quite
well. Our typical worker earns an average annual wage of more than $55,000. We also
attract quite a few senior-level people from outside the state. Rizai likes Iowas low cost of
living, low cost and high quality of health care, good schools and high quality of life,
adding, A lot of people who are from the Midwest want to come back to live and work
here, [and] the biggest thing for us is that being located in Iowa is a fit culturally. By 2014,
WebFilings completed the first phase of its 120,000 sq. ft. campus.2374 In July 2014,
WebFilings, which calls itself a software-as-a-service company, changed its name to
Workiva.2375 [Along with the reasons cited, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Iowa
Cisco Systems Inc. began planning a new greenfield data center in Allen, Texas, in
2009.2376 Later, the 162,000 sq. ft. facility received U.S. Gold LEED certification by
meeting third-party standards for the design and construction of an environmentally
sustainable building.2377 The building was designed to withstand tornado winds up to 175
mph.2378 Data centers are big local taxpayers one nearby, in Richardson, Texas, netted
the city and county more than $11 million in tax revenue in one year.2379 [Note that data
centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs are lower in Texas than in
California.]
Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. The company, which specializes in manufacturing
silicone products, furloughed employees and on-site leased workers engaged in
accounting and finance services because the firm shifted such work to Taiwan. The Dept.
number of jobs lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April 7,
2009.2380
298
NJR
N$R
NQF
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}CLO
}REL
Indiana >
Indianapolis
53
N$R
#DO
#EN
#HQ
#IT
#SO
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Santa Clara
San Jose
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
81
N$R
NQF
#CH
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
San Jose
Oregon >
Tualatin
700
N$R
382
#MA
#SC
}CLO
}REL
Santa Clara
San Jose
Oregon >
Portland
600
N$R
NQF
#AE
#DF
#EC
#EN
}CLO
}REL
Santa Clara
San Jose
Santa Clara
San Jose
Iowa > Cedar

Rapids
Iowa >
Manchester
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
NJR
N$R
NQF
}REL
Santa Clara
San Jose
Santa Clara
San Jose
Texas > Houston
Calpine Corp., and independent electric power company, relocated its headquarters to
Houston.2381
Rook Security, a data security tech startup, moved from San Jose, to Indianapolis, in the
process stating that Indiana is truly a burgeoning tech hot spot. Inc.com ranked it as the
10th-fastest-growing security company in the country and the 8th-fastest-growing company
in Indiana. By 2015 the company was posed to expand its second office location and will
continue to hire aggressively. A big plus is the technologically talented student population
coming out of Indiana University, Purdue University and Indiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis.2382 There was an opportunity cost to California. By 2015, the
company employed 53 locally. It plans to expand its Indianapolis headquarters and begin
hiring for development, sales and consulting positions. The company continues an
operation in San Jose.2383 The company will grow from its 6,000-sq. ft. of space.2384 [Along
business and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Indiana leading to a
Celestica, Inc. furloughed employees producing printed circuit boards when the company
shifted the manufacturing to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April 26, 2009.2385 The furlough figure
is from a WARN Notice.2386
Novellus, Inc. shifted more jobs to Oregon, where it opened its new manufacturing plant
in 2002 (prior to the time span covered in this report).2387 The computer-chip firm said it is
making investment decisions not only on what California policies are now, but also on what
they are expected to be in the future. Novellus is closing its San Jose facility and shifting
work to Oregon, saying Californias budget crisis is partly to blame. CEO Richard Hill said,
Our costs in California are historically higher. If we project taxes going up on our
employees, the company will ultimately have to pay the burden of that. Were trying to get
ahead of the game.2388 In 2011, Lam Research Corp. based in Fremont, Calif., agreed to
buy Novellus Systems Inc. for about $3.3 billion in stock.2389 As of 2013, the company had
close to 700 employees in Tualatin.2390 The amount of space taken when the facility first
opened was 382,000 sq. ft., which has since grown to an unknown square footage.2391
(Note: Silicon Valley used to be the epicenter for companies producing computer chips in
the U.S.)
Rockwell Collins The company will close its San Jose plant. CEO Clay Jones said, Its
a high-cost area. The plant makes avionics for defense customers and Jones said some
operations will move to facilities where Rockwell Collins makes commercial cockpit display
equipment.2392 Furloughed were 600 workers. The division used to be Kaiser Aerospace
and Electronics, which was a Bay Area employer for more than 50 years.2393 Some
production will move to facilities in Portland, Oregon, and Cedar Rapids and Manchester,
Iowa.2394
Rockwell Collins See the 2008 Portland event for this company for more information
about this event.
Rockwell Collins See the 2008 Portland event for this company for more information
about this event.
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Santa Clara
San Jose
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Texas > Cedar

Creek
NJR
N$R
NQF
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Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
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1,600
#CH
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#SC
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}OSO
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Georgia >
Norcross
300
$9
30
#IT
#RW
#SB
}CDO
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Switzerland >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Santa Cruz
Santa
Cruz
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Santa Cruz
Santa
Cruz
Siskiyou
McCloud
Malaysia >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Unknown >
Dispersed
100
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
#FP
#MA
}CAN
}DSP
Silicon Valley Community Newspapers,(SVCN), a subsidiary of Community

Newspapers LLC, shifted work to India. The Dept. of Labor finding failed to identify the
specific work, stating only that a significant number or proportion of the workers at SVCN
have become totally or partially separated .... because there has been a shift by SVCN to
a foreign country in the production of articles like or directly competitive with those
produced by SVCN. [The shift] of activities related to the publishing of newspapers to India
by SVCN contributed importantly to worker group separations at SVCN. The DOL didnt
lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept. 14, 2009. 2395
Agilent Technologies Inc. The medical diagnostics equipment manufacturing company
selected Cedar Creek in Bastrop County as the community for their new facility when
moving operations from California.2396 Follow-up: Two years later, Agilent announced that
it registered its Cedar Creek reagent manufacturing facility with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration as a medical device establishment, which is required for the manufacture of
diagnostic products that Agilent intends to develop2397
Intel Corp. announced it would build a $2.5 billion chip factory in China measuring 1.6
million sq. ft.2398 When Intel closed its Santa Clara chip factory, Bloomberg News said that
event closes the books on Silicon Valleys history as the manufacturing hub of the U.S.
technology industry, adding: The strip between San Francisco and San Jose ... was
populated by the plants of Intel, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and National Semiconductor
Corp. starting in the 1960s. Those factories slowly became obsolete, and were replaced by
plants in Texas, Oregon, Arizona, Germany and Asia. [Intel] has its most modern plants in
New Mexico, Oregon, Arizona, Israel and Ireland.2399 Intel stated in 2001 that it would
never build another plant in California.2400
YesVideo, Inc., the digital video imaging company, will create 300 production jobs and
invest millions in production and IT technology in Georgia. The company leased 30,000 sq.
ft. in Norcross, located in Gwinnett County2401 where it will process orders for
customers.2402 The company converts families video and photo memories to
contemporary viewing formats. It serves many retailers including Walmart, Sams Club,
Costco, CVS and Rite Aid.
Medtronic Spine, LLC, Operations & Quality Control, furloughed employees because the
firm shifted the production of medical devices to Switzerland. The Dept. of Labor didnt
lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 1, 2009.2403
Diversey Equipment/Beta Technology, a division of Diversey, Inc., furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers producing cleanser dispensers because the
company shifted the work to China and Malaysia. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
communities in those countries, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 29, 2009.2404
Diversey Equipment/Beta Technology See the 2009 China entry for this company for
Nestle Waters North America The company dropped plans for a bottling plant in
McCloud, which would employ about 100 workers.2405 Beginning in 2003, Nestle
300
Sonoma
Petaluma
Nevada > Reno
Sonoma
Sebastopol
Oregon >
Ashland
Sonoma
Sonoma
Unknown
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#BF
}REL
N$R
NQF
#GR
#HQ
#MA
}CLO
}REL
West Virginia >

Summit Point
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AU
#EN
#MA
}CLO
}REL
China > Hong

Kong
NJR
N$R
NQF
#QA
}OSO
}REL
negotiated a contract with the McCloud Community Service District (MCSD) for water
rights for 100 years; the site would be an abandoned timber mill. Through the EIR process,
Nestle announced that the proposed facility would be scaled back by 60% and would use
less water than originally proposed.2406 Six years later, in 2009, the project was
cancelled.2407 To the degree that jobs were created elsewhere by the cancellation in
McCloud, it appears to have been 40 jobs in Sacramento when the company opened a
bottling facility in an existing industrial area in 2010.2408 Sacramento gave its approval to
the project about a year after the City Council banned bottled water at its meetings
because plastic water bottles are littering the world and the ... water they once contained
is often wasted.2409 Bottom line: Since the Sacramento facility is smaller than the McCloud
plant would have been, with fewer jobs and a lower capital outlay, it counts as a loss.
Update: In April 2015, an online community group is demanding that Nestle discontinue
water bottling operations in the state under the Arrowhead and Pure Life brands voluntarily
or by force of the state. Nestle Water Ltd. has 1,700 employees in California and has
plants in Cabazon, Ontario, Los Angeles, Livermore and Sacramento.2410
Basin Street Properties The company, which has backed startup firms and owns office
buildings in Sacramento, and which was in Petaluma since 1974, moved its headquarters.
Long term, Reno is a good hub to do business as we continue to expand in the Western
U.S., said President Matt White. The business climate in the Bay Area and in Sonoma
County has become more difficult.2411
Barefoot Motors The small maker of all-electric, all terrain vehicles for agricultural,
industrial and other uses relocated its headquarters and factory in June 2009.2412 A
posting of a photo of its vehicle refers to its Ashland HQ location.2413
Stasis Engineering, which designs, engineers, manufactures and sells equipment that
enhances the performance of luxury cars, moved its headquarters to a state that provides
a friendlier business climate. Paul Lambert, a former Silicon Valley electrical engineer
who brought his company to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma in 2002 said, [T]his was a
necessary decision to allow us to grow in this economy and keep our people employed.
Infineon Raceway President Steve Page is sorry to see Stasis go, but Lambert is far from
the only one troubled by the states dysfunctional political system. Page said, There is no
question that whats been happening in Sacramento, and the charade that they just went
through in terms of this budget...worry business people to a great extent.2414
Anonymous Company (Owner of several companies doesnt identify which one this is).
Gary Sutton, a turn-around CEO, wrote, Its now stupid to start an innovative business in
California. Heres why one business I direct should leave. Its got a sweet electro-optical
product that delivers superior images. ... Toward the end of 2008, Sacramento decided to
temporarily suspend all net operating loss carry-forwards. They did this retroactively, to
the beginning of the year, and 2009 sales growth slowed to 10%, putting the brakes on
new hires. Burial services were held for a few interesting new products.... Final inspection
is now leaving California for Hong Kong. Better. Quicker. And since half the products go to
Europe, they can simply chug up the Suez Canal and deliver even faster. Then youve
gotta ask, why keep headquarters here? Moving to Hong Kong could cut corporate taxes
in half and income taxes by more. Many businesses with international customers improve
results when they leave the U.S. Others, with national markets, improve results when they
301
Ventura
Camarillo
Oregon >
Hillsboro
Ventura
Camarillo
1,000
$440
480
#GR
#MA
}CDO
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#QA
#SB
#SO
}OSO
}REL
Ventura
Moorpark
Arizona > Mesa
250
N$R
NQF
#AU
#EC
#EN
#MA
}CDO
Ventura
Newbury
Park
Ventura
Simi Valley
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#QA
#SB
#SO
#AE
#MA
Ventura
Simi Valley
Georgia > Atlanta
300
$4.5
100
#AE
#DF
#EH
#EN
}CDO
}OSO
}REL
leave California.2415 Efforts to determine the companys name and details regarding what
is at least a partial relocation were unsuccessful.
SolarWorld consolidated manufacturing in Oregon in a 480,000 sq. ft. facility, measuring
one-quarter mile end-to-end. Raw silicon is transformed into solar cells that are processed
into solar panels. Earlier, SolarWorld acquired the Hillsboro factory for $40 million and is
investing more than $400 million in the facility. The company expects to eventually employ
1,000 people at the Hillsboro facility.2416
employees and on-site leased workers engaged in customer call center services,
management, customer service, and software quality assurance functions in the WGS
Adjustments-Financial Operations Department, Test Execution B/Information TechnologyEnterprise Quality Control Department in Camarillo. The company did so in three
locations: Camarillo, Newbury Park and Thousand Oaks. The reason is the company has
shifted customer call center services, management, customer service, and software quality
assurance functions to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor
Special Devices Inc. (SDI) produces automobile electronics and safety devices. For
those who wonder how Californias regulations can affect businesses, consider this
Arizona Republic report: Within weeks of hearing that [SDI] was consolidating its
automotive operations, Mesa city officials made it a priority to approve building permits so
the company could quickly transfer its production lines [helping] the company emerge out
of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and bring 250 jobs to Mesa.... The pace of consolidation was
astonishing. SDI relocated and installed nine complete production lines in just over six
months that required the issuance of a city building permit approximately once per week,
said SDI CEO Christopher Hunter. Mesas mayor, Scott Smith, said that there were no
short cuts taken in processing permits: We have a responsibility to our communitys
health and safety. You just dont hand out permits willy-nilly. The fact that we were able to
muster resources to focus on the issue and problems is a testament to their
professionalism and seeing the big picture, we need the company to succeed so we can
build our economy.2418
WellPoint, Inc. See the 2009 Camarillo entry for this company for more information
about this Newbury Park event.
Telair International, Inc., Nordisk Aviation Products Division, furloughed employees
because the firm shifted production of air cargo containers to a foreign country. The Dept.
number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 20,
2009.2419
Wamar International, Inc., the global services and products provider, will expand
operations in Atlanta in several areas: power generation, oil and gas, aviation, and
defense and security. The new 100,000-sq. ft. facility is near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport; the HQ will remain in Simi Valley. Wamar was established in
California in 1983.2420
302
Ventura
Thousand
Oaks
Yolo Davis
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#QA
#SB
#SO
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#SB
}OSO
}REL
WellPoint, Inc. See the 2009 Camarillo entry for this company for more information
about this Thousand Oaks event.
}OSO
}REL
HAVI Logistics, North America furloughed employees and on-site leased employees
engaged in purchasing and customer service for all the HAVI Logistics, North America
operating facilities which provided food distribution and shifted the work to a foreign
country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the
number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 11,
2009.2421 A WARN Notice for 2009 indicates that 146 employees were furloughed,2422 but
since the notation is for Sacramento, not Davis, no job-loss figure is provided for this
event.
303
California
County &
Locality
Destination
Location
Jobs
Private
Capital
(million)
Sq. Ft.
(000)
Function
or
Industry
Codes
Event
Type
Alameda
Berkeley
Alameda
Fremont
Idaho > Pocatello
NJR
N$R
NQF
#GR
#MA
}REL
Canada >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Alameda
Fremont
Singapore >
Singapore
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Alameda
Hayward
Malaysia >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AU
#HC
#MA
#SC
}OSO
}REL
Alameda
Hayward
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL

Nordic Windpower USA The company moved production to a facility in Idaho, where it
planned to create technical, engineering, and administrative jobs.2423
Senstar furloughed employees engaged in the production of security products. The Dept.
number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept. 30,
2008.2424 Two years later, the company stated, We sold a 20,000 square foot facility in
Fremont, California that formerly served as a manufacturing and sales facility for aggregate
proceeds of $2.1 million.2425 The company is a part of Magal-Senstar Inc. Its unclear
whether employees will remain in Fremont, which is why this event isnt listed as a closure.
Hewlett Packard Its BCS Fremont Supply Chain Operations shifted production of nonstop computer servers to Singapore. According to the Dept. of Labor, furloughs may have
begun as early as Feb. 5, 2008.2426
Mipox International Corp. transferred production of micro-abrasion products (lapping film,
tape, and samples) to Malaysia and shifted distribution services to China and Japan, which
have been determined to contribute to the companys job reductions in California.
According to the Dept. of Labor, furloughs may have begun as early as May 18, 2008. 2427
Its products are used for computer parts, semiconductors, automobiles, and in many
industries.
Mipox International Corp. See the 2008 company entry for Malaysia for more context.
304
}OSO
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#MA
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NJR
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Cholestech Corp., a subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., reduced

employment as it began acquiring medical devices from China capable of analyzing a full
lipid panel (total cholesterol, HDL, Triglycerides, LDL). June 29, 2008.2428 The furlough
figure is from a 2009 WARN Notice.2429
Pacific Cheese Crews are preparing a new plant site in Amarillo, a project that quickly
doubled in size and is now slated to be more than 90,000 sq. ft. Construction cost will be
$15.3 million, not counting the food processing equipment to be installed. Initial plans were
for 70 employees, but more workers will be needed with the expansion plan.2430
Braxton Technologies The software development and services company specializing in
satellite ground control systems moved its headquarters and some operations to Colorado.
Much of Braxtons work is done as a subcontractor to major players such as Boeing,
Lockheed Martin and ITT, but Braxton plans to start bidding as a prime contractor.2431
}OSO
}REL
Thailand >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#MA
}OSO
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Contra Costa
Walnut
Creek
Kern
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Burbank
Los Angeles
Burbank
India > Unknown
102
N$R
NQF
#IT
#PB
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Colorado >
Denver
India > Unknown
40
N$R
NQF
#EH
#HQ
}CLO
}REL
210
N$R
NQF
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Los Angeles
Burbank
Los Angeles
Burbank
Poland >
Unknown
Unknown >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Burbank
Pennsylvania >
Pittsburgh
NJR
N$R
NQF
#HC
#RD
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Alameda
Hayward
Alameda
Hayward
Japan > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
China > Unknown
144
N$R
NQF
Alameda
Hayward
Texas > Amarillo
70
$15.3
Alameda
Pleasanton
Colorado >
Colorado Springs
100
Contra Costa
Concord
Germany >
Unknown
Contra Costa
Richmond
}OSO
}REL
#}CP
}OSO
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}OSO
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Siemens Medical Solutions, USA, Inc., Oncology Care Systems (Radiation Oncology)
furloughed employees providing information technology services because the firm shifted
the work to a foreign country. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it
as early as Dec. 22, 2008.2432
LumaSense Technologies has shifted production of exhaust gas analyzers and medical
analyzers to Thailand. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify which community, but indicated
that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 10, 2008.2433
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals acquired information technology services from India [that]
contributed importantly to worker group separations in Walnut Creek and Corona. The
Dept. of Labor indicates that furloughs may have begun as early as July 29, 2008.2434
Berry Petroleum Co. will relocate its headquarters to Denver, resulting in 15 employees
being transferred from California and the hiring of an addition 25 employees locally. 2435
Yahoo Inc. See the Sunnyvale entry for this company for more details. The furlough
figure for Burbank is from a WARN Notice.2436
Mel Bernie and Co. increased its reliance on imported jewelry, and employment and
production at the firm declined as a result. About 300 positions in management information
systems, finance and accounting will be outsourced to India and Poland over the next year.
The Dept. of Labor didnt indicate which communities in those countries, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 29, 2008. 2437
Mel Bernie and Co. See the 2008 India entry for this company for more information
about this event.
Warner Music, Inc. outsourced IT work to a foreign country.2438 The Dept. of Labor failed
to specify which country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Nov. 16,
2008. A following WARN Notice states that 74 employees were furloughed.2439 However,
that number is excluded from this reports furlough totals because it isnt known how many
were affected by this event.
The Walt Disney Co. created a new R&D initiative by funding a Carnegie Mellon
University research center, including a director and seven to eight principal investigators.
305
Los Angeles
Chatsworth
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}CLO
}OSO
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Los Angeles
City of
Industry
China > Unknown
35
N$R
NQF
#EC
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}OSO
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Los Angeles
City of
Industry
Los Angeles
Diamond
Bar
Korea > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Philippines >
Unknown
108
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Los Angeles
El
Segundo
Texas > Fort

Worth
NJR
$5.4
100.9
#EC
}CDO
Virginia >
Annandale (now
in Falls Church)
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DF
#EN
#HQ
#IT
#SO
}CLO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
Additional staff will include professors, interns, scientific consultants, and collaborators.
One of the first projects in Pittsburgh will be to improve the interactive characters and
robots at Disneys theme parks by looking for ways to make the interactions between
guests and robots more meaningful and less dependent on puppetry and human
intervention.2440 Disney sought access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities in robotics and
motion capture and the team conducts research in radio and antennas with a focus in
sports visualization. Under evaluation are projects inspired by ESPN, Walt Disney Parks
and Resorts, and other business units of The Walt Disney Company.2441 (As an aside, the
CAPTCHA feature was developed by a Carnegie Mellon professor.) [Along with the need
for talent, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business and
employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Pennsylvania leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
M&K Sound and Miller & Kreisel, now known as MK Sound The manufacturer of
loudspeakers for the film and music industries and home users filed for bankruptcy and
closed its Chatsworth factory. After that, its intellectual property was purchased by MK
Sound, a Danish startup company and American retailer. The new company, which
included some former European M&K executives, moved all production to China, though
much of it had already been done there under the old regime. M&K, founded in 1974 in
Chatsworth, had Steely Dan and Dolby Laboratories, among others, as customers.2442 At
one time, M&K had more than 300 dealers. MK Speaker is affiliated with The Dolpin
Group, an importer/marketing company set up by principals of Abt Electronics, an
appliance retailer.2443
Henkel Corp., Adhesive Electronics Division, shifted production of materials used in
semiconductors, electronic components and printed circuit boards to China and Korea. The
Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those countries, but stated that furloughs
may have begun as early as May 18, 2008,2444 Furloughs also occurred in 2009 and
2010.2445
Henkel Corp. See the 2008 entry for China for more information for more information
about this event.
Allstate Insurance Co. Its Allstate Service Information Center (ASIC) acquired
insurance policy processing and call center services from the Philippines, which
contributed importantly to worker separations. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
community in that country, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 4,
2008.2446 The furlough figure is from a WARN Notice.2447
Aerovoice Inc. The wireless device provider and fulfillment company expanded in Fort
Worth; purchased a 100,875 sq. ft. office / industrial building in the Centrepoint Business
Park.2448
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) The global information technology services
company relocated its headquarters, consolidating the executive leadership with its
operational headquarters. The move will save on the expenses of maintaining both
facilities on opposite sides of the U.S.2449 [Along with efficiencies resulting from the
consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision was influenced by lower business
306
Los Angeles
Hawthorne
Texas >
McGregor
261
N$R
NQF
#AE
#EN
#HC
#RD
#PA
#SB
}CDO
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Unknown >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Connecticut >
Stamford
50
N$R
NQF
#HQ
}REL
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Unknown >
Dispersed
500
N$R
NQF
#CP
#EC
#EN
#ET
#MA
#RD
}CLO
}DSP
Los Angeles
Los
Angeles
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#AU
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Springs
Mexico >
Monterrey
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CS
#MA
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}OSO
}REL
and employee costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Virginia leading to a reduction in
expenses.]
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) designs, produces and launches
advanced rockets and spacecraft. Although rocket work continues in California, the
company placed a rocket development facility in McGregor.2450
Los Angeles Times Communications, LLC. Employees in Advertising Financial Services
who were engaged in the reconciliations and collections of advertising accounts were
furloughed because the workers firm has acquired from a foreign country services like or
directly competitive with services supplied by the workers. The Dept. of Labor certified that
services in Mexico contributed importantly to worker group separations at Advertising
Financial Services. The DOL didnt identify the community in Mexico, nor did it identify the
number of jobs shifted out of the country, but it did indicate that furloughs may have begun
as early as May 17, 2008.2451 While the Los Angeles Times did have a story reporting on
layoffs, it didnt mention anything about Mexico.2452 Searches in data bases generally
available to the public failed to locate a story about this offshoring event in any media
outlet.2453
Castec, Inc., located in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles, reduced the number
of jobs because the company increased imports of window coverings from foreign sources.
The Dept. of Labor failed to specify which country, but indicated that furloughs may have
begun as early as May 18, 2008.2454
Harman International Industries Inc. A new headquarters consolidates executive and
corporate functions previously located in offices in Los Angeles. About 50 employees will
work out of the new HQ. CEO Dinesh Paliwal said, With key operations in several
locations around the world, Stamford is a central location to serve our employees and
customers in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.2455 This event is separate from the
company reducing manufacturing in the Northridge section of Los Angeles. [Along with
efficiencies resulting from the consolidation, its conceivable that the location decision was
influenced by lower business and employee costs and fewer regulations leading to a
Harman International Industries Inc. The company produces a wide range of audio
and entertainment products including home theater equipment. It closed a manufacturing
plant, furloughed employees, and transferred other jobs.2456 This event is separate from
the companys headquarters move out of the Northridge section of Los Angeles. (An event
not included in this report because in occurred in 1999 is when Harman moved part of its
speaker assembly line from Northridge to Tijuana, Mexico, eliminating at least 100
jobs.2457) Note other entries about Harman opening manufacturing plants in China.
Superior Industries International, Inc. Production of aluminum wheels for the
automotive industry shifted to Mexico from Van Nuys (a neighborhood in the City of Los
Angeles). The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in Mexico, but indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Jan., 13, 2008.2458 About five years later, the
company began building a new plant in Mexico to replace this one.
United States Gypsum shifted production of cement board for the construction industry to
Monterrey, Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt state the number of jobs lost, but indicated
that furloughs may have begun as early as June 29, 2008.2459 The company stated that it
307
Los Angeles
Vernon
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#FP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Los Angeles
Westlake
Village
Los Angeles
Westlake
Village
India > Manesar
NJR
N$R
NQF
Texas > Plano
110
$7.5
40
#HQ
#EN
#SC
}CLO
}REL
Marin San
Rafael
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SO
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Brea
Australia >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Costa Mesa
Chile > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#IT
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Costa Mesa
Orange
Costa Mesa
Costa Rica >

Unknown
Canada >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EH
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Costa Mesa
Costa Rica >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Fountain
Valley
Vietnam > Ho Chi

Minh City
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
permanently closed the Santa Fe Springs gypsum wallboard and cement board
production facilities.2460
Mars Petcare US, Inc., a subsidiary of Mars Inc., furloughed employees because the firm
shifted production of wet pet food from Vernon to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify
the community in Mexico, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 7,
2008.2461
Agilent Technologies see the 2008 Santa Clara and Manesar entry for this company for
Diodes Inc., a semiconductor company, is relocating its headquarters to Texas, where the
compensation for the jobs it creates will average $100,000. Jobs include top leadership
positions and positions in sales, marketing, engineering, logistics and administration. It will
build a 40,000-sq. ft. building and the 110 jobs are expected to be in place by Dec. 31,
2012.2462
Fair Isaac Corp. Helpdesk and PC Support. Employees were furloughed because the
company shifted helpdesk and PC support services to India. The Dept. of Labor failed to
specify which community within that country and stated that furloughs may have begun as
early as Sept. 14, 2008.2463
Vital Diagnostics Inc., a subsidiary of Vital Diagnostics Holding Corp., shifted production
of reagents to Australia. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country
and indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 27, 2008.2464
Experian furloughed employees and on-site leased workers engaged in IT support
services because the company shifted such work to Chile and Costa Rica, which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at subject firm. The Dept. of Labor
didnt identify the communities in those countries, nor did it provide a figure for the number
of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Sept. 1, 2008. 2465
Experian See the 2008 entry for Chile for this company for more information about this
event.
Commerce Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Just Energy, shifted a portion of the marketing
and distribution services to Canada, which contributed importantly to worker group
separations. The employees were engaged in the buying and selling of gas and electricity,
consulting, and distributing gas and electricity. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
community in Canada nor did it state the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs
may have begun as early as Oct. 2, 2008.2466 A WARN Notice indicates 108 layoffs,2467 but
that figure is excluded from this reports total because the company is exiting some lines of
business and its difficult to determine how many jobs went to Canada and how many were
eliminated for other reasons.
Camera Dynamics, Inc., shifted tripod production at Costa Mesa to Costa Rica. The Dept.
of Labor failed to indicate which community in Costa Rica, nor did it state the number of
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 20, 2008.2468
R&D will be in Costa Mesa.2469
Alpine Biomed shifted production of pH catheters to Vietnam, which contributed
importantly to worker group separations in Fountain Valley. The Dept. of Labor didnt
308
Orange
Huntington
Beach
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Huntington
Beach
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}CLO
}REL
Orange
Irvine
Mexico > Nogales
54
N$R
187
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Irvine
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Irvine
Mexico > Mexicali
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Irvine
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EN
#IT
#SO
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Irvine
Germany >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Irvine
Orange
Irvine
Switzerland >
Unknown
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#MA
}OSO
}REL
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CH
#MA
}OSO
}REL
identify a job loss figure, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 7,
2008.2470
Millett Industries, (misspelled in Dept. of Labor search as Millet), a subsidiary of Bushnell
Outdoor Products, shifted production of riflescopes, rings, and bases for firearms to
Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it specify
the job loss, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Feb. 25, 2008. 2471
Dynamic Cooking Systems is an indoor and outdoor cooking appliance manufacturer
and distributor. The new owners, Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd., of New
Zealand, moved the manufacturing plant to Mexico (some staff remained in Calif.). Cooker
production at the California plant will shift to Mexico by the end of the year.2472 It appears
that the plant was closed based on a report of its sale to another company.2473
Printronix shifted production of industrial printers, including RFID, line matrix, thermal bar
code, laser printers, to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor failed to provide the number of jobs that
were lost, but indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 27, 2008.2474 By
2009, Printronix announced plans to move the last of its local manufacturing operations to
Mexico. The company, founded in Orange County in 1974, had as many as 500 OC
workers at one point. By 2012, the number had declined to about 200.2475 The company
will expand its Nogales plant from 46,000 sq. ft. to 187,00 sq. ft.2476
Newport Corp., Photonics and Precision Technologies Division, reduced the number of
jobs as the firm increased reliance on imports of articles like or directly competitive with
high power diode lasers [from China] that had been made by Irvine employees. The Dept.
of Labor did not identify the community in China, nor did it state the number of jobs lost,
but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 21, 2008.2477
Masimo reduced the number of jobs because the company shifted production of medical
sensory equipment to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for lost jobs, but it
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 8, 2008.2478 It first opened the
Mexicali plant in 2002.2479
Invensys Process Systems a software, systems and controls company, cut jobs as the
firm shifted production of industrial automation and control systems to Mexico. The Dept. of
Labor didnt identify the community in Mexico, nor did it state a job loss figure, but it
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 11, 2008.2480 Since then,
Invensys was purchased by Schneider Electric.2481
eGene Inc., a Division of QiaGen North American Holdings, shifted production of gel
cartridges for capillary electrophoresis and instruments for capillary electrophoresis to
Germany and Switzerland. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those
countries, nor did it state a job loss figure, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun
eGene Inc. See the 2008 entry for Germany for this company for more information about
this event.
Datamax - ONeil Corp. furloughed workers as it began to acquire portable printers from
Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it specify a
job loss figure, but it did indicate that furloughs may have begun as early as June 23,
2008.2483
309
Orange
Irvine
New Jersey >

Rockleigh
90
N$R
NQF
#AU
#HQ
}REL
Orange
Rancho
Santa
Margarita
Orange
San
Clemente
Texas > Irving
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PF
#SB
}CDO
Nevada > Las

Vegas
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#RW
}CLO
}REL
Orange
San Juan
Capistrano
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Santa Ana
Mexico > Nogales
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Santa Ana
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DN
}OSO
}REL
Orange
Tustin
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Placer
Auburn
Thailand >
Unknown
144
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Placer
Auburn
Texas > Wichita

Falls
20
N$R
83
#DN
#MA
}CLO
}REL
Ford Motor Co. is moving its Volvo Cars North America to Northern, N.J. where it was
long located prior to Fords purchase. Its returning to the same campus where it has one
remaining building used for field sales and other operations. There are some 90 people in
Irvine dedicated to Volvo; all Volvos are manufactured in Europe.2484
Paragon Relocation Resources, Inc. To serve its U.S. Domestic Renter, Short Term
Assignment and Lump Sum customers, the company established a Center of Excellence
at its Dallas/Irving, Texas Service Center.2485
Racing Optics Inc. Three brothers, third generation Los Angeles natives, started the
company in 1999 in Orange County, but moved it to Las Vegas. The company sells more
than 10 million peel-away protective shields (laminated tear offs) for helmets, goggles and
vehicle windshields annually. Co-owner Bart Wilson said the reasons for the move were
Californias taxes, utility costs, regulations and commercial rent all lower in Nevada.2486
Fluidmaster, Inc. shifted production of toilet and plumbing components to a facility in
Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did it provide
a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early
as May 18, 2008.2487 The company furloughed 67 employees in San Juan Capistrano in
2009,2488 but its unclear that the action is related to the offshoring; hence the figure is
excluded from this report.
ITT Corporation, FMC-Interconnect Solutions reduced the number of jobs because the
company shifted production of electronic connectors to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt
as early as June 8, 2008.2489
Agility, a logistics company, shifted accounting services to India, which contributed
importantly to worker group separations in Santa Ana. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify
the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 15, 2008 2490
Lineage Power, formerly Cherokee International Corporation shifted production of power
supplies to China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor did
begun as early as Feb. 26, 2008.2491 The company furloughed 223 employees between
March and September 2009,2492 but since the reasons are unknown, the figure is excluded
from this report.
Coherent, Inc. production of laser diode module assemblies was shifted to Thailand.
for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan.
8, 2008.2493 The job furlough number is from Plant Closing News, which also reported that
the plant was closing in December 2008.2494
Ameri-Kal Inc. The vitamin manufacturer, established in Auburn in the 1980s, relocated
operations. Ron Soejoto, CEO, said the welcome the business received in Texas is in stark
contrast to the cold shoulder it received in Auburn as it tried to find ways to stay and
expand. In Texas, Ameri-Kal is preparing to occupy or build a total of 83,000 sq. ft. of
space (leasing 23,000 where its adding another 10,000 and negotiating for land to build a
310
Riverside
Corona
Riverside
Murrieta
India > Unknown
183
N$R
NQF
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Sacramento
Folsom
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DN
#EN
#IT
#SO
}OSO
}REL
San
Bernardino
Ontario
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San
Bernardino
Ontario
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San
Bernardino
Ontario
San
Bernardino
Redlands
Korea > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Mexico > Ramos

Arizpe
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San
Bernardino
San
Bernardino
San Diego
Carlsbad
Unknown >
Dispersed
200
N$R
NQF
#SB
}CLO
}DSP
}REL
China >
Shenzhen
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
San Diego
San Diego
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PL
|OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
50,000 sq. ft. distribution facility). Some employees are working out of home offices in the
Auburn area to retain West Coast ties.2495
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals shifted work to India. See the companys 2008 entry for
Walnut Creek for more information about this event.
Open Solutions Inc. shifted data entry processing services to India. The Dept. of Labor
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 3, 2008.2496
Since, Open Solutions has been acquired by Fiserv, Inc.2497
International Business Systems (IBS) is among other things a supply chain
management company that provides services and enterprise resource management
software for distributors and wholesalers. Furloughs occurred at Its Software Programming
Dept. in Folsom when the firm began acquiring software programming services from India.
for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May
27, 2008.2498
Horizon Hobby, Inc., which produces parts and accessories for radio-control model cars,
began acquiring abroad articles that are like or directly competitive with those produced by
the workers in Ontario. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a
as May 18, 2008.2499
Henkel Corp. shifted production of electrical materials from Ontario and San Diego to
China and Korea. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those countries, nor
Henkel Corp. See the 2008 entry for Ontario and China for this company for more
La-Z-Boy Manufacturing, Inc. shifted production of upholstered furniture to Mexico. The
the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 18,
2008.2501
Starwood Vacation Ownership, a company that sells vacation home timeshares, closed
its regional call center in November 2008, and furloughed 200 employees; at one point the
center employed as many 500 telemarketers.2502
Acushnet Co. reduced the number of jobs in golf club manufacturing because the firm
has acquired from China articles like or directly competitive with the golf clubs produced by
the workers in Carlsbad. The Dept. of Labor failed to provide a figure for the number of
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 1, 2008. 2503
Vision Plastics-Gardner Bender reduced the number of jobs because the company
increased imports of cable ties from China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
311
San Diego
San Diego
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
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#CH
#EC
#MA
}OSO
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San Diego
San Diego
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
Vista
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
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}REL
Korea > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
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}OSO
}REL
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DO
#PA
}OSO
}REL
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
Philippines >
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NJR
N$R
NQF
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Unknown
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N$R
NQF
#CL
#QA
}REL
San
Francisco
San
Francisco
San Joaquin
Lockeford
Nebraska >
Nashville
125
N$R
30
#SB
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Mexico >
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N$R
NQF
#MA
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}REL
}OSO
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}OSO
}REL
Autosplice, Inc. shifted manufacture of electrical connectors used in for medical,

transportation, automotive, consumer goods, telecommunication and industrial
applications to Mexico, which contributed importantly to worker group separations at the
San Diego ... facility. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor
begun as early as July 23, 2008.2505 Headquarters remained in San Diego.
ARRK Product Development Group The firm is shifting a significant proportion of
silicone castings production to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
furloughs may have begun as early as Jan 14, 2008.2506
DJO LLC, Sewing and Tool Shop Divisions, furloughed employees because the firm
shifted a portion of the manufacturing from Vista to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt
identify the community in that country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost,
but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 23, 2008.2507
Mulholland Brothers shifted to China the production of leather goods, such as luggage
and office accessories. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor
LexisNexis, Global Operations Division, which provided publishing operations services
used in the creation and publishing of databases moved such services to India and the
Philippines. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those countries, nor did it
LexisNexis see the 2008 entry for India for this company for more information about this
event.
Levi Strauss & Co. Employees in the Global Sourcing Organization develop, plan and
forecast the requirements for fabric and textiles that meet the criteria for certification so as
to be incorporated into final garments. The company shifted the work to a foreign country.
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 18, 2008. 2510
ServiceSource, a San Francisco-based sales company, will expand into Nashville,
creating 125 jobs. The Nashville office will focus on staffing ServiceSources client list with
trained sales professionals.2511
Star Building Systems (NCI Group, Inc. subsidiary) shifted a portion of production of
custom-engineered steel building systems and components to Mexico. The Dept. of Labor
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 9, 2008. 2512
312
San Joaquin
Stockton
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#PB
#SB
}OSO
San Mateo
Menlo Park
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
}OSO
}REL
San Mateo
Menlo Park
San Mateo
Redwood
City
Japan > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
India > Prune
NJR
N$R
NQF
San Mateo
Redwood
City
San Mateo
Redwood
City
Poland > Lodz
NJR
N$R
NQF
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
San Mateo
Redwood
City
San Mateo
Redwood
City
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
20
N$R
NQF
#EN
#QA
#SB
}CDO
Santa Clara
Milpitas
Singapore >
Singapore
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EN
#IT
#RD
#SO
}CLO
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Morgan
Hill
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#PB
}OSO
}REL
Louisiana > Baton

Rouge
}OSO
}REL
#DO
#EC
#EN
#IT
#SO
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
#PB
#MA
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
InterDent Service Corp., which provides dental practice management and licensing
services to multi-specialty dental practices, furloughed employees from its billing and
collections department because the firm acquired those services from India. The Dept. of
number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 11,
2008.2513
Tyco Electronics shifted a portion of production of circuit protection components to China
and Japan. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those countries, nor did it
Tyco Electronics See the 2008 entry for China for this company for more information
about this event.
Tele Atlas North America, Inc. shifted to India and Poland production of digital map data,
which is used for road navigation. The Dept. of Labor didnt provide a figure for the number
of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 20, 2008.2515
The company changed its name to TomTom North America, Inc. in January 2011.2516
Tele Atlas North America, Inc. see the 2008 entry for India for this company for more
Surgrx, Inc. has shifted production tissue sealing and hemostasis systems for the medical
industry to China and Mexico. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those
countries, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Aug. 12, 2008.2517
Surgrx, Inc. see the 2008 entry for China for this company for more information about
this event.
Electronic Arts Inc. will create a new global quality assurance center in Baton Rouge. It
will be the first of its kind in the United States and will serve primarily as a test center for
EA Sports software titles, creating 20 new full time jobs in Baton Rouge and more than
200 additional part-time jobs for students at LSU, Southern University and Baton Rouge
Community College. Payroll for the operation is expected to increase to approximately $5.7
million per year within two years.2518 [Along with the availability of students for such work,
costs, taxes and fewer regulations in Louisiana leading to a reduction in expenses.]
Seagate Technology The date storage company vacated a 77,200 Sq. ft. R&D center in
Milpitas as part of relocating off-shore, saying it will cease operations at the Milpitas plant
on Oct. 3, 2008.2519 The jobs went to Singapore.2520
Hospira, Inc. reduced the employee count as it shifted production of printed circuit boards
to China and production of infusion control devices in the medical field to Costa Rica. The
Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those countries, nor did it provide a figure
for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June
23, 2008.2521
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}OSO
}REL
Hospira, Inc. See the 2008 entry for China for this company for more information about
this event.
#MA
#SC
}OSO
}REL
NQF
#DO
#EN
#RD
#SO
}CDO
$600
NQF
#DO
#DC
#IT
}CDO
NJR
N$R
NQF
#IT
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Colorado >
Broomfield
300
N$R
50
#EN
#IT
#RD
#SB
#SO
}CDO
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
Arkansas >
Conway
1,200
$28
150
#IT
#SO
}CDO
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
New Mexico >

Rio Rancho
1,300
N$R
NQF
#IT
#SO
}CDO
Santa Clara
San Jose
Taiwan >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#MA
#SC
}OSO
}REL
Actel Corp. reduced Mountain View employment as it shifted production of field

programmable arrays (a form of semiconductor) to China. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 23, 2008.2522 Actel has since
been acquired by Microsemi Corp.
Google Inc. opened a Seattle development center and hired about 75 people to work
there, apparently with an emphasis on engineers. It will focus on systems development,
the back-end infrastructure that makes the companys applications hum, but also has
projects going on in Web-site testing and mapping.2523 [Along with the available talent, its
Google, Inc. The software company builds data centers in locations with electricity costs
that are lower than in California. In that vein it opened a Caldwell County, NC, center, a
$600 million data complex.2524 Googles investment here eventually doubled; see the 2013
Lenoir event. [Note that data centers use significant amounts of electricity and such costs
are lower in Florida than in California.]
VMWare, Inc. The VMWare IT Applications Group and VMWare Global Support Services
Team, subsidiaries of EMC, furloughed employees who supplied business applications
services to clients as VMWare shifted the work to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July 23, 2008.2525
Vmware The fast-growing technology / software company is expanding in Broomfield,
where it is leasing about 50,000 sq. ft. of space and adding up to 300 jobs in the next
couple of years. VMware has some employees in Broomfield focused on R&D and
technical support. The company is looking to hire people in the area with storage
engineering expertise.2526
Hewlett-Packard Co. will open a new, state-of-the-art customer service and technical
support center in Arkansas. The selection was based on multiple factors, including the
quality of the workforce, business environment, standard of living and government
cooperation. A new facility will be constructed for the center, which will include advanced
IT and telecommunications systems.2527 It will be a $28 million, 150,000 sq. ft. facility.2528
(The almost identical language for the Rio Rancho, New Mexico event isnt a mistake HP
announced both centers simultaneously.)
Hewlett-Packard Co. will open a new, state-of-the-art customer service and technical
support center in New Mexico. The selection was based on multiple factors, including the
quality of the workforce, business environment, standard of living and government
cooperation. A new facility will be constructed to include advanced IT and
telecommunications systems.2529 (The almost identical language for the Conway, Arkansas
event isnt a mistake HP announced both centers simultaneously.)
Qimonda North America shifted production of DRAM semiconductor wafers to Taiwan.
Santa Clara
Morgan
Hill
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Costa Rica >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
Washington >
Seattle
75
N$R
Santa Clara
Mountain
View
North Carolina >

Lenoir
NJR
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
India > Unknown
Santa Clara
Palo Alto
314
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Taiwan >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CH
#EC
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Costa Rica >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#BF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Israel > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CH
#RD
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
India > Manesar
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EN
#SO
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Oregon >
Portland
120
$60
136
#GR
#MA
}CDO
Santa Clara
Santa
Clara
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
India > Unknown
240
N$R
NQF
Japan > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Germany >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CH
}OSO
}REL
}OSO
}REL
for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as April
15, 2008.2530
Hunter Technology Corp. began acquiring bare printed and assembled printed circuit
boards from Taiwan, which contributed importantly to worker group separations at the
Santa Clara facility. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that country, nor
begun as early as Dec. 2, 2008.2531
Align Technology, Inc. has shifted customer care, event registration, credit, collections,
and accounts receivable to Costa Rica, affecting employment levels in its Sales,
Marketing, Finance and Accounting Departments. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 18, 2008.2532
Numonyx shifted research and development of flash memory products to Israel. The Dept.
number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 21,
2008. 2533
Agilent Technologies reduced the number of jobs as the company shifted the production
of electronic design automation software and related services from Santa Clara, Westlake
Village and Santa Rosa to India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in that
may have begun as early as June 2, 2008.2534
Solaicx Inc. The company opened its Portland manufacturing plant in 2008. Later, the
company said it would triple capacity and double the size of its work force. Prior to the
announcement, the company received $18.2 million in federal tax credits as part of
Washingtons efforts to advance green energy. The Portland Business Journal reported:
Solaicx opened its 136,000-sq. ft. manufacturing plant a little more than two years ago....
The plants employment is expected to double to 120 ... when the expansion is
completed.2535
Yahoo Inc. See the Sunnyvale entry for this company for more details. The furlough
figure for Santa Clara is from a WARN Notice.2536
Honeywell International, Electronic Materials Div., shifted production of high precision
temperature-sensing devices to Japan, which contributed importantly to worker group
separations at the Sunnyvale facility. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in
CoAdna Photonics furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in
production of fiber optics, specifically, wavelength selective switch products for
telecommunications customers, because it shifted such work to an affiliated facility in
as May 18, 2008. 2538
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) furloughed employees because it = the assembly
and packaging of microchips to Germany and Malaysia. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify
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}OSO
}REL
the communities in those countries, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost,
but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 18, 2008.2539
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) See the 2008 entry for Germany for this
company for more information about this event.
Yahoo Inc. Acquired from a foreign country services like or directly competitive with the
services supplied by the workers [that] contributed importantly to worker group
separations at the Sunnyvale, Burbank and Santa Clara locations. The work, sent to India,
included financial and accounting services such as credit collection, procurement and
payroll. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the community in India, but indicated furloughs
may have begun as early as May 18, 2008.2540 A WARN Notice indicates that Yahoo later
furloughed 132 employees,2541 but its difficult to connect that event with sending work to
India; hence the figure is excluded from this report.
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. The semiconductor and storage company doubled the
size of its Austin office.2542 This is different from an event that precedes the time span
covered in this report in 2004 the company established its Austin Design Center.
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Malaysia >
Unknown
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
NJR
N$R
NQF
#DO
#SB
#SM
}OSO
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Texas > Austin
NJR
N$R
NQF
}CDO
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
North Carolina >

Cary
300
$3.2
NQF
#CH
#EC
#EN
#RD
#SC
#EN
#IT
#SB
#SO
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Texas > Austin
NJR
$330
NQF
#SC
}CDO
Santa Cruz
Scotts
Valley
Singapore >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CH
#MA
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Santa Cruz
Scotts
Valley
Santa Cruz
Scotts
Valley
Santa Cruz
Scotts
Valley
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
Malaysia >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
Seagate Technology LLC See the 2008 Singapore entry for this company for more
details about this event.
Thailand >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
}CDO
HCL America Inc. The U.S. unit of an India software and IT services company opened a
$3.2 million U.S. Delivery Center in North Carolina. The center will provide application
development and maintenance, IT infrastructure management, English and Spanish Help
Desk support, storage design and architecture services, SAP services and engineering
services.2543
Spansion Inc. is expanding its chip manufacturing plant in Austin with $330 million in
renovations and upgrades to boost production. The plant employs 1,271 and makes flash
memory chips. Its unclear how many new jobs will be created.2544 (Note: Silicon Valley
used to be the epicenter for companies producing computer chips in the U.S.)
Seagate Technology LLC furloughed employees and on-site leased workers involved in
production of hard drive products because the company shifted the work to Singapore,
China, Malaysia and Thailand. This contributed importantly to worker group separations
at the Scotts Valley headquarters among employees who supply internal administrative
support services for manufacturing facilities. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as May 29, 2008.2545 A later WARN
Notice shows a furlough figure of 299,2546 but its difficult to know how many jobs went to
which locations or if all furloughs are related to this event. Hence, a furlough figure will be
excluded from this entry.
316
Santa Cruz
Watsonville
China > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EC
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Solano
Benicia
Foreign Nation >

Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#CP
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Sonoma
Santa Rosa
Malaysia >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#SB
}OSO
}REL
Sonoma
Santa Rosa
Malaysia >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
#EN
}OSO
}REL
Sonoma
Santa Rosa
Ventura
Camarillo
India > Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
Mexico >
Unknown
NJR
N$R
NQF
}OSO
}REL
#ET
#MA
}OSO
}REL
Nova Controls, Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro Controls, furloughed employees and on-site
leased workers involved in production of electronic portioning controllers and pump stands
because the company shifted the work to China, which contributed importantly to worker
group separations at the Watsonville facility. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Nov 12, 2008.2547
Pilgrim Home and Hearth, LLC furloughed employees when it reduced production of
fireplace screens and tool sets while it increased imports of those products. The Dept. of
Labor didnt identify the country, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it
indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as Jan. 25, 2008.2548
Agilent Technologies, ENG order fulfillment, shifted work to Malaysia. The Dept. of Labor
jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as June 2, 2008. 2549 (This
is one of two Santa Rosa to Malaysia 2008 events.)
Agilent Technologies, Technology and Service Organization, furloughed employees and
on-site leased workers engaged in engineering services because the company shifted the
work to Malaysia and India. The Dept. of Labor didnt identify the communities in those
countries, nor did it provide a figure for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that
furloughs may have begun as early as Oct. 6, 2008.2550 (This is one of two Santa Rosa to
Malaysia 2008 events.)
Agilent Technologies See the 2008 entry for Malaysia for the Technology and Service
Organization for this company for further details about this event.
Technicolor Business Group, Home Entertainment Services Division, furloughed
employees and on-site leased workers involved in production of CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray
discs, packaging and distribution because the company shifted such work to Mexico. 2551
for the number of jobs lost, but it indicated that furloughs may have begun as early as July
6, 2008. A year earlier in response to a rumored downsizing, Jamshid Damooei, an
economics professor at California Lutheran University, said Camarillos high cost of living
driven primarily by its expensive housing market is the most likely reason the company is
forced to move. Its essential that we think about cost of living as one of the important
factors impacting the business environment, Damooei said. It does affect the wage
expectation. It does affect the total benefits package given.2552
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Chapter 24: Out-of-California Events Excluded from Disinvestment Lists
When disinvestment events appear to be unrelated to Californias hostile business environment, the companies are given the
benefit of the doubt and are excluded from the disinvestment list. Generally, such events are expansions when companies put
a facility elsewhere to serve new territories, gain new customers, or in some cases when acquiring companies. Codes to
explain such events are in Table 23. An example of an excluded event is Santa Ana-based Irvine Scientific that opened a
production facility in Japan to support the companys worldwide expansion; more examples are shown in Table 24.
Table 23: Event Codes for Excluded California Disinvestment Activity
{ACQ: Acquired company located in another state or country with little apparent effect on California
{CFA: Consolidating facilities already in the area appears to be more important than California issues
{DSE: Downsizing is also underway in many other locations not isolated to California
{DTE: The new facility is designed to improve distribution efficiency
{NME: New-to-market expansions irrespective of California policies
{NYC: Selected New York City despite its policies being similar to Californias policies
{OMU: Offshore move because of difficult U.S. business environment, not necessarily Californias. (Note
that in 2014 the U.S. corporate statutory tax rate is one of the highest in the world at 35 percent. 2553)
{USR: Ultra-specific requirement makes out-of-California location a near-obligatory decision
Only primary employers are listed companies whose customers are nationwide or worldwide. Excluded are secondary
employers e.g., retail stores, restaurants, dentist offices that are dependent on the wages that primary employers provide.
Saying it differently, primary employers bring new money into the community and secondary employers circulate it within the
community. Secondary employers rise and fall depending on what happens with primary employers. Providing a list of
Californias secondary employer disinvestments would be immense and not necessarily instructive.
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Table 24: Out-of-California Events Excluded from Disinvestment Lists

California County
& Locality
Location
Year
Event
Type
Multi-Years: Information Available through Public Domain Sources
Friant & Associates, an office furniture manufacturer, will invest $17.4 million in a new 357,000-sq.
ft. factory in Suffolk, Va., which will create 166 jobs. The companys products include reception desks,
cubicles, chairs and boardroom tables. Suffolk was selected because of its access to the port, the
business climate and its location on the East Coast relative to current and potential customers. 2554
The reference to the business climate is believed to have been in reference to Maryland, which was
competing for the facility but lost out to more business-friendly Virginia. This appears to be a marketexpansion event. Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a disinvestment
event.
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will build a commercial spaceport in Brownsville.
The Elon Musk-led company is estimated to invest $100 million for the development of the facility,
which will also create 300 jobs in the region. Other companies that support SpaceX are also expected
to settle there.2555 The premier reason for the location selection is that close proximity to the Equator
makes Brownville an ideal site for the project. Observers say where a rocket is launched from plays a
significant role in a successful mission. The launch sites nearness to the Earths Equator is an
advantage as rockets can pick extra speed to reach their destination and remain in orbit. The
southern tip of Texas is closer to the Earths Equator when compared to Cape Canaveral in Florida or
anywhere in California. Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a
disinvestment event.
One Kings Lane, an e-commerce furniture company, will close its Los Angeles office by the end of
the year. Most, if not all, of the 45 or so employees were offered the opportunity to relocate to the
New York office. The L.A. office had already suffered layoffs in June, in part because the company
closed down a site called Hunters Alley that was an eBay-like marketplace where people could sell
used furniture and home decor directly to others. The Los Angeles office also houses employees who
work in merchandising for the vintage category of furniture. One Kings Lane raised $112 million
earlier in the year in an investment that valued the company at more than $900 million. 2556 It
continues to maintain a San Francisco office. A selection of New York City over Los Angeles is
excluded as a disinvestment event because NYCs policies toward business are worse than in any
California locality.
American Media, Inc. The companys Flex magazine relocated in October to company HQ in
Lower Manhattan. The move will allow Flex to join its brother publications, Mens Fitness and Muscle
& Fitness. It appears that top editorial staff moved with it.2557 A selection of New York City over Los
Angeles is excluded as a disinvestment event because NYCs policies toward business are worse
than in any California locality.
Lionsgate relocated its international sales headquarters to London. Several executives are moving,
with several more being recruited for the new base. Lionsgates international HQ will now be based at
the Lionsgate UK office. CEO Jon Feltheimer said, The relocation of our international sales
headquarters accelerates our evolution into a truly global organization and brings us closer to our
Alameda
Oakland
Virginia > Suffolk
2014
{NME
{DTE
Los Angeles
Hawthorne
Texas > Brownsville
2014
{USR
Los Angeles Los

Angeles
New York > New

York
2014
{NYC
Los Angeles Los

Angeles
New York > New

York
2010
{NYC
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Great Britain >

London
2014
{NME
319
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
India > Unknown
2010
{DSE
Los Angeles
Southgate
Pennsylvania >
Easton
2012
{NME
{DTE
Los Angeles
Torrance
Georgia > Oakwood
2011 &
2013
{NME
{DTE
Orange Irvine
India > Mumbai
2010
{NME
Orange Irvine
Texas > San Antonio
2012
{NME
{DTE
overseas markets, This comes after Lionsgate posted record international revenue last year, and
more recently announced expanded agreements with companies in France, Germany, Australia, Italy,
Scandinavia and Benelux countries. Lionsgate is also launching an a service in China with The
Alibaba Group. Lionsgate sells shows such as Orange is the New Black and Mad Men.2558
Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a disinvestment event.
Dex One (aka Dex Media Services LLC, RH Donnelley and BDC, a company providing advertising
services for the Yellow Pages, outsourced IT jobs to India. Forty employees lost their jobs. However,
the event was not unique to California in that ten other locations around the United States also
experienced the outsourcing.2559 Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a
Glasswerks Inc. /Catalina Tempering, a manufacturer of energy-efficient window glass, purchased
and renovated a 120,000 square foot facility in Pennsylvania to meet continued growth in the
northeast for its products. The company invested $3.1 million in the facility and created 50 new
jobs.2560 Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a disinvestment event.
Kings Hawaiian, which makes sweet dinner rolls, will open 111,000-sq. ft. bakery and distribution
center in Hall County [Oakwood], creating 126 jobs over two years and potentially another 100 jobs
by 2015. That announcement was in 2011.2561 Two years later, the company announced plans to
double production there and build a neighboring 120,000-sq. ft. facility, creating more than 400 jobs
by 2016. Officials expect that when the expansion is completed, Kings Hawaiian will have invested
$100 million into its Hall County operations. In addition to the increased production, a local
development official said, I think (the company) is going to bring some support personnel here, too,
for the overall corporate structure.2562 Although its difficult to find a company comment that the
facility is designed to serve a larger market or solve distribution problems, it nonetheless makes
sense that this is part of an expansion strategy. Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from
this report as a disinvestment event.
WebVisible is opening a facility in India, where it will hire about 130 people for a rapidly expanding
technology and operations team. The 15,000-sq. ft. office is within Nirlon Knowledge Park, one of the
premier IT parks in that city. The move is designed to provide round-the-clock service to a worldwide
customer and partner base. With the growing number of international customers and partners
choosing WebVisible for local search solutions, were committed to servicing their needs with the
expertise and responsiveness they deserve, in all time zones, said Kirsten Mangers, WebVisible
CEO. In February 2010, WebVisible secured $20 million Series C financing following a year of
vigorous growth for the company. Throughout 2009, WebVisible more than doubled the amount of
revenues and increased bookings 88 percent year-over-year. Its important to note that the company
has held California and North Carolina job fairs in 2010, seeking to fill roughly 100 new positions,
which justifies giving them the benefit of the doubt regarding the expansion.2563 Because of the
circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a disinvestment event.
Maruchan Inc., a Japanese company with U.S. headquarters in Irvine, will build a 500,000-sq. ft.
factory that will employ 600 people near San Antonio, Texas. The company has two factories in Irvine
and one in Richmond, Va., but is near capacity. The Texas expansion will satisfy growing sales, not
merely shift production from the other facilities. The Texas factory should open in the first quarter of
2014, at about the same time capacity would become an issue for the existing plants, said a
company spokesman. Asked why Maruchan does not expand in Irvine and bring more jobs to Orange
County, a spokesman said the Texan freight rates were very favorable. Maruchan will spend $330
320
Orange Newport
Beach
Indiana > Anderson
2015
{NME
{DTE
Orange Santa
Ana
New York > New

York
2010
{NYC
Riverside
Moreno Valley
Kentucky > Hebron
2012
{DTE
Sacramento
Sacramento
Indiana > La Porte
2014
{NME
{DTE
San Bernardino
Rancho
Cucamonga
Wyoming >
Cheyenne
2013
{NME
{DTE
San Diego San

Diego
Michigan >
Farmington Hills
2015
{NME
million on the Texas facility, to be built on 60 acres.2564 Because of the circumstances, this is
excluded from this report as a disinvestment event.
Royal Inter Pack, an international business with a plant in Riverside, will open a new U.S.
manufacturing facility in Indiana. The Thailand-based company, which produces recycled plastic rigid
food packaging, will create up to 135 new jobs there by 2018. The company will invest $11.86 million
to lease, renovate and equip a 40,000-sq. ft. facility.2565 As the companys second U.S.-based
operations, the facility will be its hub catering to Midwest, East Coast and Canadian markets, and
therefore seems to be a market-expending event. Because of the circumstances, this is excluded
from this report as a disinvestment event.
Fuel Systems Solutions serves transportation and industrial companies by designing, producing
and supplying gaseous fuel technology and systems that utilize propane (LPG) and natural gas
(CNG). It has development and sales facilities on 5 continents. The growing company relocated its
headquarters, although the specific date is difficult to discern. News releases and quarterly
statements carry the dateline Santa Ana from 2006, the year the company was formed, through
April 23, 2010.2566 Subsequent news releases are datelined New York.2567 A selection of New York
City over Santa Ana is excluded as a disinvestment event because NYCs policies toward business
are worse than in any California locality.
iHerb Inc., an online provider of natural products and food supplements, is bringing up to 600 new
jobs to Northern Kentucky with a new plan for a 200,000-sq. ft. e-commerce headquarters in Hebron.
This appears to be an expansion of its distribution system to improve deliveries to the Eastern,
Southern and Midwestern parts of the country.2568 Because of the circumstances, this is excluded
Plastic Package, Inc., a manufacturer of food, confectionary, bakery and specialty packaging, will
locate a new operation in La Porte, Indiana. The addition of the new facility will continue to enhance
our ability to support current customers and grow in the Midwest, said Mike Miller, President/CEO.
We plan on moving some of our current business to Indiana where it makes strategic sense, Miller
added. That will open up needed production capacity in our California operation. Strategically, the
new operation will put Plastic Package, Inc. in a position to grow and service businesses in several
targeted regions of the Midwest and Northeast.2569 Because of the circumstances, this is excluded
Searing Industries prides itself on being a West Coast manufacturer. Its expanding operations and
building a new 200,000-sq. ft. building in Cheyenne to make welded steel tubing. About 50 people will
work there at first. A few key employees will come from the California operation, but the company
plans to hire local people for the jobs.2570 This appears to be a market expansion, and it doesnt
appear that work is being transferred out of California. Because of the circumstances, this is excluded
Achates Power, after making progress with its opposed-piston engine, is opening a Michigan office
to be close to automotive and defense industries. The company has grown in the past two years,
doubling its staff to 80, and expects to add 20 in Farmington Hills. The Tank Automotive Research
Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), a U.S. Army center in Warren, Mich., a customer,
awarded a second contract worth $14 million to Achates to develop the Advanced Combat Engine.
The contract, along with a deal with an auto manufacturer, helped spur the move to Detroit. 2571 CEO
David Johnson said. It was time to open a Michigan office. Because of the circumstances, this is
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San Diego
Solana Beach
New York > New

York
2010
{NYC
San Francisco
San Francisco
Georgia > Atlanta
2014
{ACQ
San Francisco
San Francisco
New York > New

York
2014
{NYC
San Francisco
San Francisco
New York > New

York
2013
{NYC
San Francisco
San Francisco
New York > New

York
2014
{NYC
San Mateo
Menlo Park
Great Britain >

Somerset County
2014
{ACQ
San Mateo
Menlo Park
France > Paris
2015
{USR
Adio Footwear The headquarters moved to its parent company AL&S offices. The company said,
To continue producing authentic quality products and also offer aggressive marketing programs for
strategic retail partners, Adio has elected to relocate its global headquarters to the parent companys
NYC office.2572 A selection of New York City over Solana Beach is excluded as a disinvestment
event because NYCs policies toward business are worse than in any California locality.
Salesforce.com Inc. will double its footprint in Atlanta to more than 50,000 sq. ft. and add more than
300 jobs where it already employs about 250 people. The expansion includes engineering, sales and
support jobs, including customer service. Its difficult to discern how much of the Atlanta expansion is
driven by the high octane growth of Pardot, an Atlanta business-to-business e-mail marketing
startup that Salesforce purchased,2573 and how much is due to overall company growth. With such
uncertainty, this report will take the cautious approach and exclude from classifying the event as a
California disinvestment. (As an aside, engineers in Atlanta reportedly cost about 40 percent less
than in New York and 50 percent less than in Silicon Valley.)
MUFG Union Bank, N.A., Union Banks parent, is moving its headquarters to New York from San
Francisco in July 2014. The bank, with $107 billion in assets, grew out of the 1996 merger between
Los Angeles-based Union Bank and San Francisco-based Bank of California to create Union Bank of
California.2574 Tokyo-based Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (hence MUFG), one of the worlds
largest financial institutions, owns the bank. A selection of New York City over San Francisco is
excluded as a disinvestment event because NYCs policies toward business are worse than in any
Qwiki Inc., a startup that packages web data into multi-media narrative experiences, is moving its
headquarters from San Francisco to New York City. The company has raised $10.5 million and was
started by entrepreneurs who previously founded search engine pioneer AltaVista.2575 Earlier, the
company had been HQd in Palo Alto.2576 In 2013, Yahoo purchased Qwiki for roughly $40 million to
$50 million; terms of the deal werent disclosed.2577 A selection of New York City over San Francisco
is excluded as a disinvestment event because NYCs policies toward business are worse than in any
Six Apart, an international provider of content management software and services, relocated its
headquarters from Tokyo to New York City. The relocation shows that Six Apart is committed to
serving the growing North American market, the company said.2578 The company was once located
in San Francisco and its parent company now has an office in the San Francisco Bay Area. Hence,
its likely that the metro area wasnt considered a potential location. A selection of New York City over
San Francisco is excluded as a disinvestment event because NYCs policies toward business are
worse than in any California locality.
Facebook is using scientists and engineers in England to develop solar-powered drones that will
connect the worlds most remote locations to the internet. However, Facebook is doing so after
acquiring Ascenta, a designer of solar-powered drones for $20 million in 2014. Facebooks
Connectivity Lab is working with Ascenta to build drones, satellites and lasers.2579 Because of the
Facebook is opening an artificial intelligence lab in Paris to draw upon highly experienced,
specialized talent available in Europe.2580 Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this
report as a disinvestment event.
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San Mateo
South San
Francisco
Ohio > Glenwillow
2014
{DTE
Santa Clara
Mountain View
Unknown >
Dispersed
2014
{DSE
Santa Clara
Mountain View
Colorado > Boulder
2015
{ACQ
{CFA
Santa Clara
Mountain View
North Dakota >

Barnes and Burleigh
Counties
2010
{NME
Santa Clara
Mountain View
Texas > Austin
2015
{CFA
Santa Clara Palo

Alto
Germany > Munich
2013
{OMU
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., which distributes fresh, chilled and frozen merchandise mainly
to convenience stores, will open a new distribution center in Ohio. As we expand our customer base
in the Midwest region, it is important we have an effective distribution network to service these
customers economically and efficiently [and also] to support our continued market expansion, said
CEO Thomas B. Perkins. From their, the company expects to service about 1,000 new stores and to
transfer an additional 1,000 existing stores from other divisions. The transfer will save on
transportation cost as the company reduces mileage in the region. Start-up costs are expected to be
about $1.5 million and capital expenditures approximately $16 million.2581 Because of the
Microsoft will close its Microsoft Research Silicon Valley lab, eliminating about 50 jobs. However, the
furlough is one of the casualties of Microsofts latest round of 2,100 job cuts worldwide. An
undisclosed number of those researchers will be offered jobs at other Microsoft Research labs, which
are located in Asia, Cairo, Cambridge (UK), Europe, India, Israel, New England, New York, and
Redmond. Despite the appearance of the Mountain View facility being singled out, the furloughs are
quite extensive.2582 Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a
Google Inc. started construction of a new campus in Boulder consisting of about 300,000 sq. ft. of
space. The first of three buildings is expected to open in early 2017. The campus will build on
Googles current 300-person presence there and allow the company to accommodate 1,500 more
employees.2583 The project is excluded from this report as a disinvestment event because it appears
to be (1) an outgrowth of Googles acquisition of Boulders @Last Software in 2006 (which predates
the time span of this report); (2) growth of that prior companys product line;2584 (3) a consolidation of
existing Boulder offices; and (4) evidence that Google has transferred employees to Boulder from
non-California locations, such as Kansas City when it acquired Zave Networks in 2011.2585 Because
of the circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a disinvestment event.
Google Inc. company made its first green investments in utility-scale renewable energy with $38.8
million into two wind farms that generate 169.5 megawatts of power, enough to power more than
55,000 homes.2586 A major advantage of the projects is that theyre situated next to existing highcapacity transmission lines. An energy grid map filtered to show only 1,000 kV lines, the biggest
ones, which are few and far between, happened to be in North Dakota.2587 It appears that the
company is entering a new product market. Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this
Google Inc. will establish a major presence in downtown Austin by leasing more than 200,000 sq. ft.
of a 29-story office tower under construction and due to be completed in early 2017. Google stated,
Since 2007, hundreds of Googlers have lived and worked in Austin and apparently the space is
designed to consolidate the workforce in the area. Google did not say if the lease indicates plans to
increase its employee numbers in Austin. The company has declined to release its current Austin
headcount. Google in 2015 has three Austin locations, on North Mopac Blvd., at University Park and
its Google Fiber space downtown. The new space will consolidate the employees on North Mopac
and University Park, while Google Fiber will remain at its location three blocks from the new site.2588
Because this appears to be a consolidation, the project is excluded from this report as a
Middle Peak Medical, developers of a device to treat heart valve disease, established clinical
operations in Munich. The companys R&D remains in Palo Alto. A syndicate of European investors in
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Santa Clara Palo

Alto
Switzerland > Zurich
2015
{OMU
Santa Clara San

Jose
Arizona / Oro Valley
2010
{ACQ
Unknown Many
Unknown >
Dispersed
2012
{DSE
Middle Peak Medical believes the US has made medical device innovation more difficult and it has
become more difficult for medical device start-ups to finance through to market. Meanwhile, U.S.
investors are seeking to invest in European medical device companies.2589 This appears to have
more to do with business policies in the United States as a nation than in California as a state.
Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this report as a disinvestment event.
Xapo, a provider of secure bitcoin wallet and vault storage solutions, is relocating its corporate
headquarters to Zurich, Switzerland. The company will retain a small presence in Palo Alto to serve
U.S. customers, but its main operations will move. The companys announcement reads: The
countrys regulatory stability, international neutrality and its deep-seated tradition in global finance
also factored into the decision. Though not explicitly stated in the announcement, it seems that Xapo
needs to protect its customers from the possibility that the political climate in the United States might
become unfriendly to crypto-currencies, and therefore decided to move to a country with strong
privacy and banking secrecy traditions.2590 This appears to have more to do with business policies in
the United States as a nation than in California as a state. Because of the circumstances, this is
Oclaro Inc., a tier-one provider of optical communications and laser solutions, opened its new Design
Center in Arizona, near Tucson, in what is commonly referred to as Optics Valley, where it will
employ about 30 people. Oclaro also has fabrication facilities in the U.K., Switzerland and Italy, and
in-house and contract manufacturing sites in the U.S., Thailand and China.2591 This event seems to
be an outgrowth of the companys acquisition of Tucson-based Newport Spectra Physics highpowered laser diode business in July 2009. Because of the circumstances, this is excluded from this
Quest Diagnostics outsourced IT and Service Desk work to foreign nations from the following nine
California locations: Alameda, Cypress, Northridge, Sacramento, San Clemente, San Juan
Capistrano, South San Francisco, Valencia, West Hills. However, all of the offshoring events occurred
in conjunction with the companys major business transformation that included offshoring from a
total of 44 locations across the United States. All had an Impact Date of August 20, 2012.2592
Because of the widespread geographic circumstances, this is excluded as a disinvestment event.
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Appendix A: Methodology
Search Methods
The methodology to find disinvestment events was remarkably simple. Internet search
alerts were established using phrases such as California company relocated,
corporation will leave California and so forth. Information was harvested from the news
media, company announcements, and reports to the U.S. Department of Labor, the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the California Employment Development
Department. While the information is publicly available, its rare for so much data to be
gathered into one report. In short, the method of collecting all the information in this
report has no mystery to it whatsoever.
Conflicting Counts
Admittedly, counts in this report will differ from those of other sources because the
intention here was to utilize information only from public domain sources.
Consider the account in the Preface where Dun & Bradstreet reported between 2007
and 2011 more than 2,500 employers left California for other states. There is little
reason to doubt that figure because it was developed through a proprietary data base
and presumably a sophisticated one which is different from relying exclusively on
public domain sources.
Also, state and local Economic Development Agencies outside of California will count
something as a win that may have been excluded from this report. For example, a
California company may place a distribution center in a distant region of the United
States solely because it is expanding its market reach. While that may make headlines
in the winning community, such a decision has little to do with Californias business
climate and generally is excluded from this report.
Company Name Changes
Name changes may confuse entries. For example, one report showed Sunlogics Inc.
relocating from California to Michigan. Yet, currently, the company doesnt appear to be
located in Michigan. The reason is that Sunlogics changed its name to ViSole Inc. in
August 2012, and underwent another name change, this time to Empower Energies, in
May 2013. Confirmation exists that the company is now headquartered in Troy,
Michigan. Whenever such confusion arose, an attempt was made to clarify name
changes to present an up-to-date entry.
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Assigning a Year to an Event
Sometimes it was difficult to determine when an event actually occurred because news
accounts can differ while no official announcement could be located to clarify the date.
When in doubt, an effort was made to determine the correct date. One manner of doing
that was to examine documents on company websites to find dates when, for example,
the address changed on company publications. (For an example, see the 2012 Malibu
Boats entry.)
Also, a company may have announced a relocation, but financial difficulties delayed the
move from one year to a following year, or perhaps two or three years later. Efforts were
made to identify the proper year.
Although rare, the quick sale of an asset usually a building provided the financial
wherewithal allowing a relocation to occur on an accelerated basis. This can occur with
small privately held companies; usually not large corporations.
Also, dates on WARN Notice filings at the California Employment Development
Department often conflicted with dates on U.S. Department of Labor trade certifications
that jobs were shifted overseas. When in doubt, the DOL date was used because of its
official status as a federally certified event.
Departure & Destination Locations
Many times Unknown is shown in the columns California County & Locality and
Destination Location for the 2008-2015 events. That was done because news reports
often failed to identify the community in another state or nation to which a facility
migrated. Also, many local news reports elsewhere would simply state that a company
was coming from California without mentioning where it was coming from. In each
case, further research was undertaken to determine specifics, but was not always
successful.
Verb Tense
Admittedly, there is inconsistency in the entries within the Tables with events being
shown in past, present and future tenses. The reason for this is that media stories and
company announcements take all three forms, and generally the entries in this report
reflect the form that was used. Some exceptions apply. For example, there are times
when multiple footnotes appear for an event and the language of the most recent
source is cited. The reader should remain unconcerned about tenses because they are
irrelevant to the fact that the event occurred.
Quality of URLs in the Endnotes:
Efforts have been made to provide live URLs in every endnote, including checking the
accuracy of each endnote. In some cases, the source remained posted on the Internet
but under new URLs in every such instance the new URL is provided. However, URLs
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often disappear and by the time this report appears, even the substituted URL could
prove to be elusive.
In only a few instances the note states that The original link no longer appears to be on
the Internet. That often will be followed by a phrase that indicates checking with the
so-and-so Economic Development Organization (EDO) confirmed the event. Also,
enterprising journalists could make inquiries to the EDO or the public relations
department of the company to confirm that the event occurred.
Finally, no URLs are provided for stories retrieved through the NewsBank data base
because the NewsBank search function must be used anyway and it will suffice. Users
with access to NewsBank (which is free, generally through a local library, school or
university) will find it easy to search for any NewsBank story cited in this report.
Other Information Disconnects
Events dictated that some entries have been changed from prior reports issued by
Spectrum Location Solutions and the Business Relocation Coach. For example, one
company planned to furlough California employees in 2011 and shift the jobs to Europe.
What actually occurred is that those jobs were eliminated two years later, in 2013, and
shifted instead to a state in the Southeastern United States. Again, every effort has
been made to be accurate for all events in the 2008-2015 period.
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Appendix B: Joseph Vranich Biography
Joseph Vranich helps domestic and international businesses make location decisions
driven by growth, consolidation, market changes, or a need to improve competitiveness
by moving to a location with a more favorable tax and regulatory climate.
He is unusual in that he serves as both Executive Coach and
Location Consultant, which equips him to help with personal
transition issues along with the site selection process.
While being introduced on Americas highest-rated cable-TV
business show, Your World With Neil Cavuto, the host said,
Joe Vranich is committed to you and your success. He has
been a guest on ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, NBC, NPR
and on hundreds of local broadcasts. His most recent media
appearances focus on why companies leave Californias
hostile business environment for business-friendly states.
His clients range from corporations to family-owned
enterprises and non-profit organizations.
An Advocate for Californias Battered Companies
Joe argues that California must reform its ways if it wants to retain the commercial
enterprises it has and improve its ability to lure new companies. His speeches on
business relocation have been quoted by economic development officials, site selection
experts, public officials and the news media. Former California Assemblyman Dan
Logue said, I wish we could hire him to work in the governors office to redirect this ship
before it washes upside down.
Contributing to Stability & Sound Location Choices
Joes contributions to business growth include assisting companies in locating their
headquarters, manufacturing and other facilities to more optimum communities. He has
helped a financial institution select locations for a back office and call center; an
importer relocate while considering labor and leasing costs; an international equipment
designer find an affordable way to establish a showroom in the New York City area; a
British-based university select a U.S. location for a new office; and a construction
equipment company identify the most desirable location to expand in the Southwest.
He routinely meets with Economic Development officials from many states and
communities. In doing so, he is updated on the latest changes in laws, regulations and
incentive offerings in other locations.
His research has been cited by the California Manufacturers & Technology Association,
American Enterprise Institute, Small Manufacturers Association of California and the
Tax Foundation.
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Media quoting him on location issues include The Economist, The Atlantic, Barrons,
Business Xpansion Journal, Chief Executive Magazine, CNNMoney, Commercial
Executive Magazine, Fox Business News, Investors Business Daily, Reuters, Wall
Street Journal and many others.
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Endnotes
Endnotes for Preface
William Wong, California Gov. Brown Shifts Position, Begins To Woo New Business, Wall Street Journal, July 12,
1977, p. 1.
2 Subject: Open Letter to California Air Resources Board, copy of letter sent to then-Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger, from former Governors Gray Davis, Pete Wilson and George Deukmejian, issued by the Southern
California Leadership Council, Oct. 25, 2010 http://www.laedc.org/sclc/documents/Global_102510_CARB.pdf
3 Michael Rossi: Are Businesses Leaving California? speech to the Commonwealth Club of California in San
Francisco on Aug. 8, 2012, these comments published on Sept. 7, 2012 on YouTube (accessed Aug. 30, 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2KYpL5mL2U
4 Dan Walters, Calif. has reason to worry about its business climate, Daily Republic, May 27, 2012
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/opinion/statenationalcolumnists/calif-has-reason-to-worry-about-its-business-climate/
5 Jerry Browns Little Burdens, Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2014
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303678404579536282205834054
6 Toyota Escapes to Texas, Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2014
7 Chief Executive Magazine Announces Results of 2015 Best & Worst States for Business Survey, Chief Executive
Magazine news release, May 8 2015 http://chiefexecutive.net/texas-florida-north-carolina-tennessee-and-georgia-arethe-best-states-for-business-in-2015-california-ranks-last-followed-by-new-york-and-illinois/
8 Patrick Clark, Why Are Californias Businesses Disappearing? Bloomberg News, July 03, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-07-03/why-are-californias-businesses-disappearing
9 Scott Drenkard, Joseph Henchman, 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index, Tax Foundation, Oct. 24, 2014
http://taxfoundation.org/article/2015-state-business-tax-climate-index
10 Annual Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey Report, joint news release from the Kosmont
Companies and the Rose Institute of State and Local Government, June 29, 2015
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/06/prweb12817626.htm
11 Florida Passes New York to Become the Nations Third Most Populous State, Census Bureau Reports, U.S.
Census Bureau news release, Dec. 23, 2014 http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/cb14-232.html
12 Mark Arend, A League of Their Own, Site Selection, March 2015, for the story see
http://siteselection.com/issues/2015/Mar/Cover.cfm; for the 2014 Rankings for Grand Total (5,911 new and expansion
projects) see http://siteselection.com/issues/2015/mar/upload/2014TotalProjRegionalRankings.pdf
13 Mark Arend, Double Take, Site Selection, March 2014, http://siteselection.com/issues/2014/Mar/Cover.cfm
14 Mark Arend, A League of Their Own, Site Selection, March 2015, for the story see
http://siteselection.com/issues/2015/Mar/Cover.cfm, for the 2014 Per Capital Rankings per 1 Million Population see
http://siteselection.com/issues/2015/mar/upload/2014PerCapitaRegionalRankings.pdf
15 Dave Roberts, Entrepreneurs fret over CA business climate, CalWatchdog.com, Feb. 17, 2015
http://calwatchdog.com/2015/02/17/entrepreneurs-fret-over-ca-business-climate/
16 Joel Kotkin, Socal business needs to go small or go home, Orange County Register, Nov. 13, 2014
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tech-642025-california-new.html
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Endnotes for Executive Summary

None
Endnotes for Chapter 1: California Disinvestment Event Totals 2008 2015
17
Case-by-case reviews are possible by going to the U.S. Department of Labor web pages for trade cases; the
Impact Year as indicated by the DOL dictated which year an event was listed in this report. Search at
http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm
18 Note: The California WARN requirement requiring notice of furloughs involving 75 employees is more stringent
than the Federal requirement, which is 100 employees. Also, unlike Federal regulations, California has the option of
imposing fines on employers. General Provisions of the Federal and California WARN Laws, California Employment
Development Department website, undated (accessed Oct. 8, 2015)
http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/Layoff_Services_WARN.htm#WARNOverview
19 Petitions are denied when eligibility requirements are not met because applications failed to supply sufficient
evidence, applications were submitted later than the one-year deadline after a furlough, or there was an inability to
obtain information about company employment, sales, production, customers and aggregate trade effect because the
company closed down. See: Petition Filing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training Administration, undated (accessed Oct. 8, 2015)
http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/FAQ_Answers.cfm#S1-2
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Primer on the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, Prepared by the Customs and International Trade Bar
Association Subcommittee on Trade Adjustment Assistance Cases, undated (accessed Oct. 8, 2015)
http://www.taacoalition.com/sites/default/files/CITBA%20TAA%20Primer.pdf
20
Endnotes for Chapter 2: Its Difficult to Track Companies that Quietly Leave California
Peter B. de Selding, Com Dev Closing California Plant But Expects To Find Another U.S. Foothold, SpaceNews,
Jan. 16, 2015 http://spacenews.com/com-dev-closing-california-plant-but-expects-to-find-another-u-s-foothold/
22 History of Thomas Bros. Maps and the Making of the Thomas Guide, Map Books 4 U, undated (accessed Sept.
14, 2015) http://www.mapbooks4u.com/page/371456/
23 Ronald Campbell, Thomas Guide Makers Sold to Rand McNally, Contra Costa Times, Nov. 14, 1998 (available
through NewsBank)
24 Mary Ann Milbourn, Did an O.C. map company sneak out of town? Orange County Register, Sept. 16, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/strong-547125-href-target.html;
21
Endnotes for Chapter 3: Why Would a Company Retract a Departure Announcement?

George Avalos, Comcast will slash about 1,000 jobs in Northern California, including 600 in the Bay Area, San
Jose Mercury-News, Sept. 25, 2012 http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_21628027/comcast-will-slash-1-000jobs-including-more
26 Dave Flessner, Comcast to add 250 jobs in Knoxville, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Oct. 22, 2015
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/oct/22/comcast-add-250-jobsknoxville/331974/
27 27 George Avalos, Comcast will slash about 1,000 jobs in Northern California, including 600 in the Bay Area, San
Jose Mercury-News, Sept. 25, 2012 http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_21628027/comcast-will-slash-1-000jobs-including-more
28 Diana Samuels, Comcast tones down blame on state for closing call center, Silicon Valley Business Journal,
Sept. 25, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2012/09/comcast-tones-down-blame-on-state-for.html
29 Ibid.
30 Statement Attributable to Andrew Johnson regarding California Call Centers, Comcast news release, Sept. 25,
2012 http://comcastcalifornia.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=613
31 Schumpeter | The not so Golden State, The Economist, Jan. 25, 2014,
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21594967-all-silicon-valleys-vibrancy-california-can-be-lousy-place-dobusiness-not-so
25
Endnotes for Chapter 4: The Priority that Companies Give to Economic Incentives
Dave McNary, Hollywood Continues to Flee California at Alarming Rate, Variety, March 5, 2014
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/even-films-set-in-california-are-shooting-elsewhere-to-save-money-1201125523/
33 Dan Emerson, Incentives for Advanced Manufacturing: Out of Step with the Times, Area Development Online, Q4
2015, http://www.areadevelopment.com/taxesIncentives/Q4-2015/updated-incentives-for-advanced-manufacturingprojects-28227.shtml
34 The 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States are categorized as follows: 3,007 entities named
County; 16 Boroughs in Alaska; 11 Census Areas in Alaska (for areas not organized into Boroughs by the State); 64
Parishes in Louisiana; 42 Independent Cities (1 in Maryland, 1 in Missouri, 1 in Nevada, and the remainder in
Virginia); 1 District - the Federal District or District of Columbia. Source: How many counties are there in the United
States? U.S. Geological Survey, undated (accessed Oct. 29, 2015) http://www.usgs.gov/faq/categories/9799/2971
35 Russell Hubbard and Brad Davis, Will ConAgras headquarters move to Chicago? Omaha World-Herald, Sept.
26, 2015 http://www.omaha.com/money/will-conagra-s-headquarters-move-to-chicago/article_8af705ae-6406-11e5a64e-97a9529a4f33.html
36 A Non Disclosure Agreement between the company and Spectrum Location Solutions prohibits identifying the firm.
37 Dan Emerson, Incentives for Advanced Manufacturing: Out of Step with the Times, Area Development Online, Q4
2015, http://www.areadevelopment.com/taxesIncentives/Q4-2015/updated-incentives-for-advanced-manufacturingprojects-28227.shtml
38 Todd Bishop, SpaceXs new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week, GeekWire,
Jan. 13, 2015 http://www.geekwire.com/2015/spacexs-new-seattle-area-office-redmond-elon-musk-visit-region-week/
39 Dominic Gates, Elon Musk touts launch of SpaceX Seattle, Seattle Times, Jan 16, 2015
http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025480750_spacexmuskxml.html
40 Dana Hull and Julie Johnsson, SpaceX chief Elon Musk has high hopes for Seattle office, Bloomberg News as
published by the Seattle Times, Jan. 13, 2015
http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025451224_muskseattlexml.html
41 Eric Young, Sedgwick LLP ships 100 San Francisco jobs to Kansas City, San Francisco Business Times, Feb.
10, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2014/02/10/sedgwick-llp-kansas-city-san-francisco.html
32
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Brianne Pfannenstiel, Sedgwick in KC: Law firm dives into KCs talent pool, Kansas City Business Journal, Jan. 9,
2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/2015/01/09/sedgwick-in-kc-law-firm-dives-into-kc-stalent.html
43 History, Kaiser Permanente website, undated (accessed April 22, 2015)
http://share.kaiserpermanente.org/article/history-of-kaiser-permanente/
44 The original link for some of this information no longer appears to be on the Internet; see also Kaiser Permanente
to Bring 500 New Information Technology Jobs to Colorado, Dec. 5, 2012, company news release,
http://share.kaiserpermanente.org/article/kaiser-permanente-to-bring-500-new-information-technology-jobs-tocolorado/
45 Ed Sealover, Kaiser Permanente opens Colorado IT center; hundreds to be hired, Denver Business Journal, Aug.
22, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2013/08/22/kaiser-permanente-opens-new-it-center.html?page=all
46 Howard Pankratz, Kaiser opening new IT campus in Greenwood Village, hiring 500, Denver Post, Dec. 6, 2012
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_22138099/kaiser-opening-new-it-campus-greenwood-village-hiring
47 Ibid.
48 Fast Facts about Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Permanente website, undated (accessed April 22, 2015)
http://share.kaiserpermanente.org/article/fast-facts-about-kaiser-permanente/#sthash.fs5Fko2V.dpuf
49 Google Plans $200 Million Investment In Third Council Bluffs, Iowa, Data Center, Area Development Online, Nov.
19, 2012 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/11-19-2012/third-google-council-bluffsiowa-data-center28181665.shtml
50
Google Data Centers, company website, undated (accessed April 21, 2015)
http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/#/
51 Christopher Calnan, Al Frank Asset Management Inc. moving to Austin, Austin Business Journal, Feb. 11, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2011/02/11/money-mgmt-firm-coming.html?page=all
42
Endnotes for Chapter 5: California Offers Wide-Ranging Economic Incentives

IEDC Releases Report on Incentives for the Twenty-First Century, International Economic Development Council
news release, June 29, 2015 http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/idUSnCCN7f1CBZ+1c7+MKW20150629
53 Business Incentives, Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), undated (accessed
Oct. 29, 2015) https://business.ca.gov/RelocateExpand/BusinessIncentives.aspx and information sheet from the
Central California Valley Economic Development Corporation, undated, provided to Spectrum Location Solutions in a
Nov. 19, 2015 meeting held in Irvine, California.
54 California Competes Tax Credit FAQs, undated (accessed Oct. 30, 2015)
http://www.business.ca.gov/Portals/0/CA%20Competes/Docs/California%20Competes%20FAQ%2008-262015%20FINAL.pdf
55 Marc Lifsher, California grants $420-million tax break to Lockheed Martin Corp., Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2014
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bomber-tax-break-20140704-story.html
56 Brian Mahoney, Calif. Gov. OKs $465M Tax Credit For Northrop Grumman, Law360, Aug. 18, 2014
http://www.law360.com/articles/568210/calif-gov-oks-465m-tax-credit-for-northrop-grumman
57 Marc Lifsher, California grants $420-million tax break to Lockheed Martin Corp., Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2014
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bomber-tax-break-20140704-story.html
58 Todd Cunningham, Network TV, Relocating Shows Get First Crack at Super-Sized Tax Credits, The Wrap, Feb.
6, 2015 http://www.thewrap.com/network-tv-relocating-shows-get-first-crack-at-super-sized-tax-credits/
59 Richard Verrier, State Senate leader says tax credit program is bringing TV, film crews back, Los Angeles Times,
July 11, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-deleon-tax-credits-20150711-story.html
60 Employment Training Panel Awards $11 Million in Job Training Funds, Employment Training Panel news release,
Sept. 25, 2015
http://www.etp.ca.gov/docs/pressreleases/ETP%20Press%20Release%20-%20September%202015.pdf
61 Proterra To Locate Electric Transit Bus Manufacturing Plant In Californias San Gabriel Valley, Area Development
Online, April 9, 2015 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/4-9-2015/proterra-electric-transit-busmanufacturing-plant-san-gabriel-valley-california900556.shtml
62 Katy Steinmetz, What The Twitter Tax Break Means For San Francisco, Time, Feb. 28, 2014
http://nation.time.com/2014/02/28/twitter-tax-break-san-francisco/
63 Art Marroquin, Disneyland expansion expected to kick in by end of 2017 on its $1 billion committed for new
attractions, Orange County Register, July 8, 2015 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/disney-670933-anaheimcity.html
64 Roger Phillips, Business deal a tax revenue boost, The Record, Aug. 14, 2014
http://www.recordnet.com/article/20140814/NEWS/408140324/101087/A_NEWS
65 Bradley J. Fikes, Illumina expanding, with San Diegos help, San Diego Union-Tribune, July 15, 2015
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2014/jul/15/illumina-expand-san-diego-faulconer/
66 GO-Biz Committee Approves $43.7 Million in Tax Credits for 89 Companies Adding Over 7,000 Jobs in California,
GO-Biz news release, Nov. 10, 2015 http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1690473/42071c3850/ARCHIVE
52
332
Juliet Williams, Tesla among companies getting slice of $50 million in California tax credits, Associate Press story
as carried in the Orange County Register, June 18, 2015 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tesla-667450-statecalifornia.html
68 GO-Biz Committee Approves $43.7 Million in Tax Credits for 89 Companies Adding Over 7,000 Jobs in California,
GO-Biz news release, Nov. 10, 2015 http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1690473/42071c3850/ARCHIVE
69 Agenda, California Competes Tax Credit Program, Committee Meeting, California Governors Office of Business
and Economic Development, Nov. 10, 2015
http://www.business.ca.gov/Portals/0/CA%20Competes/Docs/Meeting%20Agendas/CCTC%20Meeting%20Agenda%
2011-10-15.pdf
70 Ibid.
67
Endnotes for Chapter 6: Why Californias Business Environment is Likely to Worsen

John Hrabe, Hertzberg proposes $10 billion sales tax on services, CalWatchdog.com, Jan., 2015
http://calwatchdog.com/2015/01/21/hertzberg-proposes-10-billion-sales-tax-on-services/
72 Irvin Dawid, California Transportation Bill Would Increase Taxes on Gas, Diesel, Planetizen, Aug. 26, 2015
http://www.planetizen.com/node/80581/california-transportation-bill-would-increase-taxes-gas-diesel
73
Christopher Cadelago, Education groups propose initiative to extend Prop. 30 income taxes until 2030,
Sacramento Bee, Sept. 14, 2015 http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article35272908.html
74
Laurel Rosenhall, California is cap-and-trade leader and a loner, Orange County Register, July 26, 2015
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/california-673967-state-trade.html
75 Marc Steinorth, Defeat effort to weaken Prop. 13, Press-Enterprise, July 24, 2015
http://www.pe.com/articles/businesses-774559-state-tax.html
76 Jon Coupal, Fool Me Once . . ., Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, Aug, 30, 2015,
http://www.hjta.org/california-commentary/fool-me-once/
78 Tables later in this document show companies choosing to relocate to or expand in the rust belt states of Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
71
Endnotes for Chapter 7: Summary of Disinvestment Events by California County

Rick Newcombe, Why Well Leave L.A. Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2009
80 UCLA Anderson Forecast Event Tackles Job Creation, Education Challenges Impacting Los Angeles, California
and Nation, UCLA news release, April 3, 2014 http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/media-relations/2014/ucla-forecastwith-eric-garcetti
81 Workforce trends threaten O.C. economy, Orange County Register, Oct. 16, 2015
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/county-687860-orange-housing.html
82 Lauren K. Ohnesorge, Mark Cuban: Entrepreneurship will explode outside Silicon Valley, Triangle Business
Journal, Dec. 20, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2013/12/mark-cuban-boston-better-formy.html
83 A number of stories explore this topic. Recent ones include Jim Russell, The New Geography of Innovation,
Pacific Standard, May 26, 2015 http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/uber-carnegie-mellon-and-the-newgeography-of-innovation; Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, Soaring housing costs forces talent to flee Silicon Valley,
CNBC, May 21, 2015 http://www.cnbc.com/2015/05/21/soaring-housing-costs-forces-talent-to-flee-silicon-valley.html;
Jason Margolis, Detroit Hopes To Drive Tech Startups Away From Silicon Valley, NPR, June 3, 2015
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/06/03/411765237/detroit-hopes-to-drive-tech-startups-away-fromsilicon-valley ;and Joel Kotkin and Mark Schill, America's Next Boom Towns: Regions to Watch in 2016,
NewGeography, Jan. 14, 2016 http://www.newgeography.com/content/005145-americas-next-boom-towns-regionswatch2016?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Newgeography+%28Newgeography.
com+-+Economic%2C+demographic%2C+and+political+commentary+about+places%29
84 Note: Orange County rents have risen so high that a worker needs to make nearly $25 an hour to rent a typical
one-bedroom apartment. Source: Margot Roosevelt, O.C.s worker shortage: Employers face a skills gap in key,
high-paying fields, report finds, Orange County Register, Oct. 8, 2015 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/county686593-report-orange.html
79
Endnotes for Chapter 8: Summary by Disinvestment Events by California Municipality

None
Endnotes for Chapter 9: States that Gained from California Disinvestment Events
333
Wendell Cox, The Texas Growth Machine, City Journal, Winter 2013 http://www.cityjournal.org/2013/23_1_texas-growth.html
85
Endnotes for Chapter 10: Metropolitan Areas that Gained from California Disinvestment Events
None
Endnotes for Chapter 11: U.S. Municipalities Benefitting from California Events
Dan Walters, Calif. has reason to worry about its business climate, Daily Republic, May 27, 2012
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/opinion/statenationalcolumnists/calif-has-reason-to-worry-about-its-business-climate/
86
Endnotes for Chapter 12: Foreign Nations that Gained from California Disinvestment Events
87
Investor Words, http://www.investorwords.com/6600/offshoring.html
Endnotes for Chapter 13: Summary by Types of California Disinvestment Events

None
Endnotes for Chapter 14: Summary by California Industries
None
Endnotes for Chapter 15: Summary by California Functions
None
Endnotes for Chapter 16: Details Regarding 2015 Disinvestment Events
Stephen Hamway, Skin care goes pro at Bend business, The Bulletin, Dec. 22, 2015
http://www.bendbulletin.com/business/3843409-151/bend-company-makes-skin-care-products#
89 Andy Chalk, Electronic Arts closes SimCity studio Maxis Emeryville, PC Gamer, March 3, 2015
http://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-closes-simcity-studio-maxis-emeryville/
90 WARN Summary by Received Date, 07/01/2014 to 6/30/2015, California Employment Development Dept.,
http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/WARNReportfor7-1-2014to06-30-2015.pdf
91 AAA To Create Nearly 600 Local Jobs At New Member Service Call Center, AAA news release, Feb. 18, 2015
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aaa-to-create-nearly-600-local-jobs-at-new-member-service-call-center300037529.html
92 Claudia Grisales, Freebirds relocating California headquarters to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, March 31,
2015 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/freebirds-relocating-california-headquarters-to-au/nkjRm/
93 Timothy Torres, Sim City Maker Maxis Emeryville Is The Latest Studio Shut Down By Electronic Arts, Tech
Times, March 4, 2015 http://www.techtimes.com/articles/37368/20150304/sim-city-maker-maxis-shut-down-parentcompany-electronic-arts.htm
94 U.S. Department of Labor, 2015 Event, http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm
95 WARN Summary by Received Date, 07/01/2015 TO 12/10/2015, California Employment Development Dept.,
http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/WARNReport712015to12102015.pdf
96 Varun Saxena, California cutbacks: Boston Sci to close two facilities, Abbott cuts 160+ employees, Fierce
Medical Devices, Aug. 13, 2015 http://www.fiercemedicaldevices.com/story/bad-news-california-boston-sci-close-twofacilities-abbott-cuts-160-employe/2015-08-13
97 David Schuyler, Plexus to close plant in California, Milwaukee Business Journal, Nov. 5, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2015/11/05/plexus-to-close-plant-in-california.html
98 Plexus Announces Closure of Fremont, California Facility, company news release, Nov. 4, 2015
http://www.plexus.com/press-release/plexus-announces-closure-fremont-california-facility
99 Dennis Seid, Sandwich maker building 200 jobs, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Jan. 8, 2015
http://djournal.com/news/sandwich-maker-building-200-jobs/
100 Jason Hidalgo, Reno area gets worlds 1st electro-chemical lead battery recycling plant, 70 new jobs, Reno
Gazette-Journal, Aug. 25, 2015 http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2015/08/24/aquametals-aquarefining-leadbattery-recycling-plant-reno-technobubble/32144857/
101 About Us, company website, undated (accessed Aug. 29, 2015) http://www.aquametals.com/#about
102 Aqua Metals breaks ground on new battery recycling plant, Recycling Today, Aug. 25, 2015
http://www.recyclingtoday.com/aquametals-lead-battery-recycling-nevada-electrochemical.aspx
103 Urvaksh Karkaria and Maria Saporta, Kaiser Permanente to put IT campus in Midtown Atlanta; create 900 jobs,
Atlanta Business Chronicle, April 16, 2015
88
334
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2015/04/kaiser-permanente-to-put-it-campus-inmidtown.html?page=all
105 History, Kaiser Permanente website, undated (accessed April 22, 2015
106 Getahn Ward, California consultant bringing 200 jobs to Nashville, Tennessean, July 29, 2015
http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2015/07/29/california-consultant-bringing-200-jobsnashville/30852659/
107 Debbie Cobb, Woof & Poof to cease production in Chico, Nov. 7, 2015, Action News Now,
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/woof-and-poof-to-cease-production-in-chico/
108 Toni Scott, So long to a Chico institution, Chico News & Review, Nov. 19, 2015
https://www.newsreview.com/chico/so-long-to-a-chico/content?oid=19085931
109 Wayne Heilman, Colorado Springs lures small manufacturing company from California, The Gazette, April 30,
2015 http://gazette.com/colorado-springs-lures-small-manufacturing-company-from-california/article/1550642
110 Juniper Rose and Will Houston, Unprofitable Korbel sawmill to close, 106 employees lose jobs, Eureka TimesStandard, Dec. 5, 2014 http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20141205/NEWS/141209926
111
Team Oil Tools Consolidates Liner Hanger Manufacturing in Conroe, Texas, Facility, company news release,
Aug. 31, 2015 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150831006214/en/Team-Oil-Tools-Consolidates-LinerHanger-Manufacturing#.VhF5sflViko
112 Transcription 2000 Announces Relocation to Scottsdale, Arizona, WebWire, company news release, March 23,
2015 http://webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=196616#.VRBh_P7F-uk
113 Beverly Hills Moves Into Scottsdale Arizona, company blog, March 25, 2015
http://www.transcription2000.com/transcription-2000-news/2015/3/25/beverly-hills-moves-into-scottsdale-arizona
114 Transcription 2000 Announces Dissolution of California Corporation, company news release, June 16, 2015
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=198322
116 Advantage SCI Announces Corporate Headquarters Relocation; Headquarters Move For Increased Efficiency,
company news release, Feb. 4, 2015 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/02/prweb12490053.htm
117 U.S. Department of Labor, 2015 Impact Year http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm
118 Company Overview of Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC, Bloomberg Business, undated (accessed Dec. 23, 2015)
http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=4212737
119 Embraer Aero Seating breaks ground in Titusville, WKMG-TV, Sept. 9, 2015
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/embraer-aero-seating-breaks-ground-in-titusville/35174192
120 Matthew Peddie, Embraer to Make Airplane Seats in Titusville, WMFE-FM, Sept. 10, 2015
http://www.wmfe.org/embraer-to-make-airplane-seats-in-titusville/52563
121 Chad Trautvetter, Embraer Breaks Ground on Aero Seating Shop in Florida, AIN Online Sept. 10, 2015
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2015-09-10/embraer-breaks-ground-aero-seating-shop-florida
122 Jason Hidalgo, BI Nutraceuticals opening Reno-area plant, hiring 120 workers, Reno Gazette-Journal, Sept. 24,
2015 http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2015/09/24/bi-nutraceuticals-opening-reno-area-plant-hiring-120workers/72747636/
123 Hino Motors Manufacturing building $8 million facility in Wood County, (West Virginia) State Journal, April 18,
2015 http://www.statejournal.com/story/28564255/hino-motors-manufacturing-building-8-million-facility-in-woodcounty
124 Toyotas TABC Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary, Announces Truck Assembly For Hino Motors In Long Beach,
company news release, Automotive Intelligence News, June 12, 2012 http://www.autointell.com/News-2002/June2002/June-2002-2/June-12-02-p8.htm
125 Hino to set up 2nd Hino truck assembly plant in the U.S., company news release, June 26, 2007 http://www.hinoglobal.com/news_release/87.html
126 History and Milestones, Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. website, undated (accessed March 28, 2015)
http://www.hmmusa.com/about/history-and-milestones.htm
127 California plastics company to open Pflugerville facility, hire 100, Austin Business Journal, Oct. 14, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2015/10/14/california-plastics-company-to-open-pflugerville.html
128 Carol Lawrence, Long Beach Plastics Firm Sending R&D to Texas, Los Angeles Business Journal, Oct. 14, 2015
http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/oct/14/long-beach-plastics-firm-sending-rd-texas/
129 Andrew Edwards, Toyota to lay off 100 at Long Beach plant, Long Beach Press-Telegram, May 22, 2015
http://www.presstelegram.com/article/20150522/NEWS/150529262
130 Joe Carlson, California med-tech company to move headquarters to Golden Valley, Minneapolis Star Tribune,
April 14, 2015 http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/299714251.html
131 Gillian Anne Renault, News: New Yorks Complexions Contemporary Ballet to relocate to Atlanta next spring,
ArtsAtl.com, July 1, 2015 http://www.artsatl.com/2015/07/news-complexions-contemporary-ballet-relocate-atlanta/
132 Complexions Contemporary Ballet Celebrates Establishment of Atlanta Office and Inaugural Season,
atlantaplanit, Sept. 10, 2015 http://atlantaplanit.com/announcements/announcement.php?aid=414
335
Eric Jay Toll, EXCLUSIVE: California pharmaceutical firm picks Chandler for new facility, 500 jobs, Phoenix
Business Journal, Sept. 8, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/health-care-daily/2015/09/exclusivecalifornia-pharmaceutical-firmpicks.html?ana=e_phx_bn_exclusive&u=XvMZ3MUK5ve+tdCmN6AJ9g0ae55334&t=1441816919
134 Kevin Cummings, Small businesses follow corporate moves to city, Plano Star Courier, July 19, 2015
http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/business/small-businesses-follow-corporate-moves-to-city/article_26284ac82cbd-11e5-aaf4-a3c057355f5d.html
135 Steve Brown, Californias Farmer Bros. coffee company moving HQ to North Texas, Dallas Morning News, April
28, 2015 http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/california-coffee-company-moving-hq-to-north-texas.html/
136 Bill Hethcock, Coffee Break, Dallas Business Journal, July 24, 2015
http://digital.bizjournals.com/launch.aspx?eid=7947cb57-d280-49de-950a-c6503df4863e&loc=pcmod
137 Dawn Cobb, Denton County lands Farmer Bros. headquarters, Cross Timbers Gazette, April 28, 2015
http://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/index.php/local-news/5307-denton-county-lands-farmer-bros-headquarters
138 Farmer Bros. Co. Announces Next Steps in Business Transformation Process and Reports Second Quarter
Fiscal 2015 Financial Results, company news release, Feb. 5, 2015 http://globenewswire.com/newsrelease/2015/02/05/703581/10118825/en/Farmer-Bros-Co-Announces-Next-Steps-in-Business-TransformationProcess-and-Reports-Second-Quarter-Fiscal-2015-Financial-Results.html?parent=701371
139
Donna Littlejohn, Farmer Brothers latest South Bay company to pull up stakes, some 350 workers expected to
lose jobs, Daily Breeze, Feb. 6, 2015 http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20150206/farmer-brothers-latest-southbay-company-to-pull-up-stakes-some-350-workers-expected-to-lose-jobs
140 Steve Lopez, Farmer Brothers leaving the state, in bitter blow to family of workers, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 10,
2015 http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-farmer-20150211-column.html
141 E.J. Boyer, Why a Los Angeles-based creative agency relocated to Germantown, Nashville Business Journal,
Aug. 17, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/08/why-a-los-angeles-based-creative-agencyrelocated.html
142 Mark Madler, Heinz to Close Chatsworth Plant, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, June 11, 2015
http://www.sfvbj.com/news/2015/jun/11/heinz-closing-chatsworth-plant/
143 Gregory J. Wilcox, Heinz closing Chatsworth plant, 145 workers lose jobs, Los Angeles Daily News, June 12,
2015 http://www.dailynews.com/business/20150612/heinz-closing-chatsworth-plant-145-workers-lose-jobs
144 Katie Arcieri, HAECO Americas to close unit of California facility, cut 61 employees, Triad Business Journal, Jan.
12, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2015/01/12/haeco-americas-to-close-unit-of-california.html
145 Richard Craver, Herbalife expanding in Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem Journal, July 2, 2015
http://www.journalnow.com/business/business_news/local/herbalife-expanding-in-winston-salem/article_2a3af2902057-11e5-bd60-1bd44166e267.html
146 Herbalife Plans to Create 301 More Jobs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Office of the Governor news release,
July 5, 2015 http://www.thrivenc.com/newsandevents/herbalife-plans-create-301-more-jobs-winston-salem
147 Megan Messerly and Daniel Rothberg, Hyperloop test track to come to North Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sun, Dec.
8, 2015 http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/08/hyperloop-test-track-to-come-to-north-las-vegas/
148 Hyperloop Technologies Inc. Announces Land Deal For Propulsion Open Air Test in North Las Vegas, Nevada,
Hyperloop Technologies Inc. news release, Dec. 8, 2015
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151208006339/en
149 Sandra Chereb and Richard N. Velotta, High-speed transportation testing site coming to North Las Vegas, Las
Vegas Review-Journal, Dec. 8, 2015 http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/traffic-transportation/high-speedtransportation-testing-site-coming-north-las-vegas
150 David Z. Morris, Could the Hyperloop soon be a reality, or are we getting taken for a ride?, Fortune, Sept. 11,
2015 http://fortune.com/2015/09/11/is-elon-musks-hyperloop-fatally-flawed/
152 Novaria Group Relocates Its Sky Aerospace Products To Westbury, New York, Area Development News Online,
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153 Ken Elkins, Printer to bring $140M investment, 250 jobs to Monroe, Charlotte Business Journal, April 23, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/outside_the_loop/2015/04/printer-to-bring-140m-investment-250-jobsto.html
154 Superior Industries International relocating corporate headquarters to Southfield, adding 75 jobs, Michigan
Economic Development Corp. news release, April 2, 2015 http://www.michiganbusiness.org/press-releases/superiorindustries-international-relocating-corporate-headquarters-to-southfield-adding-75-jobs/
157 Foundry, company website, undated (accessed Dec. 24, 2015) http://www.trimcohardware.com/about/foundry/
158 Trigg Laboratories Relocates Manufacturing Facility To Las Vegas, Nevada, Area Development Online, Dec. 14,
2015 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/12-14-2015/trigg-laboratories-headquarters-las-vegasnevada238922.shtml
159 Richard N. Velotta, Officials OK incentives for eBays Nevada expansion, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Nov. 19,
2015 http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/officials-ok-incentives-ebays-nevada-expansion
133
336
Anthony J. Ruiz, Trigg Laboratories Expands Global Operations, Announces Major Expansion in Southern
Nevada, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance announcement, Nov. 20, 2015 https://www.lvgea.org/trigglaboratories-expands-global-operations-announces-major-expansion-in-southern-nevada/
161 About Us, company website, undated (accessed July 27, 2015) http://wsolar.com/
162 For one of many listings indicating that the company has a Wausau address, see the Catalog of Government
Contractors LLC, undated (accessed July 27, 2015)
http://thecatalogofgovernmentcontractors.com/listing.php?id=537512
163 Andy Brownfield, Brandery grad nabs investment after relocating from L.A., Cincinnati Business Courier, Nov.
13, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/11/13/exclusive-brandery-grad-nabs-investment-after.html
164 Lance Murray, Kubota Tractor Corp. relocating U.S. headquarters to Grapevine from California, Dallas Business
Journal, May 14, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/05/14/kubota-tractor-corp-relocating-u-sheadquarters-to.html
165 Bill Hethcock, Why this Torrance tractor maker is tailing Toyota to North Texas, Dallas Business Journal, May
15, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2015/05/hakuna-kubota-why-this-torrance-tractor-maker-is.html
166 Candace Carlisle, Kubota Tractor Corp. kicks off a new DFW corporate magnet, Dallas Business Journal, May
20, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/05/19/kubota-tractor-corp-kicks-off-a-new-dfw-corporate.html
167 Karen Jordan, Kubota Chooses Texas Over Torrance, Los Angeles Business Journal, May 14, 2015
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168 Robert Francis, Californias loss is Dallas-Fort Worths gain, Fort Worth Business Press, May 22, 2015
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169 Nick Green, Panasonic closing Torrance manufacturing plant, lays off 90 workers, Daily Breeze, April 29, 2015
http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20150429/panasonic-closing-torrance-manufacturing-plant-lays-off-90-workers
170 U.S. Department of Labor, 2014 event with references to 2015
http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm
171 Steve Brown, Toyota finance company chose Dallas HQ after looking at other U.S. locations, Dallas Morning
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172 Candace Carlisle, Toyota Group spinoff to bring new global headquarters, 150 jobs to Dallas, Dallas Business
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176 Gobiquity Mobile Health Relocates to Scottsdale, company news release, May 12, 2015
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177 Eric Jay Toll, Health care app developer moves HQ from California to Scottsdale, Phoenix Business Journal,
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178 Chris Sweeney and Bruce Meyer, Parker Hannifin consolidating divisions, closing two plants, Plastics News, July
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179 Parker Hannifins Medical Systems Business Unit Announces Plans for a New Manufacturing Facility in Tijuana,
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180 iDS Announces Relocation of West Coast Headquarters to Seattle, company news release, July 23, 2015
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181 iDS Opens Brick-and-Mortar Office in Seattle, company news release, June 11, 2015
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183 Eric Palmer, Pfizer shuttering vitamin C plant in California, 70 workers out of jobs, FiercePharmaManufacturing,
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184 Candace Carlisle, Firearms retailer RifleGear to move HQ from California to DFW, Dallas Business Journal, Jan.
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185 Blake Ragsdale, RifleGear is Moving HQ from California to North Texas, Wide Open Spaces, Jan. 12, 2015
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186 U.S. Department of Labor, event reported in 2015 http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm
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188 Lou Ponsi, Disney to shut Fullerton warehouse, lay off 85 workers, Orange County Register, Jan. 30, 2015
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190 Darin Pastor to move his companys executive offices from So. Cal to WNY, Buffalo Business First, May 4, 2015
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194 Dora Grote, California pharmaceutical company slowly moves into Kansas, Kansas City Business Journal, Nov.
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195 Candace Carlisle, California-based motor sport company eyes relocation to Irvings Cypress Waters, Dallas
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199 Urvaksh Karkaria, Sage Software confirms plans to create 400 jobs in Midtown, Atlanta Business Chronicle,
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200 Urvaksh Karkaria, Sage Software to bring 400 jobs to Atlantic Station, Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 11, 2015
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201 Sage North America Announces Headquarters Move To Atlanta, Georgia, ERPLIFE, June 12, 2015
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202 Chris Casacchia, Sage North America HQ to Exit Irvine for Atlanta, Orange County Business Journal, July 27,
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204 Dora Grote, California pharmaceutical company slowly moves into Kansas, Kansas City Business Journal, Nov.
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207 Jennifer Larino, California video game developer inXile to open New Orleans studio, The Times-Picayune, Oct.
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208 Kimberly Parry Organics Relocates to St. George, Utah With Expanded Centralized Organic USDA Certified
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209 Gov. Rick Snyder: Chinese company to invest nearly $26 million in Northville Township facility, Office of the
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210 Dustin Walsh, Chinese supplier CW Bearing to build new U.S. headquarters near Detroit, Automotive News,
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211 Joanne Maliszewski, CW Bearings kicks of Nville Twp. headquarters, hometownlife, Nov. 17, 2015
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217 Aaron Claverie, More layoffs at Abbott Vascular facility, Press-Enterprise, Aug. 13, 2015
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218 Mark Anderson, Company shutting down 44,000-square-foot manufacturing plant, Sacramento Business
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221 Michael H. ODonnell, Farmers Insurance leaving Pocatello, Idaho State Journal, Nov. 3, 2015
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222 Kathye Rietkerk, email to Spectrum Location Solutions, Nov. 17, 2015
223 Alicia Wallace, Molycorp suspending production at Mountain Pass rare earths plant, Denver Post, Aug. 26, 2015
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227 Jason Hidalgo, Rubber, plastic firm could bring 150 jobs to N. Nevada, Reno Gazette-Journal, Nov. 17, 2015
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228 Rubber company may bring more jobs to area, The Record-Courier, Oct. 20, 2015
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229 Catherine Kavanaugh, Vip Rubber moving plastics extrusion operation to Nevada, Plastics News, Oct. 30, 2015
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230 Kumho Tire USA, Inc. is pleased to announce the grand opening of our new corporate headquarters, company
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231 Tour the Hollister, California-based MC Electronics Ciudad Juarez Operations, Tecma company website, April
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232 AJCC is a one-stop shop for workforce services, providing a comprehensive range of no-cost employment and
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234 Varun Saxena, California cutbacks: Boston Sci to close two facilities, Abbott cuts 160+ employees, Fierce
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235 Alphatec Holdings Announces Second Quarter 2015 Revenue and Financial Results, company news release,
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237 Solatube Global Marketing Moves Headquarters to Vancouver, Washington, company news release, Sept. 27,
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238 Varun Saxena, Zimmer Biomet is born after knee implant divestiture to S&N, FierceMedicalDevices, June 25,
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239 Samantha Masunaga, Raytheon to move 250 jobs from Chula Vista, Norfolk, Va., Los Angeles Times, March 9,
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240 WARN Report Summary by Received Date, July 1, 2015 through December 25, 2015, California Employment
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242 Raytheon reaches $5.4 million incentive deal with state, Indianapolis Business Journal, March 9, 2015
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245 Furlocity Successfully Completes $1.2 Million Private Offering, San Diego Business Journal, Dec. 18, 2014
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246 Lauren Halligan, Pet-centered tech firm expanding to Tech Valley, Record News, April 2, 2015
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247 Chelsea Diana, From San Diego to Schenectady: Pet travel startup moving to BizLab accelerator, Albany
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248 GA-ASI Confirms Plans to Open RPA Training Academy, company news release, Sept. 22, 2015
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249 Brandi Jewett, General Atomics breaks ground on $2.5 million drone academy in Grand Forks, Grand Forks
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250 Brandi Jewett, Arrival of large aerospace and technology company expected to bring job growth, development,
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LCMS Laboratories, Inc. Expands Into Arizona With Opening of a CLIA-Certified Diagnostic Laboratory, Inside
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252 David Wichner, Calif. firm to open lab in Oro Valley, Arizona Daily Star, Feb. 11, 2015
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253 NuVasive Announces Location for New State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility, company news release, Dec. 10,
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254 Nick Blizzard, NuVasive plan boosts citys slumping finances, Dayton Daily News, Dec. 12, 2015
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255 Council Meeting Moved to Dec. 15, West Carrollton Ohio News, Dec. 10, 2015,
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256 Joel Funk, WBC supports Tungsten grant, Laramie Boomerang, Nov. 25, 2015
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257 Joel Funk, SLIB approves Tungsten grant, Laramie Boomerang, Dec. 11, 2015
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258 Home Page, company website, undated (accessed Dec. 26, 2015) http://www.tungstenheavypowder.com/
259 Dan Miner, Five high-tech companies coming to Buffalo through Start-Up NY, Buffalo Business First, April 27,
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260 Sara Castellanos, San Diego tech firm Seismic will expand in Boston following $20M investment, Boston
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261 Cloud service provider prepares to move headquarters to Indy, NUVO, Aug. 31, 2015
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262 Jeff Swiatek, Tech firm Appirio plans move, 400 new hires in Indy, Indianapolis Star, Aug. 28, 2015
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263 Candace Carlisle, Exclusive: Charles Schwab to build corporate campus near Perots Circle T Ranch
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264 John Russell, Indy lands another big-time digital marketing headquarters, Indianapolis Star, July 31, 2015
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265 Global Digital Marketing Company Picks Indiana for North American Headquarters, Indiana Economic
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266 FiveStars Opens New Office in Denver; Doubling Headcount by End of Year, company news release posted at
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268 Jason Hidalgo, Grand Rounds expands into Reno, plans to create 200 jobs, Reno Gazette-Journal, May 15, 2015
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269 Jim Carlton, Reno Sees Future, and It Isnt Casinos, Wall Street Journal, Oct. 23, 2015
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270 Jonah Comstock, Grand Rounds raises $55 million to help patients get second opinions online,
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271 Mike Rogoway, InDinero, San Francisco startup, will make Portland its primary office and hire 50,
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272 J.M. Smucker Co. Relocating Jobs, Building Research Facility, Pet Product News, Sept. 29, 2015
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273 Brianne Pfannenstiel, Law firm will bring 275 jobs to KC, Kansas City Business Journal, Jan. 9, 2015
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Eric Snyder, Updated: Lyft investing $5.1M in Nashville customer service HQ, Nashville Business Journal, Sept.
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Sarah Buhr, Lyft Moves Customer Support Team To Nashville To Combat High-Priced SF Market,
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276 Getahn Ward, Lyft to create 400 jobs in Nashville, The Tennessean, Sept. 28, 2015,
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277 Revel Systems iPad POS Expands Sales Footprint with New Scottsdale Office, company news release, Jan. 21,
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278 CEO of American Revel Systems: Talent is Lithuanias greatest advantage, DELFI by The Lithuania Tribune,
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279 Joe Martin, Major CPRIT grant brings San Francisco pharma company to Houston, Houston Business Journal,
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280 Ally Marotti, Salesforce.com plans another Chicago expansion, Crains Chicago Business, April 23, 2015
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281 Urvaksh Karkaria, Salesforce plans to expand Atlanta hub; add 300+ jobs, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Nov. 3,
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282 Square Opens New Office in St. Louis, company announcement, Sept. 23, 2015
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283 Brian Feldt, Squares new office in Cortex is as important as Ikea, St. Louis Business Journal, Sept. 23, 2015
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284 Sunrun announces opening of new corporate office in Denver, Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.
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285 Alicia Wallace, Solar installer Sunrun opening Denver office, hiring 800, Denver Post, Dec. 12, 2015
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286 Byron Spice and Ken Walters, Carnegie Mellon / Kristin Carvell, Uber Technologies, Inc. Uber, Carnegie Mellon
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287 Uber Opening Robotics Research Facility In Pittsburgh To Build Self-Driving Cars, TechCrunch, Feb. 2, 2015
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288 Tom Fontaine and Bobby Kerlik, Carnegie Mellon, Uber to collaborate to develop driverless vehicles, Pittsburgh
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289 Justine Coyne and Tim Schooley, Exclusive: Uber leases former Restaurant Depot space for Pittsburgh robotics
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290 Avery Hartmans, Intrigue surrounds staffing of technologies center, Pittsburgh Business Times, Dec. 25, 2015
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291 Tim Schooley, Heres how many employees Uber expects to work at its new Advanced Technologies Center in
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293 Jesse A. Millard, Uber expands Phoenix operations, workforce presence with new center, Phoenix Business
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294 Uber sets up customer service center in Phoenix, autoblog, June 14, 2015
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295 ZenPayroll Opens New Office in Denver, company news release, July 28, 2015
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296 Alicia Wallace, Hickenlooper: Google-backed ZenPayroll plans to hire 1,750 people in Denver, Denver Post, July
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297 Reed Fujii, Power controls company to close Stockton plant, recordnet.com, Jan. 15, 2015
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298 Four Companies Add 55 New Jobs to Northern Nevada, Meri Meri, Indy Hanger, eTailer and Southern Prosthetic
Supply Opening in Reno, EDAWN news release, Aug. 13, 2015 http://edawn.org/news/four-companies-add-55-newjobs-to-northern-nevada-meri-meri-indy-hanger-etailer-and-southern-prosthetic-supply-opening-in-reno/
299 NNDA Announces Peterson Products to Move to Dayton, Northern Nevada Development Authority, news
release, Nov. 24, 2015 https://www.nnda.org/sites/default/files/Peterson%20Products%20Press%20Release.pdf
300 Eric Jay Toll, EXCLUSIVE: Downtown Phoenix lands new marketing HQ for Silicon Valley tech company,
Phoenix Business Journal, Nov. 13, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2015/11/13/exclusive-downtownphoenix-lands-new-marketing-hq.html
301 LiveOps Announces New Cedar Park, Texas Corporate Headquarters, company news release, July 30, 2015
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150730006401/en/LiveOps-Announces-Cedar-Park-Texas-CorporateHeadquarters#.VbqhKvlViko
302 Governor Abbott Announces LiveOps Headquarters Relocation From California To Texas, Office of the Governor
news release, July 30, 2015 http://gov.texas.gov/news/press-release/21274
303 See the full story at: Shonda Novak and Lori Hawkins, Software giant Oracle to build major Austin campus, add
employees, Austin American Statesman, Dec. 22, 2015 http://news.blog.statesman.com/2015/12/22/software-giantoracle-to-build-major-austin-campus-add-employees/
304 Christopher Calnan, Tech giant Oracle to build massive campus in Austin, Austin Business Journal, Dec 22,
2015, http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2015/12/tech-giant-oracle-to-build-massive-campus-in.html
305 Ryan Wagoner, New tech company moves to Marshall, Marshall News Messenger, Dec. 2, 2015
http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/2015/dec/02/new-tech-company-heading-to-marshall/
306 SEVEN Networks to Relocate HQ from California to Marshall, announcement, Y Texas, Dec. 6, 2015
http://ytexas.com/2015/12/seven-networks-to-relocate-hq-from-california-to-marshall/
307 Marcia Pledger, Silicon Valley-based BrightEdge plans to build up downtown Cleveland office, Cleveland Plain
Dealer, Nov. 19, 2015 http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/11/silicon_valley-based_brightedg.html
308 Jasen Lee, Vivint, SolarCity to create 7,000 jobs over next decade, Deseret News, July 31, 2015
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865633614/Vivint-SolarCity-to-create-7000-jobs-over-next-decade.html
309 SolarCity Opens a Regional Headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, company news release, July 31, 2015
http://www.solarcity.com/newsroom/press/solarcity-opens-regional-headquarters-salt-lake-city-utah
310 SolarCity Opens New Corporate Office in Draper, Utah, company news release, Dec. 14, 2015
http://www.solarcity.com/newsroom/press/solarcity-opens-new-corporate-office-draper-utah
311 Select Staffing HQ moves to Atlanta amid ownership shuffle, Pacific Coast Business Times, Jan. 5, 2015
http://www.pacbiztimes.com/2015/01/05/select-staffing-hq-moves-to-atlanta-amid-ownership-shuffle/
312 Mike Pare, Fillauer bolsters city presence as prosthetic division relocates from California to Chattanooga,
Chattanooga Times Free Press, March 1, 2015
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/mar/01/california-chattanooga-fillauerbolsters-city/290481/
313 Big Data Company Saama Looking to Expand Midwest Advanced Analytics Hub in Columbus, company news
release, June 18, 2015 http://www.saama.com/big-data-company-saama-expands-midwest-advanced-analytics-hubcolumbus/
314 Saama Technologies, Inc. Expands Presence In Columbus, Ohio, Region, Area Development Online, July 27,
2015 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/7-27-2015/saama-technologies-expansion-columbusohio734434.shtml
315 Nick Ramsey, Data analytics firm Saama Technologies promising 90 jobs, Columbus Business First, July 27,
2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/07/27/data-analytics-firm-saama-technologies-promising.html
316 Mary Jo Pitzl, Ronald J. Hansen and Parker Leavitt, Apple promises $2 billion command center in Mesa, The
Republic, Feb. 5, 2015 http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2015/02/02/apple-bring-command-centermesa/22756845/
317 Eric Jay Toll, Apples Mesa facility more than just iCloud, iTunes storage, Phoenix Business Journal, Feb. 5,
2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2015/02/05/apples-mesa-facility-more-than-just-iclouditunes.html?page=all
292
342
Yevgeniy Sverdlik, Apple Data Center Coming to Arizona, Data Center Knowledge, Feb. 2, 2015
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2015/02/02/apple-data-center-coming-to-arizona/
319 Stephen Hamway, Apple seeks to build out Prineville data center, The Bulletin, April 16, 2015
http://www.bendbulletin.com/business/3053342-151/apple-seeks-to-build-out-prineville-datacenter?referrer=carousel8#
320 COMPAREX Establishes Headquarters in Dallas, Positioning Company for Long-Term Growth, company news
release, May 19, 2015 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comparex-establishes-headquarters-in-dallaspositioning-company-for-long-term-growth-300085307.html
321 Candace Carlisle, Comparex USA to bring high-tech HQ; 200 jobs to downtown Dallas, Dallas Business Journal,
May 2, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/03/02/comparex-usa-to-bring-high-tech-hq-200-jobsto.html
322 Brier Dudley, Facebook Seattle updates status, confirms Dexter move, Seattle Times, Feb. 18, 2015
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brierdudley/2015/02/18/facebook-seattle-updates-seattle-growth-status/
323 Sandra Baker, Facebook likes Fort Worth for new data center in Alliance Texas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July
6, 2015 http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article26608084.html
324 Sandra Baker, Facebook data center could have far-reaching impact on Fort Worth, Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
July 7, 2015 http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article26649556.html
325
Sandra Baker, Facebook data center could have far-reaching impact on Fort Worth, Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
July 7, 2015
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article26649556.html
326 Mike Rogoway, Facebook greenlights third Prineville data center: Its Oregons biggest, OregonLive, Sept. 1,
2015 http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/09/facebook_greenlights_third_pri.html
327 Jordan Novet, Facebook will spend $200M to expand its data center facility in Oregon again, venturebeat.com,
Sept. 1, 2015 http://venturebeat.com/2015/09/01/facebook-will-spend-200m-to-expand-its-data-center-facility-inoregon-again/
328 Google to Build $600 Million Alabama Data Center, Office of the Governor, news release, June 24, 2015
http://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2015/06/google-build-600-million-alabama-data-center/
329 Patrick Gammons, A power plant for the Internet: our newest data center in Alabama, Google Official Blog, June
24, 2015 http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-power-plant-for-internet-our-newest.html
330 Paul Gattis, Google building $600 million data center in Alabama, AL.com, June 24, 2015
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/google_building_600_million_da.html
331 Todd Bishop, Secretive big data company Palantir opening Seattle engineering office, GeekWire, Jan. 29, 2015
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/secretive-big-data-company-palantir-opening-seattle-engineering-office/
332 Todd Bishop, Inside Palantirs swanky Seattle launch event: Secretive big data company courts engineers,
GeekWire, March 23, 2015 http://www.geekwire.com/2015/inside-palantirs-swanky-seattle-launch-event-secretivebig-data-company-courts-engineers-for-new-office/
333 Quentin Hardy, Unlocking Secrets, if Not Its Own Value, New York Times, May 31, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/business/unlocking-secrets-if-not-its-own-value.html?_r=1
334 California Company Buys Former Hynix Plant, Eugene Daily News, Nov. 13, 2015
http://eugenedailynews.com/2015/11/california-company-buys-fmr-hynix-plant/
335 A second life for chip plant, Eugene Register-Guard, Nov. 13, 2015
http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/33710456-78/a-second-life-for-chip-plant.html.csp
336 Mike Rogoway, New owner plans to restart production at Eugene chip factory that once employed 1,400, The
Oregonian, Nov. 12, 2015 http://www.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/index.ssf/2015/11/mystery_solved_communications.html
338 Flex Celebrates Opening of State of the Art Medical Manufacturing Facility in Tijuana, Mexico, company news
release, Oct. 2, 2015 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flex-celebrates-opening-of-state-of-the-art-medicalmanufacturing-facility-in-tijuana-mexico-300153399.html
339 GreenRoad Bolsters Focus on North American Market with New Austin, Texas, Headquarters and Top Level
Appointments, company news release, May 26, 2015 http://greenroad.com/greenroad-bolsters-focus-on-northamerican-market/
340 Ron Friedman, Al Gore fund invests $10 million in GreenRoad project, Jerusalem Post, Feb. 24, 2010
http://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Sci-Tech/Science-And-Environment/Al-Gore-fund-invests-10-million-in-GreenRoadproject
341 Gina Hall, GreenRoad raises $26M in Series G, Silicon Valley Business Journal, March 26, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/techflash/2015/03/greenroad-raises-26m-in-series-g.html
342 No Economic Mess in Texas, Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2015 (scroll down through comment section)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/no-economic-mess-in-texas1437433836?hubRefSrc=email&utm_source=lfemail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=lfnotification&cb=logged0.
08656077110208571#livefyre-comment
343 Opening a new office in Austin, TX, Al Nazarelli LinkedIn page, August 2013 (accessed July 21, 2015)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alnazarelli
318
343
BlackRidge Technology Brings High Paying Jobs to Northern Nevada, EDAWN news release, Feb. 5, 2015
http://www.edawn.org/news/blackridge-technology-brings-high-paying-jobs-to-northern-nevada/
345 Dennis Yusko, GlobalFoundries building project approved, Albany Times Union, Jan. 20, 2015
http://blog.timesunion.com/saratogaseen/globalfoundries-building-project-approved/22897/
346 Pam Allen, GlobalFoundries new $2 billion research center will employ 5,000 during construction, Albany
Business Review, Jan. 9, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/morning_call/2013/01/globalfoundries-new-2billion.html
347 Jan Buchholz, Austin gets another HQ; Californias costs blamed, Austin Business Journal, June 8, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2015/06/austin-gets-another-hq-californias-costs-blamed.html
348 Bryce Druzin, Semiconductor company lays off 292 workers in Santa Clara, Silicon Valley Business Journal,
Nov. 11, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/11/11/semiconductor-company-lays-off-292-workersin.html
349 WARN Report Summary by Received Date, July 1, 2015 through December 25, 2015, California Employment
350 Laura Lorek, Ten Life Sciences Companies to Watch in Central Texas, Silicon Hills, Aug, 5, 2015
http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2015/08/05/ten-life-sciences-companies-to-watch-in-central-texas/
351 Stephen Hamway, Bay Area company moves headquarters to Bend, The Bulletin, May 30, 2015
http://www.bendbulletin.com/business/3203489-151/bay-area-company-moves-headquarters-to-bend#
352 Members Meet to Discuss Unilever Closure - Warehouse ... Facebook page of Warehouse Union Local 6, ILWU,
Jan. 20, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/ILWU6/photos/a.../651476904962967/
354 Complete Liquidation of a 100,000 sq. ft. Unilever Margarine Manufacturing & Distribution Facility! YouTube,
May 29, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3MVGlGrAec
355 Thomas Prohaska, Yahoo celebrates Lockport expansion as politicians defend huge incentives, Buffalo News,
April 30, 2015 http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/lockport/yahoo-celebrates-lockport-expansion-as-politiciansdefend-huge-incentives-20150430
356 Ibid.
357 Rikki Cason, Yahoo! shows off its new Lockport facility, Niagara Gazette, May 1, 2015 http://www.niagaragazette.com/news/local_news/yahoo-shows-off-its-new-lockport-facility/article_1263154f-75fa-5946-970c5a15d834aa48.html
358 Hormel to close CytoSport plant in US, just-food, May 22, 2015 http://www.just-food.com/news/hormel-to-closecytosport-plant-in-us_id130130.aspx
360 A New Adventure Around The Bend For Maverick Leather Company, company news release, Sept. 2, 2015
http://news.sys-con.com/node/3439835
361 Shaun Bevan, Japanese tech company Sato to bring global HQ to Fort Lauderdale, South Florida Business
Journal, May 28, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/morning-edition/2015/05/japanese-techcompanysato-to-bring-global-hq-to.html
362 Doreen Hemlock, Sato Global unveils community outreach as Gov. Rick Scott visits new headquarters, Sun
Sentinel, Sept. 8, 2015 http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-sato-software-update-20150908-story.html
363 Bob Susnjara, Gurnee OKs $5.8 million in tax breaks for company, Daily Herald, Jan. 27, 2015
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150126/news/150128975/
364 Angies Artisan Treats/BOOMCHICKAPOP Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Reno, EDAWN news release as
posted by KTVN-TV, Reno, Aug. 19, 2015 http://www.ktvn.com/story/29837124/angies-artisan-treatsboomchickapopopens-new-manufacturing-plant-in-reno
365 Sandra Chereb and Sean Whaley, Sandoval seals deal to bring $1 billion electric car plant to North Las Vegas,
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dec. 19, 2014 http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada-legislature/sandoval-sealsdeal-bring-1-billion-electric-car-plant-north-las-vegas
366 John Voelcker, Faraday Future: Startup Promises Long-Range Electric Car In 2017, Green Car Reports, July 20,
2015 http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1099168_faraday-futures-startup-promises-long-range-electric-car-in2017
367 Allen Young, Tesla rival Faraday Future says California still could get $1B factory, Sacramento Business
Journal, Nov. 5, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2015/11/05/tesla-rival-faraday-future-factory.html;
see also Chris Kirkham and Ivan Penn, Electric car startup Faraday Future picks Nevada over California to build
plant, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 16, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-faraday-nevada-20151210story.html; Mike Ramsey, Faraday Future Picks Nevada Site for $1 Billion Electric-Car Investment, Wall Street
Journal, Dec. 9, 2015 http://www.wsj.com/articles/faraday-future-picks-nevada-site-for-1-billion-electric-carinvestment-1449710099; Sean Whaley and Sandra Chereb, Faraday selects North Las Vegas for electric car plant,
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Dec. 9, 2015 http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/faraday-selects-north-lasvegas-electric-car-plant
344
344
Caitlin Schmidt, Tucson a finalist for HomeGoods distribution center, Arizona Daily Star, Jan. 9, 2015
http://tucson.com/news/tucson-a-finalist-for-homegoods-distribution-center/article_c4c83f33-f426-5622-8484412d6b8a53fc.html
369 Richard Fimbres, First steps for HomeGoods distro center, Tucson Sentinel, Feb. 23, 2015
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022315_fimbres_homegoods/fimbres-first-steps-homegoods-distrocenter/
370 Hubert Company An International Distributor Opens U.S. Western Region Center in Reno, NV, EDAWN news
release, Feb. 12, 2015 http://www.edawn.org/news/hubert-company-an-international-distributor-opens-u.s.-westernregion-cente/
371 Small businesses mean big boost to Nevada economy, KRXI-TV, Feb. 19, 2015
http://www.foxreno.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/small-businesses-mean-big-boost-nevada-economy4968.shtml#.VObGjv7F-ul
372 Integrated Animal Health Brings Global Headquarters to Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, company news
release, April 13, 2015 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/integrated-animal-health-brings-globalheadquarters-to-kansas-city-animal-health-corridor-300064925.html
373 Maxwell Reil, Nature Labs latest sign of Cumberland job growth, The Press of Atlantic City, Nov. 2, 2015
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/nature-labs-latest-sign-of-cumberland-job-growth/article_815897d681db-11e5-b3e5-5b3b26c074a6.html
374 Daniel J. Kov, From West to East coast, cosmetics company finds new home in Vineland, The Daily Journal,
Oct. 26, 2015 http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2015/10/26/nature-labs-ribbon-cutting/74645158/
375 Quality Bicycle Products to Open Reno Distribution Center and Expands 1-Day Delivery Service in the Western
U.S., 50 Jobs Added to Northern NV, Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada news release, Oct. 23,
2015 http://edawn.org/news/quality-bicycle-products-to-open-reno-distribution-center-and-expands-one-day-deliveryservice-in-the-western-u-s-50-jobs-added-to-northern-nv/
376 These figures are for 2012 as reported in Big Dollars, Big Influence? Bicycle Retailer, August 1, 2014 found at
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/downloads/resource/2014stats.pdf Newer figures seem to be elusive.
There is little cause to believe that Californias No. 1 position has eroded since then.
377 Salsa Cycles to Celebrate 25th Anniversary at Sea Otter Classic, company news release, March 20, 2006
http://salsacycles.com/culture/untitled_03212006
378 Contact Us, Salsa website, undated (accessed Dec. 27, 2017) http://salsacycles.com/support/contact
379 Tom Fontaine, Pittsburgh shines as beacon of opportunity for tech firms, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Dec. 19,
2015 http://triblive.com/news/editorspicks/9461380-74/pittsburgh-companies-kazimi#axzz3vUuuS9B1
380 Digital Dream Labs Moves Full STEAM Ahead with Puzzlets, company news release, Aug. 4, 2015
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-dream-labs-moves-full-steam-ahead-with-puzzlets-300123156.html
381 Getahn Ward, Chinese tiremaker planning Franklin HQ eyes plant, The Tennessean, Nov. 3, 2015
http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2015/11/02/chinese-tiremaker-planning-franklin-hq-eyesplant/75045824/
382 Mark Sunnucks, International airbag maker buys Mesa land for new plant, Phoenix Business Journal, Feb. 18,
2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2015/02/18/international-airbag-maker-buys-mesa-land-for-new.html
383 Scott Hadly, Moorpark Hopes to Lure Away Newhall Firm : Business: City helps assemble $8 million in state and
local tax breaks. Special Devices Inc. is considering a move to Arizona, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 17, 1994
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-17/local/me-10027_1_special-devices
384 Jan Buchholz, California bra maker moving HQ to Austin, Austin Business Journal, July 15, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2015/07/california-bra-maker-moving-to-austin.html
385 Ventura-based bra maker Fashion Forms is moving to Austin, Texas, Pacific Coast Business Times, July 17,
2015 http://www.pacbiztimes.com/2015/07/17/ventura-based-bra-maker-fashion-forms-is-moving-to-austin-texas/
386 Bob Strauss, The real Deal first name Ann behind non-surgical, breast-boosting bras that stars swear by, Los
Angeles Daily News, April 22, 2012 http://www.dailynews.com/20120422/the-real-deal-first-name-ann-behind-nonsurgical-breast-boosting-bras-that-stars-swear-by
387 Gary Dinges, California bra maker relocating to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, July 16, 2015
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/california-bra-maker-relocating-to-northwest-austi/nmz3k/
388 Mark Anderson, Two warehouse operations in Woodland to shut down, Sacramento Business Journal, Jan. 15,
2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2015/01/16/two-warehouse-operations-in-woodland-to-shutdown.html
368

North American Drone Leader 3D Robotics Expands to Austin, New Offices in Berkeley, company news release,
Sept. 05, 2014 (scroll down) http://press.3dr.com/
390 Epicor Announces Corporate Office Relocation, company news release, Feb. 13, 2014
http://www.epicor.com/MRCPR/Epicor-Corporate-Office-Change-to-Austin-Texas-NR-021314.pdf
391 Christopher Calnan, Epicor Software to buy Atlanta startup, Austin Business Journal, Dec. 11, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/12/epicor-software-to-buy-atlanta-startup.html
389
345
Epicor to Acquire ShopVisible to Accelerate Delivery of Extended Omni-Channel Vision with Addition of Cloud
Order Management and Digital Commerce Solutions, company news release, Dec. 11, 2014
http://www.epicor.com/MRCPR/Epicor-to-Acquire-ShopVisible-NR-121114.pdf
393 Epicor shifting 360 jobs to Dublin from Livermore, San Francisco Business Times, July 8, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/morning_call/2011/07/epicor-shifting-360-jobs-to-dublin.html
394 Epicor Worldwide, company website, undated (accessed May 23, 2015)
http://www.epicor.com/Company/Pages/GlobalSites.aspx
395 Justin Doom, Wanxiangs A123 Buys Battery Technology as It Mulls Cars, Bloomberg News, June 16, 2014
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-06-16/wanxiang-s-a123-buys-battery-technology-as-it-mulls-cars
396 Solutions, company website (accessed July 2, 2014) http://www.a123systems.com/solutions-transportation.htm
397 Seven New Companies Add 194 Jobs to the Northern Nevada Economy, EDAWN news release, Dec. 5, 2014
http://www.edawn.org/news/seven-new-companies-add-194-jobs-to-the-northern-nevada-economy/
399 Crypton Welcomes Nanotex to Family of Companies, company announcement, Jan. 7, 2014
http://crypton.com/crypton-welcomes-nano-tex-to-family-of-companies/
400 Chad Halcom, Crypton weaves plan for solid growth in textiles biz, Crains Detroit Business, Feb. 9, 2014
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140209/NEWS/302099972/crypton-weaves-plan-for-solid-growth-in-textiles-biz
401
Diane Stafford, Solar company Sungevity selects Kansas City for expansion, Kansas City Star, Nov. 13, 2014
http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article3925975.html
402
Sungevity Selects Kansas City For New Sales And Service Center, company news release, The Street,
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12954398/1/sungevity-selects-kansas-city-for-new-sales-and-service-center.html
403 Austin Alonzo, Local team will design, build Sungevitys new KC space, Kansas City Business Journal, Nov 14,
2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2014/11/14/local-team-will-design-build-sungevitys-new-kc.html
404 Bobby Burch, Sungevity shines on with office build, hiring spree, Kansas City Business Journal, Jan 6, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2015/01/06/sungevity-shines-on-with-office-build-hiringspree.html?page=all
405 Our Story, company website, undated (accessed July 27, 2015) http://powerbyproxi.com/about/
406 By Brian Gaar, New Zealand tech company opens Austin office, Austin American-Statesman, Sept. 11, 2014
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/new-zealand-tech-company-opens-austin-office/nhK45/
407 Christopher Calnan, New Zealand tech company to open U.S. headquarters in Austin, Austin Business Journal,
Sept. 11, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/09/new-zealand-tech-company-to-open-u-sheadquarters.html
408 PowerbyProxi Announces $4 Million in Strategic Funding From Samsung Ventures, company news release,
Sept. 30, 2013 http://powerbyproxi.com/communications/press-releases/powerbyproxi-announces-4-million-instrategic-funding-from-samsung-ventures/
409 Dr. Gani Jusuf Joins PowerbyProxis Board of Directors, company news release, May 21, 2014
http://powerbyproxi.com/communications/press-releases/dr-gani-jusuf-joins-powerbyproxis-board-of-directors/
410 PowerbyProxi Announces Availability of Wireless Power Evaluation Kits for Consumer Electronic Devices,
company news release, Aug. 12, 2014 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/powerbyproxi-announcesavailability-of-wireless-power-evaluation-kits-for-consumer-electronic-devices-270886051.html
411 PowerbyProxi opens U.S. Head Office in Austin; Expands Management Team, company news release, Sept. 11,
2014 http://powerbyproxi.com/communications/press-releases/powerbyproxi-opens-u-s-head-office-austin-expandsmanagement-team/
412 Brian Gaar, New Zealand tech company opens Austin office, Austin American-Statesman, Sept. 11, 2014
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/new-zealand-tech-company-opens-austin-office/nhK45/
413 Salvatori-Scott, Inc., LinkedIn, undated (accessed May 28, 2014) https://www.linkedin.com/company/salvatoriscott-inc.
415 Cheryl Powell, California company moving to Akron to develop stroke treatment, Akron Beacon Journal, Jan. 8,
2014 http://www.ohio.com/news/california-company-moving-to-akron-to-develop-stroke-treatment-1.457935
416 http://www.secstates.com/CA_California_Secretary_of_State_Corporation_Search/
417 Specialty Sales to Build Facility on 5 Acres in New Jerome Industrial Park, Southern Idaho Economic
Development Organization, Sept. 2, 2014 http://commerce.idaho.gov/press-releases/specialty-sales-to-build-facilityon-5-acres-in-new-jerome-industrial-park
418 Jack Bramwell, GE shutting down wind manufacturing in Tehachapi, Tehachapi News, Oct. 22, 2014
http://www.tehachapinews.com/news/local/x782602881/GE-shutting-down-wind-manufacturing-in-Tehachapi
419 ImmunoClin Corporation (IMCL) Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Washington, DC, company news release,
July 29, 2014, http://www.immunoclin.com/index.php/news/immunoclin-news/49-immunoclin-corporation-imclrelocates-corporate-headquarters-to-washington-dc
420 StationDigital Moves Corporate Headquarters to Prominent St. Louis Building to Access Top Software Talent and
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422 Nicholas Sakelaris, Why Ameriflight is moving its HQ, and jobs, to D/FW Airport from California, Dallas Business
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423 Richard Verrier, Stereo D plans expansion into Canada, Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2014
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424 STEREO D the industry leader in 3D production invites you to join us for our Toronto Open House & Recruitment
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425 Michael Sheffield, Mississippi scores another furniture manufacturer, Memphis Business Journal, Oct. 23, 2014
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426 Villa International to expand into Mississippi, RV Daily Report, Oct. 24, 2014
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427 Mike Hartranft, Metal refining company moves to RR, Rio Rancho Observer, Feb. 16, 2014
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430 Roadwire Expands Into New Headquarters, Trucking Times, undated (accessed May 24, 2015)
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431 Company History, company website, undated (accessed April 26, 2015) http://roadwire.com/s.nl/it.I/id.8/.f
432 Roadwire Releases First Sprinter OEM High-Density Foam & Upholstery Replacement, company news release,
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433 Facebook, Aug. 20, 2010 https://www.facebook.com/roadwire/posts/144332638931777
434 Who.Is, roadwire.com registration, https://who.is/whois/roadwire.com
435 Locations and Hours, Company website, undated (accessed April 26, 2015) http://roadwire.com/s.nl/it.I/id.22/.f
436 Belkin Establishes WeMo Labs in Seattle; Expands Research and Development Team for the Internet of Things,
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437 David S. Cohen, Sony Imageworks Shifting Staff From L.A. to Vancouver; Layoffs Feared, Variety, Jan. 21, 2014
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438 Bruce Constantineau, Visual effects company Sony Pictures Imageworks to move head office to Vancouver,
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439 Carolyn Giardina, Sonys VFX House Imageworks Moving Headquarters to Vancouver, Hollywood Reporter, May
29, 2014 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/sonys-vfx-house-imageworks-moving-707582
440 Richard Verrier, Sony Pictures Imageworks moving L.A. headquarters to Vancouver, Los Angeles Times, May
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442 Peter B. de Selding, Com Dev Closing California Plant But Expects To Find Another U.S. Foothold, SpaceNews,
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443 Candace Carlisle, California-based work wear manufacturer to relocate to DFW, Dallas Business Journal, July
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+Real+Estate)
444 Melissa Burden, Toyota to invest $75M, add 85 jobs in Michigan, Detroit News, Jan. 27, 2015
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445 David Muller, Toyota to make $126 million expansion in Ann Arbor, relocate jobs from California, MLive, Dec. 18,
2014 http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2014/12/toyota_to_make_126_million_exp.html
446 Hannah Lutz, Toyota to invest $126 million to expand powertrain operations in Mich., Automotive News, Dec. 18,
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448 Connie Swinney, Rocket company to take off in Briggs, DailyTrib.com, Sept. 12, 2014
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449 Laylan Copelin, California rocket company to move to Texas, Austin American-Statesman, Sept. 10, 2014
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451 Caleb Henry Firefly Space Systems Moves to Texas, Musing Launch Site Prospects, Satellite Today, Sept. 29,
2014 http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2014/09/29/firefly-space-systems-moves-to-texas-musing-launch-siteprospects/
452 Firefly Space Systems to build offices, launch site in Texas, Virtual Builders Exchange, Oct. 1, 2014
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453 Christopher Calnan, Austin-area rocket maker Firefly Systems gets funding, Austin Business Journal, Oct. 29,
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454 Dan Leone, Profile | Thomas Markusic, Founder and Chief Executive, Firefly Space Systems, Space News, Oct.
13, 2014 http://spacenews.com/42177profile-thomas-markusic-founder-and-chief-executive-firefly-space-systems/
455 By Kim Chatelain, Rocket testing program launched at Stennis Space Center, NOLA.com, Times-Picayune, April
22, 2014 http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/04/rocket_testing_program_launche.html
456 Rocketdyne Archives, (accessed May 31, 2014) http://www.rocketdynearchives.com/
457 Todd Bishop, SpaceXs new Seattle-area office is in Redmond; Elon Musk to visit region this week, GeekWire,
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458
Dominic Gates, Elon Musk touts launch of SpaceX Seattle, Seattle Times, Jan 16, 2015
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459
Dana Hull and Julie Johnsson, SpaceX chief Elon Musk has high hopes for Seattle office, Bloomberg News as
published by the Seattle Times, Jan. 13, 2015
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460 J. B. Smith, SpaceX, two other companies get city nod for economic incentives, Waco Tribune, Dec. 2014
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461 Mike Copeland, Local unemployment rate drops 1 point from last year, Waco Tribune, Dec. 19, 2014
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462 Economic Development News, Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, Fourth Quarter 2014
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464 Mary Shinn, Osprey keeping HQ, expanding into Utah, Cortez Journal, June 16, 2014
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7, 2015 http://www.standard.net/Business/2015/05/07/Osprey-Packs-holds-grand-opening-for-distribution-center-inBDO
466 California joins bidding war for Boeing 777x plant, KOMO, Dec 10, 2013
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467 California incentives for 777X - state officially says its too soon to know, KING, Nov. 26, 2013
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468 Sarah Bennett, Long Beach Loses Boeing 777x Bid; Work Will Go to Washington, Long Beach Post, Jan. 6,
2014 http://lbpost.com/business/trade-transportation/2000003203-long-beach-loses-boeing-777x-bid-work-will-go-towashington#.VATKCPldWG9
469 Boeing Launches 777X with Record-Breaking Orders, Strengthens Partnerships in the Middle East at the 2013
Dubai Airshow, company news release, Nov. 20, 2013 http://boeing.mediaroom.com/Boeing-Launches-777X-withRecord-Breaking-Orders-Strengthens-Partnerships-in-the-Middle-East-at-the-2013-Dubai-Airshow
470 Steve Wilhelm, Boeing to start demolition May 1 for 777X Everett wing plant, Puget Sound Business Journal,
March 28, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/03/28/boeing-to-start-demolition-may-1-for-777xeverett.html?page=all
471 Steve Wilhelm, Demolition starts at Boeing 777X wing plant site (slide show), Puget Sound Business Journal,
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472 Boeing to Locate New 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, Wash., company news release, Feb. 18, 2014
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473 Glenn Farley, Boeing 777X is now attracting new companies to Washington, KING 5 News, Aug. 19, 2014
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474 W.J. Hennigan, Boeings 777X glides toward Seattle plant, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 6, 2015
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475 Arselia Gales, Dallas lures two budding tech outfits, Dallas Morning News, April 19, 2014
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476 Chinese Technology Firm Wirelessor brings its North American Operations to the Rob Roy InNEVation Center in
Las Vegas, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance news release, Jan. 9, 2014 http://www.lvgea.org/chinesetechnology-firm-wirelessor-brings-its-north-american-operations-to-the-rob-roy-innevation-center-in-las-vegas/
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Vegas Review-Journal, Jan. 9, 2014 http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/china-based-wireless-technologyprovider-opens-las-vegas-office-plans-hire-hundreds
478 Mark Madler, Chatsworth Electric Truck Plant Closes, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, Sept. 15, 2014
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479 Gregory J. Wilcox, Boulder Electric Vehicle is opening an assembly plant in Chatsworth, Los Angeles Daily
News, May 6, 2012 http://www.dailynews.com/marketplace/20120507/boulder-electric-vehicle-is-opening-anassembly-plant-in-chatsworth
480 Rick Newcombe, Why Well Leave L.A., Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2009
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481 Lucas Shaw, New Studio Cinipix to Shoot Film Footage in Outer Space, The Wrap, May 20, 2013
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482 Cinipix Production Operations moved to Atlanta Media Campus, company announcement, undated (accessed
Jan. 9, 2015) http://www.cinipix.com/#
483 Alex Ben Block, Investors Create Holding Company for Movie, TV Ventures, Hollywood Reporter, March 6, 2013
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484 Dawn Wallace, L.A.s DreamQuest Productions moves to Triangle in search of Raleighwood, Triangle Business
Journal, July 22, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2014/07/la-sdreamquest-productions-moves-totriangle-in.html and Paul A. Specht, Film producer relocates from Los Angeles to Cary, News & Observer, Aug. 6,
2014 http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/cary-news/article10030811.html
485 Andrew Stewart, Upstate New York Invests in Nano Tech as Calif. Film House Relocates, Variety, March 4, 2014
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486 Our Services, company website, undated (accessed May 23, 2015) http://filmhouseny.com/
487 Lazar to Close L.A. factory in Move to North Carolina, Furniture Today, July 30, 2014
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489 Stuart Silverstein, Fraud Disables States Workers Comp Program, Los Angeles Times, Aug. 23, 1992
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490 Jessica Dyer, Flagship Food to expand in ABQ; up to 300 jobs possible, Albuquerque Journal, Oct. 7, 2014
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491 Dan Mayfield, Flagship Food Group picks NM for US manufacturing and distribution HQ, Albuquerque Business
First, Oct. 7, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2014/10/07/flagship-food-group-picks-nm-for-usmanufacturing.html
492 Albuquerque Economic Development Lands Flagship Food Group Expansion With 300 Jobs, Economic
Development Blog, Oct. 8, 2014 http://www.economicdevelopmenthq.com/blog/albuquerque-economic-developmentflagship-food-group-expansion-jobs/
493 Stephen Frank, What Recovery? San Fernando Valley Based Flagship Food to Lay Off 123Moves to New
Mexico, California Political Review, Oct. 15, 2015 http://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/whatrecovery-san-fernando-valley-based-flagship-food-to-lay-off-123-moves-to-new-mexico/
494 Mark Madler, Flagship Food to Lay Off 123, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, Oct. 14, 2015
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495 Nestl to Make All Hot Pockets brand sandwiches in Kentucky, company news release, Aug. 1, 2014
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496 Andrew Khouri, Nestle to close Chatsworth Hot Pockets plant, cutting 360 jobs, Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6,
2014 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nestle-chatsworth-plant-20140806-story.html
497 Shan Li, Occidental Petroleum to move HQ to Houston, spin off California assets, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 14,
2014 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mo-occidental-petroleum-california-houston20140214,0,1028926.story#axzz2tKNIg4Jr
498 Occidental Petroleum to Separate its California Business, Creating Two Independent, Publicly Traded Energy
Companies, company news release, Feb. 14, 2014 http://newsroom.oxy.com/news/oxy/20140214005290/en
499 Jim Polson and Bradley Olson, Occidental Petroleum to Separate California Business, Bloomberg News, Feb.
14, 2014 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-14/occidental-petroleum-to-separate-california-business.html
500 Orbital Outfitters Moving To Texas, Building New Test Facility, SpaceNews, March 24, 2014
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501 Orbital Outfitters Breaks Ground on New Headquarters, company news release, Oct. 27, 2014
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502 Jeff Foust, Orbital Outfitters Breaks Ground on Texas Facility, SpaceNews, Nov. 7, 2014
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503 Jeff Foust, FAA Awards Spaceport License to Texas Airport, SpaceNews, Sept. 17, 2014
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504 Rye Druzin, Space companies making progress in move to Midland, Midland Reporter-Telegram, June 7, 2015
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Steven Overly, The Download: City officials recruit digital animation studio to the District, Washington Post, May
23, 2014
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506 PHE Opens Fifth Office In Austin, Texas, company news release, undated (but based on media exposure
appears to be in April 2014) http://www.precisionhealtheconomics.com/news-and-media/phe-opens-fifth-office-inaustin-texas
507 Michael Theis, L.A. health care consultancy expands with Austin office, Austin Business Journal, April 14, 2014
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508 Terry Box, Toyotas ad agency will move some employees to Plano, Dallas Morning News, Oct. 24, 2014
http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2014/10/toyotas-ad-agency-will-move-some-employees-to-plano.html/
509 Maureen Morrison. Saatchi, Team One to Open Shop in Texas for Toyota and Lexus, Advertising Age, Oct. 23,
2014 http://adage.com/article/agency-news/saatchi-team-open-shop-texas-toyota-lexus/295531/
510 Serta Simmons, Warner Bros. plan layoffs, L.A. BIZ, Dec. 29, 2014
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512
White Rabbit Announces Headquarters Move to Reno, Nevada, news release, Economic Development Authority
of Western Nevada, Dec. 11, 2014 http://www.edawn.org/news/white-rabbit-announces-headquarters-move-to-renonevada
513 Not Science Fiction Anymore, Ashima Devices UAV Company Lands in Reno, Nevada, EDAWN news release,
Aug. 26, 2014 http://www.edawn.org/news/not-science-fiction-anymore-ashima-devices-uav-company-lands-in-renonevada/
514 Michelle Bliss, Drone company will bring 400 jobs to Reno, KUNR Radio, Aug. 27, 2014
http://kunr.org/post/drone-company-will-bring-400-jobs-reno
515 Yvonne Beasley, 400 jobs coming to Reno with drone maker Ashima, Reno Gazette-Journal, Aug. 27, 2014
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516 Alexa Verdugo Morgan, California to St. George, relocation of Industrial Brush Corp. adds to local manufacturing
base, St. George News, Feb. 5, 2014 http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/02/05/avm-calif-to-st-georgerelocation-of-industrial-brush-corp-adds-to-area-manufacturing-base/#.UwNaM_ldXl8
517 Josh Warburton, St. George City Council to vote on All Abilities Park, Zone change and Tax incentive
agreement, The Independent, Dec. 4, 2014 http://www.suindependent.com/news/id_7297/St-George-City-Council-tovote-on-All-Abilities-Park,-Zone-change-and-Tax-incentive-agreement.html
518 Denise Lockwood, Quad/Graphics Inc. laying off hundreds, closing two plants, Milwaukee Business Journal, Jan.
22, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/01/22/quadgraphics-inc-announces-layoffs.html
519 List of WARN Notices by Company Name, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. Feb. 11, 2014
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521 Contact Us, company website, undated (accessed Jan. 9, 2015) https://www.orionhealth.com/contact-us
522 Eric Jay Toll, Scottsdale lands division headquarters of Orion Health, bringing 500 jobs, Phoenix Business
Journal, Nov. 6, 2014, http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2014/11/06/scottsdale-lands-division-headquartersof-orion.html?page=all
523 Brian Bandell, Hedge fund moves from California to Miami, South Florida Business Journal, Feb. 19, 2014
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524 ProMag Industries Says R.I.P. ProMag California, The Outdoor Wire, Sept. 29, 2014
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525 Andrea Muirragui Davis, Memory Ventures CEO: Everything just kind of clicked in Fishers, Indianapolis
Business Journal, Dec. 19, 2014 http://www.ibj.com/blogs/11-north-of-96th/post/51012-memory-ventures-ceoeverything-just-kind-of-clicked-in-fishers
526 Companies to Add 2,000+ Jobs, Growing Operations Across Indiana, news release, Office of the Governor, Dec.
18, 2014
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ventidn=199799&view=EventDetails&information_id=209330
527 Jack Fink, Toyotas Relocation To Plano Will Create 1,000+ Unrelated Jobs, CBS-11 DFW, May 13, 2014,
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528 Tamara Audi and Mike Ramsey, Toyota Departure Shakes City, Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2014
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529 Jerry Hirsch, Toyota to uproot from California, move to macho Texas, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2014
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530 Alex Taylor III, Car companies pull up stakes, Fortune, Sept. 5, 2014 http://fortune.com/2014/09/05/carcompanies-pull-up-stakes/
531 One example is Chris Paukert, Toyota moving US headquarters to Plano, Texas, autoblog, April 28, 2014
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Toyota Trades California For No-Tax, Low-Regulation Texas, Investors Business Daily, April 29, 2014
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533 Dave Montgomery, Toyotas plan to relocate to Texas make the state a major player in US auto industry, Fort
Worth Business Press, May 14, 2014
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534 Tamara Audi and Mike Ramsey, California City of Torrance Grapples With Toyota Relocation to Texas, Wall
Street Journal, April 30, 2014
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535 Alan Ohnsman, Toyota Said to Plan to Move U.S. Sales Office to Texas, Bloomberg News, April 27, 2014
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536 Steve Brown, Toyota preparing to move U.S. sales headquarters to West Plano, sources say, Dallas Morning
News, April 27, 2014 http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20140427-toyota-preparing-to-move-u.s.-salesheadquarters-to-west-plano-sources-say.ece
537 Chris Paukert, Toyota restructuring US operations, possibly moving to Texas, autoblog.com, April 27, 2014
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538 Candace Carlisle, Toyotas corporate pioneers blaze the trail for its North Texas relocation, Dallas Business
Journal, Sept. 30, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/09/30/toyota-s-corporate-pioneers-blaze-thetrail-for.html
539
Candace Carlisle, Toyota plots out new $350M corporate campus in Plano, Dallas Business Journal, Nov. 6,
2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/11/06/toyota-plots-out-new-350m-corporate-campus-in.html
540 Bill Hethcock, Heres the main reason Toyota is moving from California to Texas, Dallas Business Journal, Dec.
11, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2015/12/heres-the-main-reason-toyota-is-movingfrom.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2015-12-11&u=mD6Ercj/QYSNp5wvRNqHmIMjN3D&t=1449872576
541 Atwater AT&T call centers to close, affecting 400 jobs, Merced Sun Star, June 27, 2014
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542 AT&T Call Center Near Atwater Closes its Doors, KFSN-TV News, Fresno, Aug. 25, 2014
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543 Bill ODriscoll, Tesla in Reno area: This is a Nevada victory, Reno Gazette-Journal, Sept. 5, 2014
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544 Ramona Giwargis, Castle out of running for Tesla plant, Merced Sun-Star, Sept. 4, 2014
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545 Panasonic and Tesla Sign Agreement for the Gigafactory, company news release, July 31, 2014
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546 Vicki Vaughan, Solar manufacturer to boost city presence, San Antonio Express-News, March 31, 2014
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547 Eileen Pace, Global Solar Equipment Manufacturer Relocates North American Headquarters To San Antonio,
Texas Public radio, May 6, 2014 http://tpr.org/post/global-solar-equipment-manufacturer-relocates-north-americanheadquarters-san-antonio
548 Margaret Moran, Truckees Clear Capital moving some operations, jobs to Reno (updated), Tahoe Daily Tribune,
Nov. 17, 2014 http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/northshore/13846967-113/truckee-capital-clear-reno
549 Clear Capital Moves Headquarters and Operations to Reno, Nevada, EDAWN news release, Jan. 6, 2015
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550 Melissa Siig, Cleared for Landing? Moonshine Ink, Feb. 3, 2015 http://www.moonshineink.com/news/clearedlanding
551 Greenwood company adding up to 126 jobs, Clarion-Ledger, Aug. 22, 2014
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552 Richard N. Velotta, Illinois company expanding to Las Vegas, bringing 353 jobs, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct.
10, 2014 http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economic-development/illinois-company-expanding-las-vegasbringing-353-jobs
553 Spencer Ives, Security Partners to open fourth location, Security Systems News, Nov. 26, 2014
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554 LD Hardas Tours Awesome Products Facility, company news release, Sept. 25, 2014
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555 Awesome Products still expanding in West Memphis, West Memphis Arkansas website, Sept. 16, 2014
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557 Bubba Brown, Armada Skis to relocate headquarters to Summit County, Park Record, Dec. 11, 2014
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558 Home of the Greatest Snow on Earth Now Home to Armada Skis, news release, Utah Governors Office of
Economic Development, Dec. 11, 2014 http://business.utah.gov/news/home-greatest-snow-earth-now-homearmada-skis/
559 Mediha DiMartino, Costa Mesa Firm Headed to Utah, Orange County Business Journal, Dec. 30, 2014
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532
351
CellPoint Announces Dallas / Ft. Worth Facility, company news release, June 2, 2014
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563 Wally Northway, LIQUIDITY Hybrid Plastics expanding after developing new product line, Mississippi
Business Journal, July 17, 2014 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2014/07/17/liquidity-hybrid-plastics-expandingdeveloping-new-product-line/
564 Press Releases from Hybrid Plastics, company website, http://www.hybridplastics.com/about/press.htm
565 Dasan Machineries to Create 150 Jobs in Gwinnett County, Partnership Gwinnett, news release, May 15, 2014
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566 Dasan Machineries brings 150 jobs to Duluth, Atlanta Business Chronicle, May 15, 2014
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567 Tokyo-based company bringing 170 jobs to Gwinnett, Gwinnett Daily Post, Oct. 2, 2014
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568 Cheri Reeves, Airtech to invest $10M, create 100 jobs in Springfield, Tennessean, Sept. 25, 2014
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/robertson/2014/09/25/airtech-invest-m-create-jobsspringfield/16204035/
569 HID Globals New World Headquarters in Austin, Texas Recognized as One of Citys Best New Buildings,
company news release, May 7, 2014 http://www.hidglobal.com/press-releases/hid-globals-new-world-headquartersin-austin-texas-recognized-one-citys-best-new
570 HID Global to Build New State of the Art Operations Center in Austin, Texas, company news release, Oct. 17,
2012 http://www.hidglobal.com/press-releases/hid-global-build-new-state-art-operations-center-in-austin-texas
571 Amy Denney, Construction underway at new HID Global facility slated to open in 2014, Community Impact
Newspaper, May 17, 2013 http://impactnews.com/articles/construction-underway-at-new-hid-global-facility-slated-toopen-in-2014/
572 Kareo Announces Opening of Las Vegas Office to Support Medical Practice Success, company news release,
June 17, 2014 http://www.kareo.com/about/news/press-releases/2014-06-17-kareo-opens-office-in-vegas
573 Doing Business in Las Vegas - Kareo, YouTube Video, Jan. 12, 2015
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574 MNX opens state-of-the-art Global Customer Excellence Center in Gahanna, Ohio, company news release, Oct.
15, 2014 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mnx-opens-state-of-the-art-global-customer-excellence-centerin-gahanna-ohio-279264412.html
575 Malia Spencer, Portland lands a headquarters as California firm makes move official, Portland Business Journal,
Jun 15, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/techflash/2015/06/portland-lands-a-headquarters-as-californiafirm.html
576 Christopher Calnan, New Zealand software maker opens U.S. headquarters in Austin, Austin Business Journal,
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577 Brian Gaar, Another New Zealand company opens Austin office, Austin American-Statesman, Sept. 18, 2014
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578 Project Management, zoominfo.com, undated (accessed Sept. 23, 2014)
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579 AZ Electronic Materials and Axium Nanofibers LLC Sponsor Joint Research at Cornell University, company
announcement, March 28, 2014 http://www.azem.com/en/AboutAZ/News/AZ%20Electronic%20Materials%20and%20Axium%20Nanofibers%20LLC.aspx
580 New and Expanded Companies 2012-2014, Austin Chamber of Commerce, undated (accessed May 23, 2015)
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581 Business Entity Detail, California Secretary of State website, undated (accessed Sept. 2, 2014)
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582 Jan Buchholz, Real estate roundup: Nanotechnology co. signs large lease with REIT, Austin Business Journal,
Feb. 26, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2014/02/real-estate-roundup-nanotechnology-cosigns-large.html
583 Heidi Schwartz, One World Science, Inc. Relocates Corporate HQ To Reno, NV, Business Facilities, Jan. 28,
2014 http://businessfacilities.com/one-world-science-inc-relocates-corporate-hq-reno-nv/
584 David Harris, Mobile payments technology startup Cortex relocates HQ from California to Cambridge, Boston
Business Journal, July 17, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2014/06/mobile-payments-securitystartup-cortex-relocates.html
585 Shaunt M. Sarkissian, Guest commentary: Why I chose to relocate my mobile payments startup from California to
Boston, Boston Business Journal, June 23, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2014/06/guestcommentary-why-i-chose-to-relocate-my-mobile.html?page=all
586 Ian Hamilton, Cox consolidates call centers; lays off 650, Orange County Register, Feb. 27, 2014
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560
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Mike Freeman, Cox Communications to lay off 500 in San Diego, San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 26, 2014
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588 Serfas completes move to Phoenix, Bicycle Retailer, Jan. 28, 2014 http://www.bicycleretailer.com/northamerica/2014/01/28/serfas-completes-move-phoenix#.UwbUsPldXl8
589 Brian Bandell, Stem cell nutrition company relocates to Broward County, brings 90 jobs, South Florida Business
Journal, March 17, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2014/03/17/stem-cell-nutrition-companyrelocates-to-broward.html; also, Stemtech Qubec Eng., March 25, 2014, placed a link to the story
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stemtech-Qu%C3%A9bec-Eng/392854950851957
590 ITTs (ITT) CEO Denise Ramos on Q3 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript, Seeking Alpha, Oct. 31, 2014
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591 ITTs (ITT) CEO Denise Ramos on Q3 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript, Seeking Alpha, Oct. 31, 2014
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592 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2014, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. April 24,
2014 http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/eddwarncn14.pdf
593 Interim WARN Summary by Received Date 04/27/14 TO 6/30/14, California Employment Development Dept.,
http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/WARN_Interim_041614_to_063014.pdf
594 WARN Summary by Received Date. 07/01/2014 TO 10/25/2014, California Employment Development Dept.,
595 Nogales, Mexico. A manufacturing center of excellence, 3:35 video clip, company website, undated (accessed
Nov. 7, 2014) http://www.ittcannon.com/about-interconnect/nogales-video/
596 Monica Spees, Gun company moving to Edmonson County, Bowling Green Daily News, Dec. 24, 2014
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597 Arms maker to locate in Edmonson, Park City Daily News, Dec. 23, 2014
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598 Contact Us, company website, undated (accessed May 25, 2015)
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599 Richard N. Velotta, Headquarters move means 30 Henderson jobs, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 17, 2014
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600 Steve Brown, California-based sporting goods retailer moving to Allen, Dallas Morning News, March 31, 2014
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601 Candace Carlisle, MonkeySports to move California headquarters, distribution to Allen, Dallas Business Journal,
April 2, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/04/02/monkeysports-to-move-california-headquarters.html
602 North Dallas Corporate Relocations, Dallas Business Journal, July 24, 2015
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603 Richard K. DeArtley, Abbott lays off 100 in Temecula, Press-Enterprise, Nov. 12, 2014
http://www.pe.com/articles/temecula-754052-abbott-stents.html
604 Rockwall Economic Development Corporation Welcomes Channell Commercial Corporation to Rockwall
Business Community, REDC news release, Feb. 28, 2014
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605 Debra Gruszecki, TEMECULA: Channell Commercial reveals plans to relocate to Texas, Riverside PressEnterprise, March 3, 2014 http://www.pe.com/business/business-headlines/20140303-temecula-channellcommercial-reveals-plans-to-relocate-to-texas.ece
606 Gary E. Lindsley, Column: Economic development vs. inadequate water supply, Rockwall County Herald
Banner, Aug 10, 2015 http://www.rockwallheraldbanner.com/opinion/column-economic-development-vs-inadequatewater-supply/article_8314a39c-3fb6-11e5-85fb-9f5cd86c0d89.html
607 Kathy Robertson, Wells Fargo to consolidate small-business insurance accounts into call centers, Sacramento
Business Journal, Dec. 30, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/12/30/wells-fargo-to-consolidatesmallbusiness-insurance.html?page=all
608 Seven New Companies Add 194 Jobs to the Northern Nevada Economy, EDAWN news release, Dec. 5, 2014
http://www.edawn.org/news/seven-new-companies-add-194-jobs-to-the-northern-nevada-economy/
609 Danielle Abril, Curls hair products leaves California for Frisco, Dallas Business Journal, Sept. 12, 2014
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610 Log n Talk, Coulson Group of Companies, company newsletter, January 2014,
http://www.coulsongroup.com/news.html
611 Bill ODriscoll, Firefighting C-130 brings promise of jobs, bigger fleet, Reno Gazette-Journal, April 19, 2014
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587
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Madison Corney, Firefighting aircraft company moves to Reno, KRNV & MyNews4.com, Reno, April 18, 2014
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613 Katharine Grayson, Health-tech VC firm moves to Minneapolis, plans $50M fund, Minneapolis / St. Paul
Business Journal, Sept. 2, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/in_private/2014/09/vilicus-venturesmoves-hq-minneapolis-otterstatter.html?page=all
614 Valew Truck Opens First Manufacturing Site Outside of California by Acquiring 141,066 SF Property,
Transwestern, Feb. 19, 2014 http://www.transwestern.net/Media/News/Pages/VALEW-TRUCK-OPENS-FIRSTMANUFACTURING-SITE-OUTSIDE-OF-CALIFORNIA-BY-ACQUIRING-141066-SF-PROPERTY.aspx
615 New Company Coming to Graham, Texomas, Jan 21, 2014 http://www.texomashomepage.com/story/newcompany-coming-to-graham/d/story/-7ty2A0-6UeRg5CU9-IcHA
616 Geoff Fisk, $1.5B aluminum manufacturing plant coming to Barstow, Victorville Daily Press, March 4, 2014
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617 Shea Johnson, SCE offered Scuderia substantial savings, Victorville Daily Press, Aug. 20, 2014
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618 Mike Lamb, City eyes smaller aluminum plant, Desert Dispatch, March 2, 2015
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619
Shea Johnson, Officials: No money lost on unlikely project, Barstow Desert Dispatch, Aug. 20, 2014
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620
U.S. Department of Labor, 2014 Impact Year http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm
623 Arnold M. Knightly, Henderson City Council approves discount on land to attract safe company, Las Vegas
Review-Journal, April 1, 2014 http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/henderson-city-council-approves-discount-landattract-safe-company
624 Cy Ryan, Company receives $1.1 million to relocate safe business to Nevada, Las Vegas Sun, Dec. 19, 2013
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/dec/19/company-receives-11-million-relocate-safe-business/
625 Aalto Scientific Announces Expansion, company website, March 4, 2014 http://www.aaltoscientific.com/
626 Christopher Seward, Calif. biotech firm moving headquarters to Georgia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 24,
2014 http://www.ajc.com/news/business/calif-biotech-firm-moving-headquarters-to-georgia/nfhJs/
627 Deal: Aalto Scientific creates 80 jobs in Putnam County, news release, Office of the Governor, April 24, 2014,
http://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2014-04-24/deal-aalto-scientific-creates-80-jobs-putnam-county
628 GEN News Highlights, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, April 25, 2014
http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/aalto-shifting-hq-to-georgia-where-9m-plant-will-rise/81249791/
629 George Ford, California business gets state help to relocate office to Cedar Rapids, The Gazette, April 3, 2014
http://thegazette.com/2012/03/26/california-business-gets-state-help-to-relocate-office-to-cedar-rapids/
631 ViaSat Expansion Triggers New Campus Construction at Arizona State Research Park, company news release,
Aug. 14, 2014 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/viasat-expansion-triggers-new-campus-construction-atarizona-state-research-park-271275321.html
632 Jeff Foust, Sierra Nevada To Close California Propulsion Facility, SpaceNews, Nov. 26, 2014
http://spacenews.com/42666sierra-nevada-to-close-california-propulsion-facility/
633 WARN Bi-Monthly Report, Summary by Received Date, 07/01/2014 - 05/10/2015, California Employment
Development Dept., http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarn15_05102015.pdf
634 Active Network to Establish New Global Headquarters, company news release, July 3, 2014
http://www.activenetwork.com/news-and-events/active-press-releases/2014/active-network-to-establish-new-globalheadquarters
635 Bill Hethcock, Omnitracs 450 jobs will pay $50K base, firm will lease 100,000 square feet, Dallas Business
Journal, July 21, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2014/07/omnitracs-450-jobs-will-pay-50k-base-firmwill.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_dallas+(Dallas+Business+Jou
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636 Danielle Abril, TechFlash: 5 things you need to know this week, Dallas Business Journal, Dec. 1, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/techflash/2014/12/tech.html
637 Mike Freeman, Cox Communications to lay off 500 in San Diego, San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 26, 2014
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/26/Cox-Communications-call-center-layoffs/
638 Brittany Meiling, Research Grant Helps Texas Take One More Local Company, San Diego Business Journal,
Sept. 15, 2014 http://sdbj.com/news/2014/sep/16/research-grant-helps-texas-take-one-more-local-com/
639 Chad Swiatecki, CPRIT hands out $107M for anti-cancer projects; Another California company heading to
Austin, Austin Business Journal, Aug. 21, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2014/08/21/cprit-hands-out107m-for-anti-cancer-projects.html
640 Owen Hughes, US stem cell firm to relocate HQ to Deeside, (North Wales) Daily Post, Sept. 3, 2014
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/stem-cell-firm-relocate-hq-7711549
612
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Jason Biggs, Franco Whole Foods to create 160 new jobs, settle in Las Cruces, Las Cruces Sun-News, June 9,
2014 http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_25929675/franco-whole-foods-create-160-new-jobssettle?source=most_viewed
642 Tortilla maker bringing 160 jobs to Las Cruces, Albuquerque Journal, June 8, 2014
http://www.abqjournal.com/412342/news/aviation-slow-to-go-to-unleaded-gas.html
643 Alta LeCompte, Franco Whole Foods to hire 160 San Diego tortilla manufacturer finds niche in Las Cruces, Las
Cruces Bulletin, June 13, 2014 http://www.susanamartinez.com/news/franco-whole-foods-hire-160-san-diego-tortillamanufacturer-finds-niche-las-cruces/
644 Dennis Seid, General Atomics to add 80 jobs, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Jan. 28, 2014
http://djournal.com/news/business/general-atomics-add-80-jobs/
645 General Atomics creating 80 new jobs with expansion of Lee County operations, Clarion-Ledger, Jan. 27, 2014
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647 Omnitracs Selects Dallas for Corporate Headquarters, company news release, July 18, 2014
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648 Bill Hethcock, Omnitracs moving headquarters, 450 jobs, to downtown Dallas, Dallas Business Journal, July 18,
2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/07/18/omnitracs-moving-headquarters-450-jobs-todowntown.html?page=all
649
Bill Hethcock, Omnitracs 450 jobs will pay $50K base, firm will lease 100,000 square feet, Dallas Business
Journal, July 21, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2014/07/omnitracs-450-jobs-will-pay-50k-base-firmwill.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_dallas+(Dallas+Business+Jou
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650 Omnitracs Celebrates New Dallas Headquarters With Open House And Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, company
news release, May 22, 2015 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/omnitracs-celebrates-new-dallasheadquarters-with-open-house-and-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-300087712.html
651 Eleanor Kennedy, Franklin lands another health-tech headquarters, Nashville Business Journal, June 30, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2014/06/franklin-lands-another-health-tech-headquarters.html
652 Eleanor Kennedy, San Diego health tech company plots expansion with move to Franklin, Nashville Business
Journal, Sept. 17, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/health-care/2014/09/san-diego-health-techcompany-plots-expansion-with.html
653 Jonathan Horn, Defense contractor, 530 jobs leaving San Diego, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 15, 2014
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/may/15/pratt-whitney-relocation-texas-florida-georgia/
654 Mike Allen, Pratt & Whitney to Close Its AeroPower Unit, Staff Cuts Expected in 2015, San Diego Business
Journal, May 18, 2014 http://sdbj.com/news/2014/may/18/pratt-whitney-close-its-aeropower-unit-staff-cuts-/
655 Alex Philippidis, JobWatch: Layoffs Show No Letup, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Feb. 19, 2014
http://www.genengnews.com/keywordsandtools/print/3/33975/
656 Eric Snyder, San Diego craft brewer relocates to Nashville, Nashville Business Journal, July 3, 2014
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657 BIG NEWS, BIG NEWS!, company announcement, undated (accessed July 5, 2014)
http://tailgatebeer.com/nashville-news/
658 Korri Kezar, UpCounsel uses seed funding to expand to Texas, Dallas Business Journal, Dec. 9, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/12/09/upcounsel-uses-seed-funding-to-expand-to-texas.html
659 UpCounsel Launches In Texas To Help Businesses Get More Value From Their Legal Services, company news
release, Feb. 10, 2015 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/upcounsel-launches-in-texas-to-help-businessesget-more-value-from-their-legal-services-300033300.html
660 Advent Software: Scott visits Jacksonville to recognize success story; Governor acknowledges Advent Software,
which is expanding workforce, 4-fortraders.com, May 13, 2014 http://www.4-traders.com/ADVENT-SOFTWAREINC-8271/news/Advent-Software--Scott-visits-Jacksonville-to-recognize-success-story--Governor-acknowledgesAdven-18432094/
661 Drew Dixon, Gov. Scott praises expansion of Jacksonville tech firm, Florida Times-Union, April 24, 2014
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2014-04-24/story/gov-scott-praises-expansion-jacksonville-tech-firm
662 Mike Rogoway, Airbnb confirms plans for Portland hub, plans to hire 160 this year, Oregonian, March 14, 2014
http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/03/airbnb_confirms_plans_for_port.html
663 Elliot Njus, Airbnb, now with 220 local employees, shows off Portland headquarters (photos), Oregonian, Dec.
11, 2014 http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/12/airbnb_shows_off_portland_oper.html
664 Kathleen Pender, Schwab heads for Texas with 1,200 jobs, SF Gate, July 24, 2014
http://www.sfgate.com/business/networth/article/Schwab-heads-for-Texas-with-1-200-jobs-5645546.php
665 The Charles Schwab Corporation Expands Austin Presence with New Campus, Austin Chamber news release,
August 5, 2014
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666 Jan Buchholz, Charles Schwabs Austin expansion: I talked to Chucks top gun, Austin Business Journal, Oct. 8,
2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/at-the-watercooler/2014/10/charles-schwabs-austin-expansion-i-talkedto.html?page=all
641
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Mark Calvey, Schwab CEO likes the look of one city, and its not firms hometown, San Francisco Business
Times, Oct. 9, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/10/charles-schwab-ceo-san-francisco-austinschw.html?page=all
668 Aditya Agarwal, Dropbox lands in Seattle, Dropbox Blog, Dec. 4, 2014
https://blogs.dropbox.com/dropbox/2014/12/dropbox-lands-in-seattle/
669 Todd Bishop, Cloud powerhouse Dropbox reveals plans for Seattle engineering office, GeekWire, Dec. 3, 2014
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/cloud-powerhouse-dropbox-opening-seattle-engineering-office/
670 San Francisco-based Eventbrite bringing 45 jobs to Nashville, Nashville Business Journal, Feb. 11, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2014/02/san-francisco-based-eventbrite.html
671 San Francisco-based Eventbrite establishes a presence in Nashville, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
News Release, Feb 11, 2014
http://www.nashvillechamber.com/Homepage/NewsEvents/PressReleases/2014/02/11/san-francisco-basedeventbrite-establishes-a-presence-in-nashville
672 Ed Sealover, Colorado Eco Devo Commission offers $19M in incentives for more than 1,200 jobs, Denver
Business Journal, Nov. 13, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2014/11/13/colorado-eco-devocommission-offers-19m-in.html
673 A message from Granicus CEO Jason Fletcher, company website, April 17, 2015
http://www.granicus.com/uncategorized/a-message-from-granicus-ceo-jason-fletcher/
674 W. Scott Bailey, City Hall approves nearly $2 million deal to establish Covalor Medical, San Antonio Business
Journal, Nov 13, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2014/11/13/city-hall-approves-nearly-2-milliondeal-to.html?page=all
675 hydra to relocate headquarters from San Francisco to Lexington, Lexington, Ky. city news release, Oct. 7, 2014
http://www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=24&recordid=4603
676 Dan Dickson, West Coast Entrepreneurs Move Their Aromatherapy Company to Lexington, Business Lexington,
Oct. 23, 2014 http://bizlex.com/2014/10/west-coast-entrepreneurs-move-their-aromatherapy-company-to-lexington/
677 Taylor Soper, Why this fast-growing recipe app startup moved from San Francisco to Seattle, GeekWire, Dec.
10, 2014 http://www.geekwire.com/2014/fast-growing-recipe-app-startup-moved-san-francisco-seattle/
678 MacBeath Moving from California, Buildings-Products.com, Aug. 26, 2014 http://www.buildingproducts.com/September-2014/MacBeath-Moving-from-California/
680 Mimetix Bioengineering Inc., company website, https://angel.co/mimetix-bioengineering-inc (accessed Nov. 14,
2014)
681 Jan Buchholz, Real Estate Roundup: Cocktail manufacturer relocating to Austin from San Francisco, Austin
Business Journal, Oct. 22, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2014/10/real-estate-roundupcocktail-manufacturer.html?page=all
682 Holiday Wishes to You and Yours, Economic Development Corporation of Utah, Dec. 29, 2014
http://www.edcutah.org/news/EDCU_122314.html
683 Project Update Report, Economic Development Corporation of Utah, Nov. 2014
http://www.edcutah.com/newsletter_pdf.php?newsletter_id=1428
684 Elliot Njus, San Francisco tech firm New Relic quadruples Portland office space in new lease, Oregonian, Aug. 7,
2012 http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2012/08/san_francisco_tech_firm_new_re.html
686 TheraNova, LLC, company website, http://www.theranova.com/ (accessed Nov. 14, 2014)
687 W. Scott Bailey, San Antonio could invest nearly $2 million to land biotech startup Covalor, San Antonio
Business Journal, Nov. 10, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2014/11/10/san-antonio-could-investnearly-2-million-to-land.html
688 Carlene Reyes, San Franciscos Prosper Marketplace brings 150 jobs to Phoenix, AZ Tech Beat, June 23, 2014
http://aztechbeat.com/2014/06/san-franciscos-prosper-marketplace-brings-150-jobs-phoenix/
689 Eric Young, Sedgwick LLP ships 100 San Francisco jobs to Kansas City, San Francisco Business Times, Feb.
10, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2014/02/10/sedgwick-llp-kansas-city-san-francisco.html
690 Brianne Pfannenstiel, Sedgwick in KC: Law firm dives into KCs talent pool, Kansas City Business Journal, Jan.
9, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/2015/01/09/sedgwick-in-kc-law-firm-dives-into-kc-stalent.html
691 ServiceSource Continues Nashville Expansion with the Creation of 100 New Jobs, company news release, Aug.
28, 2014 http://ir.servicesource.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=868178
692 Joshua Lindenstein, Newly minted sovrn moves HQ to Boulder, BizWest, Jan. 28, 2014
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693 Lori Hawkins, California software maker Taulia picks Austin for engineering center, Austin American-Statesman,
Sept. 10, 2014 http://www.mystatesman.com/news/business/california-software-maker-taulia-chooses-austinfo/nhKRN/
667
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Sander Daniels, Thumbtack Launches New Customer Support Team in Salt Lake City, company blog, April 8,
2014 https://www.thumbtack.com/blog/thumbtack-launches-new-customer-support-team-in-salt-lake-city/
695 Dominique Mackey, Thumbtack Leases 18,000 SF in Sandy, CoStar News, May 2, 2014
http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Thumbtack-Leases-18000-SF-in-Sandy/160211
696 Marco della Cava, Uber engineers have new offices in Seattle, USA Today, March 3, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/03/uber-expanding-its-engineering-presence-in-seattle/24326943/
697 Todd Bishop, Uber opening Seattle engineering office, led by Isilon vet Tim Prouty, GeekWire, March 3, 2015
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/uber-opening-seattle-engineering-office-led-by-isilon-vet-tim-prouty/
698 Software Engineer - Scalability Engineering, company job posting, undated (accessed March 15, 2015)
https://www.uber.com/jobs/48886
699 Weebly Opens North American Customer Operations Headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona, Arizona Commerce
Authority news release, June 4, 2014 http://www.azcommerce.com/news-events/press-releases/weebly-opens-northamerican-customer-operations-headquarters-in-scottsdale,-arizona
700 Hayley Ringle, Zenefits expands to Scottsdale, plans to hire 1,300 in next three years, Phoenix Business
Journal, Nov. 12, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/techflash/2014/11/exclusive-zenefits-expands-toscottsdale-plans-to.html
701 Heather Somerville, Zenefits Opens Arizona Office, Grows Staff More Than 3X, siliconbeat, San Jose Mercury
News, Nov. 11, 2014 http://www.siliconbeat.com/2014/11/11/zenefits-opens-arizona-office-grows-staff-more-than-3x/
702 Dale Kasler, General Mills to close Lodi plant, erase 430 jobs, Sacramento Bee, Sept. 18, 2014
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/18/6717573/general-mills-to-close-lodi-plant.html
703 Rich Hanner, General Mills announces preliminary decision to close Lodi plant, Lodi News-Sentinel, Sept. 18,
2014 http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_28d1e946-3f4c-11e4-bca5-f7996c92f0d2.html
704 Jennifer Bonnett, Elected officials, business leaders offer opinions on Lodis General Mills plant closure, Lodi
News-Sentinel, Sept. 19, 2014 http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_f17511b4-408e-11e4-921b-f783824c31fb.html
705 Hormel to close Stockton, Calif., plant, PostBulletin.com, Dec. 2, 2014
http://www.postbulletin.com/business/hormel-to-close-stockton-calif-plant/article_5708cdee-baec-5e25-8b6de13e269839de.html
706 Governor Haslam, Commissioner Hagerty Announce Original Footwear to Begin New Manufacturing Operations
in Morristown, Tennessee government news release, Nov. 4, 2014 https://news.tn.gov/node/13156
707 BlueOak Breaks Ground on First U.S. Urban Mining Refinery to Retrieve High Value Metals from E-waste; Closes
$35M in Project Financing, company news release, June 10, 2014 http://www.prnewswire.com/newsreleases/blueoak-breaks-ground-on-first-us-urban-mining-refinery-to-retrieve-high-value-metals-from-e-waste-closes35m-in-project-financing-262504051.html
708 AntriaBio, Inc. Establishes Manufacturing and Laboratory Facility in Colorado, company news release, May 12,
2014 http://www.antriabio.com/news/press-releases/detail/154/antriabio-inc-establishes-manufacturing-andlaboratory
709 Christopher Pratt, Facebook announces second phase of Altoona data center, Des Moines Register, April 28,
2014 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2014/04/28/facebook-will-present-formal-plans-for-seconddata-center-to-altoona-tuesday/8407399/
710 Shira Ovide and Mark Peters, Why Data Centers Collect Big Tax Breaks, Wall Street Journal, Nov. 14, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/why-data-centers-collect-big-tax-breaks-1416000057?KEYWORDS=Altoona
712 Gayle S. Putrich, Arrow shifting to Mexico and Czech Republic, European Plastics News, June 4, 2014
http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?id=4519
714 Gov. Jindal, Electronic Arts And LSU Dedicate Louisiana Digital Media Center, Louisiana Economic
Development news release, Feb. 10, 2014 http://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/index.cfm/newsroom/detail/529
715 New technology company announced at EDAWN new and expanded company event, EDAWN news release,
Dec. 13, 2013 http://thisisreno.com/2013/12/new-technology-company-announced-edawn-new-expanded-companyevent/
716 W. Scott Bailey, Oracle eyes 200 jobs, new operations center for San Antonio, San Antonio Business Journal,
May 9, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2014/05/oracle-eyes-200-jobs-new-operations-center-forsan.html
717 Oracle To Bring 200 Information Technology Jobs To San Antonio, company news release, May 12, 2014
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oracle-to-bring-200-information-technology-jobs-to-san-antonio-2014-05-12
718 Josh Baugh, Oracle to bring 200 jobs paying at least $70,000 to S.A., San Antonio Express-News, May 8, 2014
http://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Oracle-to-bring-200-jobs-paying-at-least-70-000-5464517.php
719 UT: Oracle to Open New Customer Support Center, Hire 351, Governors Office of Economic Development,
news release, June 13, 2014 http://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/technology-r-d/news/ut-oracle-open-newcustomer-support-center-hire-35-9266
720 Cathy Allred, Oracle opening software support center in north Lehi, Provo Daily Herald, Sept. 29, 2014
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/lehi/oracle-opening-software-support-center-in-northlehi/article_47a8e71a-a400-58ef-a866-206e34479a66.html
694
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Rachel Lerman, Oracle joins Cloud City, opens a Seattle cloud development center, Puget Sound Business
Journal, July 24, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/07/oracle-joins-cloud-city-opens-aseattle-cloud.html?page=all
722 Todd Bishop, Oracle to hire 100+ engineers in Seattle for new cloud infrastructure center, GeekWire, July 24,
2014 http://www.geekwire.com/2014/oracle-hire-100-engineers-seattle-new-cloud-infrastructure-center/
723 Janelle Ong, Silicon Valleys Reputation.com expands to Tempe and brings 150 jobs, AZ Tech Beat, June 27,
2014 http://aztechbeat.com/2014/06/silicon-valley-reputation-tempe-jobs/
724 Vodafone to move base to London: Develop new apps and prototypes with Brit boffins, Daily Express, June 4,
2014 http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/480097/Vodafone-to-move-base-to-London-Develop-new-apps-andprototypes-with-Brit-boffins
725 Juliette Garside, Vodafone to shut Silicon Valley tech incubator and boost London hub, Guardian, June 3, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/03/vodafone-shut-silicon-valley-tech-incubator-boost-london-hub
726 Simon Zekaria, For Vodafone, Its London Calling Over California Dreamin, Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/06/03/for-vodafone-its-london-calling-over-californiadreamin/?mod=WSJ_qtoverview_wsjlatest
727 Erin Trester, Grazix Animal Health joins Minn. biotechnology center, Prairie Business,
http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/19969/
728
Robin Baumgarn, Business is booming, Daily Globe, Dec. 30, 2014 http://www.dglobe.com/news/3645027business-booming
729
About Us, company website, undated (accessed May 28, 2015) http://grazix.com/about-us.html
730 Lorraine Luk, TSMC Starts Shipping Microprocessors to Apple, Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2014
http://www.wsj.com/articles/tsmc-starts-shipping-microprocessors-to-apple-1404991514
731 Mike Rogoway, Apple acquires hydroelectric project near its Prineville data center, Oregonian, April 12, 2014
http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/04/apple_acquires_hydroelectric_p.html
732 Taylor Soper, Apple hiring for mysterious new engineering office in Seattle, GeekWire, Nov. 3, 2014
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/apple-opening-engineering-office-seattle/
733 Max Smolaks, APPLE COMES TO SEATTLE FOR CLOUD TALENT, Datacenter Dynamics, Nov. 11, 2014
http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2014/11/apple-comes-seattle-cloud-talent
734 Taylor Soper, Discovered: Heres where Apples temporary Seattle office is located, GeekWire, Nov. 5, 2014
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/apples-temporary-seattle-office/
735 Laura Lorek, Box Opens Austin Office and Plans to Create 200 Jobs, Silicon Hills News, May 30, 2014
http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2014/05/30/box-opens-austin-office-and-plans-to-create-200-jobs/
736 Christopher Calnan, Dropbox competitor to also open on Austins Congress Avenue, hire 200, Austin Business
Journal, May 30, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/05/dropbox-competitor-to-also-open-onaustins.html
737 Renita D. Young, Enquero to build 350-job software center in Lafayette, Times Picayune, July 07, 2014
http://www.nola.com/business/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/07/enquero_to_build_350-job_softw.html
738 Enquero Announces 350-Job Enterprise Software Center in Lafayette, Louisiana Economic Development news
release, July 7, 2014 http://www.lafayette.org/uploads/NREnquero907714.pdf
739 Allison Goodrich, Manufacturer begins hiring, Register-Mail, Feb. 21, 2014
http://www.galesburg.com/article/20140221/News/140229900
740 Allison Goodrich, Pegasus receives state aid, Register-Mail, May 9, 2014
http://www.galesburg.com/article/20140509/NEWS/140509665
741 Intel will establish mega laboratory in Costa Rica for the validation of new products, Costa Rica Investment
Promotion Agency, news release, June 10, 2014 http://www.cinde.org/en/news/press-release/intel-will-establishmega-laboratory-in-costa-rica-for-the-validation-of-new-products
742 Tim Schooley, Google confirms expansion to Bakery Square 2.0, Pittsburgh Business Times, Feb 3, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2014/02/03/google-confirms-expansion-to-bakery.html
743 John LaVanga and Gideon Bradshaw, Google Pittsburgh Office Levels Up to Bakery Square 2.0, Pittsburgh
Magazine, Feb. 4, 2014 http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/The-412/February2014/Google-Pittsburgh-Office-Levels-Up-to-Bakery-Square-20/#.VAp_sPldWG8
744 Tim Schooley, Waiting on Googles announcement at Bakery Square 2.0, Pittsburgh Business Times, Jan. 6,
2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/the-next-move/2014/01/waiting-on-googles-announcementat.html?page=all
745 John D. Oravecz, Google Pittsburgh instrumental in fight against hackers, co-directors say, Pittsburgh TribuneReview, Sept. 30, 2014 http://triblive.com/business/headlines/6869010-74/google-kubica-nigam#axzz3IdtJ4zfO
746 VMware confirms expansion of their operation and payroll in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Investment Promotion
Agency, news release, June 9, 2014 http://www.cinde.org/en/news/press-release/vmware-confirms-expansion-oftheir-operation-and-payroll-in-costa-rica
747 Todd Bishop, HP hiring hundreds in Seattle for Helion cloud launch, led by former Microsoft exec, betting $1B on
OpenStack, GeekWire, May 6, 2014 http://www.geekwire.com/2014/hp-hiring-hundreds-seattle-helion-cloud-launchbetting-1b-openstack-amazon-country/
748 Hewlett-Packard announces 200 new jobs for Conway facility, Conway Development Corp. news release, Dec.
18, 2013 http://www.developconway.org/news/hewlett-packard-announces-200-new-jobs-for-conway-facility
721
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Malia Spencer, SurveyMonkey eyes more real estate in Big Pink, Portland Business Journal, June 10, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2014/06/surveymonkey-eyes-more-real-estate-in-bigpink.html
750 SurveyMonkey raises $250 million, valuing company at $2 billion, Bloomberg News, Dec. 15, 2014
http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/12/surveymonkey_raises_250_millio.html
751 Christopher Calnan, CEO: California tech company to relocate to Austin next year, Austin Business Journal,
June 25, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2015/06/california-tech-company-to-relocate-toaustin-next.html
752 Based on a comment on LinkedIn page for Bill Mapp, Servergy founder, undated (accessed July 26, 2015)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/billmapp
753 Email to Spectrum Location Solutions from Cyphre company representative as follow-up to news stories, July 27,
2015
754 Toronto Selected as Site for $100 Million Cisco Global Innovation Centre, company news release, March 5, 2014
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/toronto-selected-as-site-for-100-million-cisco-global-innovation-centre-2014-0305?reflink=MW_news_stmp
755 John Cook, From Apple and Alibaba to Salesforce and Splunk: A guide to tech giants with outposts in Seattle,
GeekWire, Nov. 5, 2014 http://www.geekwire.com/2014/apple-alibaba-salesforce-splunk-guide-tech-giants-settingoutposts-seattle-part-2/
756 Ina Steiner, eBay Goes Portlandia with Mobile Center of Excellence, EcommerceBytes.com, Aug. 26, 2014
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m08/i26/s05
757 Tricia Duryee, As eBays Portland office pushes past 200 employees, Kevin Hurst is named general manager,
GeekWire, Aug. 25, 2014 http://www.geekwire.com/2014/ebays-portland-office-pushes-past-200-employees-kevinhurst-named-general-manager/
758 Independent Salon Services relocating to Reno, Reno Gazette-Journal, July 24, 2014
http://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2014/07/25/independent-salon-services-relocating-reno/13145963/
759 ISS Salon and Beauty Products Distributor Moves Headquarters to Reno, NV, EDAWN news release, July 24,
2014 http://edawn.org/news/iss-salon-and-beauty-products-distributor-moves-headquarters-to-reno-nv/
760 Christine Perez, New Farmers Branch Facility for Maxim Integrated Products, D Magazine, March 20, 2012
http://realestate.dmagazine.com/2012/03/new-farmers-branch-facility-for-maxim-integrated-products/
761 Taylor Soper, IPO-bound, Bay Area-based Nutanix to open engineering office in Seattle, GeekWire, Sept. 11,
2014 http://www.geekwire.com/2014/nutanix/
762 Lauren K. Ohnesorge, Silicon Valley tech firm aims to double its new downtown Durham headcount, Triangle
Business Journal, Sept. 9, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/09/nutanix-silicon-valleyexpand-durham-nc.html
763 Lauren K. Ohnesorge, Silicon Valley company beefs up Triangle presence with new regional hub, Triangle
Business Journal, Oct. 22, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2014/10/22/silicon-valley-company-beefsup-triangle-presence.html?page=all
764 Alan Snel, Chip maker beats production crunch with new Vegas plant, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct. 29, 2014
http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/chip-maker-beats-production-crunch-new-vegas-plant
765 RW Garcia Opens New State-of-the-art Manufacturing Facility in Las Vegas, company news release, Oct 29,
2014 http://www.rwgarcia.com/press-release/rw-garcia-opens-new-state-of-the-art-manufacturing-facility-in-lasvegas/
766 Silicor Materials Selects Iceland Site for First Large-Scale Solar Silicon Plant, company news release, July 15,
2014 http://www.silicormaterials.com/news-a-event/press-releases/79-silicor-materials-selects-iceland-site-for-firstlarge-scale-solar-silicon-plant.html
767 Jeff Amy, Stion to add 23 jobs in Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg American, June 17, 2014
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/local/2014/06/17/stion-add-hattiesburg-jobs/10709799/
769 Steve Brown, Optical firm moving operation from California to Grapevine, Dallas Morning News, Sept. 22, 2014
http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2014/09/optical-firm-moving-operation-from-california-to-irving.html/
770 Kendra Hogue, Intel pledges $100 billion investment in Washington County, Portland Tribune, Aug. 11, 2014
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/229805-93488-intel-pledges-100-billion-investment-in-washington-county
771 Angelique Soenarie, Silicon Valley Bank moves to bolster Valley startups, Arizona Republic, July 30, 2014
http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/2014/07/30/silicon-valley-bank-moves-bolster-valleystartups/13362129/
772 Silicon Valley Bank - Phoenix, company website, undated (accessed May 29, 2015)
http://www.svb.com/office/phoenix/
773 Tempe, Arizona Market Continues Stride: Jones Lang LaSalle Completes Lease Expansion for Silicon Valley
Bank, JLL news release, May 6, 2013 http://www.us.jll.com/united-states/en-us/news/2045/tempe-arizona-marketcontinues-stride-jones-lang-lasalle-completes-lease-expansion-for-silicon-valley-bank
774 Michael Theis, Roku hiring for Austin expansion, Austin Business Journal, Feb. 7, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/02/roku-hiring-for-austin-expansion.html
775 Amy Denney, Roku plans expansion into Austin, Community Impact Newspaper, Feb. 7, 2014
http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/northwest-austin/roku-plans-expansion-into-austin/
749
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Malia Spencer, Report: Aruba Networks to open Portland office with 70-100 employees, Portland Business
Journal, Sept. 4, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/09/aruba-networks-plans-portland-office-thatcould.html?page=all
777 Lauren K. Ohnesorge, HCL Technologies adding 1,237 jobs in Cary, Triangle Business Journal, Sept. 18, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2014/09/18/hcl-technologies-adding-1-237-jobs-in-cary.html
778 Amanda Hoyle, Spectrum Properties inks big lease deal with HCL Technologies in Cary, Triangle Business
Journal, Nov. 7, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/real-estate/2014/11/spectrum-properties-lease-dealwith-hcl-tech-cary.html
779 WARN Summary by Received Date 07/01/2014 TO 03/20/2015, California Employment Development Dept.,
http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/WARN_Report_070114_032015.pdf
780 Solutions Engineer, glassdoor employee review, Jan. 12, 2015 http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/NarusReviews-E9655.htm
781 Narus Reviews, glassdoor, May 1, 2015 http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Narus-Reviews-E9655.htm
782 XO Group Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results, company news release, PRNewswire, Nov. 6, 2014
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xo-group-reports-third-quarter-2014-financial-results-281826071.html
784 About Us, company website, undated (accessed May 29, 2015) http://www.xogroupinc.com/xo-groupcompany/about-us.aspx
785 John OConnell, Capital Press, Amys Kitchen factory bodes well for Idaho organic ag, Oct. 30, 2014
http://www.capitalpress.com/Organic/20141030/amys-kitchen-factory-bodes-well-for-idaho-organic-ag
786 FAQ: Ask Amys, company webpage, http://www.amyskitchen.com/health/faq#faq_2626
787 Robert Digitale, Petaluma manufacturing facility to close, shed 85 jobs, Press Democrat, Sept. 18, 2014
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/2854976-181/petaluma-manufacturing-facility-to-close?page=1
789 Ball Can Cuts 159 Jobs, Oakdale Leader, Aug. 28, 2014 http://www.oakdaleleader.com/archives/13434/
790 Sherri Buri McDonald, Eugene-based IDX buys California web firm, Eugene Register-Guard, Sept. 15, 2014
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32145279-75/story.csp
791 Ken Carlson, County Pulse: Agency will offer job-search assistance to AMR billing employees, Modesto Bee,
Oct. 24, 2014 http://www.modbee.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/ken-carlson/article3357881.html
792 Bill ODriscoll, Calif. canine services business relocating to Reno, Reno Gazette-Journal, March 26, 2014
http://www.rgj.com/article/20140326/BIZ/303260090/Calif-canine-services-business-relocating-Reno?nclick_check=1
793 New York States ESD Approves $10M in Economic Development Funding For 19 Projects, Economic
Development Blog, July 22, 2014 http://www.economicdevelopmenthq.com/blog/esd-ny-economic-developmentfunding-grants/?utm_source=EconomicDevelopmentHQ.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8bb3a7f4e4RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_68d7351d55-8bb3a7f4e4-418261149
794 Thomas Adams, Coast Professional to add 103 jobs; COMIDA OKs tax breaks, Rochester Business Journal,
July 25, 2014 http://www.rbj.net/article.asp?aID=195235
795 Glanbia to expand Gooding, Twin Falls plants, Capital Press, Dec. 4, 2014
http://www.capitalpress.com/Dairy/20141204/glanbia-to-expand-gooding-twin-falls-plants
796 Rob Hotakainen, To Boost its Economy, Idaho Looks to the World, MagicValley.com, March 30, 2015
http://magicvalley.com/business/to-boost-its-economy-idaho-looks-to-the-world/article_2a9fdda2-65f8-5c62-946c855eb31cfd21.html
797 Tim Gallen, Leclerc Foods to expand in Phoenix, create 100 jobs, Phoenix Business Journal, Feb. 13, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2014/02/13/leclerc-foods-to-expand-in-phoenix.html
798 Jenni Spinner, Leclerc Foods to build $50m snack factory, Food Production Daily, Feb. 17, 2014
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Processing/Leclerc-Foods-to-build-50m-snackfactory?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright
799 Camilla Cornell, Why more than just snowbirds are flocking to Phoenix, Financial Post, May 12, 2015
http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/phoenix-low-cost-gateway-to-the-southwest
800 Chinese solar firm to put U.S. HQ in N.Y., United Press International, Sept. 24, 2011
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2011/09/24/Chinese-solar-firm-to-put-US-HQ-in-NY/UPI-91711316894422/
801 Craig Wolf, Linuo to demolish 1 old IBM building, Poughkeepsie Journal, May 7, 2014
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com
802 OLE Mexican Foods and EDAWN Announce 350 Jobs in Reno, Nevada, EDAWN news release, Dec. 12, 2013
http://thisisreno.com/2013/12/ole-mexican-foods-edawn-announce-350-jobs/
803 Mark Fausz, Chinese company to invest $2 billion in Chesterfield, Village News, June 24, 2014
http://www.villagenewsonline.com/node/15461
804 Chinese Company Buys First Property in $2 Billion Investment, Village News, April 23, 2015
http://villagenewsonline.com/2015/04/23/chinese-company-buys-first-property-in-2-billion-investment/
805 China-based company buys Petersburg chemical plant, plans 376 jobs, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Oct. 30,
2014 http://www.timesdispatch.com/business/china-based-company-buys-petersburg-chemical-plant-plansjobs/article_5528403c-b6c4-554d-a05d-8f074b456a00.html
806 J. Scott Trubey, Atlanta agency approves incentives for two HQ relocations, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Nov.
20.2014 http://www.ajc.com/news/business/atlanta-agency-approves-incentives-for-two-hq-relo/njBsb/
776
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Aldo Svaldi, WorldRemit to make Denver its North American base, Denver Post, Dec. 9, 2014
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_27100878/worldremit-make-denver-its-north-american-base
808 Tiffany Holland, Manufacturing company in Salem to add 50 jobs, Roanoke Times, Nov. 4, 2014
http://www.roanoke.com/business/news/salem/manufacturing-company-in-salem-to-add-jobs/article_7f655c21-973651d9-b235-b4ee46c750c3.html
809 Dominic Gates, Agriculture-oriented drone firm moving to Seattle, Seattle Times, Nov. 26, 2014
http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2025106552_buzzmicasensedronexml.html
810 Brad Iverson-Long, Gayle Manufacturing will move HQ from California to Caldwell, Idaho Business Review, Feb.
3, 2015 http://idahobusinessreview.com/2015/02/03/gayle-manufacturing-will-move-hq-from-california-to-caldwell/
811 Zach Kyle, Structural steel fabricator plans big expansion in Canyon County, Idaho Statesman, Nov. 18, 2014
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/11/18/3492971_steel-beam-maker-plans-big-canyon.html?sp=/99/101/&rh=1
812 Caldwell steel-beam maker seeks air permit, Idaho Statesman, May 25, 2015
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/05/26/3821492/caldwell-steel-beam-maker-seeks.html
813 Nampa Planning & Zoning Commission, Minutes of Regular Meeting held Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2014
http://www.cityofnampa.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/01142014-231
807

Candace Carlisle, California telecom to relocate N. American HQ to Dallas, Dallas Business Journal, Sept. 24,
2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/09/24/california-telecom-company-to-relocate.html
815 City of Twin Falls Welcomes Clif Bar & Company to Community, company news release, Oct. 17, 2013
http://www.clifbar.com/article/city-of-twin-falls-welcomes-clif-bar-company-to-community
816 Harrison Berry, Clif Bar & Company to Construct Twin Falls Bakery, Boise Weekly, March 13, 2015
http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2015/03/13/clif-bar-and-company-to-construct-twin-falls-bakery
817 Industrial-filtration manufacturer to move manufacturing to Minden, Nevada Appeal, July 27, 2013
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/7456766-113/company-johnson-logic-nevada
818 Minutes, Governors Office of Economic Development Board Meeting, State of Nevada, July 11, 2013
http://www.diversifynevada.com/documents/7-11_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
819 Robert Weisman, Novartis to add 175 jobs in Cambridge, cut elsewhere, Boston Globe, Nov. 7, 2013
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/11/07/novartis-restructuring-move-will-cut-research-jobs-worldwide-butadd-jobs-cambridge/sqA7TgcNXzyD1XtbfmcTbP/story.html
820 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2014, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. April 24,
821 Sarah Drake, Online gaming company rolling into Austin, Austin Business Journal, Aug. 22, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2013/08/online-gaming-company-rolling-into.html
822 Daniel Tack, Wargaming Rolls Out To Austin, Forbes, Aug. 21, 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danieltack/2013/08/21/wargaming-rolls-out-to-austin/
823 KMG to Close Fremont, California Site and Shift Production to Alternate Facilities, company news release, Oct.
18, 2013 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131018005527/en/KMG-Close-Fremont-California-Site-ShiftProduction#.U9w0ePldWG8
824 New Headquarters Announced at EDAWN New and Expanded Company Event, EDAWN news release, Dec. 13,
2012 http://www.edawn.org/news/new-headquarters-announced-at-edawn-new-and-expanded-company-event/
825 Two Firms Invest $1.5 Billion To Relocate At Buffalos High-Tech Manufacturing Innovation Hub, Area
Development Online, Nov. 21, 2013 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/11-21-2013/new-york-buildsanchor-hub-facility123892.shtml
826 Bet On Innovative LED Technology Pays OffSoraa Expands Its Led Manufacturing Operations In U.S.,
company news release, Nov. 21, 2013 http://www.soraa.com/news/soraa-expands-us-led-operations-november-212013
827 Two Firms Invest $1.5 Billion To Relocate At Buffalos High-Tech Manufacturing Innovation Hub, Area
Development Online, Nov. 21, 2013 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/11-21-2013/new-york-buildsanchor-hub-facility123892.shtml
828 Robert Weisman, Boston Scientific expects to add jobs in Mass., Boston Globe, Oct. 24, 2013
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/24/boston-scientific-chief-executive-says-may-actually-add-jobsmassachusetts/sy2CwOhUBLGkmqv29Pwx0N/story.html
829 Coyol, Costa Rica, company website, undated (accessed Aug. 16, 2015) http://www.bostonscientific.com/enUS/careers/locations/locations-careers-americas/coyol-costa-rica-location.html
831 Blackhawk Network and EDAWN Announce the Opening of a 130 Seat Business Support Center in Reno, Nev.,
EDAWN news release, March 12, 2013 http://www.edawn.org/news/blackhawk-network-and-edawn-announce-theopening-of-a-130-seat-business-sup/
832 Blackhawk Network Powers Mobile Money by T-Mobile, company news release, Jan. 27, 2014
http://blackhawknetwork.com/blackhawk-network-powers-mobile-money-by-t-mobile/
814
361
Blackhawk Network and EDAWN Announce the Opening of a 130 Seat Business Support Center in Reno, Nev.,
company news release, March 12, 2013 http://blackhawknetwork.com/blackhawk-network-announces-the-grandopening-of-service-center-in-reno-nevada/
834 Deanna Ting, Blackhawk Network Holdings Files $200-Million IPO, Incentive Magazine, March 26, 2013
http://www.incentivemag.com/Gift-Cards/Prepaid/Blackhawk-Network-Holdings-Files-$200-Million-IPO/
835 Blackhawk Comments on Parent Company Safeways Spin-off Announcement, company news release, March 7,
2014 http://blackhawknetwork.com/blackhawk-comments-on-parent-company-safeways-spin-off-announcement/
836 Jessica Holbrook, Recycler MBA Polymers moving headquarters to the UK, Plastics News, July 24, 2013
http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=3277
837 Press Releases, Link to the Ted Talk, company website, undated (accessed April 25, 2015)
http://www.mbapolymers.com/home/press
838 Headquarters Relocation to Reno, Nevada Brings 41 Potential Jobs, company news release, Aug. 16, 2013
http://www.prweb.com/releases/4506-Transcripts/08/prweb11021849.htm
839 BofA to close California call center, St. Louis Business Journal, Dec. 3, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/morning_call/2012/12/bofa-to-close-california-call-center.html
840 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2013, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. Jan. 7 ,
841
David Harten, Vikon Farms to open facility in Arkadelphia, add 172 jobs, Northwest Arkansas News, Aug. 12,
2013 http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/aug/12/vikon-farms-move-facility-arkadelphia-add-172-jobs/?business
842
Lance Turner, Vikon Farms to Invest $5.4M in Arkadelphia Chicken Plant, Employ 172, Arkansas Business, Aug.
12, 2013 http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/94078/vikon-farms-to-invest-54m-in-arkadelphia-chicken-plantemploy-172
843 Clarissa Wei, Cal Fresh Vikon: Buddhist-Style Chicken in the San Gabriel Valley, LA Weekly, Jan. 17, 2013
http://www.laweekly.com/squidink/2013/01/17/cal-fresh-vikon-buddhist-style-chicken-in-the-san-gabriel-valley
844 Howard Pankratz, Marley Coffee moving to Denver from California, Denver Post, July 25, 2013
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23729919/marley-coffee-moving-denver-from-california
845 Muhammed El-Hasan, Northrop Grumman closing facility near Carson, 800 jobs affected, Long Beach PressTelegram, March 4, 2013 http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_22720260/northrop-grumman-closing-facility-nearcarson-800-jobs
846 W.J. Hennigan, Northrop to close Carson facility in cost-cutting move, Los Angeles Times, March 04, 2013
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/mar/04/business/la-fi-northrop-closure-20130305
848 Muhammed El-Hasan, El Segundo-based Cereplast moving headquarters to Indiana, Daily Breeze, May 9, 2013
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_23201327/el-segundo-based-cereplast-moving-headquarters-indiana
849 Candace Carlisle, Raytheon moving California HQ to McKinney, Dallas Business Journal, May 2, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/05/02/raytheon-moving-california-hq-to.html
850 Steve Brown, Toyota picks KDC to build new Plano headquarters, Dallas Morning News, July 10, 2014
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/headlines/20140710-toyota-picks-kdc-to-build-newplano-headquarters1.ece
852 Boeing Announces Layoffs For Southern California Research And Development, SourceTech411, Dec. 13, 2013
http://sourcetech411.com/2013/12/boeing-announces-layoffs-for-southern-california-research-and-development/
853 Boeing Realigns Research & Technology Unit for Growth and Productivity, company news release, Dec. 12,
2013 http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2013-12-12-Boeing-Realigns-Research-Technology-Unit-for-Growth-andProductivity
854 Candace Carlisle, Account Control Technology to hire 300 workers for new Dallas call center, Dallas Business
Journal, Jan. 30, 2013; http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/01/30/account-control-technology-to-hire300.html; also, Account Control Technology, Inc. to Expand to Dallas, Texas, company news release, Jan. 30, 2013
http://www.accountcontrol.com/NewsResources/January30,2013ACTAnnouncesExpansiontoDallas,Texas
855 Gene Maddaus, Eric Garcettis Solyndra: Mayoral Candidate Pushed $1 Million Deal to Lure Troubled ElectricCar Company, LA Weekly, Feb. 27, 2013 http://www.laweekly.com/news/eric-garcettis-solyndra-mayoral-candidatepushed-1-million-deal-to-lure-troubled-electric-car-company-4171754
856 Bob Sanders, Biomed firm moves its operations from Calif. to Salem, New Hampshire Business Review, Oct. 4,
2013 http://www.nhbr.com/October-4-2013/Biomed-firm-moves-its-operations-from-Calif-to-Salem/
857 Gamma Medica wins Los Angeles Biz Journal innovation award, company news release, Nov. 20, 2012
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121120005970/en/Gamma-Medica-Wins-Los-Angeles-BusinessJournal#.U97BsPldWG8
858 Medient to Build Americas Largest Film Studio in Effingham County, company news release, March 20, 2013
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/medient-to-build-americas-largest-movie-studio-in-effingham-georgiaotcqb-mdnt-1770109.htm
859 G.G. Rigsby, Medient breaks ground for movie studios, Savannah Morning News, Aug. 30, 2013
http://savannahnow.com/effingham-now/2013-08-29/medient-breaks-ground-movie-studios#.U0cXsvldWG8
860 Medient Studios, Inc. Form 10-K Annual Report, SEC, Dec. 31, 2013 http://quote.morningstar.com/stockfiling/Annual-Report/2013/12/31/t.aspx?t=PINX:MDNT&ft=10-K&d=86510166d6ce6a79a7023a0c51a4c7d1
833
362
861

Resignation Media Moves to Austin and Plans to Hire 40, Silicon Hills News, July 24, 2013
http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2013/07/24/resignation-media-moves-to-austin-plans-to-hire-40/
863 Sarah Drake, California media co. relocating into former Shoreline Grill space, Austin Business Journal, July 23,
2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2013/07/california-media-co-relocating-into.html
864 Stuart Pfeifer, Wheel maker Superior Industries hits a bump in the road, Los Angeles Times, June 2, 2013
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/02/business/la-fi-stock-spotlight-superior-20130603
865 Andrew Thurlow, Wheel maker Superior to build plant in Chihuahua, Mexico, Automotive News, April 16, 2013
http://www.autonews.com/article/20130416/OEM01/130419926/wheel-maker-superior-to-build-plant-in-chihuahuamexico
866 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet. However, see August Newsletter, Turquoise Room,
Aug. 18, 2015 http://www.theturquoiseroom.net/announcements/august-newsletter
867 Villa Dolce Gelato Jobs and Careers, Careers in Food, undated (accessed April 25, 2015)
http://www.careersinfood.com/villa-dolce-gelato-company-44156.htm
869 Elliot Golan, Natural Balance Pet Foods Laying off 92 Workers, Golan Avenue, Oct. 29, 2013
http://golanavenue.com/2013/10/29/natural-balance-pet-food-laying-off-92-workers/
870
Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc., Bizapedia, April 17, 2014 http://www.bizapedia.com/ga/natural-balance-petfoods-inc.html
871
Ace Canopy Decides To Move Majority of Business Operations To Texas from California, company news
release, March 20, 2013 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/3/prweb10554302.htm
872 Christopher Calnan, Ace Canopy pulls up stakes, heads for Texas, L.A. Biz, June 11, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2012/06/11/ace-canopy-heads-for-texas.html
873 Kevin Smith, Avon to close distribution center in Pasadena, Pasadena Star-News, Jan. 16, 2013
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_22390140/avon-close-distribution-center-pasadena#ixzz2IFeLd2e2
874 Companies bringing more than 1,000 jobs to Las Vegas area, VegasInc.com, Sept. 19, 2013 story
http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2013/sep/19/companies-bringing-more-1000-jobs-las-vegas-valley/
875 For the Record, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct. 28, 2013 (NewsBank)
876 2012-2013 Beacon Council Results, Sept. 30, 2013,
http://miami.beaconcouncil.com/webdocs/Admin/AccompReport_ProgPlans_13_14_Binder/KPIs.pdf and follow-up
email from Ana Acle-Menendez, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Beacon Council, March 13, 2014
878 Muhammed El-Hasan, General Motors alternative-fuel vehicle plant in Torrance will relocate to Michigan,
Torrance Daily Breeze Feb. 3, 2013 http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_22519171/general-motors-alternative-fuelvehicle-plant-torrance-will
879 Jake Holmes, GM Moves Alternative-Fuel Research To Michigan, Corvette Engine-Build Center To Kentucky,
Automobile, Jan. 31, 2013 http://rumors.automobilemag.com/gm-moves-alternative-fuel-research-to-michigancorvette-engine-build-center-to-kentucky-200621.html#axzz2KXbST72V
880 GM Investing $200 Million to Expand Powertrain Engineering, company news release, Jan. 30, 2013
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Jan/0130-powertrain.html
881 Honda to move North American leadership to Ohio, WXYZ News 7 Detroit, April 5, 2013
http://www.wxyz.com/money/business-news/honda-to-move-north-american-leadership-to-ohio
882 Dan Gearino, Honda is low-key in moves of personnel, Columbus Dispatch, May 4, 2014
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/05/04/honda-is-low-key-in-moves-of-personnel.html
883 David Hendricks, Alamo City in hunt for foreign investments, San Antonio Express-News, Nov. 24, 2012
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Alamo-City-in-hunt-for-foreign-money-4064414.php#photo3784899; also, the company confirmed in a June 30, 2014 email that this should be recorded as a 2013 event.
884 Awards, company website (accessed June 30, 2014) http://www.lulusdessert.com/awards.php
885 WCC takes lead role in cybersecurity consortium, Bellingham Business Journal, Oct. 8, 2013
http://bbjtoday.com/blog/wcc-takes-lead-role-in-cybersecurity-consortium/25423
886 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet. However, see this similar story: Kevin Huelsmann,
Jackson lifestyle, schools lure data firm, Jackson Hole News & Guide, April 14, 2013 (NewsBank)
887 John Seelmeyer, Relocating CEO: California tax man is right on you, Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Dec.
17, 2012 http://www.nnbw.com/ArticleRead.aspx?storyID=20746
888 Bill ODriscoll, Tiny company plans for big Reno future, Reno Gazette Journal, Dec 15, 2012
http://www.flaresunfire.com/2012/12/tiny-company-plans-for-big-reno-future/
889 Ramona Giwargis, Livingston manufacturing plant slated for closure, Merced Sun-Star, Feb. 7, 2014
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/article3285443.html
890 Brenda Young, Crane company moving from California to Lampasas, Killeen Daily Herald, Nov. 4, 2013
http://kdhnews.com/news/crane-company-moving-from-california-to-lampasas/article_f6b0b13a-4510-11e3-b7bc001a4bcf6878.html
891 David Lowe, City reaches deal with business, Lampasas Dispatch Record, April 15, 2014
http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/2014-04-15/Front_Page/City_reaches_deal_with_business.html
862
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Neal St. Anthony, Viewpoint: A conversation with tech entrepreneur Terry Low, Minneapolis Star Tribune, July
27, 2013 http://www.startribune.com/business/217165011.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue
893 Ryan Ori, California aluminum maker to move HQ to Wacker Drive, Crains Chicago Business, March 14, 2013
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20130314/CRED03/130319881/california-aluminum-maker-to-move-hqto-wacker-drive#
896 Web, mobile tech leader relocates from California to Nevada, EDAWN News Release, Feb. 21, 2013
http://thisisreno.com/2013/02/web-mobile-tech-leader-relocates-from-california-to-nevada/
897 MetLife to Create over 2,500 Jobs in North Carolina, company news release, March 7, 2013
https://www.metlife.com/about/press-room/us-press-releases/index.html?compID=96184
898 Jane Yu, MetLife to Close Offices in Irvine, Aliso Viejo, Orange County Business Journal, March 7, 2013
http://www.ocbj.com/news/2013/mar/07/metlife-close-offices-irvine-aliso-viejo/
899 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2012, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. Jan. 24,
900 Gun Business Moves From California To Shiner, KABB-TV, San Antonio, Feb. 27, 2013
http://www.foxsanantonio.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/vid_14446.shtml
901
The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet; however, see next endnote.
902 Christopher Calnan, Flush with cash and eager for IPO, Calif. software maker plans Austin expansion, Austin
Business Journal, Oct. 2, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2013/10/software-maker-plansaustin-expansion.html
903 Kevin Sablan, Cristek will relocate to Nevada, Orange County Register, July 5, 2013
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/company-515734-cristich-based.html
904 Company buying plant in Minden; CEO set to move, Nevada Appeal, June 25, 2013
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/7068105-113/cristek-cristich-nevada-plant
905 Tom Griffith, Samson Exhaust completes move to Sturgis, Rapid City Journal, July 13, 2013
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/sturgis/samson-exhaust-completes-move-tosturgis/article_0127e474-4b56-53a7-9cb7-7bb1f09930b7.html
906 California Company Relocates to Industrial Park, Sturgis Economic Development Corp. news release, Sept. 24,
2012, http://sturgisdevelopment.com/2012/09/samson-exhaust-construction-underway/
907 NC: Cleaning Products Manufacturer to Invest $22M, Hire 90 in Surry County, Trade & Industry Development,
Feb. 18, 2013 http://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/Industry/Manufacturing/news/nc-cleaning-products-manufacturerinvest-22m-hire-7487
908 Magdalene Landegent, Dean Foods closes California milk plant, LeMars Daily Sentinel, May 14, 2013
http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1968856.html
909 Frank Esposito, Cytec closing three plants, shutting down China JV, Plastics News, July 18, 2013
http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=3251
910 Kari Hamanaka, Burton Snowboards Restructure: Analog Back to Vermont, Gravis to Japan, Orange County
Business Journal, Oct. 23, 2012 http://www.ocbj.com/news/2012/oct/23/burton-snowboards-restructure-analog-backvermont-/
911 LoanDepot announces permanent Plano office location; plans to create up to 1,000 jobs, company news release,
June 12, 2013 http://www.loandepot.com/About/PressReleases.aspx
912 Steve Brown, LoanDepot doubles its projected Plano workforce, Dallas Morning News, June 12, 2013
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/headlines/20130612-loandepot-doubles-its-projectedplano-workforce.ece
913 Richard A. McCormack, Americas Biggest Companies Continue To Move Factories Offshore And Eliminate
Thousands of American Jobs, Manufacturing & Technology News, July 31, 2013
http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/TAA0731131.html
914 California-Based Video Game Distributor Establishing Indy Operations, Indiana Economic Development Corp.
news release, Aug. 19, 2013
=&rss=rss
915 Robert Grattan, Auction.com to open Austin office, hire 40, Austin Business Journal, Aug. 28, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2013/08/28/auctioncom-to-open-austin-office.html
916 Jennifer Robison, Southern Nevada preparing to greet new businesses, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 23,
2013 http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economic-development/southern-nevada-preparing-greet-newbusinesses
917 Richard N. Velotta, State board OKs tax abatements for new, expanding companies, Las Vegas Sun, March 21,
2013 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/21/state-board-oks-tax-abatements-new-expanding-compa/
918 Richard N. Velotta, Illinois company expanding to Las Vegas, bringing 353 jobs, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct.
10, 2014 http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economic-development/illinois-company-expanding-las-vegasbringing-353-jobs
919 Contact, company website, undated (accessed May 19, 2015) https://www.consumerportfolio.com/Contact.htm
892
364
2014 Annual Report Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, company
website, http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/CPSS/198501422x0x824257/48DBD7B6-E452-47AD-A1588FEF51EB1E6F/CPSSAnnualReport2014.pdf
921 Form 10-K, Consumer Portfolio Services Inc., Filed 02/15/13 for the Period Ending 12/31/12, company website,
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/CPSS/198501422x0x824268/D1AFA358-02B0-4863-8DCD2940506952D9/CPSSAnnualReport2013.pdf
922 Nancy Luna, Mimis Cafe parent making room in Texas home, Orange County Register, Dec. 13, 2013
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mimi-593332-cafe-duff.html
923 Orange County Breakers Relocate As Austin Aces, Sports Franchise Tracker, Nov. 21, 2013
http://sportsfranchises.sportsblog.com/posts/202271/orange_county_breakers_relocate_as.html
924 Dennis Huspeni, Precision Discovery moving California operations to Denver Tech Center; hiring planned,
Denver Business Journal, Nov. 13, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/real_deals/2013/11/precisiondiscovery-moves-ops-from.html?page=all; jobs information provided by the Metro Denver Economic Development
Corp.
925 Dennis Huspeni, Precision Discovery moving California operations to Denver Tech Center; hiring planned,
Denver Business Journal, Nov. 13, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/real_deals/2013/11/precisiondiscovery-moves-ops-from.html?ana=e_du_pap&s=article_du&ed=2013-11-13&page=all
926
Stason Pharmaceuticals Inc. announces Kansas City expansion, adds human health capabilities, company news
release, Nov. 8, 2013 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stason-pharmaceuticals-inc-announces-kansascity-expansion-adds-human-health-capabilities-231177441.html
927 Brianne Pfannenstiel, Stason Pharmaceuticals relocates brand division from California to KCK, Kansas City
Business Journal, Nov 8, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/11/08/stason-pharmaceuticalsrelocates-brand.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2013-11-08
928 Bernard J. Wolfson, Teva plans to sell Irvine drug plant, Orange County Register, Feb. 8, 2013
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/teva-495168-company-irvine.html
929 Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. celebrates new headquarters, product line, and international expansion, DC
Velocity, Nov. 6, 2013 http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20131106-tmhu-celebrates-new-hq-product-expansion/
930 Simon Thompson, Toyota Material Handling Moves Headquarters to Columbus, Indiana Public Media, Nov. 4,
2013 http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/toyota-material-handling-moves-headquarters-columbus-58046/
931 One step closer, Athens Daily Review, June 17, 2013 http://www.athensreview.com/local/x493353748/One-stepcloser
932 About Us, company website (accessed June 2, 2014) http://www.varunjaininc.com/about.html
933 International City Mortgage Opens Regional Operations and Production Center in Reno, NV, EDAWN news
release, June 11, 2013 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10810805.htm
934 Mike Kazmierski, Reno City Council Update, Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, March 27,
2013
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:3mrsirBrAeYJ:renocitynv.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx
%3FType%3D4%26ID%3D1986+&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
936 Vince Horiuchi, As sales slow, Utahs Skullcandy retrenches, Salt Lake Tribune June 18, 2013
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/56476846-79/company-skullcandy-park-quarter.html.csp
937 Susan Latham Carr, Ansafone locating company headquarters in Ocala, Ocala Star-Banner, July 29, 2013
http://www.ocala.com/article/20130729/ARTICLES/130729714
938 Danica Abcede, Maslow building sold to make way for Ansafone call center, company website, undated
(accessed May 19, 2015) http://www.ansafone.com/maslow-building-sold-to-make-way-for-ansafone-call-center/
940 Tim Kelly, Aerospace supplier moving to Kitsap, Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, Aug. 1, 2013
http://kpbj.com/feature_articles/2013-08-01/aerospace_supplier_moving_to_kitsap
941 Mark Anderson, Another public company, Daegis, moving to Texas, Sacramento Business Journal, June 25,
2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/06/25/daegis-moving-headquarters-to-texas.html?page=all
942 Mark Hollmer, Abbott slashes 200 more jobs from CA stent operation, Fierce Medical Devices, July 24, 2013
http://www.fiercemedicaldevices.com/story/abbott-slashes-200-more-jobs-ca-stent-operation/2013-07-24
943 Mark Anderson, Bimbo shutting down Elk Grove bakery, Sacramento Business Journal, Sept. 16, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/09/16/bimbo-baking-close-elk-grove-bakery.html
944 Eric Schroeder, B.B.U. to close California baking plant, BakingBusiness.com, Sept. 18, 2013
http://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/news_home/Business/2013/09/BBU_to_close_California_baking.aspx?ID=%
7BEAB74DE2-1802-49FE-9DAE-5412DF9425E7%7D
945 Valley Tech Systems, Inc. Relocates California HQs to Greater Reno Sparks Tahoe, EDAWN news release,
May 21, 2013 http://www.edawn.org/news/valley-tech-systems-inc.-relocates-california-hqs-to-greater-reno-sparks
946 Mark Anderson, Rocket firm Valley Tech Systems gets $1.5M to expand, Sacramento Business Journal, Oct. 11,
2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2013/10/11/valley-tech-systems-15mexpand.html?page=all
920
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Ammo business moves corporate H.Q., online sales to Port of Ridgefield property, Port of Ridgefield news
release, Nov. 19, 2013 http://www.portridgefield.org/news-and-events/news-port-of-ridgefield/13-1119/Ammo_business_moves_corporate_H_Q_online_sales_to_Port_of_Ridgefield_property.aspx
948 Kelly Johnson, Sacramento Coca-Cola plant to close, Sacramento Business Journal, May 13, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/03/13/sacramento-coca-cola-plant-to-close.html
949 Melanie Sena, ABC Laboratories Subsidiary to Relocate to Missouri, PharmTech.com, Oct. 8, 2013
http://www.pharmtech.com/pharmtech/Industry+News/ABC-Laboratories-Subsidiary-to-Relocate-toMissour/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/825190?contextCategoryId=39842
950 Mark Glover, Morse Laboratories in Sacramento moving to Missouri, Sacramento Bee, Oct. 3, 2013
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/03/5791337/morse-laboratories-in-sacramento.html
952 Bill Gabbert, 10 Tanker Air Carrier moves to Albuquerque, begins converting a third DC-10, Fire Aviation, Oct.
28, 2013 http://fireaviation.com/2013/10/28/10-tanker-air-carrier-moves-to-albuquerque-begins-converting-a-third-dc10/
953 Kevin Robinson-Avila, Aviation firefighting company lands in Albuquerque, Albuquerque Journal, Updated Oct.
28, 2013 http://www.abqjournal.com/288658/biz/10tankerheryheryheryeryeryyy.html
954 Debbie Carson, County Commission approves $70,000 jobs grant for security firm, VeroNews.com, May 7, 2013
http://www.veronews.com/news/indian_river_county/government/county-commission-approves-jobs-grant-forsecurity-firm/article_19a51164-b749-11e2-bc45-0019bb30f31a.html
955
Paul Ivice, Family helps owner of California security company decide to relocate firm to Vero Beach, TC Palm,
May 14, 2013 http://www.tcpalm.com/business/california-security-company-to-relocate-to-vero
956 Urvaksh Karkaria, Satellite firm ViaSat to add 275 jobs in Duluth, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Jan. 21, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2013/01/satellite-firm-viasat-to-add-275-jobs.html
957 ViaSat, Inc. Breaks Ground in Gwinnett, Gwinnett Chamber news release, Jan. 22, 2013
http://gwinnetteconomicdevelopment.com/viasat-inc-breaks-ground-in-gwinnett/
958 Pete Kauffman, National field hockey teams move to Lancaster County a great fit, Lancaster Intelligencer
Journal, Jan. 25, 2013 http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/807731_National-field-hockey-team-s-move-toLancaster-County-a-great-fit.html
960 Creedmoor Sports Prepares for Move to Anniston, Alabama, AccurateShooter.com, Feb. 7, 2013
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2013/02/creedmoor-sports-moves-to-anniston-alabama/
961 Urvaksh Karkaria, Calif.-based medical imaging company Digirad relos HQ to Atlanta, Atlanta Business
Chronicle, Feb 28, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2013/02/calif-based-medical-imaging-company.html?page=all
962 Digirad Corporation Reports Preliminary 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Financial Results, company news
release, Feb. 28, 2013
http://drad.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=743973
963 Digirad Terminates Lease Agreement for Former Headquarters, company news release, Jan 27, 2014
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/digirad-terminates-lease-agreement-for-former-headquarters-2014-0127?reflink=MW_news_stmp
964 Contact Us, company website, undated (accessed May 19, 2015) http://www.ultrascaninc.com/contact.html
967 Jennie Grey, Serotta founder and CEO say they were blindsided when terminated by new management,
Saratogian News, Aug. 8, 2013
http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20130808/serotta-founder-and-ceo-say-they-were-blindsided-whenterminated-by-new-management
968 Major California Company to Move National Corporate Headquarters to Indiana, company news release, Aug.
30, 2013 http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/08/30/570563/10046673/en/Major-California-Company-toMove-National-Corporate-Headquarters-to-Indiana.html
969 Bradley J. Fikes, Amylins San Diego operations closing, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 3, 2013 story
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/03/amylin-closing-bristol-myers-san-diego/?page=1#article-copy
970 Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Be Closed, San Diego Business Journal, April 4, 2013
http://www.sdbj.com/news/2013/apr/04/amylin-pharmaceuticals-be-closed/
971 Alex Philippidis, Top 15 Job-Cutting Companies of 2013 (So Far), Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News,
July 15, 2013 http://www.genengnews.com/keywordsandtools/print/3/31920/
972 Jonathan Horn, Blackbaud downsizes in San Diego, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 14, 2013
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/14/blackbaud-sandiego-layoffs-downsize/
973 Blackbaud, Inc., Financial Statement, March 31, 2013, SEC Filing, (scroll to Restructuring)
https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/viewer?action=view&cik=1280058&accession_number=0001280058-13000022&xbrl_type=v#
975 Jim Nordstrom, The Move, The Move Two, The World, jimsnailblog, Sept. 1, 2013
http://jimsnailblog.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/the-move-the-move-two-the-world-2/
947
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Jason Hidalgo, Jitterbug phone maker picks Reno for new service center, Reno Gazette-Journal, April 29, 2013
http://blogs.rgj.com/renorebirth/2013/04/29/jitterbug-phone-maker-picks-reno-for-new-service-center/
977 GreatCall Announces New Call Center in Reno to Support Growth in Mobile Health and Safety Services,
company news release, April 29, 2013
http://www.greatcall.com/Downloads/GreatCall_Reno_Call_Center_Press_Release.pdf
978 Mike Freeman, San Diegos GreatCall to open call center in Reno, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 7, 2013
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/may/07/Jitterbug-parent-to-expand-in-Nevada/
979 California clean tech company expands to Peoria, KPHO.com, Oct. 19, 2011
http://www.kpho.com/story/15732992/california-clean-tech-company-expands-to-peoria
980 Arizona to Gain Up to 200 Manufacturing Jobs With Expansion of Clean Tech Firm, Area Development Online,
Oct. 20, 2011 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/10-20-2011/arizona-_manufacturing-jobs-cleantech997806.shtml
981 Patrick OGrady, Maxwell Technologies creating $26M facility in Peoria, Phoenix Business Journal, Oct. 19,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/10/19/maxwell-technologies-creating-26m.html?page=all
982 Sonu Munshi, Technology company to open facility in Peoria, bring jobs, Arizona Republic, Oct. 20, 2011
http://www.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/2011/10/19/20111019peoria-maxwell-technologiest-expansionjobs-brk.html
983
Peoria firm renovates building, plans more hires, YourWestValley.com, Nov. 15, 2013
http://www.yourwestvalley.com/peoria/article_9b4c03d6-4bd1-11e3-9eb5-001a4bcf887a.html; also, further
information from a link that no longer appears to be on the Internet.
984 Nasseo Joins BioAccel/BioInspire Incubator, Closes Seed Round, Nasseo and BioInspire news release, Feb. 15,
2013 http://www.nasseo.com/pressrelease.php?myId=47
985 Bradley J. Fikes, Pfizer cuts 100 San Diego jobs, San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 16, 2013
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/16/pfizer-cuts-more-than-100-san-diego-jobs-report/
986 Robert Grattan, Behind the scenes: How Websenses proposed Austin investment would play out, Austin
Business Journal, Feb. 10, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/at-the-watercooler/2014/02/behind-thescenes-how-websenses-proposed-austin.html?page=all
987 Websense Chooses Austin for Corporate Headquarters, company news release, Feb. 28, 2014
http://community.websense.com/blogs/websense-news-releases/archive/2014/02/28/websense-chooses-austin-forcorporate-headquarters.aspx
988 Mike Freeman, Is Vista Equity relocating its San Diego companies? San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 12, 2013
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/dec/12/Vista-Equity-Websense-Omnitracs-Active-Network/
989 Christopher Calnan, Calif. software maker expands Austin presence, Austin Business Journal, July 30, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2013/07/calif-software-maker-expands-austin.html
990 Bryan Goldberg, Because of asset seizures, I am starting my new company outside California, PandoDaily,
March 25, 2013 http://pandodaily.com/2013/03/25/because-of-asset-seizures-i-am-starting-my-new-companyoutside-california/
991 Bryan Goldberg, Ive raised $6.5 million to build and grow my new company: Bustle.com, PandoDaily, Aug. 13,
2013 http://pando.com/2013/08/13/ive-raised-6-5-million-to-build-and-grow-my-new-company-bustle-com/
992 Gov. Hickenlooper Applauds Charles Schwab s Renewed Commitment to Colorado, The Chamber at Lone
Tree, news release, Jan. 16, 2013 http://www.lonetreechamber.com/gov-hickenlooper-applauds-charles-schwabsrenewed-commitment-to-colorado/
993 Aldo Svaldi, Charles Schwab opens up Lone Tree campus, Denver Post, Oct. 1, 2014
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_26643587/charles-schwab-opens-up-lone-tree-campus
994 Madeline Stone, Three Startup Founders Reveal Why They Left San Francisco For Portland, Business Insider,
Oct. 10, 2014 http://www.businessinsider.com/why-three-startup-founders-left-san-francisco-201410?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+(Business+Insider)
995 Gino Zahnd, We now have a Jobs page, company blog, Aug. 27, 2013 https://cozy.co/blog/page/8/
996 Curse Inc., online game portal, moves headquarters to Huntsville from California, Alabama Department of
Commerce news release, June 26, 2013 http://www.madeinalabama.com/2013/06/curse-inc-online-game-portalmoves-headquarters/
997 Lucy Berry, Curse, 1 of worlds largest video gaming information companies, to relocate from San Francisco to
Huntsville, AL.com June 26, 2013
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2013/06/curse_1_of_worlds_largest_vide.html#/0
998 Victor Nazgul Goossens, Team Liquid and Former Curse Become One, company blog, Jan. 6, 2015
http://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2015/01/06/team-liquid-and-former-curse-become-one
999 Molly Ryan, Major data center player expands Houston presence, Houston Business Journal, Aug. 13, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/nuts-and-bolts/2013/08/major-data-center-player-expands.html?page=all
1000 Digital Realty Breaks Ground On New Data Center Facility In Northern Virginia, company news release, May 9,
2012 http://investor.digitalrealty.com/Mobile/file.aspx?IID=4094311&FID=13378762
1001 Robert Grattan, Behind the scenes: Why Dropbox is targeting Austin in a big way, Austin Business Journal,
Feb. 7, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/02/behind-the-scenes-why-dropbox-is-targetingaustin.html?page=all
976
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Christopher Calnan, Dropbox to employ 200 workers in Austin by next year, exec confirms, Austin Business
Journal, May 23, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/05/dropbox-to-employ-200-workers-inaustin-by-next.html?page=all
1003 Tyler Orton, Vancouver lures growing number of Asian tech companies looking for close connection to U.S.,
Business Vancouver, Oct. 13, 2014 http://www.biv.com/article/2014/10/vancouver-lures-growing-number-asian-techcompanie/
1004 Urvaksh Karkaria, Salesforce.com gives Atlanta another notch in data center belt, Atlanta Business Chronicle,
April 5, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/04/05/salesforcecom-gives-atlanta-another.html
1005 Erik Siemers, Salesforce.com chooses Hillsboro for Oregon operation, Portland Business Journal, Feb. 23,
2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/02/salesforcecom-chooses-hillsboro.html
1006 Wendy Culverwell, Report: Salesforce.com on track for 500 employees in Hillsboro, Portland Business Journal,
Oct. 23, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/10/report-salesforcecom-on-trackfor.html
1007 Kira M. Newman, Teamly Raises $250K from VegasTechFund, Leaves San Francisco for Vegas, Tech Cocktail
Las Vegas Edition, Feb. 6, 2013 http://tech.co/teamly-raises-funding-vegastechfund-2013-02
1008 Michael Carney, Enterprise in the desert: Teamly raises $250k from Vegas Tech Fund, moves to Downtown,
PandoDaily, Feb. 6, 2013 http://pando.com/2013/02/06/enterprise-in-the-desert-teamly-raises-250k-from-vegas-techfund-moves-to-the-desert/
1009 Madeline Stone, Three Startup Founders Reveal Why They Left San Francisco For Portland, Business Insider,
Oct. 10, 2014 http://www.businessinsider.com/why-three-startup-founders-left-san-francisco-201410?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+(Business+Insider)
1010 Robert Ham, Tech Consulting Firm Tilde To Move From SF to Portland, Willamette Week, July 12, 2013
http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-30416-tech_consulting_firm_tilde_to_move_from_sf_to_port.html
1011 Union Bank Selects Tempe for Expansion, news release, Arizona Commerce Authority, March 21, 2013
http://www.azcommerce.com/union-bank-selects-tempe-for-expansion-3/
1012 Kristena Hansen, Wells Fargo gears up for big addition to Chandler campus, Phoenix Business Journal, Sept.
17, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/09/18/wells-fargo-gears-up-for-big-addition.html?page=all
1013 Reed Fujii, Lathrop glass plant to be shuttered, RecordNet.com, Nov. 13, 2013
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131113/A_BIZ/311130312
1014 Summary of Statement, USW Local 418G, undated (accessed Feb. 16, 2014)
http://mysite.verizon.net/resqcry5/local418g/
1016 Rob Preliasco, Austin Startup Wants to do You a Favor, Techzette, Dec. 13, 2013 http://techzette.com/austinstartup-wants-to-do-you-a-favor/
1017 Lora Kolodny, Favor Seeded to Become Go-To Delivery Service in College Towns, Wall Street Journal, Sept. 4,
2014 http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/09/04/favor-seeded-to-become-go-to-delivery-service-in-college-towns/
1018 Laura Lorek, Favor Moves to Austin and Launches a Food Delivery Service, SiliconHills, June 2, 2014
http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2013/07/02/favor-moves-to-austin-and-launches-a-food-delivery-service/
1019 Angela Moscaritolo, Facebook Confirms Altoona, Iowa Data Center, PC Magazine, April 23, 2013
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2418064,00.asp
1020 Facebook chooses Iowa for next data center location, Office of the Governor news release, April 23, 2013
https://governor.iowa.gov/2013/04/facebook-chooses-iowa-for-next-data-center-location/
1021 Donnelle Eller, Facebook is behind $1 billion data center project in Altoona, statehouse sources say, Des
Moines Register, April 19, 2013 http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/04/19/facebook-behind-1billion-data-center-project-in-altoona-sources-say/viewart
1022 Emil Protalinski, Facebook completes move from Palo Alto to Menlo Park, ZDNet, Dec. 19, 2011
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-completes-move-from-palo-alto-to-menlo-park/6489
1024 Oracle America Creating 200 Jobs in Austin, Texas Economic Development and Tourism Division news
release, Nov. 1, 2013 https://texaswideopenforbusiness.com/news/oracle-america-creating-200-jobs-austin
1025 Amy Denney, Audrey Spencer, Oracle to add 200 jobs, new office in Austin, Community Impact Newspaper,
Nov. 5, 2013 http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/northwest-austin/oracle-to-add-200-jobs-new-office-in-austin/
1026 Bulldog LED Lighting moving operations to Texas. Teenage entrepreneur Dylan Sievers thanks California
politics for making it happen, company announcement, July 8, 2013
http://bulldogledlighting.com/movingoperationstotexas/
1027 Bulldog LED Lighting reduces costs due to innovations in American Manufacturing, company news release,
May 20, 2014 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bulldog-led-lighting-reduces-costs-due-to-innovations-inamerican-manufacturing-260016011.html
1028 SolarCity to Expand to Nevada, company news release, March 31, 2013
http://www.solarcity.com/newsroom/press/solarcity-expand-nevada
1029 Kristy Totten, SolarCity opens Las Vegas headquarters at Town Square, Las Vegas Review Journal, Aug. 15,
2013 http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/solarcity-opens-las-vegas-headquarters-town-square
1030 Richard N. Velotta, Local economy scores major coup with luring of SolarCity to Las Vegas, Vegas Inc., March
21, 2013 http://www.vegasinc.com/business/2013/mar/21/nevada-scores-major-coup-arrival-solarcity/
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1031
Minutes, Governors Office of Economic Development Board Meeting, State of Nevada, July 11, 2013
1032 Information provided by Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce; also Jan Buchholz, Biotech company expands
to Austin for efficiency, workforce, Austin Business Journal, Feb. 8, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/printedition/2013/02/08/biotech-company-expands-to-austin.html?page=all
1033 Veracyte Sets Up Shop In Austin, Texas TechPulse, Feb. 8, 2013
http://www.texastechpulse.com/veracyte_sets_up_shop_in_austin/s-0047686.html
1034 R2Sonic Establishes Global Headquarters in Austin, Texas, company announcement, 20 March 2013
http://r2sonic.com/news.php (scroll down)
1035 Jan Buchholz, Real estate roundup: Industrial strength users nab big spaces, Austin Business Journal, Apr 3,
2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/real-estate/2013/04/real-estate-roundup-industrial.html
1036 Valley Cardiologist Pioneers New Approach for the Treatment of Resistant Hypertension, The Hertel Report,
March 18, 2015 (refers to 2013 event) http://www.thehertelreport.com/valley-cardiologist-pioneers-new-approach-forthe-treatment-of-resistant-hypertension/
1037 Angela Gonzales, Verve Medical finds new home at BioAccel facility, Phoenix Business Journal, Feb 3, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/health-care-daily/2014/01/verve-medical-finds-new-home-at.html
1038 Peter Burrows, Apples Cook Kicks Off Made in USA Push With Mac Pro, Bloomberg, Dec. 18, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-18/apple-s-cook-kicks-off-made-in-usa-push-with-mac-pro.html
1039 Tim Culpan and Adam Satariano, Apple Adds Macs Assembled in Texas by Flextronics, Bloomberg, Feb. 13,
2014 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-13/apple-adds-macs-assembled-in-texas-by-flextronics-in-u-spush.html
1040 Dan Zehr, Apple confirms Mac Pro production has started in Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 18, 2013
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/apple-confirms-mac-pro-production-has-started-in-a/ncN3M/
1041 Apple builds in Texas, not California, San Diego-Union Tribune, May 26, 2013
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/May/26/apple-builds-in-texas-not-california/
1042 Trend Micro Opens New Headquarters Near Dallas, Texas, Area Development Online, Sept. 17, 2013
http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/9-17-2013/trend-micro-opens-global-operations-headquarters-dallastexas137893.shtml
1043 Irving locks up 220 jobs with Trend Micro HQ relocation, Irving Weekly, April 17, 2013,
http://www.irvingweekly.com/s/1476/Irving-locks-up-220-jobs-with-Trend-Micro-HQ-relocation.php
1044 Danielle Abril, Trend Micro opens global headquarters in Irving, Dallas Business Journal, Sept. 17, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/09/16/trend-micro-opens-global-headquarters.html
1045 Audrey Spencer, California-based manufacturer to relocate to Georgetown, Community Impact Newspaper, July
16, 2013 http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/georgetown/california-based-manufacturer-to-relocate-to-georgetown/
1046 Audrey Spencer, Radiation Detection Co. breaks ground on headquarters, Community Impact Newspaper, Jan.
15, 2014 http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/georgetown/radiation-detection-co.-breaks-ground-on-headquarters/
1047 Sarah Drake, Another California co. heading to Texas, Austin Business Journal, July 17, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/morning_call/2013/07/another-california-co-heading-to-texas.html
1048 Greg Ferraro, The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance Announces Advanced Technology, Manufacturing, and
Financial Companies Have Been Approved for Incentives in Southern Nevada, Nevada Business, July 13, 2013
http://www.nevadabusiness.com/2013/07/the-las-vegas-global-economic-alliance-announces-advanced-technologymanufacturing-and-financial-companies-have-been-approved-for-incentives-in-southern-nevada/
1050 FireEye Opens Research and Development Center in Bangalore, company news release, March 14, 2013
http://www.fireeye.com/news-events/press-releases/read/fireeye-opens-research-and-development-center-inbangalore
1051 Poonam Kumar, FireEye To Invest $50 Mn, Opens Research Lab In Bangalore, BW BusinessWorld, March 15,
2013 http://www.businessworld.in/news/business/it/fireeye-to-invest-50-mn-opens-research-lab-inbangalore/819774/page-1.htm
1052 Jasen Lee, Cyber security firm expanding to Utah, bringing 250 jobs, Deseret News, March 5 2013
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574874/Cyber-security-firm-expanding-to-Utah-bringing-250-jobs.html?pg=all
1053 U.S. Department of Labor, http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm
1054 Ronald J. Hansen, Data company Gigya bringing 200 high-wage jobs to Phoenix, The Republic, Nov. 5, 2013
http://www.azcentral.com/business/arizonaeconomy/articles/20131105gigya-phoenix-jobs.html
1055 Jennifer Keeney Sendrow, Why One Tech Startup Decided To Expand In Phoenix Instead Of Silicon Valley,
Business Insider, (post sponsored by the Arizona Commerce Authority), April 2, 2014
http://www.businessinsider.com/sc/why-gigya-expanded-in-arizona-2014-2
1056 Mike Rogoway, Google says data center expansion in The Dalles will cost $600 million, Oregonian, Sept. 26,
2013 http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/09/google_says_data_center_expans.html
1057 John McDermott, Google to invest $600 million, add 3rd data center in Berkeley County, The Post and Courier,
Jan. 18, 2013
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130118/PC05/130119244/1180/google-to-invest-another-600-million-inberkeley-county
369
Eric Frazier and Bruce Henderson, Google announces $600M Lenoir data center expansion,
NewsObserver.com, April 19, 2013 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/19/3991902/google-announces-600million-lenoir.html
1059 Zuvo Waters Headquarter Relocation from California to Reno, Nev. Brings 25 Jobs, EDAWN news release,
March 13, 2013 http://www.edawn.org/news/zuvo-waters-headquarter-relocation-from-california-to-reno-nev.-brings25-j/
1060 Nest is moving again. And again, company blog, June 27, 2013 http://nest.com/blog/2013/06/27/nest-is-movingagain-and-again/
1061 Careers at Nest, company website, https://nest.com/careers/ (the language was in a job description for a test
engineer found at http://nest.com/careers/system-test-engineer-taipei-taiwan/ however that URL has
disappeared)
1062 Information provided by Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce; also Robert Grattan, Nest Labs to open
customer service center in Austin, Austin Business Journal, Aug. 27, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2013/08/nest-labs-to-open-customer-service.html
1063 Rolfe Winkler and Daisuke Wakabayashi, Google Pays $3.2 Billion for Nest Labs, Wall Street Journal, Jan. 13,
2014 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424052702303595404579318952802236612
1064 Rob Roberts, Remote presence provider beams into KC tech market, Kansas City Business Journal, Nov 8,
2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/11/07/remote-presence-provider-beams-into.html
1065 Fred Bauters, Suitable Technologies opens first office outside California in KC, Silicon Prairie News, Nov. 12,
2013 http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2013/11/suitable-technologies-opens-first-office-outside-california-in-kc
1066 SO2 Expands Sales and Support Operations With Opening of Bloomington Office, company news release, Oct.
25, 2013 http://comparebloomington.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/wso2-expands-with-opening-of-bloomington-office/
1067 AdvancedCath Announces the Opening of New Costa Rica Manufacturing Facility, company news release, Aug.
13, 2014 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/advancedcath-announces-opening-costa-rica-193300746.html
1068 History, company website, undated (accessed July 23, 2015)
http://advancedcathetermanufacturing.com/history-2/
1069 AdvancedCath Costa Rica, company website, undated (accessed July 23, 2015)
http://advancedcathetermanufacturing.com/advancedcath-costa-rica/
1070 Meet the Minds Behind AdvancedCath (scroll down to Jorge Chaves), company website, undated (accessed
July 23, 2015) http://advancedcathetermanufacturing.com/meet-us-2/
1071 TE Connectivity Completes Acquisition of AdvancedCath, company news release, March 4, 2015
http://advancedcathetermanufacturing.com/te-connectivity-completes-acquisition-advancedcath/
1072 AdvancedCath, LinkedIn, undated (accessed July 23, 2015) https://www.linkedin.com/company/advancedcath
1073 eBay Enterprise Invests Up To $45 Million To Expand Its Louisville, Kentucky, Campus, Area Development
Online, Sept. 18, 2013 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/9-18-2013/ebay-enterprise-operations-centerexpansion-louisville-kentucky891238.shtml
1074 Information provided by Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce; also Robert Grattan, eBay tells Austin it wants to
add 1,000 jobs here, Austin Business Journal, Nov. 13, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2013/11/13/ebay-to-apply-for-enterprise-zoneas.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&page=all
1078 Ucilia Wang, The Disappearing Act Of A High-Flying Solar Startup, Forbes, July 10, 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2013/07/10/the-disappearing-act-of-a-high-flying-solar-startup/
1079 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2013 , California Employment Development Dept., Rev. Jan. 7 ,
1080 SoloPower looks for investors as restructuring continues, PVTech, July 12, 2013 http://www.pvtech.org/news/solopower_looks_for_investors_as_restructuring_continues
1082 Ultratech Headquartered in Singapore, LEDinside, Dec. 7, 2010
http://www.ledinside.com/news/2010/12/news_Ultratech_20101207
1083 Steve Raabe, Hitachi Data Systems to bring hundreds of jobs to Douglas County, Denver Post, Oct. 5, 2012
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21706508/hitachi-data-systems-bring-hundreds-jobs-douglas-county
1085 Cathy Proctor, Construction of Trimbles new building in Westminster a speedy affair, Denver Business Journal,
June 25, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/06/construction-of-trimblenavigations.html?page=all
1086 Christopher Calnan, California company opens Austin software office, Austin Business Journal, Sept. 27, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2013/09/plantronics-opens-local-software.html
1087 Warren L. Wise, Boeing leases site for new research center; to create 300-400 jobs in North Charleston, The
Post and Courier, Sept. 24, 2014 http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140923/PC05/140929796
1058
370
Boeing Alabama research center to bring new innovation, Alabama Dept. of Commerce news release, July 16,
2014 http://www.madeinalabama.com/2014/07/boeing-alabama-research-center-bring-new-innovation/
1089 Greta Weiderman, Boeing to hire up to 400 for new R&D centers in St. Louis, St. Louis Business Journal, Dec.
12, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2013/12/boeing-to-hire-up-to-400-for-new-rd.html
1090 St. Louis Office Market Report, Colliers International, Q3 2014 http://www.colliers.com//media/Files/United%20States/MARKETS/StLouis/Market%20Reports/STL%20Office%20Market%20Report%20Q3%
202014_Colliers.pdf
1091 California based software testing company expanding to Iowa City, The Gazette, Sept. 12, 2013
http://thegazette.com/2013/09/12/california-based-software-testing-company-expanding-to-iowa-city/
1092 Shasta QA Expands to the Silicon Prairie, company announcement, Oct. 22, 2013
http://www.shastaqa.com/media
1093 ICAD group FY2014, Iowa City Area Development Group, undated (accessed May 21, 2015)
http://www.iowacityareadevelopment.com/webres/File/ICAD%20Group%20Timeline%20and%20Report%20FY2014.
pdf
1094 King of the West Entertainment to bring 70 jobs to Greater Reno-Sparks-Tahoe, EDAWN News Release, April
4, 2013, http://thisisreno.com/2013/04/king-of-the-west-entertainment-to-bring-70-jobs-to-greater-reno-sparks-tahoe/
1095 Wendy Werris, Pomegranate Press Makes the Move From California to Oregon, Publishers Weekly, March 16,
2013 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/56398-pomegranate-pressmakes-the-move-from-california-to-oregon.html
1096
Richard A. McCormack, Americas Biggest Companies Continue To Move Factories Offshore And Eliminate
Thousands of American Jobs, Manufacturing & Technology News, July 31, 2013
http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/TAA0731131.html
1097 Colorado business briefs, 10/28, denverpost.com, Oct. 28, 2013
http://www.denverpost.com/bizbriefs/ci_24404101/colorado-business-briefs-10-28
1098 News & Deals, Metro Denver Economic Development Corp., undated (accessed Sept. 2, 2014)
http://admin.metrodenver.org/site-selection/news-deals/metro-denver-insite-archive/2012
1099 Post cereals on the grow in Battle Creek, WKZO Radio, May 23, 2013
http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2013/may/23/post-cereals-on-the-grow-in-battle-creek/
1100 Another penalty set for Modesto plant, Sacramento Bee, Sept. 14, 2013, NewsLibrary.com
1101 Joe Ybarra, A South Valley iris farm is closing and moving out of state, TV 47 News, May 2, 2013
http://kalle2.rssing.com/chan-1277615/all_p98.html#item1946 (scroll down)
1102 John Lindt, Tulare Co. cheese plant closing, 144 layoffs, TBJ Now, June 26, 2013
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/manufacturing-and-distribution/6679-tulare-co-cheese-plant-closing-144layoffs
1103 Ardagh Metal Packaging Announces 140 Jobs in Reno, Nev, EDAWN news release, Aug. 22, 2013
http://www.edawn.org/news/ardagh-metal-packaging-announces
1104 Mark Robison, How Reno is chosen when firms seek new sites, Reno Gazette-Journal, April 12, 2014
http://www.rgj.com/story/renorebirth/2014/04/12/how-reno-is-chosen-when-firms-seek-new-sites/7652433/
1106 Alex Williams, LevelEleven Raises $2M For Sales Motivation App From Salesforce.com, A Former NBA Star
And An NFL Offensive Tackle, TechCrunch, Sept. 9, 2013 http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/leveleleven-raises-2mfor-sales-motivation-app-from-salesforce-com-a-former-nba-star-and-an-nfl-offensive-tackle/
1107 Francesca Fenzi, Silicon Valley? No, Thanks. I Prefer Detroit, Inc., last updated May 15, 2013
http://www.inc.com/francesca-fenzi/reasons-to-love-detroit.html?utm_source=feedburner
1108 Schwabe North America Relocates to northern Nevada Bringing 50 Jobs, EDAWN news release, June 9, 2013
http://www.edawn.org/news/schwabe-north-america-relocates-to-northern-nevada-bringing-50-jobs/
1109 Mike Sunnucks, Stealth Software bringing 200 jobs to Phoenix area, Phoenix Business Journal, Feb 19, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/02/19/stealth-software-bringing-200-jobs-to.html
1110 Josh Brodesky, Dutch firm to open headquarters in metro Phoenix, bring 200 jobs, Arizona Republic, Feb. 19,
2013 http://www.azcentral.com/business/arizonaeconomy/articles/20130219dutch-firm-open-headquarters-metrophoenix-bring-jobs.html
1111 Paulina Pineda, CityNorth in north Phoenix reviving under new ownership, Arizona Republic, Dec. 10, 2013
http://archive.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20131209citynorth-in-north-phoenix-reviving-under-newownership.html
1112 Rob Roberts, French cloud computing firm picks KC for North American HQ, Kansas City Business Journal,
Oct. 30, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2013/10/29/french-cloud-computing-firm-pickskc.html?s=print
1113 Camie Young, Chinese company to open Duluth office, Gwinnett Daily Post, Aug. 27, 2013
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/aug/27/chinese-company-to-open-duluth-office/
1114 Urvaksh Karkaria, Chinese tech firm TravelSky to put R&D center in Duluth, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Aug.
27, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2013/08/chinese-tech-firm-travelsky-to-put-rd.html
1115 Business Entity Detail, Entity Number C3213158, California Secretary of State website, undated, (accessed
Aug. 4, 2014) http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/cbs.aspx
1088
371
Ed Sealover, Cool Planet Energy Systems to move HQ, factory to Denver area, Denver Business Journal, July
10, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2013/07/10/cool-planet.html
1117 Cathy Proctor, Cool Planet Energys fundraising tops $60 million for biorefinery company, Denver Business
Journal, Sept. 17, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/09/cool-planet-energysfundraising-tops.html
1118 Cathy Proctor, Colorado biofuel company breaks ground on 1st Louisiana refinery, Denver Business Journal,
Feb. 27, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2014/02/cool-planet-colorado-biofuelcompany.html
1119 Greg Avery, Colorado biofuel company raises a cool $71 million in new funding, Denver Business Journal, April
3, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2014/04/colorado-biofuel-company-raises-a-cool-71million.html; jobs information provided by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.
1120 Molly Young, SolarWorld replaces top U.S. executives, consolidates sales and marketing into Hillsboro hub,
Oregonian, Oct. 9, 2013
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/solarworld_replaces_top_us_executives_consolidates_sales_
and_marketing_into_hillsboro_hub.html
1121 Molly Young, SolarWorld will add 200 jobs in Hillsboro, expand production capacity, Portland Oregonian, Oct.
30, 2014
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/solarworld_will_add_200_jobs_in_hillsboro_expand_productio
n_capacity.html
1122
Leading Specialty Financial Services Firm PennyMac Financial Bringing 600 Jobs to Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce news release, Feb. 13, 2014 http://fortworthecodev.com/news-media/pressreleases/2014/02/leading-specialty-financial-services-firm-pennymac-financial-bringing-600-jobs-to-fort-worth/
1123 Lance Murray, PennyMac Financial opens mortgage service facility at CentrePort, Dallas Business Journal,
Nov. 12, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/morning_call/2013/11/pennymac-financial-opens-mortgage.html
1124 A. Lee Graham, PennyMac secures tax incentive, plans Fort Worth expansion, Fort Worth Business Press, Nov.
20, 2013 http://fwbusinesspress.com/fwbp/article/1/3135/Breaking-News/in-market.aspx
1126 Business Gets Steamy - ThermaSol developing upscale business park and new World HQ, The Round Rock
Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Partnership news release Nov. 15, 2013
http://www.roundrocktex.com/2013/11/round-rock-business-gets-steamy/
1127 ThermaSol To Move World Headquarters, Kitchen & Bath Business K+BB, Jan. 09, 2014
http://www.kbbonline.com/kbb/news-and-features/ThermaSol-To-Move-Wo-5226.shtml
1128 Michael Theis, California steam shower company packs bags to set up HQ in Round Rock, Austin Business
Journal, Sept. 23, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2014/09/23/california-sauna-company-packs-bagsto-set-up-hq.html
1116

Chris Anderson, Pictures from the new 3D Robotics Tijuana factory, DIY Drones, July 3, 2013
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/pictures-from-the-new-3d-robotics-tijuanafactory?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A1315167&page=3#comments
1130 Chris Anderson, Latest pictures from the 3D Robotics Tijuana factory, DYI Drones, Jan. 25, 2015
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/latest-pictures-from-the-3d-robotics-tijuana-factory
1131 Chris Anderson, Pictures from the new 3D Robotics Tijuana factory, DIY Drones, July 3, 2013 (scroll down to
comment) http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/pictures-from-the-new-3d-robotics-tijuanafactory?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A1315167&page=3#comments
1132 Lindsay Riddell, GreenVolts is Fremonts latest solar tragedy, San Francisco Business Times, Sept. 12, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2012/09/greenvolts-is-fremonts-latest-solar.html?page=all
1133 Business Entity Detail, California Secretary of State website, undated (accessed March 2, 2015)
1135 Eric Wesoff, NovaSolar, Formerly OptiSolar, Leaving Smoking Crater in Fremont, greentechmedia, Feb. 24,
2012 http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/NovaSolar-the-former-OptiSolar-Leaving-Smoking-Crater-inFremont
1138 Frequently Asked Questions, company website, undated (accessed June 12, 2015)
http://www.optoplex.com/FAQ.htm
1139 The original link for some of this information no longer appears to be on the Internet; see also, Quantenna
Communications Expands to Arizona, company news release, Aug. 16, 2012
http://www.quantenna.com/pressrelease-08_16_12.html
1129
372
Danielle Verbrigghe, Quantenna Communications opening Tempe research facility, Phoenix Business Journal,
Aug. 17, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/08/17/quantenna-communications-opening-tempe.html
1141 Michael Burke, CalStar changes CEOs, predicts larger workforce, Journal Times, Jan. 20, 2012
http://journaltimes.com/business/local/calstar-changes-ceos-predicts-larger-workforce/article_050ecb12-4361-11e1804e-0019bb2963f4.html
1143 Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., and Matheson Gas Products Korea Announce High Purity Ammonia Facility
Completion, company news release, April 11, 2003
http://www.mathesongas.com/newsevents/releases/article.aspx?articleID=16
1144 History, Kaiser Permanente website, undated (accessed April 22, 2015)
1145 The original link for some of this information no longer appears to be on the Internet; see also Kaiser
Permanente to Bring 500 New Information Technology Jobs to Colorado, Dec. 5, 2012, company news release,
http://share.kaiserpermanente.org/article/kaiser-permanente-to-bring-500-new-information-technology-jobs-tocolorado/
1146 Ed Sealover, Kaiser Permanente opens Colorado IT center; hundreds to be hired, Denver Business Journal,
Aug. 22, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2013/08/22/kaiser-permanente-opens-new-itcenter.html?page=all
1147 Howard Pankratz, Kaiser opening new IT campus in Greenwood Village, hiring 500, Denver Post, Dec. 6, 2012
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_22138099/kaiser-opening-new-it-campus-greenwood-village-hiring
1148 Ibid.
1150 Sandra Chereb, APNewsBreak: Feds announce Nevada biofuel plant, Yahoo Finance, Aug. 6, 2012
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apnewsbreak-feds-announce-nevada-biofuel-plant-195746184--finance.html
1151 Sierra Biofuels Plant, Nevada, United States of America, chemicals-technology.com, undated (accessed Feb. 9,
2014)
http://www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/sierra-biofuels-plant-nevada/
1152 Jasen Lee, Tech company Workday and Royal Bank of Scotland announce Utah expansions, Deseret News,
Nov. 9, 2012 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865566417/Tech-company-Workday-and-Royal-Bank-of-Scotlandannounce-Utah-expansions.html
1154 U.S. Department of Labor, 2012 layoff year, http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfm
1156 Ron Leuty, Maker of sterile bags for drug companies cutting 91 jobs, closing Concord facility, San Francisco
Business Times, Oct 5, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2012/10/sartorius-stedimconcord-closing.html
1158 David R. Baker, Chevron moving 800 Bay Area jobs to Texas, San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 21, 2012
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Chevron-moving-800-Bay-Area-jobs-to-Texas-4136930.php
1159 Deon Daugherty, Chevron plans new Houston tower, hiring spree, Houston Business Journal, July 3, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2013/07/03/chevron-plans-new-houston-building.html
1160 Deon Daugherty, Chevron plans new Houston tower, hiring spree, Houston Business Journal, July 3, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2013/07/03/chevron-plans-new-houston-building.html
1161 Jordan Blum, Chevron gives new details on downtown Houston tower, Houston Business Journal, May 13, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/drilling-down/2015/03/chevron-gives-new-details-on-downtown-houston.html
1162 Jennifer Dawson, Houston commercial construction costs hold steady, report says, Houston Business Journal,
May 3, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2011/05/03/houston-construction-costs-hold.html
1163 Central Garden & Pet Company Announces U.S. Based Shared Services Center, company news release, April
19, 2102
http://ir.central.com/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?ResLibraryID=53429&GoTopage=2&Category=2056&BzID
=2083&t=1278&G=399
1164 Pacific Union Financial Relocates Headquarters from California to Texas, The Texas Financial Services
Industry, report published by TexasWideOpenForBusiness, Office of the Governor, Economic Development and
Tourism, 2014 Edition http://governor.state.tx.us/files/ecodev/Financial_Report.pdf
1167 Pest Management with Environ-MentalityTM, company website, undated (accessed July 27, 2015)
http://www.pestmaster.com/environmental-pest-management.html
1168 Company Announces New Headquarters, 25 Jobs in Greater Reno-Sparks-Tahoe, EDAWN news release, Oct.
23, 2012, http://www.edawn.org/news/company-announces-new-headquarters-25-jobs-in-greater-reno-sparks-tahoe/
1140
373
Jose Gaspar, Major Arvin employer moving to Mexico, 87 to lose jobs, BakersfieldNow.com, July 19, 2013
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/business/Major-Arvin-emloyer-moving-to-Mexico-87-to-lose-jobs216111291.html
1171 Vic Kolene, Salter Labs moving all factory operations to Jurez, El Paso Times, July 25, 2013
http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_23729137/salter-labs-moving-all-factory-operations-jurez?source=most_emailed
1172 John Cox, Arvins Salter Labs sending last manufacturing jobs across Mexican border, Bakersfield Californian,
July 22, 2013 http://www.bakersfield.com/news/2013/07/23/arvin-s-salter-labs-sending-last-manufacturing-jobsacross-mexican-border.html
1173 XCOR Aerospace and Midland Development Corp. Announce Establishment of SCORs new Commercial
Spaceflight R&D Center Headquarters, company news release, July 9, 2012 http://xcor.com/press/2012/12-0709_XCOR_to_open_midland_resaerch_headquarters.html
1174 Jeff Foust, FAA Awards Spaceport License to Texas Airport, SpaceNews, Sept. 17, 2014
http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/41902faa-awards-spaceport-license-to-texas-airport
1175 Rye Druzin, Space companies making progress in move to Midland, Midland Reporter-Telegram, June 7, 2015
http://www.mrt.com/business/development/article_e6abab48-0c6d-11e5-8544-eb9aba4af2f3.html
1176 XCOR Aerospace to Establish Operations and Manufacturing Base in Florida. company news release, Aug. 23,
2012 http://xcor.com/press/2012/12-08-23_XCOR_to_establish_operations_in_florida.html
1177 John Cook, Ticketmaster opens Seattle office led by Amazon vets, GeekWire, April 23, 2012
http://www.geekwire.com/2012/ticketmaster-picks-seattle-engineering-center/
1178 Ticketmaster Opens Seattle Software Development Office, company news release on PR Newswire as
published in The Business Journals, April 23, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/04/23/LA92048
1181 Sanyo cuts US plant jobs to move to Malaysia, Malaysian Insider, Feb. 7, 2012
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/business/article/sanyo-cuts-us-plant-jobs-to-move-to-malaysia
1182 Ucilia Wang, Sanyo To Close Solar Factory In California, Forbes, Feb. 3, 2012
http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2012/02/03/sanyo-to-close-solar-factory-in-california/
1183 David Wichner, Tech firm to open plant in Tucson, Arizona Daily Star, Sept. 30, 2012
http://tucson.com/news/local/tech-firm-to-open-plant-in-tucson/article_09f1c94a-454e-5b42-bb32-58f16ebbe72f.html
1186 Deborah Crowe, International Rectifier to Close El Segundo Plant, Los Angeles Business Journal, Aug. 22,
2012 http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2012/aug/22/international-rectifier-close-el-segundo-plant/
1190 By Mark Kellam, Bank of America to shed 281 jobs in Glendale, Glendale News-Press, Dec. 6, 2012
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-1206-bank-of-america-to-shed-281-jobs-inglendale,0,3959829.story
1191 Kansas Dept. of Commerce April 3, 2012 news release All American Pet Company selects Shawnee for
operational HQ. http://www.kansascommerce.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=493
1192 All American Pet Company, Inc., Form 10-K, Securities & Exchange Commission, Oct. 2, 2012
http://www.getfilings.com/sec-filings/121002/ALL-AMERICAN-PET-COMPANY-INC_10-K/
1193 Grifols Opens New, State of the Art Plasma Testing Laboratory in San Marcos, company news release, April 20,
2012 http://www.grifols.com/en/web/international/press-center/press-releases//new/grifols_inaugura_un_nuevo_laboratorio_de_analisis_de_plasma_en_san_marcos_texas;jsessionid=ZyyNTJpYS
jy221TjlyJWWlYxnkCwdpvl8vLH22CGG5pPBcx1yV9g
1194 Grifols Completes Facility, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Industry Update, McIlvaine Company, April 2012
https://www.mcilvainecompany.com/industryforecast/pharmaceutical/updates/2012%20updates/april2012update.htm
#_Toc323040975
1195 Aleyda Londono, Health care company Grifols expands operations in San Marcos, Community Impact
Newspaper, May 9, 2012 http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/san-marcos-buda-kyle/health-care-company-grifolsexpands-operations-in-san-marcos/
1196 Learning Tree International Announces Plans for Staff Expansion at Reston, Va, Headquarters, company news
release, Oct. 3, 2012 http://www.learningtree.com/investor/releases/pr121003.htm
1197 Mitratech Announces New Offices in Austin, Texas, company news release, Jan. 10, 2012
http://www.mitratech.com/blog/mitratech-announces-new-offices-in-austin-texas/
1198 Holly Kelch, Austin Real Estate Trends, Feb. 2012
http://www.poconnor.com/Austin_Real_Estate_Trends/ARET_2012_02.pdf
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Brian Gaar, California software company opens Austin office, expects growth, Austin American-Statesman, Jan.
17, 2012 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/employment/california-software-company-opens-austin-officeex/nRjnP/
1201 Kevin Welch, AEDC approves $530K grant for Western National Life, Amarillo Globe-News, May 8, 2012
http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-05-08/aedc-approves-530k-grant-western-national-life-0
1202 Richard N. Velotta, State board OKs tax abatements for new, expanding companies. Las Vegas Sun, March 21,
2013 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/21/state-board-oks-tax-abatements-new-expandingcompa/#axzz2YfM9YKRv
1203 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. to Relocate QA Testing Studio to Downtown Las Vegas, company news
release, Nov. 7, 2012, http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121107006251/en/Take-Two-InteractiveSoftware-Relocate-QA-Testing-Studio
1204 George Nelson, VXI Considers Adding New Call Center in Ohio, Business Journal (Youngstown Publishing Co.)
Dec. 11, 2012 http://archive.businessjournaldaily.com/company-news/vxi-considers-adding-new-call-center-ohio2012-12-11
1205 VXI Announces Its New Cincinnati, Ohio, Contact Center, company news release, April 15, 2013
http://www.vxi.com/2013/04/24/vxi-announces-its-new-cincinnati-ohio-contact-center/
1206
Tom Demeropolis, LA-based outsourcing company opens Cincinnati-area center, Cincinnati Business Courier,
May 7, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2013/05/07/la-based-outsourcing-company-opens.html
1207
Information listed on Abadak website (accessed May 23, 2014) http://www.abadak.com/contact-us.aspx
1208 Abadak Moves HQ from California to Texas, TexasWideOpenFor Business news release, Aug. 19, 2013
http://www.texaswideopenforbusiness.com/news/2013/abadak-moving-hq-from-california-to-texas.php
1209 Ron Sabo, Aerospace manufacturer relocates to Gardnerville, Northern Nevada Business Weekly, May 21,
2012 http://www.nnbw.com/ArticleRead.aspx?storyID=19490
1213 American Relocates Adams Rite Manufacturing Co., company news release, Sept. 19, 2012
http://www.prweb.com/releases/AmericanRelocates/AdamsRite/prweb9917814.htm
1220 Michael McNutt, Oklahomas business climate is attractive to companies in other states, NewsOK.com, Aug. 31,
2012 http://newsok.com/oklahomas-business-climate-is-attractive-to-companies-in-other-states/article/3705609
1221 PC Mall Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Results, company announcement, March 1, 2012
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MALL/3042203092x0x622822/aa1cd22c-b7d5-4ecd-be61206fa9678a38/MALL_News_2012_3_1_General_Releases.pdf
1223 Michael Hiltzik, California manufacturing jobs fall through the cracks, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 9, 2013
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/09/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20130109
1224 Ed Sealover, Universal Sports Network moving operations to Centennial, Denver Business Journal, Dec. 2,
2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/12/03/universal-sports-network-moving.html?page=all
1225 Candace Carlisle, Restoration Hardware deal could pave way for more like it, Dallas Business Journal, Oct. 12,
2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2012/10/12/competition-for-tax-incentives-heatsup.html?page=all
1226 Candace Carlisle, Restoration Hardware to hire 300 for $22M Grand Prairie hub, Dallas Business Journal, May
15, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/05/15/restoration-hardware-to-hire-300.html
1227 History, company website, undated (accessed Aug 9, 2015) http://www.malibuboats.com/company/history.html
1228 Malibu Boats Owners Manual 2011, company publication, undated (accessed Aug. 9, 2015)
http://www.malibuboats.com/assets/files/owner_manuals/2011MalibuOwnerManual.pdf
1229 Malibu Boats Owners Manual 2012, company publication, undated (accessed Aug. 9, 2015)
http://www.malibuboats.com/assets/files/owner_manuals/2012MalibuOwnersManualPrintVersion.pdf
1230 Form 10-Q SEC Filing, Malibu Boats, Inc., December 31, 2013
http://investors.malibuboats.com/secfiling.cfm?filingid=1590976-14-12&cik=1590976
1231 Prospectus, Class A Common Stock NASDAQ filing, Malibu Boats, Inc., Jan. 30, 2014
http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/filing.ashx?filingid=9307324
1232 Rebecca Ferrar, Making waves - Malibu latest ET boatmaker expanding operations, Knoxville News-Sentinel,
March 19, 2006, NewsBank
1233 Malibu Boats 4Q profit rises on increased volume, sales prices, company news release, Sept. 11, 2014
http://www.knoxnews.com/business/malibu-boats-4q-profit-rises-on-increased-volume-sales-prices_73134596
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Mark Robison, Thermo-Stone jumps from California to Reno, Reno Gazette-Journal, Aug. 5, 2012
http://blogs.rgj.com/renorebirth/2012/08/05/thermo-stone-jumps-from-california-to-reno/
1235 Chris Ciarlo, New Company Plans Move to Northern Nevada, KTVN-TV News, March 8, 2012
http://www.ktvn.com/story/17049634/new-company-plans-to-move-to-northern-nevada
1237 Capital One moves out of Salinas, lays off 850 workers, Californian.com, May 3, 2012
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20120503/NEWS01/205030311/Capital-One-moves-out-Salinas-lays-off-850workers?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1
1238 Kate Moser, Salinas assesses fallout of Capital One layoffs, Monterey Herald, May 3, 2012
http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_20544199/salinas-assesses-fallout-capital-one-layoffs
1239 Ben Dunsmoor, Capital One Hiring Hundreds In Sioux Falls, KELO News, May 2, 2012
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/capital-one-hiring-hundreds-in-sioux-falls/?id=131160
1240 Yun Long, Gourmet food business relocates from California to Reno after foie gras ban, Reno Gazette Journal,
Jan. 2, 2013 http://www.rgj.com/article/20130102/BIZ14/301020040/Gourmet-food-business-relocates-fromCalifornia-Reno-after-foie-gras-ban?nclick_check=1
1241 Jane Wells, California Says Au Revoir to Foie Gras, CNBC, June 29, 2012 http://www.cnbc.com/id/48012557
1242
Jane Wells, Californians Head to Nevada to Buy Foie Gras, CNBC, Dec. 10, 2012
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100296985
1243
Rachel Raskin-Zrihen, Major Napa employer leaving town for good, Vallejo Times-Herald, June 28, 2012
http://www.timesheraldonline.com/general-news/20120628/major-napa-employer-leaving-town-for-good
1245 Christopher Calnan, Telogis spreads to Austin, Austin Business Journal, Nov. 30, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2012/11/30/california-truck-fleet-software.html
1247 Gov. Beshear Announces American Fuji Seal to Expand Bardstown Plant, Create 45 Jobs, Office of the
Governor, June 12, 2012 http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/governor/20120612fuji.htm
1250 Jonathan Katz, Avery Dennison Office Products de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.: IW Best Plants Profile 2010,
Industry Week, Dec. 13, 2010 http://www.industryweek.com/companies-amp-executives/avery-dennison-officeproducts-de-mexico-s-de-rl-de-cv-iw-best-plants-profi?page=1
1251 Listing of WARN Notices by Layoff Date - 2013, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. Jan. 7, 2014
http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarnlo13.pdf
1253 Laylan Connelly, Surf brand Analog leaving town, Orange County Register, Oct. 25, 2012 (NewsBank)
1254 Jan Norman, O.C. biotech firm Oxygen Biotherapeutics moves to North Carolina, Orange County Register, Aug.
30, 2012 http://www.ocregister.com/articles/california-370030-company-north.html
1255 Oxygen Biotherapeutics Relocating R&D Function to North Carolina from California, company news release,
Aug. 29, 2012
http://www.pharmiweb.com/pressreleases/pressrel.asp?ROW_ID=63073#.VAs7hfldWG8
1256 Sarah Drake, MC Endeavors moves HQ to Austin, Austin Business Journal, July 10, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/07/10/mc-endeavors-moves-hq-to-austin.html
1257 Lori Hawkins, Sustainable building company moving headquarters to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, July
11, 2012 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/sustainable-building-company-moving-headquarters-t/nRp53/
1260 Jan Norman, O.C. company moves to Texas, changes name, Orange County Register, Feb. 15, 2012
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/nutech-340467-global-company.html
1261 Collin Eaton, Global NuTech shifts operations to Houston, Houston Business Journal, Feb. 10, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2012/02/10/global-nutech-shifts-operations-to.html
1262 Jan Norman, Should business owner stay in state, or go? Orange County Register, June 14, 2013
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/california-383369-tax-business.html
1263 JE Pistons to Relocate Manufacturing Center to Facility in Mentor, Ohio; Announces new Sales and Engineering
Center in Southern California, company news release, undated (accessed Feb. 25, 2015) published at Performance
Motorsports, http://www.pmi-brands.com/news.aspx
1264 JE Pistons to Relocate Manufacturing Center to Facility in Mentor, Ohio; Announces new Sales and Engineering
Center in Southern California, announcement on company website, undated (accessed Feb. 25, 2015)
https://www.jepistons.com/Articles/JERelocatesManufacturingToMidwest.aspx
1265 Jason Lea, JE Pistons To Bring Manufacturing Center To Mentor, Mentor Patch, July 05, 2012
http://mentor.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/je-pistons-to-bring-manufacturing-center-to-mentor
1266 Allergan Opens New Research and Development Center in Bridgewater, New Jersey, company news release,
Sept. 4, 2012 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/allergan-opens-new-research-and-development-center-inbridgewater-new-jersey-168445916.html ; also, alerted to this event by Choose New Jersey, Inc.
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Jared Kaltwasser, Allergan opens new Bridgewater R&D center, NJBIZ, Sept. 4, 2012
http://www.njbiz.com/article/20120904/NJBIZ01/120909968/Allergan-opens-new-Bridgewater-R&D-center; also,
alerted to this event by Choose New Jersey, Inc.
1268 American Spectrum Reduces Annual Cost $500,000 by Relocating Accounting Department from California to
Houston, TX, company news release, Sept. 5, 2012 http://www.americanspectrum.com/images/9.5.12-asr-totransition-accounting-to-houston.pdf
1271 Outsourcing Poland 2013, Biznes.Polska Sp.z o.o., undated (accessed June 13, 2015), p. 32
http://issuu.com/biznespolska/docs/outsourcingpoland2013_final
1272 Chandler: Site of a Greener Internet, City of Chandler website, May 10, 2012
https://www.chandleraz.gov/newsrelease.aspx?N_UID=2251
1273 Garin Groff, Data center planned in Chandlers Price Corridor, East Valley Tribune, May 22, 2012
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/money/article_f7d3e292-9e24-11e1-be30-001a4bcf887a.html
1275 Rich Kane, Laguna Beach Loses 31 Tourism Jobs To Corporate Consolidation, Long Beach Patch, Aug. 27,
2012, http://patch.com/california/lagunabeach/laguna-beach-loses-31-tourism-jobs-to-corporateconsolidation#.VAtAD_ldWG8
1276 Golden State bonks another business loose, Gulf Coast Business Review, Oct. 11, 2012
http://www.review.net/section/detail/golden-state-bonks-another-business-loose/
1278 Jeff Gelski, Post spin-off, dough business affect Ralcorp earnings, BakingBusiness.com, May 23, 2012
http://www.bakingbusiness.com/News/News%20Home/Business/2012/5/Post%20spinoff%20dough%20business%20affect%20Ralcorp%20earnings.aspx?cck=1
1279 Frank Mickadeit, Road & Track leaving O.C. for Michigan, Orange County Register, June 20, 2012
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/car-359733-california-magazine.html
1280 Joseph Lichterman, Road & Track magazine plans move to Ann Arbor, Crain News Service, June 18, 2012
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120618/FREE/120619913/road-track-magazine-plans-move-to-ann-arbor
1281 Brittany Hoover, LEDA paves the way for five local businesses to expand, two others relocate to Lubbock,
Avalanche-Journal, Aug. 27, 2012 http://lubbockonline.com/business/2012-08-27/leda-paves-way-five-localbusinesses-expand-two-others-relocate-lubbock#.Uy-sCfldWG8
1282 Art Lawler, More jobs planned for Athens, Athens Review, June 21, 2012
http://www.athensreview.com/local/x439048371/More-jobs-planned-for-Athens
1283 Toni Garrard Clay, Extremely Pleased, Athens Economic Development Corporation, undated,
http://www.athenstexasedc.com/tinybrowser/files/page22.pdf
1284 Company acquisition to add 52 jobs in Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center headquarters, EDAWN news release as
published by This is Reno, March 15, 2012 http://thisisreno.com/2012/03/company-acquisition-to-add-52-jobs-intahoe-reno-industrial-center-headquarters/
1285 Mark Anderson, Revionics joins ranks of companies moving to Texas, Sacramento Business Journal, Oct. 16,
2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/10/16/revionics-moves-headquarters-texas.html?page=all
1286 Dan Mayfield, Socorro nabs a new corporate headquarters, Albuquerque Business First, Dec. 20, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2012/12/socorro-nabs-a-new-corporate.html
1288 Parker Aerospace Extends Contract for Support Services in Mexico with The Offshore Group, Offshore Group
news release, April 18, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/04/18/SF89659
1290 Listing of WARN Notices by Layoff Date - 2013, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. Jan. 7, 2014
http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarnlo13.pdf
1291 Dale Kasler, Rancho Cordova medical-device maker may be losing jobs to Costa Rica, Sacramento Bee, July
17, 2013 http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article2578164.html
1292 Dale Kasler, Medical device maker Volcano plans another 170 layoffs; will cease manufacturing, Sacramento
Bee, Oct. 29, 2014 http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article3440085.html
1293 Mark Anderson, Medical device company Volcano laying off 170 workers, Sacramento Business Journal, Oct.
29, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/10/29/medical-device-company-volcano-laying-off170.html?page=all
1294 Campbell Soup announces closing of Sacramento plant, Sacramento Bee, Sept. 27, 2012
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/27/4859774/campbell-soup-announcesclosing.html?storylink=lingospot_related_articles
1295 Dale Kasler, Sacramentos Campbell Soup plant shutdown nearly complete, Sacramento Bee July 2, 2013
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/02/5538916/sacramentos-campbell-soup-plant.html
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Mark Anderson, Comcast closing California call centers, including in Sacramento, Sacramento Business
Journal, Sept. 25, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/09/25/comcast-closes-calif-callsacramento.html
1299 Andrew S. Ross, Comcast rewinds, but jobs still leaving, San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 26, 2012
http://www.sfgate.com/business/bottomline/article/Comcast-rewinds-but-jobs-still-leaving3897220.php#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_
1300 Diana Samuels, Comcast tones down blame on state for closing call center, Silicon Valley Business Journal,
Sept. 25, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2012/09/comcast-tones-down-blame-on-statefor.html?page=all
1301 Justin Lee, Colocation Firm RagingWire Acquires Ashburn Land to Build Data Center, thewhir.com, Oct. 19,
2012 http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/colocation-firm-ragingwire-acquires-ashburn-land-to-build-datacenter
1302 Ron Starner, Seal of Approval, Site Selection magazine, November 2013, p. 64.
1304 Cindy Lutzi, Loebsack checks out IO-Mega, (Keokuk) Gate City, March 15, 2012,
http://www.dailygate.com/news/article_a92f6454-532c-564f-9e09-a950a456d3a9.html
1305 Sandra Baker, Healthcare benefits company opens Southlake backup office, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 5,
2012 (NewsBank)
1307
Emilie Lutostanski, Economic incentives support growth in Cedar Park, Community Impact Newspaper, Nov. 15,
2012 http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/leander-cedar-park/economic-incentives-support-growth-in-cedar-park/
1308 Bradley J. Fikes, Multiple Bidders Reported to be Seeking Optimer Purchase could mean end to drugmakers
local presence, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 15, 2013 (NewsBank)
1309 Marjorie Censer, SAIC moving some jobs to McLean, Washington Post, June 10, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/saic-moving-some-jobs-tomclean/2012/06/08/gJQA5NrMTV_story.html
1310 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name (T-Z) - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Rev.
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndtz11.pdf
1311 Tierney Plumb, United Launch Alliance shuts off local link, Daily Transcript, February 17, 2012
http://www.sddt.com/news/article.cfm?SourceCode=20120217czl#.U8M76fldWG8
1312 Tian Chen, Peoria starts incubator to attract makers of medical devices, Cronkite News, Oct. 1, 2012
http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2012/10/peoria-starts-incubator-to-attract-makers-of-medical-devices/
1314 Web services firm plans downtown office, 300 jobs, Indianapolis Business Journal, Aug. 22, 2012
http://www.ibj.com/web-services-firm-plan-downtown-office--300-jobs/PARAMS/article/36239
1315 Nick Marson, Top Ten Reasons to Land Your Tech Biz in Indianapolis, Appirio website, undated (accessed April
21, 2015) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JD1TyPJRAWVNeQj_8q892D-kP5cv-nuNQorykBXCp_U/edit
1317 Jon Russell, GREE lays off 25 staff in US as it transitions its games platform business to Japan (Updated), TNW
Blog, Dec. 6, 2012 http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/06/gree-is-laying-off-staff-in-the-us-as-it-transitions-gamesplatform-business-to-japan/
1318 Mike Schramm, Gree closing down OpenFeint on December 14, TUAW, Nov. 19, 2012
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/11/19/gree-closing-down-openfeint-on-december-14/
1319 Kye Mou, Marin Software Opens Austin Offices, company blog, May 10, 2012
http://insights.marinsoftware.com/marin-software/marin-software-opens-austin-offices/
1321 Salesforce.com to double Chicago workforce, move to new River North digs, Crains Chicago Business, Aug.
20, 2012 http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120820/BLOGS02/120819797/salesforce-com-to-doublechicago-workforce-move-to-new-river-north
1322 Eric Snyder, ServiceSource expanding Nashville office with hundreds of new jobs, Nashville Business Journal,
Dec. 29, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/12/29/servicesource-expanding-nashville.html
1323 Beautiful Park City, Utah!, Taulia blog, July 28, 2012 http://resources.taulia.com/h/i/10951602-beautiful-parkcity-utah/80208
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John Cook, The Climate Corp. picks Seattle for branch office, looks to cultivate talent to crunch weather data,
GeekWire, Jan. 10, 2012 http://www.geekwire.com/2012/climate-corp-picks-seattle-office-citing-proximity-amazonweb-services/
1325 Kelly Clay, Need A Job? Twitter Opening New Office In Seattle, Forbes, June 4, 2012
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/06/04/need-a-job-twitter-opening-new-office-in-seattle/
1326 Sanjay Bhatt, Twitter takes space in downtown office tower, Seattle Times, Aug. 27, 2013
http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2021696646_twitterleasescenturysquarexml.html
1327 Taylor Soper, Photos: A look inside Twitters new Seattle engineering office, GeekWire, Jan. 22, 2014
http://www.geekwire.com/2014/twitter-seattle-office/
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Urvaksh Karkaria, Tweet this: Twitter takes 100K sf in Atlanta data center, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Dec. 5,
2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2012/12/tweet-this-twitter-takes-100k-sf-in.html?page=all
1329 Ed Sealover, Visa to add 400 jobs at Douglas County tech center, Denver Business Journal, Jan. 8, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2013/01/08/visa-to-add-400-jobs-at-douglas-county.html?page=all; also, the
fact that Highlands Ranch was selected is confirmed by job openings at the companys website,
http://jobs.visa.com/key/visa-inc-highlands-ranch-co-jobs.html
1330 Mike Luery, Two dozen companies commit to leaving California, KCRA.com Feb. 18, 2013
www.kcra.com/news/Two-dozen-companies-commit-to-leaving-California/-/11797728/18533954/-/item/0/-/n079fx//index.html
1333 Mark Iskowitz, Ipsen to grow commercial team as it moves US hub to NJ, Medical Marketing & Media, Jan. 1,
2012 http://www.mmm-online.com/ipsen-to-grow-commercial-team-as-it-moves-us-hub-to-nj/article/220026/
1334 Information provided by Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce; also Visa Builds Global IT Center in Austin ,
The Texas Financial Services Industry, report published by TexasWideOpenForBusiness, Office of the Governor,
Economic Development and Tourism, 2014 Edition http://governor.state.tx.us/files/ecodev/Financial_Report.pdf
1335 Kirk Ladendorf, Visa plans Austin computer center that would create 794 jobs, Austin American Statesman,
Nov. 21, 2012 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/visa-usa-plans-to-build-austin-computer-center-add/nTCnh/
1336 Michael Theis, Visa to hire 500 in Austin, report says, Austin Business Journal, March 20, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2015/03/visa-to-hire-500-in-austin-reportsays.html?ana=e_aus_tf&s=newsletter&ed=2015-03-23&u=uB8x/1v3ZkgYSkpqi5dAkw0572d027&t=1427133206
1337 Mark Bergen, Visa CMO: Were a Tech Company, and Were Hiring Like One, Advertising Age, March 18, 2015
http://adage.com/article/special-report-sxsw/visa-cmo-a-tech-company-hiring/297651/
1338 Todd Bishop, Facebook doubling down in Seattle, moving to larger office, GeekWire, Nov. 3, 2011
http://www.geekwire.com/2011/facebook-doubling-seattle-moving-larger-office/
1339 Christopher Calnan, Informatica to hire in Austin, Austin Business Journal, April 27, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2012/04/27/informatica-to-hire-in-austin.html?page=all
1340 Virdia Unveils New Technology Center and Pilot Facility in Danville, Virginia, company announcement, April 24,
2012 http://www.virdia.com/news-and-events/news-and-events/47-virdia-unveils-new-technology-center-and-pilotfacility-in-danville-virginia
1341 Tara Bozick, Biomass company grows at Danvilles Institute, GoDanRiver.com April 25, 2012
http://www.godanriver.com/go_dan_river/newsgo_dan_river/news/danville/article_083c2bae-1355-5a98-89483dfb9c2e409a.html
1342 Steven Loeb, Kabam valued at $700M following employee stock sale, vatornews, July 13, 2013
http://vator.tv/news/2013-07-15-kabam-valued-at-700m-following-employee-stock-sale
1343 State of Kentucky and CafePress Inc. Announce Agreement Creating New Jobs and Move of Global
Headquarters to Louisville, company news release, April 30, 2012
http://investor.cafepress.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=668671
1344 EDAWN Economic Development Update Luncheon Features Coupas Entry into Northern Nevada Job Market,
EDAWN news release, Jan. 16, 2012 http://www.edawn.org/news/edawn-economic-development-update-luncheonfeatures-coupas-entry-into-north/
1345 Kathleen Gallagher, Provade moves headquarters to Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, July 26, 2012
http://www.jsonline.com/business/provade-moves-headquarters-to-milwaukee-dj68ub5-163969116.html
1346 Ron Leuty, Elan will shutter South S.F. center as it shifts R&D to new company, San Francisco Business Times,
Sept. 28, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2012/09/elan-neotope-onclave-alzheimers.html
1348 Materion Corporation Announces Plans to Consolidate Manufacturing Operations, company news release, Dec.
10, 2012 http://investor.shareholder.com/materion/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=725953
1349 Stephen Nellis, Clipper chops South Coast jobs, operations, Pacific Coast Business Times, Nov. 16, 2012
http://www.pacbiztimes.com/2012/11/16/clipper-chops-south-coast-jobs-operations/
1352 Clipper to close Carpentaria office, Coastal View News, Nov. 15-21, 2012
http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1zrsn/CoastalViewNewsNovem/resources/1.htm
1355 CONMED Corporation Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results, company news release, April 26, 2012
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/conmed-corporation-announces-first-quarter-2012-financial-resultsnasdaq-cnmd-1648987.htm
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Steve Brown, California firm opening Telecom Corridor operation, Dallas Morning News, May 8, 2012
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/headlines/20120508-california-firm-opening-telecomcorridor-operation.ece
1357 Amy Ramos, Welcome to Richardson, Inogen, Dallas Regional Chamber, May 9, 2012
http://dallaschamberblog.org/2012/05/09/welcome-to-richardson-inogen/
1358 Candace Carlisle, Inogen Inc. expands to Richardson; plans to hire 200 employees, Dallas Business Journal,
May 8, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2012/05/08/california-company-expands-to.html
1359 CONMED Corporation Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results, company news release, April 26, 2012
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/conmed-corporation-announces-first-quarter-2012-financial-resultsnasdaq-cnmd-1648987.htm
1360 ConMed in Final Stages of Viking Acquisition, Central New York Business Journal, Oct. 5, 2012
http://www.cnybj.com/News/Articles/TabId/102/ArticleId/31098/language/en-US/ConMed-in-final-stages-of-Vikingacquisition.aspx#.VPFGnf7F-uk
1361 ConMed lays out $23M for Viking Systems, MassDevice.com, Aug. 14, 2012
http://www.massdevice.com/news/conmed-lays-out-23m-viking-systems?page=show
1362 Steve Raabe, Denver-based Gart Cos. to relocate Magellan Travel to metro Denver, Denver Post, Aug. 27,
2012 http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_21411723/denver-based-gart-cos-relocate-magellan-travel-metro;
jobs information provided by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.
1363 Rich Miller, Apple Confirms Plans for Oregon Data Center, Data Center Knowledge, Feb. 21, 2012
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/02/21/apple-confirms-plans-for-oregon-data-center/
1364 Jordan Novet, Apple Quietly Builds Its Prineville Data Center, Data Center Knowledge, Oct. 16, 2013
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/10/16/apple-quietly-builds-its-prineville-data-center/
1365 Jordan Kahn, Apple begins construction on two massive 338,000 square-foot buildings at new Prineville, Oregon
data center, 9To5Mac, Oct. 19, 2012 http://9to5mac.com/2012/10/19/apple-begins-construction-on-two-massive338000-square-foot-buildings-at-new-prineville-oregon-data-center/
1366 Brian Duggan, Apple looking to open facilities in downtown Reno, east of Sparks as part of $1B, 10-year
investment, Reno Gazette-Journal, June 26, 2012 http://blogs.rgj.com/renomemo/2012/06/26/apple-looking-to-openfacility-in-reno/
1367 Daniel Eran Dilger, Exclusive: First data center buildings up at Apples Reno iCloud facility, Apple Insider, Aug.
17, 2013 http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/08/17/exclusive-first-data-center-buildings-up-at-apple-inc-reno-icloudfacility
1368 Colin Pope, Apple to build $304M campus, hire 3,600 in Austin, Austin Business Journal, March 9 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/03/09/apple-to-build-304m-campus-hire.html
1369 Kirk Ladendorf, Apples Austin expansion under way, Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 3, 2012
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/apples-austin-expansion-under-way/nTL82/
1370 Apples Austin hiring proceeding at quick clip, Austin Business Journal, Feb. 23, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2015/02/apples-austin-hiring-proceeding-at-quickclip.html?ana=e_aus_tf&s=newsletter&ed=2015-02-23&u=uB8x/1v3ZkgYSkpqi5dAkw0572d027&t=1424714063
1371 Michael Theis, Report: Expanding Apple has added 700-plus Austin jobs already, Austin Business Journal,
June 9, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/06/reportexpanding-apple-has-added-700-plusaustin.html
1372 Dan Zehr, Apple confirms Mac Pro production has started in Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 18, 2013
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/apple-confirms-mac-pro-production-has-started-in-a/ncN3M/
1373 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but a check with the Economic Development Authority of
Western Nevada confirmed the event
1375 Google Plans $200 Million Investment In Third Council Bluffs, Iowa, Data Center, Area Development Online,
Nov. 19, 2012 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/11-19-2012/third-google-council-bluffsiowa-data-center28181665.shtml
1376 Google Data Centers, company website, undated (accessed April 21, 2015)
http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/gallery/#/
1377 Life at Google, company website, May 24, 2012 https://plus.google.com/+LifeatGoogle/posts/DFT7Cw2c753
1378 Google Phase II, Project Description for 451 7th Ave., South, Planning Document, City of Kirkland Official Site,
Planning & Community Development, undated (accessed Feb. 16, 2015)
http://www.kirklandwa.gov/depart/planning/Development_Info/projects/Google_Phase_II.htm
1379 John Cook, Google to double size of engineering center in Microsofts backyard, GeekWire, March 12, 2013
http://www.geekwire.com/2013/google-double-size-engineering-center-microsofts-backyard/
1380 Rich Miller, Google to Double Size of Oklahoma Data Center, Data Center Knowledge, April 4, 2012
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/04/04/google-to-double-size-of-oklahoma-data-center/
1381 Kate Cox, MMO Developer Paragon Studios Closing; City of Heroes To Shut Down By End of Year, Kotaku,
Aug. 31, 2012 http://kotaku.com/5939702/mmo-developer-paragon-studios-closing-city-of-heroes-to-shut-down-byend-of-year
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Vic Kolenc, Hewlett-Packard fetes West El Paso expansion; still hiring, El Paso Times, Aug. 28, 2012
http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_21412767/hewlett-packard-fetes-west-el-paso-expansion-still-hiring
1384 Newsletter, City of Fort Collins, undated (accessed Sept. 2, 2014) http://www.fcgov.com/business/pdf/technologyclusterq62013.pdf?1370559062
1385 Pamela Dickman, Larimer County considers tax incentive to Avago for 136-job expansion, Reporter-Herald,
May 8, 2012 http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_20573239/larimer-county-considers-tax-incentive-avago-136-job
1386 Pat Ferrier, A year of big projects brings new life, look to Fort Collins cityscape, coloradoan.com, Dec. 29, 2013
http://archive.coloradoan.com/article/20131228/BUSINESS/312280082/A-year-big-projects-brings-new-life-look-FortCollins-cityscape
1387 Kyle Alspach, PayPal competitor BlueSnap expands in Mass. after move from Calif., Boston Business Journal,
Dec 10, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2013/12/paypal-competitor-bluesnap-expandsin.html?page=all
1390 Mike W. Thomas, Maxim planning $65 million upgrade of San Antonio facility, San Antonio Business Journal,
June 26, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2012/06/maxim-planning-65-million-upgradeof.html?page=all
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1395 Angelo Bruscas, Reed Composite Solutions moving into R&D facility, (Grays Harbor) Daily World, July 22, 2012
http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local-business/reed-composite-solutions-moving-rd-facility.html
1396 Manor School District reaches tax accord with Samsung, Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 18, 2012
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/manor-school-district-reaches-tax-accord-with-sams/nTZWx/
1397 Samsung upgrades Texas mobile device chip factory, BBC News, Aug. 21, 2012
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19336147
1398 Jon Xavier, SVTC to lay off 106 in San Jose, bringing total job cuts to 211, Silicon Valley Business Journal,
Sept. 24, 2012, http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2012/09/24/svtc-to-lay-off-106-in-san-jose.html
1399 Sarah Drake, Tezzaron takes over Austin semiconductor plant slated for closure, Austin Business Journal, Oct.
1, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/10/01/tezzaron-buys-austin-facility-slated.html
1400 Victory Tactical Gear Facebook entry, Dec. 13, 2012 https://www.facebook.com/victorytacticalgear
1401 Dave Haviland, Port of Grays Harbor Welcomes New Business: Victory Tactical Gear, KBKW-FM, Jan. 14, 2013
http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5014
1402 WYSK Company Profile, Business Registration from the California Secretary of State (accessed Feb. 25, 2015)
http://www.wysk.com/index/california/sunnyvale/rmerkq6/victory-tactical-gear-llc/profile
1403 Angelo Bruscas, Reed Composites up and running at warp speed, Daily World, Dec. 7, 2012
http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/reed-composites-and-running-%E2%80%9Cwarpspeed%E2%80%9D.html
1405 $210 Million Data Center Campus To Be Built In Pflugerville, To Bring 170 High-paying Jobs, Pflugerville
Community Development Corp. news release, June 21, 2012 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/210-milliondata-center-campus-to-be-built-in-pflugerville-to-bring-170-high-paying-jobs-159898285.html
1406 IBM and GlobalFoundries Begin First Production At New Yorks Latest Semiconductor Fab., company
statement, Jan. 10, 2012 http://www.globalfoundries.com/newsroom/press-releases/2012-pressreleases/2014/03/01/ibm-and-globalfoundries-begin-first-production-at-new-yorks-latest-semiconductor-fab
1407 Dennis Yusko, GlobalFoundries building project approved, Albany Times Union, Jan. 20, 2015
http://blog.timesunion.com/saratogaseen/globalfoundries-building-project-approved/22897/
1408 Kirk Ladendorf, Intel prepares move to new, bigger office, Austin American-Statesman, May 14, 2012
http://www.statesman.com/news/technology/intel-prepares-move-to-new-bigger-office-1/nRnkZ/
1409 Mike Rogoway, Intel set to expand its Hillsboro research fab, D1X, Oregonian, Oct. 24, 2012,
http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2012/10/intel_set_to_expand_its_hillsb.html
1410 Jim Redden, Kitzhaber, Intel strike investment agreement, Portland Tribune, Dec. 6, 2013
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/203648-kitzhaber-intel-strike-investment-agreement
1411 Jennifer A. Johnson, Silicon Valley Bank opening Tempe center, Phoenix Business Journal, Jan. 6, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/2012/01/06/silicon-valley-bank-opening-tempe-center.html?page=all
1412 Phoenixs Select Top Office Leases for Q1 2012, Co-Star News, April 11, 2012
http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Phoenixs-Select-Top-Office-Leases-for-Q1-2012/136914
1413 Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno welcomes Juniper Networks to Bridgewater, Messenger-Gazette, June 23, 2012
http://www.nj.com/messengergazette/index.ssf/2012/06/lt_governor_kim_guadagno_welcomes_juniper_networks_to_bridgewater.html
1414 Esther Surden, Juniper OpenLab Brings Network Innovation to NJ, No Strings Attached, New Jersey Tech,
June 27, 2012 http://www.njtechweekly.com/art/1355-juniper-openlab-brings-network-innovation-to-nj-no-stringsattached/#
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David Chernicoff, NetApps new datacenter: 54 weeks from contract to reality, ZDNet, Nov. 2, 2012
http://www.zdnet.com/netapps-new-datacenter-54-weeks-from-contract-to-reality-7000006835/
1416 Erik Siemers, NetApp to open Hillsboro data center Friday, Portland Business Journal, Nov. 1, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2012/11/01/netapp-to-open-hillsboro-data-center.html
1417 NetApp to Create 460 Jobs in Wake County, company news release, undated but apparently issued in July
2012 http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-releases/news-rel-20120723-690319.aspx
1418 Jerry Siebenmark, NetApp to add 400 jobs in Wichita, invest $85 million, Wichita Eagle, Aug. 23, 2012
http://www.kansas.com/2012/08/23/2459881/netapp-to-add-400-jobs-in-wichita.html
1419 Netapp Doubles Wichita Workforce With $85M Investment, Economic Development Blog, Aug. 27, 2012
http://www.economicdevelopmenthq.com/blog/netapp-wichita-ks-jobs/
1420 Jerry Siebenmark, NetApp to add 400 jobs in Wichita, invest $85 million, Wichita Eagle, Aug. 23, 2012
http://www.kansas.com/news/article1097749.html
1422 Jondi Gumz, Plantronics lays off engineers, moves operations jobs to Mexico, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jan 11,
2013 http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/20130111/plantronics-lays-off-engineers-moves-operations-jobs-to-mexico
1423 Jennifer Pittman, Santa Cruzs Plantronics wins award for Mexican facility, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jan. 29, 2014
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20140129/santa-cruzs-plantronics-wins-award-for-mexican-facility
1424
1425 MV Transportation, Inc. Relocates Global Headquarters to Dallas, company news release, March 06, 2012
http://www.prleap.com/pr/185503/
1427 J.N. Sbranti, Modesto manufacturing plants to close, ending 265 jobs, InfoTECH, Jan. 24, 2012,
http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2012/01/24/6072413.htm
1428 Portland Welcomes Magnum Boots to Roster of Athletic & Outdoor Companies, Greater Portland Inc. news
release, Sept. 27, 2012 http://www.greaterportlandinc.com/news/press/current/17
1429 John Holland and Patty Guerra, Patterson Vegetable to close in June, CEO announces, Modesto Bee, April 26,
2012 http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article3143334.html
1430 Brian Gaar, 2 more California companies join migration to Austin, Austin American Statesman, May 9, 2011
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/2-more-california-companies-join-migration-to-aust/nRZtH/
1431 Careers, company website, undated (accessed June 15, 2014)
http://www.intesolv.com/index.php/company/careers/
1432 InteSolv Introduces inteVISTA LMS for Adobe Connect, company news release, Oct. 9, 2012
http://www.intesolv.com/index.php/intesolv-introduces-intevista-lms-for-adobe-connect/
1434 Good Sam Enterprises Headquarters Relocating From Southern California to Chicago Area, company news
release, March 8, 2012 http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/good-sam-enterprises-headquarters-relocatingfrom-southern-california-chicago-area-1629877.htm
1435 R. Jeffrey Bailly, Chairman and CEO, Dear Fellow Shareholder, UFP Technologies, Inc., 2012 Annual Report
http://www.ufpt.com/cmss_files/attachmentlibrary/UFPTechnologies_2012AnnualReport.pdf
1436 CallSource Division Acquired by Multifamily Technology Pioneer, company news release, Feb. 3, 2012
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/callsource-division-acquired-by-multifamily-technology-pioneer138631794.html
1437 CallSource to hire 40 in Scottsdale, Phoenix Business Journal, Feb. 3, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/02/03/callsource-to-hire-40-with-move.html
1438 LeaseHawk opens AZ headquarters, company news release, April 26, 2012 http://www.leasehawk.com/pressroom/press-releases/leasehawk-opens-az-headquarters/
1439 Cassidy Turley Completes 13,000 SF Lease at Promenade Corporate Center, Cassidy Turley, news release,
Dec. 20, 2013 http://dtz.cassidyturley.com/news/pressreleases/entry/topic/cassidy_turley_completes_13_000_sf_lease_at_promenade_corporate_center
1415

George Avalos, R.R. Donnelly and Total Immersion Software will cut a combined 108 East Bay jobs, Oakland
Tribune, June 8, 2011 http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18232712?nclick_check=1
1441 Brian Gaar, Austin software maker branching out from secretive military work into commercial fields, Austin
American Statesman, Sept. 28, 2012 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/austin-software-maker-branchingout-from-secretive/nSNXX/
1442 Wind Turbine Manufacturer Leaves California, Plans Major Job Expansion in Missouri, CalTax, Jan. 10, 2011
http://caltax.org/homepage/011011_wind_turbine_company_leaves_california.html
1443 Paul Koepp, Turbine-maker Nordic Windpower files for liquidation bankruptcy, Kansas City Business Journal,
Oct. 19, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/2012/10/19/turbine-maker-nordic-windpowerfiles.html?s=print
1440
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Nordic Windpower Selects Pocatello, Idaho, for North American Turbine Manufacturing Facility, company news
release, March 10, 2008 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nordic-windpower-selects-pocatello-idaho-fornorth-american-turbine-manufacturing-facility-59266782.html
1445 David Morrill, Bayer to cut 540 jobs in Emeryville, Contra Costa Times, May 26, 2011
http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_18147794?nclick_check=1
1446 Bill Swanson, Swanson leads Cartridge World to growth despite upheaval of both business and culture, Smart
Business, April 1, 2013, Mr. Swanson is the companys CEO and he writes about the 2011 relocation
http://www.sbnonline.com/2013/04/swanson-leads-cartridge-world-to-growth-despite-upheaval-of-both-business-andculture/?full=1
1447 New Solar Company Silevo Launches with Industrys Best Performance-to-Cost Ratio Modules, company news
release, Oct. 12, 2011 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111012005574/en/Solar-Company-SilevoLaunches-Industry%E2%80%99s-Performance-to-Cost-Ratio
1448 Elon Musk, Peter Rive and Lyndon Rive, Solar at Scale, SolarCity Blog, June 17, 2014
http://blog.solarcity.com/silevo/
1449 George Avalos, R.R. Donnelly and Total Immersion Software will cut a combined 108 East Bay jobs, Oakland
Tribune, June 8, 2011 http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18232712?nclick_check=1
1450 Ucilia Wang, Battery maker Leyden raises $20M, looks to e-bikes, Gigaom, Aug. 3, 2011
http://gigaom.com/cleantech/battery-maker-leyden-raises-20m-looks-to-e-bikes/
1451 Susan Orr, Kimball moving production from California to Jasper, Evansville Courier and Press, Aug. 30, 2011
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/aug/30/no-headline---ev_kimball/
1452 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but a check with the Office of the Governor, Texas
Economic Development and Tourism, confirmed the event
1453 Marc Lifsher, California treasurer: Put renewable-energy tax exemption on hold, Los Angeles Times blog, Sept.
26, 2011 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/09/solyndra-california-bill-lockyer-tax-exemption.html
1454 David R. Baker and Carolyn Said, Solyndra closes Fremont plant - stimulus hopes dim, San Francisco
Chronicle, Sept. 1, 2011 http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Solyndra-closes-Fremont-plant-stimulus-hopes-dim2311258.php
1455 Matthew Most and Ronnie Greene, White House-Backed Solar Energy Company Collapses, ABC News, Aug.
31, 2011 http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/white-house-backed-solar-solyndra-company-collapses/story?id=14420755
1456 Steven F. Hayward, President Solyndra, Weekly Standard, Oct. 3, 2011
http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/president-solyndra_594151.html
1457 Toyota Begins Corolla Production in Mississippi, company news release, Nov. 17, 2011
http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/toyota+begins+corolla+production+mississippi.htm
1458 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. (TMMMS), Mississippi page, company website, undated
(accessed April 8, 2015) http://www.toyota.com/usa/operations/engineering-manufacturing
1459 Toyota Miss. working fast to meet Corolla demand, Jackson Clarion Ledger, Dec. 11, 2013
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20131212/BIZ/312120039/Toyota-Miss-working-fast-meet-Corolla-demand
1460 Governor Cuomo Announces Silicon Valley Semiconductor Wafer Company to Develop High-Tech Facility in
Albany, Office of the Governor, news release, March 12, 2011 http://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomoannounces-silicon-valley-semiconductor-wafer-company-develop-high-tech-facility
1461 Pacific Cheese Company Expansion and Consolidated Agency Partners Relocation Results in 18 New Jobs
Created, This is Reno, news release, Feb. 16, 2011 http://thisisreno.com/2011/02/pacific-cheese-companyexpansion-and-consolidated-agency-partners-relocation-results-in-18-new-jobs-created/
1462 Gordon Oliver, Telemark likes Battle Grounds small pond, Columbian, April 12, 2011
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/apr/12/telemark-likes-bgs-small-pond-companys-workers-hel/
1463 California sheet metal and machining contract manufacturer expands to Sparks, company news release, June
1, 2011 http://thisisreno.com/2011/06/california-sheet-metal-and-machining-contract-manufacturer-expands-tosparks/
1464 George Avalos, Comcast cutting 212 jobs in Livermore in shift to Utah, Contra Costa Times, Nov. 3, 2010
http://www.contracostatimes.com/business/ci_16694734?source=rss&nclick_check=1
1467 George Avolos, Tickets.com closing Concord office, cutting 125 jobs, Contra Costa Times, April 5, 2011
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17777540?nclick_check=1
1468 ProVenue, Tickets.com, undated (accessed April 13, 2015)
http://us.provenue.com/index.php/products/provenue
1469 Contact, Harte-Hanks, undated (accessed April 13, 2015) http://www.hartehanks.com/contact-harte-hanks
1471 Jessica Bernstein-Wax, WinCup foam cup plant to leave Corte Madera after 42 years, Marin Independent
Journal, Feb. 13, 2011 story http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_17355491
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Two California manufacturers invest in greater Reno-Tahoe, This is Reno, Dec. 20, 2010
http://thisisreno.com/2010/12/two-california-manufacturers-invest-in-greater-reno-tahoe/
1475 Zimmer Announces Acquisition of Synvasive Technology, Inc., company news release, Jan. 12, 2012
http://investor.zimmer.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=639058
1476 Tim Sheehan, Sony to close Fresno center, idling 60, Fresno Bee, Jan. 26, 2011, NewsBank
1477 Robert Rodriguez, Ziploc plant in Fresno to close, Fresno Bee, Feb. 15, 2011, NewsBank
1478 S.C. Johnson closing Fresno, Calif., Ziploc plant, PlasticsNews.com, Feb. 17, 2011
http://www.plasticsnews.com/headlines2.html?id=21182
1479 Heather Hacking, Plan for Orland Crystal Geyser plant dry up, Chico Enterprise-Record, Nov. 8, 2011
http://www.chicoer.com/breakingnews/ci_19289821
1480 Courtenay Edelhart, Local manufacturer closes; dozens jobless, owed back pay, Bakersfield Californian, Oct.
11, 2011 http://www.bakersfield.com/news/business/economy/x443091624/Local-manufacturer-closes-dozensjobless
1481 U.S. Bellows Acquires Lortz Manufacturing & Doubles Manufacturing Capabilities, The Expansion Joints Blog
by U.S. Bellows, Inc., Dec. 2, 2011 http://www.usbellows.com/blog/?s=Lortz
1482 Courtenay Edelhart, 60 lose jobs as bread dough plant closes, Bakersfield Californian, Feb. 8, 2011
http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/x59516901/60-lose-jobs-as-bread-dough-plant-closes
1483
Liana B. Baker, United States loses video game jobs to Quebec, Reuters, Sept. 2, 2011
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE7815FN20110902?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0
1484
1485 Rain Bird Facilities, company website, undated (accessed June 16, 2015)
http://www.rainbird.com/corporate/facilities.htm
1486 Ken Elkins, Disney project started as quiet as a mouse, Charlotte Business Journal, July 22, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/print-edition/2011/07/22/A-data-center-project-that-starts-as.html
1488 Lori Hawkins, Mobile banking company Malauzai Software Inc. seeking office space, employees in Austin,
Austin American-Statesman, May 18, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/mobile-banking-companymalauzai-software-inc-see-1/nRZ9B/
1489 Northern Nevada sees increase in companies and new jobs, This Is Reno, Aug. 3, 2011
http://thisisreno.com/2011/08/northern-nevada-sees-increase-in-companies-and-new-jobs/
1490 Matt Coker, Boeing Cuts 900 Jobs in Long Beach, But OC Workers Also Get Bad News, OC Weekly, Jan. 20,
2011 http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2011/01/boeing_long_beach_job_cuts.php
1492 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name (M-R) - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Rev.
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndmr11.pdf
1493 Archive of Past Auction Sales, Loeb website, undated (accessed July 3, 2014) http://www.loebequipment.com/tauction_archive.aspx (scroll down); also McConnell Cabinets Brochure,
http://app.newsberry.com/documents/6174/McConnell_Brochure_WEB.pdf
1494 Karen Koenig, McConnell Cabinets - Technology Helps Cabinet Company Build for the Future, Woodworking
Network, Oct. 12, 2006 http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/articles/mcconnell_cabinets___technology_helps_cabinet_company_build_for_the_future_127689003.html#sthash.xFihTSdy.dpbs
1497 Cutting-Edge Advertising Software Company Zadspace Closes Financing, Relocates to Connecticut, company
news release, March 24, 2011 http://www.zadspace.com/pdf/zspr_03_24_11.pdf
1499 Anthony Schoettle, NHRA moves tech department to Indianapolis, Indianapolis Business Journal, Jan. 7, 2011
http://www.ibj.com/nhra-moves-tech-department-to-indianapolis/PARAMS/article/24466
1500 Top News in Plastics and Packaging, P&M Corporate Finance, LLC website, March 2011
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1502 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2013, City of La Mirada, undated
(accessed July 3, 2014)
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CEkQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fww
w.cityoflamirada.org%2FModules%2FShowDocument.aspx%3Fdocumentid%3D4881&ei=Fva5U5LsKdCcqAaj5oLIA
g&usg=AFQjCNHk6a1l28ue1PS5mogizlluOcc4kw&sig2=-F87mirujPz9tDQpCrHug&bvm=bv.70138588,d.b2k&cad=rjt
1503 Howell Precision Machine and Engineering, Inc. Relocates Operations to Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado
Springs Economic Development Agency news release, Jan. 20, 2011
http://www.coloradosprings.org/doc/downloads/Howell.pdf
1504 Doggone good news, Great Bend Tribune. The URL for this story is no longer on the Internet
1505 Positec Moves to New Office Location in Charlotte Because of Rapid Growth, Plans Additional Distribution
Space, company news release, July 15, 2011 http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=226249
1474
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1506

1508 Jeff Bounds, Fonality moves headquarters to Plano, Dallas Business Journal, Jan 18, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2011/01/18/fonality-moves-headquarters-to-plano.html
1509 Fonality Moves into New Headquarters to Support Growing Business, company news release, Dec. 9, 2014
http://www.fonality.com/blog/press-release/fonality-moves-into-new-headquarters-to-support-growingbusiness#.VSxFu2d0wzs
1510 Bill Hethcock, Investors Business Daily coming to Plano, Dallas Business Journal, Dec. 1, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2010/12/01/financial-publication-expands-to-plano.html
1511 Cheryl Hall, Investors Business Daily could move headquarters to Plano, Dallas Morning News, Sept. 26,
2010, http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20100925-Investor-s-Business-Daily-3142.ece.
1512 Jessica Rush, Plano makes economic deal with Investors Business Daily, Plano Star Courier, Aug. 29, 2011
http://starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/news/plano-makes-economic-deal-with-investors-businessdaily/article_e633fffb-985b-535f-a647-73d8165e4a74.html
1513 Mark Rosson, ONeil Defies Industry Trends By Launching Its New Plano, Texas Location, company website,
undated (accessed April 24, 2015) http://www.oneildata.com/news/open-house/
1514 Northrop Grumman to locate HQ in Falls Church, Va., Bloomberg Businessweek, July 12, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GTN1C00.htm
1515 Jeff Clabaugh, Governor: Quality of life attracted Northrop Grumman to Virginia, L.A. Biz, April 27, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2010/04/26/daily9.html#ixzz0mKMzEy2X
1516 W.J. Hennigan and Tiffany Hsu, Northrop Grumman moving headquarters from L.A. to Washington, D.C., area,
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 5, 2010 http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/05/business/la-fi-northrop5-2010jan05.
1517 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Virginia Economic Development
Partnership confirmed that the relocation occurred in 2011 and also supplied the $24 million figure
1519 JustFabulous Opens New Warehouse in Louisville, KY. company news release, July 29, 2011
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/justfabulous-opens-new-warehouse-in-louisville-ky-126395698.html
1521 Richard Verrier, Technicolor to close North Hollywood film printing plant, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 19, 2010,
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/11/technicolor-to-close-north-hollywood-film-printingplant.html.
1522 Richard Verrier, Technicolor to open new film lab in Glendale, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 11, 2011
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/02/technicolor.html
1523 Richard Verrier, Technicolor closes film lab in Glendale, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 19, 2013
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/19/news/la-technicolor-closes-film-lab-in-glendale-20131219
1524 Ed Balint, Canton lands 1,000-job call center, The Repository, June 7, 2011
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x795259245/Canton-lands-1-000-job-call-center
1525 VXI Opens Canton Ohio and Is Hiring 200+, company news release, Aug. 10, 2011
http://www.vxi.com/2011/08/11/vxi-opens-canton-ohio-and-is-hiring-200/
1526 Vikki Broughton Hodges, Timco plant in Wallburg is up and running, Lexington Dispatch, Oct. 4, 2011
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20111004/NEWS05/310049978
1527 Five firms bring 185 jobs to Miami-Dade, Miami Herald, Oct. 13, 2011 story
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2011/10/13/five-companies-bring-185-jobs.html
1528 Galen Moore, Steak house Smith & Wollensky completes Boston HQ move, Boston Business Journal, Aug. 22,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2011/08/22/smith-wollensky-boston-hq-move.html?s=print
1529 Gov. Dave Heineman Announces Business Expansions Resulting from Reverse Trade Mission, Nebraska City
News-Press, Sept. 9, 2011, http://www.ncnewspress.com/article/20110909/NEWS/309099998/?Start=1
1530 Corporate Searches, Nebraska Secretary of State, Reports as of April 13, 2015
https://www.nebraska.gov/sos/corp/corpsearch.cgi?nav=search#searchform
1531 Reverse trade mission reels in 4 firms, Omaha World-Herald, Sept. 10, 2011
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110910/MONEY/709109904/639
1532 LA software company moving to Scottsdale, Phoenix Business Journal, Feb. 8, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/2011/02/la-software-company-moving-toscottsdale.html?ana=e_phx_rdup
1533 Angela Gonzales, LA billionaire to develop $200 million biotech data center in Phoenix, Phoenix Business
Journal, July 1, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/2011/07/01/la-billionaire-to-develop-200million.html?page=all
1534 Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to Join Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Advanced Health, company news release,
Nov. 16, 2011 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111116006032/en/Phoenix-Mayor-Phil-Gordon-JoinChan-Soon-Shiong#.U7Xi_fldWG8
1535 Jeff Clabaugh, TCW energy group breaks off, L.A. Biz, Jan. 5, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2011/01/05/tcw-energy-group-breaks-off.html
1536 Cleveland-LA to close in August 2011; Cleveland-KC not affected, college announcement, March 3, 2011
http://www.cleveland.edu/news/108
1507
385
The Cleveland Story, Cleveland Chiropractic College, undated (accessed April 13, 2015)
http://www.cleveland.edu/about-us/cleveland-story/
1538 Lori Hawkins, California startup 58Phases moving to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Aug. 5, 2011
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/sharedgen/blogs/austin/startups/entries/2011/08/05/california_startup_58phases_mo.html?cxntfid=blogs_starting_up
1539 Aerial Camera Leaders SkyCam and CableCam Relocate to Fort Worth, Texas, company news release, Sept.
14, 2011 http://www.outdoorchannel.com/Investors.aspx?page=newsArticle
1540 Christopher Calnan, Al Frank Asset Management Inc. moving to Austin, Austin Business Journal, Feb. 11, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2011/02/11/money-mgmt-firm-coming.html?page=all
1541 Christopher Calnan, California telecom startup moving to Austin, Austin Business Journal, April 8, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/abje_news/2011/04/california-telecom-startup-moving-to.html
1542 China Unicom Americas Opens New HQ in Metro DC Area, company newsletter, 3rd Q, 2011
http://www.unicomamericas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Q3-2011-CUA-Newsletter.pdf
1543 Information provided by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council
1544 Information provided by the Greater Phoenix Economic Council
1545 American Carpet Recyclers LLC, Manta, undated (accessed April 13, 2015)
http://www.manta.com/c/mb8mm1b/american-carpet-recyclers-llc
1546
Lois Carol Wheatley, Art & Antiques magazine comes to Wilmington, Wilmington Star-News, Jan. 11, 2011
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110111/ARTICLES/110109848?p=1&tc=pg
1547
1548 Christopher Calnan, All Web Leads eyes fast growth, Austin Business Journal, Feb. 18, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2011/02/18/web-firm-eyes-fast-growth.html
1550 Kenric Ward, Canadian Security Firm Bringing 100 Jobs to Florida, Sunshine State News, June 8, 2011
http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/canadian-security-firm-bringing-100-jobs-florida-0
1551 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name (E-L) - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Rev.
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndel11.pdf
1552 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name (M-R) - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Rev.
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndmr11.pdf
1553 Rock-Tenn Company and Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Shareholders Approve Merger, company news
release, May 27, 2011 http://ir.rocktenn.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=754349
1554 RockTenn Announces Closures of Three Corrugated Container Plants, company news release, June 2, 2011
http://ir.rocktenn.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=754348
1555 Dave McNary, Tech Tussle: Vfx unionization, Variety, Jan. 26, 2011 http://variety.com/2011/digital/news/techtussle-vfx-unionization-1118030940/
1557 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name (T-Z) - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Rev.
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndtz11.pdf
1558 Overseas Offices, company website, undated (accessed July 12, 2014)
http://www.threebond.co.jp/en/company/overseas.php
1559 Nick Green, Final cans roll off the line at Torrances Ball Corp. plant, Torrance Daily Breeze, Aug. 31, 2011
http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20110901/final-cans-roll-off-the-line-at-torrances-ball-corp-plant
1560 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Jan. 26, 2012
http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/eddwarncn11.pdf
1563 Coloring the Southwest with SCADA, Chem.Info, March 21, 2011
http://www.chem.info/Articles/2011/03/Automation-Coloring-the-Southwest-with-scada
1564 Angela Gonzales, Stimulus bonds OKd for Dunn-Edwards expansion, Phoenix Business Journal, March 12,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/03/08/daily73.html
1565 Detailed Listing of WARN Information by Company Name (B-D) - 2011, California Employment Development
Dept., Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndbd11.pdf
1566 Tim Sheehan, Madera plant is liquidating - Z Foods starts process with the layoffs of 200, Fresno Bee, Aug. 2,
2011, NewsBank
1567 Madera Co. industrial vacancies cut in half in Q3, TBJ Now, Nov. 6, 2013
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/manufacturing-and-distribution/9510-madera-co-industrial-vacancies-cut-inhalf-in-q3
1568 Jessica Bernstein-Wax, WinCup foam cup plant to leave Corte Madera after 42 years, Marin Independent
Journal, Feb. 13, 2011 story http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_17355491
1569 Wincup Announces Tolleson Expansion, company news release, Jan. 21, 2010
http://www.newswire.com/wincup-announces-tolleson-expansion/19037
1570 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Pennsylvania Department of
Community & Economic Development confirmed details on Dec. 23, 2013
1537
386
Joseph N. DiStefano, PhillyDeals: Ecospan of Calif. opening operations center near Exton, Philadelphia
Inquirer, Aug. 02, 2011 http://articles.philly.com/2011-08-02/business/29842546_1_trees-operations-center-exton
1572 Brian Gaar, 2 more California companies join migration to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, May 9, 2011
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/2-more-california-companies-join-migration-to-aust/nRZtH/ and Chris
Taylor, Xeris To Bring New Biotech Jobs to Austin, Pharmaceutical Jobs, May 13, 2011 http://www.pharmaceuticaljobs.com/pharmaceutical-news/xeris-to-bring-new-biotech-jobs-to-austin
1573 Biopharmaceutical Company Xeris Joins the Growing Ranks of California Businesses Relocating in Austin,
Austin Chamber of Commerce news release, May 5, 2011 http://www.austinchamber.com/thechamber/media/files/Xeris%20Chamber%20Release%20FINAL.pdf
1574 TRIB Moves Offices to Washington, DC Area, HDT Trucking Information, Feb. 28, 2011
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=73084&news_category_id=18
1575 High Paying Jobs Moving Out Of Salinas, To North Carolina, KSBW.com, Nov. 30, 2011
http://www.ksbw.com/High-Paying-Jobs-Moving-Out-Of-Salinas-To-North-Carolina/8762898#!bPX9dp
1576 Sara Rubin, Economic Development Department braces for calamity with looming Capital One, Fresh Express
layoffs, Monterey County Weekly, May 16, 2012 http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/economicdevelopment-department-braces-for-calamity-with-looming-capital-one/article_5d529155-5038-5563-90eea8223a5079c8.html
1577
Feel Golf Agrees to Acquire Pro Line Sports, Inc., company news release, Jan. 10, 2011
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/feel-golf-agrees-to-acquire-pro-line-sports-inc-otcqb-feel-1377638.htm
1578
Feel Golf Co., Inc. Announces Name Change to Intelligent Living Inc. and Change of Domicile From California to
Nevada, company news release, July 30, 2013 http://globenewswire.com/newsrelease/2013/07/30/563346/10042590/en/Feel-Golf-Co-Inc-Announces-Name-Change-to-Intelligent-Living-Inc-andChange-of-Domicile-From-California-to-Nevada.html
1579 Hunting gear company moving headquarters to Bozeman, KBZK.com, Aug. 5, 2011
http://www.kbzk.com/news/hunting-gear-company-moving-headquarters-to-bozeman/
1581 Christian Conte, Denali Group relocates from Calif. to Fernandina, Jacksonville Business Journal, Aug. 19,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/print-edition/2011/08/19/denali-group-relocates-from-califto.html?page=all
1582 Elizabeth Behrman, SIG relocating HQ to Jacksonville, Jacksonville Business Journal, June 22, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2011/06/22/sig-relocating-hq-to-jacksonville.html
1584 The story has been put behind a firewall and made available only to subscribers. See Chris Casacchia,
Refrigeration Maker Moving From Brea to Alabama Plant, Ebsco, Jan. 17, 2011
http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/59515931/refrigeration-maker-moving-from-brea-alabama-plant
1585 Awesome Products cuts ribbon on new facility & new future, West Memphis Arkansas website, Nov. 14, 2011
http://westmemphis.com/awesome-products-cuts-ribbon-on-new-facility-new-future
1586 Dan Schechner, Aquatech Relocating to Las Vegas, Pool & Spa News, Feb. 11, 2011
http://www.poolspanews.com/finance/aquatech-relocating-to-las-vegas.aspx
1587 Marcus, Green, Construction firm moving HQ to Louisville, Louisville Courier-Journal, Feb. 2, 2011
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110202/NEWS01/302020131/0/SPORTS11/Construction-firm-moving-HQLouisville?odyssey=nav%7Chead
1588 Jan Norman, Updated: O.C. company moves manufacturing, jobs to Mexico, Orange County Register, July 1,
2011 http://www.ocregister.com/jannorman/strong-412985-http-href.html
1589 Adina Moloman, Official Opening of a new manufacturing plant in Tijuana: ssur, Made In Mexico Inc. website,
Oct. 4, 2011 http://www.madeinmexicoinc.com/official-opening-of-a-new-manufacturing-plant-in-tijuana-ossur/
1590 Fujitsu Frontech North America to Move Point of Sale Manufacturing and Integration Operations from Foothill
Ranch, California to Plattsburgh, New York, company news release, April 15, 2011 http://4gwirelessevolution.tmcnet.com/wimax/news/2011/04/15/5448072.htm
1591 Jan Norman, O.C. firm plans major expansion in Colorado, Orange County Register, Aug. 21, 2011
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/seal-329851-bal-springs.html
1592 American Manufacturer Bucks Trends, Announces Colorado Springs Facility Expansion, company news
release, Nov. 22, 2011 http://mediaroom.balseal.com/component-maker-bucks-trends-announces-colorado-springsfacility-expansion
1593 Wayne Heilman, Mayor to talk more about manufacturers expansion in Springs, The Gazette, Nov. 22, 2011
http://www.gazette.com/articles/medical-129013-springs-device.html
1594 Jan Norman, O.C. manufacturer to close, move to Texas, Orange County Register, June 7, 2011
http://www.ocregister.com/jannorman/strong-412949-http-ocregister.html
1595 Life Science Company Relocating California Headquarters to Indiana, news release, Indiana Economic
Development Corp., April 27, 2011 http://www.in.gov/portal/news_events/69696.htm
1596 About Us, company website, undated (accessed July 3, 2014) http://www.hycorbiomedical.com/sites/aboutus/history/
1597 Allegro Industries Moves to South Carolina to Accommodate Continued Growth and Expansion, company news
release, May 12, 2011, http://www.allegrosafety.com/asp/pdf.aspx?prodID=Allegro_SC%20Move_PR; also Nikie
1571
387
Mayo, Anderson County Council approves incentives for Allegro Industries, Anderson Independent Mail, May 3,
2011 http://www.independentmail.com/news/2011/may/03/anderson-county-council-approves-incentives-allegr/; also
Allegro Industries Announces New Facility in Anderson County, Anderson County Economic Development, news
release, May, 2, 2011 http://innovateanderson.com/news_details.asp?news_id=42
1598 Allegro Industries Announces New Facility in Anderson County, news release, Anderson County Economic
Development, May, 2, 2011 http://www.innovateanderson.com/news_details.asp?news_id=42
1599 Nikie Mayo, Anderson County Council approves incentives for Allegro Industries, Anderson Independent Mail,
May 3, 2011 http://www.independentmail.com/news/2011/may/03/anderson-county-council-approves-incentivesallegr/
1600 Gordon Oliver, Sharp Solar to move to Camas, Columbian, June 10, 2011
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jun/10/sharp-solar-to-move-to-camas/
1601 Govplace Soars to #147 in VAR500 List Reston-based Solution Provider Enjoys CAGR in Excess of 44%,
company news release, June 30, 2011 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8610873.htm
1602 Mary Ann Milbourn, Wells Fargo to cut 145 mortgage jobs in O.C., Orange County Register, Jan. 31, 2011
http://economy.ocregister.com/2011/01/31/wells-fargo-to-cut-145-mortgage-jobs-in-o-c/48252/
1603 Mary Ann Milbourn, Wells Fargo shifts O.C. work to India, Orange County Register, March 25, 2011
http://economy.ocregister.com/2011/03/25/wells-fargo-shifts-o-c-work-to-india/52243/
1604
1605 Mary Ann Milbourn, Hyundai sending 71 O.C. jobs to Texas, Georgia, Orange County Register, Feb. 8, 2011
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hyundai-287388-jobs-irvine.html
1606 Steve Brown, Hyundai Capital expands to Plano with new office, Dallas Morning News, Jan. 27, 2011
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/20110127-hyundai-capital-expands-to-plano-with-newoffice.ece
1607 Dallas/Fort Worth Region, Texas Corporate Investment Monitor, Office of the Governor, Economic Development
& Tourism, Q1-Q2 2012, undated (accessed July 9, 2015)
http://www.ntxregionalcenter.com/news/corpinvestmonitor.pdf
1608 Mary Ann Milbourn, O.C. fitness equipment firm Star Trac cutting 60 jobs, Orange County Register, Aug. 4,
2011, NewsBank
1609 Cami Joner, Fitness companies to open Vancouver office, Columbian, May 25, 2011
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/may/25/merged-fitness-companies-to-open-vancouver-office/
1610 Cami Reister, Private equity firm headquarters move from California to Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Press,
April 28, 2011 http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/04/private_equity_firm_headquarte.html
1611 Andy Rent, California Private Equity firm moves to Grand Rapids brings Jobs! The River 100.5, April 28, 2011
http://rivergrandrapids.com/california-private-equity-firm-moves-to-grand-rapids-brings-jobs/?trackback=tsmclip
1612 Blackford Capital Moves Headquarters to Grand Rapids, Mich., company news release, April 25, 2011
http://www.blackfordcapital.com/news/pr_042511.html
1613 No employees? No problem. Stein happy to be home again Grand Rapids Business Journal, May 16, 2011
http://www.grbj.com/articles/73181
1614 Peter Corbett, Security firms move to bring jobs to Valley, Arizona Republic, Oct. 5, 2011
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2011/10/05/20111005security-firm-move-bring-jobs-phoenix-area.html
1615 Candace Carlisle, Caliber Collision Centers of California moves HQ to Dallas area, Dallas Business Journal,
Oct. 13, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2011/10/13/calif-based-caliber-collision-centers.html
1616 Nancy Luna, Two O.C. restaurant chains move to Texas, Orange County Register, Feb. 28, 2011
http://www.ocregister.com/news/restaurant-289882-texas-chains.html%28RELO-OS%29
1617 Jan Norman, O.C. healthcare firm moves to Texas, Orange County Register, March 28, 2011
http://jan.ocregister.com/2011/03/28/o-c-healthcare-firm-moves-to-texas/56751/
1618 Bill Hethcock, AccentCare to hire 100 with Dallas move, Dallas Business Journal, March 25, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2011/03/25/accentcare-to-hire-100-with-dallas-move.html?page=all
1619 Michelle Lang, LeMaitre Vascular closes Calif. site, ends one biz line, Mass High Tech, May 23, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2011/05/lemaitre-vascular-closes-calif-site-ends.html
1620 Robert Weisman, Calif. biotech moving to Mass., Boston Globe, Dec. 22, 2011
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2011/12/22/california-based-inspiration-biopharmaceuticals-movingcambridge/iY7XseQjgqJXqplav6Tm2H/story.html?camp=pm
1621 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name (B-D) - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Rev.
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndbd11.pdf
1622 Offices, CGI website, undated (accessed June 15, 2014)
http://www.cgi.com/en/offices#zoom=3&lat=21.4953&lon=-2.41792&layers=BT
1623 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2011, California Employment Development Dept.,
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/eddwarncn11.pdf
1624 Altron website, news page (accessed June 28, 2014) http://www.altroninc.com/index.php/press
1625 Headquarter (sic) Moves to Dallas-Fort Worth, (a timeline), Dallas Regional Chamber, Feb. 6, 2015
https://www.dallaschamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CorporateAnnouncements_February-6-2015.pdf
1626 Jan Norman, Manufacturer moves to Texas after 42 years in O.C., Orange County Register, Aug. 16, 2011
http://www.ocregister.com/jannorman/strong-413066-http-ocregister.html
388
Jan Norman, Legacy Electronics moves to South Dakota, Orange County Register, March 23, 2011
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/south-293366-legacy-dakota.html
1628 Kelly Thurman, South Dakota hopes to capitalize on business-friendly, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, as posted by
Deseret News, March 4, 2011 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700115428/South-Dakota-hopes-to-capitalize-onbusiness-friendly.html?s_cid=rss-5
1629 Legacy Electronics Begins Operations in Canton, S.D., company news release, Sept. 19, 2011
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110919006504/en/Legacy-Electronics-Begins-Operations-CantonS.D.#.U7c5ZvldWG8
1630 Canton manufacturer to add staff, space, Argus Leader, March 9, 2015
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2015/03/09/canton-manufacturer-add-staffspace/24658405/
1631 Legacy Electronics Finalizes Purchase of Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility with Plans for Expansion,
company news release, March 31, 2015 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150331006580/en/LegacyElectronics-Finalizes-Purchase-Headquarters-Manufacturing-Facility#.VR9PYf7F-uk
1632 Nancy Luna, Two O.C. restaurant chains move to Texas, Orange County Register, Feb. 28, 2011
http://www.ocregister.com/news/restaurant-289882-texas-chains.html%28RELO-OS%29
1633 Leading Edge Expands VIP Wide Body Paint and Completions Business with New Facility, company news
release, Aug. 1, 2011 http://www.leadingedgecorp.com/new-hangar-kftw/#
1635
1636 Watson Designates Parsippany, NJ Facility as Corporate Headquarters, company news release, April 13, 2011
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/watson-designates-parsippany-nj-facility-as-corporate-headquarters119791034.html
1637 Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is Now Actavis, Inc., company news release, Jan. 24, 2013
http://www.actavis.com/news/news/thomson-reuters/watson-pharmaceuticals,-inc-is-now-actavis,-inc
1638 HDT Global Announces Operational Consolidation for Expeditionary Systems to Buena Vista, Virginia,
Rockbridge Weekly and Alleghany Journal Sept. 16, 2011
http://www.rockbridgeweekly.com/rw_article.php?ndx=21699
1639 Pat Maio, Star Trac to close Murrieta factory, move to China, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23, 2011
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/May/23/manufacturing-star-trac-to-close-murrieta-factory/
1640 Stuart Goldman, Star Trac Shutting Down California Plant as More Production Moves to China, Club Industry,
May 15, 2011 http://clubindustry.com/inside_manufacturers/star-trac-shutting-down-california-plant-production-china20110516/
1641 Thomas Olson, Coraopolis company making its name in shale-gas industry, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Dec.
14, 2011 http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_771864.html#axzz2lKZ1EOMd
1642 Mike Perrault, Many states offering tempting incentives to lure businesses, Desert Sun, Sept. 24, 2014
http://archive.desertsun.com/article/20110925/BUSINESS/109250305/Many-states-offering-tempting-incentives-lurebusinesses
1643 Spare Backup Provides Corporate Update, company news release, July 7, 2014
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/spare-backup-provides-corporate-update-2014-07-07
1644 Spare Backup Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012, company news release,
April 23, 2013 http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2013/04/23/NE99722
1645 Keith Darc, CareFusion closing Palm Springs plant, San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 10, 2011
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/10/carefusion-closing-palm-springs-plant/
1646 Katharine Grayson, MN lands med-tech CA, Aussi factories, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, Aug. 12,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/print-edition/2011/08/12/mn-lands-med-tech-factories-from.html
1647 Native Foods Caf bound for Chicago, Riverside Press-Enterprise Aug. 18, 2011 (this web link has vanished);
also see Emily Bryson York, Vegan chain takes root in Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Aug. 09, 2011
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-09/business/ct-biz-0809-food-notebook-20110809_1_vegan-food-veganoptions-tanya-petrovna
1648 Ziehm Imaging relocates Americas Corporate Headquarters, company news release, Jan. 17, 2011
http://www.ziehm.com/en/newsportal/news-details/ziehm-imaging-relocates-americas-corporate-headquarters-2/
1649 Waste Connections threatens to move to Texas, Sacramento Bee, Sept. 1, 2011
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/01/3876485/waste-connections-threatens-to.html
1650 Mark Anderson, Waste Connections has proposals from Texas, Nevada, Sacramento Business Journal, Sept.
1, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/09/01/folsom-waste-connections-texas-nevada.html
1651 Waste Connections has new Texas address, Sacramento Business Journal, Jan. 3, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2012/01/waste-connections-has-new-texasaddress.html
1652 Waste Connections could pay $6M to break lease, Sacramento Business Journal, Dec. 16, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/12/16/waste-connections-could-pay-6m.html
1653 Jennifer Dawson, The Woodlands considers developing three office buildings, Houston Business Journal, Feb.
24, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2012/02/the-woodlands-considers-developing.html
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Mark Anderson, First Bank closing processing office in Folsom, Sacramento Business Journal, July 1, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/print-edition/2011/07/01/first-bank-closing-processing-office.html?page=all
1657 Kelly Johnson, J.C. Penney to close McClellan operation, lay off 350, Sacramento Business Journal, Jan. 24,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2011/01/24/jc-penney-to-close-mcclellan.html
1659 Bleeding Green: California losing green businesses, Sacramento TV News10, Nov. 14, 2011
http://www.news10.net/news/california/article/162422/430/Bleeding-Green-California-losing-green-businesses
1660 Mike Bender, Bing Energy to move headquarters to Florida, lured by prospect of tax cuts, St. Petersburg Times,
Feb. 11, 2011 http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/gubernatorial/bing-energy-to-move-headquarters-to-floridalured-by-prospect-of-tax-cuts/1150840
1661 Neil Nisperos, Firm ditches Chino, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Feb. 20, 2011
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_17447183?source=rss#ixzz1Ei7JK6Uz
1662 Bing Energy Unveils Commercial Fuel Cell Unit for Telecom Backup, company news release, July 10, 2013
http://bingenergyinc.com/index.php/news/36-bing-energy-unveils-commercial-fuel-cell-unit
1663
Small town, BIG plans: Adairsville looking to fill vacant industrial properties, Rome News-Tribune, April 9, 2011
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/12730552/article-Small-town--BIG-plans--Adairsville-looking-to-fillvacant-industrial-properties?instance=home_news_lead_story
1664 Region Census numbers are mixed bag, Rome News-Tribune, March 20, 2011 http://romenewstribune.com/view/full_story/12423629/article-Region-Census-numbers-are-%E2%80%98mixedbag%E2%80%99?instance=home_news
1665 Advatech Pacific Opens Another Regional Office, company website (accessed June 3, 2014)
http://www.advatechpacific.com/News/
1666 Brian Gaar, Beanitos moving production from California to the Austin area, Austin American-Statesman, April 8,
2011 http://www.statesman.com/business/beanitos-moving-production-from-california-to-the-austin-1384422.html
1667 Razer Opens New Technical Research Center In Austin, Texas, company news release, March 24, 2011
http://www.razerzone.com/press/detail/press-releases/razer-opens-new-technical-research-center-in-austin-texas
1668 Dave Guilford, EV upstart Aptera closes after failing to raise funds, Automotive News, Dec. 2, 2011
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111202/OEM05/111209955/1186
1669 Jill R. Aitoro, Former SRA International CEO to relocate tech company to Northern Virginia, Washington
Business Journal, Aug. 22, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2011/08/former-sra-ceo-tolead-technology.html
1670 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name (S-S) - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Rev.
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/eddwarncnds11.pdf
1671 HSBC Finance, Santander Consumer in Agreement on HSBCs US Auto Business, HSBC Bank news release,
Nov. 10, 2009 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091110005196/en/HSBC-Finance-Santander-ConsumerAgreement-HSBCs-Auto#.U7wwKfldWG8
1672 Betty Beard, Lab-specimen tracker bringing HQ, jobs to Valley, Arizona Republic, Nov. 29, 2011
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2011/11/29/20111129lab-specimen-tracker-bringing-hq-jobs-valley.html
Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndbd11.pdf
1674 Luke Timmerman, Biogen Idec Axes 650 Jobs, Closes San Diego Site, Bets Future on Neurology, Xconomy,
Nov. 3, 2010 http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/11/03/biogen-idec-axes-650-jobs-closes-san-diego-site-betsfuture-on-neurology/?single_page=true
1675 Alan M. Wolf, Biogen will build bigger space, Raleigh News & Observer, April 26, 2011
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/26/1154147/biogen-will-build-bigger-space.html
1676 Robert Weisman, Back to its future: Biogen drops Idec from corporate name, Boston Globe, March 23, 2015
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/03/22/back-future-cambridge-biotech-biogen-jettisons-idec-from-itsname/QqG7YQEFDuYanBhdLJbLoO/story.html
1677 William J. Holstein, What Keeps Texas on top, Chief Executive Net, May 2, 2012 http://chiefexecutive.net/whatkeeps-texas-on-top#eastward-ho
1678 Lloyd Armbrust, OwnLocal Acquires Whoosh Traffic, company website, May 21, 2014
http://ownlocal.com/ownlocal-acquires-whoosh-traffic/
1679 Erica Douglass, Dear California: Im Leaving You. Heres Why erica.biz, Aug. 4, 2011
http://www.erica.biz/2011/california-im-leaving-you/
1681 Miguel Liscano, Cedar Park to weigh $1.68 million incentive package for Fallbrook Technologies, Austin
American-Statesman, May 25, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/cedar-park-to-weigh-168-millionincentive-package-/nRbLq/
1682 Emilie Lutostanski, Economic incentives support growth in Cedar Park, Community Impact Newspaper, Nov. 15,
2012 http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/leander-cedar-park/economic-incentives-support-growth-in-cedar-park/
1654
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Wayne Heilman, Calif. church marketing firm moving headquarters to Springs, The Gazette, Jan. 7, 2011
http://www.gazette.com/articles/california-110776-marketing-springs.html
1684 Deb Gau, An open door plant in Minneota, Marshall Independent, May 31, 2011
http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/528181/An-open-door-plant-in-inneota.html?nav=5052
1685 Contact Us, company website, undated (accessed April 16, 2015) http://www.icondoors.com/Icon-HydraulicDoors-Contact-Information.php
1686 Leena Rao, Zirtual Raises $2M From Mayfield, Tony Hsieh To Match Professionals With Virtual Executive
Assistants, TechCrunch, Jan. 14, 2013 http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/14/zirtual-raises-2m-from-mayfield-tony-hsiehto-match-professionals-with-virtual-executive-assistants/
1687 California Secretary of State, search box at http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/cbs.aspx (accessed Feb. 26, 2015)
1688 Bill Murphy, When it Pays to Turn Down Your Customers, Inc., Jan. 27, 2014 http://www.inc.com/bill-murphyjr/when-to-turn-down-your-customers.html
1689 Trulia intends to hire 100 in Denver, Denver Business Journal, Jan. 19, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2011/01/19/trulia-intends-to-hire-100-in-denver.html
1690 John Cook, $49 million richer, Jawbone becomes latest Bay Area darling to kiss up to Seattle, GeekWire, March
16, 2011 http://www.geekwire.com/2011/bluetooth-headset-maker-jawbone-raises-49-million-expands-seattle/
1692
1693 Curt Woodward, Salesforce.com Officially Opens Bigger Seattle Office, Says Aggressive Hiring of Top Talent
Will Continue, Xconomy, March 1, 2011 http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2011/03/01/salesforce-com-officiallyopens-bigger-seattle-office-says-aggressive-hiring-of-top-talent-will-continue/?single_page=true
1694 Todd Bishop, Salesforce opens in Seattle with plug from a customer, the mayor, Puget Sound Business
Journal, March 1, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2011/03/salesforce-opens-in-seattle-withloyal.html?page=all
1695 Splunk Opens Seattle Development Center, company news release, Feb. 8, 2011,
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAFYC
1696 Erik Siemers, New Relic, with office in Portland, lands $15M venture round, Portland Business Journal, Nov. 16,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2011/11/new-relic-with-office-in-portland.html
1697 Northern Nevada sees increase in companies and new jobs, This Is Reno, Aug. 3, 2011
http://thisisreno.com/2011/08/northern-nevada-sees-increase-in-companies-and-new-jobs/
1698 Jennifer Robison. Las Vegas lure: arts, culture really! Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct. 20, 2011
http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/economy/las-vegas-lure-arts-culture-really
1699 By Caitlin McGarry, Graphics startup puts the writing on the wall, Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 9, 2012
http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/technology/graphics-startup-puts-writing-wall
1700 Kelly, Gilblom, Calif. private equity firm Skylight Capital moves to Seattle, closes 2 deals, Puget Sound
Business Journal, June 27, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2011/06/tx-private-equity-firm-moves-toseattle.html?page=all
1701 Betty Beard, Lab-specimen tracker bringing HQ, jobs to Valley, Arizona Republic, Nov. 29, 2011
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2011/11/29/20111129lab-specimen-tracker-bringing-hq-jobs-valley.html
1702 DistinctDev, Creators of The Moron Test Head West, company news release, April 25, 2011
http://prmac.com/release-id-24756.htm
1703 Jennifer Robison, Guitarist Santana moves some operations to Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March
31, 2011 http://www.lvrj.com/business/guitarist-santana-moving-some-operations-to-las-vegas119007184.html?ref=184
1704 The Official Carlos Santana Web Site, http://www.santana.com/news/default.aspx
1705 Lindsay Riddell, BP moves solar unit back to Houston, Houston Business Journal, Feb. 9 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2011/02/09/bp.html
1706 Convoke Systems Announces Corporate Headquarters Move and Additional Office, Company news release,
May 3, 2011 http://www.insidearm.com/daily/debt-buying-topics/debt-buying/convoke-systems-announces-corporateheadquarters-move-and-additional-office/
1707 Firm that specializes in social media moving headquarters to downtown Austin, Austin American-Statesman,
May 6, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/business/central-texas-digest-firm-that-specializes-in-social-1459917.html
1708 Greg Storey, Waterloo, company website, May 19,2011 http://cognition.happycog.com/article/waterloo
1709 Force by Design bringing 50 IT jobs, $430,000 investment to East Lansing, Capital Gains, Jan. 12, 2011
http://www.capitalgainsmedia.com/innovationnews/Force0501.aspx Note: The company has objected to an earlier
comment its relocating from California. Nowhere have I said that, but it appears that other publications did so, such
as The State News in ELPD, ELFD to present on new program, Jan. 31, 2011
http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2011/01/elpd_elfd_to_present_on_new_program. I continue to cite this
only as a siting of a facility that heretofore typically would have been located in California, with capital directed to an
out-of-state location by a California company.
1710 140 jobs lost after Heinz plant closes in Stockton, KXTV News 10, Oct. 12, 2011
http://www.news10.net/news/article/158582/2/140-jobs-lost-after-Heinz-plant-closes-in-Stockton
1711 Wade Tatangelo, Famed Blues Revue magazine HQ moves to Village of the Arts, Bradenton Herald, June 11,
2011, http://www.bradenton.com/2011/06/11/3265740/headquarters-for-famed-blues-revue.html
1683
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John Downey, Bosch Group division shifts main office to Charlotte region from California, Charlotte Business
Journal, Dec. 16, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/print-edition/2011/12/16/bosch-division-shifts-main-officehere.html
1714 Audrey Levine, French Pharma Ipsen Moving to Basking Ridge From California, Warren Patch, Dec. 16, 2011
http://patch.com/new-jersey/warren/french-pharma-ipsen-moving-to-basking-ridge-from-california#.VAg1zPldWG8
1715 California biotech moves U.S. operations to Bridgewater, NJ Biz, Dec. 15, 2011
http://www.njbiz.com/article/20111215/NJBIZ01/111219910/California-biotech-moves-US-operations-to-Bridgewater
1716 IPSEN: Pharma Company Finds Basking Ridge Ideal for Its French Connection New Jersey Business, p. 79,
July 1, 2012 http://digital.njbmagazine.com/publication/?i=116543&p=81
1717 Ipsen Announces Major US R&D Investment and Headquarters Relocation in 2012, company news release,
Dec. 15, 2011 http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111215005303/en/Ipsen-Announces-Major-InvestmentHeadquarters-Relocation-2012#.VAg4i_ldWG8
1718 Diana Samuels, Menlo Park alcohol bottling plant to shut down next month, San Jose Mercury News, June 11,
2011 http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_18253172?nclick_check=1
1719 Silence Therapeutics Plc - Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2010, company news release, April 27,
2011, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/silence-therapeutics-plc---results-for-the-year-ended-31-december2010-120759114.html
1720 Plant Expansion for MINI PAKR Air Cushion Machine: Successful Packaging Machines Growth Requires
Expansion in the USA, company news release Aug, 31, 2011
1721 Dan Hockensmith, Free-Flow Packaging to build machinery in Kentucky, Plastics News, Sept. 1, 2011
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20110901/NEWS/309019989/free-flow-packaging-to-build-machinery-inkentucky#
1723 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Greater Austin Chamber of
Commerce confirmed the event
1724 Gov. Perry Announces EA to Expand Austin Facility, Creating 300 Jobs, Office of the Governor news release,
July 18, 2011 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/16393/
1725 Brian Gaar, EA Sports expanding Austin presence, bringing 300 jobs, Austin American-Statesman, July 18,
2011 http://www.statesman.com/business/ea-sports-expanding-austin-presence-bringing-300-jobs1618774.html?cxtype=rss_ece_frontpage
1726 Phone company RingCentral picks Denver, Denver Business Journal, April 27, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2011/04/28/new-phone-company-ring-central-picks.html
1728 Raytheon Announces Layoffs, Plans to Move Some Goleta Operations Out of State, Santa Barbara Noozhawk,
April 27, 2011 http://www.noozhawk.com/article/042711_raytheon_announces_layoffs/
1729 Rich Laden, EDC touts more than 900 jobs announced in 2011, The Gazette, Dec. 8, 2011
http://gazette.com/edc-touts-more-than-900-jobs-announced-in-2011/article/129901
1730 Tom Jackson, Cookie factory making Sandusky its headquarters, Sandusky Register, March 7, 2011
http://www.fltimes.com/news/national/article_9b28cf0c-48e0-11e0-ba56-001cc4c002e0.html
1731 Be Green Packaging Announces Jasper County Facility, company news release, April 8, 2011,
http://begreenpackaging.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/be-green-packaging-announces-jasper-county-facility/
1732 Ridgeland, South Carolina Facility Updates November 2014, company website, Nov. 3, 2014
http://begreenpackaging.com/revolutionizing-packaging-ridgeland-updates-november-2014/
1733 Superconductor Technologies to Relocate Corporate Headquarters to Austin, TX, company news release, Dec.
12, 2011
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=70847&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1638504&highlight=
1734 Kirk Ladendorf, California tech company to move most of its business, 135 jobs to Austin, Austin AmericanStatesman, Dec. 13, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/technology/california-tech-company-to-move-most-of-itsbusine/nRhzk/
1735 Monica Quintero, Award winning special effects company in Santa Maria auctioning equipment, KSBY.com,
Jan. 17, 2011 http://www.ksby.com/news/award-winning-special-effects-company-in-santa-maria-auctioningequipment1
1736 Symmetry Headquarters Relocating to Texas, company news release, Jan. 3, 2011
http://www.brandonlanger.com/symmetry-headquarters-relocating-texas/
1738 Chris Knauss, Centreville is hub for portable solar and wind power venture, The Star Democrat, April 10, 2011
http://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/article_aeb4bd8a-1eaf-5b9f-82a0-355fee0db05b.html
1739 Scott Dance, Catonsville solar startup nabs $1.2M in stimulus, Baltimore Business Journal, Aug 9, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2010/08/09/story6.html?page=all
1740 Google expands Bakery Square offices, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jan. 8, 2011
http://triblive.com//x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_717140.html#axzz3BYizz95v
1712
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Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Allegheny Conference on Community Development, undated
(accessed April 9, 2015)
http://www.alleghenyconference.org/PittsburghRegionalAlliance/PDFs/KeySectors/KeySectorInfoCommTechnology.p
df
1742 Mike Rogoway, Google, others join controversial Shepherds Flat wind farm near Arlington, Oregonian, April 18,
2011 http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/04/google_others_join_controversi.html
1743 Ted Sickinger, The cost of green: Huge eastern Oregon wind farm raises big questions about state, federal
subsidies, Oregonian, March 12, 2011 http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/post_20.html
1744 Plastic Logic moves HQ back to Cambridge, Business Weekly, Sept. 7, 2011
http://www.businessweekly.co.uk/hi-tech/12668-plastic-logic-moves-hq-back-to-cambridge
1746 Ron Leuty, MedImmune closures in Mountain View, Santa Clara will ax hundreds of jobs, San Francisco
Business Times, July 16, 2012 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2012/07/medimmuneastrazeneca-layoffs.html
1747 Jon Xavier, Sun founder Scott McNealy shuns Silicon Valley for startup, Silicon Valley Business Journal, June
16, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2011/06/ex-sun-explains-why-wayin-isnt-in-the.html
1748 Robin Wauters, Sun Co-Founder Scott McNealy Raises $6.4 Million For Stealth Startup WayIn, TechCrunch,
June 7, 2011 http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/07/sun-co-founder-scott-mcnealy-raises-6-4-million-for-stealth-startupwayin/
1749
Don Clark, Scott McNealy Is Backas a Startup CEO, Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mcnealy-sun-micros-ex-chairman-steps-up-to-run-startup-1432242869
1750 Information provided by Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce; also Evernote Opens Austin Studio, company
news release, Aug. 29, 2011 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Evernote-Opens-Austin-Studio-iw-1297649847.html
1751 Increased Sales for Titan Laboratories, company website, undated (accessed April 18, 2015)
http://www.pavemanpro.com/article/increased_sales_for_titan_laboratories/
1752 Marjorie Censer and Jim Tankersley, Washington area pops onto tech radar as alternative to Silicon Valley,
Washington Post, Jan. 20, 2014 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/washington-area-popsonto-tech-radar-as-alternative-to-silicon-valley/2014/01/20/b16003c4-6662-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html
1753 dpiX announces completion of headquarters relocation to Colorado Springs and full production status at the
Colorado facility, company news release, July 26, 2011 http://www.dpix.com/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=5
1754 Marija B. Vader, Caris, dpiX stand out in high-tech, Colorado Springs Business Journal, April 14, 2014
http://csbj.com/2015/04/14/caris-dpix-stand-out-in-high-tech/
1755 Shopobot Inc. Business Entity Detail, California Secretary of State, company name search, filed April 5, 2011,
1756 John Cook, Amid California sales tax kerfuffle, Shopobot relocates to Seattle, GeekWire, Sept. 16, 2011
http://www.geekwire.com/2011/california-sales-tax-kerfuffle-shopobot-relocates-seattle
1757 Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Azur Pharma Agree to combine to Form Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, company news
release, Sept. 19, 2011
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1232524/000119312511251469/d233902dex992.htm
1758 Proxy Statement & 2011 Annual Report, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Feb. 28, 2012
file:///C:/Users/Joe/Downloads/Jazz%20Annual%20Report_2011.PDF
1761 Facebook Opens First Data Center in Prineville, Oregon, company news release, April 15, 2011
https://www.facebook.com/notes/prineville-data-center/press-release-facebook-opens-first-data-center-in-prinevilleoregon/10150150581753133
1762 Chloe Albanesius, Facebook Building $450M North Carolina Data Center, PC Magazine, Nov. 11, 2010
1763 Facebook Picks Site for Data Center, company news release, Nov. 11, 2010
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/facebook-picks-site-for-data-center-2010-11-11
1764 Forest City Data Center, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/ForestCityDataCenter
1765 Nathan Bomey, Lakeside Software plans to add 73 jobs at new Ann Arbor R&D center after landing state tax
credits, Ann Arbor News, March 15, 2011 http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/lakeside-software-plans-to-add73-jobs-in-ann-arbor-after-landing-state-tax-credits/
1766 Lakeside Software to Expand With New Ann Arbor Facility, company news release, March 15, 2011
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lakeside-software-to-expand-with-new-ann-arbor-facility-118002589.html
1767 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with Choose New Jersey, Inc. confirmed
the event
1768 Patrick OGrady, PayPal to hire 300 in Chandler, Omaha, Phoenix Business Journal, Aug. 1, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/08/01/paypal-to-hire-300-in-chandler.html
1769 Online payment company PayPal to hire in Nebraska, AP story as carried by Yahoo News, Aug, 3, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/online-payment-company-paypal-hire-nebraska-151656443.html
1741
393
Barry Harrell, State adds $2.8 million in incentives, as Austin approves package for eBay expansion, Austin
American-Statesman, April 12, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/business/state-adds-2-8-million-in-incentives-as1394643.html
1772 Nevada Commission on Economic Development Encouraged by First Quarter Increased Business Activity,
news release, Nevada Commission on Economic Development, May 11, 2011 http://www.prnewswire.com/newsreleases/nevada-commission-on-economic-development-encouraged-by-first-quarter-increased-business-activity121625648.html
1773 Ryan Frank, Rise of Reno: Northern Nevada is booming. What can we learn from its growth?, Las Vegas Sun,
Sept. 28, 2014 http://www01.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2014/sep/28/rise-reno-northern-nevada-booming-what-canwe-lear/
1774 eBay Puts New Facility, 2,200 Jobs in Draper, UT, Business Facilities, Aug. 23, 2011
http://businessfacilities.com/ebay-puts-new-facility-2200-jobs-in-draper-ut/
1775 Vince Horiuchi, The partys on for eBays new Utah offices, Salt Lake Tribune, May 3, 2013
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/56254325-79/ebay-campus-building-company.html.csp
1776 Donald W. Meyers, Draper OKs eBays development plans, Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 26, 2011
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52783885-78/ebay-draper-office-square.html.csp
1777
Barbour announces $500M plant for Hattiesburg, Clarion Ledger, Jan. 4, 2011
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20110104/BIZ/110104010/Solar+panel+plant+bringing+jobs+to+Miss
1778
Jeff Amy, Solar panel maker to create up to 1,000 jobs at plant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Press-Register Jan.
05, 2011 http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-pressbusiness/2011/01/solar_panel_maker_to_create_up_to_1000_jobs_at_plant_in_hattiesburg_miss.html
1780 Dana Hull, San Jose-based SoloPower announces expansion to Oregon, San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 13,
2011 http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17088059?nclick_check=1
1781 Elliot Njus, SoloPower leases 225,250 square feet in North Portland, Oregonian, Aug. 29, 2011
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/08/solopower_leases_225250_square.html
1782 Adeptron Announces Closure of San Jose, California Plant, company announcement, Jan. 11, 2011
http://www.newswire.ca/fr/story/736973/adeptron-announces-closure-of-san-jose-california-plant
1783 Company Overview, Bloomberg Business, undated (accessed April 18, 2015)
http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=883017
1784 PayPal Opens Office in Arizona to Support Global Growth, company news release, Feb. 23, 2011
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110223006009/en/PayPal-Opens-Office-Arizona-Support-GlobalGrowth#.U7oE_fldWG9
1785 Luci Scott, PayPal celebrates Chandler opening, Arizona Republic, Feb. 23, 2011
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/20110223chandler-paypal-opening0223.html
1787 San Jose Chipmaker opening Austin R&D Center, Silicon Valley Business Journal, May, 6, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/05/06/san-jose-chipmaker-opening-austin-rd.html?ana=lnk
1788 Patrick Darling, Intel to Invest More than $5 Billion to Build New Factory in Arizona, Intel news release, Feb. 18,
2011 http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2011/02/18/intel-to-invest-more-than-5-billion-tobuild-new-factory-in-arizona
1789 Obamas 2012 remarks at Intels Fab 42 site in Chandler, Arizona Republic, Jan. 13, 2014
http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/free/20140113obamas-intels-fab-chandler-speech.html
1790 Patrick OGrady, Why Intels new $1.7 billion Chandler facility is sitting empty, Phoenix Business Journal, Jan.
14, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/business/2014/01/why-intels-new-17-billionchandler.html?page=all
1791 Patrick OGrady, Intel could find a place in iPhone, and Chandler fab could find work, Phoenix Business Journal,
March 16, 2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/techflash/2015/03/intel-could-find-a-place-in-iphone-andchandler.html
1792 United States Locations Chandler, Arizona, company website, undated (accessed April 19, 2015)
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/locations/united-states/sites/chandler.html
1793 Mike Rogoway, Intel goes big to get small -- an early look at its new Hillsboro research factory, D1X, Oregonian,
May 28, 2011 http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/05/intel_goes_big_to_get_small_--.html
1794 Nick Bjork, Intel goes public with plans for Hillsboro expansion, DJC Oregon, Oct. 19, 2010
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/10/19/intel-goes-public-with-plans-for-hillsboro-expansion/
1795 Is Intel Building the Worlds First 450mm/10nm Fab? OverClockers.com, Aug. 13, 2013
http://www.overclockers.com/intels-building-worlds-450mm10nm-fab/
1796 Rich Laden, EDC touts more than 900 jobs announced in 2011, Colorado Springs Gazette, Dec. 8, 2011
http://gazette.com/edc-touts-more-than-900-jobs-announced-in-2011/article/129901
1797 Agilent jobs in Colorado Springs listed on Glassdoor, undated (accessed April 19, 2015)
http://www.glassdoor.com/Job/colorado-springs-agilent-technologies-jobs-SRCH_IL.0,16_IC1148136_KE17,37.htm
1798 Monica Chen, HCLs Cary center adding 200 employees, Triangle Business Journal, May 27, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2011/05/27/hcls-cary-center-adding-200-employees.html?page=all
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Urvaksh Karkaria, Silicon Valley chip-maker AMD to open Atlanta data center, Atlanta Business Chronicle,
March 4, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2011/03/04/silicon-valley-chip-maker-amd-toopen.html?page=all
1800 Jeff, Clabaugh, Alvarion moves N. American HQ to Montgomery County, Washington Business Journal,
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2010/10/29/alvarion-moves-n-american-hq-to.html
1802 Company news release, Solar Cell Manufacturer Sunpreme Closes $50 Million Financing, Oct. 17, 2011,
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/solar-cell-manufacturer-sunpreme-closes-50-million-financing
1803 Corporate Milestones, company website, undated (accessed July 14, 2014)
http://www.sunpreme.com/company/corporate-milestones/
1804 Kirk Ladendorf, ArthroCare moving R&D operations from California to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, May
3, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/arthrocare-moving-rd-operations-from-california-to/nRZgk/
1805 David Young, Bike shop Swobo comes to Fort Collins, The Coloradoan, Oct. 14, 2011
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20111014/BUSINESS/110140328/Bike-shop-Swobo-comes-FortCollins?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs
1806 George Avalos, Fairfield-based Copart will move headquarters to Texas by 2012, San Jose Mercury News, Feb.
3, 2011 http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17285717?nclick_check=1
1807
Candace Carlisle, Auto reseller Copart to move HQ to Farmers Branch, Dallas Business Journal, Feb. 17, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2012/02/17/auto-reseller-copart-to-move-hq-to.html?page=all
1808
1809 Sam Wheeler, E-Myth brings jobs to town, Ashland Daily Tidings, Oct. 14, 2011
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111014/NEWS02/110140307/-1/NEWSMAP
1810 Jennifer Larino, FX company to open NOLA office, New Orleans City Business, Jan. 26, 2011
http://neworleancitybusiness.com/blog/2011/01/26/fx-company-to-open-nola-office/
1811 Mike Scott, California visual-effects firm announces opening of New Orleans branch, Times-Picayune, Jan. 25,
2011 http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/01/california_visual-effects_firm.html
1812 Bryan K. Barnett, A message from the Mayor, Hills Herald, Fall 2011,
https://rochesterhills.org/DocumentCenter/View/4451
1813 Joseph Szczesny, GM invests $7.5 million in solar company, bringing 200 jobs to Rochester Hills, Oakland
Press, July 28, 2011 http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20110728/gm-invests-75-million-in-solarcompany-bringing-200-jobs-to-rochester-hills-with-video
1814 Company Overview of ViSole Energy, Bloomberg Businessweek, undated (accessed July 14, 2014)
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=118786331
1815 ViSole Energy Announces Name Change to Empower Energies, company news release, May 13, 2013
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ViSole+Energy+Announces+Name+Change+to+Empower+Energies.-a0329586574
1816 Empower Energies, Inc., company LinkedIn page, undated (accessed July 14, 2014)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/empower-energies-inc1817 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2011, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. Jan. 26,
2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndel11.pdf
1818 John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Reports Decline In Third Quarter Net, Vending MarketWatch.com, May 3, 2011
http://www.vendingmarketwatch.com/news/10266476/john-b-sanfilippo-son-inc-reports-decline-in-third-quarter-net
1819 Facilities, company website, undated (accessed April 19, 2015) http://www.jbssinc.com/facility-elgin
1820 Brian Gaar, 2 more California companies join migration to Austin, Austin American Statesman, May 9, 2011
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/2-more-california-companies-join-migration-to-aust/nRZtH/
1821 Consulting Firm Specializing in Software Business Chooses Boston for Headquarters, company news release,
Dec. 8, 2011 http://www.mondostrategies.com.br/es/noticias.php?i=3&id=MTU0MjM=
1822 Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Expands Again & Opens New Facility, company news release, Aug. 2, 2011
http://www.orbuscompany.com/Press/Press-Releases/orbus-opens-new-facility/
1823 Buck Wargo, Chicago company plans North Las Vegas distribution center, Las Vegas Sun, April 4, 2011
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/apr/04/chicago-company-plans-north-las-vegas-distribution
1824 Corporation moves headquarters to Sterling Heights, Advisor & Source Newspapers, Dec. 22, 2010
http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/articles/2010/12/22/news/doc4d12147d189c1687961296.txt
1825 Acument keeps operations in Metro Detroit, 50 hires planned this year, metromode, Jan. 13, 2011
http://www.metromodemedia.com/innovationnews/acumentsterlingheights0192.aspx
1826 Zifeng Nie, Changan US R&D Center is Looking for Automotive Talent, Detroit Chinese Engineers Association,
April 15, 2011 (link contains Chinese characters and will not reproduce correctly in this document)
1827 Drew Johnson, Chinas Changan to establish R&D center in Michigan, LeftLaneNews.com, Jan. 19, 2011
http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinas-changan-to-establish-rd-center-in-michigan.html
1828 Township Plans Vote on Tax Cut to Chinese Automaker, Plymouth Patch (as reprinted by metromode), Jan. 21,
2010 http://www.metromodemedia.com/waynecounty/innovationnews/taxcutforautomaker020411.aspx
1829 Matt Joyce, Corporate Relocation: City-to-city NT moves competitive, kind of, Dallas Business Journal, June 17,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/print-edition/2011/06/17/city-to-city-nt-moves-competitive.html?page=all
1830 Matt Joyce, State helps Richardson land IT firm, create 434 jobs, Dallas Business Journal, March 15, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2011/03/15/perry-gives-245m-to-lure-new-it-firm.html
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VCE, Major Cloud Computing Company, Plans Major Expansion in Richardson, company news release, March
15, 2011 http://www.vce.com/about/media/news?id=tcm:20-476
1832 VCE Positioned as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Systems, company news release,
June 23, 2014 http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwgeeks/article/VCE-Positioned-as-a-Leader-in-the-Gartner-MagicQuadrant-for-Integrated-Systems-20140623#.U8NcYvldWG8
1833 About Us, company website, undated (accessed April 19, 2015) http://www.vce.com/about
1834 Sheena Harrison, Solar firm to bring 20-40 jobs to Toledo, Toledo Blade, April 8, 2011
http://www.toledoblade.com/Energy/2011/04/08/Solar-firm-to-bring-20-40-jobs-to-Toledo.html
1835 Kyle Alspach, Satcon picks Boston for manufacturing growth, Boston Business Journal, Feb. 22, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2011/02/22/satcon-picks-boston-for-manufacturing.html
1836 Kyle Alspach, A manufacturing revival: For some high-tech companies, making products in Massachusetts is
making more sense, Boston Business Journal, May 27, 2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/printedition/2011/05/27/a-manufacturing-revival-for-some.html; also, History, Kiva website, undated (accessed July 3,
2014) http://www.kivasystems.com/about-us-the-kiva-approach/history/
1837 Jennifer Duell Popovec, DIRTT Environmental Picks Phoenix for Regional HQ, GlobeSt.com, April 4, 2011
http://www.globest.com/news/1884_1884/phoenix/308659-1.html
1838 Camilla Cornell, Why more than just snowbirds are flocking to Phoenix, Financial Post, May 12, 2015
http://business.financialpost.com/entrepreneur/phoenix-low-cost-gateway-to-the-southwest
1839 Emily Gersema, Green energy industry thriving in Arizona, Arizona Republic, Aug. 24, 2011
http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2011/08/23/20110823arizona-gpec-green-energyindustry-thriving.html
1840 Ben Botkin, Yogurt Processor Announces New $128 Million Facility in Twin Falls, Will Create More than 400
Jobs, Twin Falls Times-News, Nov. 4, 2011 http://magicvalley.com/news/local/yogurt-processor-announces-newmillion-facility-in-twin-falls-will/article_d8ccb768-0697-11e1-a488-001cc4c03286.html; see also John Lindt, Tulare
Co. cheese plant closing, 144 layoffs, TBJ Now, June 26, 2013
http://www.thebusinessjournal.com/news/manufacturing-and-distribution/6679-tulare-co-cheese-plant-closing-144layoffs
1841 Dental products distributor opens at Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, company blog, Jan. 21, 2011
http://bencodental.blogspot.com/2011/01/benco-dental-to-open-distribution.html
1842 10 Growing Businesses Choose Michigan over Competing States and Nations, TMC News, March 27, 2011
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/03/27/5404714.htm
Jan. 26, 2012
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncndbd11.pdf
1844 Missy Frederick, Chesapeake Bay Candles Opening delayed by numerous snags, Washington Business
Journal, Dec. 3, 2010, http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2010/12/03/chesapeake-bay-candlesopening.html
1845 Our story, company website (accessed June 15, 2014) http://www.chesapeakebaycandle.com/
1846 Hanah Cho, Chesapeake Bay Candle opens first U.S. plant in Glen Burnie, Baltimore Sun, June 27, 2011
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-06-27/business/bs-bz-chesapeake-candle-plant-20110627_1_manufacturingjobs-pacific-trade-international-regional-manufacturing-institute
1847 International payroll firm opens on the Waterfront, Jersey Evening Post, May 7, 2011
http://www.thisisjersey.com/2011/05/07/international-payroll-firm-opens-on-the-waterfront/
1848 Hewlett Packard Chooses Global Payroll Company Acrede to Deliver its Payroll Services, company
announcement, Oct. 11, 2012 http://www.acrede.net/hewlett-packard-chooses-global-payroll-company-acrede-todeliver-its-payroll-services/
1849 Molly Young, SolarWorld shifts U.S. production to Hillsboro, closes California assembly line, Oregonian, Sept. 2,
2011 http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/09/solarworld_shifts_us_productio.html
1850 Richard Read, SolarWorld, its California plant gone dark, prepares in Oregon for industry shakeout while battling
China, Oregonian, Nov. 19, 2011
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/11/solarworld_its_california_plan.html
1851 SolarWorld produces 280-watt, 60-cell Sunmodule solar panels at commercial volume, altenergymag.com, June
10, 2014 http://www.altenergymag.com/news/2014/06/10/solarworld-produces-280-watt-60-cell-sunmodule-solarpanels-at-commercial-volume/33650
1852 Made in America, company website (accessed July 9, 2014) http://www.solarworld-usa.com/why-choosesolarworld/solar-panels-made-in-usa
1853 Shane Cohn, Ventura Countys volatile job market, Ventura County Reporter, Oct. 27, 2011
http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/ventura_county_s_volatile_job_market/9281/
1855 Stephanie Hoops, Health insurer WellPoint to lay off 120 in Newbury Park office, Ventura County Star, March
15, 2011 http://www.vcstar.com/business/wellpoint-to-lay-off-120-in-newbury-park-office
1857 Ken Elkins, Amiad USA consolidating to Mooresville, Charlotte Business Journal, May 26, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/outside_the_loop/2011/05/amiad-usa-consolidating-to-mooresville.html
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Kirk Ladendorf, Volusion adding dozens of jobs in move from California to Austin; E-commerce software-maker
will combine operations to make headquarters here, Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 10, 2011
http://www.statesman.com/business/volusion-adding-dozens-of-jobs-in-move-from-1175007.html
1859 Shonda Novak, Novak: Austin-based Volusions strategy puts money on perks, not high-end office space,
Austin American-statesman, April 13, 2013 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/austin-based-volusionsstrategy-put-money-on-perks/nXJ92/
1860 Austins Volusion raises $55 million to grow and prepare for an IPO, Austin American-Statesman story as
published by Oklahoman, Jan. 29, 2015 http://newsok.com/austins-volusion-raises-55-million-to-grow-and-preparefor-an-ipo/article/feed/789917
1861 Volusion Makes Big Gains in 2012, Prepares for Continued Expansion, company news release, Dec. 7, 2012
http://www.volusion.com/ecommerce-blog/articles/volusion-makes-big-gains-in-2012-prepares-for-continuedexpansion/
1862 Stephanie Hoops, Aerospace manufacturer plans to leave Simi Valley, Ventura County Star, May 27, 2011
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/may/27/aerospace-manufacturer-plans-to-leave-simi/
1863 Mark R. Madler, Aero Fluid Products to Shut Down Simi Valley Plant, San Fernando Valley Business Journal,
July 4 - July 7, 2011 http://www.cbjonline.com/a4sfvbj/Digital-Editions/SFVBJ-Digital-Edition-2011-07-04.pdf
1864 Ken Elkins, Bluestar Silicones still plans to move but within York County, Charlotte Business Journal, Aug. 26,
2011 http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/print-edition/2011/08/26/bluestar-silicones-still-plans-to-move.html
1865 Don Worthington and Kirsten Valle Pittman, York Co. lures new plant from Charlotte, Charlotte Observer, Aug.
20, 2011 http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/20/2540114/york-co-lures-new-plant-from-charlotte.html; also
Ken Elkins, Bluestar Silicones still plans to move but within York County, Charlotte Business Journal, Aug. 26, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/print-edition/2011/08/26/bluestar-silicones-still-plans-to-move.html
1866 Shane Cohn, Ventura Countys volatile job market, Ventura County Reporter, Oct. 27, 2011
http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/ventura_county_s_volatile_job_market/9281/
1867 Steve Bibler, Lemonis Redefines Good Sam Enterprises Focus, Woodalls Campground Management, Nov. 11,
2011 http://www.woodallscm.com/2011/11/lemonis-redefines-good-sam-enterprises-focus/
1868 Russ Steele, Another Company HQ is Leaving California, NC [Nevada County, Calif.] Media Watch, Aug. 19,
2011 http://ncwatch.typepad.com/media/2011/08/another-company-hq-is-leaving-california.html
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The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Texas Economic Development
and Tourism confirmed the event
1872 Recent Growth, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation Report 360SA eNews Reports Issue 20,
undated (accessed April 6, 2015) http://www.sanantonioedf.com/news/360sa/360sa-enews-report-issue-20/recentgrowth/
1873 Jeff Blumenthal, LECG buys Bourne Business Consulting, Philadelphia Business Journal, July 6, 2010
http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2010/07/05/daily1.html; see also LECG Corporation
Completes Merger With Smart Business Advisory & Consulting, company news release, March 10, 2010
http://www.greathillpartners.com/news/details/2010/119
1874 Rick Moriarty, Nanotechnology research center on Lockheed Martin campus in Salina gets its second tenant,
Syracuse Post-Standard, Sept. 9, 2010
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/nanotechnology_research_center.html
1875 Governor Cuomo Announces Silicon Valley Semiconductor Wafer Company to Develop High-Tech Facility in
Albany, Office of the Governor, news release, March 12, 2011 http://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomoannounces-silicon-valley-semiconductor-wafer-company-develop-high-tech-facility
1876 Toyota moves Calif. plant production to Ontario, CBC News, Aug. 28, 2009
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/toyota-moves-calif-plant-production-to-ontario-1.799876
1877 Japanese Production Sites, company website, March 6, 2015
http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/corporate/companyinformation/manufacturing
1878 Bill Visnic, Toyota Closing Nummi In March; Tacoma to Texas, Edmunds Auto Observer, Aug. 27, 2009
http://www.edmunds.com/autoobserver-archive/2009/08/toyota-closing-nummi-in-march-tacoma-to-texas.html
1879 Toyotas Texas Tundra plant - TMMTX, company website, undated (accessed April 6, 2015)
http://www.toyoland.com/toyota/texas.html
1880 R. M. Arrieta, So Long, NUMMI, and Thanks for All the Jobs, In These Times, April 1, 2010,
http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5770/good-bye_nummi/
1881 Christopher DeMorro, Tesla Production Now Takes Up Half Of Its Fremont Factory, Gas2 blog, April 30, 3014
http://gas2.org/2014/04/30/tesla-production-now-takes-up-half-of-its-fremont-factory/
1882 Vermillion Announces Relocation of Corporate Offices to Austin, Texas, company news release, July 23, 2010
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=121814&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1451331&highlight=
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Mike Pare, Wingard identified as latest supplier to be at VW supplier park, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Aug.
6, 2010 http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/aug/06/wingard-identified-latest-supplier-be-vw-supplier/?breakingnews
1884 Plastikon to locate new facility in Lawrence, Kansas Dept. of Commerce news release, Oct. 1, 2010
http://www.kansascommerce.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=32
1885 Five Cubits Announces HQ Relocation to Chicago Complete and Reincorporation as a Delaware Corporation,
company news release, Dec. 7, 2010
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/five-cubits-announces-hq-relocation-chicago-complete-reincorporation-asdelaware-corporation-1365520.htm
1886 Mark LaPedus, FormFactor opens Singapore plant, The EE Times, March 10, 2010
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223400071
1887 George Avalos, NUMMI Supplier to Cut 321 Jobs - Livermore s Johnson Controls will also close its doors this
year, Contra Costa Times, Feb. 3, 2010 NewsBank subscription required.
1888 MaxID Corp to Shift Corporate Headquarters to Washington, DC Area; Expands Footprint in Virginia, company
news release, Aug. 11, 2010 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/08/prweb4373264.htm
1889 Insituform Technologies Relocating Manufacturing Facility to Cedar City, Utah South, NAI, Oct. 1, 2010
http://blog.naiutahsouth.com/2010/10/insituform-technologies-relocating-to.html
1890
Chico Smucker Natural Foods plant to lose jobs, Chico Enterprise-Record, Oct. 6, 2010
http://www.chicoer.com/ci_16265602
1891
Roger H. Aylworth, Smucker ordered to get permit for project, Chico Enterprise-Record, July 25, 2006
(NewsBank)
1892 Bay Biz Buzz: Pacer moves HQ out of Concord to Dublin, Ohio, Contra Costa Times, June 3, 2010
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_15221765
1893 Betty Beard, California on mind of Arizona leaders. Arizona Republic, July 25, 2010
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2010/07/25/20100725biz-California-on-mind-of-Arizonaleaders-0725.html#ixzz0ujA5wZYN
1894 Top 25 Olive Oil Producing Countries, Peas Health, undated (accessed April 6, 2015)
http://www.peashealth.com/top-25-olive-oil-producing-countries/
1895 RiteMade to Relocate West Coast Plant, company news release, thisisreno.com, April 1, 2010
http://thisisreno.com/2010/07/ritemade-relocates-west-coast-plant-brings-20-jobs-to-the-sierra-region/
1897 Lindsay Riddell, Under the counter: Vetrazzo says state did it in, San Francisco Business Times, June 18, 2010
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/06/21/story6.html
1898 Tim Sheehan, Di-Pro move to Mexico hits 120 jobs - Fresno plant that makes brake parts for trucks is
relocating, Fresno Bee, March 23, 2010, NewsBank
1899 Jessica Shillings, Locals react to Solar Millenniums withdrawal, Ridgecrest Daily Independent, Jan. 27, 2011
http://www.ridgecrestca.com/x925302633/Solar-Millennium-withdraws-project
1902 US (CA): Pactiv to close plant, reports flat Q3 profit, FreshPlaza.com, Nov. 4, 2010
http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=71447#SlideFrame_1
1903 Pactiv Plans $52 Million Manufacturing and Distribution Facility In Salt Lake County, Utah, Area Development
Online, April 11, 2014 http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/4-11-2014/pactiv-manufacturing-facility-salt-lakecounty-utah118923.shtml
1904 Rebecca U. Cho, Claremont looks to replace Rich, San Bernardino Sun, Aug. 22, 2010
http://www.sbsun.com/business/ci_15872009
1905 Betty Beard, Calif. semiconductor firm to bring 80 jobs to Phoenix area, Arizona Republic,
Sept. 30, 2010 http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/09/30/20100930Semiconductor-maker-InternationalRectifier-Corp-arizona.html
1906 Mary Ann Milbourn, CB Richard Ellis sends more jobs to Texas, Orange County Register, April 1, 2010
http://economy.ocregister.com/2010/04/01/cb-richard-ellis-sends-more-jobs-to-texas/30309/
1907 DIRECTV Creates 100 Virtual Jobs in Virginia, Area Development Online, March 31, 2010
http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/3-31-2010/directv-virginia-call-center0345.shtml
1908 Ken Black, Call center adding 140 jobs in Marshalltown, Marshalltown Times-Republican, June 23, 2010
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/526428.html
2012 http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncn11.pdf
1911 Cereplast, Inc. Moves Operations to its Indiana Facility, company news release, Jan. 12, 2010
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/CERP/0x0x363357/2cbd1d76-c7e3-4c32-9b036df8aa16efff/CERP_News_2010_1_12_General_Releases.pdf
1912 Peter Neumann, Bioplastics Plant to be built in Indiana, Indiana News Center, June 18, 2010
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/12312216.htm
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Stock Alert for Cereplast Inc. (CERP), Microstock Profit, June 10, 2010
http://www.microstockprofit.com/2010/06/10/stock-alert-for-cereplast-inc-cerp/
1914 Claire Novak, RTCA relocates to Kentucky, ESPN.com, Jan. 17, 2010
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=4832342
1915 Jan Norman, Local foam maker to move to Texas, Orange County Register, Sept. 2, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/jannorman/strong-412330-href-california.html
1916 Jan Norman, Local manufacturer moves to Utah, Orange County Register, Sept. 22, 2010
http://jan.ocregister.com/2010/09/22/local-dirt-bike-parts-maker-moves-to-utah/45666/
1917 Jolene Craig, Hino USA president speaks to chamber, News and Sentinel, May 1, 2008
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/504974.html?nav=5061
1919 Mary Ann Milbourn, Boeing cutting 800 Long Beach jobs. Orange County Register, Aug. 2, 2010
http://economy.ocregister.com/2010/08/02/boeing-cutting-800-long-beach-jobs/37967/
1920 Harman Unveils $100 Million Second-Phase Investment Plan for China, company news release, Oct. 25, 2010,
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HAR/2843266373x0x411806/83993152-6e2b-487e-896efae25b8fe64f/HAR_News_2010_10_25_Corporate/General.pdf
1922
Gregory J. Wilcox, Tortilla plant in Panorama City offering opportunity on local job front, Contra Costa Times,
May 21, 2010 http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15137668?nclick_check=1
1923
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Form 10-K, For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011,
http://investor.harman.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1193125-11-219632
1924 Katie Manning, Starting up in Chile, not Silicon Valley, BBC, Dec. 6, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business15887000
1926 Blue Lynx Media LLC Opens Shared Service Center in Texas, Tribune Company news release, August 16,
2010 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blue-lynx-media-llc-opens-shared-service-center-in-texas100770539.html
1927 Steve Brown, Tribune Co. settles on Lewisville for central business office, The Dallas Morning News, Sept. 2,
2010 http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/20100901-Tribune-Co-settles-on-Lewisville3108.ece
1928 Phil Rosenthal, Tribune Co. sets up Texas subsidiary for back-office consolidation, Chicago Tribune, Aug. 16,
2010 http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/08/tribune-co-sets-up-texas-subsidiary-for-backofficeconsolidation.html
1929 Tribune Co. to consolidate finance operations in Texas, Allentown Morning Call, Aug. 16, 2010
http://articles.mcall.com/2010-08-16/business/mc-allentown-tribune-consolidation-20100816_1_tribune-interactivetribune-spokesman-gary-weitman-finance-resources
1930 Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2010, California Employment Development Dept., Dec. 31, 2010
http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncn10.pdf
1931 Open Positions, Tribune Publishing, use location search box for Lewisville, undated (accessed July 30, 2015)
http://www.tribpub.com/career-opportunities Also, a Tribune SEC filing refers to Blue Lync Media, LLC (BLM) as a
going concern that operates a shared service center for the benefit of the company see Form 10-Q, Tribune
Publishing Co., Nov. 10, 2014 http://www.getfilings.com/sec-filings/141110/Tribune-Publishing-Co_10Q/#ixzz3hRHpYZCT
1932 Christopher Calnan, Online video startups shift to email marketing tests industry, Austin Business Journal, Dec.
24, 2010 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2010/12/24/online-video-startups-shift-to-email.html
1933 Christopher Calnan, Austin-based Cinsay buys LaunchFish, Austin Business Journal, Dec. 15, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/abje_news/2011/12/austin-based-cinsay-buys-launchfish.html
1934 Yahoo exec named Cinsay CIO, Austin Business Journal, Feb. 4, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2011/02/04/yahoo-exec-named-cinsay-cio.html
1936 Stephen Totilo, One Of Pandemics Biggest Problems Was Being In California, Kotaku.com, Dec. 4, 2009
http://kotaku.com/5418956/one-of-pandemics-biggest-problems-was-being-in-california; also Ben Fritz, Electronic
Arts shutting down Pandemic Studios in Westwood, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 17, 2009
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/11/electronic-arts-shutting-down-pandemic-studio-inlos-angeles.html
1938 Dusty Ricketts, Santa Rosa trying to offer companies a better deal, Northwest Florida Daily News, Jan. 3, 2010,
as cached by Zoom Information
http://www.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=5171961147&page_url=//www.nwfdailynews.com/art
icles/santa-36227-gallery-trying.html&page_last_updated=2011-0103T13:13:56&firstName=Robert&lastName=Hamer; see also New Industry Relocates to Navarre, news release
posted on the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page, Dec. 28, 2010
https://www.facebook.com/notes/navarre-chamber/new-industry-relocates-to-navarre/184860514873403
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399
Harman Unveils $100 Million Second-Phase Investment Plan for China, company news release, Oct. 25, 2010
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/HAR/2843266373x0x411806/83993152-6e2b-487e-896efae25b8fe64f/HAR_News_2010_10_25_Corporate/General.pdf
1940 Todd Bishop, Hulu opening Seattle office, Puget Sound Business Journal, Sept. 16, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2010/09/hulu_opening_seattle_office.html?page=all
1941 Brier Dudley, Xbox vet to lead Hulus living room team in Seattle, Seattle Times, July 2, 2014
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brierdudley/2014/07/02/17141/
1942 Lori Hawkins, LegalZoom eyes Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 28, 2010
http://www.statesman.com/business/legalzoom-eyes-austin-201132.html%20%28RELO-OS%29
1943 Lori Hawkins, Austin leaders plot 2011 job growth, Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 3, 2011
http://www.statesman.com/business/austin-leaders-plot-2011-job-growth-1157559.html
1944 Jan Buchholz, LegalZoom pays $21M for building, Austin Business Journal, March 8, 2013
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/print-edition/2013/03/08/legalzoom-pays-21m-for-building.html?full=true&page=all
1945 Mobile Marketing Firm Makes Big Move. company news release, July 31, 2010
1946 OBEDIA Moves To Nashville, Appoints Murphy CEO, company news release, Dec. 1, 2010
http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/briefingroom/2010/12/01/obedia-moves-to-nashville-appoints-murphy-ceo/
1947
Meg James, Elisabeth Murdochs Shine International moves headquarters to London from L.A., Los Angeles
Times, May 10, 2010 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/05/elisabeth-murdochs-shineinternational-moves-headquarters-to-london-from-la.html
1949 Digital Domain sets Vancouver team, Variety, Jan. 12, 2010 http://variety.com/2010/biz/news/digital-domainsets-vancouver-team-1118013682/
1950 Bankers software provider moves HQ to Austin, Austin Business Journal, May 3, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2010/05/03/daily1.html
1951 Lori Hawkins, Putting people first, American-Statesman, Aug. 15, 2011, NewsBank
1952 Lori Hawkins, Austin software maker Bankers Toolbox tries different tactic to recruit developers, AmericanStatesman, April 8, 2013 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/austin-software-maker-bankers-toolbox-triesdiffer/nXGFP/
1953 Jean Gruss, Back on Track, Gulf Coast Business Review, Sept. 3, 2010
http://www.businessobserverfl.com/section/detail/back-on-track/
1954 Carrie Bay, VRM Expands on Tenet of Putting Families Back into Homes, DS News, March 8, 2011
http://dsnews.com/news/reo/03-08-2011/vrm-expands-on-tenet-of-putting-families-back-into-homes-2011-03-08
1956 Emerging Technology Fund Awards $750K to New Georgetown Research Facility, company news release, April
19, 2010 http://www.vglifesciences.com/emerging-technology-fund-awards-750k-to-new-georgetown-researchfacility/; also, one of the links no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Texas Economic
Development and Tourism confirmed the event
1958 Chinese-owned paper company growing in Shenandoah, Culpeper Star Exponent, March 19, 2010
http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/news/virginia_region/article_d150c09b-0211-5ba5-bedf70008a0bede2.html
1960 California Companies Relocation and Expansions in Texas, list provided by Texas Economic Development and
Tourism
1961 Locations, company website (accessed July 23, 2015) http://www.accruent.com/company/locations#Corporate
1962 Brian Gaar, As pair of California tech firms get cozy in Austin, city woos others, Austin American-Statesman,
Aug. 17, 2010 http://www.statesman.com/news/technology/as-pair-of-california-tech-firms-get-cozy-in-austi/nRw6m/
1963 CODA to Site Electric Car Battery Manufacturing Facility in Ohio Pending DOE Loan, company news release,
Coda Forum, May 25, 2010 http://codaforum.com/2010/05/coda-to-site-electric-car-battery-manufacturing-facility-inohio-pending-doe-loan.html
1964 Dan Gearino, Electric-car maker picks central Ohio for battery plant, Columbus Dispatch, May 26, 2010
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2010/05/25/coda-columbus-art-gfl8l5kq-1.html?sid=101
1965 Tim Feran, Electric automaker Coda files bankruptcy, Columbus Dispatch, May 2, 2013
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/05/01/automaker-coda-files-for-bankruptcy.html
1966 DFA Dimensional Fund Advisors Group Inc. MutualFundWire.com, undated (accessed April 6, 2015)
http://www.mfwire.com/fundprofile.asp?fund=21625&bhcp=1
1967 Rex Sinquefield, Texas Experiences Meteoric Rise Of Relocation Inquiries From California Companies, Forbes,
Feb. 21, 2013 http://www.forbes.com/sites/rexsinquefield/2013/02/21/texas-experiences-meteoric-rise-of-relocationinquiries-from-california-companies/
1939
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Jan Norman, Two O.C. companies move to Colorado, Orange County Register, May 26, 2010,
http://www.ocregister.com/tag/jannorman/kyjen-company
1973 Richard Verrier, Effects studio Digital Domain buying In-Three and moving most of it out of state. Los Angeles
Times, Nov. 19, 2010 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-domain-20101119,0,5174855.story
1974 Bill ODriscoll, Reno-Sparks industrial market hopes for more businesses to move in, Reno Gazette-Journal,
July 19, 2010 http://www.rgj.com/article/20100719/BIZ02/7180323/-1/CARSON/
1975 Mike Sprague, Whittier Kodak distribution center heading to Nevada, Whittier Daily News, July 8, 2010
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_15479978#ixzz0tIlFQoXj
1976 Loralee Stevens, Ukiahs Carousel Carpet Mills sold to Georgia company, North Bay Business Journal, Jan. 5,
2010 http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/17363/ukiahs-carousel-carpets-sold-to-georgia-company/
1977 Jonah Owen Lamb, Parts Plant Wraps it Up Last Day for Workers at Merced NUMMI Supplier, Modesto Bee,
April 10, 2010, NewsBank
1978 Carol Reiter, Merced Pepsi plant closing, Merced Sun-Star, Sept. 14, 2010
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/09/14/1569276/merced-pepsi-plant-closing.html
1979 Ameera Butt, Werner will shut down Merced plant in mid-October; 140 workers losing jobs, Merced Sun-Star,
Aug. 18, 2011 http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/08/18/2009227/werner-shutting-down-merced-plant.html
1980
1981 New Media Learning, LinkedIn page (accessed, Nov. 24, 2013)
1982
Tim Schooley, Smith Micro signs lease for space in McCandless. Pittsburgh Business Times Dec. 1, 2010,
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2010/12/01/smith-micro-lands-in-mccandless.html
1983 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Proxy Statement, Ennis, Inc., June 30, 2011
http://www.ennis.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/investor_relations/pdf_files/fy2011_annualreport.pdf
1985 Beckman Coulter Expanding in Indianapolis with $18.2M Investment, Area Development Online, Oct. 8, 2010
http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/10-8-2010/beckman-coulter-indianapolis-indiana10085.shtml
1986 Jeff Blumenthal, GMAC moving Ditech operations to Fort Washington, Philadelphia Business Journal, Feb. 8,
2010 http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2010/02/08/daily1.html
1988 Murray Coleman, Manufacturing Costs Rise as Sales Stay Soft, Orange County Business Journal, Feb. 27,
2010
http://www.ocbj.com/accounts/login/?next=/news/2010/feb/15/manufacturing-costs-rise-sales-stay-soft/
1989 Jan Norman, O.C. manufacturer moves to Colorado, Orange County Register, June 17, 2010
http://jan.ocregister.com/2010/06/17/o-c-manufacturer-moves-to-colorado/39885/
1990 Newsroom, Historical Milestones Archive, company website, Jan. 1, 2010 http://www.imperialnewton.com/newsroom.htm
1991 Jan Norman, Two O.C. companies move to Colorado, Orange County Register, May 26, 2010,
http://www.ocregister.com/tag/jannorman/kyjen-company
1994 Edwards Lifesciences Opens New Facility in Utah, company news release, Oct. 4, 2010
http://www.edwards.com/newsroom/Pages/NR20101004.aspx
1995 IT Sector Gets Boost As Companies Expand in Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Business Inc. news release, July 29,
2010 http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/en/home/newsevents/newsreleases/eeye.radian6.aspx
1996 BeyondTrust to Expand its Research and Development Team in Nova Scotia, company news release, April 11,
2014 http://www.beyondtrust.com/NewsEvents/PressReleasesDetails/244/
1997 Global Coverage, Local Offices, company website, undated (accessed April 6, 2015)
http://www.beyondtrust.com/Company/Offices/
1998 Patrick OGrady, EEye Digital Security moves to Phoenix from California, Phoenix Business Journal, July 14,
2010 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/07/12/daily26.html?ana=e_du_pub
1999 Glenmount Announces New Capital Investment and Relocation of Company Headquarters, company news
release June 1, 2010 http://www.glenmountglobal.com/news.aspx?RecordID=26
2000 Voit Real Estate Services Directs 7 Transactions totaling #8.7 million, company news release, June 25, 2010
http://ftp.voitco.com/assets/files/news-releases/voit-real-estate-services-press/062226%20July%20Agg%20Release%20FINAL.pdf
2001 Mark LaPedus, Kulicke & Soffa to cut U.S. jobs, EE Times, Feb. 18, 2010
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1173090
2004 Company moves production to West Virginia, Orange County Register, Sept. 3, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/company-265029-irvine-ngk.html
2005 NGK to consolidate spark plug production in W. Va, Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Sept. 1, 2010
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/business/x1431851861/No-Headline
1971
401
Jan Norman, Manufacturer moves production to West Virginia, Orange County Register, Sept. 5, 2010
http://jan.blog.ocregister.com/tag/ngk-spark-plugs/
2008 Wendell Cox and Steven Malanga, California toxic for business, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 14, 2011
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/14/opinion/la-oe-cox-malanga-california-business-20111114
2009 Steven Malanga, Cali to Business: Get Out!, City Journal, Autumn 2011 http://www.cityjournal.org/2011/21_4_california-businesses.html
2011 Mary Ann Milbourn, Rockwell Collins closing Irvine plant, Orange County Register, Feb. 11, 2011
http://economy.ocregister.com/2011/02/11/rockwell-collins-closing-irvine-plant/49122
2012 Company Overview, Bloomberg Business, undated (accessed April 15, 2015)
2016 Mary Ann Milbourn, Boeing ships 160 Irvine jobs to Arizona, Orange County Register, Aug. 5, 2010
http://economy.ocregister.com/2010/08/05/boeing-ships-160-irvine-jobs-to-arizona/38181/
2017 USOC to Close Office in Irvine, Calif., USOC news release, April 5, 2010
http://www.teamusa.org/News/2010/April/05/USOC-to-Close-Office-in-Irvine-Calif
2018 Tripp Mickle, USOC to close California office, relocate staff, Sports Business Journal, April 5, 2010
http://m.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2010/04/20100405/This-Weeks-News/USOC-To-Close-CaliforniaOffice-Relocate-Staff.aspx
2019 Carol Starcevic, Workforce Management magazine packs for Chicago, OC Metro, March 3, 2010
http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Workforce_magazine_packs_for_Chicago_030410.aspx
2020 Blytheco Welcomes CRM Clients of Result Data and SFA Technology, company news release, Oct. 4, 2010
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blytheco-welcomes-crm-clients-of-result-data-and-sfa-technology104267513.html
2023 Katia Sagaon, Site Leader - Quality and Projects Manager IDEX Corporation / Knight LLC, LinkedIn Profile,
April 2010 August 2012, Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua, Support of transference and start up of Operations from
California to Juarez, undated (accessed June 17, 2015) https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiasagaon
2024 Comments made in a series of emails to Spectrum Location Solutions.
2025 Western Digital to Invest $1.2 Billion in Malaysia, Reuters, as published in PC Magazine, May 18, 2010
2026 Mary Ann Milbourn, CB Richard Ellis sends more jobs to Texas, Orange County Register, April 1, 2010
http://economy.ocregister.com/2010/04/01/cb-richard-ellis-sends-more-jobs-to-texas/30309/
2027 Interview with Trace Devanny, TriZetto Group, techrockies, Jan. 26, 2011 http://www.techrockies.com/interviewwith-trace-devanny-trizetto-group/s-0033484.html ; job count provided by the Metro Denver Economic Development
Corp.
2028 Gov. Hickenlooper applauds TriZettos plan to build worldwide headquarters in Colorado, add up to 750 new
jobs, Office of the Governor news release, April 5, 2012
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=GovHickenlooper%2FCBONLayout&cid=1251619950
268&pagename=CBONWrapper
2029 Jan Norman, O.C. manufacturer moves back east, Orange County Register, Aug. 17, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/jannorman/strong-412292-href-moves.html
2030 Jackie Crosby, Leeann Chin owner adds another restaurant chain, Star Tribune, Dec. 22, 2010, NewsBank
2031 LINE-X brings its headquarters to Huntsville, WAFF News, April 22, 2010
http://www.waff.com/story/12356655/line-x-brings-its-headquarters-to-huntsville
2032 Line-X Chosen as Worlds Greatest! and will be Profiled in Upcoming Show, company news release, Nov. 10,
2010 http://www.linex.com/uploads/files2/2010_News_101110_LINE-X%20%20Worlds%20Greatest.pdf
2033 Boating equipment maker leaves O.C., Orange County Register, Feb. 1, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vetus-231919-boating-leaves.html
2034 Jan Norman, O.C. auto maintenance firm moves to Canada, Orange County Register, Feb. 18, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/jannorman/strong-411858-href-recalled.html
2036 Cathy Proctor, German company to hire hundreds more at Denver plant, Denver Business Journal, Oct. 8, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/10/11/story4.html
2037 SMA Americas Denver Assembly Site Passes ISO Audits with Zero Findings, company news release, Dec. 21,
2011 http://www.sma-america.com/newsroom/current-news/news-details/news/11276-sma-americas-denverassembly-site-passes-iso-audits-with-zero-findings.html
2038 Bleeding Green: California losing green businesses, KXTV News 10, Nov. 10, 2011
http://www.news10.net/story/local/2011/11/10/3678449/
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402
Mark Anderson, TASQ moves to Georgia, eliminates 350 jobs, Sacramento Business Journal, June 20, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/06/21/story6.html?page=all
2040 Fortune 500 company moving 350 jobs to Marietta, Cobb Chamber news release, March 26, 2010,
http://cobbchambermembernews.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/fortune-500-company-moving-350-jobs-to-marietta/.
2041 Paul Donsky, First Data unit moves 350 jobs to Marietta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 25, 2010,
http://www.ajc.com/news/business/first-data-unit-moves-350-jobs-to-marietta/nQdd7/.
2042 Mark Anderson, TASQ moves to Georgia, eliminates 350 jobs, Sacramento Business Journal, June 20, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/06/21/story6.html?page=all
2043 Jan Norman, Hayden Automotive leaving Corona for Texas, Orange County Register, March 18, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/jannorman/strong-411908-href-california.html
2044 Brian Rokos and Jack Katzanek, 325 could lose jobs when Hemet call center closes, Riverside PressEnterprise, Aug. 11, 2010 http://www.pe.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20100811-325-could-lose-jobs-whenhemet-call-center-closes.ece
2046 Jack Katzanek, Amway to close its Nutrilite facility by 2013, Riverside Press-Enterprise, May 26, 2010 as
posted at Amway Talk http://www.amwaytalk.com/Thread-Amway-to-close-its-Nutrilite-facility-by-2013
2047
Sherry Slater, Fleetwood on the rise, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jan. 9, 2011, as published by the Northeast
Indiana Regional Partnership http://www.neindiana.com/news-media/rp-news/2011/01/09/fleetwood-on-the-rise
2048
Abbott Will Build Manufacturing Plant in Costa Rica, centralamericadata.com Sept. 14, 2010
http://www.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Abbott_will_build_a_manufacture_plant_in_Costa_Rica
2050 Loan servicer fires 901 Californians, Central Valley Business Times, Sept. 2, 2010
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=16196
2051 Darrell Smith, Wells Fargo relocating student loan jobs from Rancho Cordova, Sacramento Bee, Oct. 7, 2010,
NewsBank.
2052 Douglas Sams, Solar company Enfinity moving HQ to Atlanta, Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 1, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/03/01/story9.html?page=all
2053 Local News and Notes 8/18, Provo Daily Herald, Aug. 18, 2010
http://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/article_b1b92f9c-eee4-5595-8272-bc3fe00a42df.html
2055 Hatteras Yachts to Move CABO Yacht Production to North Carolina to Lower Costs and Solidify, Extend
Segment Leadership, company news release, July 20, 2010, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hatterasyachts-to-move-cabo-yacht-production-to-north-carolina-to-lower-costs-and-solidify-extend-segment-leadership98850494.html also Listing of WARN Notices by Company Name - 2011, California Employment Development
Dept., Jan. 26, 2012 http://www.edd.ca.gov/jobs_and_training/warn/eddwarncn11.pdf
2056 GE Aviation closing California facility, Cincinnati Business Courier, Nov. 3, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2010/11/03/ge-aviation-closing-california-facility.html.
2057 Callaway Golf Announces Redesign of Global Operations System, company news release, July 27, 2010
http://ir.callawaygolf.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=68083&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1452688&highlight=
2058 Bradley J. Fikes, GOLF: Callaway to reduce manufacturing in Carlsbad, cut work force. San Diego UnionTribune, July 27, 2010 http://www.nctimes.com/business/article_facff396-7f6a-5ec6-8acd-564da553a690.html
2059 Mike Freeman, Dot Hill to close Carlsbad operation this summer, San Diego Union-Tribune, June 21, 2010
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/Jun/21/dot-hill-close-carlsbad-operation-summer/
2060 Jean-Jacques Maleval, Dot Hill moving its HQ here, Longmont Times-Call, Jan. 30, 2010
http://www.timescall.com/News_Story.asp?id=20549; job count provided by the Metro Denver Economic
Development Corp.
2062 Malia Spencer, BeamOne opens Pittsburgh-area service center, Pittsburgh Business Times, Sept. 13, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2010/09/13/story9.html?page=all
2063 BeamOne plans facility, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Dec. 16, 2009
http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_657925.html#axzz3C0aLEol5
2064 Synergy Health acquires US-based BeamOne, Cleanroom Technology, April 27, 2011
http://www.cleanroomtechnology.com/news/article_page/Synergy_Health_acquires_USbased_BeamOne/60691
2066 David Hendricks, Petco plans to add 400 jobs in S.A., San Antonio Express-News, Nov. 22, 2010
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/local/article/Petco-plansto-add-400jobs-in-S-A825854.php?showFullArticle=y
2068 Barry Shlachter, Scott Nishimura and Sandra Baker, Shlachter & Co.: Solera CEO, other execs move to North
Texas from San Diego, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Jan. 6, 2011 NewsBank
2069 Melissa Repko, Solera Holdings moving headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth, Dallas Morning News, 09 July 2010
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20100708-Solera-Holdings-moving-headquarters-to-Dallas-4114.ece
2039
403
Bill Hethcock, For sale? Solera Holdings exploring the possibility, Dallas Business Journal, Aug. 20, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/08/20/for-sale-solera-holdings-exploring-the-possibility.html
2071 Solera Exploring Strategic Alternatives, company news release, Aug. 20, 2015
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/solera-exploring-strategic-alternatives-300131450.html
2073 Brad Carlson, BMC Select leader sees advantages in HQ move to Boise, Idaho Business Review, Jan. 13,
2010 http://idahobusinessreview.com/2010/01/13/bmc-select-leader-sees-advantages-in-hq-move-to-boise/
2074 Green Building, BMC Webpage, http://buildwithbmc.com/green-building
2076 Alec Foege, Stirrings in the Burbs: Beyond City Limits, Green Shoots Here and There, New York Observer, May
10, 2011 http://observer.com/2011/05/stirrings-in-the-burbs-beyond-city-limits-green-shoots-here-and-there/
2077 Richard Lee, Design Within Reach coming to Stamford, Stamford Advocate, Dec. 21, 2010
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/JCS-Construction-to-direct-remodel-912541.php
2078 Sarah Duxbury, Design Within Reach HQ leaves S.F., San Francisco Business Times, Oct. 27, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2010/10/design-within-reach-moves-sf-hq-to.html
2079 Suntech to hold job fair Saturday in Goodyear, Arizona Republic, Aug. 13, 2010
http://www.azcentral.com/community/swvalley/articles/2010/08/13/20100813goodyear-suntech-job-fair.html
2080
Suntech Boosts Manufacturing in Arizona with 3rd Shift, company news release, May 17, 2011
http://www.suntech-power.com/news/news75.html
2081
Lana Groves, Twitter plans to open new data center in Salt Lake City area, Deseret News, July 21, 2010
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700049996/Twitter-plans-to-open-new-data-center-in-Salt-Lake-City-area.html
2082 WilmerHale to Open a Business Services Center in the Dayton, Ohio Region, company news release, April 26,
2010 http://www.wilmerhale.com/pages/publicationsandnewsdetail.aspx?NewsPubId=101302
2083 Dayton Daily News Names WilmerHale Among Best Places to Work, company news release, Jan. 20, 2012
http://www.wilmerhale.com/pages/publicationsandnewsdetail.aspx?NewsPubId=102427
2084 Peter Corbett, Yelp office gets good reviews, Arizona Republic, Jun. 26, 2010
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2010/06/26/20100626biz-sr-yelp0626.html
2085 Genentech nears completion of $400M plant, Silicon Valley Business Journal, April 6, 2010
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/04/05/daily36.html?surround=lfn
2086 Elizabeth Hayes, Genentech announces $125M expansion in Hillsboro, Portland Business Journal, March 26,
2015 http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/health-care-inc/2015/03/genentech-announces-125m-expansion-inhillsboro.html
2087 Mike Rogoway, Genentech opens in Hillsboro, fueling Oregons biotech aspirations, Oregonian, April 05, 2010
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/genentech_opens_in_hillsboro_f.html
2088 Manufacturing plant in Lodi to be closed, Central Valley Business Times, Dec. 3, 2010
2089 Kenny Lopez, 97 Workers Laid Off At Amtex Plant, Fox 40 News http://lawww.myq2.com/topic/ktxlamtex,0,1696467.story
2090 Reed Fujii, Stockton parts supplier to lay off entire work force, Stockton Record, January 15, 2010
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100115/A_BIZ/1150306
2092 Retail Anywhere Opens New Office in Las Vegas, company news release, Nov. 16, 2010
2094 L. Tucker, Electronic Arts Unveils New state-of-the-art video game studio in downtown Salt Lake City, company
blog, July 21, 2010 http://www.ea.com/news/ea-unveils-state-of-art-game-studio-in-salt-lake-city
2095 Chris Kanaracus, Oracle resumes construction of massive data centre. Computer Dealer News, May 3, 2010
http://www.computerdealernews.com/news/oracle-resumes-construction-of-massive-data-centre/11945
2096 Rich Miller, Oracle Resumes $300 Million Utah Project, Data Center Knowledge, April 29, 2010
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/04/29/oracle-resumes-300-million-utah-project/
2097 Barry Harrell, Drug development firm moving headquarters to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Oct. 29,
2010
http://www.statesman.com/business/drug-development-firm-moving-headquarters-to-austin-1003945.html; also
Company Form 10-Q Filing, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Oct. 29, 2010
http://investor.paintrials.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1193125-10-241297
2098 Form 8-K for Pain Therapeutics Inc., April 9, 2014 http://biz.yahoo.com/e/140409/ptie8-k.html
2099 Elliot Njus, Ken Fisher: Clark County should bang on corporate doors in California, focus on knowledge
workers, Oregonian, June 7, 2011 http://www.oregonlive.com/clarkcounty/index.ssf/2011/06/ken_fisher_clark_county_should_bang_on_corporate_doors_in_california_focus_on_knowl
edge_workers.html
2100 Tyler Graf and Cami Joner, Fisher Investments plans second building on Camas campus, Columbian, May 20,
2013 http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/20/fisher-investments-plans-second-building/
2101 Luisa Kroll, American Billionaire Ken Fisher Speaks Out, Forbes, Sept. 28, 2010
http://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2010/09/28/american-billionaire-ken-fisher-speaks-out/
2070
404
Tyler Graf and Cami Joner, Fisher Investments plans second building on Camas campus, Columbian, May 20,
2013 http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/20/fisher-investments-plans-second-building/
2103 Aaron Corvin, Fisher Investments feeling at home in Camas, Columbian, Aug. 30, 2015
http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/aug/30/fisher-investments-feeling-at-home-in-camas/
2105 Mike Hodgson, UPS to close Santa Maria telecenter, Santa Maria Times, May 1, 2010
http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/article_0c24a556-54ee-11df-bf44-001cc4c03286.html
2106 Nathan Bomey, IT security growth at Barracuda Networks, Arbor Networks illuminates opportunity for Ann
Arbor, AnnArbor.com, Oct. 17, 2010 http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/it-security-growth-at-barracudanetworks-arbor-networks-illuminates-opportunity-for-ann-arbor-region/
2107 Nathan Bomey, IT security growth at Barracuda Networks, Arbor Networks illuminates opportunity for Ann
Arbor, Ann Arbor News, Oct 17, 2010 http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/it-security-growth-at-barracudanetworks-arbor-networks-illuminates-opportunity-for-ann-arbor-region/
2108 Nathan Bomey, Barracuda Networks, ICON Creative Technologies to add nearly 250 jobs in Ann Arbor,
mlive.com, Sept. 28, 2008
http://www.mlive.com/businessreview/annarbor/index.ssf/2008/09/barracuda_networks_icon_creati.html
2109 Barracuda Networks signs deal to move hundreds of jobs to ex-Borders offices in downtown Ann Arbor, Ann
Arbor News, June 27, 2012 http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/barracuda-networks-bringing-hundreds-ofjobs-to-ex-borders-building-in-downtown-ann-arbor/
2110
Globalstar Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Louisiana, company news release, July 13, 2010
http://www.globalstar.com/en/index.php?cid=7010&pressId=619
2111 Bill Dries, Olive Branch Lands Soladigm, 350 Jobs, Memphis Daily News, July 30, 2010
http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=51764
2112 Soladigm Announces Commercial Readiness of its Dynamic Glass Product and Changes Company Name to
View, Inc. company news release, Nov. 12, 2012 http://viewglass.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/soladigmchanges-name-to-view-inc.pdf
2113 Bill Flook, Silicon Valley startup Sonatype moves to Maryland, Washington Business Journal, Sept. 13, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/09/13/story1.html
2114 Nathan Crabbe, Gainesville website shares its groove, Gainesville Sun story published at Herald-Tribune, Dec.
26, 2010 http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20101226/ARTICLE/12261058/2055/NEWS?p=2&tc=pg
2115 Betty Beard, California on mind of Arizona leaders, Arizona Republic, July 25, 2010
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2010/07/25/20100725biz-California-on-mind-of-Arizonaleaders-0725.html#ixzz0uj9FNS2d
2116 SEC Form 8-K, http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/VRSN/1015719944x0xS1193125-10211431/1014473/filing.pdf
2117 Sarah Krouse, VeriSign signs Reston lease at Sallie Mae HQ, Washington Business Journal, Sept. 17, 2010
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/09/13/daily37.html
2118 Additional information provided by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership
2119 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Texas Economic Development
2120 Jacob Dirr, Facebook opening 200-person Austin office, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Feb. 25, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/02/22/daily72.html
2121 Christopher Calnan, Status update: Facebook opening Sixth St. office, Austin Business Journal, April 29, 2010
2122 Todd Bishop, Facebook doubling down in Seattle, moving to larger office, GeekWire, Nov. 3, 2011
http://www.geekwire.com/2011/facebook-doubling-seattle-moving-larger-office/
2123 Brier Dudley, Nonstop ideas fill no-frills Facebook Seattle office, Seattle Times, Aug. 7, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015841284_brier08.html
2124 Jason Tan, HP to establish R&D center in Taiwan, Taipei Times, Sept. 22, 2010
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/09/22/2003483475
2125 Don Lee, U.S. jobs continue to flow overseas, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 6, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jobs-offshoring-20101006,0,1485516.story
2126 Adobe Picks Lehi as Site of Tech Campus, Business Facilities, Oct. 1, 2010
http://businessfacilities.com/adobe-picks-lehi-as-site-of-tech-campus/
2127 John Daley, Adobe to expand operations in Utah, creating up to 1,000 new jobs, KSL.com, Aug. 5, 2010
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=11868695
2129 David Hendricks, 3 firms coming to InCube in S.A., San Antonio Express-News, Sept. 28, 2010
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/3-firms-coming-to-InCube-in-S-A-678587.php also W. Scott Bailey,
InCube Labs Spin-Offs Corhythm Inc., Fe3 Medical Inc. and Neurolink Inc. Relocating To San Antonio Will Get $9
Million From Texas, San Antonio Business Journal, Sept. 29, 2010 http://www.devicespace.com/News/incube-labsspin-offs-corhythm-inc-fe3-medical-inc/195983
2130 Rich Miller, eBay Unveils New Flagship Data Center, Data Center Knowledge, May 23, 2010 story
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/05/23/ebay-unveils-new-flagship-data-center/
2102
405
Melanie D.G. Kaplan, eBays data center boss on new Project Topaz: Green is green for us, SmartPlanet, Aug.
17, 2010 http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/ebays-data-center-boss-on-new-project-topaz-green-is-greenfor-us/
2132 David Hendricks, 3 firms coming to InCube in S.A., San Antonio Express-News, Sept. 28, 2010,
Million From Texas, San Antonio Business Journal, Sept. 29, 2010, http://www.devicespace.com/News/incube-labsspin-offs-corhythm-inc-fe3-medical-inc/195983
2134 InCube Labs to Create San Antonio Innovation Center, company news release, June 10, 2010
http://www.incubelabs.com/news/id_29/title_InCube-Labs-to-Create-San-Antonio-Innovation-Center-Plans-to-LaunchLife-Sciences-Companies-in-Region/
2135 David Hendricks, 3 firms coming to InCube in S.A.., San Antonio Express-News, Sept. 28, 2010,
Million From Texas, San Antonio Business Journal, Sept. 29, 2010, http://www.devicespace.com/News/incube-labsspin-offs-corhythm-inc-fe3-medical-inc/195983
2136
Gov. Perry Announces TEF Investment Bringing 450 Jobs to Austin, Office of the Governor, news release, Nov.
23, 2010 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/15400/
2137
Christopher Calnan and Jacob Dirr, SunPower opening 450-person Austin office, Austin Business Journal, Nov.
23, 2010 http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2010/11/23/sunpower-opening-450-person-austin.html
2138 Shonda Novak, Solar technology company plans to bring 450 jobs to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Nov.
24, 2010 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/solar-technology-company-plans-to-bring-450-jobs-t/nRTMS/
2139 Lori Hawkins, Austin leaders plot 2011 job growth, Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 3, 2011
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/austin-leaders-plot-2011-job-growth/nRWMr/
2140 Jason Tan, HP to establish R&D center in Taiwan, Taipei Times, Sept. 22, 2010
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/09/22/2003483475
2142 Agilent Technologies Opens Global Manufacturing Facility for Life Sciences Instruments, company news
release, Oct. 29, 2010 http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2010/29oct-ca10068.html
2143 James Montgomery, Analysts take: AMAT 3Q10 numbers, marketshare gains and flash memory dreams, Solid
State Technology, Aug. 20, 2010
http://www.electroiq.com/index/display/article-display/4668266446/articles/solid-statetechnology/semiconductors/industry-news/business-news/2010/august/analysts_-take__amat.html
2144 Applied Materials opens global semiconductor manufacturing hub in Singapore, Silicon Valley Business Journal,
April 13, 2010 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/04/12/daily23.html
2145 Keith Bradsher, China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S., New York Times, March 17, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/business/global/18research.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
2146 Thomas Black and Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Mexico Beats China as Cessna Shows Wages Converge With
Shipping, Bloomberg News, Sept. 7, 2010 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-08/mexico-beats-china-for-u-scompanies-undaunted-by-drug-wars.html
2148 Ian Timberlake, Intel opens biggest ever chip plant in Vietnam, Phys.org, Oct. 29, 2010
http://phys.org/news/2010-10-intel-vietnam-biggest-chip.html
2149 Victoria Barret, Not Hiring in California, Forbes, March 24, 2010 http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/24/jobsmcafee-dewalt-technology-virtualization10-california.html?boxes=Homepagechannels
2150 McAfee Opens Chile Facility, Area Development Online, May 7, 2010
http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/5-7-2010/mcafee-labs-santiago-chile9122.shtml
2151 McAfee Labs Chile Office Grand Opening, McAfee Blog, Nov. 23, 2010 https://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafeelabs/mcafee-labs-chile-office-grand-opening
2153 Calisolar Acquires Ontario, Canada-Based 6N Silicon; Raises Additional $22.5 Million, company news release,
Feb. 11, 2010 http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/calisolar-acquires-ontario-canada-based-6n-silicon-raisesadditional-225-million-1190316.htm
2154 About Us, Contact Us, company website, http://www.silicormaterials.com/about/contact-us.html
2155 Brian Gaar, As California tech firms get cozy in Austin, city woos more, Austin American Statesman, Aug. 18,
2010, NewsBank
2156 ShoreTel hiring 150 in Austin, Austin Business Journal, Aug. 9, 2910,
2157 ShoreTel Expands Operations with New Office Facilities in Austin, Texas, company news release, Aug. 17,
2010.
http://www.shoretel.com/about/newsroom/press_releases/ShoreTel_Expands_Operations_with_New_Office_Facilitie
s_in_Austin_Texas.html
2131
406
Yahoo! Opens State-of-the-Art Data Center in Western New York, company news release, Sept. 20, 2010
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100920005595/en/Yahoo!-Opens-State-of-the-Art-Data-Center-WesternYork
2159 Thomas Prohaska, Yahoo workers looking forward to corporate and personal growth, Buffalo News, Oct. 1,
2014 http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/lockport/yahoo-workers-looking-forward-to-corporate-and-personalgrowth-20141001
2160 Kurtis Alexander, Cemex announces it is shutting its Davenport plant, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jan. 22, 2010
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_14247043
2161 David Benda, Fintech Precast closes doors, Redding Record Searchlight, May 18, 2010
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/may/18/fintech-precast-closes-doors/?partner=RSS
2162 David Benda, Morpheus Lights pulling out of Redding, Redding Record Searchlight, Jan 22, 2010
http://www.redding.com/news/morpheus-lights-pulling-out-of-redding
2163 David Benda, Layoffs to hit Siskiyou Countys economy hard, Redding Record Searchlight, June 15, 2010
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jun/15/layoffs-draining-economy/
2164 Tasz Inc. Investing $2.2M in Beverage Cork Production Facility, Area Development Online, Sept. 28, 2010
http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/9-28-2010/tasz-lenoir-north-carolina09282.shtml
2166
Groundbreaking today for new science center, connectmidmissouri.com, April 26, 2010
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=448441
2167
2170 Central Valley shoe company moves headquarters to Oregon, Central Valley Business Times, Oct. 11, 2010
2171 Allan Brettman, Hi-Tec moving U.S. headquarters to Portland, Oregonian, Oct. 10, 2010
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/10/hi-tec_moving_us_headquarters.html
2172 Marijke Rowland, NUMMIs demise cuts 300 from this county plus 186 at Modesto supplier, Modesto Bee, Feb.
8, 2010 http://www.modbee.com/2010/02/08/1040842/nummis-demise-cuts-300-from-this.html
2173 Two California manufacturers invest in greater Reno-Tahoe, This is Reno, Dec. 20, 2010
http://thisisreno.com/2010/12/two-california-manufacturers-invest-in-greater-reno-tahoe/
2174 Cristian Tapia, Hormel Foods to Close Plant in Turlock, Chicago Tribune, April 20, 2010
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ktxl-news-hormelfoods,0,2987036.story
2175 Land OLakes to Idle Tulare Cheese Plant, company news release, April 27, 2010
https://www.landolakesinc.com/utility/news/business/ECMP2-0119569
2176 Companies find advantages to moving businesses to Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal, June 20, 2010
https://www.nvenergy.com/business/economicdevelopment//documents/releases/2010/062010companies.cfm
2177 Joe Pangburn, How Oro Valley landed 500, $75,000 a-year jobs, Inside Tucson Business, Oct. 15, 2010
http://www.insidetucsonbusiness.com/news/how-oro-valley-landed-a-year-jobs/article_6e341057-9bee-525f-bd1e8dde6c9459f4.html
2178 Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, Tilt-Up Concrete Association news release, undated
(accessed April 7, 2015) http://www.tilt-up.org/profiles/profile.php?id=708
2179 Companies find advantages to moving businesses to Las Vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal, June 20, 2010
https://www.nvenergy.com/economicdevelopment/documents/releases/2010/062010companies.cfm
2180 Jeffrey Dransfeldt, Biotech firm to close Camarillo facility, Camarillo Acorn, Feb. 19, 2010
http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2010-02-19/Front_Page/Biotech_firm_to_close_Camarillo_facility.html
2181 Ryan Randazzo, Solar company will bring 350 jobs to Phoenix, Arizona Republic, Sept. 9, 2010
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/09/09/20100909biz-solar0909.html
2182 Gov. Brewer, Mayor Gordon Celebrate Power-Ones Grand Opening, Arizona Commerce Authority news
release, Jan. 31, 2011 http://www.azcommerce.com/news-events/press-releases/gov-brewer,-mayor-gordoncelebrate-power-one%E2%80%99s-grand-opening
2183 Power-One opens in Phoenix, Phoenix Business Journal, Feb. 1, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/morning_call/2011/02/power-one-opens-in-phoenix.html?page=all
2184 Camarillo solar firm plans to expand, Ventura County Star, Oct. 5, 2010
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/oct/05/solar-firm-plans-to-expand/
2185 Stephanie Hoops, Zebra Technologies sheds more Camarillo jobs, Ventura County Star, March 1, 2010
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/mar/01/zebra-technologies-sheds-more-camarillo-jobs/
2187 Colleen Cason, Cason Point: Spelling out a year of losses, Ventura County Star, Dec. 26, 2009
http://www.vcstar.com/news/spelling-out-a-year-of-losses
2188 Buckaroo Communications continues growth in Dayton, (Dayton, Tenn.) Herald-News, July 8, 2010
http://www.rheaheraldnews.com/news/local/article_2d44d1a8-3dd0-5e82-82c0-8416a0772c7e.html?mode=jqm
2158
407
Steve Brown, Consolidated Electrical Distributors to move headquarters from LA to Irving, Dallas Morning
News, Oct. 25, 2010 stevebrown@dallasnews.com
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2197 Michael Fitzhugh, Shutterfly to close Hayward facility, cut 100-plus jobs, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Aug.
7, 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/08/04/daily76.html
2198 Andrew Johnson, Shutterfly may hire 400 workers, Arizona Republic, Sept. 4, 2008
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2008/09/04/20080904biz-shutterfly0904-ONLINE.html
2199 TTM Technologies, Inc. Announces Closure Of Hayward And Los Angeles Facilities, company news release,
Sept. 1, 2009
http://www.ttmtech.com/news/press_releases/archived_pr/2009/pr_090109.aspx
2200
CalStar opens green brick plant in Caledonia, Milwaukee Business Journal, Jan. 12, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2010/01/11/daily28.html Also: CalStar Products, Inc. Opens Green
Brick Plant in Wisconsin, company news release, Jan. 11, 2010 http://calstarproducts.com/calstar-products-incopens-green-brick-plant-in-wisconsin/
2201 CalStar Products Adds Second Shift to Manufacturing Plant, company news release, May 7, 2013
http://cdn.calstarproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CalStar-Products-Adds-Second-Shift.pdf
2202 Eric Young, American President Lines to land in Phoenix, San Francisco Business Times, July 7, 2009
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/01/05/daily48.html?surround=etf&ana=e_article
2203 APL parent to move Americas headquarters to Phoenix area, company news release, Jan. 8, 2009
http://www.professionalmariner.com/December-January-2009/APL-parent-to-move-Americas-headquarters-toPhoenix-area/
2204 Betty Beard, Shipping company relocates to Phoenix, Arizona Republic, Oct. 28, 2009
http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2009/10/28/20091028biz-neptune1028.html
2205 APL Phoenix Headquarters Relocation Complete, Ware Malcomb company news release, Feb. 26, 2010
http://www.prlog.org/10551489-apl-phoenix-headquarters-relocation-complete.html
2209 Jim Masilak, Hilton to set up base in Memphis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jan. 21, 2009
http://www.commercialappeal.com/business/hilton-moving-its-garden-inn-brand-memphis
2210 Missy Frederick, Christopher Nassetta reflects on Hiltons move to D.C. area, Washington Business Journal,
Feb. 23, 2010 http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/02/22/daily19.html
2211 Jeff Clabaugh, Hilton brings 100 more jobs to Fairfax, Washington Business Journal, Feb. 11, 2011,
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2011/02/11/hilton-brings-100-more-jobs-to-fairfax.html
2212 Claudia Eller, Warner Bros. to cut 800 jobs, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 21, 2009
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/21/business/fi-warner21
2213 Amy Hsuan, Sanyo Electric opens new solar panel plant in Salem, Oregonian, Nov. 2, 2009
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/11/sanyo_solar_plant_opens_with_o.html
2214 Sanyo Marks Grand Opening of New Salem Solar Silicon Ingot and Wafer Manufacturing Plant with Ceremony,
company news release, Nov. 2, 2009 http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/02/idUS183332+02-Nov2009+BW20091102
2215 Sanyo Celebrates Grand Opening of New Monterrey Solar Module Assembly Manufacturing Plant with
Ceremony, company news release, Nov. 4, 2009
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091104006210/en/SANYO-Celebrates-Grand-Opening-Monterrey-SolarModule#.VRiuM_7F-uk
2219 Unilever to close California plant, cut 61 jobs by third quarter of 2010, AP story as carried by Seattle Times,
Dec. 10, 2009 http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2010477222_apusunileverplantclosure.html
2221 Phil Shuman, Gregg Industries, KTTV-TV News, April 23, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eU1lTAL0XY
2222 Mark Harden, Kidney-care giant DaVita moving executives to Denver, Denver Business Journal, May 27, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/05/25/daily20.html; inquiry to Metro Denver Economic Development
Corp. produced job information
2195
408
Heather Draper, DIA20: Denver airport transports Colorado business, Denver Business Journal, Feb. 20, 2015
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/print-edition/2015/02/20/dia20-denver-airport-transports-colorado-business.html
2224 Rich Miller, DirecTV: Handling an Unexpected Relocation, (video clip) Data Center Knowledge, July 5, 2011
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/07/05/directv-handling-an-unexpected-relocation/
2228 Klaussner to shut California factory, Triad Business Journal, Aug. 24, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/08/24/daily3.html
2230 2009 letter to shareholders, USG Corp., Feb. 12, 2010 http://phx.corporateir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MzgyNjJ8Q2hpbGRJRD0tMXxUeXBlPTM=&t=1
2231 Art Thomason, 200 celebrate Cessnas grand opening at Gateway, Arizona Republic, Feb. 5, 2009
http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/articles/2009/02/05/20090205pc-cessnaopen0207-CP.html
2235
Angela Gonzales, Abraxis opens expanded plant in Phoenix, expected to create 200 jobs, Phoenix Business
Journal, Nov. 5, 2009 http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/11/02/daily45.html?page=all
2236
Jodie Gilmore, Region proves ideal for Agave, Vancouver-SW Washington Business Journal, Nov. 28, 2012
http://www.vbjusa.com/news/top-stories/7215-region-proves-ideal-for-agave
2238 Sean Batura, Grifols breaks ground in San Marcos, San Marcos Mercury, Oct. 19, 2009
http://smmercury.com/2009/10/19/grifols-breaks-ground-in-san-marcos/
2240 Medtronic Announces the Grand Opening of Its New Diabetes Center in San Antonio, company news release,
Nov. 17, 2009
http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251324&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1772416&highlight
2241 Gregory J. Wilcox, Medtronic Diabetes laying off more than 400 at Northridge site, Los Angeles Daily News,
Aug. 14, 2011 http://www.dailynews.com/ci_18281215?IADID=Search-www.dailynews.com-www.dailynews.com
2244 TTM Technologies, Inc. Announces Closure Of Hayward And Los Angeles Facilities, company news release,
Sept. 1, 2009 http://www.ttmtech.com/news/press_releases/archived_pr/2009/pr_090109.aspx
2245 Company Presentation, June 23, 2014,
http://content.stockpr.com/windstreaminc/media/ef624be7ddde6c1d92fe102518a3f91a.pdf
2246 Windstream Technologies, Inc. Form 10-K, For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 http://ir.windstreaminc.com/all-sec-filings#document-5684-0001493152-14-001106
2249 OneWest Bank Announces Grand Opening of Servicing Headquarters in Austin, Texas, company news release,
Sept. 9, 2009 https://www.owb.com/Press-Releases/09-09-2009---OneWest-Bank-Announces-Grand-Opening-ofServicing-Headquarters-in-Austin,-Texas/
2253 Gov. Rounds announces national software company selects South Dakota for expansion, Office of the
Governor news release, undated (accessed May 1, 2013) http://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=10006; The link
showing the dates of establishing the various locations no longer appears on the Internet; because dates are unclear,
all are counted as one event in one year.
2254 Ryan Schuster, Smaller communities search for ways to stand out in economic development, Prairie Business
Magazine, Nov. 9, 2009 http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/10144/
2255 Jennifer Robison, Nevada needs more than low taxes to lure businesses, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Aug. 8,
2010 http://www.lvrj.com/business/nevada-needs-more-than-low-taxes-to-lure-businesses-100213669.html
2256 Cord Blood America Opens Las Vegas Cryogenic Laboratory; Consolidates Offices in Nevada, company news
release, Sept. 28, 2009 http://www.cordblood-america.com/cbai-news/press-releases/cord-blood-america-opens-lasvegas-cryogenic-laboratory-consolidates-offices-in-nevada/
2257 Pixel Magic Locating Studio in Louisiana, Area Development Online, Nov. 9, 2009
http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/11-9-2009/louisiana-pixel-magic-locating-studio.shtml
2258 Visual effects company expanding in Lafayette, KATC-TV, April 2, 2010 http://www.katc.com/news/visualeffects-company-expanding-in-lafayette/
2223
409
2260

2262 Richard M. Barron, Precor begins recruiting for new Rock Creek plant, Greensboro News & Record, Sept. 1,
2009 http://infoweb.NewsBank.com/iwsearch/we/InfoWeb?p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=12A7633C61FDACE8&
p_docnum=1&p_queryname=1 NewsBank
2263 Hawker Beechcraft Announces Opening of New Facility in Mesa, Arizona, company news release, Jan. 5, 2009
http://newsroom.hawkerbeechcraft.com/news/hawker-beechcraft-announces-opening-of-new-facility-in-mesa-arizona/
2265 Louis Llovio, Biz Buzz: Modern Living grows under new owners, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Aug. 23, 2010
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/2010/aug/23/buzz23-ar-466769/
2266 Travis Weislederm comments in telephone interview with Spectrum Location Solutions
2268 Don Lee, U.S. jobs continue to flow overseas, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 6, 2010
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/06/business/la-fi-jobs-offshoring-20101006
2271 Mary Ann Milbourne, O.C. circuit board maker moves jobs to China, Orange County Register, July 27, 2010
http://economy.ocregister.com/2010/07/27/o-c-circuit-board-maker-moves-jobs-to-china/37603/
2277 Creel Streamlines; Bolsters Las Vegas Operations, Printing Impressions, July 14, 2009
http://www.piworld.com/article/creel-streamlines-bolsters-las-vegas-operations-pi-news-409823/1
2278 Printing Company Expands Headquarters in Las Vegas, Los Vegas Global Economic Alliance news release,
Jan. 26, 2015 http://www.lvgea.org/printing-company-expands-headquarters-in-las-vegas/
2279 Chelsey Drysdale, Foxconn PC subsidiary relocating to Fort Worth, Circuits Assembly, May 1, 2009
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Foxconn+PC+subsidiary+relocating+to+Fort+Worth.-a0200187998
2280 Global Software Giant Is Raising Its Profile In Cranberry, Cranberry Township Business Hub (scroll down to
Sage North America link) http://cranberrybusinesshub.org/97/Business-Spotlight
2281Jeff Bounds, Telmar expands Plano operations, Dallas Business Journal, June 7, 2009
http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/06/08/story10.html
2282 Mary Ann Milbourn, Did an O.C. map company sneak out of town? Orange County Register, Sept. 16, 2010
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/strong-547125-href-target.html; also see the section in this report entitled, Case
Study: Why its Difficult to Track Companies that Quietly Leave California
2283 Mark Lacter, Why cant I find my Thomas Brothers? LA Observed, Sept. 16, 2010
http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2010/09/why_cant_i_find_my_t.php
2284 True Games Interactive Launches a New Development Studio in Austin, Texas, company news release, Sept.
29, 2009 http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/09/29/idUS124455+29-Sep-2009+BW20090929
2285 Brian Gaar, True Games relocating headquarters to Austin, Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 10, 2009
http://www.statesman.com/news/business/video-game-company-moving-hq-to-austin/nRTr9/
2286 True Games Interactive to Become UTV True Games, company news release, May 24, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=abjZ91PgeqcA
2287 VIZIO Announces Grand Opening of a New Customer Service Based Sales and Support Center in North Sioux
City, South Dakota, company news release, May 14, 2009 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vizioannounces-grand-opening-of-a-new-customer-service-based-sales-and-support-center-in-north-sioux-city-southdakota-61862002.html
2288 Dave Dreeszen, Vizio Direct leaves North Sioux for the Dunes, Sioux City Journal, Feb. 24, 2010
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_eecf6fc3-1cf2-5be2-bc55-783e2595008d.html
2289 Vizio Dakota Dunes Customer Service Center Wins Multiple Awards at the 2012 Stevie Awards for Sales &
Customer Service, company news release, March 2, 2012 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vizio-dakotadunes-customer-service-center-wins-multiple-awards-at-the-2012-stevie-awards-for-sales--customer-service141164703.html
2290 The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Colorado Springs Regional
Business Alliance confirmed the event
2291 Jan Norman, Kyjen, BRP go to Colorado as lawmakers disagree on whether theres a problem, Orange County
Register, May 27, 2010 http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/12FFD28188778E88?p=NewsBank
2292 The year of the move is an estimate based on the language in the article. Astronomer Credits Success of
Business to Arkansas, ArkansasMatters.com, May 11, 2014
2261
410
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/story/d/story/astronomer-credits-success-of-business-toarkansas/18897/M8Tuyk1W9UC9KOygH0VsOQ
2293 Krista Klaus, Apria Healthcare will consolidate operations, bring 300 jobs to Overland Park, Kansas City
Business Journal, Nov. 5, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2010/11/05/apria-healthcare-will-consolidate.html
2294 Lennox Hearth moves HQ to Nashville, Nashville Business Journal, Oct. 7, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2009/10/05/daily23.html
http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncn10.pd
2297 Katherine Cromer Brock, Paragon expanding Irving-based operations, Dallas Business Journal, July 27, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/07/27/daily3.html
2298 Paragon Relocation Consolidates Operations to Dallas, Texas, company news release, July 27, 2009
http://www.paragonrelocation.com/Resources/PR/Paragon%20Relocation%20Dallas%20Final.pdf
2299 Paragon Expands into State-of-the-Art Facility in Dallas, Texas Metro Area, company news release, March 29,
2010
http://www.paragonrelocation.com/blog/index.php/parkagon-expands-state-art-facility-dallas-texas-metro-area/
2300
The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Colorado Springs Regional
Business Alliance confirmed the event
2301
Alliance Financial Partners, Business Consumer Alliance, undated (accessed March 30, 2015)
http://www.businessconsumeralliance.org/report/alliance-financial-partners-13162117
2303 Insurer cutting 325 jobs in O.C., Orange County Register, Aug. 13, 2009
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/insurer-26861-jobs-cutting.html
2304 Assurant Specialty Property to Consolidate Insurance Service Centers, company news release, July 29, 2009
http://www.assurantspecialtyproperty.com/news/news_072909.html
2305 Mike Sunnucks, First American call center could employ 400, Phoenix Business Journal, Dec. 28, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/12/28/daily5.html
2306 Dawn to make shifts in operations, BakingBusiness, Nov 11, 2009
http://www.bakingbusiness.com/News/News%20Home/Business/2009/11/Dawn%20to%20make%20shifts%20in%20
operations.aspx
2307 Tina Reed, Ann Arbor area expertise works to Terumos advantage, mlive.com, March 22, 2009
http://www.mlive.com/special-sections/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/03/ann_arbor_area_expertise_works.html and
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems to Bring 65 New Jobs to Ann Arbor plant, company news release, undated
(accessed Nov. 20, 2013) http://www.terumo-cvs.com/about/news/render_article.aspx?id=18
2308 US Airways Announces Strategic Plan to Strengthen Core Network, company news release, Oct. 29, 2009
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=196799&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=1347781&highlight=
2309 Melanie Turner, Roseville loses Schott Solar office, Sacramento Business Journal, Sept. 10, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/09/07/daily63.html
2310 Jane Braxton Little, Plumas town to lose 150 jobs as mill shuts, Sacramento Bee, March 4, 2009 NewsBank
2311 The URL for this event is no longer on the Internet.
2314 The URL for this event is no longer on the Internet.
2315 Kelly Johnson, J.C. Penney to close Carmichael call center, lay off 260 employees, Sacramento Business
Journal, Jan. 9, 2009 http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/01/05/daily74.html
2316 Brad Smith, Folsom Honeywell plant to close, Folsom Telegraph, Nov. 12, 2009
http://www.folsomtelegraph.com/article/folsom-honeywell-plant-close
2317 Lindsay Riddell, Troubles mounting for Fremonts NovaSolar, San Francisco Business Times, Feb. 24, 2012
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2012/02/24/troubles-mounting-for-fremonts.html?page=all
2319 Celia Lamb, OptiSolar shuts down manufacturing, Sacramento Business Journal, March 19, 2009
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/03/16/daily57.html
2321 Darrel Smith, USAA to close local call center - Financial Services Firm Will Offer Most Workers Jobs in Other
States, Sacramento Bee, Feb. 13, 2009, NewsBank; also, USAA Bringing Hundreds of Jobs to Tampa, St.
Petersburg Times, Feb. 13, 2009, NewsBank
2322 Rich Laden, USAA adding jobs in Springs, Colorado Springs] Gazette, Feb. 13, 2009 http://gazette.com/usaaadding-jobs-in-springs/article/47964
2324 James A. Repman, testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, Nov. 17, 2009
http://www.cmta.net/pdfs/20091117_repman.pdf
411
Emrise completes relocation of corporate headquarters, reduced annualized costs by additional $1 million,
company news release, May 19, 2009
http://www.emrise.com/news_archive/2009PressReleases/0519_emrise_completion_of_corp_HQ_relocation.htm
2327 New State, New Successes, South Dakota Governors Office of Economic Development news release, undated
(accessed Nov. 20, 2013) http://www.sdreadytowork.com/Bar-Sto.aspx
2330 Onell R. Soto, Cannon gets stimulus funds for wind project, San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 7, 2009
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/Nov/07/del-mar-firm-is-building-facility-in-washington/
2331 Hal Bernton, As wind power booms, so do the challenges, Seattle Times, May 22, 2010
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/as-wind-power-booms-so-do-the-challenges/
2333 Relocated with CLC in 2009 from San Diego to Las Vegas, LinkedIn profile for Todd Transue, Vice President &
Controller at College Loan Corporation, undated (accessed March 30, 2014) http://www.linkedin.com/pub/toddtransue-cfe-cgma-cpa/32/608/b83; also see the phrase company moved to Las Vegas at Linda Campbell, resume
posted at Indeed, (accessed March 30, 2014) http://www.indeed.com/r/Linda-Campbell/2e496e402429f644; also, the
companys website shows a Las Vegas address at Contact, company website, undated (accessed April 4, 2014)
http://www.collegeloancorp.com/
2334
The original link no longer appears to be on the Internet, but checking with the Texas Economic Development
2335 Jennifer Thomas, Premier will close in San Diego, Charlotte Business Journal, Dec. 21, 2009
http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/12/21/story14.html?q=%20Premier%20Inc.%20%20move%20
%20San%20Diego%20%20Charlotte
2336 Premier Inc. healthcare alliance to relocate headquarters to Charlotte, add 300 jobs, Charlotte Chamber news
release, Oct. 14, 2009 http://charlottechamber.com/news/2009/10/14/economic-development-news/premier-inc.-torelocate-hq-to-charlotte-add-300-jobs/
2337 Kafia A. Hosh and V. Dion Haynes, SAIC to Move Headquarters to Tysons in Another Coup for Area,
Washington Post, September 25, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2009/09/24/AR2009092404221.html
2341 CallTower Moves Headquarters to Henderson, Nevada, company news release, Aug. 13, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/08/13/idUS140686+13-Aug-2009+MW20090813
2342 Mark Calvey, Charles Schwab plans big job shift out of San Francisco, San Francisco Business Times, Dec. 14,
2007 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2007/12/17/story1.html?page=all
2343 Mark Calvey, Schwab tells employees: Good-bye San Francisco, hello Texas, San Francisco Business Times,
Feb. 3, 2014, http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/02/charles-schwab-jobs-out-of-sanfrancisco.html?page=all
2344 Margaret Jackson, Schwab to bring 500 jobs - Moving Offices - The financial-services firm is consolidating
offices in San - Francisco and Phoenix for relocation to the metro area, Denver Post, March 11, 2008 NewsBank
2345 Joanne Kelley, Colo. woos Chuck for 500 new jobs Schwab to start 3-year hiring period in 2009, Rocky
Mountain News, Jan. 16, 2009 NewsBank; follow-up inquiry to Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. produced
job information
2347 Ortho Kinematics Raises $3.5 Million and Relocates to Austin, TX , company news release, Nov. 11, 2009
http://orthokinematics.com/resources/frontend/pdf/press_releases/pr_11.11.09_ortho%20kinematics.pdf
2348 Ortho Kinematics, CrunchBase, undated (accessed April 4, 2015)
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ortho-kinematics
2349 RichRelevance Continues Rapid Growth with Opening of New Seattle Office, company news release, July 28,
2009 http://www.richrelevance.com/blog/2009/07/richrelevance-continues-rapid-growth-with-opening-of-new-seattleoffice/
2350 Arlene Wohlgemuth and Savannah Collins, Wohlgemuth, Collins: California business basks in Texas warmth,
Austin American-Statesman, Aug. 25, 2013, http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/wohlgemuth-collinscalifornia-business-basks-in-te/nZZXR/
2351 Rick Stouffer, StarKist headquarters headed back to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Oct. 8, 2008
http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_592176.html#axzz2lERZxcNm
2352 Christopher Calnan, Mobile marketing company poised for local growth, Austin Business Journal, Jan. 17, 2014
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/01/mobile-marketing-company-poised-for.html
2353 Mariah Power To Open Wind Turbine Manufacturing Site In Manistee, Michigan, Energy Business Review, April
14, 2009 http://wind.energy-businessreview.com/news/mariah_power_to_open_wind_turbine_manufacturing_site_in_manistee_michigan_090414
2325
412
Kevin Braciszeski, Mariah Power changes name to Windspire Energy, Ludington Daily News, April 8, 2010,
http://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/archives/article_3c6d0d4c-e2a5-5a08-bbd4-494af1eff3e5.html
2359 Motif Plans Expansion in Costa Rica, Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency, news release, Dec. 11, 2009
http://old.cinde.org/en/news/motifen
2360 Indiana Secretary of Commerce and Indianapolis Mayor to Help Celebrate Grand Opening of Scale Comput
(sic), company news release, Nov. 2, 2009 http://www.scalecomputing.com/about/pressreleases/indiana_secretary_of_commerce_and_indianapolis_mayor_to_help_celebrate_gran
2362 Chris Preimesberger, Apple Signs Long-Term Pact with Toshiba for Flash Chips, eWeek, July 22, 2009
http://www.eweek.com/print/c/a/Data-Storage/Apple-Signs-LongTerm-Pact-with-Toshiba-for-Flash-Chips-121446
2363 Supplier List 2015, Apple (List of top 200 suppliers, including component providers and others representing at
least 97% of procurement expenditures for materials, manufacturing and assembly of products worldwide in 2014),
undated (accessed July 25, 2015) http://images.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_Supplier_List_2015.pdf
2364
Ryan Nakashima, Apple shutting Lala; `Cloud music on horizon? Bloomberg BusinessWeek, April 30, 2010
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/tech/D9FDLIV00.htm
2365
Emily Young, Apple data center brings 300 jobs to Maiden, Hickory Daily Record, Oct. 7, 2010,
http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/business/2010/oct/07/apple-data-center-brings-300-jobs-maiden-ar-441096/
2366 Jason Hiner, Apples massive new data center portends a cloudy future, ZDNet, Aug. 19, 2009
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/apples-massive-new-data-center-portends-a-cloudy-future/22928
2370 William J. Holstein, What Keeps Texas on Top, chiefexecutive.net, May 2, 2012 http://chiefexecutive.net/whatkeeps-texas-on-top#eastward-ho and Corvalent Announces Strategic Relocation, Corvalent news release, July 28,
2008 http://corvalent.com/news/corvalent-announces-strategic-relocation/
2371 Steve Raabe, Denvers Intuit to hire 100 over 12 months, Denver Post, Aug. 10, 2009
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13027278
2372 Intuit dedicates new Cent. Wash. data center, Seattle Times, Aug. 14, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009659695_apwaintuitquincy.html
2374 Ron Starner, Blue Sky Appeal, Site Selection (official publication of the Industrial Asset Management Council),
May 2014 http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2014/may/ip-iowa.cfm
2375 WebFilings is now Workiva, company news release, July 1, 2014,
https://www.workiva.com/sites/default/files/WebFilings%20now%20Workiva.pdf
2376 Rich Miller, Cisco Plans $184M Dallas Data Center, Data Center Knowledge, June 10, 2009
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/06/10/cisco-plans-184m-dallas-data-center/
2377 Bob Scarbrough, The Chronicles of Building Ciscos Allen Data Center, Cisco blog, May 9, 2012
http://blogs.cisco.com/ciscoit/the-chronicles-of-building-ciscos-allen-data-center
2378 Rich Miller, Cisco Opens Doors on New Texas Data Center, Data Center Knowledge, April 18, 2011
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/04/18/cisco-opens-doors-on-new-texas-data-center/
2379 Kristen Taketa. Data Centers an absolute gold mine for North Texas Cities, Dallas Morning News, July 10,
2015 http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20150710-data-centers-an-absolute-gold-mine-for-north-texascities.ece
2381 Energy Industry Overview, Greater Houston Partnership, Updated Jan. 16, 2014
http://www.houston.org/newgen/16_Industry_NEC/16B%20W010%20Energy%20Industry%20Overview.pdf
2382 Ellen Garrison, Data security firm at home in Indiana, Indianapolis Star, Aug. 28, 2015
http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2015/08/28/data-security-firm-home-indiana/32439199/
2383 Rook Security plans to add 132 jobs in Indianapolis, Indianapolis Business Journal, Aug. 11, 2015
http://www.ibj.com/articles/54402-rook-security-plans-to-add-132-jobs-in-indianapolis
2384 Rook Security Unveils New Security Operations Center and Headquarters, company news release, May 6, 2014
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140506005471/en/Rook-Security-Unveils-Security-Operations-CenterHeadquarters#.VeEOg_lViko
2387 Novellus Expands Engineering and Manufacturing Infrastructure with New Facility in Oregon, company news
release, May 9, 2002 http://investor.lamresearch.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=753167
2354
413
Ian King, Novellus CEO Says California too Pricey for Factories (Update2), Bloomberg News, July 17, 2009
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=adbMZEp99OII
2389 Ian King, Lam Research Agrees to Buy Novellus Systems for $3.3 Billion, BloombergBusiness, Dec. 15, 2011
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-12-14/lam-research-agrees-to-acquire-novellus-systems-in-3-3-billionstock-deal
2390 Jon Bell, Tight industrial market sends semiconductor firm to Sherwood for warehouse space, Portland
Business Journal, Sept. 25, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2014/09/tight-industrialmarket-sends-semiconductor-firm.html
2391 Novellus Expands Engineering and Manufacturing Infrastructure with New Facility in Oregon, company news
release, May 9, 2002 http://investor.lamresearch.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=753167
2392 Ann Keeton, Rockwell Collins CEO: Fiscal Year First Quarter Seen As Low Point, Dow Jones Newswires, Nov.
3, 2009 http://english.capital.gr/news.asp?id=845559
2393 Tom Abate, Rockwell Collins closing San Jose division, San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 18, 2009
http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-09-18/business/17205720_1_rockwell-collins-kaiser-aerospace-layoff-notices
2394 Michael Schmidt, Rockwell Collins making changes at area plants, Telegraph Herald, Sept. 19, 2009 NewsBank
2396 Bastrop Economic Development Strategy - Report 2 of 3: Target Industries, Dec. 13, 2012, p. 22
http://bastropstrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Bastrop-Target-Industries-Report-Dec-2012.pdf
2397 Agilent Technologies Registers Cedar Creek Facility with FDA to Manufacture Diagnostic Products, company
news release, June 27, 2011 http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2011/27jun-ca11042.html
2398 Joe McDonald, Intel To Build New Chip Factory In China, CBS Money Watch, Feb. 11, 2009 story
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500395_162-2607617.html
2399 Ian King and Rochelle Garner, Intels Silicon Valley Plant Closure Signals End for Production, Bloomberg News,
Jan. 22, 2009 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ahgklWFhWU7o&refer=home
2400 Dale Kasler, Businesses scared off by California go global, Sacramento Bee, April 4, 2010
http://guide.sacbee.com/2010/04/08/3879/international-business.html
2401 Governor Perdue Announces Digital Media Company to Locate New Facility in Gwinnett County, Governors
news release, Feb. 18, 2009 http://www.georgia.org/news-room/governor-perdue-announces-digital-media-companyto-locate-new-facility-in-gwinnett-county/
2402 Yes Video Relocates to Gwinnett (Norcross), Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development, YouTube, Sept. 4,
2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBFw-MOH3HY
2405 David Benda, Layoffs to hit Siskiyou Countys economy hard, Redding Record Searchlight, June 15, 2010
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jun/15/layoffs-draining-economy/
2406 In 2003, Nestle negotiated a contract with the McCloud Community Service District (MCSD) for water rights for
100 years, Online Resources for Environmental Impact Analysis, UC Davis, undated (accessed July 18, 2014)
http://ice.ucdavis.edu/education/esp179/?q=node/356
2407 See also: Mary Catherine OConnor, Nestle Gives Up on McCloud Water Bottling Plant, TriplePundit, Sept. 17,
2009 http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/09/nestle-gives-up-fight-to-secure-mccloud-water-bottling-plant/
2408 Nestl Waters North America to Open New Bottling Facility in Sacramento, company news release, July 23,
2009 http://www.nestle-watersna.com/en/nestle-waternews/pressreleases/nestlewatersnorthamericatoopennewbottlingfacilityinsacramento
2409 Kevin McCarty, Lets Make Smart Decisions Regarding the Commercial Use of Our City Water, Sacramento
Press, Oct. 26, 2009 http://sacramentopress.com/2009/10/26/lets-make-smart-decisions-regarding-the-commercialuse-of-our-city-water/
2410 Jim Steinberg, Group seeks to stop Nestles water-bottling operations, The Sun, April 10, 2015
http://www.sbsun.com/environment-and-nature/20150410/group-seeks-to-stop-nestlxe9s-water-bottling-operations
2411 Jeff Quackenbush, Here since 1974, company to retain Petaluma satellite office for property and construction
management, North Bay Business Journal, July 21, 2009 http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/12164/basinstreet-to-move-headquarters-to-reno/
2412 Jeff Barnard, Electric ATV maker hopes to tap farmers market., The Press Democrat, March 16, 2009
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090316/articles/903160967
2413 ATVs, meet the EUV (earth utility vehicle), Mail Tribune, undated (accessed July 18, 2014)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090620/BIZ/906200303
2414 Kevin McCallum, Leaving California Stasis Engineering finds that in order for company to flourish, it must move
from Sonoma to a friendlier business climate, Press Democrat, Aug. 9, 2009
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090802/business/908021069
2415 Gary Sutton, Why California Is Bad For Innovation, Forbes.com, Aug. 5, 2009
http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/05/california-innovation-sutton-intelligent-technology-california.html
2416 SolarWorld Opens North Americas Largest Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility, company news release, Oct. 17,
2009 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=adsCnbmjZIXI
2388
414
Angelique Soenaria, Special Devices Inc. bringing 250 jobs to Mesa, Arizona Republic, Aug. 31, 2009
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/08/31/20090831sdi0831.html
2420 Wamar International to Expand in Georgia, Add Up to 300 Jobs, Governors news release, Nov. 16, 2009
http://sonnyperdue.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,78006749_151135711_152331114,00.html
2418

Nordic Windpower Selects Pocatello, Idaho, for North American Turbine Manufacturing Facility, company news
release, March 10, 2008 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nordic-windpower-selects-pocatello-idaho-fornorth-american-turbine-manufacturing-facility-59266782.html
2425 Annual Report, For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, FORM 20-F, Securities and Exchange
Commission, April 4, 2012 http://www.magal-s3.com/contentManagment/uploadedFiles/FinancialReports/2011_20fFinal.pdf
2427
2430 Jim McBride, Expansion plans, Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 06, 2008
http://amarillo.com/stories/010608/bus_9216473.shtml
2431 Bill Radford, The sky is not a limit to satellite company, The [Colorado Springs] Gazette, Oct. 29, 2008
http://gazette.com/the-sky-is-not-a-limit-to-satellite-company/article/42576
2435 Ron Kirk, Metro Denver, Colorado Economic Chronicle, May 13, 2008
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application/pdf&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlob
s&blobwhere=1224913766756&ssbinary=true
2440 Jason Togyer, SCS in the News, The Link (magazine of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer
Science), Dec. 2, 2008 http://www.cs.cmu.edu/link/scs-news
2441 Disney Research, Pittsburgh, Disney research, undated j(accessed Aug. 9, 2015)
http://www.disneyresearch.com/research-labs/disney-research-pittsburgh/
2442 Mark Fleischmann, MK Returns Without Ampersand, Sound & Vision, Oct. 7, 2008
http://www.soundandvision.com/content/mk-returns-without-ampersand
2443 Joseph Palenchar, M&K Speakers Return As MK Brand, TWICE, Sept. 25, 2008
http://www.twice.com/news/news/mk-speakers-return-mk-brand/26511
2010 http://edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/warn/eddwarncn09.pdf; see also Listing of WARN Notices by Company
Name - 2010, California Employment Development Dept., Dec. 31, 2010
2448 Tiana Saiget, Aerovoice Buys 100,875-SF Industrial in Fort Worth, costar, March 31, 2008
http://www.costar.com/News/Article/Aerovoice-Buys-100875-SF-Industrial-in-Fort-Worth/99833
2449 CSC to Move Corporate Headquarters to Falls Church, Virginia, company news release, Jan. 30, 2008
http://www.csc.com/newsroom/press_releases/3325-csc_to_move_corporate_headquarters_to_falls_church_virginia
2452 Martin Zimmerman, L.A. Times to lay off 300, consolidate sections, Los Angeles Times, Jan. 31, 2009
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/31/business/fi-times31
2423
415
2453
Reasonable efforts were untaken to search web and news data bases available through Google, Yahoo, The
Business Journals, NewsBank, NewsLibrary, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register and Wall Street Journal.
2455 Harman International Opens New Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, company news release, Nov. 6, 2008
http://investor.harman.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=483613
2456 Harman to shut plant in Northridge, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 6, 2008
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/06/business/fi-briefs6.S3
2457 Jeffrey Gettleman, Harman to Cut Jobs, Move Some Assembly to Mexico, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 14, 1999
http://articles.latimes.com/1999/dec/14/business/fi-43819
2458 U.S. Department of Labor, 2008 Impact Year http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/taa/taa_search_form.cfmListing of
WARN Notices by Company Name - 2009, California Employment Development Dept., Rev. Jan. 29, 2010
2460 2009 letter to shareholders, USG Corp., Feb. 12, 2010 http://phx.corporateir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MzgyNjJ8Q2hpbGRJRD0tMXxUeXBlPTM=&t=1
2462 Bill Hethcock, Diodes moving to Plano, adding 110 jobs, Dallas Business Journal, June 15, 2008
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/06/16/story2.html?page=all ; confirmation about 2012 activities is from
a confidential source
2463
2469 Half Year Management Report, The Vitec Group, undated (accessed April 28, 2015)
http://www.vitecgroup.com/Portals/3/Microsites/Interim2008/VITEC%20Interim%202008%20Torn%201000003.html
2472 F &P Appliances Shares Jump Most in 5 Years on Moves (Update3), April 17, 2008, Bloomberg News,
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive &sid=axZpGLwx7NWg &refer=australia
2473 Amanda Eden, Colliers negotiates $4.9 million deal in H.B., OC Metro, Sept. 3, 2010 http://www.ocmetro.com/tcolliers_4point9_million_hb_09032010.aspx
2475 Mark Mueller, Irvine Co. Buys Printronix HQ, Orange County Business Journal, April 14, 2012
http://www.ocbj.com/news/2012/apr/14/irvine-co-buys-printronix-hq/
2476 Printer Maker Moves Production to Mexico, TonerNews.com, March 2, 2009
http://tonernews.com/forums/topic/webcontent-archived-20335/
2479 Masimo Expands Manufacturing Capacity to Mexicali, Mexico; Expansion Needed to Meet Growing Demand for
Masimo SET Products, company news release, The Free Library, Feb. 12, 2002 (accessed May 2, 2015)
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Masimo+Expands+Manufacturing+Capacity+to+Mexicali%2c+Mexico%3b+Expansion...
-a08277910
2481 Schneider Electric completes the acquisition of Invensys and creates a unique player in Industry Automation,
company news release, Jan. 17, 2014 http://iom.invensys.com/en/Pages/IOM_NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=639
2484 David Kiley, Volvo Is Going Back To The Future. Back To New Jersey, BloombergBusiness, March 09, 2008
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2008-03-09/volvo-is-going-back-to-the-future-dot-back-to-new-jersey-dot
2485 Joseph Morabito, Presidents Message, Paragon Press (scroll down), June 2008
http://paragongri.com/ParagonPress/2008/Q2/default_2008_Q2.htm
2486 Jan Norman, Brothers move O.C. firm to Vegas, Orange County Register, May 12, 2010,
http://jan.blog.ocregister.com/2010/05/12/brothers-take-o-c-firm-to-vegas/37159/
416
2493

Coherent closing Auburn, Ca plan, Plant Closing News, Sept. 1, 2008, http://plantclosings.com/pcn/ (scroll to
Sept. 1, 2008 issue and download)
2495 Gus Thomson, Auburn vitamin maker heads to Texas, Auburn Journal, Feb 21 2008
http://www.auburnjournal.com/article/auburn-vitamin-maker-heads-texas
2497 Fiserv Acquires Open Solutions Inc., Expanding its Suite of Innovative Technology Solutions for Financial
Institutions, company news release, Jan. 14, 2013 http://www.fool.com/investing/businesswire/2013/01/14/fiservacquires-open-solutions-inc-expanding-its-s.aspx
2502 Andrew Edwards, San Bernardino malls deal with vacancies, Contra Costa Times, Nov. 20, 2008
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_11036817
2505
2507
2511 Jim Stinson, ServiceSource expands into Nashville, Airport North scores again, Nashville Business Journal,
Jan. 17, 2008 http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2008/01/14/daily22.html?page=all
2516 Company Overview of TomTom North America, Inc., Bloomberg Business, May 2, 2015
2518 Governor Jindal Joins Electronic Arts (EA) in Announcing the Creation of an EA North American Test Center at
LSU, the First in U.S., Office of the Governor news release, Aug. 20, 2008
http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&articleID=452
2519 Seagate Milpitas R&D facility up for sale, Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, Aug. 4, 2008
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/08/04/daily10.html%20
2520 Pete Engardio, Can the Future Be Built in America? BloombergBusinessweek, Sept. 10, 2009
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_38/b4147046115750.htm
2523 John Cook, Perks make Google office hardly feel like work, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan. 15, 2008
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Perks-make-Google-office-hardly-feel-like-work-1261652.php
2524 Lenoir, North Carolina, Google Website, accessed Nov. 19, 2013
http://www.google.com/about/datacenters/inside/locations/lenoir/index.html
2526 Kimberly S. Johnson, VMware growing in Colo. - Tech company leases Broomfield office space, bringing up to
300 jobs, Denver Post, March 14, 2008 NewsBank
2527 HP to Open Service and Support Centers in Arkansas, New Mexico, company news release, June 19, 2008
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080619a.html
2528 Jamie Walden, HP in Conway Open, Humming With Customer Support, Arkansas Business, Jan. 11, 2010
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/37835/hp-in-conway-open-humming-with-customer-support
2529 HP to Open Service and Support Centers in Arkansas, New Mexico, company news release, June 19, 2008
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080619a.html
2535 Erik Siemers, Solaicx sets $60M outlay, Portland Business Journal, Jan. 17, 2010
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/01/18/story2.html?b=1263790800%5E2734041&page=1
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2538

2543 HCL America Announces Plans to Open U.S. Delivery Center in North Carolina, company news release, Aug. 5,
2008 http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/HCL-America-Announces-Plans-to-Open-US-Delivery-Center-inNorth-Carolina-885934.htm
2544 City Council approves Spansion enterprise zone nomination, Austin Business Journal, Nov. 1, 2007
2549
2551
2552 Daniel Wolowicz, Technicolor cuts 630 jobs at Camarillo facility, Camarillo Acorn, Jan. 19, 2007
http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2007-01-19/front_page/002.html
2539
Endnotes for Chapter 24: Out-of-California Events Excluded From Disinvestment Lists
Michelle Hanlon, The Lose-Lose Tax Policy Driving Away U.S. Business, Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2014
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lose-lose-tax-policy-driving-away-u-s-business-1402527307
2554 Sarah Kleiner, Furniture company to bring 166 new jobs to Suffolk, Virginian-Pilot, Sept. 26, 2014
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/09/furniture-company-bring-166-new-jobs-suffolk
2555 SpaceX Breaks Ground on Texas Rocket Launch Site, Associated Press story as carried by KTRK-TV, Sept.
22, 2014 http://abc13.com/uncategorized/contact-abc-13/26943/
2556 Jason Del Rey, One Kings Lane Shutting Down Los Angeles Office, Re/code, Oct. 7, 2014
http://recode.net/2014/10/07/one-kings-lane-shutting-down-los-angeles-office/
2557 American Media, Inc. Relocates Flex Magazine to New York, company news release, Aug. 9, 2011
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-media-inc-relocates-flex-magazine-to-new-york-127336678.html
2558 US studio Lionsgate moves sales HQ to London, Digital TV Europe.net, Aug. 11, 2014
http://www.digitaltveurope.net/223381/us-studio-lionsgate-moves-sales-hq-to-london/
2560 Glasswerks Inc. Opens New Tempering Plant in Easton, Pennsylvania, company news release, Feb. 29, 2012
2561 Rachel Tobin, Kings Hawaiian to produce signature rolls in Hall County, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sept. 8,
2010 http://www.ajc.com/news/business/kings-hawaiian-to-produce-signature-rolls-in-hall-/nQj4G/
2562 Jeff Gill, Kings Hawaiian to expand, add 400 jobs, Gainesville Times, Oct. 21, 2013
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/90442/
2563 WebVisible Opens Technology and Operations Facility in India, Enhancing Customer/Partner Support across
Global Time Zones, company news release, Aug. 19, 2010
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100819005425/en/WebVisible-Opens-Technology-Operations-FacilityIndia-Enhancing#.VbwW6_lViko
2564 Jan Norman, Maruchan to put noodle factory, 600 jobs in Texas, Orange County Register, Aug. 27, 2012.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/maruchan-369659-irvine-san.html
2565 Mayor Kevin Smith Welcomes Royal Inter Pack Andersons Newest International Partner, news release, March
10, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/anderson.indiana/posts/10153108250743570
2566 Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. Announces Timing of First Quarter 2010 Results, company news release, April 23,
2010 http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=109507&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1417084&highlight
2567 Company news releases from 2010 through 2014 can be found here: http://phx.corporateir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=109507&p=irol-news&nyo=0
2568 iHerb to Establish E-Commerce Headquarters in Northern Kentucky, Create New Jobs, Tri-County Economic
Development Corp., Sept. 21, 2012 http://www.northernkentuckyusa.com/newsroom/2012/09/21/iherb-to-establish-ecommerce-headquarters-in-northern-kentucky-create-new-jobs.aspx
2569 California-Based Plastic Package, Inc. Expands Manufacturing to Indiana, company news release, Oct. 6, 2014
http://plasticpack.com/wp-content/uploads/PPI-News-Release-FINAL-C-9.29.14.pdf
2570 Steel tubing company to build facility in Cheyenne, WyomingNews.com Jan. 4, 2013
http://wyomingnews.com/articles/2013/01/05/news/01top_01-05-13.txt
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Sarah Schmid, San Diegos Achates Power Opens Metro Detroit Office, xconomy, April 23, 2015
http://www.xconomy.com/detroit/2015/04/23/san-diegos-achates-power-opens-metro-detroit-office/
2572 Kristinanayden (sic), Adio Cuts Skate Team; Moves Offices To NYC. Transworld Business, Nov. 29, 2010
http://business.transworld.net/52819/news/adio-footwear-cuts-skate-team/.
2573 Urvaksh Karkaria, Salesforce plans to expand Atlanta hub; add 300+ jobs, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Nov. 3,
2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2014/11/salesforce-plans-to-expand-atlanta-hub-add300.html?page=all
2574 Mark Calvey, S.F. loses another HQ as Union Banks parent moves to New York, San Francisco Business
Times, May 28, 2014 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2014/05/union-bank-new-york-san-franciscomufg.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2014-052575 Patrick Hoge, Qwiki moving to New York City, San Francisco Business Times, Dec. 21, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/12/21/qwiki-moving-to-new-york-city.html
2576 Qwiki moves from Palo Alto to SF, Silicon Valley Business Journal, March 3, 2011
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/03/03/qwiki-moves-from-palo-alto-to-sf.html
2577 Kara Swisher, Yahoo Buys Qwiki for About $50 Million (Like ATD Said), All Things D, July 2, 2013
http://allthingsd.com/20130702/yahoo-buys-qwiki-for-50-million-like-atd-said/?mod=atdtweet
2578 Six Apart Relocates Global Headquarters to New York City, company news release, July 29, 2014
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/six-apart-relocates-global-headquarters-to-new-york-city-2014-07-29-101603039
2579 Juliette Garside, Facebook buys UK maker of solar-powered drones to expand internet, The Guardian, March
28, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/28/facebook-buys-uk-maker-solar-powered-dronesinternet
2580 Amier Mizroch and Deepa Seetharaman, Facebook Opens Third Artificial-Intelligence Research Hub in Paris,
Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2015 http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/06/02/facebook-opens-third-artificial-intelligenceresearch-hub-in-paris/?KEYWORDS=Facebook
2581 Core-Mark Announces Strategic Geographical Expansion into Ohio, company news release, Aug. 1, 2014
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/core-mark-announces-strategic-geographical-123000448.html
2582 Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft to close Microsoft Research lab in Silicon Valley, ZD Net, Sept. 18, 2014
http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-close-microsoft-research-lab-in-silicon-valley/
2583 Google breaks ground on new Boulder campus, company news release, Aug. 4, 2015
http://www.metrodenver.org/news/news-center/2015/08/google-breaks-ground-on-new-boulder-campus/
2584 Alicia Wallace, Google grows in Boulder, Daily Camera, Jan. 18, 2011
http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_17131625
2585 Danny Schreiber, Google introduces Zavers by Google, a product born in Kansas City, Silicon Prairie News,
Jan. 11, 2013 http://siliconprairienews.com/2013/01/google-introduces-zavers-by-google-a-product-born-in-kansascity/
2586 Rick Needham, Not merely tilting at windmills investing in them too, Google Blog, May 3, 2010
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/not-merely-tilting-at-windmills.html
2587 Andrew Price, Google Invests $38.8 Million in North Dakota Wind Farms, Good blog, May 4, 2010,
http://www.good.is/posts/google-invests-38-8-million-in-north-dakota-wind-farms; also, Scott Morrison and Cassandra
Sweet, Google Invests in Two Wind Farms, The Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2010
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748704342604575222420304732394?cb=logged0.38103532302
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2588 Shonda Novak, Google to lease 200,000 square feet in new downtown Austin tower, Austin AmericanStatesman, March 13, 2015 http://www.statesman.com/news/business/google-to-lease-200000-square-feet-in-newdowntown/nkWMs/?ecmp=statesman_social_twitter_2014_sfp
2589 Jeevan Vasagar, Medical device makers warn on tighter EU rules in Berlin, Financial Times, March 19, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b4b14346-ab7f-11e3-8cae-00144feab7de.html#axzz3hV9mujC9
2590 Giulio Prisco, XAPO Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Privacy-Friendly Switzerland, Bitcoin Magazine,
MAY 15, 2015 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/20416/xapo-relocates-corporate-headquarters-privacy-friendlyswitzerland/
2591 Oclaro Expands Optical Design and Packaging Expertise; Opens New Design Center in Tucson, Arizona,
company news release, Sept. 28, 2010 http://investor.oclaro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=511742
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Jan. 14, 2016

Chapter 4: The Priority that Companies Give to Economic Incentives .......................... 17

Chapter 13: Summary by Types of California Disinvestment Events ............................ 38

Preface: Why Is This Report Necessary?

Brown Administration Record of Denials

Table 1: Rankings 2014 Total Facilities

Source: Conway New Plant Database

California New Facilities Ranking Per Capita

Source: Conway New Plant Database

Sacramentos Deaf Ears to Business Concerns

Smaller companies are in a better position than large corporations to avoid

Under the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, a

When it comes to U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)

How Media Coverage Influenced this Report

Case Study: Thomas Brothers Maps

Chapter 3: Why Would a Company Retract a Departure Announcement?

Chapter 4: The Priority that Companies Give to Economic Incentives

How a Site Selection Project Progresses

Outline business preferences for certain nations, regions, states or communities.

Inquire about preferred labor-force demographics and ease of recruitment.

Step 3: Taxes, Regulations and Legal Environment

Compare state, county, municipal and special district business taxes.

Step 4: Community Attractiveness

Differentiate key lifestyle factors preferred in a community and surrounding area,

Step 5: The Facility

Location Decisions Can and Do Occur Without Incentives

California Competes Tax Credit

$151.1 million in fiscal year 2014-2015

Special Incentives to Aerospace Companies

Table 4: Examples of Mid-2015 Tax Credit Incentives Awarded to California Companies

Pacific Steel Group

Fairfield, San Diego, Los Angeles

Carlsbad, Garden Grove, Culver City

Chapter 6: Why Californias Business Environment is Likely to Worsen

Chapter 7: Summary of Disinvestment Events by California County

San Luis Obispo

Difficulty in recruiting workers. For example, computer genius students

There do not seem to be any serious prospects of reversing Californias liabilities in

California communities in which the number of disinvestment events occurred in the

Table 7: Top 10 California Municipalities for

Los Angeles, San Francisco

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos

Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield

Note: Destination metropolitan areas are insufficiently

Table 10: Top 15 U.S. Destination

Salt Lake City UT

Municipalities with three or fewer events are not

Chapter 13: Summary by Types of California Disinvestment Events

Relocation in full or in part to a point

Shifted from California to another country

Closed a facility in California and work

Capital directed elsewhere that in the

Dispersed indicated when the multiple

U-Turn occurred when a company

Cancelled construction or lease of a

Chapter 14: Summary by California Industries

Manufacturers (including mining of materials for manufacturing)

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Biotech, Health/Dental, Veterinary

Digital, Online Retailers, Internet, e-Commerce, Cloud Providers, Online Security

Electronics, Communications Equipment, Batteries

Consumer Products & Services