relocation services: Business Relocation to the Baton Rouge Area - Trafigura
- 06/05/11 10:29 AM
The Baton Rouge area in general and Ascension Parish in particular has received some exciting job and economic growth news. Trafigura - which is an international commodity trading company - has elected to purchase an idled terminal in Burnside. This terminal will be used to ship coal, bauxite and alumina in and out of the US. It is expected that this purchase will create 100 permanent jobs for the Baton Rouge area. In addition, the company expects to create 200 construction jobs to get the terminal re-opened. In all, Trafigura is investing $130 million dollars in our community....$28 million to purchase … (1 comments)
relocation services: April 2011 Home Sales Trends - Houston, Texas
- 05/29/11 05:40 AM
April 2011 home sales trends numbers are available for Houston, Texas and it looks like there was a dip in unit sales volume for the month. There were 5,099 homes sold in Houston, Texas during April 2011 as compared with 5,932 sold during April 2010. Year to date, there have been 16,857 homes sold versus 17,861 sold during the same time period in 2010. The average home sales price for April 2011 was $201,300 and there is an 8 month supply of inventory available on the market. Houston's job market continues to generate jobs at a healthy clip and the city … (0 comments)
relocation services: April 2011 Home Sales Trends - Collin County, Texas
- 05/29/11 05:30 AM
April 2011 home sales trends are now available for Collin County, Texas and - like most cities in Texas - there was a dip in unit sales from last April. There were 1,050 homes sold in Collin County, Texas in April 2011 as compared with 1,254 sold during April 2010. Year to date, there have been 3,135 homes sold versus 3,441 sold during the same time period in 2010. The average home sales price in April was $246,500 and there is currently a 5.8 month supply of available inventory on the market.
If you are contemplating relocation to or … (0 comments)
relocation services: April 2011 Home Sales Trends - San Antonio, Texas
- 05/29/11 05:20 AM
April 2011 home sales trends are out for San Antonio, and there was a dip in unit sales. There were 1,481 homes sold in San Antonio during April 2011 as compared with 1,918 sold during April 2010. Year to date, there have been 5,137 homes sold versus 5,788 sold during the same time period in 2010. The average home sales price was $179,900 and there is currently a 8.5 month supply of available inventory on the market.
If you are contemplating relocating your family or small business to or within San Antonio, MoveVantage would like to see how we … (0 comments)
relocation services: April 2011 Home Sales Trends - Austin, Texas
- 05/29/11 05:10 AM
April 2011 home sales trends are now out for Austin, Texas. There were 1,851 homes sold in April 2011 as compared with 2,230 sold during April 2010. Year to date, there have been 5,824 homes sold in Austin versus 6,451 sold during the same time period in 2010. The average home sold for $264,900 and there is currently a 6.9 month supply of available inventory. There is good news on the job front for Austin with business relocations continuing to be announced. This reinforces the narrative of how attractive Austin remains as a business relocation destination.
If you are … (0 comments)
relocation services: April 2011 Home Sales Trends - Dallas, Texas
- 05/29/11 04:55 AM
April 2011 home sales trends numbers are now available for Dallas, Texas and unit volume continues to be a bit soft. There were 3,809 homes sold in April 2011 as compared with 4,791 sold during April 2010. Keep in mind the homebuyers tax credit was still in effect last April which led to elevated sales levels. There have been 11,925 homes sold in Dallas year to date verses 13,857 sold during the same time period in 2010. The average home sold for $225,200 and there is currently a 7.2 month supply of available homes on the market. The job creation market … (0 comments)
relocation services: Small Business Relocation to Baton Rouge
- 05/27/11 09:37 AM
I blogged a couple of days ago about the tax incentive program Louisiana has in place to spur business relocation and growth in the digital and social media areas. Baton Rouge - in particular - has benefited from this program. Just yesterday another company has announced their intention to relocation their operations to Baton Rouge! BitRaider - based in Jacksonville - is planning on moving into the Louisiana Technology Park in the near future. They intend to create 22 jobs over the next 9 months or so with an average pay of $51,000/job. It is estimated that these jobs will indirectly … (0 comments)
relocation services: Small Business Growth in Baton Rouge - Video Gaming Industry
- 05/25/11 08:33 AM
Louisiana has developed a package of generous tax incentives to spur growth of the video gaming and social media industries. In fact, our state offers one of the very best incentive packages available to these companies. As a result - not only have small businesses from other states relocated to Louisiana, but numbers of others have been started and created here. As an example - it has been estimated that approximately $5 million was spent in digital media projects in 2009. That number jumped up to $13 million in 2010. The jobs that are created by these companies tend to be … (0 comments)
relocation services: MoveVantage Announces it Membership with the Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative
- 05/04/11 09:05 AM
MoveVantage is pleased to announce its membership with the Louisiana Digital Gaming Initiative (LDGI). LDGI is a non-profit organization focused on developing the digital media, software and electronic game manufacturing industry in Louisiana. You probably didn't know that Louisiana offers a terrific package of tax incentives and other credits for these types of companies that relocate their operations to Louisiana. LDGI helps companies understand how these credits work as well as provide a bevy of other services to help these companies succeed and thrive in our state. A number of the companies that LDGI helps to relocate to Louisiana are considered … (0 comments)
relocation services: Louisiana Ranks #1 for Business Competitiveness
- 05/04/11 03:30 AM
The State of Louisiana received some great news by being ranked by Site Selection as the Most Competetive State for 2010! This follows up Louisiana's rank of #2 in 2009. Site Selection looked at a variety of factors to make their rankings including: capital investment, gross domestic product, new jobs created, state unemployment and other economic measures. Louisiana beat out Virginia, Texas and North Carolina for the title. This ranking is a result of many, many individuals and organizations working extremely hard to create a welcoming business climate in the state. As a direct result of their hard work, the Baton … (1 comments)
relocation services: Louisiana Spends $$ to Spur Business Relocation
- 03/27/11 08:16 AM
Louisiana's Economic Development (LED) group plans to spend approximately $5 million in 2011 to market the state of Louisiana to business executives around the US. Competition among states and municipalities is fierce in convincing companies to relocate jobs to their region and its important that Louisiana's message about our strong business climate reach the right audience. There has been a string of good economic news for Louisiana lately; our business climate has been repeatedly touted as welcoming to small business relocation and we have won several major business relocation and expansion competitions. This advertising is particularly important for Baton Rouge. As … (0 comments)
relocation services: February 2011 Home Sales Trends - San Antonio, Texas
- 03/24/11 10:44 AM
February 2011 homes sales trends numbers are now available and it looks like it was a pretty solid month for San Antonio. There were 1,100 homes sold in February 2011 as compared with 1,250 sold in February 2010. The average sales price was $178,100 and there currently is 7.9 months of available inventory in the market. Year to date - there have been 2,045 homes sold in 2011 versus 2,107 sold during the same time period in 2010. Please keep in mind that during the 1st 1/2 of 2010, the homebuyers tax credit was still in effect and driving sales activity. … (0 comments)
relocation services: February 2011 Home Sales Trends - Houston, Texas
- 03/24/11 10:28 AM
February 2011 sales trends numbers are out for Houston, Texas and things look pretty solid in the Houston market. There were 3,603 homes sold in February 2011 as compared with 3,684 in February 2010. The average sales price was $210,300 and there is 7.5 months of available inventory in the local market. Year to date - there have been 6,700 homes sold in 2011 versus 6,540 sold during the same period in 2010. The housing market looks pretty good and the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that the Houston metropolitan area generated the 2nd most jobs of any metro area … (0 comments)
relocation services: February 2011 Home Sales Trends - Ft. Worth, Texas
- 03/24/11 10:16 AM
February 2011 home sales trends for Ft. Worth/Arlington/NE Tarrant County are out and it looks like it was a tough month for the area. The charts and graphs that you see below are a summary of activity between Ft. Worth/Arlington/NE Tarrant County. They are weighted averages and in February - Ft. Worth represented approximately 45% of the unit volume with Arlington at 22% and NE Tarrant County at 33%. There were 942 homes sold in Ft. Worth in February 2011 as compared with 1,265 sold during February 2010. The average sales price was $165,000 and the is a 6.5 month supply … (0 comments)
relocation services: February 2011 Home Sales Trends - El Paso, Texas
- 03/24/11 06:05 AM
February 2011 home sales trends are now available for El Paso, Texas and it was an OK month...but combined with a great January, El Paso's housing market looks quite steady. There were 287 homes sold in February 2011 as compared with 363 sold in February 2010. The average sales price was $166,200 and there is currently a 6.5 month supply of available homes in the market. Year to date - there have been 626 homes sold in 2011 versus 616 sold during the same time period in 2010. Keep in mind that during the 1st 1/2 of 2010 the homebuyers tax … (0 comments)
relocation services: February 2011 Home Sales Trends - Dallas, Texas
- 03/24/11 05:42 AM
February 2011 home sales trends numbers are out and there appears to be a slowdown in sales activity in Dallas. There were 2,390 homes sold in February 2011 as compared with 2,774 sold during February 2010. The average sales price was $220,300 and there is currently 6.6 months of available inventory on the market. Year to date - there have been 4,496 homes sold in Dallas versus 4,984 sold during the same time period in 2010. Keep in mind that during the first 1/2 of 2010, the homebuyers tax credit was still in effect...and was propping up sales activity. According to … (0 comments)
relocation services: February 2011 Home Sales Trends - Collin County, Texas
- 03/24/11 03:35 AM
February 2011 home sales trends numbers are now available and it looks like it was decent month for home sales in Collin County, Texas. There were 604 homes sold in February 2011 as compared with 666 sold in February 2010. The average home sales price was $253,900 and there is a 5.1 month supply of available homes for sale in the market. Year to date, there have been 1,141 homes sold in 2011 versus 1,151 sold in 2010. The Dallas/Ft. Worth job market continues to outperform all other metropolitan areas with about 66,000 jobs created last year. The housing market in … (0 comments)
relocation services: 2 Texas Cities Lead the Nation in Job Creation
- 03/18/11 10:14 AM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has just released its January 2011 employment numbers. The Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex and the Houston/Sugarland/Baytown area created the most jobs of any other metropolitan areas in the US from Jan 2010 - Jan 2011! The Dallas area created 63,600 jobs and the Houston area created 56,600. In total - during that same time period - Texas again led the nation in job creation with 241,500 jobs. Here are job creation numbers for some of the largest cities in Texas from January 2010 - January 2011: - Austin - 10,500 - Dallas/Ft. Worth - 63,600 - El … (0 comments)
relocation services: Small Business Relocation Services in Houston, Texas
- 03/16/11 12:59 PM
Are you a small or medium sized business in Houston, Texas that relocates just a handful of people each year? Do you have difficulties finding a relocation firm that values your business. If you answered yes to both of those questions - then MoveVantage would very much enjoy visiting with you about the opportunity to earn your business. We are a small business focused on servicing the relocation needs of small and medium sized businesses. We are also a small business with a national reach and an obsessive focus on extraordinary service to our clients. I understand about what it means … (0 comments)
relocation services: MoveVantage - National Relocation Services for Consumers
- 11/22/10 10:38 AM
For years corporate executives have enjoyed the benefits of relocation services, and I believe that those same benefits and services should be available to everyone. I founded MoveVantage as a relocation company with a national reach and an obsessive focus on extraordinary service to our clients. We provide relocation services to consumers & individuals as well as small & medium sized businesses. Let's face it - no one really likes to move and you really are on your own in the process. You are responsible for coordinating a number of activities that all have to happen and happen in a certain … (0 comments)
The Baton Rouge area in general and Ascension Parish in particular has received some exciting job and economic growth news.
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