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Top 5 business expansions of 2010 in North America

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photo The Amazon construction site is near the front gate of the industrial park at Enterprise South. Staff Photo by Tim Barber/Chattanooga Times Free Press

The biggest new plants or business expansions in North American last year included:

1 First Quality Tissue, Anderson, S.C. – The $1 billion plant will create 1,000 jobs in a former Shaw Industries facility

2 Ford Motor Co., Louisville, Ky., is spending $600 million to upgrade its auto plant and add 1,800 jobs.

3 Abound Solar in Tipton, Ind., is spending $500 million for a plant to employ 850 workers.

4 Cerner Corp./OnGoal in Kansas City, Kan., is spending $414 million on a project to create up to 4,000 jobs.