Announcements

Specialty chemicals firm Albemarle Corp. plans to move its headquarters and 120 jobs to Charlotte.

XPO Logistics Inc. has expanded its national operations center at Ballantyne Corporate Park. The firm recently added 11,000 square feet to the nearly 21,000 square feet it already occupied at the Ballantyne Two building.

Benefits administration firm Infinisource Holdings Inc. plans to move its corporate headquarters to the Harris Building in Ballantyne Corporate Park, according to people familiar with the matter.

1st Metropolitan Mortgage has leased 20,000 square feet in the Piedmont Town Center development in Charlotte's SouthPark area, with the operation to serve as the company's national headquarters.