This study was designed to test the hypothesis that the location of new plants is associated with a different set of factors than is the location of industrial growth. The conceptual basis for this hypothesis is that most industrial growth occurs by expansion and contraction of existing establishments, and is constrained by investment. New plants are less constrained and may select a different type of community. To test this hypothesis a pair of models was developed for each of nine four digit Standard Industrial Class Manufacturing industries. Each model in a pair contained the same set of independent variables but one model used a dependent variable reflecting growth and the other used a dependent variable reflecting location. The results were that in nine pairs of models only one community characteristic type variable was significant in both the growth and location models. This supports the hypothesis that industrial growth and location are associated with different factors. In general, growth occurs in the larger communities with better services and lower poverty rates. Location is not associated with those community characteristics but is responsive to the availability of intermediate inputs and market access.