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awards

Trade & Industry Development Honors 2025 CiCi Award Winners

Trade & Industry Development, a leading publication dedicated to site selection for businesses, has announced the winners of its 2025 Corporate Invest...

retail spending

Mastercard SpendingPulse: U.S. Black Friday Retail Sales Up +4.1% YOY as Holiday Momentum Builds

According to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse™, U.S. retail sales excluding autos were up +4.1% on Black Friday, November 28 compare...

data centers

Data Centers Turn to Oceans and Space Amid Surging AI-Driven Energy Demand, Says GlobalData

The growing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services, and digital applications is driving unprecedented demand for computing power, ...

industry

AL: Report Says New Investment Drives Growth and Opportunities for Rural Alabama

Last week, Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair applauded the significant strides being made to attract transformative investment and high-quality jobs to ...

broadband

AR: NTIA Approves Arkansas’ BEAD Final Proposal

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the State of Arkansas’ Final Proposal...

workforce

MN: DEED Awards $4.8 Million to Support Youth Workforce Development Initiatives

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded more than $4.8 million to 39 organizations to provide more than 4,0...

logistics

TX: TexAmericas Center Commissions 2 Locomotives to Increase Capacity

TexAmericas Center, which owns and operates the 5th ranked industrial park and is one of the largest mixed-use industrial parks in the United States, ...

ports

GA: Port of Savannah Container Volumes up 4% Through October

The Port of Savannah handled 4.8 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in calendar year 2025 through October, up 183,250 TEUs or 4 percent. M...

business

Ghostworking: 58% Admit They’re Pretending to Work on a Regular Basis, Says Survey

A survey from Resume Now®, an AI resume building service, reveals that a significant number of employees are engaging in "ghostworking"—pretending to ...

energy

AZ: Ameresco, City of Chandler Launch Initiative to Cut Municipal Utility Costs by Over $1M Annually

Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy infrastructure solutions provider, broke ground on transformative Solar Project for the City of Chandler, Ariz., desi...