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Development News | January 7, 2013
AR: Medline to Build New State-of-the-Art Medical Supply Distribution Center in Maumelle, Arkansas   

By: Trade & Industry Development

Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical and surgical supplies, will open a new...more >>


Article | December 31, 2012
Food Processing Suppliers Association Growing a Thriving Alliance   

By: Trade & Industry Development

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) reveals its value to equipment, services suppliers to food and beverage processing industries.


Article | October 31, 2012
New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment—For Business   

By: Trade & Industry Development

Discover why companies in many industries are finding New Mexico’s enchanting business climate rivals its 340 days of sunshine.


Article | October 31, 2012
Ontario: Ontario In-Depth   

By: Trade & Industry Development

Select cities that make Ontario, Canada an economic dynamo and an engine for growth on the business and innovation fronts.


Article | January 6, 2012
Key U.S. Health Industries Outline Six-Point Plan for Improved Health and Economic Growth in Asia-Pacific Region   

By: Trade & Industry Development

Leaders from several U.S. health care industries endorsed a six-point “Action Plan” for how economies in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...more >>


Case study | December 31, 2011
North Port, Florida: New Development and Rapid Growth Makes this Buzzing Community a Great Place to Achieve Anything   

By: Trade & Industry Development

Though it has roots as a retirement community, today the city of North Port, Florida, is anything but. Over the past 10 years, this thriving city in...more >>


Article | November 8, 2011
Canada: Beautiful Scenery and Business Drive   

By: Trade & Industry Development

America’s neighbor to the north, long known for spectacular scenery and clean cities, contains a wealth of opportunities for expanding companies....more >>


Article | October 3, 2011
It’s Not the Critic Who Counts   

By: Trade & Industry Development

It recently came to my attention that NPR, via This American Life, put together an unconscionably biased report at an IEDC conference earlier this...more >>


Article | September 9, 2011
Policy Positions from the National Association of Manufacturers   

By: Trade & Industry Development

Recent policy positions from the National Association of Manufacturers.


Article | September 8, 2011
Manufacturing Thrives in North Carolina   

By: Trade & Industry Development

The way we make things in North Carolina today has evolved and is quite different than decades ago. Traditional industries have transitioned to...more >>