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EVelution Energy, a U.S. electric vehicle battery materials processing company, announced in March 2023 the construction of a $200 million solar-powered, carbon-neutral cobalt sulfate production facility in Yuma County, Arizona. The first cobalt production facility in the U.S. will produce cobalt sulfate for EV batteries. Photo provided by the Arizona Commerce Authority

Arizona Becomes a Magnet for Green Projects

Since 2016, Arizona has celebrated five EV groundbreakings, including luxury carmaker Lucid and innovator Nikola. A growing EV manufacturing core has ...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined KLA President and CEO Rick Wallace and other officials for a ribbon cutting at KLA’s Ann Arbor headquarters in 2021. Photo provided by Michigan Executive Office of the Governor

A Greener Future: Michigan’s Commitment to Clean Energy

Michigan’s clean energy sector, powered by a growing EV industry, leads the Midwest in clean energy workers. In addition to evolving its EV automotive...

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Kansas: A Powerful Force in Biotech, High-Tech, Advanced Manufacturing Sectors

Kansas home to more than 450 aerospace and defense companies. This concentration of aerospace- and defense-focused companies has helped form a workfor...

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North Carolina: America’s Top State for Business

In the first half of 2023, North Carolina announced $4.6 billion in capital investment. The projects represent new and existing businesses across many...

Kentucky leadership was joined by executives from AESC in April 2022 to announce the company’s $2 billion investment in Bowling Green. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor.

Kentucky’s EV Industry Leading the Way for State’s High-Tech and Advanced Manufacturing Industries

Kentucky’s momentum in the EV sector is made possible by the business-friendly elements the state has to offer. Its central location makes it ideal fo...

A rendering of Intel’s manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio, slated to be finished in 2025.

From Chips TO Flying EVs, Industry Is Lifting Off in Ohio

An industrial renaissance is underway in the heartland of America. Bold, transformative investments are remaking the economic landscape, and all roads...

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Florida Leads the Nation in Jobs

In July, Florida scored an impressive record: the state ranked number one in jobs gained over the month, creating the most jobs among the nation’s mos...

Albuquerque is home to Sandia National Labs, the Airforce Research Lab at Kirtland Air Force Base and the University of New Mexico, one of the state’s research universities.

New Mexico Offers Companies a Unique Business Location

New Mexico’s border region has been a center for growth supported by investments. The state is prioritizing infrastructure improvements to border cros...

Alabama Aero. Airbus is adding a third Final Assembly Line at its manufacturing facility in Mobile to increase production of A320 Family passenger jets. The project will create 1,000 jobs. Photo Courtesy of Airbus

Alabama's Aerospace Industry Pushes Past Limits into New Frontiers

In Alabama’s aerospace industry, big ideas blast off and hurl into the heavens as powerful rockets on voyages of discovery, carrying the DNA of the mi...

The Philadelphia skyline. Photo: Shutterstock

Innovative Businesses Are Discovering the Pennsylvania Advantage

The global economy is changing fast, so it’s imperative for businesses to be located in a state that moves at the speed of business – and Pennsylvania...