Spotlights

Arkansas’ No. 1 export is aircraft and spacecraft. Approximately 10,000 Arkansans work in aerospace occupations such as aircraft parts and components...

Aviation pioneer Ben Epps flew the first powered airplane in Georgia in 1907. Two years later, Ford Motor Company began building automobiles in the st...

Louisiana’s economic forecast is bright, despite the effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.   With more than 200,000 homes destroyed in the G...

Ohio’s new Governor Ted Strickland is building on the state’s manufacturing heritage to retain and recruit the industries of the future – specifically...

From the development of the Babcock Milk Test in the late 19th century to the isolation of human embryonic stem cells in the late 20th century, the St...

Missouri is on the cutting edge of advancements in the bio, bio-technology and agricultural economic sectors. Led by Gov. Matt Blunt, the state has ta...

Last year, I prepared an article for Trade & Industry Development that painted a broad-brush picture of Canada’s current position in the biotech secto...

Space to grow, a pool of talented professionals and a business-friendly, low-cost environment that stimulates growth are necessary ingredients for the...

A century ago pioneers like Henry Ford and R.E. Olds gave birth to the automotive industry in Michigan,beginning the state’s legacy as the “Automotive...

Gone are the days when Mississippi was primarily known as an agricultural state. Sure we still grow everything from corn to soybeans, but today’s Miss...