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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...

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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...

Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory is just one of the state’s cutting-edge R&D facilities. Photo Courtesy of MDA

Mississippi: A Global Leader in Aerospace and Defense

Mississippi continues to solidify its position as a leader in the aerospace/defense sector, as some of industry's most prominent leaders call the stat...

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...

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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...

Gov. Holcomb, Sec. Chambers and Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks break ground on the company’s $3.7 billion investment at Indiana’s first state-led megasite, LEAP Innovation Park in Boone County. The company’s investment, which marks its largest-ever manufacturing investment at a single location, will expand Eli Lilly’s pharmaceutical production and play a key role in bringing the next generation of therapeutic modalities to patients globally. Photo Courtesy of IEDC

Indiana Is a Place for Bold Ideas

As a centrally located state, Indiana was once considered flyover territory. Now, Indiana’s economy is in the spotlight, capturing headlines as indust...

Scout Motors President and CEO, Scott Keogh, speaking at the South Carolina State House for the company’s bill signing March 20, 2023. Photo Courtesy of S.C. Commerce

South Carolina: The Place to Do Business

While South Carolina is known as a manufacturing powerhouse, the state’s image is evolving to keep pace with today’s everchanging and diversified econ...