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Kentucky Horsepower

Kentucky Horsepower

Kentucky ranks among the top one-third of states in the plastics industry. Most of that is in processing new and recycled plastics resins into interme...

Texas: National Leader with Global Acclaim

Texas: National Leader with Global Acclaim

With its low cost of doing business coupled with a tax burden that is 32 percent lower than the national average, ground-breaking economic development...

All Paths Lead to Arkansas

All Paths Lead to Arkansas

Widely known as “The Natural State,” Arkansas is also the natural choice for business. Our dedicated workforce, competitive incentives, attractive cos...

Tennessee's Mission: Possible

Tennessee's Mission: Possible

In the 1970s, a television show called “Mission Impossible” followed the adventures of government specialists who each week implemented clever strateg...

Manufacturing Industries on the Move (Again!)

Manufacturing Industries on the Move (Again!)

Manufacturing is a power economic force in the United States and one of the key drivers of the American standard of living.  The industry accounts for...

The Site Selection Network

The Site Selection Network

The Site Selection Network (SSN) has matured since it’s acquisition by LMS from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) in September, 2005. Or...

All You've Heard About New Mexico is True

All You've Heard About New Mexico is True

New Mexico is rapidly becoming one of the hottest places to relocate a business. The New Mexico Partnership is committed to partnering with you to ens...

Manufacturing Location Trends

Manufacturing Location Trends

This article examines (a) current/emerging status of manufacturing in the U.S.; (b) predominant locational influences for siting new production facili...

Property Tax Relief Spurs Investment, Growth in Kansas

Property Tax Relief Spurs Investment, Growth in Kansas

If location is the key to success in business, then there are few better locations than Kansas. Business is booming in the Sunflower State, thanks in ...

Manufacturing: Fed News is Welcome Relief to Manufacturers

Manufacturing: Fed News is Welcome Relief to Manufacturers

Following the (August) Federal Open Market Committee’s decision to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 5.25 percent, NAM issued the followin...