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Mississippi Proves Tough Contender in the Development Game

Mississippi Proves Tough Contender in the Development Game

With recent headline-grabbing locations and expansions like Nissan, Northrop Grumman, FedEx and, most recently, SeverCorr, Mississippi has been on a h...

Who Moved My Profit? Location Selection for the Food and Beverage Industry

Who Moved My Profit? Location Selection for the Food and Beverage Industry

Look beyond the company name, nutrition facts and headquarters address on your product’s label. Are you being faced with shifting markets, consolidati...

Update on the Food Industry

Update on the Food Industry

Despite dire predictions of escalating food price inflation in the wake of the busiest hurricane season on record in 2005, the inflation rate for food...

Wisconsin Wants Your Business

Wisconsin Wants Your Business

A strong dedication to quality and a long history of economic stability sets Wisconsin apart as an exceptional place to live and do business. Among it...

Industrial Production Rises for Third Straight Month

Industrial Production Rises for Third Straight Month

As the Federal Reserve recently reported that overall industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in July after a much faster 0.8 percent rise in June,...

Ohio: Ohio Manufacturers Reap the Benefits of ISO Certification

Ohio: Ohio Manufacturers Reap the Benefits of ISO Certification

In the always-evolving world of manufacturing, it’s important to stay ahead of the competition. New and innovative products are being discovered and p...

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...

South Carolina: Creating Opportunity in Advanced Manufacturing

South Carolina: Creating Opportunity in Advanced Manufacturing

Opportunities—there’s no better place for advanced manufacturing companies to find them than South Carolina. Whether it’s opportunity for growth, for ...

Missouri Means Business

Missouri Means Business

Missouri’s sultry summer weather is not the only thing that is hot in the heartland. The state’s new and improved, open-for-business approach is also ...

U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Help U.S. Based Manufacturers Stay in Business

U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Help U.S. Based Manufacturers Stay in Business

The use of the Foreign-Trade Zones program by U.S.-based manufacturers of computer-related peripheral products provides an instructive example of how ...