Plastics Site Selection
With $400 billion in annual shipments, more than one million workers employed, and over 18,000 facilities across all 50 states, the plastics industry ...
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Ports: Helping to Percolate Economic Prosperity
Even in recessionary times, trillions of dollars are generated by ports, be they seaports, river ports or ports of the Great Lakes. That’s not much of...
Transform Missouri
Flash back to the beginning of the 20th century – a time when agriculture and heavy manufacturing alone were enough to drive Missouri’s economy. Fas...
Alabama Prepared for Growth
When Governor Riley went into office six years ago, the primary objective of the Alabama Development Office (ADO) was recruiting manufacturing industr...
Insights - Incentives: 101
Incentives have always been the focus of a lot of attention in the site selection and economic development world, and there has always been a general ...
Metals: Traditional Industries with a Non-Traditional Approach to Business
The U.S. metals industry is proving itself to be as strong as steel and as versatile as aluminum. While the industry has felt the pressure of the econ...
Healthy, Vibrant Seaports Support Economic Resurgence
In the United States and around the globe, the volume of goods moving through a nation’s seaports typically reflects the vigor and prosperity of that ...
Texas' Economy Continues to Outpace the Nation
Measuring up to Texas is no small task. With the national economy showing signs of recovery, the Lone Star State continues to shine. With a diversifie...
Infrastructure - Paving the Way to an Economic Recovery
The United States government’s investment in infrastructure has a long history of assisting in the foundation of communities by providing interconnect...
The Plastic Industry's 21st Century Business Model
As President and CEO of SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, I know all too well how hard the current economy has hit this country’s manufact...