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Mississippi

Mississippi

Now more than ever, Mississippi is at the forefront of leading edge technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. Both the metal fabricati...

B2B Purchasing in the Plastics Industry:

B2B Purchasing in the Plastics Industry:

When it comes to business-to-business buying decisions, one trend in particular has come into focus: the Internet is the clear choice among decision m...

Plastics

Plastics

Plastics are everywhere and in almost everything. They make airplanes, cars and boats lighter and more efficient, provide containers for food and beve...

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Relocating or expanding your business to a new site demands speed and flexibility. Let the Oklahoma Fast Forward Team help you find the best site, rea...

Michigan

Michigan

Michigan today is well into the process of building a global 21st century economy that includes more than 1,500 companies from at least 30 countries. ...

Technology Innovation Drives U.S. Manufacturing Growth

Technology Innovation Drives U.S. Manufacturing Growth

There is a common misperception that U.S. manufacturing is dying. That is far from the truth. U.S. manufacturing is not dying, it is changing. And tha...

Tax & Incentive Strategies for Manufacturing Operations

Tax & Incentive Strategies for Manufacturing Operations

Today’s manufacturers are under constant pressure to cut costs and operate more efficiently. With global competition showing no signs of abating, manu...

Tennessee: From Paper to Power: Tennessee Focuses on Performance Excellence

Tennessee: From Paper to Power: Tennessee Focuses on Performance Excellence

“We have a guiding leadership principle in Tennessee that we like to call ‘from paper to power’,” said Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. “This simple ...

News from NAM

News from NAM

U.S. manufacturing is threatened by the rising cost and shrinking supply of chemicals that are necessary to make things, according to a new report by ...

Successfully Evaluating Labor Force for a New Manufacturing Facility

Successfully Evaluating Labor Force for a New Manufacturing Facility

Manufacturing has been a very important component of the U.S. economy for decades, providing quality jobs and marketable skills to millions of America...