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Empires of the Mind - Part 1: Education, Research, & Commercialization: The Building...

Empires of the Mind - Part 1: Education, Research, & Commercialization: The Building Blocks of Biotechnology

Few industries have grown as rapidly or captured the imagination of economic developers to as large an extent as biotechnology. This article examines ...

Top Canadian Biotech Clusters Focus on Life Sciences and the Agro-biotechnologies

Top Canadian Biotech Clusters Focus on Life Sciences and the Agro-biotechnologies

Last year, I prepared an article for Trade & Industry Development that painted a broad-brush picture of Canada’s current position in the biotech secto...

Missouri - International Biotechnology Center

Missouri - International Biotechnology Center

Missouri is on the cutting edge of advancements in the bio, bio-technology and agricultural economic sectors. Led by Gov. Matt Blunt, the state has ta...

Joining a Polymer Cluster

Joining a Polymer Cluster

To date there is no such thing as SimCluster. If there were, it would work much like SimCity, the popular software game. SimCity lets you play urban d...

Business As Usual In Mississippi

Business As Usual In Mississippi

Gone are the days when Mississippi was primarily known as an agricultural state. Sure we still grow everything from corn to soybeans, but today’s Miss...

Facing Challenges Head On: Site Selection for the Metals Industry

Facing Challenges Head On: Site Selection for the Metals Industry

The metals industry, a very diverse sector of the U.S. economy, impacts a broad spectrum of products, services and geographic regions. From steel prod...

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...

Define Your Parameters: Site Selection for the Plastics Industry

Define Your Parameters: Site Selection for the Plastics Industry

It’s hard to imagine our world without plastic. From food packaging to laptops to rain gear, plastic delivers an affordable, versatile option for item...

Manufacturing: Advanced Technology Powers Solid Manufacturing Growth

Manufacturing: Advanced Technology Powers Solid Manufacturing Growth

Through July, U.S. Manufacturing Technology Consumption is up 24.4 percent from last year. More importantly, this will be the third year in a row that...