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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...

Future Bright for the Warehouse-Based Logistics Industry

Future Bright for the Warehouse-Based Logistics Industry

Despite business pressures from record fuel prices, skyrocketing health care costs and new technologies, warehouse-based logistics firms are thriving ...

Florida: Much More than Fun and Sun

Florida: Much More than Fun and Sun

For many Americans, the state of Florida is viewed purely as a destination of desire to relax, kick off your shoes,forget about your suits and, for th...

Site Selection for the Technology Industry

Site Selection for the Technology Industry

The technology industry is experiencing renewed growth, and the outlook for many new and emerging industries is now brighter than ever.  Spending on i...

High-Tech Industry Employment Edges Upward in 2005

High-Tech Industry Employment Edges Upward in 2005

A new study by the AeA, the nation’s largest high-tech trade association, shows that in 2005, the high-tech industry added some 61,000 net jobs for a ...

California: Believing the Impossible, Making the Incredible Come True

California: Believing the Impossible, Making the Incredible Come True

"If you build it, they will come." That well-known line from the 1989 hit movie “Field of Dreams” articulated the idea that believing in the impossibl...

The Art of Logistics Location Selection - "Listen and Lead"

The Art of Logistics Location Selection - "Listen and Lead"

Dynamic customer demands, global sourcing changes and capacity challenges across all transportation modes are forcing every distributor to continuousl...

Vaccine, Bioscience Company Arrivals Becoming Contagious in Maryland

Vaccine, Bioscience Company Arrivals Becoming Contagious in Maryland

Over the last three years, Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. has spoken at countless company expansions and relocation announcements, many for ...

North Carolina: Making New History in Technology

North Carolina: Making New History in Technology

North Carolina today is home to the world’s biggest names in biotechnology, biopharmaceuticals, information technology, telecommunications and a host ...

Site Selection Needs for the Automotive Manufacturing Sector and Their Respective Tier One...

Site Selection Needs for the Automotive Manufacturing Sector and Their Respective Tier One and Tier Two Suppliers

Automotive Manufacturers first conduct overall market assessments vs. overall production capabilities in order to determine the longer term needs for ...