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Kansas: A Powerful Force in Biotech, High-Tech, Advanced Manufacturing Sectors

Kansas home to more than 450 aerospace and defense companies. This concentration of aerospace- and defense-focused companies has helped form a workfor...

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North Carolina: America’s Top State for Business

In the first half of 2023, North Carolina announced $4.6 billion in capital investment. The projects represent new and existing businesses across many...

Workforce Training Programs Help Companies Build a Stronger Talent Pipeline

Workforce Training Programs Help Companies Build a Stronger Talent Pipeline

Organizations today are facing challenges when it comes to staffing. In many industries we’re covering in this issue, there is a mismatch between jobs...

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Is Net Zero an Achievable Goal for a Major Port?

The project will initially calculate baseline measurements of port activities with respect to greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful emissions suc...

Kentucky leadership was joined by executives from AESC in April 2022 to announce the company’s $2 billion investment in Bowling Green. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor.

Kentucky’s EV Industry Leading the Way for State’s High-Tech and Advanced Manufacturing Industries

Kentucky’s momentum in the EV sector is made possible by the business-friendly elements the state has to offer. Its central location makes it ideal fo...

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From Chips TO Flying EVs, Industry Is Lifting Off in Ohio

An industrial renaissance is underway in the heartland of America. Bold, transformative investments are remaking the economic landscape, and all roads...

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Why It’s So Important to Offer Flexibility to Manufacturing Employees

More workers than ever before are seeking employment that allows for working from home or provides increased flexibility. However, with the ongoing la...

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The Impact of AI on the Global Automotive Industry

Automakers today are using AI to varying degrees. Companies are building driver assistance and connected car features into their vehicles, and most ar...

Alabama Aero. Airbus is adding a third Final Assembly Line at its manufacturing facility in Mobile to increase production of A320 Family passenger jets. The project will create 1,000 jobs. Photo Courtesy of Airbus

Alabama's Aerospace Industry Pushes Past Limits into New Frontiers

In Alabama’s aerospace industry, big ideas blast off and hurl into the heavens as powerful rockets on voyages of discovery, carrying the DNA of the mi...

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Innovative Businesses Are Discovering the Pennsylvania Advantage

The global economy is changing fast, so it’s imperative for businesses to be located in a state that moves at the speed of business – and Pennsylvania...