SPI: The Voice of the Plastics Industry
The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) is the trade association representing the 4th largest manufacturing industry in the United States. Fo...
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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
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
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 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
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...
Manufacturing Industries on the Move (Again!)
Manufacturing is a power economic force in the United States and one of the key drivers of the American standard of living. The industry accounts for...
The Site Selection Network
The Site Selection Network (SSN) has matured since it’s acquisition by LMS from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) in September, 2005. Or...
All You've Heard About New Mexico is True
New Mexico is rapidly becoming one of the hottest places to relocate a business. The New Mexico Partnership is committed to partnering with you to ens...
Manufacturing Location Trends
This article examines (a) current/emerging status of manufacturing in the U.S.; (b) predominant locational influences for siting new production facili...