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Tire company Bridgestone Americas plans to significantly expand its existing Warren County Tire Plant. Photo Courtesy of Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

Investment and Expansion is Bright and Brisk in Tennessee

In 2022, Tennessee announced a number of economic wins, both in new developments and expansions. Many of these wins were orchestrated in part by The T...

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Using Innovation to Promote Workplace Culture in a Post-COVID Environment

The last three years have provided numerous insights, which workplace strategists, architects and interior designers have used to lead the transformat...

Missouri leaders join American Foods Group executives to break ground on a new $800 million beef processing facility in rural Missouri. Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Korman Photography

Missouri Celebrates Record-Breaking New Investments

It’s not a coincidence that global companies are selecting Missouri. The state is strategically positioned to welcome companies searching for talent a...

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Change is Constant in the Retail Industry

Communities that once benefited from property and sales taxes malls brought in are having to determine how to move forward as these spaces become vaca...

Students go through manufacturing training at Truckee Meadows Community College. Photo Courtesy of Truckee Meadows Community College.

Economic Development’s Role in Nevada’s Resurging Economy

Since January 2019, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development has approved abatements for 86 companies. Within five years, these companies ...

2023 CICI INVESTMENT

CiCi Awards 2023 Corporate Investment Awards

One thing the past few years have shown us is that the U.S. was overly reliant on foreign manufacturing of critical components for technology, automot...

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Does Disaster Risk Management Matter for Industrial Policy Design?

Manufactured goods are an essential part of any economy, but in times of crisis, the manufacturing sector becomes even more critical to national and g...

Governor Kelly at the Panasonic Announcement. Photo Courtesy of Kansas City Area Development Council

Being in the Middle Places Kansas at the Front

In less than four years,  Kansas has transformed itself from a middle-of-the-pack state with tepid growth to a national powerhouse in economic develop...

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North Carolina Reigns as the Top State for Business

North Carolina benefits from a central location on the eastern seaboard, roughly equidistant between Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, which is strategica...

Green Manufacturing

Is Green Becoming the Color of Advanced Manufacturing?

In recent years, many companies have recognized the potential to use advanced manufacturing techniques to green their production.