Renewable Energy Means Jobs
The U.S. renewable energy debate between legislators reminds me of hamsters on an exercise wheel. They go round and round incessantly but ultimately g...
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Insights: While on a Run
On one particularly hot and muggy summer morning, I began a daily run while thinking about conversations that had taken place over the past several we...
Spotlight on Maryland
Maryland has long been at the forefront when it comes to pushing the boundaries of space science research. NASA Goddard Space Flight Facility, which m...
Post Performance Incentives Grow Utah
During the recent past, companies like Adobe, Oracle and ITT have found a healthy home in Utah—and it hasn’t been by accident. Many companies have fou...
Going Green in North America Pays Off
Throughout the United States and Canada, communities have embraced green power, and the result is a thriving new business sector. Some regions are tak...
Virginia: Diversity and Resiliency
More than 400 years ago, British colonists came to Virginia shores as a business venture. Today, Virginia has preserved that legacy and expanded the c...
SEIA: A Growing Solar Energy Market Means More U.S. Manufacturing, Distribution and Jobs
Don’t believe the stories you read about the death of American manufacturing. Economists at IHS Global Insight and Moody’s Analytics projected that Am...
Business and Local Government Working Together in California
Behind the walls of a newly constructed nondescript building in the Old Town section of Goleta, California, near Santa Barbara, ATK Space Systems is d...
Communities Where Quality of Life Matters
Although a standard definition of “quality of life” has never been universally agreed upon, attempts to measure quality of life have been numerous non...
Idaho: Obtaining Critical Mass on the Cutting Edge
Hydropower has provided Idaho with one of the lowest electricity rates in the nation. As recent as 1995, all of the state’s power came from hydroelect...