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Foreign Trade Zones: Preserving American Jobs and Leveling the Competitive Playing Field

Foreign Trade Zones: Preserving American Jobs and Leveling the Competitive Playing Field

With today’s vast global economy, it can be difficult for U.S. manufacturers and distributors – especially small and mid-sized ones – to compete. And,...

The Impact of Utilities on Site Selection Decisions – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Impact of Utilities on Site Selection Decisions – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

In today’s world, the impact of utilities and their economic development arms on site selection decisions cannot be understated. In some cases, utilit...

Policy Positions from the National Association of Manufacturers

Policy Positions from the National Association of Manufacturers

Recent policy positions from the National Association of Manufacturers.

Corporate Site Selection in 2011/2012

Corporate Site Selection in 2011/2012

The site selection industry was in a state of depression from 2008 through most of 2010. Main culprit was a “perfect storm” economic downturn. Fortuna...

Reshoring

Total Cost of Ownership Analysis: A Key Tool for Expansion

Executives from a broad range of manufacturing disciplines can confidently consider the timeliness of investing in U.S. based factories to manufacture...

Designated Sites to Shortlist

Designated Sites to Shortlist

If the shortest distance between two places is a straight line, then the shortest way to a decision in site selection is knowing exactly where the bes...

Manufacturing

Manufacturing: Furthering the Triple Bottom Line Through the Site Selection Process

Regardless of personal opinion, any astute observer of consumer culture and corporate strategy should acknowledge sustainability is affecting business...

Tennessee Site Selection

State of Tennessee: Jobs4TN: A New Approach to Economic Development in Tennessee

When Governor Bill Haslam appointed me as commissioner of Economic and Community Development (ECD) for the state of Tennessee in January 2011, I knew ...

The State of Kentucky: Bluegrass Built - Kentucky Manufacturers Forge Innovation and...

The State of Kentucky: Bluegrass Built - Kentucky Manufacturers Forge Innovation and Growth

If parts of your car, the screen on your smart phone or the bottle of premium bourbon in your cabinet each had the same label, it would probably say, ...

Ohio: Moving Manufacturing Forward

Ohio: Moving Manufacturing Forward

Early in 2011, Ohio Governor John Kasich acknowledged that to compete in the global economy Ohio must transform its economic development efforts. That...