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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...

Selecting the Best Site for Your Next Data Center

Selecting the Best Site for Your Next Data Center

The last decade has witnessed the growth and evolution of large data centers and server farms. Most site selectors and economic developers will know t...

Renewable Energy Means Jobs

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...

Retail Site Selection Factors in a Post Recession Economy

Retail Site Selection Factors in a Post Recession Economy

Retail as a component of a local economy has always been present. Virtually everybody spends time online or in retail stores, shopping and buying. Tax...

Insights: While on a Run

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

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

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

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

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...