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In 1919, the term “Biotechnology” was created to describe the interaction of biology with human technology. Today, the term is broadly applied to an i...

The term ‘research and development,’ or more commonly, ‘R&D,’ refers to “creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association that represents the commissioners, secret...

Under the leadership of Governor Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Legislature and the state’s business community, Louisiana’s business climate has improved sig...

Recent regulatory, financial and other issues and changes are impacting site selection, site expansion and investment decisions for global manufacture...

In the world of sales, it is commonly acknowledged that it costs five to 10 times more to gain a new customer than it does to retain an existing custo...

With $400 billion in annual shipments, more than one million workers employed, and over 18,000 facilities across all 50 states, the plastics industry ...

Even in recessionary times, trillions of dollars are generated by ports, be they seaports, river ports or ports of the Great Lakes. That’s not much of...

Flash back to the beginning of the 20th century – a time when agriculture and heavy manufacturing alone were enough to drive Missouri’s economy.   Fas...

When Governor Riley went into office six years ago, the primary objective of the Alabama Development Office (ADO) was recruiting manufacturing industr...