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Trade & Industry Development Honors 2025 CiCi Award Winners

Trade & Industry Development, a leading publication dedicated to site selection for businesses, has announced the winners of its 2025 Corporate Invest...

business

NC: Governor Announces $7.3 Million to Help Small Business Recovery in Western North Carolina

North Carolina Josh Stein announced that nine small business recovery projects in western North Carolina have been awarded grants from the North Carol...

business

NC: For Third Time in Four Years, CNBC Names North Carolina America’s “Top State for Business”

CNBC has named North Carolina as America’s Top State for Business in 2025, marking the third time the state has garnered the honor in the last four ye...

business

WI: WEDC Provides Over $1.6 Million to 14 Wisconsin Organizations Assisting Entrepreneurs

Fourteen organizations supporting Wisconsin entrepreneurs with technical and financial assistance have received more than $1.6 million in the latest r...

ports

Import Cargo Levels Expected to Rebound in July But Drop Again After Tariff Delay Ends

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to rebound this month after a double-digit drop in late spring but is forecast t...

population

Census Bureau: Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States and Half of U.S. Counties

The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to...

pharma

Big Pharma Prepares for 'Patent Cliff' as Blockbuster Drug Revenue Losses Loom

The pharmaceutical industry is bracing for one of its most financially significant patent cliffs in over a decade, with multiple blockbuster drugs set...

business

MN: DEED Awards Infrastructure Grants to Three Cities, Supporting 1,000 Jobs

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded more than $5 million in grants to three infrastructure projects in ...

sports

KS: AdventHealth Sports Park Generates $7.7M in New Market Spend in First 3 Months

The highly anticipated AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk in Overland Park, Kan., which first opened its doors in October of last year, has reported ...

shipments

Census Bureau Reports Shipment of U.S. Goods Reached 12.2 Billion Tons, $18.0 Trillion

Shipments of goods in the United States reached 12.2 billion tons in 2022, virtually unchanged from 2017, according to the latest Commodity Flow Surve...