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awards

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...

robotics

TX: HD Hyundai, Persona AI to Deploy Humanoid Welding Robots for Shipbuilding Automation

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Robotics today announced the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ...

data center

Net Zero Data Center Alliance Forms to Pioneer Sustainable Data Infrastructure

Four industry leaders announced the formation of the Net Zero Data Center Alliance, a groundbreaking collaboration to develop and deploy zero-emission...

retail sales

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Shows April Sales Growth as Consumers Stocked Up Ahead of Tariffs

Retail sales grew in April as many consumers moved up buying to avoid higher prices expected to come with tariffs, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Mo...

business

NJ: NJEDA Board Approves New $30M Loan Program for Small Businesses

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved a new loan program designed to support the evolving needs of New Jersey businesse...

workforce

NC: Work-Based Learning Grants Help Upskill More Than 800 N.C. Employees

Work-Based Learning (WBL) grants have provided training and skill development to 823 workers across North Carolina through a partnership between the N...

ports

AAPA Reacts to President Trump’s FY 2026 Budget Request

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the unified voice America’s ports, released a statement:In response to the release of President T...

energy

MN: DEED Awards $2.7 Million to Four Communities Transitioning from Fossil Fuels

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced more than $2.7 million in grants to help drive economic development a...

AI

GlobalData Intelligence Report Unveils Strategies to Decarbonize Artificial Intelligence

The accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving up energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the AI value chai...

economy

Survey: Small Biz Owners Say a Recession Is Near

A new report from Alignable, the largest network in North America for small business owners, reveals that 60% of U.S. small business owners believe a ...