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workforce

NV: $2.7 Million Approved to Support Industry-Led Workforce Training Programs

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board approved $2,674,140 from the Workforce Innovations for a New Nevada (WINN) fund to s...

biotech

WI: State Announces Incentives to Support Eli Lilly's $4 Billion Expansion in Wisconsin

Wiscosin Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), announced that the state will support Eli Lilly and Com...

economy

Bipartisan Governors Unite to Reignite the American Dream, Expand Access to Good Jobs

National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and Vice Chair Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced a joint effort to expand...

business

WI: Grants Available to Organizations Assisting Wisconsin Entrepreneurs

Organizations that support Wisconsin entrepreneurs will be able to apply for the Small Business Technical Assistance (SBTA) grant from the Wisconsin E...

ports

AAPA Celebrates Introduction of the Port Cranes Tax Credit Act of 2025

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) congratulates Representatives Mike Ezell (R-MS4) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY11) on introducing th...

ports

GA: Georgia Ports Container Trade Up 8.6 Percent in Fiscal Year 2025

The Georgia Ports Authority moved 5.7 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025), an increase of ...

reshoring

MS: Report Says State Ranks No. 3 for Jobs Created by Reshoring in 2025, Up from No. 7 in 2024

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves recently announced that Mississippi has been ranked among the top 10 states for jobs created by reshoring, according to t...

equipment

Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Rises for Third Straight Month

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) recently released its July 2025 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industr...

job market

Eagle Hill Survey: Employees Likely to Stay in Jobs, Signaling Job Market Uncertainty

The latest Eagle Hill Consulting Employee Retention Index continues an upward trend, rising by 0.4 points to 102.9, signaling that workers likely will...

governors

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Elected Chair of National Governors Association

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt was elected Chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) -- the bipartisan voice of the 55 states, territories and ...