IEDC Annual Conference to be Held in Philadelphia, PA, October 6 - 9, 2013
Nation's top economic developers to gather in Philadelphia to address new strategies for creating jobs and building local wealth.
Industry News
NC Commerce Launches NC State Manufacturing Day Events
Manufacturing Day, now in its second year, celebrates the hard work and innovation of the 12 million American workers.
DFA Partners with Northeast Dairies to Build New $12M NY Plant
Collaboration is the first in which DFA is partnering directly with a farmer group for a project to benefit all Cooperative’s farmer owners.
Dairy Farmers of America Breaks Ground on $40M Mich. Milk Plant for Members
Plant will serve a region where milk production is steadily outpacing local plant capacity.
ACEEE Report Ranks U.S. Cities’ Efforts to Save Energy
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy report ranks 34 of the most populous U.S. cities on policies to advance energy efficiency.
Federal Reserve Report Shows Manufacturing Production Up in August ‘13
Industrial production advanced 0.4 percent in August after having been unchanged in July; the gains in August were broadly based.
Remembering a Site Consulting Industry Leader, Edward Lee McCallum, Jr.
Edward Lee McCallum, Jr., 59, senior principal and partner at McCallum Sweeney Consulting, Inc., died Sunday, September 8, 2013.
U.S. Wind Energy Starts Ramping Back Up Following Early-Year PTC Extension
Damaging impact of last-minute extension felt in first part of year, but demand high for wind.
Biotechnology Industry Organization: Surge in Biotech IPOs Encouraging
BIO opened registration for 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum, focusing on investment strategies for early stage, established private co.s.
SPI Bioplastics Council Reveals Bio-based Plastics Independent of Biofuels
Council challenges widely held perception that the bio-based plastics industry inextricably linked to, dependent on emergence of biorefining industry...