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plastics

Report: 'Plastics Recycling' Global Market to Grow to $58B by 2029; Advances Are Attracting Investment

The global market for plastic recycling is expected to grow from $42.4 billion in 2024 to $57.9 billion by the end of 2029, at a compound annual growt...

logistics

Union Pacific Expands Opportunities for Businesses to Connect to Rail with Five New 'Focus Sites'

Union Pacific Railroad announced five new Focus Sites, providing businesses additional connections to the railroad’s 32,000-mile network and new oppor...

bio health

WI: Wisconsin BioHealth Tech Hub Set to Receive Additional $49 Million Investment to Boost Innovation

The Wisconsin BioHealth Tech Hub is set to get about $49 million to boost technological innovation, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s Economic Development ...

ports

GA: Port of Brunswick Sets All-Time Record in May, Grows Roll-on/Roll-off Volumes by 26 Percent

The Port of Brunswick handled an all-time record of 86,577 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo in May, an increase of more than 18,000 units or 26 percent...

business

IL: Governor Signs Business Development Omnibus Package Focusing on Growth Incentives, Tech, Energy

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of bills to incentivize corporate development and increase Illinois’ competitive edge for attracting new bu...

workforce

U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education Expand SelectTalentUSA Partnership

Joint initiative strengthens federal workforce technical assistance to foreign multinational businesses in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan starting or ...

equipment

Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Releases Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), a survey of economic activity from 25 companies re...

workforce

NJ: Dept. of Labor Awards $6.3 Million in Grants for Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has awarded more than $6.3 million in grant funding through Round 2 of the Growin...

business

AR: AEDC’s Rural Services Division Awards $806,000 to 29 Arkansas Communities for Development

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Services recently awarded grants totaling $806,125 to 29 Arkansas cities and counties...

business

NC: Governor Announces Grants to Rural Communities to Attract 394 New Jobs, $474 Million of Investment 

The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 20 grant requests to local governments totaling $8,680,000, Governor Roy Cooper a...