WA: Commerce Awards $2M to Encourage Innovative Business, Manufacturing Expansion Statewide
The Washington Department of Commerce announced $2 million in grants to accelerate manufacturing job growth and economic opportunity across the state,...
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Trade & Industry Development Honors 2024 CiCi Award Winners
Trade & Industry Development, a leading publication dedicated to site selection for businesses, has named the winners of its 2024 Corporate Investment...
NM: Fed Investment Set to Make N.M. an Epicenter for Advanced Chip Manufacturing
President Joe Biden announced last week that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Intel Corporation have reached a non-binding preliminary memorandum o...
KY: New Build-Ready Location in Adair Co. Adds to Kentucky’s Site Development Initiatives
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted continued momentum of the commonwealth’s site development efforts with the announcement of a new Build-Ready lo...
TX: Port Houston Posts Unprecedented February Volumes; Container TEUs up 20%
February proved to be a remarkable month at Port Houston’s terminals. Container volumes increased 20% compared to the same month last year, totaling 3...
Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Up in March for Third Consecutive Month
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the March 2024 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-E...
'Increase Your Impact' is Theme for 2024 National Welding Month in April
Welding careers are fundamental to safety and advancing the quality of life worldwide. Since 1996, the month of April has been designated “National We...
U.S. Census Bureau Report Says More Counties Saw Population Gains Than Losses in 2023
More U.S. counties experienced population gains than losses in 2023, as counties in the South saw faster growth and more Northeast and Midwest countie...
NC: Commerce Secretary Urges N.C. Companies to Increase Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards
Coinciding with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s “Equal Pay Day” proclamation and the National Women’s History Alliance 2024 theme of celebrating “Wom...
Survey: 78% of Baby Boomers Think Age Would Be a Factor When Being Considered for a New Position
A staggering 78% of Baby Boomers (ages 60-78) believe their age would be a contributing factor when being considered for a new position, according to ...