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technology

TN: Tennessee Announces $200 Million in Broadband Funding to Close Digital Divide Statewide

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Deputy Gov. and Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced the appro...

polymers

WV: PAZ Awards Travel Grants to Local Economic Development Leaders

The West Virginia Polymer Alliance Zone (PAZ) announced the first recipients of its new Economic Development Travel Grant Program, an initiative desig...

development

KY: Lincoln County Adds 2 New Build-Ready Sites

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted further progress within the state’s speed-to-market and site development efforts as he announced two new Build-...

careers

Career Fog: More Than Half of Workers Say Their Career Direction Is Unclear

A new national survey of 1,000 U.S. workers reveals a growing sense of “career fog,” with many employees unsure where their careers are headed, feelin...

innovation

WI: High-Tech Small Businesses Urged to Apply for SBIR Advance Funding

The Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) is offering a matching grant of up to $100,000 to provide additional assistance to companies in the ...

exports

SC: South Carolina Export Sales Reach $38.5 Billion in 2025, Marking 7-Year High

Governor Henry McMaster, the South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) and South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) announced that the state’s 2025...

energy

SC: SC NEXUS and SCRA Announce Entrepreneurship and Innovation Exchange Project Launch

The South Carolina Department of Commerce’s SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC NEXUS) division, in partnership with the South Carolina Researc...

broadband

WA: NTIA OK's Washington's Broadband Proposal, Unlocking $1 Billion Investment

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approved Washington’s final Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Prog...

manfufacturing

TN: Manufacturing & Automation Exchange (MAX) to Debut in Nashville March 24-26

The Manufacturing & Automation eXchange (MAX) will make its debut March 24–26, 2026, at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN, bringing together manu...

site development

AR: Clark County Receives CCI, Select Site and ONSite Recognition From AEDC

Clark County has received the Competitive Communities Initiative (CCI) designation from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), the Selec...