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reshoring

New Report Says Reshoring Added Record Number of Jobs in 2021

In 2021, the private and federal push for domestic supply of essential goods propelled reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) job announcements...

travel tourism

Commerce Secretary Announces New National Strategy to Reenergize U.S. Travel and Tourism

Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced a new National Travel and Tourism Strategy that focuses federal government efforts to support the U.S. t...

workforce

Study: Nearly Half of Remote and Hybrid Employees Say Team Performance Has Improved

In the wake of the pandemic, 45 percent of remote workers – both fully remote and hybrid workers – say their teams’ performance has improved during th...

agriculture

U.S. Ag Tractor, Combine Sales Fall Below Five-Year Average in May

U.S. ag tractor and combine monthly unit sales in May 2022 fell below the five-year average for the first time since March 2020, while Canadian sales ...

workforce

NM: 12 Companies to Receive More Than $1 Million in State Job Training Funds, Supporting 51 Jobs

The New Mexico Economic Development Cabinet Secretary announced that 12 companies will receive just over $1 million dollars in job training funds for ...

workplace

FL: Vital Investments by Governor DeSantis Support Florida’s Economic Development

Through Governor Ron DeSantis’ approval of the 2022-2023 Budget, Enterprise Florida (EFI) will continue its mission to promote Florida as a premier bu...

food

Biden Administration Announces $2 Billion in New Funding to Help Food Supply Chains

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week unveiled $2 billion in new funding to strengthen food supply chains hard hit by the pandemic, causing...

plastics

OECD Report: Global Plastic Waste Set to Nearly Triple by 2060

The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recyc...

industry

IA: Osceola is Home to Iowa's Newest Certified Industrial Site, Designated 'Project-Ready'

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced that the E. Eddy Saylor Industrial Park in Osceola is the latest industrial site to achieve c...

energy

Report: Battery Industry Revenues to Top $168B by 2030, But Global Shortages Likely

The battery industry is set to be one of the most significant over the next 10 years, according to GlobalData, which predicts that revenues will excee...