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Bioscience Economic Development Report 2013 highlights legislative priorities, best practices and return on investment. The Report shows the bio industry is one of the most important economic drivers...

The Social, Economic and Political Impact of Shale Gas and Oil Recovery on Local Government

Paper says healthy export volumes abroad prompting many U.S. manufacturers to re-evaluate existing supply chains, developers finding solutions.

Fuel Cells 2000 has released its new report, State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2012, features individual state profiles.

Companies continue to invest in the US economy and businesses show strong levels of investment in new and upgraded facilities, according to the 2012 US Investment Monitor (USIM) prepared by the...

The global consumer shift toward electronic-commerce (e-commerce), mobile device supported commerce (m-commerce), and social media supported commerce (s-commerce) is changing how the retail and...

Every state offers tax incentives to attract, retain, and expand businesses and jobs. But no state ensures that policy makers rely on good evidence about whether these investments deliver a strong...

Today's high oil and fuel prices are spurring companies to reevaluate their supply chains and distribution networks in a quest to find offsetting costs savings, says a new report, How Fuel Costs...

Taxes are a big cost for many businesses, and vary widely based both on state and market sector. Now, for the first time, the Tax Foundation has created a measurement of the bottom-line tax liability...

Tennessee, Arizona, Louisiana, Washington, and Oklahoma have the highest combined state and average local sales tax rates, according to a new report released by the Tax Foundation. On the other end of...