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Cyberstates 2016

Cyberstates 2016

CompTIA presents its 17th-annual edition of Cyberstates to use as an accessible reference tool for national and state-level tech sector data.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Evolution & Opportunity

Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Evolution & Opportunity

Startups to major global corps establishing UAS-based aviation services & solutions and there is continued growth projected for military UAS flights & and orders.

Recipe for Change: The Flexible Food Processing Plant of the Future

Recipe for Change: The Flexible Food Processing Plant of the Future

A look at a prototype for a more flexible food processing plant. Concept features six key areas of innovation to help inform the future facilities plan.

State of State Business Incentives 2015

State of State Business Incentives 2015

This most striking finding of this report is the overall growth in the number of state business incentive programs. Since 2000, the overall number of state incentive programs targeted to businesses...

2015 Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings

2015 Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings

PwC's analysis of U.S. state-by state aerospace comparisons weights average taxes, operating costs, industry size and educational attainment.

Why Biobased? Opportunities in the Emerging Bioeconomy

Why Biobased? Opportunities in the Emerging Bioeconomy

U.S. Department of Agriculture's report explores how government policies and industry b-to-b sustainability programs are driving the biobased economy. The report further demonstrates that the biobased...

Out of Inventory: Skills Shortage Threatens Growth for U.S. Manufacturing

Out of Inventory: Skills Shortage Threatens Growth for U.S. Manufacturing

New Accenture manufacturing and skills study, completed in collaboration with The Manufacturing Institute, looks at the skills shortage in the U.S. manufacturing industry and what actions...

The Future of the Utility Industry and the Role of Energy Efficiency

The Future of the Utility Industry and the Role of Energy Efficiency

In the past, utilities could make money by serving growing loads and earning returns on the large capital investments they had made to serve those loads. Now, with loads barely growing, they will...

United States Industrial Highlights - Q2 2014

United States Industrial Highlights - Q2 2014

A detailed, quarterly look at Industrial leasing, sales and construction activity for individual metro areas in the United States.

The Energy Savings Potential of Smart Manufacturing

The Energy Savings Potential of Smart Manufacturing

A more efficient manufacturing processes is a more energy-efficient manufacturing process and that is the focus of this research report.