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| |  | | | | | In this issue, our 20th annual CiCi awards recognize investment and community impact projects from 2025. These projects span a wide variety of vertical industries, many of them high technology, from all across the United States. We’ve chosen 31 projects that represent high-capital investment or community improvement, or both. Our features cover the latest information in retail, corporate headquarters and commercial real estate, with a special look at newly implemented tariffs, and our spotlights look at Colorado, Georgia, Ontario, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. Read more...
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| | | | | | Featured Location | | | | |  | Committed to economic growth and diversification, the City of Miramichi in Canada is recruiting and attracting companies to help grow the cannabis industry. ....Read more | | | | | Featured Articles | | | | Ports Move Goods - And the Economy | | | | |  | Ports are responsible for more than moving goods. They are also major engines that drive the influx of business development, which in turn has a trickle-down effect to the entire geographic area surrounding the port. Ports come in a number of forms—seaports, riverports and inland ports. Take a look at what is happening at ports coast to coast. Read more... | | | | | | | Labor Relations | | | | | You cannot attend any supply chain industry conference today that does not include sessions on one of the most influential issues: labor. Distribution center design and site selection decision-making are evolving, and in large part, it’s changing to address this critical need that is challenging companies today—attracting and retaining good people. Read more... |  | | | | | | | Preparing for a Dynamic Future: Location Strategies for the Plastics Industry | | | | |  | From manufacturing to processing, the American plastics industry has become a force from the national level down through to local communities. A single plastics manufacturing plant can bring hundreds, if not thousands, of skilled, well-paid jobs to a community. In addition, plastics facilities bring a supply chain that has localized requirements. Read more... | | | | | | | Pedal to the Metal | | | | | In the fabricated metals industry, while there are several major players in the U.S. and around the world, small to mid-size companies tend to dominate. Fabricated metals companies transform metals into intermediate or end products. Production processes involve forging, stamping, bending, forming, welding or assembly, or a combination of these. Read more... |  | | | | |
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