Summer 2003 | Trade and Industry Development
 

Summer 2003

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Through the aid of our editorial contributors, this summer issue of Trade & Industry Development delves into the complex task of site selection for the plastics and metals industries. These contributors represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the fields of site selection, real estate development, economic development and trade zone initiatives. In addition, we have called upon the leaders of NAM and SPI to provide insight into these industrial economies.

In this issue

Foreign Trade Zones: Using Federal Trade Program as a Local Economic Development Tool

BY: Greg Jones

The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones program has grown profoundly over the last three decades. In 1970 there were 8 General Purpose Zones and 3 special purpose subzones in the United States. Today there are over 250 Zone projects and over 400 special purpose subzones in the United States. This growth has been dependent upon the evolution of the FTZ program as a means by which U.S.-based companies can enhance their cost-competitiveness, and as a means by which the United States can practice both the letter and the spirit of its trade laws. more....

  Features
1
Site Selection for the Plastics Industry
2
Site Selection for the Metals Industry
  Outlooks
1
Plastics Industry Outlook
2
Manufacturing Erosion Poses Threat to Standard of Living
  Special Reports
1
Foreign Trade Zones: Using Federal Trade Program as a Local Economic Development Tool
  Spotlights
1
Ohio: Plastics and Metals Thrive with Ohio's Third Frontier Project
2
Missouri - Achieving Prosperity
3
Illinois - A Premier Business Location
4
Indiana: Be in a State of Progress