July/August 2008

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Welcome to our “Clean Industries” Issue!

This is our “Clean Industries” issue and I believe this issue is particularly interesting due to the variety of topics covered. From Technology to Retail to Alternative Energy to Technology Incubators – it’s all here!

In our Technology Feature article, John Rhodes describes technology life cycle stages vs. location selection parameters. Jim Renzas explains how the Retail industry deviates significantly from other types of industry location projects in another Feature article. John Sisson discusses the four phases of siting wind and solar facilities in another Feature article. And Kevin Mayer, in his Special Report, explains how technology incubators may not grab the biggest headlines, but hold an important role in economic development.

We think you’ll enjoy reading the Industry Outlook articles from AeA and AWEA. And be sure to read our Spotlights on California, Florida, Louisiana and Pennsylvania to learn what each of those states has to offer.

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In this issue

Florida's IT, Emerging Technologies Sectors Setting New Stage for Business Opportunity

BY: John Adams

Florida attracts a wide variety of information technology firms, from start-ups that turn the latest academic research into commercially viable technologies to established industry giants like Siemens and Oracle. Currently, nearly 20,000 IT companies with nearly 250,000 workers are based in Florida, ranking it fourth nationally in high-tech employment and third in the volume of IT exports. more....

Features

Technology - Life Stages vs. Location Selection

Retailers

Wind & Solar Power

Outlooks

The U.S. High-Tech Industry is Still Adding Jobs, but the Pace Has Slowed

Wind Power - Clean Energy to Fuel Economic Growth

Special Reports

Adapting the Technology Incubator Model to Meet Local Development Demands

Spotlights

California is Turning Green to Gold

Florida's IT, Emerging Technologies Sectors Setting New Stage for Business Opportunity

Louisiana's Economic Renaissance Off to Strong Start

Pennsylvania is the State of Innovation