Area Spotlights

Taking stock of Georgia’s assets, Mercedes moves south.

Kentucky’s state and local resources help entrepreneurs gain traction.

The Phoenix East Valley awaits the implications of landing Apple’s $2-billion command center; Boeing uses cost competitiveness to thread the sequestration needle.

An Iowa manufacturer finds plenty of reasons to keep operations nearby.

A diverse industrial base with a resurgent automotive sector, vibrant cross-border trade linkages and an improving North American economy are the main drivers of this region’s contribution to North American economic output.

Denver is the choice for a sustainable city concept first planted in Japan to blossom in the United States.

New research shows Greater Boston is thinking ahead.

Start by getting students jazzed about manufacturing careers early on.

The Seattle region plans to be the most globally competitive in the country.

Northeast states grapple with perceptions, and reality, concerning tax structure.

Florida is nothing if not globally connected. It’s about to get more so.

Even with oil prices plunging, energy drives this region toward new opportunities.

The power of ideas moves New Mexico forward.

Tax credits, infrastructure projects and funding, and innovation top the news from the Golden State.

Business-friendly policies offer traction to international tire companies, among other global players.

Governor Matt Mead discusses his state’s low population and low-tax advantages.

According to these referrals, Indy comes highly recommended.

In early 2014, Maryland state legislators convened a private-sector task force to study the state’s business climate.

The Quad Cities’ Mississippi River divide is just part of the local landscape, except to Illinois-side economic developers and the capital investors they seek. The latter have a stark choice in which state to operate.

The towns of Dyersburg, Newbern and Trimble in Dyer County, Tenn., have produced a lot of goods in their history, from Sylvania flash bulbs in the 1970s to utility transformers from Ermco today.

Honors and accolades are great. Cold hard cash is too.

An Icelandic industry model migrates to the New World.

A greater emphasis on workforce development results in impressive job creation.

How the proliferation of industry clustering is moving the needle in Idaho.