Area Spotlights

A region known for its semiconductor fabrication leadership could reap the rewards if federal incentives come to pass.

How Colorado OEDIT is leading the economic recovery effort.

In a year more turbulent than the river it overlooks, metro Louisville leads our rankings of metro areas along the Ohio River’s entire length. A CBRE analyst ponders the rising value of mid-size cities in the region.

Food production, financial services and big tech lead the way.

Missouri continues to attract new investments and fuel innovation with key partnerships.

Alabama’s very good August leads the way in a region defying the pandemic with major projects.

The road to riding out the COVID recession leads beyond the Strip.

Talent and incentives helped seal the biggest project in North Carolina history.

An economic development veteran makes the case for ‘Nowhere, America.’

A closer look at Tesla’s choice of Greater Austin for its new $1 billion manufacturing facility reveals many points of view about one transformative project.

Silicon Valley is building something: a united front in the crisis.

Oklahoma launches new programs to spur economic recovery across the state.

Measured, data-driven approach guides state’s COVID-19 response, official says.

From virtual site tours to adjusting workforce training, from water technology to the oil and gas sector, you can learn a lot from a conversation with Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson.

Utah Valley University President Dr. Astrid Tuminez brings her unique experience to bear on a vision for higher education.

Checking in on economic development news in the towns where those thousands of RAGBRAI riders would have stopped overnight.

Murray State University’s Tony Brannon was way ahead on how to grow hemp. Now he’s a man in demand.

A Colliers report outlines a renaissance at the airport park that today is home to 3,300 companies.

Dr. Bill LaFayette is who you turn to for in-depth, on-the-ground and candid analysis of the cost of doing business in Ohio, among other topics.

Distiller says a new plant in Polk County is anything but on the rocks.

Developers pounce on available sites.

David Cuda, Colliers International senior vice president and director of corporate solutions for South Carolina, shares insights on state and metro markets.

From biomedical R&D to rocket science, this isn’t your parents’ Midwest.

Cash-strapped Illinois goes big on infrastructure.