Bahrain bids to become a Middle East hub for tech startups.
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Time to Innovate
The queuing app developed by Bahrain’s Skiplino allows Android and iOS users to reserve a spot in line remotely.
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Area Spotlights
Y’allywood
Stone Mountain (GA)
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The Southeast is taking on the film industry, and Georgia is calling the shots.
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Staying Power
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Fresh Air
Indiana’s Thermo-Cycler Industries offers innovative,
cost-effective climate control options for
contractors and end-users.
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Sectors on a Mission
Eastman Chemical (Malaysia) site in Kuantan
Three “catalytic” industries are charged with boosting Malaysia’s industrial ecosystems
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International Update
However Brexit Shakes Out, the UK’s Tech Sector Is Ready Take Charge
Plexal, a tech innovation incubator and accelerator, has opened on the former Olympic Games grounds at the 1.2-million-sq.-ft. (111,480-sq.-m.) Here East development in London.
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The Brexit process has launched. That means the UK is on the clock, aiming to disengage from the EU within two years.
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Area Spotlights
The Governor’s On the Phone
Gov. Greg Abbott helped mark the opening of Kubota Tractor Corporation’s new North American headquarters in Grapevine on April 7th.
Real GDP increased in 43 states in the first quarter of 2017, but only Texas grew to within a hair’s breadth of 4 percent.
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Setting the Pace
Howard Tullman, CEO of Chicago’s world famous 1871 startup incubator, shares his enthusiasm for the Chicago tech scene.
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The Midwest FinTech Epicenter
Chicago has long been home to key commodities exchanges and leading financial institutions. Now, it’s also home to a slew of new fintech companies.
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Chi-Suite
Major corporations are flocking to Illinois, known for being ones of the best places for corporate headquarters to do business.
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Energy Report
Get Charged Up
The fallout from VW’s emissions scandal includes a $2-billion commitment to EV-charging infrastructure across the US.
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America’s Logisitics Hub
With five international airports, seven Class I railroads, the third largest intermodal port in the world and the third largest interstate highway system in America, it’s safe to say Illinois is the country’s undisputed champ in transportation assets.
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Energy Report
Electron Immigration
The $1.6-billion Northern Pass Transmission project continues to pass milestones on the journey toward making New England power cheaper with Canadian hydroelectricity.
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Energy Report
Cause and (Cartel) Effect
A new report uses rig data to link fracking and other ‘advances’ to OPEC’s rigging of the marketplace.
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Investment Profile
Sweet Spot for Growth
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Golden State County Goes Green
ReRubber LLC has established a new tire recycling plant in Ontario, one of the principal cities of San Bernardino County.
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High-tech recycling firms choose San Bernardino County as their home base.
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Features
New Analysis Reveals Top Rural Counties for Workforce Certificates
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“Here’s the deal: It really doesn’t matter how much you pour into these places. If you can’t retain young people, it’s over.” — Charles Fluharty, president of the Rural Policy Research Institute at the University of Iowa, in New Republic, March 2017 Companies keep repeating the lament: Qualified, skilled workers are hard to find. Rural […]
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International Update
Malaysia: Myths & Misconceptions
If you pay any attention to global headlines you’d be forgiven for assuming that the wheels were flying off of Malaysia’s economic engine. The only problem is it’s flat out wrong.
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Area Spotlights
Bagging the Big One
Departments
Editor’s View: Continuing Education
We finished work on this issue, with an Infrastructure theme, as the fourth-largest US metro area’s infrastructure was overwhelmed, to understate the situation. It still is.
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Features
Decision Enhancers:
Duke Energy is investing $25 billion over the next decade in creating a smarter grid.
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This Year’s Top Utilities Back Rich Data With Even Richer Levels of Service and Assistance.
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Features
Ontario Leads a Nation Ripe for Growth
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Ontario once again earns Site Selection’s nod as the most competitive province in Canada.
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Cover
P3 Market Outlook: Robust Pipeline Ahead
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To understand where the United States Public-Private Partnership (P3) market is going, you have to review where it came from.
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