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Investment Profile

Why Investors Pick New York: Talent

by Ron Starner

Datto technology center

Photo courtesy of Datto

New York is the ideal location for innovative companies that are forward-thinking and poised to grow quickly.

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Area Spotlights

It’s Time to ‘Diversify Our Economic Suite.’

by Savannah King

Film and TV production, clean energy, education and small-town infrastructure lead the agenda of newly elected Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham.

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An International Flight Plan

by Ron Starner

Exports to global markets fuel a surge in Kentucky’s aerospace sector.

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Features

Top Metros: Strength In Diversity

by Gary Daughters

Manufacturing, logistics and internet technology propel central Ohio’s Licking County.

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Investment Profile

On the Hunt

by Adam Bruns

Jerusalem’s light rail network, launched in 2011, is just one more way that talent, ideas and firms connect throughout Israel.

Photo: Getty Images

There’s no better place than Israel to scout for talent and ideas.

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Area Spotlights

It’s All About The Talent

by Adam Bruns

Advanced manufacturing is advancing at Ford’s Chicago Assembly and Stamping Plants, where the automaker in February pledged to invest $1 billion and add 500 jobs, bringing total employment at the two plants to 5,800.

Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Co.

A month into his tenure, the new governor of Illinois lays out his vision for prosperity.

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TrustBelt

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Small Towns

by Ron Starner

Making it big in rural America requires paying attention to the little things.

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TrustBelt

Why Ohio is Losing the Trade War

by Ron Starner

The impact of trade tariffs is being debated in many corners, but a team of researchers has found evidence that Ohio is bearing the brunt of the backlash.

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TrustBelt

Women-Owned Businesses Making Gains in the TrustBelt

by Ron Starner

Female entrepreneurship is making solid gains across the country, with a notable surge in women-led startups taking place in the Midwest.

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TrustBelt

Blockchain: What It Is, What It Is Not, and What It Can Be

As the conversation of blockchain solutions moves its way into the mainstream, we must continue to invest in understanding this powerful technology.

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TrustBelt

TrustBelt Speaker Lineup to be Star-Studded

The annual TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum has always featured a speaker lineup of considerable star power, but the 2019 roster in Louisville promises to be the best one yet.

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Investment Profile

Shining Stars

by Adam Bruns

A program focused on quality of place is yielding positive economic and wellness results in 16 small Indiana towns — with more to come.

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Area Spotlights

The Anomaly

by Gary Daughters

Hungry for a juicy story line, some of the nation’s top scribes are suggesting that Larry Hogan is the Republican answer to Donald Trump. Larry who?

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Life Sciences

A to Zed, Part Two

by Adam Bruns

A chat with AstraZeneca’s head of real estate and asset strategies offers a glimpse into the company’s global growth strategy and focus on quality workplaces.

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Life Sciences

The First Portland

by Adam Bruns

A new global corporate entity in animal health makes its home in Maine.

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Life Sciences

Promega Catalyzes Community, Clones Sustainability Strategy

by Adam Bruns

A new R&D expansion at its home base in Wisconsin is just one expression of the company’s genetic predisposition to be both conscious and growth-oriented.

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Investment Profile

Shanghai’s Beauty Spot

by Mark Arend

No longer is China simply the second largest cosmetics market in the world. It is now a leading center of the health and beauty industry.

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Area Spotlights

New Governor, New Agenda

by Mark Arend

But no less of a focus on being the top state business climate. Watch for information technology to play a critical role in boosting rural Georgia — and the state’s reputation as a business location worldwide.

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Investment Profile

Inflection Point

by Adam Bruns

Photo: Getty Images

New labor market intelligence and a new vision are set to propel San Bernardino County to the next level.

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International Update

Foreign, Trade Policy Are One in Budapest

by Mark Arend

Budapest

Photo courtesy of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Editor in Chief Mark Arend talks with Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó about surging FDI and the evolution from “Made in Hungary” to “Invented in Hungary.”

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Investment Profile

Where Industries Climb the Value Chain

by Mark Arend

Nanjing has the resources for businesses to transform, keeping them ahead of the competition.

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Departments

Editor’s View: On Country Mice And City Mice

by Mark Arend

Both Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are no less deserving of their respective Governor’s Cups than they were the last few times they won.

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Area Spotlights

The Way to San Jose

by Gary Daughters

Hotel Valencia, San Jose, California

Source: Getty Images

Google helps propel a city’s ambitious vision.

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Features

Sleeping and Waking

What is a bedroom community? A distinctly North American term used to denote an area in which the majority of residents commute to work outside of the municipality in which they live.

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