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Container-on-Barge Could Be Coming to a Marine Highway Near You

The Ports of Indiana have moved their share of steel coils over the inland waterways of the United States. Containers-on-barge are next.

Photo courtesy of Ports of Indiana

A new container-on-barge service is being developed along the inland river system connecting ports and terminals on the Ohio River and the Upper Mississippi River.

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Area Spotlights

Missile Plant to Launch Expansion

by Mark Arend

Launch of a PAC-3 missile assembled in Camden

Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Springtime in Paris means an aero-defense industry project back home.

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TrustBelt

At the Edge of Disorder

by Ron Starner

Zeihan: The old world order is gone, but the U.S. is still the dominant force.

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TrustBelt

How Louisville Competes for Talent in the Med-Tech Space

by Ron Starner

When you think of the big biotech hubs in the U.S., which cities first come to mind?

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TrustBelt

How Millennials Are Changing the World of Work

by Ron Starner

Want your company to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace? Throw away every stereotype you have about millennials.

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Opportunity Zones 2.0

by Adam Bruns

In June, Primior broke ground on its First Harbor Plaza development in Santa Ana, California.

Rendering courtesy of Primior

Created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Opportunity Zones are intended to stimulate economic development and job creation in distressed low-income communities.

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Departments

IAMC Insider: Professional Association 101: How to Make IAMC Work for You

Professional association aficionados know you get out of your membership pretty much in proportion to the time and energy you put in.

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Area Spotlights

A Bright Horizon for Logistics

by Gary Daughters

The city itself may be built out already, but Albany anchors a region that’s a haven of distribution.

Photo: Getty Images

There’s a lot to like in New York’s Capital Region.

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Area Spotlights

The Race Is On To Go Renewable

by Ron Starner

Biogas producer GESS International is a sponsor of the NTT IndyCar Series.

Photo courtesy of GESS International

Giant multinationals see a green future in the Rocky Mountain West.

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Area Spotlights

On a Roll

by Adam Bruns

Lacassine Rail Terminal, operated by Rail Logix in southwest Louisiana,started up operations in October 2018.

Photo courtesy of Rail Logix

It’s been a busy spring and summer already when it comes to chemicals, energy and other projects in Louisiana.

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International Update

Growth Comes in Waves

by Savannah King

Peggy’s Cove lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Photo: Getty Images

In 2018, Canada’s federal department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development created five superclusters across the country.

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Area Spotlights

Mining Talent in Milwaukee

by Ron Starner

Rendering of planned new headquarters campus of Komatsu Mining Corp. in Milwaukee’s Harbor District.

Image courtesy of Komatsu

Komatsu plans transformational HQ campus in lagging Harbor District.

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Features

‘All the Talent In the World’

by Adam Bruns

Rye Street Market is the center of activity in Port Covington, and will be where cybersecurity firms cluster.

Rendering courtesy of Weller Development Company

Baltimore and Maryland look to lap the field again in the race to cybersuperiority.

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OnSite Travel Blog

Moron Moments in Hong Kong

by Adam Jones-Kelley

I recall stepping out into a Prague street. I recall lying on my back, staring up into the underside of a tram as pain seared through my body. I just don’t recall what happened in between.

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Features

Running Hot & Cold

by Adam Bruns

Finnish data center operator Ficolo is investing more than €50 million in converting a data center in the Helsinki metro area into a modern cloud delivery center to be named “The Air.”

Rendering courtesy of Ficolo

Cloud, edge, hyperscale, colocation — whatever type you like, today’s data centers are evolving into the next utility, in every climate.

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Features

A New Day for Diamonds

by Gary Daughters

Emerging diamond technology produces in weeks what nature needs eons to do.

Source: Lightbox

Lab-created gems are shaking up the jewelry market.

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Investment Profile

Seeding the Future

by Adam Bruns

A new plan and new projects position the Wilmington, Ohio, region for takeoff.

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Investment Profile

An Ecosystem for Prosperity

by Adam Bruns

Carriage Hill Park in Huber Heights is part of Greater Dayton’s Five Rivers MetroParks system that encompasses 30 locations (18 parks) and 16,000 acres of forests, grasslands, farmlands and wetlands.

Photo by Jan Underwood courtesy of Five Rivers MetroParks

Quality of place and people matters to companies expanding in Huber Heights.

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Investment Profile

Keeping It Clean

by Gary Daughters

Northwest Ohio leads a charge for vehicles powered by natural gas.

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Features

Do You Believe in Unicorns?

Airbus engineers testing the A350-1000 in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, in March 2017 were treated to a spectacular view of the aurora borealis.

Photo by S. Ramadier, courtesy of Airbus

Economic development at the fringes of civilization offers a testbed for new strategies in rural communities.

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