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Linchpin Locations

by Adam Bruns

We sorted through the list of more than 1,300 intermodal sites listed in the Intermodal Association of North America’s directory to find the top states and cities by number of intermodal facilities.

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Business Works Here

by Ron Starner

Entrepreneurs built the Arkansas economy and continue to lead it.

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For a Brighter Future

by Gary Daughters

Arkansas is stepping up workforce development with “Future Fit.”

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Telling the Arkansas Story

Amplifying the voices of successful Arkansas companies.

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Departments

IAMC Insider: Highlights of IAMC’s First Virtual Forum

Many of you attended IAMC’s first Virtual Forum on September 14 and 15. If you were there, I hope you enjoyed it and benefited from the professional development programs. Piecing together anecdotal evidence with data from the post-event survey, we have strong indications the conference was highly valued by most of the participants. Overall, they […]

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Area Spotlights

The Launchpad For Rocket Science

by Ron Starner

Relativity Space continues to invest to expand its rocket vehicle and engine testing capabilities at Stennis Space Center in Hancock County.

Photo courtesy of Relativity

In Mississippi, 2020 has been a banner year for the space industry.

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How Arkansas Saved 100,000 Jobs

by Ron Starner

Data-driven approach to decision-making saves lives and jobs.

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International Update

Motoring Along

by Adam Bruns

Daimler says Factory 56 at the Sindelfingen plant “embodies the future of production at Mercedes-Benz and sets new standards for the automotive industry.”

Germany’s economy benefits from diversification, but cars and engines still make it go.

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Area Spotlights

The Biggest Economic Engine You Haven’t Heard of

by Mark Arend

Climb aboard the Grain Belt Express, a multi-billion-dollar transmission project that will connect Kansas wind energy with power consumers throughout the Midwest and beyond.

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International Update

Record Reforms Improve Region’s Business Climate

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The World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2020 study finds a number of improvements across 16 Caribbean country economies.

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Area Spotlights

Talent Accelerator Program is a Welcome Mat for Foreign Investors

by Mark Arend

Photo of the Norfolk waterfront by Corey Pittman

Korea’s Navien and the United Kingdom’s GSK are among the bevy of foreign companies expanding in the Commonwealth.

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Features

Where Aerospace Manufacturers Are Gravitating in 2020

by Mark Arend

Photo: Getty Images

PwC’s Aerospace & Defense practice has issued the seventh edition of its Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings.

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Area Spotlights

The Home Office Vs. the home office

by Adam Bruns

Facebook’s purchase of the just-completed REI campus in Bellevue comes even as both companies pursue remote work policies to varying degrees.

Rendering courtesy of REI

How the Pandemic Altered REI’s HQ Vision

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