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The Path Forward for Tech Talent Diversity

Five Questions and Answers with the Executive Director of CBRE’s Tech Insights Center

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A Web of Innovation

by Gary Daughters

Illinois’ esteemed universities join forces for the future.

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All Roads Lead to Illinois

by Gary Daughters

By investing in infrastructure, Illinois is playing to its strength.

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ILLINOIS’ OPEN DOOR FOR BUSINESS

by Savannah King

Intersect Illinois is the go-to resource for business attraction, relocations and expansions.

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Investment Profile

Manufacturing in the Sun? No Sweat

by Ron Starner

Tervis HQ and products

Images courtesy of Tervis

Sarasota-based Tervis builds on a 75-year legacy of innovation.

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Intelligence Reports

Technical Services

Duke is one of six utilities that earlier this year formed the Electric Highway Coalition to ensure electric vehicle drivers have access to a seamless network of charging stations connecting major highways across the South.

Image courtesy of the Electric Highway Coalition

Brings Unique Approach to Growing Array of Tools

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Intelligence Reports

Taking The Lead

Duke Energy was one player in a record year for economic development in North Carolina.

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Intelligence Reports

Powerful Allies

The team led by Erin Schneider (above), director of economic development for Duke Energy Indiana, played a role in attracting a $400 million investment by Stellantis that will bring new jobs to Kokomo, Indiana.

Rendering courtesy of Stellantis

Before the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Groupe PSA was officially completed to create Stellantis in January 2021, company leaders

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Intelligence Reports

All Inclusive

Photo courtesy of BMW

A South Carolina success shows why the devil’s in the details.

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Intelligence Reports

High Energy

Until its recent commitment with Rauch and Ball Corp. to a billion-dollar complex in Concord, Red Bull was known in the region for its high-octane events and athletes such as slackline expert Alex Mason

Photo by Brian Hall courtesy of Red Bull Content Pool

Duke Energy was one player in a record year for economic development in North Carolina.

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Intelligence Reports

Ready to Compete

by Adam Bruns

Tokyo Olympian and Red Bull athlete Evy Leibfarth trains at the U.S. National Whitewater Center near Charlotte in May 2021. Duke Energy is working with HDR and S2O Design & Engineering to develop another whitewater recreation area in the Charlotte region at its Great Falls-Dearborn development in South Carolina.

Photo by Brian Hall courtesy of Red Bull Content Pool

There’s power, and then there’s the power of relationships.

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Mid-American Crossroads

by Savannah King

On the banks of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers, the Kansas City region has grown

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The $4 Billion Machine That Never Sleeps

by Ron Starner

How the University of Missouri in Columbia propels the entire state to new heights.

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From Model T’s to E-Transits to Trackers, Missouri Suits the Future of Manufacturing to a ‘T’

by Adam Bruns

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING: From Model T’s to E-Transits to Trackers, Missouri Suits the Future of Manufacturing to a ‘T’

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Investment Profile

The Power of Change

by Gary Daughters

Photo courtesy of IMPA

How a member-led utility in Indiana is reaching out to the future.

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Departments

IAMC Insider: What Does the Future Hold?

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Fall 2020 – Fall 2021 Chair Jennifer Roth Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. Vice Chair Scott Cameron Sonoco Secretary/Treasurer Karen Shchuka Penske Truck Leasing Past Chair Colleen Caravati Corning Inc. Matt Boehlke Xcel Energy Michael Connors CORT Business Services Corp. James Eckert Owens Corning Jim Hazard, SIOR esrp Gregory Hitchin, CEcD City of […]

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South Central Missouri: ENDLESS OPPORTUNITY

by Savannah King

In the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, South Central Missouri is made up of 12 counties

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Missouri Northeast is Redefining Rural

by Savannah King

Nestled in the northeast corner of the state, Missouri Northeast is home to a highly trained and affordable labor force

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The Tax Man Doesn’t Cometh

by Ron Starner

Businesses keep more money in their pockets thanks to recent reforms.

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Investment Profile

‘Up with the Sun, Gone with the Wind’

by Adam Bruns

Cross Winds Energy Park in Tuscola County has been generating power for Consumers Energy’s millions of customers since 2014.

Photos courtesy of Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy and Michigan communities leave coal behind on the road to a net-zero future.

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Features

Feeding the Institutional Roots of Life Sciences Clusters

Thermo Fisher announced in May it will build and operate a cell therapy development, manufacturing and collaboration center in leased space on the University of California, San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus, which includes biomedical research facilities and hospitals. UCSF is a crucial catalyst for the Bay Area’s world-leading life sciences cluster.

Photo by Matt Beardsley

Joanne Pizzo, co-founder of Planning Plus, offers insights into eds & meds connectivity, and 10 timely strategies for colleges looking to leverage their real estate.

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Seeds Of Innovation

by Savannah King

Illinois’ new cannabis industry is on track to revolutionize the state’s agribusiness sector.

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Central Casting

by Adam Bruns

Pioneering workforce development programs aim to be right on time for tomorrow’s technologies.

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Headquartered in Illinois

by Mark Arend

Only three states are home to more major corporate headquarters than Illinois

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