Commerce Director sees new technology as key to growth in Washington.
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UW Innovation is Changing the World
CoMotion is much more than the University of Washington’s business incubator. By showing innovators how to become entrepreneurs and build successful companies, CoMotion serves as the university’s vital link between education, research and economic development.
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24 for ’24: Emerging Tech Hubs Around the World
Online Insider: 24 for ’24: Emerging Tech Hubs Around the World: In an exclusive report, the expert team at Netherlands-based BCI Global takes a close look at two dozen ‘out-of-the-box’ cities for future software development and support centers.
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Tex-Flex: Where Workplace Flexibility & Prosperity Coexist
Samsung, which continues to grow in Austin, Texas (pictured), offers its global office workforce a variety of remote work and “work from anywhere” options.
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Wyoming Projects: Plenty and Rare
Vertical farming company Plenty Unlimited aims to create 125 jobs at a new center of excellence in Cirrus Sky Technology Park in Laramie, Wyoming’s first technology-zoned business park.
Photo courtesy of Plenty
Wyoming: Wyoming Projects¦ Plenty and Rare: In 2023, Wyoming has gained project investments from companies named Plenty Unlimited and Rare Element Resources that address two pressing challenges: food security and the need for domestic rare earth…
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Medical Devices & Technology: Where Do Top 10 Orthopedic Device Companies Choose to Invest Top Dollar?
If your company is leading the world in sales, it only makes sense to reinvest in some parts of that world, right?
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3 Cities to Watch in the Desert Southwest
Sphere Las Vegas opened to much fanfare and the sounds of U2 on Sept. 29, after a four-year, $2.3 billion construction project.
Images courtesy of Sphere Entertainment Co.
Water keeps flowing as manufacturers flock to growing communities.
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Project Bulletin: November 28, 2023
Last week, Eli Lilly and Company announced that it would bring a new manufacturing facility to the town of Alzey in southwestern Germany.
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The Benefit of Doing Business with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
A Mississippi State University Choctaw Preview Day in April 2022 ended with stickball practice at The Junction in the heart of the MSU campus in Starkville.
Photo by Michaela Parker courtesy of MSU Extension Service
Incentives and a skilled workforce invite opportunities for corporate expansion on Native lands.
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Global Automotive: Look to Asia for Next-Gen EVs
NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang (left) appears on stage in Taipei with Hon Hai Technology Group CEO Young Liu to announce Foxconn’s latest forays into vehicle manufacturing.
Photo courtesy of Hon Hai
“It’s safe to say the pace is electrifying.
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New Investments in Manufacturing and Agriculture Sweep Into the Dakotas
The Grand Farm Innovation Campus will provide expanded acreage for the deployment of agriculture technology projects, rapid prototyping capabilities, and increased research and educational capacity
Rendering courtesy of Grand Farm Innovation Campus
Over the next few years, with the help of innovative practices, the processes behind farming and food production will take a new direction that optimizes resources…
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Cross-Border Corridors: Both Sides Now: Insights into the Borderzone Economy
At the same time migrants are reported to be crossing the U.S.-Mexico border en masse in order to avoid apprehension by U.S. Border Patrol personnel…
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Project Bulletin
Project Bulletin: November 21, 2023
To prepare to better serve local and global markets, DHL Express has completed a $400 million expansion at its nearly 20-year-old Central Asia Hub (CAH) in Hong Kong.
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More Than Just Fun & Games
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Eyes on EVs
UNC Charlotte’s BATT CAVE is a leader in EV-related research.
Photo courtesy of UNC Charlotte
Raw materials and smarts propel Charlotte to a position of electric vehicle leadership.
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‘The Man Who Built Charlotte’
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Young People Are Choosing Charlotte
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Busting Loose
NFL football was a stepping-stone to Charlotte’s emergence.
Photo Courtesy of Tepper Sports
No question, Charlotte has stormed the scene.
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An EV Road Trip to Remember
When is the last time you took a road trip to remember? For me, it was just a few weeks ago.
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Is There a Correlation Between K-12 Computer Science and State Innovation Competitiveness?
In Oregon, where 64% of public high schools offer foundational computer science, scholastic esports organization Vanta in May announced it was partnering with East Metro STEAM Partnership (EMSP), Multnomah Education Service District (MESD) and Intel to establish an esports community initiative at the high school and middle school level.
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Project Bulletin: November 14, 2023
Power management company Eaton is preparing to double its production capacity in both El Paso and Nacogdoches, Texas.
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Nebraska: The Parks That Herald Omaha’s Return to the River
Omaha’s RiverFront has drawn half a million visitors since its opening in August.
Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority
The exact date isn’t clear, but about 10 years ago two high-powered Omaha business leaders paid a call on the city’s new mayor, Jean Stothert, to make an audacious request.
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