Snapshot
A new white paper from DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Group’s ocean and air freight division, discusses “various countries in South East Asia, Southern and Eastern Europe as well as Middle East and South America as strategic alternatives and additions to China.”
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Project Bulletin
QTS is making a $750 million investment in Cedar Rapids.
QTS officially named as data center developer in Iowa; Vinton Steel grows under Texas JETI program; BAE Systems expands manufacturing site in New York.
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Snapshot
Last fall, waiting out the time before a departure over a pastrami on rye and a beer at a large Midwestern international airport, I had one of the more interesting airport conversations of my life with a stranger who sat down across the table.
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Project Bulletin
The production facility will feature automated inspections through its quality assurance system to eliminate errors that lead to defective products. Photo courtesy of Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc.
Isuzu Motors expands EV capabilities in South Carolina; New JV addresses energy infrastructure needs in Texas; Lenovo brings its tech to Saudi Arabia.
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Provalus says it is driven by a unique purpose: transforming communities from the inside out.
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Provalus is strengthening small-town economies by bringing IT jobs to rural America.
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In addition to groundbreaking articulation agreements
with more than 60 four-year universities, Miami Dade
College offers more than 300 distinct degree pathways
and numerous career certificates, apprenticeships and
digital badges.
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A new accelerator supports best practices in workforce development across community and technical colleges in NSF Innovation Engine regions.
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Online Insider
Arsenal-1 is planned to be a 5-million-sq.-ft. manufacturing complex for the production of high-tech drones and munitions to be used by the U.S. Armed Forces.
Unless otherwise noted, all images courtesy of Anduril Industries
A nationwide search led the defense contractor to a site in Greater Columbus.
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An experiment that took place over six months delivered some surprising results at Trip.com.
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JLL, QTS and Grand Rapids are building new talent pools by starting upstream.
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Special Advertising Sections
In today’s data center conversation, there is considerable discussion of ideal topology, clean power, cost per MW, network connectivity (latency) and a myriad of “flavor of the month” issues. The dialog is wide ranging because data center facilities are complex, technology changes rapidly and owners/operators have disparate needs
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Here’s how some places are addressing the critical shortage of STEM workers.
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International Update
Pfizer Chief Global Supply Office Mike McDermott [center right] and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong [center left] open the new API facility in July 2024.
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Pfizer has announced that it invested $743 million to expand its four-year-old Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) plant at Singapore’s Tuas Biomedical Park. At 429,000 sq. ft., the upgraded facility will begin production of small molecule APIs used in the pharmaceutical manufacturer’s oncology, pain and antibiotic medicines.
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Orlando, Florida, is the only metro among the nation’s 55 largest to display an oversupply of credentials in
both high-paying middle-skills blue-collar occupations and high-paying middle-skills STEM occupations.
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Report reveals credential shortages in programs aligned with high-paying middle skills jobs in 55 U.S. metro areas.
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Construction Ready is a not-for-profit organization focused on building a skilled construction workforce.
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America has a massive shortage of trained workers in the trades. Here are some places that are fixing that.
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Credentialing programs are bridging gaps between employers and workers.
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Snapshot
At the end of January, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the developer of the global LEED green building program, released its annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED.
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Huntsville, Alabama, was recently named the No. 1 Emerging Tech Talent Market in North America by CBRE.
Photo courtesy of Huntsville/Madison County Chamber
These up-and-coming tech hubs are providing talented workers in droves.
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Toyota Gazoo Racing North America (TGRNA) is expanding its sports car racing program with the new GR Corolla TC racecar, unveiled at the GR Garage in Mooresville, North Carolina. The new GR Corolla TC racecar starts as a production GR Corolla and undergoes a series of race-ready upgrades to compete in SRO’s TC America series.
The world’s largest car company is making waves in workforce development in Kentucky.
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Apprentice program partnerships involving AON, Allstate, City Colleges of Chicago and the One Million Degrees program have shown promising results in one of the top states for student economic outcomes.
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What your graduates attain has a direct impact on economic development
in your community and state.
Project Bulletin
The Steel Authority of India Limited plans to increase production with fewer carbon emissions in Jharkhand.
SAIL ramps up production in India; USG brings paper production back to Orange, Texas; Aerospace company meets demand in North Carolina.
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