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Area Spotlights

May 7, 2025

NEW ENGLAND: The Ties That Bind

If you heard Hydro-Quebec is no longer exporting power to New England, listen up: Here are the facts about the region’s present and future power scenario.

May 7, 2025

How Ohio Rebuilt its Factory Base

If you’re looking for lessons on how Ohio rebuilt its factory base, Dayton is a good place to start. Convincing younger workers to relocate has played a big role.

May 6, 2025

THE GREAT LAKES

Incisive analysis from the senior source water policy manager at the Alliance for the Great Lakes asks if data center proliferation is worth the cost.

March 26, 2025

Indiana: Nature Powers Beneficial Science

Primient and Sustainea Biologics partner on a novel approach to sustainability in the corn wet milling and plastics sectors. Superior Ag lands a new facility on the banks of the Ohio River in Spencer County.

March 17, 2025

California: SWISS DRUG MAKER BANKS ON THE GOLDEN STATE

How Vacaville became a biotech boomtown in the Bay Area. Plus updates on wildfire recovery, legislation, film production in San Diego, energy storage at Camp Pendleton and the state’s leadership in green building.

March 14, 2025

Northeast U.S.: The Commute Matters

The hot-button issue of congestion pricing in New York City highlights a larger regional conversation about commuting and transit options.

January 21, 2025

Boston-Washington Corridor

Technology means more here. Just ask the folks behind chip and quantum projects up and down the corridor.

January 21, 2025

Tennessee

Multiple projects show why Oak Ridge National Lab is a catalyst behind resurging interest in nuclear power.

January 20, 2025

MIDWEST: Jetting to the Heartland

Ron Starner talks to top executives at a sustainable aviation fuel maker and an AI cloud hyperscaler about why they’re betting big on small Midwest towns.