Area Spotlights

In early 2014, Maryland state legislators convened a private-sector task force to study the state’s business climate.

The Quad Cities’ Mississippi River divide is just part of the local landscape, except to Illinois-side economic developers and the capital investors they seek. The latter have a stark choice in which state to operate.

The towns of Dyersburg, Newbern and Trimble in Dyer County, Tenn., have produced a lot of goods in their history, from Sylvania flash bulbs in the 1970s to utility transformers from Ermco today.

Honors and accolades are great. Cold hard cash is too.

An Icelandic industry model migrates to the New World.

A greater emphasis on workforce development results in impressive job creation.

How the proliferation of industry clustering is moving the needle in Idaho.

Compete. Invest. Grow. Three objectives, One Turnaround Plan for Michigan.

A game-changing trade case, a watershed agreement and promises kept all mean good things for Oregon.

Leaders offer insights into serving energy, commodities and consumers in Greater Omaha and beyond.