March 19, 2013
"It is exciting to see South Carolina once again recognized as the 'it' place for business investment," noted Gov. Nikki Haley in January, when her Commerce Department announced the Palmetto State's first-place finish in a ranking of foreign direct investment (FDI) destination states for 2011 based on estimated jobs.
March 18, 2013
There's a revival going on in the Northeast as companies across the industry spectrum are discovering anew the location advantages of dense population centers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
January 21, 2013
Suppliers to two of Alabama’s key industries announced new operations in the state in December, including the first to supply Airbus’ new A320 production plant in Mobile (see the Aerospace Report in the November 2011 issue).
January 21, 2013
Ole Miss has a new way to prepare business students for more satisfying careers in the manufacturing sector — and for manufacturers to access engineers, accountants and other business majors with an actual understanding of manufacturing.
January 21, 2013
Maine is a bundle of contradiction, wrapped snugly in traditional New England eccentricity.
January 21, 2013
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he had two primary goals when he came into office in 2007: Grow the state’s economy and streamline state government.
January 17, 2013
“Welcome to NikeTown!,” read the signs outside the Oregon state capitol in Salem in December.
January 17, 2013
When two multinational firms announced recently that they would invest a combined US$3.1 billion to build nitrogen fertilizer production units in Iowa, the news only confirmed what many economists had begun to see throughout the Midwest.
January 16, 2013
This fall, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead presided over the opening of the $70-million National Center for Atmospheric Research west of Cheyenne, while also formulating a new energy strategy. The state’s more than 42 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves continue to play a major part in energy strategy and in the atmosphere, not to mention the state’s high-ranking business climate and fiscal soundness.
January 14, 2013
If the Mac’s coming back, could the Empire State be its destination?