February 8, 2012
Air cargo hubs in the Pacific Northwest help global firms streamline supply chains. For global companies using the Pacific Northwest as a gateway to the Americas, many are increasingly turning to air transport. One reason Anchorage is so popular as an air cargo hub is because it is 9.5 hours or less from 90 percent of the industrialized world.
January 18, 2012
The Brookings Institution's December 2011 MetroMonitor report includes Detroit and Grand Rapids in its list of the 20 metros with the strongest economic recoveries, crediting growth in manufacturing activity, particularly associated with production of autos, auto parts and related durable goods.
January 18, 2012
Pennsylvania-based stainless steel and premium alloy manufacturer Carpenter Technology Corp. in October chose a 230-acre (93-hectare) site near the Limestone County, Alabama, municipality of Athens, in the Huntsville metro area, for a US$500-million new plant that will make premium alloy products.
December 22, 2011
In late September, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new agreements with Intel, IBM, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, TSMC and Samsung that will result in US$4.4 billion of investments over the next five years to create the next generation of computer chip technology. The state said the investments were secured in competition with countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
December 21, 2011
A strong logistics network and vibrant cities drive growing global companies to thrive in Washington.
December 20, 2011
Two homegrown Omaha companies — TD Ameritrade and CSG Systems International — are building new headquarters campuses in their home town, adding hundreds of thousands of square feet of new work space to Nebraska’s chief commercial center. Both are consolidating operations from multiple locations around the metro — five locations in TD Ameritrade’s case.
December 20, 2011
Ohio River Corridor: Collection Points
December 13, 2011
When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently rated Montana the No. 1 state for business startups and the sixth best business climate in the nation, the news may have surprised some people.
December 13, 2011
State reaches new Amazon deal; automotive cluster grows.
November 28, 2011
Technology is pushing wind turbines higher and putting them into all sorts of new locations, including on top of skyscrapers, data centers and big-box retailers.