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.
Ron Starner
Executive Vice President of Conway, Inc.
Ron Starner is Executive Vice President of Conway Data Inc. and Site Selection magazine. He has been with Conway since 2000 and writes extensively for Site Selection and Conway’s Custom Content Publishing Division. His Twitter handle is @RonStarner.
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