by Peter Miscovich President, Interior Space International High-technology. Flexible work scheduling. Corporate downsizing. Teaming. Office hoteling. Reduced occupancy costs. Enhanced productivity. Work force diversification. The “learning organization.” New corporate concerns, objectives, technologies and philosophies have transformed today’s workplace. Companies planning to lease office space must recognize that buildings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s no […]
The mission of The Competitiveness Institute is to improve the living standards and local competitiveness of regions across the world by enhancing cluster-based development initiatives. Our focus is primarily on regional clusters – geographic groupings of firms in the same or closely related industries. The Institute’s members are active in 38 […]
COMMENTARY From Site Selection magazine, March 2008 Will Growth Control Zones Be Choice Sites of the Future? The biggest problem on Planet Earth today is control of population growth. The United Nations has failed to establish a workable global program. Few nations other than China have even attempted to launch their own plans. The […]
Last summer, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson began removing barriers to employment by signing a bill that expanded licensing reciprocity in the state. House Bill 2046 allows workers licensed in others states to be licensed in Missouri and work in the state. Before the bill’s signing, Missouri only allowed license reciprocity if the license was awarded in […]