January 21, 2026
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY: Town & Country
Blockbuster projects and plans have a way of nudging day-to-day victories out of the spotlight.
Intelligence Reports
November 12, 2025
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT: NEXT-GENERATION TRANSPORTATION: ON THE MOVE
In metro Phoenix, novel ways to get from point A to point B start up as frequently as … well … the region’s startups themselves, which have made the region one of the fastest growing startup ecosystems and tech talent hotbeds.
November 12, 2025
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT: HIGHER EDUCATION, WORKFORCE & AI: Where AI Gets Real
Cognite, a leading industrial data operations platform incorporating the power of data and AI, has had a busy 2025 as the company aligns operations with AI growth and innovation policies of various nations and regions. The company opened a center of excellence in Bengaluru, India, in March 2025.
November 12, 2025
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT: BIOSCIENCE: ‘Transformative’ Describes Life Sciences Investments and the Scientific Progress Behind Them
March 3, 2025, dawned like any other Monday in the history of Phoenix, Arizona. Then it took a sudden turn toward the future.
November 12, 2025
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT: SEMICONDUCTORS: Where the Action Is
The spinoff from attracting semiconductor giant TSMC and its hundreds of billions of dollars of metro Phoenix investment is a case study for rainmaking in the desert.
November 11, 2025
GREATER PHOENIX INTELLIGENCE REPORT: INTRODUCTION: A Region Coming Into Its Own
Before a rocket or aircraft lifts off, the standard checklist phrase is “all systems go.” The Greater Phoenix economy has moved on to “light this candle.”
September 30, 2025
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO: More Than Just A Pretty Place
Brian Fulton, founder and CEO of vehicle camping and storage system manufacturer Goose Gear, says in a recently posted video, “Our goal is to simplify everybody’s process, whether you’re camping or working … everything is right where you need it right when you need it.”
July 23, 2025
Find Your Town
A growing group of small and midsized cities and counties and their allies across the state exists to do exactly what its name suggests: Make connections between mom-and-pop operations and the economic development resources that are just as available to the little guy as they are to the corporate giants.
May 5, 2025
GEORGIA Moves Into a ‘New Phase’
Senior Editor Gary Daughters and Executive VP Ron Starner tackle what’s next in the state’s economic development future; tort reform; and what it feels like to travel the friendly skies with a college fight instructor to a booming flight training program in middle Georgia.
March 25, 2025
Riverside County Offers ‘Powerhouse’ Ecosystem Driven by Diversity of Endeavors and Cultures
You can’t be an empire without leaders. The Inland Empire region of Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California, continues to demonstrate leadership in a number of areas — and attract global industry leaders because of it.
September 29, 2024
Greater Phoenix: Breaking New Ground
Projects and progress stretch across multiple industries and an entire region.
September 29, 2024
Greater Phoenix: Laying the Foundation for Innovation
Laying the Foundation for Innovation:
July 24, 2024
Get On the Bus for The Best of Texas
A journey through the communities of the TexasEdConnection
May 6, 2024
Spoiler Alert: Quad Cities No Longer Best Kept Secret
In management or editorial speak, “QC” stands for quality control, that endless process of getting things right as close to 100% of the time as possible. In the center of the United States, QC stands for “Quad Cities,” known for a manufacturing heritage that likes to do things right the first time. Forty years ago […]
March 6, 2024
Atlanta Stakes Claim As Soccer City USA
We won’t know who won the 2026 World Cup until all the matches are played two years from now in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
March 6, 2024
Supercharging Growth Through Worker Training
Georgia Quick Start underpins the Kia success story.
March 6, 2024
Innovative Archer Aviation Has Landed in Georgia
Relationships are key to another E-mobility project.
March 6, 2024
Q&A With the Commissioner
It’s all about business under Georgia’s gold dome.
March 5, 2024
Georgia Digs In On EVs & Clean Energy
Supply chains cluster around billion-dollar investments.
March 5, 2024
It Only Starts with Atlanta
Georgia is much more than its dynamic capital.
January 29, 2024
Tennessee Valley Authority: Born Ready
When it comes to economic development, TVA’s team, partners and communities know the importance of preparation.
November 20, 2023
More Than Just Fun & Games
A thriving sports culture is a unifying force for Charlotte.
November 20, 2023
Eyes on EVs
Raw materials and smarts propel Charlotte to a position of electric vehicle leadership.
November 20, 2023
‘The Man Who Built Charlotte’
Banker Hugh McColl rallied a city to greatness.