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Half a million college graduates over the past four years chose to locate in New York City, where a college student population of 530,000 still matriculates and an equally young business roster continues to grow — one in eight firms in the city started in the past 12 months.

What began a dozen years ago as a dream to transform a large tract of farmland in south Louisiana into a modern industrial park has emerged this year as a major economic development force in the South.

Running a state’s economic development office — or the state itself — affords those officeholders valuable opportunities to hear what’s on the minds of company executives looking to invest capital in new facilities.

Aerospace companies looking to get their operations airborne quickly will find they can easily do so in Maryland. Over 9,000 such companies have a presence in the state, perhaps because it has the highest concentration of aerospace engineers in the country.

Pflugerville Mayor Victor Gonzales says there are many reasons why this booming Austin suburb in Central Texas was recently named the No. 15 Best Place to Live in America by U.S. News & World Report.

If you build it, they will come. This sentiment rings true for economic developers as much as it does for farmers building fields of dreams.

In March, John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express, and Prof. Steven A. Altman of the NYU Stern School of Business (lead author of the DHL Trade Atlas), shared in-depth analysis of global trade and regional connectedness as part of their ongoing research that tracks countries by both speed and scale of trade growth.

Nuclear energy is back. The more than 10 million people in seven states served by the Tennessee Valley Authority know this better than most.

One of the most scenic and underutilized spots in the nation’s capital is undergoing an extreme makeover that will transform the area into a hotbed of mixed-use development.

The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard served for nearly two centuries as a strategic shipbuilding, maintenance and repair complex. About 40,000 people

Virginia takes keeping its tech-talent pond well stocked very seriously.

PNK Group’s commitment to optimizing processes transforms potentially stressful projects into successful, hassle-free experiences.

Darryl Sampey, a veteran of Maryland’s life sciences community, co-founded BioFactura, a biopharmaceutical startup, in 2004. Twenty-plus later, he views the newly expanded business as a “poster child” for a homegrown Maryland biotech company.

Airport-driven economic development is not just a desired outcome in San Bernardino County in Southern California; it is ingrained into the strategy and mission of those who lead the airports in this Inland Empire jurisdiction of 2.18 million people.

Site 36’s transformation marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Wyoming, Michigan. Previously a General Motors stamping plant and cornerstone of the city’s economy, the 75-acre site sat vacant for nearly 15 years following the plant’s closure in 2009.

When a state is recognized for economic development success, as is the case with Site Selection’s annual Governors’ Cups (one for total capital investment projects the previous year and one for total projects per capita), the big projects that create thousands of new jobs near major metros naturally come to mind.

Realizing a promising opportunity requires a level of commitment equal to the promise — commitment of time, belief, work, capital and people.

Most of us dream of one day launching a new business and being our own boss.

If you were a North American company leader and could pick a European business services location that’s literally the closest to home, did you know Portugal would be your first landing spot across the Atlantic?

If you want to know why so many high-growth companies and the talented people they employ are moving to San Bernardino County in the Inland Empire of Southern California, the answer can be summed up in one word: opportunity

A City Attuned to the Rhythm of Business

From an old-world industry like winemaking to new-world sectors like electric motorbikes and space exploration, innovation serves as the linchpin for three entrepreneurial businesses that aim to upset the status quo and change the world.

A new Vitality Fund gains traction as a global firm relocates Americas HQ from New York to DC.

The co-owner of salon tool company Olivia Garden describes why Antioch and the Bay Area make sense for this global leader.