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Aaron Renn says these 10 cities are ready for the big time. They just need to act like it.

Hyundai’s $1.5 billion plant in Indonesia, announced in November, adds to the all-time high of $155 billion in FDI that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries welcomed in 2018. Also: a glimpse at Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities China index.

A look at what makes fintech firms and ecosystems tick.

We examine state workforce climates across four U.S. regions, with exclusive insights from Emsi on what’s attracting people to top counties for talent.

It’s awards season in the entertainment world. The rest of the world is pursuing the rewards that come from that exploding film and TV production economy. Explore our original analysis of industry figures and learn from our interviews with other industry figures.

Dig into our annual state-by-state compendium of detailed legislative updates, gubernatorial commentary, project data, demographic and economic facts, and six Rankings That Matter.

Learn the details behind three major investments in northern Mississippi in recent months that will create a combined 850 new jobs.

Quick-hitting stories update you on Bombardier’s talent hunt in Canada; Burnham Center in Chicago; America’s fastest-growing jobs; “last touch” warehouse space; and a strange light in the sky over Ontario.

Tractus Asia's John Evans and Hank Hulick explore options for companies considering a "China plus one" strategy.

Microsoft commits half a billion dollars to making the Puget Sound affordable again.

Denis Merkwirth walks us through the latest on the energiewende, or Germany’s energy transformation, and the business opportunities that may result.

Through on-site interviews with company, community and institutional leaders, Ron Starner reveals compelling insights about the economic development momentum of this Blue Ridge Mountain region.

How a Silicon Valley juggernaut embraced a tech hub in the Heartland.

What have protests and standoffs meant for global corporate investment in Hong Kong? Editor in Chief Mark Arend earlier this fall interviewed InvestHK Director-General of Investment Promotion Stephen Phillips about the recent unrest and continuing inward investment flows.

In an exclusive contribution to Site Selection, the experts at Tractus Asia tell us why various factors are making India more attractive.

Next-gen work centers for the developmentally disabled benefit everyone involved.

Reports call for focus on supply chains, more R&D.

At an ideal meeting place, Greater Paducah meets up with this year’s Great River Cup for most projects per capita along the entire river’s length. Greater Cincinnati tallies the most projects, while Louisville’s Jefferson County tops all Ohio River counties.

Georgia sets a record for most consecutive top state business climate wins. Gov. Brian Kemp explains why.

Is the end of the economic development incentive war at hand? Depends where you look, writes University of Texas Professor Nathan Jensen, co-author of “Incentives to Pander: How Politicians Use Corporate Welfare for Political Gain.”

NIIMBL in Delaware aims to help biotech move — you guessed it — faster and more effectively.

What state manufacturing experts in Virginia, Delaware and Maryland want you to know.

Wyoming is leading the drive in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

How a location data firm found its new HQ location in its hometown.