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Montrose Group analysis shows how updated Opportunity Zones regulations could encourage major corporate location projects.

Giant multinationals see a green future in the Rocky Mountain West.

Can an “Ocean Supercluster” designation boost Atlantic Canada’s economic prospects?

Komatsu plans a transformational headquarters campus in the city’s lagging Harbor District.

Mike Janke, co-founder of Data Tribe, tells us why Baltimore and Maryland are ready to lap the field — again — in the race to cybersuperiority.

Lab-created gems are shaking up the jewelry market. Genome editing could help food crop yields and shelf life skyrocket. And unmanned watercraft already may be cruising into a port near you. Gary Daughters explores the potential of three disruptive technologies.

Already lauded for its resilience, Greater Dayton recently was named by The Brookings Institution among only 11 of the 100 biggest U.S. metros to achieve inclusive growth in socio-economic, racial and generational terms.

Economic development at the fringes of civilization — in this case, Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic — offers a testbed for new strategies. Plus: Our latest analysis of top rural and micropolitan areas for National Career Readiness Certificates.

Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt says all departments in his cabinet lead to the Commerce Department, “because everything is about growing our state.”

The shifting map of America's factory belt highlights the migration pattern of good jobs.

As Site Selection Editor in Chief Mark Arend attends the Smart Airports & Regions Conference & Exhibition kicking off today in El Paso, Texas, aerotropolis expert John Kasarda walks us through the incredibly rapid ramp-up of this new zone in Henan Province.

Academics have a plan to fix the southern border. It may surprise you.

Airlines and institutions put their shoulders to the workforce wheel in order to keep wings aloft.

Martin Roche returned to his native land to smell the political mood in Scotland and ask what a newly independent Scotland might look like to mobile investors.

Green is as green does in these leading territories.

Ron Starner documents how a global auto giant and a Bay Area fintech firm fell in love with the Nashville region and proved their love with major relocations from California.

The IAMC Chair praises quiet (but not silent) partners, and John Salustri explores options to cope with rising construction costs.

West Des Moines and environs have what financial sector investors are looking for.

New laws give the green light for more growers and processors in South Carolina and other states. We also learn the top 10 states by licensed hemp acreage.

The railroad observes 150 years as an economic engine.

News briefs document where in the world remittances are headed; a MIPIM award winner; pan-African investment; London’s financial services downturn; where global talent is going; the rise of renewables; and some sharp words about Brexit from the Airbus CEO.

Four years after choosing a site in Florida, Coquí Pharma’s CEO explains why a crucial medical isotope project is now landing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

A roundup of economic development happenings in some former colonies.

Beaches aren't the only draw for entrepreneurs in the Sunshine State.