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Read January 2013 IssueThe following pages highlight recent corporate facility projects, new laws and incentives policies, wages, employment, demographics and cost-of-doing-business facts in one easy-to-digest compendium.
Read Cover StoryThe voters have spoken. The U.S. election of November 2012 resulted in very little visible change — Democrats retain control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans the House of Representatives and most governors’ mansions — 30 as of this month.
Read Cover Story“You’re going to see the development of these resources. The money is too big to even have the politics squash it.” So says Arthur P. Hall, founding executive director of the Center for Applied Economics at the University of Kansas School of Business, of the quickly evolving energy plays across North America.
If one didn’t know exactly where on Fazeley Street Fazeley Studios are located, they would be easy to miss.
As the infrastructure requirements for customer contact centers increase, so do the requirements for the workers at these operations and the facilities that house them.
Many companies worldwide have chosen to locate in logistics clusters, so what can enterprises learn about these communities that they do not already know? The answer is “a great deal,” for two reasons.
By 2025, water withdrawals are expected to increase by 50 percent in developing countries and 18 percent in developed countries.
Two of the issues critically important to site selectors — work force and incentives — came into sharp relief in December, thanks to a Michigan governor and a New York Times reporter.
The ground game of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the 1960s and 1970s was often referred to as “three yards and a cloud of dust.” It was an affectionate way of saying that the offense might not be pretty, but more often than not it gets the job done.
Industrial investors are finding the space, work force and business cost advantages they require in the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND), just 160 kilometers west of Shanghai — China’s glittering commercial and financial center.
Comprehensive logistics assets and a desirable work force are two criteria common to most site selectors’ wish lists.
The Pittsburgh coal seam discovered in 1750 was expected to have a life of about 100 years. That seam, one of the richest in the world, is still being mined today. So is Pennsylvania’s enduring streak of energy innovation and leadership.
Suddenly, the eyes of investors turned toward Mexico, and not because of the violence unleashed by the drug war.
A president is chosen. World markets hold their breath, waiting to see what policies he will adopt that will have an impact not only domestically but in every corner of the world. It’s big news — and it’s not Barack Obama.
The Sultanate of Oman lies at the eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, boasting a stunning landscape combing the desert, the mountains, plains and sea.
Suppliers to two of Alabama’s key industries announced new operations in the state in December, including the first to supply Airbus’ new A320 production plant in Mobile (see the Aerospace Report in the November 2011 issue).
Ole Miss has a new way to prepare business students for more satisfying careers in the manufacturing sector — and for manufacturers to access engineers, accountants and other business majors with an actual understanding of manufacturing.
Maine is a bundle of contradiction, wrapped snugly in traditional New England eccentricity.
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he had two primary goals when he came into office in 2007: Grow the state’s economy and streamline state government.
“Welcome to NikeTown!,” read the signs outside the Oregon state capitol in Salem in December.
When two multinational firms announced recently that they would invest a combined US$3.1 billion to build nitrogen fertilizer production units in Iowa, the news only confirmed what many economists had begun to see throughout the Midwest.
This fall, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead presided over the opening of the $70-million National Center for Atmospheric Research west of Cheyenne, while also formulating a new energy strategy. The state’s more than 42 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves continue to play a major part in energy strategy and in the atmosphere, not to mention the state’s high-ranking business climate and fiscal soundness.
If the Mac’s coming back, could the Empire State be its destination?
The ink from Gov. Rick Snyder’s signature on House Bill 4003 and Senate Bill 116 was barely dry when reaction started pouring in to the legislation that will make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state on April 1, 2013.