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January 2017
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Read January 2017 IssueCover Story
Change Is Refreshing. Predictability Is Too.
The latest edition of our annual 50-state guide updates you on economic development laws, leaders, policies, incentives and projects.
Read Cover StoryFeatures
Flyover States Fly High
Why — and where — the heartland is getting hipper.
The Tide Turns for Oil & Gas and for Wind
How the election is recalibrating energy prices and hot spots.
Integrated Circuits
How Amazon is rewriting the book on global e-commerce networks.
Ohio, Indiana Flex Muscle
Site selectors give nod to policy changes coming out of Columbus and Indy, as concerns about taxes and regulations dominate annual survey.
The American Dream Reimagined
The American Dream Composite Index lays out a better blueprint for measuring economic development achievement.
A Tough ACT to Follow
Are locations making progress in quantifying skills required by capital investors?
Perfect Storm:
The Real Reasons Behind Reshoring
Investment Profiles
Workers Revive Flint Economy
Automotive industry firms build advanced manufacturing plants in Vehicle City.
Changing the World. Again.
Saxony-Anhalt is printing parts for space — and your face.
The Freedom to Fly
‘Local control’ proves to be an important milestone for Ontario International Airport and San Bernardino County, California.
Real Brains, Real Work
Israel’s ‘Innovation Box’ builds on a longstanding heritage of superior innovation.
The Innovation Infrastructure You Can’t See
Windsor-Essex, Ontario, is the only major Canadian metro south of the US border; more importantly, it’s a powerhouse industrial center.
Shine On
In the world of optics and photonics, the German federal state of Thuringia is a beacon for the ‘century of light’ ahead.
International
Ports Are in a Storm,
What containerized cargo throughput in this region portends for 2017.
In The (Free Economic) Zone? Probably.
Much of South Korea is a free economic zone, if going right to China isn’t in the cards.
Which EU Nations Shine Brightest for Future FDI Attraction?
A new scoreboard shows it’s all in the eye of the beholder.
Unintended Consequences
Mexico reacts quickly to US elections.
Departments
Editor’s View: It Just Might Work
Analysis in this issue of the Trump win is guardedly optimistic
Area Spotlights
Manufacturing Innovation Center To Open in ’17
A new Manufacturing Innovation Center will benefit companies and the Northwest.
Closing the Perception Gap
Experts weigh in on the weight of the Midwest’s past and the momentum of its future.
Airbus Project Adds Lift to Mobile’s Aerospace Sector
A former Air Force base is where to chart the regional cluster’s progress.
The Race For The Workforce of Today
Can the supply of skills required by advanced industries meet Tennessee companies’ demand for them?
Complete Autonomy
Autonomous vehicle and mobility research projects breathe new life into yesterday’s manufacturing facilities.