Louisiana Reboots
“Georgia has won the arms race,” says an official.
January 2018
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FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
Our annual 50-state guide updates you on news from the past year, and what to watch for in the year ahead.
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All of the Above
The Secretary of the Interior and his boss want more energy development, and they want it now.
Raising the Roof
In the drive to optimize cubage, automation and e-commerce drive the stacks and the ceilings ever higher.
The 2018 Regional Workforce Development Rankings
It is difficult to overstate how crucial workforce development is to a state’s economic health.
Where Dreamers Become Doers
Who’s achieving the American Dream and who’s not? A unique survey sheds light on both.
More Than Some Like It Hot
‘We gotta go where it’s warm,’ say respondents in annual Site Selectors Survey.
Investment Profiles
An Electric Lifeline for Manufacturers
FirstEnergy helps industrial customers take advantage of a huge gas play in the tri-state region.
How to Future-Proof Your Workforce
Employers partner with schools to provide career training via apprenticeships, internships and incubators in San Bernardino County.
Speed Racers
Business execs in Austin area say that if you want to grow fast, exit at Pflugerville.
How to Fast Track Logistics
Airside or landside, this ‘Aerotropolis’ delivers logistics assets like no other location.
A Dragon Roars.
Those paying attention to US President Donald’s Trump’s visit to China in November will recall that while there he signed trade agreements, and the biggest share of those deals went to the port city of Longkou.
The ‘Great Human’ Theory
In Ontario, the technology is nearly as astounding as the people who create it.
International
Why Batteries Matter
Decisions along the battery value chain are particularly complex, as well as vital to carmakers’ future competitiveness.
Making Waves
The Caribbean rides the crest of rising call center and BPO activity.
Vietnam Journey
As in other emerging markets, Vietnam’s opportunities grow clearer when viewed at the regional level.
Departments
IAMC Insider: Honored to Serve
The first letter from new IAMC Chair Mark Eichkorn; insights into leveraging data analytics; and tips on successful environmental assessments at sites.
Editor’s View: So Much Winning in 2018?
The last two articles I wrote for this issue have me looking forward to the New Year more than I have in recent memory.
Area Spotlights
Growth Plan to Benefit ‘All Corners of the State’
Considering a Northwest location? If so, you may benefit from one or more of Business Oregon’s priorities for the next several years.
Automakers Slide Into Electric Future
Tennessee’s signature industry sees substantial investments over the last year, with an emphasis on electric vehicles.
These States Know How to Scrap
Steel has a super-powered influence on the Midwest’s economy.
Rebound Detroit!
The resurgence is real. If there’s a town that can muscle the rest of the deal, it might be the Motor City.
Alabama a Case Study in Japan-Southeast Relations
Whether it gets the Toyota-Mazda plant or not, the state’s long-running string of Japanese FDI shows no signs of slowing.
Special Advertising Sections
Adding On
Manufacturing advances from historic forging territory to beyond Earth’s atmosphere
Auto-Focus
A Big Three OEM will navigate the future by reviving a relic of the past.