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July 2022
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Smarter Cities
New industrial urbanism calls for reassessing the relationships among cities, people and industry.
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Believing Who You Are
When it comes to rural economic development, Georgia’s the word.
Unicorns Are Everywhere
Contenders for Silicon Valley’s Top Ranking Abound in Global Startup Ecosystems Report 2022
IAMC: A Personal Journey
A Personal Journey
Entrepreneurs Serve Up Farm Fresh from Florida
In the innovative world of food & drink startups, a coastal town is making waves.
Trading Goals For Pathways
The top places for sustainability don’t talk about finding solutions. They go out and find them.
INDUSTRY CONSENSUS ON SUSTAINABILITY LOOKS FRAGILE
Pressed by a sense of urgency among scientists and the wider public, and by governments and investors who must fulfil promises made at COP (Conference of the Parties) summits
Breaking the Cyber Color Barrier
The pronounced shortage of cybersecurity workers has been exhaustively chronicled, as has the low participation rate of Black people and other minorities among technology industry professionals.
How Regions Can Leverage Space Technologies on The Ground
Only a few areas in the U.S. have the right infrastructure and coastal location to support government and commercial space ports.
No Manufacturer Is an Island
How one location builds resource bridges to companies large and small.
Investment Profiles
The Heart of Houston Beats With Business
Spring Branch bears fruit with a rich harvest of expanding companies.
Dollars Are Greener In Colombia
Colombia’s nearshoring strategy is one of many routes to helping companies and communities reach their sustainability goals.
Finding The Sweet Spot in Central Texas
Entrepreneurial spirit, diverse workforce fuel business success in Pflugerville.
Mississippi Will Fund Your Shovel-Ready Site
How do you put a price tag on speed to market?
BALTIMORE IS WIRED FOR TECH ENTREPRENEURS
With his massive, tatted arms, hulking torso and all-around swagger, Trevor Pryce might at first seem less the studio captain he is today than the NFL lineman he was for 14 seasons.
Where Innovation Transforms Every Day
High-tech lifestyle, quality of life and life sciences converge in Southeast Louisiana.
Why Biotech Firms Like Buckeye Land
From Amgen to Sarepta, biomedical companies bet big on Columbus Region.
The Dawn of Solar City, Indiana
Crossing into Indiana on Interstate 70, a driver might notice solar parks on either side of the highway.
West Virginia to World: ‘We’ve Got Your Back.’
‘We’ve Got Your Back.’
Career Program Finds Tomorrow’s Workforce TODAY
Abilene, Texas is taking the next step in developing the workforce of tomorrow.
International
Tariff Pause Shines Spotlight on Southeast Asia’s Solar Industry
In June, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation declaring a supply chain emergency and allowing the U.S. Department of Commerce to help shore up domestic solar power equipment
Departments
Editor’s View: How Smart Is Your City?
Our cover story takes the smart city discussion in a new, different direction. Editor in Chief Mark Arend shares his own different take on what’s smart.
Area Spotlights
University System Has Big Plans For a Former Pill Plant
When one door closes, another one opens, goes the saying.
How Wisconsin Is Tackling the Labor Shortage
Talent attraction efforts receive a big boost in the Badger State.
Rare Earth Magnet Producer To Start Operations In Stillwater
Oklahoma will soon be home to the Americas’ first rare earth metal and manufacturing facility, giving it a head start in the U.S. as companies bring such operations stateside.
Wind Demonstrates
How Growth and Sustainability Can Coincide in New Jersey
Bridge to The Future
St. Louis is building a better platform for transport & logistics.
LOUISIANA TAKES THE LEAD FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN THE GULF
The nation’s first offshore wind farm may have been built off the coast of New England, but it came to fruition with a healthy measure of Cajun ingenuity.
Intelligence Reports
Boots On the Ground
There are so many options in Texas outside of the Golden Triangle.”
Laredo Always on the Move
Gene Lindgren adores his adopted home of Laredo, Texas.
The Visual Arts Capital of Texas
If asked where the most distinctive art in Texas is to be found, some might point to Marfa.
Kilgore’s Synergy Welcomes the World
With nearly 1.5 million people within 60 miles and quick access to the DFW metro area via I-20, Kilgore’s location in northeast Texas already has a lot going for it.
Lubbock and Reese Offer Business-Friendly Environment and ‘Unusually Friendly” People
Remember BRAC? People living in 136 communities across the nation who sure do.
These Texas Towns Pack a Wallop
There are 44 small towns and counties across the 267,000 square miles of Texas who rallied together a few years ago as the Texas Economic Development Connection.