Healthcare Services & Wellness Programs Form Perfect Unions
Developers are carving out niches as trusted advisers and partners to healthcare systems.
September 2016
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Can Infrastructure Keep America Competitive?
Obsolete infrastructure poses a real obstacle to attracting and retaining business, writes Henry Petroski.
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The Rich Get Richer
Texas, Louisiana clean up in plastics and chemicals projects; now they’re poised to do it again.
Flexible Assets
A Vital Resource When Disaster Strikes
International Plants Dot America’s Smaller Towns
It’s become evident that rural and remote are not synonymous.
The Year’s Best Utilities Give You Much More Than Power
Service, data, technology and savvy add up to success for these top-performing teams in economic development.
Investment Profiles
Tech Talent Thrives in Allen
Technology companies thrive in North Dallas community that has been growing up with them.
‘Miracle in a Cornfield’
Technology assets in southern Indiana join forces to create extraordinary potential for sustainable economic development.
Columbus Tech Masters Change the Retail Game
From Jifiti to Chute Gerdeman, the new wizards of retail call Ohio’s capital region home.
Industrial Demand Skyrockets In San Bernardino County
Fortune 500 firms find fertile ground for maximizing growth in Southern California’s new golden market.
The UK’s Sweet Spot for Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing
Proximity to the UK and European markets
provides real value for money and is a key factor
for companies investing in Northern Ireland.
International
Mass Exodus or Switzerland on Steroids?
Corporate location and foreign direct investment
experts weigh in on Great Britain’s recent Brexit
referendum.
Cultivating the Roots of Canadian Innovation
The top provincial agencies and local economic
development offices for 2016.
Departments
Editor’s View: Audience Participation
Reviewing the results of our recent reader survey, which garnered the strongest rate of participation in years.
Area Spotlights
Governor Signs $1-Billion Economic Development Package
Governor Charlie Baker signed comprehensive economic development legislation into law deepening the state’s economic competitiveness.
Report Cards Are Out – State Innovation Grades Are Above Average
States in this region are Innovation Champions and
Leaders, according to a recent ranking from the
Consumer Technology Association.
Why Expanding Mid-Atlantic Firms Are Staying Put
The Mid-Atlantic region — Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, and West Virginia — is having a bit of a moment right now.
How the Southeast Is Winning Advanced Industry Projects
Why this region is ahead of the pack in attracting
advanced industry projects.
Center of Excellence Expands State’s Aerospace Industry
A new aerospace Center of Excellence would add lift to
a strategically important industry sector.
Let’s Get Crackin’
How the Shell Ethane Cracker Will Impact the Commonwealth’s Economy and Environment
When Second Place Is Not Good Enough
North Carolina takes a bold and aggressive step to ramp up its competitive position.
Whole New World: Faraday Future’s Billion-Dollar Bet
The project is just one part of an evolving technology and mobility mega-region.
The Lone Star State Ranks First in the Nation in Capital Investment
Industry diversity serves the Texan economy well whether its signature oil and gas sector is doing well or not.