Investor Watch: August 14, 2023

In a follow-up to our report last summer on big plans for the former Mylan Pharmaceuticals plant in Morgantown, Lindsay Lopp finds out how West Virginia University and investing companies are breathing new life into the former pill plant.

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Employment training for the neurodiverse community is part of an extensive educational and industry training menu at NorQuest College in Greater Edmonton, Alberta.

Archive photo courtesy of NorQuest

Is your company pursuing better workplace inclusion or “competitive integrated employment” for those with special needs or disabilities? Learn about how the definition of gainful and rewarding employment is changing as the U.S. economy has shifted from “widget-based” manufacturing in this thoroughly reported piece and accompanying podcast by Erica E. Phillips for The Connecticut Mirror.

It’s a subject Site Selection follows, including this 2019 report from neighboring New York, a report about forward-looking programs at a community college in Alberta and this story from the 2022 Workforce Guide.

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Site Selection Regional Sales Manager for Europe Brendan Doherty last week shared this stunning photo he made in Dubrovnik, Croatia. “It’s a cliché, but Dubrovnik has to be seen to be believed,” Brendan writes. “I had a great few days with my family exploring the Old Town and learning about its past, including the bombings in 1991. You can see why it’s been picked as a location for films and shows such as ‘Game of Thrones,’ as it’s otherworldly.”