January 24, 2013
Open Windows, Open Doors
Reform of U.S. immigration policy is on the tips of so many tongues of all political stripes that it seems a foregone conclusion decisive action will take place soon.
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January 24, 2013
Locations Report: Oman
The Sultanate of Oman lies at the eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, boasting a stunning landscape combing the desert, the mountains, plains and sea.
January 24, 2013
Yes, Birmingham
If one didn’t know exactly where on Fazeley Street Fazeley Studios are located, they would be easy to miss.
January 23, 2013
Affordable For Some
According to Michael E. Porter’s Cluster Mapping Project at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School, medical devices were one of only nine industry clusters to create a net positive total of jobs between 2005 and 2010, creating 11,011 jobs in the U.S. even as the overall net change in jobs during that span was down by more than 1.9 million positions.
January 23, 2013
The True Cost of Low Cost
Globalization has brought about enormous opportunities for businesses to become more competitive by reaching new work forces and new markets. The practice of moving production and even R&D to low-cost environments is no longer new and is fairly common.
January 23, 2013
The Roots of Innovation
The 2012 Jones Lang LaSalle Life Sciences Cluster Report released earlier this month identified and ranked a total of 21 U.S. cities according to weighted scores for total employment in high-tech research and hospital/medical fields; life science establishments; National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding; and venture capital funding.
January 23, 2013
Mercer Survey Ranks the Best Global Cities for Quality of Life, Infrastructure: European metros dominate both rankings.
Vienna retains the top spot as the city with the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2012 Quality of Living Survey.
January 21, 2013
Supply Side
Suppliers to two of Alabama’s key industries announced new operations in the state in December, including the first to supply Airbus’ new A320 production plant in Mobile (see the Aerospace Report in the November 2011 issue).
January 21, 2013
Management Incubator
Ole Miss has a new way to prepare business students for more satisfying careers in the manufacturing sector — and for manufacturers to access engineers, accountants and other business majors with an actual understanding of manufacturing.
January 21, 2013
Seeking Alignment
Maine is a bundle of contradiction, wrapped snugly in traditional New England eccentricity.
January 21, 2013
A Brazilian Aviation Bet: 8 Mega Airports, 800 Regional Ones
The world’s been paying attention to the mega projects that are under way in Brazil as part of the nation’s latest economic expansion and its preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Monstrous stadiums, a bullet train between Rio and São Paulo, super highways, new deep sea oil rigs, and of course, huge seaport and airport expansions all are in the works.
January 21, 2013
International Flights Get Breather On EU Emissions Trading Scheme
International flights into and out of European airspace have been granted a small reprieve by the European Commission, which has suspended their inclusion into the controversial EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for one more year.
January 21, 2013
Birmingham Airport Adds Runway Length For Longer-Haul Flights
Birmingham Airport (BHX) officially marked the start of its runway extension development November 28th. The project will see the existing runway length increase 405 metres (1,328 ft.) to 3,003 metres (9,850 ft.), giving aircraft unlimited range from the Midlands. Aircraft will be able to take off from Birmingham with more fuel and fly direct to destinations currently out of reach, such as China, South America, South Africa and the West Coast of the US.
January 21, 2013
Idaho’s Growth Spurt
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he had two primary goals when he came into office in 2007: Grow the state’s economy and streamline state government.
January 17, 2013
Hungry For More
“Welcome to NikeTown!,” read the signs outside the Oregon state capitol in Salem in December.
January 17, 2013
The Midwest Makeover
When two multinational firms announced recently that they would invest a combined US$3.1 billion to build nitrogen fertilizer production units in Iowa, the news only confirmed what many economists had begun to see throughout the Midwest.
January 16, 2013
Heart Of the Matter
This fall, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead presided over the opening of the $70-million National Center for Atmospheric Research west of Cheyenne, while also formulating a new energy strategy. The state’s more than 42 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves continue to play a major part in energy strategy and in the atmosphere, not to mention the state’s high-ranking business climate and fiscal soundness.
January 16, 2013
Good Afternoon, Vietnam
Vietnam’s inexpensive and productive labor force has oftentimes earned it the title of the ‘Next China’.
January 16, 2013
The Shifting Landscape of Business Incentives in Europe
Government financial support for corporate facility investment and expansion continues to be a common practice in most parts of the world.
January 14, 2013
Now Arriving
If the Mac’s coming back, could the Empire State be its destination?
January 14, 2013
A ‘Cloudy’ Future
As the infrastructure requirements for customer contact centers increase, so do the requirements for the workers at these operations and the facilities that house them.
January 14, 2013
Moving the Chains
The ground game of the Ohio State Buckeyes during the 1960s and 1970s was often referred to as “three yards and a cloud of dust.” It was an affectionate way of saying that the offense might not be pretty, but more often than not it gets the job done.
January 10, 2013
Long-Term Value
Many companies worldwide have chosen to locate in logistics clusters, so what can enterprises learn about these communities that they do not already know? The answer is “a great deal,” for two reasons.
January 10, 2013
Changzhou National Hi-Tech District:
Industrial investors are finding the space, work force and business cost advantages they require in the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND), just 160 kilometers west of Shanghai — China’s glittering commercial and financial center.