January 21, 2025
Australia & New Zealand
A biomanufacturing pioneer selects Queensland for its first industrial facility.
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January 21, 2025
To Grandmother’s House We Go
Snapshots of the past and future on a stretch of road the author grew up traveling.
January 20, 2025
Project Bulletin, Jan. 20, 2025: Fort Worth, Texas; Grand Forks, North Dakota; Columbus, Ohio
Bell Textron increases its range in Texas; Agristo plants roots in North Dakota; Anduril makes single largest job creation investment in Ohio.
January 13, 2025
Project Bulletin, Jan. 13, 2025: Meridian, Mississippi; Singapore; Muhafazat al Qahirah, Egypt
Compass Datacenters arrives in Mississippi; Micron boosts Singapore's semiconductor ecosystem; SAIC Motors expands global portfolio into Egypt.
January 3, 2025
EDITOR’S VIEW: Thoughts on Transitions
Years ago, I was invited to a major Canadian city to present our competitiveness award for province-level success.
January 3, 2025
Energy Transition
China’s global leadership in clean-tech and renewable energy is undeniable. An expert from the China office of Tractus explores why it may be worth finding paths toward collaboration, even amidst geopolitical turmoil.
January 3, 2025
The 2025 Regional Workforce Development Rankings
Find out how states are performing across a set of measures that gauge workforce-related aspects of a state’s overall employment climate.
December 16, 2024
Feeding the World: Food and Beverage Industry Growing in Arkansas
For a uniquely American success story, look no further than Helena, Arkansas, and Delta Dirt Distillery.
December 13, 2024
Arkansas: Naturally Built for Business
From the state’s most populated metropolitans, to smaller communities, new and expanding companies are finding a place for themselves in diverse communities across Arkansas.
December 11, 2024
Small Towns, Big Business: Rural Communities Thriving in Arkansas
The simple pleasures that come with building a life outside of a bustling urban landscape are not lost on Arkansas residents. Of the over 3 million residents who call the Natural State home, a majority choose to reside outside of Arkansas’ largest metros.
December 6, 2024
Governor Sarah Sanders: Hitting the Ground Running to Win in Education, Economic Development
Governor Sarah Sanders: Hitting the Ground Running to Win in Education, Economic Development
December 2, 2024
Project Bulletin: São Paulo, Brazil; Isando, Gauteng, South Africa; Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea
Pulp producer Suzano expands in Brazil; PepsiCo grows in South Africa; Taihan Cable doubles down on South Korea location
November 26, 2024
TALENT ATTRACTORS : Storm Metaphor Rises Again
THIS TIME IT’S ABOUT TALENT. In 2007, the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies published “Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future.” The influential report addressed concerns over exporting […]
November 26, 2024
RAIL PARKS & INLAND PORTS : Touchpoints for the American Economy
The following appears by permission of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA, at www.aslrra.org). In September the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), representing the nation’s 600 Class II and III freight railroads, and five of its member railroads presented at the Surface Transportation Board (STB) hearing, “Growth in the […]
November 26, 2024
Wyoming : A Winning Tax Climate, And Expansions in Laramie
Home to the nation’s best business tax climate for the fifth year in a row, the state sees multiple projects land in Laramie.
November 22, 2024
NEBRASKA: ImagiNE That!
ImagiNE Nebraska, the state’s newest incentive program, is paying dividends. Just ask 3M and Mutual of Omaha.
November 21, 2024
New World Bank ‘Business Ready’ Rankings Offer a More Transparent Version of ‘Doing Business’
Singapore tops more than one ranking of business environments, including the new Business Ready rankings from the World Bank.Photo of Clarke Quay courtesy of Singapore Tourism Board Time was when the World Bank Doing Business rankings were a standby resource, whether we were examining the rise of India or putting together a composite index for […]
November 19, 2024
U.S. Southwest: Boomtown Central
These five fast-rising boomtowns are making a splash in the desert.
November 18, 2024
Project Bulletin, Nov. 18, 2024: Waco, Texas; Visp, Switzerland; Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alexis Elmore reports on Mexico-based Electrolit's establishment of its first U.S. operations; a Lonza expansion in Lisp, Switzerland; and the arrival of a new Nokia manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, India.
November 7, 2024
AI Challenges Traditional Site Selection
Could AI help you pick your next major facility location or expansion?
November 4, 2024
Project Bulletin, Nov. 4, 2024: East Donegal Township, Pennsylvania; Kenilworth, New Jersey; Penang, Perak, Malaysia
A DOSE OF EXPANSION About 93 miles west of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania’s East Donegal Township, pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GSK has plans to expand its nearly 20-year-old facility. The vaccine packaging plant will welcome $800 million from GSK in a move that marks the company’s largest U.S. investment. The expansion project includes a new 270,000-sq.-ft. […]
November 1, 2024
ASIA: Winning the Global Race
How Asian countries’ strategies compare to the offerings from other global regions.
November 1, 2024
2024 Business Climate Rankings: Growth Mindset
Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and other top states know what’s good for the Goliaths can be good for the Davids too.
November 1, 2024
2024 Top Free Trade Zones
Indexing data from the 85th Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to Congress, we name the top FTZs and top states for FTZ impact. Plus a look at the latest analysis of free zone activity abroad.