January 23, 2013
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 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 21, 2013
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
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
Maine is a bundle of contradiction, wrapped snugly in traditional New England eccentricity.
January 21, 2013
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 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
“Welcome to NikeTown!,” read the signs outside the Oregon state capitol in Salem in December.
January 17, 2013
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
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
New legislation in 2013 could overhaul financial regulation of free zones in the United Arab Emirates, making them even more desirable locations for capital investors.
January 16, 2013
Vietnam’s inexpensive and productive labor force has oftentimes earned it the title of the ‘Next China’.
January 16, 2013
Government financial support for corporate facility investment and expansion continues to be a common practice in most parts of the world.
January 14, 2013
If the Mac’s coming back, could the Empire State be its destination?
January 14, 2013
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
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
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
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.
January 10, 2013
Louise Story’s article in The New York Times last month is merely the latest installment of the longstanding observation that state and local incentives amount to a zero-sum game, whereby one location’s win is another’s loss.
January 10, 2013
Suddenly, the eyes of investors turned toward Mexico, and not because of the violence unleashed by the drug war.
January 9, 2013
A president is chosen. World markets hold their breath, waiting to see what policies he will adopt that will have an impact not only domestically but in every corner of the world. It’s big news — and it’s not Barack Obama.
January 9, 2013
Comprehensive logistics assets and a desirable work force are two criteria common to most site selectors’ wish lists.
January 7, 2013
The Pittsburgh coal seam discovered in 1750 was expected to have a life of about 100 years. That seam, one of the richest in the world, is still being mined today. So is Pennsylvania’s enduring streak of energy innovation and leadership.
January 7, 2013
The ink from Gov. Rick Snyder’s signature on House Bill 4003 and Senate Bill 116 was barely dry when reaction started pouring in to the legislation that will make Michigan the 24th right-to-work state on April 1, 2013.