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Aerospace

THE GREAT LAKES ADVANTAGE: How the North Was Won

When the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced July 14 that it would award $15 million over the next two years to launch the NSF STELLAR Engine in the Rochester/Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, the news marked the perfect metaphor for what binds the Great Lakes region together.

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS: September 2026

Advanced air mobility gets new wings in Ohio; Top 10 Metros for Aerospace & Defense; Prysmian announces over $1 billion investment in three U.S. sites; Apple commits over $30 billion toward silicon production in Colorado.

Resourcing Our Army at the Speed of Capitalism

The United States military is the greatest fighting force in the world. For nearly two and a half centuries — from the nation’s beginnings to the decisive victories of World War II to the precision operations of the modern era — American forces have demonstrated unmatched capability, professionalism and resolve.

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS: March 2026

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, sees expanded uranium enrichment production; the U.S. states with the longest commutes; aerospace startup CesiumAstro establishes new manufacturing facility and global headquarters near Austin; a $1 billion expansion boosts Port of Baltimore activity; clean chemical manufacturing locates in southeastern New Mexico; John Deere expands into Indiana and North Carolina.

MARYLAND: America’s Aerospace Ecosystem Starts in Maryland

Aerospace companies looking to get their operations airborne quickly will find they can easily do so in Maryland. Over 9,000 such companies have a presence in the state, perhaps because it has the highest concentration of aerospace engineers in the country.

AEROSPACE: Flying High

Highlighted by recent corporate investment deals, aerospace has become the No. 1 export in the Bluegrass State.

MIDWEST: Jetting to the Heartland

Ron Starner talks to top executives at a sustainable aviation fuel maker and an AI cloud hyperscaler about why they’re betting big on small Midwest towns.

Soaring High: Aerospace & Defense Industry Wins in Arkansas

Standing in front of a crowd at the USA Partnership Pavilion’s Forum Main Stage of the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow, Taber Extrusions President Chuck Stout announced that the company would be expanding its operations in Russellville, Arkansas.

Dakotas: By Air & By Land

A pioneering unmanned aerial vehicle program takes on in North Dakota, while an earthmoving equipment company expands in South Dakota.

Project Bulletin: August 26, 2024

Thanks to an $850 million partnership between the Australian government and Norway-based Kongsberg Defence, a new long-range missile manufacturing facility is coming to the Newcastle Airport precinct by 2027.