In an environment disrupted by U.S. tariffs, it can be reassuring to recall the sentiments expressed on a challenge coin given to me by leaders of the Canadian Consulate in Atlanta at a recent event held at the Georgia state capitol to celebrate ties between the state and Canada.
The Great Lakes region boasts an impressive amount of people and skills.
The Great Lakes region has been viewed as more of a historic heavy manufacturing center and logistics operation,” says Teresa Nortillo, president of EcoDevo360, a consulting firm specializing in the repositioning and growth of the region’s economies.
Stretching across eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, the Great Lakes region has long been one of North America’s economic engines.
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.
Inside the Teklab expansion in Collinsville in Metro East in Southwest Illinois.
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From AbbVie to CSL, life-changing medicines and therapies are being developed and produced daily throughout Illinois.
Waterways, highways, airports, rail lines, seaports and bridges form the backbone of the No. 1 state for logistics.
Going clean and green is the new mantra in Illinois; and here’s where that work is taking shape the fastest.
From soybeans to horseradish, Illinois grows the crops that feed the world.
Illinois has a roster of incubators, accelerators and hubs for innovation that cater to an entrepreneur’s specific goals.
From the University of Illinois to SIU-Edwardsville, the Land of Lincoln delivers world-class education and research.
Programs don’t perform jobs; they enable the training of skilled workers who do.
Why is the world coming to Illinois? Deliberate outreach strategies pave the way to open new global doors.
Want to know why Illinois leads America in quantum computing? Check out what’s happening at IQMP.
Major expansions by VulcanForms and Boston Dynamics are turning research-driven technologies into industrial investment and thousands of new jobs.
A collaborative working campus is a new model for economic development.
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.
Even as amenities and opportunities blossom and diversify in Upstate South Carolina, manufacturing remains the region’s beating heart.
The Chicago-Milwaukee I-94 corridor is attracting the next generation of industrial investment via site readiness, workforce availability and speed to market.
ACME Group invests over $4 billion in Oman; GSK establishes global R&D center at Cambridge Biomedical Campus; a former chemical plant in Spain will transform into a data center; two South Korean cities see semiconductor manufacturing grow.
What’s industrial waste got to do with producing critically needed minerals in the U.S.?
As coastal prices skyrocket, inland communities in California cash in their golden ticket: affordability.