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NEXT-GENERATION AGRICULTURE, AG TECH & FOOD PROCESSING: Growing Season Brings Mighty Yields in Illinois

From soybeans to horseradish, Illinois grows the crops that feed the world.

INCUBATORS, INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Innovation Aligns Through Illinois-based Partnerships

Illinois has a roster of incubators, accelerators and hubs for innovation that cater to an entrepreneur’s specific goals.

UNIVERSITIES & RESEARCH: Illinois Universities Leverage AI And Institutional Partnerships for Student Success

From the University of Illinois to SIU-Edwardsville, the Land of Lincoln delivers world-class education and research.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Jobs, Innovation & Opportunity Collide in Illinois

Programs don’t perform jobs; they enable the training of skilled workers who do.

FDI: BRINGING THE WORLD TO ILLINOIS

Why is the world coming to Illinois? Deliberate outreach strategies pave the way to open new global doors.

QUANTUM AND MICRO ELECTRONICS

Want to know why Illinois leads America in quantum computing? Check out what’s happening at IQMP.

MASSACHUSETTS: Where Innovation Becomes Industry

Major expansions by VulcanForms and Boston Dynamics are turning research-driven technologies into industrial investment and thousands of new jobs.

NEVADA: NEVADA’S NEW MODEL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A collaborative working campus is a new model for economic development.

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.

UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA: A Place Where You Can Make It

Even as amenities and opportunities blossom and diversify in Upstate South Carolina, manufacturing remains the region’s beating heart.

I – 94 CORRIDOR: The Chicago-Milwaukee Advantage

The Chicago-Milwaukee I-94 corridor is attracting the next generation of industrial investment via site readiness, workforce availability and speed to market.

WORLD REPORTS: September 2026

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.

RARE EARTH OPERATIONS: Our Waste Can Address The U.S. Mineral Crisis

What’s industrial waste got to do with producing critically needed minerals in the U.S.?

CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA BOOMTOWNS Roll Out the Welcome Mat

As coastal prices skyrocket, inland communities in California cash in their golden ticket: affordability.

PENNSYLVANIA: How Allentown Financed Its Future

A targeted tax incentive and financing structure spurs Allentown’s revitalization.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY: From Research Labs to Real-World Impact

Across Middlesex County, New Jersey, major investments are taking shape around the pieces advanced technology companies need most: research, talent, infrastructure and access to real-world applications.

California Extends Its Lead

The state known for growing half the nation’s vegetables and three-quarters of its fruits and nuts knows a thing or two about firm cultivation as well.

MARYLAND: The Capital of Quantum Presses The Accelerator

When up to 1,500 executives, scientists, entrepreneurs and officials from around the globe convene on the campus of the University of Maryland (UMD) in College Park in September for the Quantum World Congress, they will quickly comprehend why it’s the right place to be.

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