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The TrustBelt Report Archive


November 2019

TrustBelt: What Will the City of the Future Look Like?: It will be a lot more educated, connected and walkable, say economists and consultants.

TrustBelt: Why a U.S. Recession May Be Farther Away Than You Think: Leading indicators point to continued growth, says Stewart Title economist.

TrustBelt: How One Major Trade Group is Tackling the Worker Shortage Crisis: ABC of Wisconsin hires a jobs ambassador with a background in state politics and skilled trades advocacy.

TrustBelt: A Thanksgiving Lesson: Finding the True Meaning of Thanksgiving on a Rain-Soaked Highway

October 2019

Retail Development: Can Developers Breathe New Life into Dead Malls?: Retail experts share their prescription for curing dying properties.

Economic Analysis: Gambling on Growth: Measuring casinos’ economic contribution to the TrustBelt economy.

Project Focus: Quantifying the Impact of Foxconn: Taiwanese electronics manufacturer is already reshaping the landscape of 2 states.

Sports and Development: Banking on the Business of Sports: From the Green Bay Packers to the 2020 Ryder Cup, Northeast Wisconsin seeks big wins on and off the field.

September 2019

TrustBelt: Fishers Test Kitchen Chefs Announced: Three food concepts led by chef-entrepreneurs announced for Fishers Test Kitchen, located at Sun King Fishers Innovation Brewery at The Yard at Fishers District.

TrustBelt: Down on the Farm, a Simple Retail Formula Still Works: How Tractor Supply thrives and multiplies in rural America.

TrustBelt: How Not to Mess Up a Site Selection Deal: Prominent consultants give frank advice to communities at TrustBelt.

TrustBelt: Help Wanted - Workers Who Speak Robot: As investment in automation accelerates, workforce training programs must keep up.

August 2019

TrustBelt: At the Edge of Disorder: Zeihan: The old world order is gone, but the U.S. is still the dominant force.

TrustBelt: How Louisville Competes for Talent in the Med-Tech Space: When you think of the big biotech hubs in the U.S., which cities first come to mind?

TrustBelt: How Millennials Are Changing the World of Work: Want your company to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace? Throw away every stereotype you have about millennials.

July 2019

TrustBelt: Minnesota Creates Launchpad for Growing Startups: Entrepreneurs to get a helping hand from the state under new initiative.

TrustBelt: Green Bay Takes the Lambeau Leap into Entrepreneurism: Titletown Tech, joint venture of Packers and Microsoft, is a first for Wisconsin.

TrustBelt: Louisville Set to Host 5th Annual TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum: A record turnout of corporate executives and site selection consultants have signed on to speak at the fifth annual TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants

June 2019

TrustBelt: Midwest Needs More Metros That Support Young Tech Firms: Study by Walton Family Foundation finds Heartland missing out on economic dynamism.

TrustBelt: Artificial Intelligence is Disrupting Another Industry - Site Selection: Over the next several years as new technologies like AI take hold, there are concerns that many jobs will be lost.

TrustBelt: The Collaboration Score: Why Site Selectors Should Use It

TrustBelt: Playing Long Ball in Central Ohio: 4 Projects Bring 335 Jobs to Columbus Region

TrustBelt: Ten Reasons to Visit Louisville for TrustBelt 2019: Still looking for a reason to attend the 2019 TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum being held August 19-21 in Louisville, Kentucky? Here are 10.

May 2019

TrustBelt: At the Edge of Disorder: Welcome to the New World

TrustBelt: The Travel Industry and Metropolitan Economic Growth: All visitors and newcomers, together with the money they bring into a community, stimulate economic development.

TrustBelt: Project Activity Climbs 32% in Pittsburgh: Total capital investment dips, but jobs rise 56% in 10-county region.

TrustBelt: Toledo, Des Moines Rank Among National Leaders in Opportunity Jobs: Employers needing to find workers for middle-skill jobs are increasingly turning to metro areas in the Midwestern U.S.

April 2019

Will TrustBelt Land Fisker Auto Plant?: Electric car maker says sites in 11 states being considered for large factory investment.

Calling All Chefs: The City of Fishers, Indiana, has launched a search for chefs who will become the first occupants of its restaurant accelerator, the Fishers Test Kitchen.

Are Tariffs Inviting Global Instability?: Mainly positive economic indicators and a healthy real estate market are not enough to scare away a black swan in 2019.

A Frank Discussion on Cleveland: This month, we introduce a new TrustBelt Report feature called From the Mailbag.

March 2019

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Small Towns: Making it big in rural America requires paying attention to the little things.

Why Ohio is Losing the Trade War: The impact of trade tariffs is being debated in many corners, but a team of researchers has found evidence that Ohio is bearing the brunt of the backlash.

Women-Owned Businesses Making Gains in the TrustBelt: Female entrepreneurship is making solid gains across the country, with a notable surge in women-led startups taking place in the Midwest.

Blockchain: What It Is, What It Is Not, and What It Can Be : As the conversation of blockchain solutions moves its way into the mainstream, we must continue to invest in understanding this powerful technology.

TrustBelt Speaker Lineup to be Star-Studded: The annual TrustBelt Corporates & Consultants Forum has always featured a speaker lineup of considerable star power, but the 2019 roster in Louisville promises to be the best one yet.

February 2019

Four Opportunity Zone Tactics to Support Growth in 2019: While Opportunity Zones are very young, four tactics will drive them to be a source of economic development growth in 2019.

Alexa, What Just Happened?: Trying to make sense of the Amazon debacle in NY yields valuable lessons.

New Life in Cold Country: How a furniture store in Northern Minnesota became an innovation center.

Book Your Room Now, Lock in the Fun at TrustBelt 2019 in Louisville: This year’s Forum will give attendees the opportunity to experience some of the most unique and memorable venues in Louisville.

Macomb County Near Detroit Leads Nation in Manufacturing Job Growth: A Michigan County known for its strength in the automotive sector has posted the country’s largest gain in manufacturing jobs over an 18-month period.

Marathon Runs the Race to Win in Findlay, Ohio - Its CEO Explains Why: Heminger now leads the country’s biggest refiner by volume, as a result of Marathon’s acquisition last year of its former rival, Andeavor.

January 2019

Sidney's Second Act - The Rebuilding of a Company Town: Toronto-based MMP is latest firm to cast vote in favor of Nebraska city’s revival.

Who Declared Amazon the Chief Rule-Maker?: Rethinking Economic Development in the Wake of HQ2

The American Imperative - Why to Invest in America: What’s driving the U-turn in capital investment project trajectories from offshore locations back to U.S. sites – and to the Midwest in large measure?

We Lost Out on Amazon, Apple and Alphabet ... Now What?: Holiday gifts arrived early for a handful of cities around the country; for other cities it may seem like the economic development equivalent of coal in a Christmas stocking.

December 2018

Site Selectors - It’s Time for Midwest Communities to Change: If the Midwest needed a wake-up call, it was delivered in a big way on Nov. 26 when General Motors announced that it would schedule five automotive plants for closure.

Beware of Black Swans & Golden Geese: ' We Are Almost at a Tipping Point'

Why the Next Silicon Valley Will Be Borderless: Rather than try to build the next Silicon Valley, why don’t you try to create something better?

November 2018

Bourbon, Bats and Business - The Louisville You Don’t Know: Multi-dimensional Kentucky city to host TrustBelt in August 2019.

Ten Things I Learned at TrustBelt: A parade of distinguished speakers and panelists reinforced the notion that how we build our companies and our cities is changing as rapidly as the modes of transportation we use.

Putting Drivers into Park: How Autonomous Vehicles Will Change Our World

October 2018

From Toys to Furniture and Golf: Here’s Who’s Buying All Those Vacant Toys R Us Stores

How Pittsburgh Wrote the Book for TrustBelt Turnaround: Former Mayor Tom Murphy urges civic leaders to exit their comfort zone and embrace urban renewal.

Anatomy of a FinTech Project Growing in the Heartland: Shifts in consumer behavior to digital financial and insurance services is creating a new generation of companies.

September 2018

Sidney's Silver Lining Playbook: Global tech services provider bringing 200 jobs to former Cabela’s HQ facility in rural Nebraska.

How the Detroit Tigers Hit a Grand Slam in Loyalty: What do baseball, Michigan and a second-tier city in Florida have in common?

The Retail Crossroads - Exploring the Potential for Malls: Despite the recent stagnant performance of regional malls and the growth of e-commerce, major real estate investors are acquiring retail assets.

August 2018

Iowa To Host Premier Industrial Biotechnology Event In 2019: Iowa is the bioprocessing capital of the world.

Chicago Again Tops Green Building Adoption Index: A TrustBelt city that has been ranked No. 1 in the fifth annual U.S. Green Building Adoption Index

Ford & Fisker Bring the Muscle to TrustBelt: Who doesn’t like a good muscle car? When you think of fast cars, two names that first come to mind are Ford and Fisker.

July 2018

Good Times Predicted for a Manufacturing-Backed Economy: Manufacturing is making a huge comeback in America and is propelling the nation toward its longest economic expansion since World War II.

America's Small Town Revolution: Disruptive technologies to spur new era of small town growth

Ford Fuels Detroit Resurgence: Train station project will be catalyst for urban renewal.

June 2018

TrustBelt: Economist - Barriers to Trade and Immigration Hurt Rural Communities in U.S.: The Midwest will suffer if proposed U.S. trade barriers with other nations remain in place for long.

TrustBelt: Foxconn Picks Milwaukee for North American Headquarters: The Badger State struck gold again when Foxconn announced it would place its North American headquarters in Milwaukee.

New North Turnaround: Long-time Paper Mill Avoids Closure Through Pivot to Brown Paper Market.

May 2018

Cybercrime - Just how bad is it going to get?: It’s not just about the money, says expert; it’s about regime change and altering the story.

The Scoop on Toyota-Mazda's Drive to Alabama: Session at IAMC reveals how a $1.6-billion deal came together.

April 2018

TrustBelt Comes Full Circle: Detroit will host 2018 TrustBelt Conference this fall.

Will Amazon’s HQ2 Auction be a Community Benefits Game-Changer, or a Monument to High-Tech Arrogance?: Amazon.com, Inc.’s HQ2 project is the biggest “buffalo hunt” in U.S. history, as measured in potential jobs.

March 2018

The Switch to ‘Yes’: No matter the size or industry, U.S. companies are increasingly defining and exemplifying sustainability

Amazon HQ2: What About the Suburbs?

Recipe for Midwest Turnaround Includes More People: Experts point to multiple factors behind region’s declining in-migration numbers.

Life After Cabela’s: How Sidney Plans to Rebuild its Economy

February 2018

Sidney's Next Saga: Finding Jobs to Replace Those Lost to Cabela’s-Bass Pro Merger

TrustBelt: Why Indy, Philly Stand a Shot to Land Amazon: We all love lists, and now we have the one that we have all been waiting for: Amazon’s Top 20 finalists for its HQ2 campus.

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