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Coming to America: Lessons Learned from New Factory Investments
The topic of establishing new manufacturing operations in the United States is as broad as it is important.
A Workforce of 85,000 International Data Scientists
Founded in 2018 in South Africa by CEO Celina Lee, CTO Megan Yates and Ekow Duker, Zindi is a completely online data science platform and networking community that supports AI and data-driven competitions for over 85,000 student and professional data scientists.
How a Midwest Town Became America’s No. 1 Youth Sports Hub
In the classic 1986 hoops movie “Hoosiers,” coach Norman Dale, played by Gene Hackman, tells his basketball team at a small high school in Indiana what it means to compete for a championship: “If you put your efforts and concentration into playing to your potential, to be the best that you can be, I don’t care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game,” he says. “In my book, we’re going to be winners.”
Atlanta Area Airport Ramps Up for the World Cup — and What Comes After
As Atlanta gets ready to host eight matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Fulton County Executive Airport is preparing with some major upgrades not just for the event, but also to support the county’s longer-term economic growth.
How to Build the Best City From Scratch
Johns Creek shows how it’s done in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta.
Snapshot
Johns Hopkins Tops List Again
Notwithstanding current executive and legal maneuvers over continued federal funding to universities, data continue to be crunched (for now) by federal agencies charged with doing so.
New Census Data Shine Light on Growing Metros, Cities and Towns
If you haven’t yet studied the newest Census Bureau analysis of the nation’s metro-area and city/town demographics, it’s time to add these two reports to your summer reading list.
May 29, 2025: Is Your Country Carrying Dead Weight?
UK-based TMF Group yesterday released the latest edition of its Global Business Complexity Index (GBCI), which studies the layers of bureaucracy that can form “a dead-weight burden on business that stifles local innovation and deters foreign direct investment with no obvious societal benefit.”
Hungry for Solutions?
Before it was shorthand for the scourge/salve that is social media, “social” referred to society, as in “people living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions and values,” says Britannica.
Where Is the Uranium?
“No form of nuclear fission power — of any kind — is possible without relying on uranium.” So state the France-based Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). So it figures where to find and process the stuff might be important.
Project Bulletin
Project Bulletin, July 21, 2025: Tucson, Arizona; Uttar Pradesh, India; Shippingport, Pennsylvania
Project Blue receives approval in Arizona; SAEL boosts domestic solar cell production in India; Dormant natural gas plant gains new life in Pennsylvania.
Project Bulletin, July 14, 2025: Munich, Germany; Tianjin, China; Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Siemens Mobility completes expansion in Germany; Novo Nordisk returns to Tianjin for new lab investment; Firmus Technology prepares for world’s first AI Factory Zone in Australia.
Project Bulletin, July 7, 2025: Ulsan, South Korea; Brunswick, Maine; Rowan County, North Carolina
AWS and SK Group team up on AI infrastructure development in Ulsan; Swedish med-tech manufacturer unveils its largest facility investment in Maine; Jabil plans to establish a new manufacturing site in North Carolina.
Project Bulletin, June 30, 2025: Jakarta, Indonesia; Casablanca, Morocco; Pilbara, Australia
EDGNEX ramps up an AI data center campus in Jakarta. Oracle opens a seven-story R&D center in Casablanca; Australia’s Element 25 expands manganese production in Pilbara that will supply a future plant in Louisiana.
Project Bulletin, June 23, 2025: Melbourne, Australia; Shunan, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan; Houston, Texas
NEXTDC plans billion-dollar digital campus in Australia; Chemicals manufacturer expands production capacity in Japan; Foxconn sets sights on a new facility in Houston.
Investor Watch
Investor Watch: July 24, 2025
Coming to America; Smart Cities Bonus; Editor’s View; Maryland; Atlanta; Michigan; Norfolk Southern; U-Haul Trends; ULI Winners
Investor Watch: July 21, 2025
Tucson; Uttar Pradesh; Shippingport; China; Maine; Pflugerville, Texas; SANY; Michigan; Consumers Energy; Still Working from Home; North Korea
Investor Watch: July 17, 2025
The Zindi Story; Site Development; Africa; Pennsylvania; Greater Des Moines; China; Michigan; More OBBB Analysis; Arizona
Investor Watch: July 14, 2025
Germany; China; Australia; Hacking College; Country of Georgia; Nebraska; Michigan; State of Georgia; TOBY Awards; Paris
Investor Watch: July 10, 2025
South Korea; Maine; North Carolina; Inflation Busters; Aerospace; U.S.-Mexico Border; Querétaro; Michigan; Kettering University; Chinese Exports; Georgia; Colorado National Monument
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