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The World Cup of Technical Skills
A report from the ultimate career & technical education skills competition reveals which states and which institutions earned the most medals.
Site Selection Is a Neuroscience Problem, Part 2
The objection I hear most often inside our own discipline is that all of this pre-development community engagement slows deals.
Site Selection Is a Neuroscience Problem
The 58-point gap between national support for digital infrastructure and local support at a specific site is not a communications problem. It is a structural feature of how the human brain processes proposed change.
No Leap of Faith: Why Ministry Brands Moved to Georgia
A church management software company with deep roots in Tennessee went from having Georgia on its mind to filling up parking spaces in a suburban Atlanta office park this month.
Let’s Go to the Mall
There was a time when the local mall was more than just a shopping destination — it was a familiar fixture in everyday life.
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Chipping Away
In mid-April, a new cohort of eight startups in four states received more than $1 million in combined funding from the Powering Regional Opportunities for Prototyping Microelectronics (PROPEL) program.
Bay Area Bonanza
Among the 500 most capitalized AI firms in the world, 70 are located in San Francisco, California, topped by OpenAI, the firm whose co-founder Sam Altman is in the news this week after an in-depth profile by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz in The New Yorker.
Fingers on the Federal Pulse
As DOGE depositions make the social media rounds this week, DOGE-driven dispositions remain a long-term topic in real estate circles.
Top Markets for New Markets
Late 2025 saw the announcement of more than 140 New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards worth some $10 billion by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in a “double round” of allocations covering 2024 and 2025.
Health Care Report Card Finds Hawkeye State Cares Best
U.S. health care infrastructure might need some remedial help. To improve their grades, some states might look to the home state of ACT and the Iowa Assessments (formerly the Iowa Test of Basic Skills).
Project Bulletin
Project Bulletin, July 27, 2026: Fort Collins, Colorado; Valencia, Spain; Tulsa, Oklahoma
Broadcom expands to fill Apple’s silicon supply chain needs in Colorado; Ford and Geely Auto form new joint venture in Spain; Park Aerospace to deliver a new manufacturing site at the Tulsa International Airport in Oklahoma
Project Bulletin, July 20, 2026: Brownsville, Texas; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Leixlip, Ireland
Saronic Technologies set to introduce the nation’s largest shipyard in Texas; TRISO-X plans for two new facilities in Oak Ridge; Intel scales semiconductor manufacturing in Ireland
Project Bulletin, July 6, 2026: Bahia, Brazil; Chungcheong, South Korea; Albuquerque, New Mexico
Acelen Renewables prepares to begin construction on a new SAF production facility in Brazil; Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix announce a massive multi-billion semiconductor production strategy in South Korea; BlackVe plans for future growth in New Mexico.
Project Bulletin, June 29, 2026: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania; Braunfels, Texas; Durango, Mexico
Nokia expands AI chip testing and packaging in Pennsylvania. Walmart plans renovation in Texas. EcoCable plans new production facility in Mexico.
Project Bulletin, June 22, 2026: Northamptonshire, United Kingdom; Lexington, North Carolina; Hanover, Maryland
Amazon to invest over $1 billion in new facilities in the United Kingdom; Supreme Nonwoven unveils plans its first U.S. operations in North Carolina; Northrop Grumman returns to Maryland to boost spacecraft components production.
Investor Watch
Investor Watch: July 27, 2026
Colorado; Spain; Oklahoma; Skilled Trades; Louisiana; Faraday Future; Oklahoma Deals; Oklahoma Incentives; New FDI Stats; Savannah River Site
Investor Watch: July 23, 2026
SkillsUSA Top 10s; Rural America; U.S.-Mexico Border; OpenAI’s $20B Project; Oklahoma Aerospace; Oklahoma Location; Canadian Tariff Guidance; Boeing’s Red Barn
Investor Watch: July 20, 2026
Texas; Tennessee; Ireland; Data Centers in China; Abilene, Texas; Google in Alabama; Oklahoma; Zoning Innovation; Chinese Carmaker Hits Milestone
Investor Watch: July 16, 2026
Site Selection and Neuroscience, Part 2; Atlantic Canada; Montgomery County, Maryland; Choctaw Tribe; Oklahoma’s Record Year; Oklahoma OKs Major Data Centers; Global Nuclear Energy Growth; Pipes in Poland
Investor Watch: July 13, 2026
Site Selection & Neuroscience; Senegal; Editor’s View; TVA; Soul City; Oklahoma; BOMA Award Winners; Sydney Luxury
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