Area Development Online Research Desk (Q2 / Spring 2013)
The Columbus, Ohio, region is not only a manufacturing hub (manufacturing represents nearly 20 percent of the work force in nine of 11 counties) but is also an “Intelligent Community,” as noted by The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).
More
Lisa Buddecke, Kelsar Industries (Q2 / Spring 2013)
Comprehensive immigration reform is one of the top priorities of the Obama administration. This includes reforms that will keep highly skilled workers in the United States, as well as the creation of a new system to bring skilled workers into the country when Americans aren’t available to fill jobs.
More
Dave Claborn , Director of Development and Community Relations, Ohio State University, Marion (Q1 / Winter 2013)
IBM recently cut the ribbon on its advanced analytics center in Columbus, Ohio, expected to generate 500 jobs. If big data analytics represents the next era in computing, places like Columbus, Ohio – with a pipeline of skilled labor and its affordable business climate – could represent the next era in IT hubs, primed to grab a share of the six million information economy jobs projected within two years.
More
Beth Mattson-Teig (Directory 2013)
Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center in Lexington is an open access lab that will support cutting-edge research, enable collaborations between a variety of high-profile corporate users, and foster innovation in accelerating advanced battery technologies.
More
John K. Borchardt (Directory 2013)
Increasing numbers of existing industrial buildings are being renovated to reduce energy costs by using new nanotechnology-based coatings.
These coatings make it possible to reduce energy bills without major construction costs.
More
Dave Claborn , Director of Development and Community Relations, Ohio State University, Marion (November 2012)
The U.S. Department of Labor is betting $2 billion that an injection of funds into community colleges around the country will pay off by helping fill the skills gap in the manufacturing, information technology and healthcare sectors.
More
John K. Borchardt (November 2012)
Pharmaceutical firms, large and small, have long favored locating their research operations on suburban campuses. Now this trend is changing.
More
Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Fall 2012)
The Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard have each committed to deploy one gigawatt of renewable energy on or near its installations by 2025.
More
Beth Mattson-Teig (Fall 2012)
The grants, which were awarded in August, are part of a national competition aimed at encouraging job creation and economic growth in rural communities across the country.
More
John K. Borchardt (August 2012)
A series of increasingly demanding Navy biofuel tests culminated in July 2012 with a task force of U.S. Navy ships and aircraft operating off the West Coast powered by biofuels.
More
Jim Romeo (August 2012)
Match-making business by-products with potential users can be a profitable sustainable strategy for all involved.
More
Mali R. Schantz-Feld (Summer 2012)
More and more, shippers look to intermodal freight rail as a cost-efficient and flexible option within the supply chain solution
More
John K. Borchardt (Summer 2012)
The overhaul of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) - mandated by last September's passage of the America Invents Act - is aimed at promoting innovation.
More
John K. Borchardt (April 2012)
Six million cargo containers from around the world pass through our nation's seaports every year according to Stephen Flynn, former Coast Guard commander and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
More
John K. Borchardt (April 2012)
TransCanada Corp.'s 1,661-mile Keystone XL pipeline would carry oil from Alberta, Canada, to the U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest. The pipeline would provide an outlet for growing Canadian crude oil production, enabling the United States to replace Venezuelan crude oil with oil from a more secure source.
More
Dave Claborn , Director of Development and Community Relations, Ohio State University, Marion (April 2012)
The concept incorporates specific vocational training into the curricula of community colleges, technical schools or, even, four-year universities. Ideally, the approach serves the needs of students for a quality education; businesses for a well turned out work force; and the educational institutions by attracting more tuition-paying students.
More
Peter Miscovich, Managing Director, Corporate Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle (Winter 2012)
Workplace mobility will be the next revolution to impact corporate real estate as emerging technologies continue to enable and power our daily work lives. Six emerging technology forces are creating epic workplace opportunities...
More
Karen Engel, Executive Director, East Bay Economic Development Alliance (Winter 2012)
Despite the ongoing impact of the global economic downturn - and amid increasing competition from emerging markets such as Brazil, China, and India - the United States continues to dominate the global life science sector.
More
Mark Crawford (Winter 2012)
Despite the rancor in Congress about federal spending, the Obama administration is still gung-ho about high-speed rail. So is the American public...
More
Elizabeth A. Fetter, President and CEO, NxGen Modular (2012 Directory)
Forward-thinking IT executives must rethink conventional approaches to how they develop their data centers. Organizations must be nimble enough to quickly and inexpensively deploy reliable data capabilities.
More
|
