Mark Crawford (Location USA 2012)
Foreign companies are finding plenty of opportunities to invest in manufacturing across the country, including steel fabrication, advanced materials, information systems, semiconductors and electronics, alternative energy, chemicals and plastics, heavy equipment, appliances, and rubber products.
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Hal Johnson, President and CEO, Upstate SC Alliance (November 2011)
Although industry clustering may not be the economic development “Holy Grail”, an effective clustering strategy is still a proven recipe for success
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Steve Stackhouse (July 2011)
Attention to evolving infrastructure factors, like strong data connectivity, is growing in importance during the location decision-making process.
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John K. Borchardt (July 2011)
The U.S. Department of Commerce has set specific 25-year goals to eliminate this trade deficit and double aquaculture employment. This expansion will provide increased business opportunities for aquaculture equipment and drug manufacturers.
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Dave Claborn , Director of Development and Community Relations, Ohio State University, Marion (Spring 2011)
Baldrige is a pathway that leads to improved innovation — the very thing American industry needs in a global market of low-cost competitors.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (4/20/2011)
In its MoneyTree Survey Report for the fourth quarter of 2010, PricewaterhouseCoopers tracks inward venture capital investment across all U.S. geographic regions and industry sectors.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (3/21/2011)
As the recovery gains traction, innovative organizations in the Rust Belt are supporting business growth in this hard-hit region.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (March 2011)
Long Island, New York, will soon be home to a Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) combining the resources of Stony Brook University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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Area Development Magazine Special Presentation (3/4/2011)
Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad is planning to cut corporate income taxes and property taxes, and will transform the Iowa Department of Economic Development into a public–private partnership.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (2/9/2011)
The Mountain State showcases its entrepreneurial foundation by investing in biomass research and technology that is expanding its energy portfolio.
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Entrada Group (2/8/2011)
Paul M. Karon of the Entrada Group will present findings of a study on manufacturing site selection in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
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Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Winter 2011)
An MPI Group survey, as well as Area Development's own Corporate and Consultants Surveys, show an increased emphasis on supply chain could spell a "new normal" for industry and manufacturing.
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Steve Stackhouse (Winter 2011)
Public power communities plug into smart grid technology.
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Christopher Chung, CEO, The Missouri Partnership (Winter 2011)
Missouri is attracting business with sustainable power policies like the recently enacted Renewable Energy Standard (RES).
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Tim Feemster, Senior Vice President and Director of Global Logistics, Grubb & Ellis and Noah Shlaes, CRE, FRICS, Managing Director, Corporate Services Group, Grubb & Ellis (Winter 2011)
The ideas of local leaders who handle the day-to-day management of operations can be successfully applied by corporate leadership to the rest of the company.
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Michael Zimmerman, CEO, Building IQ (Winter 2011)
Although Demand Response systems can help commercial building owners monitor and manage energy demand, these programs have proven difficult to implement.
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Matt Jackson, Strategic Consulting, Jones Lang LaSalle and Matt Highfield, Senior Vice President, Strategic Consulting, Jones Lang LaSalle (Winter 2011)
Conducting an accurate financial assessment of emerging markets for global manufacturing means the difference between project success and failure.
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George Livingston, Founder and Chairman, NAI Realvest and Christie Alexander, Principal, NAI Realvest (Winter 2011)
Businesses can use leased commercial properties to take advantage of rent concessions and generate profits before the commercial real estate sector makes its strongest recovery.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (Winter 2011)
Businesses can still reap the benefits of cash grants for solar installations through the Treasury Department's Section 1603 program.
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Joseph Falci, Senior Director, Rate Analysis & Energy Procurement, Advantage IQ (Winter 2011)
In today’s tough economic times, companies considering operational innovations can reduce their uncertainty with a solid energy risk management strategy.
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