Steve Stackhouse (Q2 / Spring 2013)
Industry analysts are marveling at the strength of the auto industry and the contrast with its state just a few years ago
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Supisara Chomparn, Director, Thailand Board of Investment, New York (March 2013)
Area Development’s editor recently posed some questions to the director of Thailand’s Board of Investment in New York, Supisara Chomparn, about the country’s economic growth and business attraction efforts.
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Mark Crawford (Q1 / Winter 2013)
Exhibiting know-how and innovation, U.S. manufacturers are adding to their payrolls and
economic growth across the nation. We have identified 19 states where manufacturing is leading the way...
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Clare Goldsberry (Q1 / Winter 2013)
Regional sourcing is helping manufacturers save time and money; with that in mind, savvy suppliers are moving closer to the end users of their products.
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Beth Mattson-Teig (Q1 / Winter 2013)
The incentives package that Kentucky recently awarded Ford to retain and grow jobs at two Louisville facilities is an example of how economic development agencies are taking steps to tweak financial incentives in order to make them more effective and protect their investments.
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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.
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Bruce Rasher, Redevelopment Manager, RACER Trust (November 2012)
The editor of Area Development recently spoke with RACER Trust’s Redevelopment Manager Bruce Rasher about his organization’s goal of cleaning up and marketing former GM properties to companies that will invest in the communities where these facilities are located and create good-paying jobs.
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Doug Woods, President, The Association For Manufacturing Technology (Fall 2012)
As manufacturing powers our economic recovery, Area Development and AMT President, Doug Woods, discuss how to continue building sustained U.S manufacturing strength and job creation.
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David B. Munson, President, David Munson & Associates, Inc. (Fall 2012)
Automotive states and communities are competing aggressively to win supplier projects of all sizes and descriptions. If R&D, advanced manufacturing, lightweighting, more fuel-efficient powertrains, or diversification is part of the project, this increases interest and can raise the potential value of state and local incentives.
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Ed McCallum, Senior Principal, McCallum Sweeney Consulting (Automotive Site Guide 2012)
The investigations into what constitutes a highly competitive and productive workforce that can meet the long-term needs of the manufacturer require analysis at multiple levels.
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Kim Hill, Director, Sustainability & Economic Development Strategies, Center for Automotive Research and Debbie Menk, Center for Automotive Research (CAR) (Automotive Site Guide 2012)
Sixty percent of motor vehicles made in North America are produced in the Midwest.Just as the heart of the auto industry is in the American Midwest, auto-related innovation and knowledge clusters are prevalent there as well.
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Gregory Burkart, Detroit Manging Director, Duff & Phelps (Automotive Site Guide 2012)
The five primary factors that are driving "in-sourcing" in the U.S. auto industry.
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Dennis Cuneo, Managing Partner , Fisher & Phillips (Automotive Site Guide 2012)
A rebound in auto demand means new opportunities for auto suppliers, and selecting the right site and community for a company's new facility must take into account all the critical factors that drive the process to careful execution of the location plan.
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David Trebing, General Manager, State and Local Relations , Daimler AG (August 2012)
The editor of Area Development magazine recently spoke with David Trebing, General Manager of State and Local Relations at Daimler AG, about his company's experience and his advice for working with economic developers.
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Area Development Online Research Desk (7/3/2012)
The survey concludes that the U.S. auto industry is positioned for global economic recovery. Booz surveyed more than 200 senior executives at 75 vehicle manufacturers and suppliers who are much more optimistic than they were a year ago.
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Mali R. Schantz-Feld (April 2012)
Vehicles with creative power generation will fuel the auto industry in the future.
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John K. Borchardt (Winter 2012)
From coast to coast, U.S. Navy shipyards have been converted into industrial parks with facilities occupied by small, medium, and large companies employing from fewer than a dozen people up to several hundred.
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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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Mark Crawford (Location USA 2012)
Automotive has long anchored U.S. manufacturing and continues to attract billions in FDI. It's not just traditional car building either - big automotive projects also include green, alternatively powered vehicles.
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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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