Eric Silagy, President, Florida Power & Light Company and Lynn Pitts, Director of Economic Development, Florida Power & Light Company (Q2 / Spring 2013)
We spoke with FPL’s President Eric Silagy to find out why FPL has taken this new step and with FPL’s Director of Economic Development Lynn Pitts to learn more about the company’s new resources.
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Noel Ginsburg, CEO & President, Intertech Plastics (Q2 / Spring 2013)
Area Development speaks with Noel Ginsburg, CEO and President of Intertech Plastics, about the reshoring trend, why OEMs are returning to the U.S. to manufacture their goods, and the impact that’s having on his business.
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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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John G. Jung , Co-Founder, Intelligent Community Forum (Q1 / Winter 2013)
Intelligent Communities are differentiating themselves with a culture that uses smart technologies in creative and innovative ways — creating a key competitive advantage that in turn attracts investment and promotes economic growth.
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Alexander Frei, Director, Business Incentives Practice, Global Business Consulting
, Cushman & Wakefield (Q1 / Winter 2013)
The editor of Area Development magazine recently discussed the latest developments in the oil and gas industry and their economic impact with Alexander Frei, Director of the Business Incentives Practice at Cushman & Wakefield of Illinois.
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Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Directory 2013)
There’s more to the manufacturing-at-home argument than just rising overseas costs and supply chain risks.
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Yossi Sheffi, Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (Directory 2013)
Logistics clusters — communities of companies that share logistics expertise and know-how — have become key links in global supply chains and can be found in almost every region of the world. These agglomerations of firms have enjoyed significant growth because they deliver unique benefits to both companies and economies.
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Amy Killam, Human Resources Director, Whirlpool Corporation, Cleveland, Tennessee (Directory 2013)
The editor of Area Development recently discussed employment recruitment and retention issues with Amy Killam, human resources director at Whirlpool Corporation’s facility in Cleveland, Tennessee. The plant, which opened in the spring of 2012, employs approximately 1,700 people.
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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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Richard Thomas, Vice President of Legislative Affairs, Design-Build Institute of America (November 2012)
Getting projects done on time and on budget has always been a priority for private and public owners; however, today’s difficult economic times have made these two challenges more important than ever.
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Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Editor, Area Development Magazine (Fall 2012)
The U.S. economy is in a rut. It only grew by 1.3 percent in the second quarter of this year. According to Chris Jones, an economist at TD Bank, "The U.S. outlook could best be described as one of near-term weakness and long-term strength." It's a study in contradictions.
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Christopher Stevenson, Associate Principal, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. (Fall 2012)
As the market for warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing space near ports, airports, and intermodal transportation hub heats up, end users must to be aware of the environmental siting and permitting issues that come with the logistics hub territory.
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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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Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Editor, Area Development Magazine (August 2012)
As the cost of manufacturing overseas increases, the re-shoring of American manufacturing in the tech industries would not only shorten the supply chain, but also reduce its impact on the environment, while providing Americans with well-paying jobs.
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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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Paul McMurphy, Product Strategy Manager, Trane (August 2012)
Choosing the best operating, maintenance, and service approach can mean the difference between a continuously high-performing building that is an organizational asset and one that degrades in overall performance and occupant satisfaction, and costs more to operate over time.
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Geraldine Gambale, Editor, Editor, Area Development Magazine (April 2012)
President Obama and his economic advisers are intent on helping U.S. manufacturers increase their product exports in order to cut into the nation's $600 billion trade deficit. Recently, however, some economists have begun to argue that America should concentrate more on exporting services, especially since services continue to dominate the U.S. economy.
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Jack McDougle, Senior Vice President, Compete.org / The Council on Competitiveness (April 2012)
The editor of Area Development magazine recently spoke with Jack McDougle, Senior Vice President at the Council on Competitiveness, about the offshoring and re-shoring of U.S. businesses and what it would take to grow the nation's manufacturing sector.
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Terry Mocherniak, Director of Global Business Development, OSRAM SYLVANIA (April 2012)
As lighting regularly accounts for nearly 40 percent of a commercial building's electricity consumption, it serves as a prime target in energy efficiency and operating costs reduction efforts.
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Debra Lyons, Vice President FOR Community and Economic Development, workforce development division, ACT (Winter 2012)
Debra Lyons recently sat down with Area Development to discuss what states and businesses can do to help close the work skills gap.
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