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Ontario Aerospace Cluster Evolves ‘Innovation Ecosystem’ Approach
In today's global, knowledge-intensive tech clusters, places like Ontario are finding that they need to look beyond trade and commerce, beyond just sector and cluster economics in order to sustain business growth and future economic development.
Canada Lays Out Welcome Mat for Entrepreneurs
With a new plan to fast track visas and provide venture capital support, the Canadian government is hoping to attract individuals with the potential to positively impact Canada’s economy.
Momentum Builds for U.S.-India Trade Agreement
The time appears to be ripe for the enactment of a bilateral investment treaty to reinvigorate commercial ties between the world’s two biggest democracies, the United States and India.
Ontario: Coming Back Strong
With a thriving base of both traditional and high-tech industries, Ontario is a top performer in Canada’s economy.
Global Innovation Hubs: Markets Driving the Future of Business
Area Development interviewed David Hickey, Managing Director, Hickey & Associates, at our Houston Consultants Forum. Our discussion covered the factors that go into the making of a global innovation hub.
What Should a CFO Know About Investment Opportunities in Latin America
Jeffrey Garza Walker, Senior Vice President, and Joshua Rodriguez, Vice President, Cresa, spoke with Area Development about the state of cross border investment between the United States, Mexico and Latin America after their presentation at our 2019 Houston Consultants Forum.
Supply Chain Growth in the U.S., Mexico and Latin America
Jeffrey Garza Walker, Senior Vice President, and Joshua Rodriguez, Vice President, Cresa, spoke with Area Development about opportunities for relocation, investment and supply chain extension in Latin America after their presentation at our 2019 Houston Consultants Forum.
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Tech Innovators Find a Home for Invention and Growth in Canada
New incentives are making Canada an attractive place to invest.
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The U.S. and Italy: Natural Complementary Partners
The Italian Trade Agency’s innovative conferences help to illuminate the rich potential for new U.S.-Italy advanced manufacturing partnerships.
International Location Report: Mexico Maintaining a Place in Global Manufacturing
Despite dealing with a collapse in oil prices and threats of new tariffs to be imposed by the incoming Trump administration, Mexico retains significant economic advantages.
International Location Report: Expectations for a Steady Canadian Economy in 2017
Expanded immigration will help Canada to fill its need for skilled workers as its high-tech industry sectors expand and its economy continues to grow.
Mexico Positioned to Attract Increased Foreign Investment, Anchored by Manufacturing
A solid economic performance and a pro-business climate — enhanced by political reforms and improved government stability — are helping to attract FDI to Mexico.
Which Countries Have Lowest Business Costs?
According to the 2016 Competitive Alternatives report from KPMG, the United States has dropped to 10th place for lowest business costs — the only time the U.S. has ever placed this low in Competitive Alternatives rankings.
International Location Report: Mexico’s Economy Is Setting Production Records
Mexico is experiencing strong economic growth across a range of industrial sectors, which should be buoyed by further government investment in education and infrastructure.
International Location Report: Site Selection in the Auto Industry – A Move to Mexico?
A Mexican location holds many advantages for automotive OEMs and their suppliers, but several challenges need to be addressed.
International Location Report: A Solid Foundation for Economic Success in Canada
Further investment in job training, innovation, and infrastructure by the new government in Ottawa will serve to enhance Canada’s economic strengths.
Ontario’s Food Manufacturers Are in Proximity to Resources and Key Markets
Frozen pizza maker Dr. Oetker Canada’s first North American plant in Ontario, Canada, puts it in proximity to abundant farm produce as well as the US$19 trillion marketplace under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Capital Investment, Technology Upgrades to Bolster Mexico’s Diverse Manufacturing Sectors
Whether they are manufacturing vehicles, airplanes, electrical cable, or something else, companies are finding the resources they need to compete in Mexico.
Resolve To Keep Up With These Logistics Trends
Yogi Berra was only referring to baseball at the time. However when he allegedly said that watching something was like “déjà vu all over again,” he could just as easily been summing up today’s major logistics trends, because many have a familiar ring to them.
International Location Report: Mexican Economy on the Upswing
One of the biggest recipients of FDI, Mexico has attracted a range of industrial investments in recent years, with its exports rebounding strongly.
International Location Report: Energy and Manufacturing Drive Canada’s Economic Growth
There are lots of reasons Canada is consistently a top G-7 performer - not only is its banking system one of the best in the world, it has a highly diversified economy, ranging from traditional industries like forestry and mining to knowledge-based sectors like IT, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing.
Location Notebook: Union Pacific Intermodal Opens in Santa Teresa, New Mexico
The $400 million investment for the 2,200-acre site will connect businesses to strategic markets in the southwestern U.S. and beyond. It will provide logistics gains for shippers along its Sunset Line, which runs 760 miles from El Paso, Texas, to Los Angeles and serves key locations in Mexico and Arizona.
In Focus: Toronto Named World’s “Most Intelligent” Community
The debate about whether broadband and technology should become required investments is over. The discussion now is how to connect these neutral technologies to an endless natural resource: the human being. For the next 12 months Toronto will be the city that serves as the model of the Intelligent Community movement and the future.
Canada's Business Advantages Attracting Increased Inward Investment
Its well-educated and skilled workforce, superior transportation infrastructure, safe and secure banking system, low tax rates, and enviable quality of life continue to make Canada a top choice for investment.
Canada’s Clean Little Secret
Canada’s clean-technology sector — including water, wind, solar, smart grid technology, and more — offers numerous opportunities and advantages to relocating or expanding companies.
Ports Jockey for Post-Panamax “Pole Position”
East and Gulf Coast ports are gearing up to accommodate the supersized containerships that will be able to traverse the expanded Panama Canal — and the delayed expansion process has given them the advantage of time to get ready.
International Location Report: Canada Presents a Stable Business Climate
Canada’s wealth of resources and pro-business environment has helped the nation to attract recent big investment projects from around the world.
Mexico’s Investment Climate Heats Up
Foreign direct investment in Mexico is strong and growing across most economic sectors and is buoyed by numerous free-trade agreements.
Coming in for a Landing: Ontario’s Aerospace Cluster Comes of Age
When manufacturing commercial airline components, a skilled labor force helps leave nothing to chance. Food for thought: the next time your plane lands safely and smoothly, you’re likely supported by landing equipment manufactured in Ontario, Canada, where 40 percent of all commercial airline landing gear is made.
Canada’s Innovative High-Tech Sectors
Canada’s clean energy, ICT, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing sectors are clustered around seven vibrant metropolitan areas.
Canada — Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
A combination of beneficial attributes across a diverse industrial and geographic landscape has made Canada a global economic leader and attractive place to invest.
Intelligent Rural Cities Offer Big-City Benefits Without the Urban Challenges
The broadband connectivity of the 21st century has made rural areas vital places to grow a business and a career.
Thailand rides technology, investment tide on 'new wave' supply chain
Thailand has established itself as an important supplier and distributor in many sectors, from automobiles to food processing equipment. As a regional center for Southeast Asia, look for Thailand to become an even bigger and stronger partner to its growing roster of global manufacturers and suppliers.
C-Level Executive Survey: U.S. On Par with Mexico as a Preferred Nearshoring Destination
The report includes a survey of C-level executives from across more than 10 manufacturing-related industries, and 37 percent of the respondents cite the U.S. as the preferred nearshoring spot, the same percentage that prefer Mexico.
First Person: Thailand Poised to Attract High-Tech and Knowledge-Based Industry
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.
Foreign Investment Creates Most Jobs in China, India, & the U.S.; South Carolina, Texas, and North Carolina Lead in U.S.
IBM’s 2012 Global Location Trends report attempts to provide a current view of the world’s “location landscape,” as companies determine where to locate their operations in order to maintain their competitiveness.
