Matthew Mowell, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics (Q1 2020)
Many locations that saw economic contractions have been able to revitalize themselves by instituting pro-business policies, developing innovative workforces, and drawing the right industry mix — sprinkled with a little bit of luck!More
Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q4 2019)
Although the number of jobs lost during the Great Recession have been regained, not all regions or industry sectors have experienced the same recovery.More
Scott Thompson, U.S. Aerospace & Defense , PwC (2019 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
The U.S. remains top-ranked globally for aerospace attractiveness, but companies must consider labor, infrastructure, and tax policy among other factors when deciding where to locate their next U.S. facility.More
Dan Wiegandt, Program Director, Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, The Austin Company (2019 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
Modern aerospace facilities have special interior environmental requirements in order to support the manufacture of cutting-edge technology and products. More
Oklahoma seeks to capitalize on recent growth by continuing to diversify its economy, upgrading its educational system, and strengthening its brand.More
Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q2 2019)
Both domestic and foreign advanced technology and other firms are investing in Indiana, a state with a well-prepared workforce and
lifestyle initiatives to attract younger workers.
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Von Hatley, Managing Director, Jones Walker Consulting, LLC (Q2 2019)
Von Hatley, Managing Director at Jones Walker Consulting, spoke with Area Development about the state of site selection and strategic planning within the aerospace and defense industry after his presentation at our Miami Consultants Forum on the same subject. More
Dan Emerson, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q4 2018)
As companies increasingly use drones to monitor progress on construction projects, the FAA is easing restrictions that are currently limiting their use.More
Dan Wiegandt, Program Director, Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, The Austin Company and Ken Stone, Vice President and Project Executive, The Austin Company (2018 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
Everything about an aircraft manufacturing and assembly building must be driven by the manufacturing process.More
Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q2 2018)
The success of Orlando’s theme park industry and cross-disciplinary technology innovation have led to the region becoming a leading destination for high-tech companies. More
Angela Grace, Principal, Blackshaw Partners LLC (Location USA 2018)
An interview with Franck Mouriaux, chief engineer at RUAG Schweiz and project manager at RUAG Space in Florida, helps shed light on the process and challenges a foreign company faces when setting up a facility in the U.S.More
Dan Emerson, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2017)
With new applications for leading-edge technologies seemingly being developed on an almost daily basis, the eventual implications for business and consumers, and on aspects of daily living, are only just beginning to be understood.More
Doug Gates , Global Head of Industrial Manufacturing , KPMG and Tom Mayor, Principal, Strategy Practice Leader, Industrial Manufacturing, KPMG (2017 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
The personal vertical takeoff and landing aircraft business may be in its infancy, but it is clear that it will be a big market. Existing aerospace and defense OEMs have the experience, technology, and capital to win in this emerging market adjacency.More
Scott Thompson, U.S. Aerospace & Defense , PwC (Q3 2016)
For executives considering where to build a future plant or R&D facility, the United States ranks first globally for the scope and size of its aerospace manufacturing sector. In terms of the state rankings, Arizona jumped to first place, which bumped Florida down to second.More
Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2016)
A solid economic performance and a pro-business climate — enhanced by political reforms and improved government stability — are helping to attract FDI to Mexico.More
Jeff Troan, Principal, Hickey & Associates, LLC (2016 Auto/Aero Site Guide )
As competition for aerospace investment and jobs heats up, economic developers are increasingly offering tax relief, infrastructure and financial support, and workforce partnerships.More
Frank Spano, Managing Director, Austin Consulting and Susan Riffle, Manager of Communications, The Austin Company (2016 Auto/Aero Site Guide )
A natural geographical shift, lean supply chain management, and a new approach to incentives offerings are influencing aerospace companies’ location decisions.More
Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q1 2016)
Mike Molnar, Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Advanced Manufacturing Office, based at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, describes what’s being done to maintain U.S. leadership in this arena.More
Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Directory 2016)
The FAA is in the process of establishing regulations for the commercial use of drones, the use of which is also supposed to be a boon to the telecommunications industry.More
Dan Emerson, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2015)
Whether they are manufacturing vehicles, airplanes, electrical cable, or something else, companies are finding the resources they need to compete in Mexico.More
Jim Freaner, Advanced Technology Services (ATS) (2015 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
Although the number of U.S. aerospace workers is shrinking, the skills need has increased, and a gap exists as older, experienced workers leave the labor force.More
Joshua Cregger, Project Manager, Center for Automotive Research (2015 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
Additive manufacturing is evolving from prototyping to diagnostic tools to the production of vehicle bodies, although it’s still not feasible for use on a large scale.More
Dave Claborn , Staff Editor, Area Development; Director of Development and Community Relations, Ohio State University, Marion (2015 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
As older skilled workers retire and younger workers take their place in industries with constantly evolving technology, the boundaries between industry and academia have
begun to blur.
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Von Hatley, Managing Director, Jones Walker Consulting, LLC (2015 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
If current trends continue, a conservative estimate reveals there will be more than 1,000 announcements of aviation-related projects in the United States over the next decade. The best location decisions will be made by project teams that not only look at the current overall costs, but also have a deep understanding of hidden site development costs, in addition to the long-term political/financial stability that a region can provide.More
Scott Livingston, President and CEO, Horst Engineering Family of Companies (2015 Auto/Aero Site Guide)
A staff editor for Area Development recently interviewed Scott Livingston, the president and CEO of the Horst Engineering Family of Companies, a privately held contract manufacturer of precision-machined components and assemblies for aerospace and other high-technology industries which recently returned production to the U.S. from Mexico.More
Dale D. Buss, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q2 2015)
Strong sales in the auto industry and a rebounding aerospace sector are spurring new facility/expansion projects in legacy as well as new locations.More
Steve Kaelble, Staff Editor, Area Development (Directory 2015)
The Southern States are driving into the future on the strength of the motor vehicle industry. These states tend to be heavy on manufacturing; their manufacturing sectors tend to have strong automotive activity, and it’s a good time to be in that business. That’s among the reasons all six of the states in this region took home Area Development’s Silver Shovel honors earlier this year.More
Douglas B. Rose, President, AeroGear (Directory 2015)
If there is to be a sustained U.S. manufacturing resurgence, firms must act in consortia to grow regional industrial ecosystem resources, just like aircraft engine manufacturers and suppliers are doing in the Connecticut River Valley. But, to preserve manufacturing's most precious resource - skilled workers - our thinking, and educational polices, must be revised on a national level.More
Karen Thuermer, Staff Editor, Area Development (Directory 2015)
California is applying unique approaches to economic development programs in order to encourage in-state development while the other Pacific States are leveraging their unique geographic and market positions to focus on aerospace, clean tech and exports growth. More