Mark Crawford, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2015)
An attractive business environment, quality labor pool, and well developed infrastructure are among the shared advantages of those states ranked by the location consultants as the top choices for business.
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Dale D. Buss, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2015)
Call centers are coming back to America, and flyover country is proving to be the biggest beneficiary in new jobs and overall boosts to local economies.
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Gary Marx, Managing Director, BlueCap Economic Advisors, LLC (Q3 2015)
Proper incentives compliance reporting will help a company to ensure that it receives the full value of the incentives it was offered in the application and negotiations process.
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Marv Pearlstein, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP (Q3 2015)
Those acquiring industrial properties need to assess their environmental risks early on and put in place plans for remediation of any problems that surface.
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Brian Gallagher, Vice President, Corporate Development, Graycor Southern (Q3 2015)
Enabled by collaboration software, IPD is helping industrial manufacturers reduce risk, achieve predictable results, and maximize the effectiveness of capital funding.
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Karen Thuermer, Staff Editor, Area Development (Q3 2015)
Manufacturers of imported and exported goods between the United States and Asia let out a huge sigh of relief in late May when a five-year contract that governs pay and work rules at 29 West Coast ports was finally ratified. Despite the ratified agreement, manufacturers are certain that strikes and delays will continue at West Coast ports.
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Becca Dernberger, Vice President and General Manager, Northeast Division, Manpower (Q3 2015)
A staff editor for Area Development recently interviewed Becca Dernberger, vice president and general manager of Manpower’s Northeast Division, about the use of the contingent workforce in today’s more technology-driven manufacturing sector.
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Intelligent services and the data they provide can help building owners reduce their environmental impact, improve building performance, optimize energy spend, and improve the bottom line.
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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.
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Woodruff Imberman, President, Imberman and DeForest (Q3 2015)
In order to keep labor costs in check while adjusting to higher wage rates, employers should concentrate on motivating employees to improve productivity.
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Data is more than raw facts and figures; it is an asset that embodies critical information that goes beyond operational efficiencies, and it can help determine the soundness of the corporate location/expansion decision.
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