Georgia's food processing industry is innovating with new green technologies and cutting-edge methods developed by companies and state universities.
The Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) is "recruiting great minds to develop and commercialize technologies to Utah.
An examination of the top-10 states' site selection attributes offers insight into the 2011 rankings.
For the second year in a row, Area Development magazine has conducted a survey of a select group of highly respected location consultants who work with a nationwide client base.
Four leading site consultants comment on the results of the 2011 Tops States for Business survey of their peers, who work with a nationwide client base. Find out if they agree with the survey results.
Utah's economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment. Specific programs include research tax credits, property tax inducements, and corporate income and franchise taxes.
Utah's economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment. Specific programs include the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS), Workforce Investment Act (WIA), and the Short-Term Intensive Training (STIT).
New Brunswick, Canada has become the first province to be completely connected to broadband communications.
Located in the heart of Tennessee, the city of Gallatin is proving why the state took high honors in a recent site selection consultants survey by Area Development.
Boeing will invest $750 million and create 3,800 jobs in a massive expansion in Charleston, South Carolina.
Regardless of which and how many factors make up the checklist, understanding these decision-drivers, their priority, and potential impact on the project will provide the foundation for the location analysis.
Rather than taking traditional passive roles in incentives negotiation, global governments are becoming hands-on participants, seeking more control and higher returns on investment.
A more efficient and somewhat nontraditional use of office space can save your company money. Are you ready to embrace the office of the future?
Locating a business in a designated enterprise zone can often provide incentives unavailable in other areas. But the incentives offered are beginning to change - and there may be tradeoffs that could devalue the financial advantages
Experts believe that adopting uniform global accounting standards will positively impact companies' business plans, including location decisions
Brownfield sites can present opportunities to purchase properties at lower prices and in areas where fewer traditional sites are available - if you can work around liability concerns and cleanup costs.
Brownfield sites can present opportunities to purchase properties at lower prices and in areas where fewer traditional sites are available - if you can work around liability concerns and cleanup costs.
Those communities that realize tomorrow's work force will need ever-changing skills are teaming up with area businesses and higher educational institutions to fill the labor pipeline.
What are the salary standards in your new location? Your facility's success - from profit margins to worker satisfaction - depends on getting the numbers right.
With increasing layoffs, employers must be prepared for the inevitable flurry of lawsuits.
Last year at this time, I told our readers that while some analysts said the U.S. economic decline could continue through 2008 and the country was facing a recession, others argued that growth would continue - albeit at a slower pace. Obviously the events of September and October are proving the pessimists correct.
Although there are some inherent challenges in renovating historic properties, their renovation and adaptive reuse makes good economic sense.
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