As companies expand their capabilities, Mexico's advantages - and proximity to its biggest export market - will become evident and its manufacturing base will expand even further.
From coast to coast, U.S. Navy shipyards have been converted into industrial parks with facilities occupied by small, medium, and large companies employing from fewer than a dozen people up to several hundred.
In the coming decades, businesses and communities seeking to remain competitive in the logistics arena will need to continuously innovate in order to adapt to the changing environment.
Using the Work Breakdown Structure - or WBS - will help to safeguard construction's bottom line.
Workplace mobility, collaboration, and global expansion trends are here to stay. Knowing the difference between an entrenched trend and a flash-in-the-pan idea can save a lot of time and effort, and produce better bottom-line results.
The right working environment is essential to attract the new generation of workers, retain talent, and foster innovation.
The slow economic recovery and continued real estate recession is creating a costly dilemma for companies looking to dispose of vacant facilities.
Over the last few years, there has been a lot of political transition, debate, and public disillusionment. In kind, our leaders have responded with a new set of legislative and regulatory proposals that will undoubtedly affect site location projects far into the future.
Many states are taking a harder look at their traditional incentives offerings and opting for newer approaches including "economic gardening," consulting services, and cold cash.
With renewed trust - and caution giving way to confidence -businesses will begin to invest in their future and simultaneously improve the future for the citizens of the communities in which they operate.
Debra Lyons recently sat down with Area Development to discuss what states and businesses can do to help close the work skills gap.
As vice president in VFA's Consulting Services group, Ray Dufresne is responsible for management and direction of projects for customers across VFA's market base. Prior to forming the Consulting Services group in 2004, Dufresne led Assessment Services within VFA for 12 years.
Despite the ongoing impact of the global economic downturn - and amid increasing competition from emerging markets such as Brazil, China, and India - the United States continues to dominate the global life science sector.
Despite the rancor in Congress about federal spending, the Obama administration is still gung-ho about high-speed rail. So is the American public...
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