The economic wise men gathering around President-elect Obama in Chicago will be heading to Washington next month to try to jump-start the faltering U.S. economy. They may want to take a side trip to Fargo first. According to a front-page report in Saturday's New York Times, thus far the state economy in North Dakota has been immune to the downward pull of the recession that is gripping the rest of the count ...

Anyone who has taken a ride on Washington's Metro subway line knows that when it comes to making capital improvements in the nation's capital, Congress will spare no expense. The new Capitol Visitor Center, officially opened to the public yesterday, is no exception. Conceived in 2000 as a modest, secure underground greeting center for tourists visiting the Capitol Building, the project mushroomed into a pal ...

As they continue their pleas for a federal bailout (hopefully while forgoing end-of-the-year bonuses and use of corporate jets), the figureheads of major U.S. automobile companies took a little left jab to the jaw from, of all places, Slovakia! "We're in a good position to grow," says Maria Novakova, secretary-general of Slovakia's Automotive Industry Association. "Frankly, we don't want to be compared to D ...

Gold Award: Infrastructure, Education and Quality of Life Convince Rolls-Royce To Deliver a Jet-Powered Boost for Growth in Virginia ...

Silver Award: Tennessee Snares the Big Prize: Volkswagon's $1-billion Assembly Plant ...

Bronze Award: $2-billion Uranium Processing Plant Will Fuel Enrichment of Eastern Idaho's Economy ...

Honorable Mention ...

The dovetailing of 10,000 new jobs and nearly $14 billion in corporate investment leads to a blowout victory for Michigan, our 2008 State of the Year. ...

The inside story of the $613 million merger of Jones Lang LaSalle and Staubach. ...

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