U.S. - Great Lakes Archives - Business Facilities

Smart Grid Program Created Nearly 2,700 Jobs In First Quarter 2013

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: May 22, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Daily News, Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green), Featured Post, Illinois, Online Features, Renewable Energy, U.S. - Great Lakes | comment : 0

Grid modernization work expected to create more jobs and business growth. ...

New Report Reveals The 10 U.S. Areas Facing The Highest Climate-Related Risk Of Water Shortages

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: May 20, 2013 In: Archives, Arkansas, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, California, Contributed Columns, District Of Columbia, Executive Analysis, Featured Post, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Online Features, Renewable Energy, South Dakota, Texas, U.S. - Far West, U.S. - Great Lakes, U.S. - Mid Atlantic, U.S. - Plains, U.S. - Southeast, U.S. - Southwest, Utilities | comment : 0

Study points to risk in nation's capital, New York City, America's breadbasket and 46 states. ...

Lifeway Foods Acquires Golden Guernsey Dairy Plant For $7.4 Million

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: May 17, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Daily News, Featured Post, Food Processing, Michigan, Online Features, U.S. - Great Lakes, Wisconsin, Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce | comment : 0

Acquisition will quadruple manufacturing capacity for kefir company and tap existing workforce in Waukesha, WI. ...

They’re Coming to Take Us Away

Posted by: BF Editor Posted date: May 15, 2013 In: Aerospace And Defense, Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Automotive, Brazil, Canada, China, Featured Post, India, Japan, Online Features, The Editor's Blog, U.S. - Far West, U.S. - Great Lakes, U.S. - Mid Atlantic, U.S. - New England, U.S. - Plains, U.S. - Rocky Mountains, U.S. - Southeast, U.S. - Southwest | comment : 0

A new survey says 60 percent of Americans would welcome driverless cars on U.S. roads. ...

Subaru Canada Announces North American Expansion

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: May 10, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Automotive, Canada, Daily News, Featured Post, Indiana, Japan, Online Features, U.S. - Great Lakes | comment : 0

Subaru models currently produced at SIA include the Outback, Legacy and Tribeca, while the Impreza is currently built only at Subaru's Yajima and Gunma plants in Japan. ...

LIVEXCHANGE 2013: Economic Developers from the U.S. Plains Sign On to Sponsor LiveXchange

Posted by: Mary Ellen Posted date: April 23, 2013 In: Articles By Location, Featured Post, Illinois, Inside LiveXchange, Iowa, Kansas, Magazine, Missouri, Oklahoma, U.S. - Great Lakes, U.S. - Plains | comment : 0

The U.S. Plains region will be well-represented at this year’s Business Facilities LiveXchange, an invitation-only event for corporate executives and site selection consultants who are responsible for finding new locations for their businesses. ...

COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

Posted by: BF Editor Posted date: April 22, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Austria, Belgium, Biotech And Pharma, Cover Story, Education, Featured Post, Florida, Germany, Indiana, International, Kansas, Kentucky, Luxembourg, Magazine, Magazine Highlights, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Research And Development, Texas, Utah | comment : 0

As the global financial system continues to mend, venture capital is beginning to flow back into the biotechnology sector. In Europe, the largest biomed players are thriving, while entrepreneurial biotech start-ups gain traction in the U.S. From the March/April 2013 issue. ...

FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

Posted by: BF Staff Posted date: April 18, 2013 In: Alabama, Archives, Arizona, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Colorado, Feature Story, Featured Post, Florida, Incentives, Indiana, Logistics And Distribution, Magazine, Magazine Highlights, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ports And Free Trade Zones, Quality Of Life, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. - Great Lakes, U.S. - Mid Atlantic, U.S. - New England, U.S. - Plains, U.S. - Rocky Mountains, U.S. - Southeast, U.S. - Southwest, Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce | comment : 4

There may be fewer projects to aim for in the highly competitive environment of a recovering economy, but those who hope to succeed must find a way that distinguishes them from the rest of the field. Here are the organizations that have established a consistent standard of excellence and embraced the best practices to secure the projects that bring bundles of new jobs to their locations. From the March/April 2013 issue. ...

Grundfos Establishes N.A. Headquarters In Chicago Area, Plans Additional Jobs

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: April 17, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Daily News, Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green), Featured Post, Foreign Direct Investment, Illinois, International, Logistics And Distribution, Online Features, Other, Transportation Infrastructure, U.S. - Great Lakes | comment : 0

A global leader in developing high-tech water pumps and systems, the $4 billion company based in Denmark chose the Chicago area because of its proximity to the resurging manufacturing sector surrounding the Great Lakes and its open political climate promoting advancements in water infrastructure and sustainability. ...

LIVEXCHANGE 2013: Economic Developers from the U.S. Great Lakes Sign On to Sponsor LiveXchange

Posted by: Mary Ellen Posted date: April 16, 2013 In: Featured Post, Indiana, Inside LiveXchange, Magazine, Michigan, Ohio, Online Features, U.S. - Great Lakes | comment : 0

To date, four economic development organizations from four Great Lakes states have signed on to sponsor the ninth annual event, which will take place May 19 - 21, 2013 at the Westin Stonebriar in Dallas, Texas. ...