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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. ...

Rising Export Volumes Spur Inland Port Development Across the U.S.

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: May 13, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, China, Contributed Columns, Executive Analysis, Featured Post, Florida, International, Logistics And Distribution, Online Features, Ports And Free Trade Zones | comment : 0

According to a report from Jones Lang LasSalle, rising export volumes will spur inland port development across the U.S. and will play an essential role in the country's import/export cycle. ...

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. ...

Fukushima: The Disaster That Won’t Go Away

Posted by: BF Editor Posted date: May 03, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green), Featured Post, International, Japan, Online Features, Other, Quality Of Life, Renewable Energy, The Editor's Blog, Utilities | comment : 0

Two years after the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex in Japan, the long-term impact of the catastrophe continues to grow. ...

Governors March Into BIO

Posted by: BF Editor Posted date: April 26, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, Biotech And Pharma, China, Featured Post, International, Online Features, Pennsylvania, Research And Development, The Editor's Blog, U.S. - Mid Atlantic | comment : 0

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett wins top honors as BIO's 2013 Governor of the Year. ...

Not So Wild A Dream

Posted by: BF Staff Posted date: April 22, 2013 In: Alabama, Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, China, Contributed Columns, Executive Analysis, Featured Post, Incentives, Logistics And Distribution, Online Features, Transportation Infrastructure, U.S. - Southeast | comment : 0

If you look at a map, you will notice there is no interstate highway connecting Memphis to Birmingham, two major industrial cities of the Southeast. That lack of good road certainly did not help the growth prospects in Northwest Alabama, which historically based its economy on natural resources—coal and pulpwood—and smaller cottage industries. ...

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. ...

Jump Ball in Sacramento

Posted by: BF Editor Posted date: April 18, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, California, Executive Analysis, Featured Post, India, Online Features, Quality Of Life, The Editor's Blog, U.S. - Far West, Washington | comment : 0

The Sacramento Kings had a lousy season, but two cities and a bevy of ultra-rich bidders--including someone promising a billion new fans--are vying to build a new arena for them. ...

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. ...

New Grand Ocean International Opens North American Office In Omaha, NE

Posted by: Heidi Schwartz Posted date: March 08, 2013 In: Archives, Articles By Industry, Articles By Location, Articles By Topic, China, Daily News, Featured Post, Food Processing, Foreign Direct Investment, International, Nebraska, Online Features, U.S. - Plains | comment : 0

New Grand Ocean International, a Chinese-owned agribusiness based in Thailand with operations throughout eastern Asia, held a grand opening ribbon cutting recently on its newest and only North American facility in Omaha. ...