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60 Seconds with Neal Wade, Sr. Vice President for Economic Development, St. Joe...
Neal Wade left St. Joe Co. eight years ago to become director of the Alabama Development Office. He is now returning to St. Joe...
Energy Innovation Hub Set for Philadelphia Navy Yard
Pennsylvania State University researchers will receive $129 million over the next five years from several federal sources, including the Department of ...
Coca-Cola Expands in New Jersey
Coca-Cola Enterprises will soon break ground on a new facility in South Brunswick, NJ while expanding operations at its Carlstadt plant. "Coca-Cola is a world-class,...
Baltek Relocates to High Point, NC
Materials manufacturer Baltek Inc. will invest $3.5 million and bring 68 jobs to High Point over the next three years, Gov. Bev Perdue...
New Jersey Corporate Moves
A new form of entertainment is coming to Jersey City later this year when Pole Position Raceway opens its doors just a mile away...
Paging Mr. Kong
For almost 80 years, the Empire State Building has reigned supreme over the New York skyline. Although it was supplanted as the world's tallest building...
NJ Aims to Lead in Offshore Wind Energy
New Jersey’s new Offshore Wind Economic Development Act directs the state's Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to establish an offshore renewable energy certificate program...
Biomet Will Expand Indiana Plant
Medical device maker Biomet Inc. will expand operations at its base in the northern Indiana city of Warsaw and create 278 jobs by...
What’s in a Name?
For years now,
state and local economic development marketers across the country have been
pursuing the holy grail of a catchy tag line that engraves their...
60 Seconds with Stephen Moret, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development
BF: Louisiana has emerged as a national leader in workforce training with the Louisiana FastStart™ program. Is the availability of customized pre-employment training becoming...
2010 RANKINGS: KS, TX Surge in Biotech
Kansas and Texas flexed their biotech muscles in Business Facilities’ annual Rankings Report, released today. Kansas has been ranked the #5 state in the nation...
Christie Moves to Take Over AC District
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to make public a plan today that could bring Atlantic City’s casino district under state control, according...
Battle Over Film Tax Credits Intensifies
The national battle among states to lure entertainment industry dollars has intensified this month, with several states upping the ante in film production tax...
You Are What You Eat
It's a problem familiar to Hollywood screenwriters and film directors: an idea that seemed like a sure thing during an artistic late-night brainstorming session...
NJ to Business: Choose New Jersey
New Jersey has launched a privately funded nonprofit to market the state. The $2 million effort, called Choose New Jersey, has recruited 15 local...
60 Seconds with Dennis M. Mullen, Chairman & CEO, Empire State Development
Dennis Mullen recently was officially named chairman of New York’s Empire State Development agency, which has been actively involved in revamping the state’s incentives...
Life Sciences Firm Relocating to Jersey City
Intrasphere Technologies, which provides consulting services to the life sciences industry, plans to relocate its offices to Jersey City, NJ next month, the Star-Ledger...
NY/NJ Expect Big Payday from Big Game
It took four ballots—reducing the needed margin from two-thirds to a simple majority—but an historic joint bid by New York and New Jersey was...
BIO 2010: Biotech Now Supports 8 Million U.S. Jobs
The BIO 2010 International Convention was kicked off this week in Chicago with the release of the BIO/Battelle State Biosciences Initiatives report....
Workforce Development Programs Transform the Empire State
Governor David Paterson's Excelsior Jobs Program is just one of several new initiatives the state is taking on to increase job growth ...
Listen Now: Living And Learning In Lubbock, Texas, With John Osborne, CEO, Lubbock EDA
Lubbock EDA CEO John Osborne discusses business climate and downtown revitalization in the Business Facilities Podcast.
2023 Deals Of The Year
Entries for Deal of the Year awards spanned industries, investment types, and winning strategies. Here are the stories of this year’s picks.
2023 State Of The Year: Opportunity Awaits In Texas
A robust business climate and strategic growth during 2023 earns the Lone Star State this recognition.
[VIDEO] Get More for Your Business in Ardmore. Oklahoma
The ADA owns three industrial parks and several single sites and buildings, giving our organization both the power and incentive to negotiate favorable terms for expanding companies.
Location Spotlight: Charging into the EV Market in Northwest Ohio
With close proximity to Detroit, an extensive transportation network and a trained, educated workforce, the Toledo/Northwest Ohio region has a long successful track record within the automotive industry. Those inherent assets are the same resources which make this region an attractive location for the evolving electric vehicle market.