Philadelphia success story
In June, we took note in this space of Sheriff John Green of Philadelphia's refusal to enforce court-ordered foreclosure auctions in the city. The...
Save U.S.
Here's the understatement of the year for you: The United States is in some pretty deep trouble.
As our presidential nominees debate whether or not...
Hydrogen-powered road test
When you turn the ignition key in your car and nothing happens, the first thing most of us do is get out and check...
Bridge to nowhere
In one of our favorite Honeymooners episodes, Ralph Kramden's buddy Ed Norton is bragging about an investment he just made in a new firm...
Rebuilding of World Trade Center site is still years away
Within months of the hideous terrorist attack in 2001 that destroyed the World Trade Center, state and city officials in New York unveiled ambitious...
Cali is Growing Smarter by the Mile
When I was an undergraduate student in Bethlehem, PA, I made a friend from California who told me something I still remember to this...
Tapping out an S.O.S.
When we last left the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Depression-era aqency that backs up our bank accounts was trying to keep a lid...
Trump this, Donald
Does the cube farm in your office have the population density of Shanghai?
Do you eat your lunch next to the copy machine because the...
The Mom and Pop Shop’s Gritty View of Government
Small business owners in the United States are overwhelmingly disillusioned and dissatisfied with the federal government, according to a recent press release from American...
Biotech, biotech sis boom bah!
When cheerleaders from Ohio and Pennsylvania start shouting at each other, it's usually because Penn State's Nittany Lions and The Ohio State...
Dollar keeps falling, but Tennessee is rising
A few months ago, we reported in this space that there is a silver lining in the generally depressing story of the plummeting U.S....
The three-legged frog that ate Nutley
For the past 80 years, Nutley, NJ has been a company town.
For as long as anyone can remember, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant ...
LEED Gets A Makeover! Americans Get Bored?
Yesterday, I received a press release from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announcing the new certification bodies for the LEED Green...
Spittin’ in the wind
When we last left Rex Tillerson, chief executive of Exxon Mobil, the $479 billion fossil fuel empire he commands was proudly announcing...
Hottest ticket in town
A rather bizarre sight greeted tax attorney Mark Vulcan when he arrived for work at the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED)...
Fannie Moe, Larry and Curly
As panicked depositors lined up in sweltering heat out West to bang on the doors of the shuttered IndyMac banking giant, the...
Retail: Open for Business!
Back in May, Business Facilities ran a special advertising article on the retail industry, which highlighted a couple of U.S. retail hot spots....
“Coal” is the New “Casino”
As I posted in April, Native Americans continue to push past stereotypes that peg their economic development efforts as nothing more than roulette wheels...
Selling ice to the Eskimos
There is a classic scene in the Simpsons movie when Homer and his family—arriving in Alaska to hide out from the EPA after...
New Camrys equipped with cable TV, dirty dishes
Does all the talk about the coming wave of electric cars have you thinking about extension cords?
Or, to be more specific, do you...
2022 Deal Of The Year: Impact Awards
The 2022 Deal of the Year Impact Awards recognize project investments that will have significant impact in their new or expanded locations, focusing on a specific aspect of the project.
2022 Deal Of The Year: Platinum Award
Here are this year’s Deal of the Year award winners, starting with Platinum Winner Empire State Development, for Micron Technology's $100B investment in New York State.