Economic Development

North Dakota is coming up with creative ideas to address its chronic workforce shortage.

The environmental and construction-related liability insurance company has experienced 35 percent growth in revenues and staffing, which prompted the move.

In this day and age, food processing plays an essential role in enhancing our way of life by ensuring that the food produced meets consistent quality standards.

The state of Tennessee is providing a $165.8 million grant for costs associated with site development and preparation, infrastructure, production equipment acquisition and installation, and facility construction.

UVa Miller Center's Milstein Commission has released a report on creating manufacturing Jobs; report is first in a series on restoring middle-class jobs.

Report commissioned by LABC Institute encourages incentives to share benefits of emerging commercial solar market with low-income areas throughout Los Angeles; many local programs already benefiting from the LADWP feed-in tariff.

The soft drink giant, which opened its first bottling facility—Chattanooga Coke—more than a century ago, picks the city for a new distribution center.

By relocating to Clark County, GrowBLOX Sciences plans to facilitate and expedite its position at the front lines of the emerging medical marijuana industry.

The self-styled Biggest Little City in the World bets on a high-tech jackpot.

Texas Solar Power Association launched; will promote state's solar business interests and encourage economic development and job growth.

Leading e-commerce provider to invest $52 million in Kentucky; will add more than 300 jobs.

The manufacturers in the U.S. are investing more in smart meters and smart grids to provide an excellent foundation for smart city programs.

Nearly 17,000 new jobs and more than $4.4 billion in capital investment came to Alabama in 2013.

Build plan to be influenced by communities offering the strongest investment cases and policies; entrepreneurs, small businesses and start-ups will benefit most from advanced broadband speeds.

Like other hastily built global sports venues, Brazil's dozen new World Cup stadiums may prove to be a bad investment.

New location should help to reduce the transit time to and from the testing laboratory for customers in the Northeastern United States.

In this issue, we needed the digital equivalent of a shoehorn to make sure all the big hitters were in the lineup. Leading off is our Global Biotech Report, followed by an inside look at Indiana.

A Certified Site reduces the risks associated with development by providing detailed information about a site, including price and availability, utilities, access, environmental concerns and potential development costs. Sites are periodically recertified to ensure accurate, reliable data.

New Resilience Index is the only online, interactive tool to display data on country-by-country susceptibility to supply chain risk.

Automotive components manufacturing company to invest $17 million and create 101 new jobs.