Aerospace & Defense

A metro community that spans two states also keeps one foot in the future.

Nevada wins the most hotly contested economic development prize in years by bagging Tesla's lithium battery plant near Reno. Washington successfully pulled out all the stops to keep Boeing from leaving the state. Comcast's gleaming new tower will transform Philadelphia's skyline.

Maryland surges in the race to host big new federal facilities.

The FAA may be rethinking its embrace of drones in U.S. airspace.

The world's smartest man says artificial intelligence may doom the human race.

Want to rank the biggest waste of economic development funds? We already know the winner.

Davenport, IA facility positions Alcoa to continue capturing growth in aerospace and industrial sectors.

The trend of manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S. from overseas continues to grow.

A private-sector group—filled with former public officials—is lobbying to build a high-speed maglev train in the U.S.

Supplier to the aerospace industry makes initial $12 million investment to establish Orangeburg County operation.

The CDC director opposes a ban on travel from the Ebola hot zone in Africa. Why?

Embraer will add 600 new hires to its almost 400 employees in the area in a ramped up mode over a period of four years beginning in 2016.

To accommodate this production work, Boeing will expand its current St. Louis composites facility, which will begin producing parts for the 777X program in 2017.

Florida’s economy shines on after a temporary sunset.

Despite Defense cutbacks, the aerospace industry is being boosted into the stratosphere by the commercial aircraft sector.

Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, shares his thoughts on education, technology, and logistics for the state.

A major U.S. airport looks to expand its revenue by drilling under its runways.

We’re marking the 10th anniversary of our annual rankings festival by doing what we do every year: refining our rankings criteria to give you the most meaningful benchmarks of state and metro performance.

GE Aviation breaks ground on $100 million jet engine assembly factory in Indiana. Factory will create 200 jobs by 2020 and will have strong ties to Purdue University.

With world-class ports and a renewed commitment from Boeing to anchor it’s thriving aerospace sector, Washington is ready to take on all comers.