German 3-D Printing Company voxeljet To Open In Canton, MI
The company’s first U.S. service center is expected to come online in the third quarter of this year and will allow voxeljet to print on-demand parts, molds, cores and models for automotive and other industrial customers.
First Minister Of Scotland Opens Smarter Grid Solutions’ New York Office
Leading smart grid technology company opens in North America. Signs global agreements with Silver Spring Networks and HEVO Power.
Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth
An energy revolution is sweeping across the U.S., creating thousands of jobs and making it likely we’ll achieve the long-sought goal of energy independence by 2020 or sooner.
BUSINESS REPORT: Ontario Unveils Plans To Achieve An Energy Balance
The Ministry of Energy has worked with the Ontario Energy Board, Ontarians and a host of others to put together its most ambitious energy plan yet.
Hacking and Hijacking
It may be time to rethink the rush towards in-flight Internet service for airline passengers.
Feature Story: Workforce Development Programs – The Recipe For Success
Workforce training programs are a top priority in economic development. Here are some of the most innovative training programs offering 21st-century workforce solutions.
Ford Selects Canadian Plant To Build New Global Utility Vehicle
Ford will build an all-new Edge utility vehicle for global markets at its Oakville Assembly plant, near Toronto, following a C$700 million investment to make the plant one of the most competitive and advanced global manufacturing facilities in Canada.
Isthmus Interruptus
The world’s most important development project—the expansion of the Panama Canal—may not be completed for another two years.
City Momentum Index Identifies The World’s 20 Most Dynamic Cities
San Francisco, London, Dubai, Shanghai and Wuhan lead Jones Lang LaSalle's list of dynamic cities.
Riding the Wind
Expanded federal subsidies spurred a bevy of year-end wind power project announcements, including a $1.9-billion deal in Iowa.
Colliers International Predicts Moderate Growth For The Global Economy In 2014
Global investors will look to second-tier foreign markets for new investment opportunities.
SPECIAL REPORT: Greater Fort Lauderdale – Magnet For Biotech/Pharma Growth
The Sunshine State’s Atlantic Coast is successfully competing with an international market for new business in a surging biotech sector.
Losing the Broadband Race
We invented the Internet, but even Romania and Moldova are blowing the doors off the U.S. in high-speed broadband.
Remembering Ed Coene
A visionary entrepreneur who boldly embraced the future, but never lost sight of the enduring values of family and friendship. From the September/October 2013 issue.
Blue Thursday
It probably will take a federal law to prevent big retailers from ruining Thanksgiving.
With a Wave and a Smile, He’s Gone
America says its final goodbye to President Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his death.
Team USA Goes for Gold
SelectUSA kicks off a full-court press to lure $1 trillion in foreign direct investment to the United States.
European Union Avoids Fracturing
The EU's financial union may be cracking, but our friends overseas seem to be uniting over one thing: they don't like fracking.
“Mitbestimmung” in Tennessee
Volkswagen seeks the middle ground as the UAW targets the German automaker's assembly plant in a right-to-work state.
Hurricane Hazel
Hazel McCallion, mayor of Canada's sixth-largest city, is still going strong at the age of 92.