USA - Great Plains

Business Facilities' September / October 2016 issue features advanced manufacturing, ports and FTZs, logistics, and the impact of natural gas. Plus, a look at New Jersey, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Indiana.

The U.S. will need to fill about 3.5 million jobs in advanced manufacturing in the next decade, but as many as 2 million of these jobs may remain unfilled if we don’t close the skills gap.

The Sunflower State Fulfillment Center, which will create 1,000 jobs, is the second large distribution facility the tech giant has placed in KS this year.

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. is building its 62nd manufacturing facility in Harrisville, MO thanks in large part to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s alternative pipe policies.

An obsolete federal cost-benefit analysis is preventing Cedar Rapids from building a new $600 million flood control system.

Alere eScreen is expanding in Kansas City, MO with a $6.8 million investment and 30 new jobs.

Strong job growth on the coasts has been drawing people away from Middle America, but experts predict the trend will reverse.

BF’s 12TH ANNUAL RANKINGS report is our most comprehensive analysis to date of the locations that are leading the pack in the most important benchmarks for sustainable growth in the 21st century. Part Two: Metro Rankings.

The push to bring driverless vehicles to the mass market appears to have hit a major roadblock. Proceed with caution.

Amazon’s fifth Sunshine State location will create over 1,000 full-time hourly jobs.

It's time to take the $65-billion annual budget of the Department of Homeland Security and spend it on the people who can really protect us.

The Princeton, MN company will work with Anoka-Ramsey Community College to develop a training program, thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership.

The retail industry has an impact on more than just the clothes in our closets and our daily coffee fix.

The Nebraska Department of Economic Development awards $267,955 to help upgrade York Cold Storage’s facility.

After working with the state of Kansas and the city of Wichita, Cargill has decided to keep its protein business headquarters in Kansas.

LMI Aerospace plans to invest more than $17.5 million to expand its Washington, MO machining operation, creating 60 new jobs over the next three years.

Kansas City now offers more than 50 blocks of free outdoor public Wi-Fi downtown, 125 “smart” streetlights and 25 interactive kiosks to engage citizens.

The paint sprayer manufacturing company will build the 270,000-square-foot facility in Otsego's Gateway North Business Center.

Should burning trees to generate electricity be classified as carbon-neutral?

The future of television may depend on whether the FCC decides to end the cable TV industry's monopoly over set-top boxes.