State Focus: Massachusetts – Nothing Common About Its Wealth
Massachusetts is taking in and out of the box approaches to help increase jobs and decrease unemployment.
Qore Systems, LLC To Invest $12.8M In First Virginia Operation
Qore Systems, LLC will invest $12.8 million to relocate from Arizona and establish its first Virginia operation in Highlands Business Park, creating 140 new jobs.
Boeing Opens Research Center In Huntsville, AL
Boeing's new research and technology center in Huntsville, Alabama will serve as the company's hub for collaborative technology development with academic institutions and research partners in analytics and simulation.
Medical Marijuana Manufacturing Facility And Dispensary Coming To Kodak’s Eastman Business Park In Rochester,...
Agreement with leading medical marijuana company, Columbia Care, would create state-of-the-art facility and 250 jobs in Monroe County.
Nutrient Foods Launches Advanced Nutritional Foods Research And Manufacturing Facility In Reno, NV
The facility will manufacture nutrient-dense foods scientifically formulated to provide the 43+ essential nutrients plus fiber required daily by humans to live, grow and heal in every meal.
Cover Story: Global Biotech Report 2015
There hasn’t been a lot of good economic news coming from Europe these days, but the continent is getting a much-needed boost from its growing biotech/pharma labs.
Job-Creating Visas
A biotech startup in Vermont is being funded by immigrant investors.
Columbus Automotive Manufacturer Announces Multi-Million Dollar Expansion
Faurecia is the world’s sixth-largest automotive supplier, with four business groups: automotive seating, emissions control technologies, interior systems and automotive exteriors.
Study Shows Potential Of Academic Research To State And Local Economic Development
The Council of State Governments (CGS) will distribute the report to state officials, academic institutions and stakeholder organizations to underscore the value of state-based research as a contributing factor to economic growth potential.
Jackson Kayak To Expand, Open New Facility In White County, TN
Recreational products manufacturer to invest $6.5 million and create 250 new jobs.
NASA Invests In Hundreds Of U.S. Small Businesses To Enable Future Missions
NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA manages the SBIR program for STMD. NASA's 10 centers manage individual projects.
Bayer HealthCare Announces Plans For Product Testing Facility In Berkeley, CA
New investment represents continued commitment to California Bay Area as the biotech manufacturing center for Bayer.
Business Report: Iowa – BIVI Plans $110-Million Expansion of IA Biotech Facilities
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) makes a major capital investment in its animal health facilities in Fort Dodge and Ames.
Reno Lands Cyber Security Company Headquarters And Cyber Lab
BlackRidge Technology bringing jobs to the Northern Nevada region in its move from Santa Clara, CA to Reno.
Avure Technologies Inc. Establishing Headquarters In Northern Kentucky
Avure to create state-of-the-art high-pressure processing food research lab.
Brooklyn Waterfront To Get Innovation Hub At Industry City
Plan projects 20,000 jobs through an ambitious adaptation of the huge, long-neglected complex.
Med-X, Inc. Builds First Medical Marijuana Testing Facility
Currently, medical marijuana that is being dispensed through a wide range of dispensaries nationally is not regulated, so it is not tested for pesticides or mold—which can be dangerous to those patients who use it.
Cover Story: 2014 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards
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.
Not So Hot
As Niagara Falls freezes to a trickle, the nation's scientists quietly reveal their plan to combat global warming.
Location Focus: Texas – Big and Getting Bigger
There’s no "mercy" rule in economic development: the Lone Star State keeps crushing the competition.