Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana And Georgia Top The Field In BF’s Best Infrastructure Ranking
The overall shape of U.S. infrastructure remains dismal, but these states are doing something about it.
SPECIAL REPORT: The Carolinas Are Bringing The Business
On what seems to be a job-creation winning streak, Carolina economic developers must be doing something right. From the May/June 2013 issue.
The Road to Recovery in Detroit
Chrysler's decision to invest $1.8 billion in Motown's last remaining auto plant pays huge dividends.
FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop
Many site selectors are surprised to learn the country is an economic leader in Asia and a top-shelf business destination. From the May/June 2013 issue.
Boston’s New Fenway Center Development To Begin Construction
The much-anticipated and much-delayed Fenway Center development, solar power and all, just cleared the final barriers to construction.
Imperium Health Management To Establish Headquarters In Louisville, KY
Health care management company to invest more than $1.3 million in the Commonwealth.
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Sol
A robot still working on Mars nearly a decade after it was supposed to conk out puts America's crumbling infrastructure to shame.
Southern Air Relocates To Northern Kentucky
Global airline relocates headquarters to Kentucky, creates up to 150 jobs.
Penske Opens New Facility In Phoenix
The 24,000 square-foot structure is situated on 10 acres and has built to service trucks with engines that run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
UWT Logistics To Expand Memphis Facilities
Warehousing and distribution management company to invest $4.8 million, create 81 new jobs.
SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, State of New Jersey
New Jersey continues to build on its strengths and tax incentives to cultivate new development sectors. From the March/April 2013 issue.
Not So Wild A Dream
If you look at a map, you will notice there is no interstate highway connecting Memphis to Birmingham, two major industrial cities of the Southeast. That lack of good road certainly did not help the growth prospects in Northwest Alabama, which historically based its economy on natural resources—coal and pulpwood—and smaller cottage industries.
Grundfos Establishes N.A. Headquarters In Chicago Area, Plans Additional Jobs
A global leader in developing high-tech water pumps and systems, the $4 billion company based in Denmark chose the Chicago area because of its proximity to the resurging manufacturing sector surrounding the Great Lakes and its open political climate promoting advancements in water infrastructure and sustainability.
Deepwater Horizon: Three Years Later
Legal settlements from the massive BP oil spill, which could total $42 billion, will generate a gusher of economic development funds for the Gulf Coast.
From the Ground Up
The end of the Space Shuttle program could have meant the end of a jobs bonanza on Florida's Space Coast, but the folks who enabled us to send men to the moon didn't let that happen.
Celadon to Open Driver Training School in Indy, Add 500 New Jobs
The company, which provides long-haul, dry van truckload service throughout North America, will invest $5.7 million to build a 61,000 square-foot training facility near its Indianapolis headquarters campus.
Masters of Disaster
After Mother Nature's big wakeup call, the realization is growing that today's disaster recovery must prepare us to meet future cataclysms.
Millionaire Sitt Invests $1 Million To Improve NYC Airport Infrastructure; Launches Global Gateway Alliance
The Global Gateway Alliance was established to address the major challenges facing the metropolitan region’s airports that, if left unaddressed, will serve as a major impediment to the long-term growth of New York City.
MW Industries Moves Corporate HQ To Chicago Area
The new offices are located in the Rosemont Corporate Center a modern, highly energy efficient building near Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Sep 28, 2012 @ 1:16 PM
Spencer County, IN Possible Site For Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant
When the project is finalized, approximately 1,200 workers will be needed to construct the plant over a three-year period. Sep 27, 2012 @ 2:00 PM