Auto-Tech Is Revving Up
Automakers are joining forces with tech giants in a full-throttle race to install amazing high-tech advances in vehicles that are ready to roll off the line and hit the road today.
Entrance to Hell
The war against climate change is over and we've all lost.
Aramark Opens Processing Facility In Texas
The new McKinney, TX plant will increase the company’s capacity to provide cleanroom services throughout the Southwest, and is expected to add 120 jobs over three years.
Drivers Not Wanted
With motor vehicle fatalities soaring, the auto giants are racing to get self-driving cars on the road.
Economic Development Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions
The blue-ribbon judging panel for our 2016 Economic Development Deal of the Year competition had so many great projects to evaluate, they bestowed a record seven Honorable Mention Awards.
State of the Year: Texas
The Lone Star State reaffirms its dominance as the most dynamic state economy in the U.S., an energy and exports powerhouse with a seemingly boundless potential for growth.
Intel Investing $7B In Arizona Next-Generation Semiconductor Factory
Intel’s Fab 42 will target advanced 7 nm technology and will create approximately 3,000 high-tech, high-wage jobs in Arizona.
Lineage Logistics Growing National Network
The warehousing and logistics company will expand two facilities in Texas, and has acquired two more in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Houston: From Super Bowl XXXVIII To Super Bowl LI
As Houston gets set to host the Super Bowl this weekend, take a look at the massive transformation America's fourth largest city has experienced in the 13 years since it last hosted the NFL event.
Vacuum Power
China is poised to fill the void left by the U.S. withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
January / February 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 1)
Business Facilities' January / February 2017 issue features the winners of our annual State of the Year and Economic Development of the Year awards, Plus, auto manufacturing, food processing, and data centers, and we celebrate 50 years of building inspiration.
Mississippi Lands Business Facilities’ 2016 Deal Of The Year
The $1.45 billion Continental Tire plant in Clinton, MS wins the magazine’s Gold Award for Economic Development Deal of the Year.
Texas Named Business Facilities’ State Of The Year
The Lone Star State wins BF's top annual honor for the third time.
Ascensus To Open New Office In Arizona
The retirement and college savings services provider chose a new location in Tucson's UA Tech Park to help enhance its services in the Pacific Time Zone.
Communities Get Environmental, Economic Development Help From EPA
The EPA will provide 25 communities with technical assistance to pursue development strategies that advance clean air, clean water, economic development and other local goals.
Texas Is Tops In Talent Attraction
Collin County and Montgomery County were the only large counties to increase skilled occupation jobs by more than 20 percent from 2011-2015.
Lucid Motors Chooses Arizona For Electric Car Manufacturing
The facility will bring over 2,000 projected new jobs and more than $700 million in capital investment to Casa Grande, AZ by 2022.
It’s a Gusher!
A mile beneath the surface of West Texas, there are 75 billion barrels of oil in Permian Basin shale deposits.
Boeing Consolidating Defense, Space Sites
The effort to improve efficiency will bring jobs to Boeing's Los Angeles County, St. Louis, and Huntsville locations.
U.S. Natural Gas: Ready to Rule the World
Liquefied natural gas exports represent a huge opportunity for U.S. energy producers to dominate an emerging global market, as U.S. production outpaces domestic demand.