Tag: BF-Sept/Oct-2015
September/October 2015 Issue (Volume 48, Number 5)
Innovation hubs and logistics are the focus of Business Facilities September/October issue, plus reports on Indiana, New Jersey, Texas, North Carolina, California.
State Focus – Indiana: Regional Plans Are Hopping In The Hoosier State
Gov. Mike Pence’s Regional Cities Initiative, enacted this year, envisions more than 400 projects drawing nearly $4 billion in investments.
State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn
While often stereotyped as an ag state, Iowa has created a business friendly environment that makes it globally competitive in a diverse and growing number of industry sectors.
Louisiana: Where Partnerships Propel Innovation and Investment
Louisiana is bringing together state, regional and local partners, including business and higher education resources, in intelligent collaborations yielding sustainable economic growth.
State Focus – New Jersey: Garden of Opportunity
The Garden State offers a “brain trust” with a highly skilled and educated workforce that makes it easy to recruit top talent.
State Focus: Texas Diversity
Texas is a magnet for business and individuals for a reason—rather, for many reasons, one of which is the tax climate.
Business Report – North Carolina: Growing Innovation Throughout The Tarheel State
North Carolina doubles down on growth plans for technology and innovation, with new funding and a new university-led program, InnovateNC.
Business Report – California: Largest Solar Facility On Earth Goes Operational
BHE Renewables’ 579-megawatt solar project in Antelope Valley, CA is now fully connected to the California ISO grid.
Business Report: Tennessee – DENSO Manufacturing Expanding in Maryville, TN
Automotive components and systems producer DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Blount County’s largest employer, is investing $400 million in an expansion creating 500 new jobs.
Panama Canal: Bigger, Better and Ready to Rumble
Two years later than the original plan, the $5.25-billion expansion of the Panama Canal is set to be completed in April, dramatically altering the global shipping paradigm.
Logistics Networks Are Getting Back On Track
Lower fuel prices, a surge in railroad hiring and the need to get goods to market faster are boosting growth and profits in the logistics sector.
U.S. Innovation Hubs: Inventing the Future
Seven of nine planned federally funded national manufacturing innovation institutes are getting a head start on tomorrow’s high-growth technologies.
Business Facilities Economic Development Organization Awards
Business Facilities' 1st Annual EDO Awards recognize innovative or impactful programs and initiatives aimed at improving the communities they serve.
Business Facilities Names Inaugural Class of 2023: EDO Awards
The Economic Development Organization Awards highlight nascent and established programs and incentives making an impact on community growth.
[VIDEO] Las Colinas, Irving, Texas: A City Built For Business
Centrally located in the thriving Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Irving-Las Colinas is recognized as the “Headquarters of Headquarters,” with more Fortune 1000 global headquarters per capita than any other city in Texas.