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Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life and community development. business confidence articles below.

Capital Investment

Infographic: Small, Mid-sized Businesses Plan To Hire, Invest Despite Economic Concerns

October 8, 2015

CEOs remain optimistic about their businesses’ growth, despite greater concerns about the challenging economy, according to the latest Vistage "CEO Confidence Index Survey."

Capital Investment

Foreign Expansion Is Top Capital Investment For CEOs

July 27, 2015

Expansion outside their home countries is CEOs' number-one area to devote significant capital to over the next three years, according to KPMG International's latest CEO Outlook Study.

Business Facilities & COVID-19

Blount Partnership Establishes Small Business Relief Fund

Economic Development April 3, 2020

The fund provides disaster relief to small businesses in Blount County, TN that develop innovative solutions to overcome catastrophic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rally Reno Program Provides Local Economic Relief

Economic Development April 1, 2020

Rally Reno County supports local businesses and employees in the retail, service and hospitality industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Featured Location Spotlight

Site Selection

Location Spotlight: Topeka, Kansas

February 12, 2018

With three top universities in the area and connectivity via major interstates, Topeka, Kansas is rich with opportunity. Visit the GO Topeka Economic Partnership to learn more.

Featured Location Videos

Alabama

BF Location Video: AIDT – The Total Workforce Delivery System

March 13, 2020

AIDT’s Total Workforce Delivery System has provided thousands of skilled, motivated employees to Alabama industries since 1971. The key to AIDT’s response is a unique infrastructure allowing the total, upfront commitment of our resources to the success of your company.

Breaking News

Biotech: Finding The DNA For Success

Industry Focus April 3, 2020

The integration of artificial intelligence within life sciences is making drug discovery and development more innovative, less labor intensive and more cost-effective, says Deloitte’s annual global outlook.

Blount Partnership Establishes Small Business Relief Fund

Economic Development April 3, 2020

The fund provides disaster relief to small businesses in Blount County, TN that develop innovative solutions to overcome catastrophic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manufacturing 4.0 Has Arrived

Advanced Manufacturing April 2, 2020

Locations that have diversified their high-tech growth sectors are well-positioned to thrive in a new age of manufacturing efficiency. The factory of the future has arrived, a.k.a. manufacturing 4.0.

UAB Teams With Biotech Firm To Test Potential COVID-19 Vaccine

Biotech & Pharma March 31, 2020

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is collaborating with biopharm company Altimmune for preclinical testing of a potential vaccine to prevent COVID-19 disease.

Rally Reno Program Provides Local Economic Relief

Economic Development April 1, 2020

Rally Reno County supports local businesses and employees in the retail, service and hospitality industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consumers Energy CEO Helps Small Business Cope With COVID-19

Utilities March 31, 2020

Consumers Energy President and CEO Patti Poppe and her husband are donating $1 million to help small businesses in her company’s hometown of Jackson, MI.

Facility Management

Facility Executive – Creating Intelligent Buildings

The N95 Shortage: OSHA Issues Guidance For Respiratory Protection April 3, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA has issued interim enforcement guidance to help combat supply shortages of disposable N95 filtering face piece respirators. - Read: The N95 Shortage: OSHA Issues Guidance For Respiratory Protection at FacilityExecutive.com.
Siemens Works With Georgia Tech To Provide Face Shields April 3, 2020
Through partnership with local manufacturers EIS-Fabrico and Underwood Mold Company, the production of these face shields is expected to reach 100,000 over the next month. - Read: Siemens Works With Georgia Tech To Provide Face Shields at FacilityExecutive.com.
Spacewell Boosts MCS IWMS in 2020 April 3, 2020
Spacewell announced a major Q4 2020 upgrade of its MCS Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS). - Read: Spacewell Boosts MCS IWMS in 2020 at FacilityExecutive.com.

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