Council on Competitiveness

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

Advanced Manufacturing

New Report Out On U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative

August 22, 2012

By Heidi Schwartz, Internet Director, Group C Media, Aug 22, 2012 @ 3:42 PM

Featured Location Spotlight

Site Selection

Location Spotlight: Ohio Electric Cooperatives

April 9, 2018

Ohio consistently ranks as one of the top U.S. destinations for new corporate facilities, meaning prime sites are quickly snapped up. Economic development officials and private developers are working cooperatively to ensure the pipeline of immediately-developable sites stays full with diverse location opportunities.

Featured Location Videos

Economic Development

Georgia Ports Authority To Double Port of Savannah Capacity

September 25, 2019

To keep up with growing container trade, the GPA plans to double Garden City Terminal’s annual capacity from 5.5 million to 11 million TEUS. Improvements will include a new container port on Hutchinson Island, expansion of GPA’s ship-to-shore crane fleet and berth improvements.

Breaking News

Kansas Picked For $200M Walmart Distribution Center

Logistics & Distribution December 12, 2019

The retail giant will create 300 full-time jobs at its new distribution center at the Kanza Fire Commerce Park in Topeka, KS.

Refresco Investing $12M In Oklahoma Expansion

Manufacturing December 11, 2019

The independent bottler will add 75 new jobs at its Fort Gibson, OK manufacturing operation.

Location Spotlight: Santee Cooper – CAMP HALL

Site Selection December 11, 2019

Camp Hall is a first-of-its-kind, master-planned industrial work space located in a business epicenter of the South and at the heart of modern Southern culture — Charleston, S.C.

Nice-Pak Products Adding 90 Jobs In Indiana

Manufacturing December 11, 2019

The New York-based wet wipes manufacturer will expand its operations in Mooresville, IN with help from up to $900,000 in conditional tax credits from the state.

Kansas Picked For $200M Walmart Distribution Center

Logistics & Distribution December 12, 2019

The retail giant will create 300 full-time jobs at its new distribution center at the Kanza Fire Commerce Park in Topeka, KS.

Structurlam Picks Arkansas For Its First U.S. Plant

Manufacturing December 9, 2019

The $90 million precision-engineered mass timber production facility will create 130 jobs in Conway, AR.

Facility Management

Facility Executive – Creating Intelligent Buildings

Amelia Flush Mount Ceiling Fixture December 13, 2019
The Amelia family includes a Flush Mount ceiling fixture (model 214614) and Pendant (model 174096). - Read: Amelia Flush Mount Ceiling Fixture at FacilityExecutive.com.
Draper Introduces Smart Shade Automation December 12, 2019
IntelliFlex I/O is a highly customizable solution for motorized shades that is flexible and expandable to the size and complexity of a project. - Read: Draper Introduces Smart Shade Automation at FacilityExecutive.com.
2019 Sets New Record for Supertall Building Completion December 12, 2019
Around the world, 126 buildings of 200 meters' height or greater were completed in 2019, including 26 "supertall" buildings of at least 300 meters' height, a new record. - Read: 2019 Sets New Record for Supertall Building Completion at FacilityExecutive.com.

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