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MARYLAND: Home of Innovators
With a strong focus on education, Maryland has created one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial economies in the world. High-tech, high-growth sectors, like cybersecurity, life sciences, aerospace and defense, and advanced manufacturing, are thriving in Maryland, thanks to a talented workforce, a critic...
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The New Forestry Momentum
The National Forest System sees over 149 million visitors a year, bringing over $10 billion to the U.S. economy and supporting about 143,000 jobs, mostly in gateway and rural communities. Wildfires, always the biggest concern for the U.S. Forestry Agency, burned almost 7.6 million hectares across our n...
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The Manufacturing Trifecta: Better Design Methods, Streamlined Production, Reduced Costs
Manufacturing in general in the U.S. has always been one of the greatest drivers of economic growth across the nation. Today, with the challenges of COVID-19 shutting down plants and reducing output, it’s critical to examine manufacturing facts and figures from last year to get a real sense of the importanc...
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Global and U.S. Seaports Struggling in a State of Economic Flux
Shipping and other logistics involved in the infrastructure of transportation, distribution and delivery are holding steady for now, but struggling as the economy looks to regain its footing amid a raging COVID-19 pandemic. Seaports have always been one of the nation’s vital economic engines and empl...
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Agri-Technology Picking Up Speed While Food Processing Expansion Clicks Up
What is happening in technology serving agribusiness planting, harvesting, processing and distributing right now promises to advance the agricultural industry by leaps and bounds. Drones monitor crops; farms can work entirely hydroponically, with complete crop systems stacked up vertically in reclaimed...
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The New Forestry Momentum
The National Forest System sees over 149 million visitors a year, bringing over $10 billion to the…
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The Manufacturing Trifecta: Better Design Methods, Streamlined Production, Reduced Costs
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Agri-Technology Picking Up Speed While Food Processing Expansion Clicks Up
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The Economic Fallout from COVID-19—and what business is doing about it
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Opportunity Zones
April 14, 2020
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SWLA Economic Development Alliance Focused on Business Recovery
By George Swift, President/CEO SWLA Economic Development Alliance
Hurricane Laura has devastated our five parish region…
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Westfield Fluid Controls To Launch Manufacturing Facility In Lafayette
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Amazon Announces Plans to Build New Fulfillment Centre in Ajax, Ontario
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Stewart Enterprises to Add 115 Jobs in Jefferson Parish Company
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Governor Hogan of Maryland Announces $190 Million in COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses, Higher Education, and Nonprofit Organizations
July 26, 2020
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MARYLAND: Home of Innovators
With a strong focus on education, Maryland has created one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial economies in the world…
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MAINE: Yankee Ingenuity
Entrepreneurship and innovation are embedded in Maine’s DNA. Maine people have always been tinkerers, dreamers, and doers. This spirit…
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ARKANSAS: When You’re in Arkansas, You’re in Good Company
Arkansas has a pro-business government working to make it easier for companies to expand, locate, relocate and thrive within…
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TEXAS: Made in Texas
Texas is where liberty lives. That’s why the Lone Star State leads the nation in job creation and in…
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MISSOURI: Why Missouri?
From startup firms to global corporations, Missouri’s pro-business climate continues to offer perfect location for all industries to…
