Strong Seaports Critical to Accessing Global Markets

Ports keep waterborne commerce navigable in the water and on the land.

By Rachel Duran

When the U.S. Congress passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act this year they ensured the long-term competitiveness of the nation’s seaports. The legislation is the first water resources bill enacted…

Answers to Data Questions are in the Cloud

Deciding between on-premises or collocated data centers options? Read this first.

By Rachel Duran

Businesses need solutions in order to manage mountains of information where Internet-connected devices, combined with big data analytics and increased security measures necessitate additional computing power and storage.

Businesses are constantly evaluating whether to…

July-August 2014 Editor's Letter

Investments in Infrastructure and Surroundings Take on New Meanings
“Successful communities are attractive to successful companies,” says Jason Bechtold, economic development administrator, city of Westerville, Ohio. When the city’s officials established the WeConnect community data center, they were making an investment in themselves. “Businesses like to see this — there…

North Dakota Has Jobs

By Rachel Duran

North Dakota’s workforce recruitment campaign, “Find the Good Life in North Dakota,” is a broad-based effort to spread the message across the country that the state has job openings, especially in the oil and gas sector. Since 2000, North Dakota has created more than 116…

Aerospace Initiatives Soar in New Hampshire

By Rachel Duran

The New Hampshire Division of Economic Development is focused on augmenting the advanced manufacturing clusters in the state, particularly the largest, aerospace manufacturing. The sector is spearheaded by a new to the world composites manufacturing product, for use in aircraft engine parts, which is being developed at…