Auto Suppliers: Under Pressure

Cover photo: City of Brampton (Ontario) Economic Development Office

By Rachel Duran

Selecting the ideal location has never been more important.

Site selection for automotive suppliers is all about achieving balance. Automotive OEMS continue to lean on and encourage their suppliers to exclusively serve one OEM from a facility; however…

Mountain States’ Economy Outperforms National Averages

Interview by Rachel Duran

The nation’s economy will have a decent run during the next 12 months to 18 months.

Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted May 11, 2015. For the latest information in regard to the U.S. economic forecast, visit www.conference-board.org.
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Oregon Focuses on Innovation

By Rachel Duran
“Oregon will never be the state that wins on the dollar amounts of our incentive packages,” says Ryan Frank, director of communications, Business Oregon, which oversees the state’s economic development efforts. “We target more specific opportunities that are good fits for us, and part of what…

New Hampshire: Leader in Advanced Composites Industry

By Rachel Duran

New Hampshire is home to manufacturing technology that isn’t being produced anywhere else in the world, which is beyond the state’s expertise in advanced textiles and composites. 3-D woven composite parts for aircraft engines are being produced by a joint venture between Albany Engineered…

Creatively Putting Properties Back to Use in New Jersey

By Rachel Duran

NJ BAC encourages imaginative repurposing of vacant/underutilized corporate campuses.

The former Bell Labs site in Holmdel, New Jersey, is a perfect example of the success unfolding through the state’s corporate campus redevelopment initiative. The initiative follows a customized and multiuse approach model with the…