Missouri: Where Logistics has a Home

By Sharon H. Fitzgerald

For a look at Missouri’s pro-business mettle, look no further than Joplin, says Chris Chung, CEO of the Missouri Partnership. In May 2011, a multiple-vortex tornado ripped through the southwest Missouri community, killing 161 residents and causing nearly $3 billion in damages. Yet…

California: Laying Claim to a Global Perspective

By Sharon H. Fitzgerald

Kish Rajan, director of the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), has something simple to say about a California business locale: “We have a richness of resources that makes a really big impact on business,” he says. In fact, California is…

Tennessee: Driving Toward Economic Success

By Sharon H. Fitzgerald

Those reports about the demise of the automotive industry were premature. Just ask Tennessee, which continues to build an automotive sector that features both original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers.

“In recent years, we have seen a major comeback in automotive manufacturing,” says Bill Hagerty, commissioner…

Montana’s Sound Finances Mean Predictable Business Costs

By Sharon H. Fitzgerald

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says his state is a great place to do business because Montana does its own business so well. Schweitzer wraps up his second and final four-year term in January with the state’s fiscal house in order.

“I’ve run eight…

Florida: Where Success Stories are Blooming

By Sharon H. Fitzgerald

Florida’s economy is picking up “across the board,” and the state’s favorable business climate is one of the reasons why, says Gray Swoope, president and CEO of Enterprise Florida Inc., the state’s economic development agency.

For the current 2013 fiscal year, the nonpartisan…