TEXAS ENTERS 2021 AS WORLD’S 9TH LARGEST ECONOMY BY GDP

“This serves as proof of the success of a long-term strategy to make Texas the best place to start or relocate a business,” said Robert Allen, president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Corporation.

TxEDC is an independently funded non-profit organization in partnership with the Governor’s…

Opportunity Zones and Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery

The Opportunity Zone (OZ) tax incentive can play an important role as the U.S. economy emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the current focus of COVID-19 relief is largely on legislative action to give the economy a boost, OZ is an existing mechanism that the private sector…

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 critical mass of companies, and…

MAINE: Yankee Ingenuity

Entrepreneurship and innovation are embedded in Maine’s DNA. Maine people have always been tinkerers, dreamers, and doers. This spirit, this “Yankee Ingenuity” has driven their history and will drive their future as a State and a people.

Maine has many champions of small businesses and startups and regularly leads…

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 the state. From a technology accelerator to the expansion of the Minority Business Enterprise Certification Program, the Arkansas legislature recently passed several laws that encourage economic development.

The Arkansas Business…