In Many Industries, Economies of Size Is Shifting to Economies of Numbers

For decades, “bigger is better” has been the conventional path to efficiency in industries ranging from transportation to power generation. New research from the Columbia University’s Business School shows a radical shift from building big to building small—a change that has profound implications for both established and emerging…

Uncertainty About Post-Election Policies Tempers Outlook for Commercial Real Estate

Uncertainty over how the national elections will impact the next Presidential Administration’s approach to domestic economic policies, along with a host of global challenges, tempers commercial real estate executives’ market outlook for the remainder of 2012, according to the Q4 Sentiment Index released by The Real Estate Roundtable. The…

10 Most and Least Expensive Urban Areas in the Cost of Living Index

Among the 304 urban areas that participated in the third quarter 2012 Cost of Living Index, the after-tax cost for a professional/managerial standard of living ranged from more than twice the national average in New York (Manhattan) NY to just more than 20 percent below the national average…

Georgia: “The Logistics of Education and the Education of Logistics”

The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics’ recent report identifies and quantifies the gap between the demand for logistics-related jobs and the current supply of logistics programs offered by educational institutions.

According to the report’s analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data, the U.S. will generate…

CF Industries Announces $2.1 Billion Expansion in Louisiana

On November 1, CF Industries Holdings Inc. announced plans for a $2.1 billion expansion of its Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex. The Ascension Parish project will result in 93 new direct jobs, 349 retained jobs, estimated 686 new indirect jobs, according to the Louisiana Economic Development Department.

Says Governor Bobby Jindal…