Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2013

“Americans have noticed that while costs have risen, incomes have not,” says economist and corporate relocation expert Dr. Ron Pollina in the just-released Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2013, co-published with the American Economic Development Institute.

“In reality, the cost of living has risen by…

Employers' Focus on Top Performer Pay

As the economy steadies, so do pay raises for U.S. employees. Mercer’s newest survey results show that the average raise in base pay is expected to be 2.9 percent in 2014, modestly rising from 2.8 percent in 2013 and 2.7 percent in 2012 and 2011…

CoreNet Global Index: Prospects for Expansion Increasing

The global economic outlook is strong for the second half of 2013, while the prospects for corporate growth and expansion are also increasing, according to the views of corporate executives surveyed in June for the new CoreNet Global Confidence Index, developed in conjunction with Dr. Roy Black, Director of the…

Kentucky: General Dynamics Information Technology to Expand

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), plans to create up to 1,300 new jobs at facilities in London and Winchester, and make significant investments at both facilities. 

General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering, professional services and simulation and training…

IEDC Report on Impacts of Immigration

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the world’s largest independent non-profit membership organization devoted exclusively to the field of economic development has released, “The Economic Development Impacts of Immigration.” The extensive report was produced under the guidance of IEDC’s Economic Development Research Partners program that serves as…