Where is the Money in 2016?

Economy of the Great Lakes region continues to flatline.
Interview by Rachel Duran

In the first quarter of 2016 the health of the U.S. economy will come down to the American consumer as business investment and trade are expected to remain weak. At this time, the economy is running…

Tennessee Creates New Jobs

By Rachel Hamilton

Tennessee saw 24,221 new job commitments in 2014, the second year in a row for its record-setting job creation. As of November, the state had created more than 23,000 new jobs in 2015 with the prospect of more.

“Last year we had a really…

North Carolina: Incentives Create Economic Firepower

By David Hodes

More jobs, more industry. That’s the outcome of the economic development in North Carolina, fueled in part by both a reorganization of economic development, plus an incentive package shot in the arm.

Kim Genardo, director of strategic and economic communications for the North Carolina Department of…

Mississippi Leaderships Expands Manufacturing

By Rachel Hamilton

“Mississippi is blessed to have the right people in the right places at this pivotal time in a time of opportunity for North American’s economy,” says Glenn McCullough Jr., executive director, Mississippi Development Authority, noting leaders in Congress and in the state, including the governor.

Gov…

Massachusetts: Innovation is its Business

Compiled by Rachel Duran

The commonwealth of Massachusetts remains a competitive place to start, grow and or expand a diverse array of businesses, writes Paul McMorrow, director of policy and communications for the state’s Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development. In an email correspondence, Morrow attributes the commonwealth…