Mississippi Advances Tech and Manufacturing

By Rachel Hamilton

Mississippi is bringing advanced manufacturing back to the state and firing it up with skilled workers and fiber-optic Internet capabilities.

PACCAR Engine Co.’s only manufacturing plant in North America is located in Columbus in northeastern Mississippi, and access to broadband Internet “was a deciding factor…

Massachusetts: Leaders in Trailblazing and Research

By Rachel Hamilton

Massachusetts’s innovation economy is growing, says Gregory Bialecki, secretary of housing and economic development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The initiative is most exciting in pharmaceuticals and medical research and development.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., once a small Massachusetts startup, Bialecki says, developed a drug to treat hepatitis C…

Colorado Experiences Phenomenal Success

By David Hodes

The economy in Colorado has been on a series of back-to-back strategic moves that have made the state a rock star of economic success over the last two years.
Ken Lund, the outgoing executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade…

Is the Stronger U.S. Economy Here to Stay?

Interview by Rachel Duran

The east south central United States will benefit, but how long will it last?

Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted January 9, 2015. For the latest information in regard to the U.S. economic forecast, visit www.conference-board.org.

 
The U.S. economy…

Canada Prepares for Energy Sector Challenges

Interview by Rachel Duran

Plunging oil prices create varied economic outcomes for the Western Canadian provinces.

Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted January 5, 2015. For the latest information in regard to the forecast for the Canadian economy, visit www.conferenceboard.ca.
Business investments into Canada have been weak…