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By David Hodes

Minnesota is on the move, and Katie Clark Sieben, commissioner, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), tells why. “What is really exciting is that, since 2011, the state has added 162,000 jobs to the economy,” she says. “And our unemployment rate is the lowest…

Delaware Offers the Right Place, the Right Size

Written and compiled by Rachel Duran
Businesses looking at establishing a Mid-Atlantic region operation would benefit from a Delaware location, says Judy Diogo, president, Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce. The chamber serves the greater Dover region. “Because we are a small state we have the ability to be reactive…

Florida: Economic Surge Much More Than Tourism

By David Hodes
Florida is a hotbed of economic development action no matter what part of the state is being discussed. There’s action everywhere, especially in central Florida.

With the ending of the NASA space shuttle program in July 2011, which employed 12,000 at its peak, the Space…

Rhode Island Advances the Blue Economy

By Rachel Duran
Officials of the Rhode Island Commerce Corp. (Commerce RI) want to see fresh and improved economic development initiatives included in the state’s comprehensive plan. As such they have submitted ideas and concepts to the state’s general assembly for review in an effort to inform the…

Arizona’s Economy Shines On

By David Hodes

Business development incentives in Arizona have kept this Sunbelt state on the radar of economic developers who like the location of the state near the ports of Southern California, but are also intrigued by the suite of incentive offerings from the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA).
Based on…