ILLINOIS: Midwest Powerhouse

According to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity the state’s $693 billion economy makes it an international center for global commerce. Foreign Direct Investment accounts for nearly 251,000 jobs in the state, making up more than 5 percent of the private-sector workforce and ranking Illinois…

ARIZONA: Economy Continues to Rank Near the Top

According to the Phoenix Business Journal a new study (from WalletHub) ranks Arizona’s economy as among the best in the country listed ahead of one of its chief rivals (Texas) for attracting relocating companies. It goes on to say that the state has added nearly 300,000 jobs since…

UTAH: Flourishing Industry, Superior Workforce

The State of Utah enjoys a strong and diverse economy. Their success is due in part to aggressive support from state lawmakers to grow their targeted industries. With innovative programs to expand access to talent and capital, improve supply chain, share industry expertise, drive university research, and promote International trade…

ALABAMA: Build, Nurture, Elevate

As global brands, homegrown startups and Fortune 500 companies have discovered, Alabama’s aim is to grow, prosper, succeed and win. That strategy has paid off handsomely in the last decade making the Yellowhammer state an economic force to be reckoned with. Key industries have continued to grow producing prosperity…

ALBERTA: Ready to Work

Alberta, the fourth largest province in Canada, has the Canadian Rocky Mountains to its west and vast prairies and badlands on its east border. Their population of more than four million features a heavy concentration in two major urban centers—Calgary and Edmonton.

After a slight downturn in 2015-16…