Posts Tagged ‘arizona’
Phoenix Region Reviews Sequester’s Impact on Region
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) has released findings and recommendations from its Aerospace and Defense Market Intelligence Program, a two-phase initiative that takes an in-depth look at the region’s aerospace and defense companies to determine their strengths, weaknesses and readiness for the sequestration, federally-mandated automatic…
Warehousing and Distribution: Looking Beyond Cost Reductions
By Mark Kleszczewski
To see the effect of an on-again, off-again economic recovery, look no further than the fields of warehousing and distribution. Increasing fuel costs, supply chain disruptions and uneven demand have resulted in lackluster inventory turns and the closure or reshuffling of many distribution centers.
Faced…
The Future of State Business Incentives
By Paul Lo and Mona Hamra, WTP Advisors
Program accountability and transparency are the new foundations of state incentive programs.
State and local economic development incentives have recently endured negative press. Most notably, The New York Times ran a highly critical series on incentive programs, entitled “As Companies Seek Deals…