Posts Tagged ‘economic development’

Wisconsin Secures a Sustainable Future in Manufacturing

Wisconsin Profitable Sustainability Initiative positions the state as a nationwide leader.

Caption: Through controlled experimentation following the PSI diagnosis, Gordon Aluminum increased its product yield by 18 percent by changing the design of their die. Photo: Gordon Aluminum

By Lee Swindall

Cultivating sustainable business practices is incredibly important, not only…

05 Nov 10:40 AM 0 Read More...

Partners in the Great Outdoors

Caption: Vista Outdoor is on an aggressive expansion schedule, which includes acquisitions including Jimmy Styks’s, which makes paddleboards. Photo: Vista Outdoor

Superior business costs and quality of place are must-haves for outdoors industry.

By Rachel Duran

When former U.S. Olympian and four-time world champion kayaker Eric…

04 Nov 11:05 AM 0 Read More...

Wyoming Grows Technology and Innovation Assets

By Rachel Duran

Caption: Technology workers at a Cheyenne uplink facility. Photo: Cheyenne LEADS

With a population of a little more than 580,000 people, Wyoming’s economic development officials face challenges in terms of workforce numbers. Wyoming Grown is a workforce-related initiative to encourage former Wyoming residents and…

30 Sep 10:33 AM 0 Read More...

New Mexico: Incentives Behind Explosive Growth

By David Hodes

Caption: Grand opening of Santa Teresa’s Union Pacific project. Gov. Susana Martinez is in the center with other elected officials, including Chihuahua, Mexico’s Governor, Cesar Duarte, on the far left. Photo: New Mexico Economic Development Department

New Mexico’s economic development structure is helping businesses…

30 Sep 10:20 AM 0 Read More...

Georgia’s Connectivity Advantages

By Rachel Hamilton

Caption: Container ships working at the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal in Savannah in October 2014. The Port of Savannah is No. 4 in terms of volume of containers and cargo. Photo: GPA Photo/Stephen B. Morton

“We’ve had several publications rank us as the…

30 Sep 10:01 AM 0 Read More...