By Ralph Biedermann, Managing Director of Mexico Consulting Associates Looking back at the fifty-year history of the industry which started with many names and eventually settled on “maquiladora,” it has had a similar track to a “product life cycle”. The…
The Mississippi Advantage: Spurring Economic Growth and Success
Mississippi continues to ensure its business-friendly environment encourages companies of all sizes and sectors to locate or expand existing footprints within the state. In February 2016, Mississippi celebrated a landmark day in economic development success with Continental Tire the Americas,…
Creating a Hub of Manufacturing and Engineering Excellence
By Jack Mazurak, Communications Director for the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin recently posed this question to members of the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers: “If I were to ask if you wanted to engineer and…
Illinois: The State of Innovation
While Chicago is affectionately called the “Second City,” Illinois is second to none as a center for global business. Illinois offers a vibrant economy and world-class business community, an educated and skilled workforce, infrastructure that facilitates the seamless movement of…
Plastic Resins Continued Its U.S. Renaissance in 2016
By Woody Hydrick, Managing Principal and partner in Global Location Strategies The growth in plastics resins production in the U.S. is continuing full steam. The American Chemical Council (ACC) reported in 2015 that $137 billion in capital investments in new plastic…
The Data Center Revolution – Who are Gordon Moore and Robert Dennard, and What Do They Mean to Me?
By Angelos Angelou, CEO, Angelou Economics, and Allan Paddack “There were five exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every two days.” Eric Schmidt of Google (2010) Information…