The Texas Millennium Friday, March 20 2015 Texas is the case study on the enduring power – and folly – of stereotype. Ask someone to describe Texas, and their words invariably will paint a rustic portrait of cowboys on horseback,…
Your Profit Center in Asia
Your Profit Center in Asia Friday, March 20 2015 Malaysia today is one of the world's top locations for offshore manufacturing and service-based operations as reflected in the presence of companies such as Agilent, General Electric, Intel, Baker Hughes, The…
The Global Automotive Industry – Driven by Flexibility, Geographic Transition, and the Global Economy
By Dr. C. R. (Buzz) Canup, President, Canup & Associates The final sales and production numbers are in for the global automotive industry for CY 2014, and, for the most part, the numbers look very good. As a matter of…
How to Transform Tourism into a Major Economic Development Growth Engine
By Don A. Holbrook, Las Vegas, Nevada Tourism has been long overlooked by economic developers as an industry that should be left to the chamber of commerce or tourism bureau folks in most locales. This is, in my opinion, a…
Transportation Trends Round-Up
Transportation Trends Round-Up Wednesday, March 18 2015 By Lisa A. Bastian, Veteran Business Writer, Bastian Public Relations Exciting if not challenging developments in the fluid transportation sector are expected for the remainder of 2015, and beyond. What follows are some…
Meet Steve Arwood: Michigan’s New Point Man for Economic Development Talent
He may have the longest title on a business card in state government –Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Chief Executive Officer, Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) President and Chairman, and Department of Talent and Economic Development (TED) Director. While Steve Arwood…