By Kate McEnroe, President of Kate McEnroe Consulting Call centers have always been the classic example of site selection projects that put labor cost and availability at the top of the list of critical location factors. Today, even as talks…
November / December 2014
November / December 2014 Digital Edition View exclusive content from one of the leading publications in corporate real estate, site and facility planning, location analysis and foreign direct investment right from your browser. Read the issue, share it on social…
Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
By Edward Youdell, President, Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl.® Metal fabricators reach out locally to attack worker shortage head-on Manufacturing has seen its share of highs and lows over the last several years. The industry has gone from virtual economic-crisis…
Small Airports Provide Big Benefits – Locally, Nationally
By Ed Bolen, president and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association Business aviation – the manufacture and use of mostly small, “general aviation” (GA) aircraft for business transport – encompasses far more than providing companies of all sizes with…
The Solar Industry and Sustainable Urbanregional Economic Development
By Kenneth Dobson A Brighter Sun-Shiny Day with More Opportunities in the Making Solar energy, through its universal sphere of influence, has an amazing way of positively impacting virtually every facet of our lives and the local economic development environment.…
Going Beyond the Arcade – The Video Game Industry Today and Tomorrow
By Rachel Selsky, AICP, Senior Economic Development Specialist Can you remember back to the first video game you played? Was it Tetris? Super Mario Brothers? Angry Birds? What used to be considered child’s play has transitioned into a regular aspect…