Workforce: A Primary Building Block for Georgia’s Competitive Business Climate Thursday, July 31 2014 One of the most critical challenges facing companies today is the ability to recruit, train and retain a well-educated labor pool. Skilled talent and access to…
Ready, Set, Work! Missouri’s in the race to be the nation’s best workforce
Companies say it. Site consultants say it. Economic developers say it a lot: A strong workforce is vitally important to the future of business. But until recently, there wasn’t an instrument for measuring what constituted a “strong workforce”. Workforce cheerleaders…
Status of the High Technology Industry . . . A 2014 Update Characterized by Mergers & Acquisitions
Status of the High Technology Industry . . . A 2014 Update Characterized by Mergers & Acquisitions Tuesday, July 22 2014 By Dr. C. R. (Buzz) Canup, President, Canup & Associates, Inc. This is the fourth annual article the author…
Moving Headquarters: Is It Worth the Risk?
By Yannis Gatsiounis Moving corporate headquarters is a risky business. How many executives will part ways on receiving the news? Is the new home all it’s been cracked up to be in terms of talent availability, operating costs, efficiencies, and…
Shovel Ready Sites and the Site Certification Process: Importance of Environmental Considerations
By Frank Spano and Susan Riffle By now, we all know that a shovel-ready, or certified, site provides great benefits to the community in which it is located and for organizations seeking a new location. But, do we fully understand…
Going “Outside”
By David Frentzel, APL Logistics Operating a warehousing network has always posed its share of challenges. But it has never been more complicated than it is today, because trends like globalization, reshoring and omnichannel sales have changed the dynamics of…