By Greg Canfield, Secretary, Alabama Department of Commerce Thanks to a long manufacturing heritage, Alabama is known for making first-class products – high-quality steel and other metals, automobiles sold around the world, advanced aircraft and aerospace components, along with much…
Arkansas Food and Beverage Manufacturers Reducing Food Waste Public-Private Research Supports Industry
By Mike Preston, Executive Director, Arkansas Economic Development Commission Reports indicate up to 40 percent of food grown, processed and transported in the United States is never consumed, yet one in eight Americans suffers from food insecurity. The average four-person…
Expanding to Idaho: An International Story
By Idaho Commerce Over the last several years, numerous expanding companies from around the globe made the choice to put down roots in Idaho. Companies from France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Canada among others saw a thriving, business-friendly environment in…
Metal Fabrication: Bending, Shaping and Molding Its Future Growth
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer It really isn’t too much of a stretch to say that metal fabrication is a lot like the musical score to a great film—you don’t realize how important it is until it…
Reich LLC Announces Expansion at Arden Facility with New Jobs Boasting Wages 40% Above County Average
Asheville, NC — Reich LLC announced plans to invest $10.9 million in its Arden operations. The investments in new technology, machinery, and equipment will require the addition of 15 new positions to its current workforce of 148. The new positions will…
Prairie Catalytic Opens $50 Million Ethyl Acetate Facility in Columbus
Columbus, NE — Earlier this month, Governor Pete Ricketts attended a ribbon cutting in Columbus to celebrate the grand opening of Nebraska-based Prairie Catalytic, LLC’s new $50 million bio-based ethyl acetate production facility. Prairie Catalytic, a subsidiary of Greenyug, LLC,…