By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer Addressing the progress of the green movement, given all of its various facets, offshoots and developments, is a tall order that leads to long conversations. But for the sake of analysis Clark Brockman, principal…
Data Centers as Opportunities for Economic Growth
By Jim Damicis, Senior Vice President, Camoin Associates Introduction We have entered the age of the tech and digitalization of everything. With the “tech of everything” there has been and continues to be exponential growth in demand for information technology…
A New Day in Food Processing
By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer The postscript to the unrest caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 that impacted the food processing industry as it did most all aspects of the business world and life in general was that…
Certified Sites: Will They Remain In Demand?
By Mark R. Smith, Contributing Writer When the trend began, site certification was a simple marketing exercise by economic development organizations (EDOs). It was intended to apprise, and hopefully lure, end users and developers to a given jurisdiction by sharing…
Advanced Manufacturing: Education and Collaboration
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer Manufacturing – the making of articles on a large scale using machinery – has come a long, long way since the first Neolithic workers transformed flint, jade, antlers, wood and bone…
Oil, Gas, Coal: Here to Stay…for Now
By Michael D. White, author and freelance writer Like the background score to a classic motion picture, you don’t think much about it until it isn’t there. The same is true for energy’s Big Three—oil, gas and coal—when the…