North Carolina entered 2026 with the strongest economic development pipeline in its history. During 2025, the state recorded more than 35,000 announced job commitments and $24.1 billion in private investment across projects in 56 counties. Aerospace, life sciences, advanced manufacturing,…
Innovation-Led Growth Reaches New Sectors
Aerospace Expands Into Emerging Markets Aerospace remains indispensable. Boeing and its supplier network continue to shape employment, exports and advanced-manufacturing skills across Puget Sound and central Washington. The state’s opportunity is not limited to conventional aircraft: space systems, uncrewed technologies,…
Digital Infrastructure Meets Industrial Strength
Missouri’s central location, established manufacturing base and relatively affordable operating environment have long supported food production, logistics, automotive suppliers and distribution. The state’s newest wave of development adds a much larger digital-infrastructure component. A cluster of data-center and artificial-intelligence projects…
A Global Technology Platform Takes Shape
Arizona’s economic development story has moved well beyond rapid population growth and low-cost Western expansion. The state is now assembling one of North America’s most consequential advanced-industry platforms, led by semiconductors but increasingly reinforced by aerospace, defense, artificial intelligence, health…
Investing in Innovation, Production and Place
New Jersey’s economic development strategy is built around density: dense talent, infrastructure, research assets, consumer markets and global connections. One-third of the U.S. population and economy is reachable within a day’s drive, while the Port of New York and New…
Record Investment Extends Beyond Automotive
Tennessee’s economic development model has long combined a central location, low taxes, utility partnerships, workforce training and aggressive project execution. Automotive production, logistics and corporate services remain important, but the state’s recent announcements reveal a broader industrial strategy. Foreign investment,…