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Location Focus: New York – The Empire State Leverages Its Strengths

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START-UP NY merges the public and private education system with a corporate incentive program making New York the least expensive place in the United States to do business. Kennedy Airport. Having a nationally recognized airport within Islip Town helps local companies conduct their business more effectively and efficiently.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), working with other state agencies, offers a Career Readiness Certificate to potential employees. Through the Career Readiness Certificate program, potential employees are evaluated and tested so that your business can identify and qualify the most skilled workers.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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The property is part of the Urbana Corporate Center, a large campus that also is home to a 60,000-square-foot data center servicing Fannie Mae, a provider of housing loans to low-income Americans. The new data center will seek LEED Gold certification, and is scheduled to complete construction in late 2014. MD HAS PLENTY.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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billion monoethylene glycol—or MEG—plant at the junction of United States Interstate 10 and 210. The southwest side of Louisiana is in a strategic location with access to ports, airports, rail, the Intercoastal Canal, and America’s premier pipeline that helps to deliver industrial products across the country,” he said.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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million-square-foot building located on 83 acres near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Noting that the rolling pasture land was less than 20 miles from Atlanta’s international airport, the Pinewood team indicated it was a feasible location for their new studio complex. manufacturing.”

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The percentage of electricity generated by renewables continues to surge in the United States. It looks like size counts when it comes to the quest for offshore wind power in the United States, but maybe not the way you think it does. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION. ACHIEVEMENT IN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY.

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State Focus – Iowa: Growing Jobs As Well As Corn

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Creating jobs and increasing family incomes for Iowans is my administration’s top priority,” said Gov. With the announcement that six additional Iowa sites have gone through a rigorous certification process to be considered ‘development ready,’ we are moving Iowa to the top of the list for projects that are looking for a home.”.

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