Manufacturing Sector Revival: Coming To A Town Near You?
It is becoming fashionable again to be a place that makes things as well as a place where ideas are made. The energy boom, the export boom and reshoring wave are taking the manufacturing sector off...
View ArticleNo Yarn: U.S. Textile Industry Spins Modest Comeback
Aided in part by the reshoring movement, the U.S. manufacturing sector has improved its vital signs. And now, the twin forces of increased exports and foreign direct investment are giving a spark to...
View ArticleTrends in Economic Development: Texas, Talent and More
The BusinessClimate.com blog celebrated a birthday last month. Now that we’ve blown out the candles and put the party hats back in the closet, we reflect on some trends in economic development that...
View ArticleManufacturing Sector: Job Gains Take Root
Has the U.S. manufacturing sector made a rebound? The stats from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests it has, and so does Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative and...
View ArticleReshoring Manufacturing: States Attracting Jobs
The welcome back movement continued in 2014 as more companies joined the reshoring wave, bringing investment and jobs to the U.S. from overseas markets. A newly released report by the Reshoring...
View ArticleThe M Word: What’s Wrong With Manufacturing Jobs?
Manufacturing jobs don’t usually make the short list of sexy work – and increasingly that’s a problem. Just ask the people who need to find the talent to run the increasingly sophisticated technology...
View ArticleRural Sourcing: It Exists At One Tennessee Startup
When given a chance to start his own tech consulting business, Dave Loschinskey, founder and CEO of 8th Day Software, could have relocated to the tech-friendly Silicon Valley or even taken a cushy...
View ArticleWhen Reshoring Is A Success
For years, we’ve heard about jobs going overseas to countries with lower wages and less regulation, namely countries like China and Mexico. But now, there appears to be a growing movement of companies...
View ArticleSite Selectors: 5 Trends Impacting Economic Development
The International Economic Development Council’s 2016 annual conference in Cleveland wrapped up with insights from a panel of site selector consultants and corporate real estate professionals. Here are...
View ArticleReshoring Manufacturing: Success in Small Places
October is Manufacturing Month in the U.S., a time set aside to promote domestic manufacturing and inspire the next generation of innovators. There are 12 million reasons to celebrate – the number of...
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