article thumbnail

Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Not surprisingly, the traditional Northern auto centers (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana) continue to rule the roost as supply chain Jobs Leaders. Name a growth sector—digital media, advanced manufacturing, IT/software—and Louisiana has a specific program geared to welcome new players, with a proven track record of successful startups.

Louisiana 111
article thumbnail

Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

focused on mobile, security and business operations software). You read that right—here are two examples, both recently reported by UtilityDIVE: Power industry hardware and software vendors are gearing up to offer cloud-based smart-grid technology solutions, generically known in the industry as Smart Grid as a Service (SGaaS).

Indiana 40
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

Traditionally known as the “Creative Capital of the South,” Baton Rouge has established itself as a thriving high-tech hub for IT/software development and digital media while continuing to be an attractive location for corporate headquarters, relocations and traditional manufacturing. The new tech center will provide IBM’s clients in the U.S.

Metro 111
article thumbnail

Keeping Up With Advanced Manufacturing

Business Facilities

INDIANA: BIGGEST SLICE OF THE PIE. Indiana is home to the largest state share of advanced manufacturing employment in the nation, with one out of 12 workers employed in the advanced manufacturing sector, and leads the nation with nearly 53 percent of its manufacturing employment in advanced manufacturing. director of CBER.

article thumbnail

2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The state has almost 19,000 skilled software developers and more than 100,000 professionals with a skill-set conducive to digital media or software development. In addition, its information sector, including software publishing and telecommunications, has experienced the second-fastest growth rate in the country since June 2009.

Iowa 69
article thumbnail

Advanced Manufacturing Industry: Dynamic Advancements

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, the G&T provides wholesale power and services to 18-member distribution cooperatives that service consumers in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Take Greensburg in Decatur County, Indiana for example. Corn Island Shipyard Inc.,

article thumbnail

COVER STORY: Global Biotech Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

To support intellectual property rights, Luxembourg offers an 80 percent tax exemption to income from patents, trademarks, design, models and software copyrights or domain names. NBAF Bio-Defense Lab Moves Forward In Manhattan, KS. Rendering of the National Bio- and Agro- Defense Facility in Kansas.

Florida 63