In North Carolina, Sanderson Farms, a major poultry processor, is moving ahead with a $91 million plant in Nash County.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Bass Pro Shops Tracker Marine, Firestone Building Products, North Carolina economy, Orthman Manufacturing, South Carolina economy, UnitedHealth Care,

Favorable tax and cost structure, labor costs, regulatory climate and transportation infrastructure are important, and so are industry cluster concentrations, access to supply chains and markets, energy resources, weather, quality of place attributes and a host of other factors that states can’t directly control

Categories: Job Creation, Research
Tagged: America's Top States for Business, Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Rankings, Utah economy,

What really draws people to the cities where they live? The reasons are both practical and aspirational.

Categories: Quality of Life, Research
Tagged: best places to live, Livability, quality of life, talent attraction,

All but two of the top 20 exporting states outpaced their export volumes in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.

Categories: Research
Tagged: Exports, Global business, International Trade Administration,

Major deals for aircraft components manufacturer Woodward and data management company NetApp top the week’s site selection and job creation news.

Categories: Deals, Job Creation
Tagged: Florida, Georgia economy, Illinois, Kansas Economy, NetApp, Tennessee, Woodward Inc.,

Quality of life assets like education, health, arts and culture are important, but what makes a community memorable? It’s the spirit or soul of a place.

Categories: Quality of Life
Tagged: Edenton NC, Outer Banks, Quality of Place,

The retail job growth numbers are significant on several fronts. California added 25,000 retail jobs in a 12- month study period, the most among states, followed by New York, Florida, Texas and Ohio. While it stands to reason large population states would add the most jobs in raw numbers, given how the overall economies were lagging in California, New York and Ohio, job gains in a sector tied so closely to consumer spending are certainly encouraging.

Categories: Job Creation
Tagged: California economy, job growth, Retail jobs, South Carolina economy,