As it has for the previous nine years, Texas was at the top of the list among states in export activity in 2011, sending almost $250 billion in goods to foreign markets, a robust year-over-year growth in values of 20.7 percent.

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Tagged: California ports, Economy, Exports, Global business, Port of Charleston, South Carolina ports, Texas ports,

Given the doldrums in the job market and tepid consumer demand following the economic downdraft that began in late 2007, it’s a minor miracle that any state showed an upturn in retail jobs, let alone six of them.

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Tagged: Cabarrus County NC, Concord Mills, Economy, job growth, McAllen TX, North Dakota economy, Retail jobs, South Dakota economy, Texas economy, Texas retail,

Workers displaced during the Recession are struggling to find jobs comparable in pay. What new skills do they need to to succeed in today’s economy, and how can they acquire them?

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Tagged: Akron OH, analytic skills, displaced workers, Economy, high-tech manufacturing, job gap, manufacturing, recession, Richard Florida, skill sets, unemployment, workforce training,

What does Brown do for Bluegrass? UPS makes Louisville a major logistics hub and a key component in Kentucky’s extensive transportation infrastructure. The shipping giant operates the UPS Worldport, a 5.2 million-square-foot facility, adjacent to Louisville’s airport. Opened in September 2000 and expanded in 2006, it is the largest distribution hub in the UPS network, [...]

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Tagged: Economy, Ky., logistics, Louisville, transportation, UPS, UPS World Port,

The sluggish economy stubbornly refuses to generate much traction in job creation. That’s not news. What is interesting is the widespread disparity between where jobs are growing and where they are not, in large, medium and small markets.

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Tagged: Economy, Employment, Job creation, jobs,

A Kauffman Foundation study shows that empowering entrepreneurs to create high-growth firms in communities might be a more effective job creation strategy than recruiting big industries.

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Tagged: community investment, Economy, Entrepreneurship, small business,

No state has been immune from job losses during the prolonged national economic downdraft, but some states have fared far better than others and are putting up jobless numbers that are far below the national average of 9.5 percent

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Tagged: Economy, Job creation, Kansas Economy, Wyoming economy,