Charlotte Batson, Owner and Principal, Batson & Company
The development of oil and gas resources is driving infrastructure and manufacturing location decisions, while boosting U.S. competitiveness.
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Douglas B. Rose, President, AeroGear
If there is to be a sustained U.S. manufacturing resurgence, firms must act in consortia to grow regional industrial ecosystem resources, just like aircraft engine manufacturers and suppliers are doing in the Connecticut River Valley. But, to preserve manufacturing's most precious resource - skilled workers - our thinking, and educational polices, must be revised on a national level.
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Alexandra Segers, International Senior Account Executive/Program Manager, SSOE Group
As companies continue to review their global site selection options, they are realizing the strong, measurable advantages a U.S. location offers. These advantages can easily be overlooked if the location decision is based on limited information or preconceived notions.
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Dan Emerson
National, regional, and corporate initiatives are helping to connect those leaving the military, who need careers, with U.S. employers, who need skilled workers.
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Christopher Steele, Global COO and North American President and Laurens van der Schoor, Incentives and FDI Analyst, Investment Consulting Associates (ICA)
When the goals of both the company and the community in which it is locating are clear, incentives can be mutually beneficial.
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Dan Levine, Practice Leader, Location Strategies and Economic Development, Oxford Economics, Inc.
Replacing aging plant and equipment will lead to acceleration in capital expenditure and, in turn, an increasing level of manufacturing relocation projects.
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Chris Womack, Executive Vice President and President, External Affairs, Southern Company
While U.S. manufacturing is experiencing a renaissance of sorts, employers are facing a new challenge — a shortage of qualified job applicants. The skills gap cannot be bridged overnight. We must align education, economic development, workforce, and business agendas to develop the talent necessary for success in a global economy.
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Training employees — including managers — to take on functions other than their own will help a company achieve operational readiness, while promoting teamwork among individuals and across departments.
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A looming capacity shortage in the trucking industry — coupled with rail’s high efficiency — is causing logistics suppliers and transportation providers to turn their focus to intermodal solutions.
While U.S. manufacturing is experiencing a renaissance of sorts, employers are facing a new challenge — a shortage of qualified job applicants. The skills gap cannot be bridged overnight. We must align education, economic development, workforce, and business agendas to develop the talent necessary for success in a global economy.
Companies should create detailed plans and guidelines to handle worst-case business crises, but disaster planning is the ultimate key.
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