In this short report, The Economist Intelligence Unit examines how Covid-19 has impacted and will continue to fundamentally reshape global supply chains. (Economist Intelligence Unit)
As leaders wrestle to guide their organizations through the Covid-19 pandemic, decisions running the gamut from where to sell to how to manage supply chains hinge on expectations about the future of globalization. (Harvard Business Review)
HandleBend, known for their authentic copper mugs, recently expanded their manufacturing operations, helping bring life and community into an existing building. Seven businesses now call the building home.
Microsoft Corp., a worldwide leader in software, services, devices, and solutions, will invest $75 million to open a new facility in Atlanta, Georgia. The company plans to create 1,500 new high-tech jobs in West Midtown starting in summer 2021.
ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Americas Corporation, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steel and mining company serving the automotive industry including all major OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, plans to expand its manufacturing facility at the I-94 Industrial Park in the city of Detroit, Michigan.
DTx Pharma Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company creating novel RNA-based therapeutics to treat the genetic drivers of disease, will expand its operations into a new 14,000 square foot lab and office space, located in the Sorrento Valley biotech cluster of San Diego, California.
Emerson, a global engineering and technology company, will invest more than $100 million at its campus in Boulder, Colorado. The project will significantly expand its manufacturing space and launch a new innovation center focused on research, new product development and industry training for its advanced flow measurement products.
Amid the wide open spaces of the Great Plains, some communities got tired of waiting for others to connect them to the modern economy. Instead, residents are getting more bandwidth by banding together. (The Christian Science Monitor)
As Congress responds to the economic recession, job creation will be high on its list of priorities, and one option for encouraging innovation and job growth is to dust off the research credit and better align it with the policies it’s meant to promote. (Forbes)
In its quest to find a permanent location for the newest combatant command, the Defense Department is expanding the list of potential bases to house U.S. Space Command. (Military.com)
"A rising tide lifts all boats." This quote, famously attributed to President John F. Kennedy, speaks to an effect where a flood of economic activity will bring prosperity to all. The problem today, however, is that not everyone is in a boat. (B+H)
TSMC is one of only three manufacturers in the world that produce the most advanced computing chips—those containing transistors 10 nanometers or smaller. (MIT Technology Review)
Bridge Development Partners’ Jeff Milanaik discusses the changes brought about by the coronavirus crisis in major industrial markets, and what's next for the sector. (Commercial Property Executive)
Businesses looking to move operations to new geographic locations face multiple challenges in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Pharmaceutical Technology)
As companies increasingly relocate to urban centers, sprawling, once-trendy corporate campuses like Sears’ and Kmart’s have been left crumbling in the suburbs. (ProPublica)
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