Commerce and curriculum are a natural match in North Carolina, which tops the business climate rankings yet again.

Aerospace:
Carolinian Cluster Approaches Critical Mass:
An emerging base of advanced-composites expertise and a labor market conducive to manufacturing provide the tailwind in the Carolinas’ aerospace sector.
Incentives:
Location Tax Incentives:
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
Legislative Update:
‘Aggressive, Yet Responsible’:
Incentives — and more fundamental tax reform — receive magnified scrutiny in hard times.
Medical Devices:
Behind Cleveland’s BioMed Hub:
Company executives credit their success to the area’s deep pool of resources.
State Incentive Programs:
Incentives Charts
Travel & Tourism:
Investment Prevails Despite ‘Time of Turbulence’

Busan-Jinhae FEZ:
Growing Fast and Green
Greater Topeka, Kansas:
Labor on Demand
Port Of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia:
The Pelepas Free Zone:
More Than Just Cost Advantages
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany:
At the Center of a Bright Idea Saxony-Anhalt's Fraunhofer Center energizes the solar sector with breakthrough research.

Indiana Powerplay:
The Anatomy of a Turnaround
Ports & Free Trade Zones:
The need for a competitive edge in today’s global economy
Top Business Park Locations:
Today’s Business Parks:
A Perspective From the Trenches
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Editor's View:
Sand Is for Beaches
IAMC Insider:
Letter from IAMC Chair Jim Martin, Meet a Member, People & Projects and Fall 2009 ForumReport
Project Finance:
Wish List to Punch List:
For the National Cancer Institute, curing a space problem may lend a hand to the ultimate mission.
Site Visit:
L.A. Story:
Driven by contracts, convenience and transit trends, an Italian railcar maker wants to manufacture in California.

Germany:
Busy Berlin:
Redevelopment and a new airport boost the formerly divided city.
North American Reports:
Dow a Leading Indicator for Indiana; Healthy Integration; more.
Ontario:
Digital Destination:
Ontario fosters a new media sector.
South Korea:
Good Prognosis:
Korea’s energy and life sciences sectors show strength.
World Reports:
Speedo found the perfect fit, as well as projects from Hitachi Appliance in India, Evergreen Solar in China, Cargotec in Estonia, Pfizer in Sweden and Sandoz in Germany.

Kansas:
Perfect Match:
Kansas lures a nacelle plant
Minnesota:
Iron in the Fire:
Minnesota’s mining industry fuels a surge in economic expansion.
Nebraska:
Omaha:
The Next Financial Capital

Ohio River Corridor:
Defined by Motion:
Projects keep pace in counties up and down the Ohio.
Southwest Region:
Energy Injections:
A region sets the stage for the entire solar supply chain.
Tennessee:
Lookout Towers:
A wind energy firm ramps up in Chattanooga.
Upstate New York:
Cooling It:
Yahoo! is loving Lockport, N.Y.
Virginia:
Time for an Incentives Tune-Up?:
Even without one, Virginia’s business climate is enviable, according to two measures.
Washington:
Cleared For Landing:
The City of SeaTac lures firms by offering air access and a pro-business climate.
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