Pennsylvanian Gaining Space and Defense, Life Sciences, Energy, Robotics and AI Advantages Pennsylvania is the most economically diverse state in the U.S. Its $930 billion GDP makes it the sixth largest economy in the country and a leading global economic hub. From corporate headquarters (home to 23 Fortune 500 companies), to state-of-the-art R&D facilities, to […]
WEDnetPA. The WEDnetPA program provides qualified employers with training funds for new and existing employees. Funding can be used for a wide range of incumbent worker training. The training must be skill-building for the employee’s current job or for advancement or promotion. Funding eligibility requires that: Employees to be trained must be residents of and […]
Taxes levied by local and state governments have a major impact on a company’s corporate site location decisions. Taxes by the state and local governments are a critical component of measuring the cost of doing business in a region. Different local and state governments tax businesses differently. What and how much local and state governments […]
The two urban centers of Pennsylvania ensure the state remains a hub for white-collar, advanced services and as well as manufacturing companies. Industry clusters are regional concentrations of related industries.[i] Clusters consist of companies, suppliers, and service providers, as well as government agencies and other institutions that provide education, information, research, and technical support […]
Housing is joining workforce development to become a major corporate site location issue. Regions not growing are failing to develop substantial residential growth. Finally, rural regions are losing population at an alarming rate and desperately need new residential products to retain existing employers and to keep their young people. No matter where you are in […]
Pennsylvania is the nation’s 5th largest state in the union with 12.7 M people, but its strategic location is connected to the Great Lakes in the west and the 50 million East Coast I-95 corridor positions Pennsylvania for corporate site location projects. Key demographic measures that impact corporate site location decisions include total population […]
As the state wraps up the most recent operating budget negotiations, one issue that was sought for inclusion but didn’t ultimately make the final bill is the desire of Ohio’s Craft Brewer community to alter the current law, which governs contracts with the state’s beer & wine distributors. Craft beer, the locally brewed beer, has […]
Ohio Statehouse battles to address critical utility as well as submetering issues has landed at half-time as the Ohio General Assembly resolved some but not all of these matters through the adoption of the state of Ohio operating budget. Ohio Senate Bill 123 would address the current battle between the state’s investor-owned electric utilities, primarily […]
$1.5 Billion was included for public infrastructure spending to encourage economic development projects across the state of Ohio through the recently enacted state operating budget. These state programs include supporting the development of mega-sites tied to large scale industrial growth, funding critical water and sewer infrastructure, and supporting the development of other public infrastructure. All […]