by Jami Gibson | Feb 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
By Jeff Vedders We recently analyzed US new facility and expanded facility activity for 2003. There were a total of 5,427 announcements in 2003. This compares with 6,645 announcements in 2002, 9,679 announcements in 2001 and 11,602 announcements in 2000. That means... by Jami Gibson | Feb 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
By Leigh Howe If you haven’t looked closely at the farming industry lately you might be surprised. Creativity is not only for the big city. Creative farming is probably better known to many as value added agriculture. According to Michigan State University, value... by Whittaker Associates | Feb 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
By Pete Julius In conjunction with IEDC, on January 8, 2003 we sent out a preliminary survey for a project that we are jointly working on to identify the best marketing practices within economic development. A few weeks ago at the IEDC Leadership Conference in St.... by Whittaker Associates | Feb 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker As an “early adopter” of new technology I am addicted to the latest gadget or gizmo that promises to make me more productive or efficient or just plain “cool”. When the piles of “techno-trash” (last year’s model, etc.) begin to pile up around my den...