616-786-2500 Have you recently considered attracting food manufacturers to your region? If so, you may want to alter your traditional approach. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Trends’
Take a Different Approach to Food Manufacturers
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Ten Trends Impacting Economic Development and Commercial Real Estate
Thursday, December 29th, 2011As 2011 draws to a close and we look ahead to 2012, we begin to wonder what the New Year will bring. (more…)
The Changing Work Environment
Thursday, December 29th, 2011With Generation Y (those born between 1980 and 2000) making up a larger portion of the workforce each year (more…)
The Rise of Small Business
Friday, September 30th, 2011In the past year or so, you may have heard a lot of talk about how small businesses are providing the fuel for the American economy. (more…)
Mobile Computing: Changing Players and Trends
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011This article is a follow-up to the post the author wrote in last month’s Whittaker Report. To read that article please click here.
Until a few years ago, BlackBerry was synonymous to smartphones and was the ‘it’ device that everyone dreamed of owning. (more…)
Mobile Computing: Why You Need to Pay Attention
Friday, April 29th, 2011According to Nielson Company, 28% of U.S. mobile subscribers now have smartphones, cell phones with operating systems resembling those of computers. (more…)
Entrepreneurs: Providing Fuel for the New Economy
Thursday, March 31st, 2011Earlier this month, the Kaufman Foundation published the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, its sixth such publication. (more…)
The Rise of Small Businesses
Friday, July 30th, 2010According to the Edward Lowe Foundation’s website, www.YourEconomy.org, the number of self-employed people in the United States has increased from approximately 2.2 million in 1993 to 7.8 million in 2008 (more…)
Cleantech on the Rise
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010The cleantech industry, which includes goods and services that reduce costs but are environmentally friendly, is growing at a rapid pace. (more…)
With Growth in U.S. Solar Industry, International Solar Companies Target the U.S. Market
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010For many years, Europe appeared to be at the forefront of the solar industry. Most of the world’s major manufacturers were located there, and most of the sales happened in Europe as well. (more…)
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