Six Year New & Expanded Activity

by Pete Julius The winners of the 2004 Governor’s Cup were just announced in the latest issue of Site Selection Magazine . For the sixth time since 1978, Texas is number one with 668 facility announcements. Michigan , Ohio , New York and Illinois round out the...

Hurricane Katrina…

by Cory Koch Insurance companies are now estimating the damages from hurricane Katrina at near twenty-five-billion dollars. The economic effect, though, will be much greater than that due to the loss of revenue while things are being rebuilt. Also, we need to consider...

Freshwater Resources – Tapped Out?

by Tammy Hart Over 70 percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water; however, 97.5 percent of that is salt water, leaving only 2.5 percent available as freshwater. According to the United Nations, 31 countries are now facing water scarcity and 1 billion...

The Changing Nature of Work

by Dean Whittaker It used to be that people moved to areas where work was available. The growth of industry and commerce has prompted great human migrations in this nation’s past. But in this country and around the world, the nature of work is changing.  No...

The Richer and The Poorer

by Tammy Hart Strained by recession, war, and our recent natural disasters, Americans are struggling with many worries including how to correct our current situation with the growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Experts debate about the whether or not...