by Whittaker Associates | Nov 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Pete Julius For the past several years, this country has witnessed many U.S.-based corporations laying off domestic employees in order to establish more cost-efficient operations in a foreign country. It does not matter where these operations are going because this... by Whittaker Associates | May 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
by Pete Julius For several years, our country has witnessed thousands of jobs moving overseas to low- cost countries such as China and India. Many people feel that this trend is the main reason why this country has experienced an enormous number of job losses over the... by Whittaker Associates | Jun 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
by Pete Julius The National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), which was conducted by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, estimates that nearly 3.3 million people commute at least 50 miles one-way to work each day. Even more interesting is that 1 out of 5 people... by Whittaker Associates | Jul 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
by Pete Julius Headquarter relocation strategies are an effective and efficient way to recruit talent into a community, if properly planned and executed. Many economic development organizations across the country have adopted some sort of headquarter strategy. They... by Whittaker Associates | Jan 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
by Megan Jewell As we begin the New Year with our many resolutions and ideas of how we would like this year to differ from 2005, we must take a look at the economic forecasts for 2006. Some would say that it would be hard to predict anything in an economy that has...