And the commissioner of a prominent collegiate athletic conference tells us why D.C. attracted the organization’s headquarters.

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Big Blue’s $20 billion investment is transformative for Upstate New York.

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Quick-hitting stories deliver the goods on Boeing’s Project Voyager in metro St. Louis; Meyer Burger’s solar cell investment in Colorado Springs; SunGas Renewables’ $2 billion methanol plant in Pineville, Louisiana; hyperscale data centers popping up all over; Magna in Tennessee; and what could be the world’s largest solar panel plant in Manitoba.

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Among the array of sustainability-oriented operations to be found across the U.S. is a wind turbine blade recycling operation operated by Veolia North America in Louisiana, Missouri, which shreds them into material then used in cement production. Blades like these typically last about 20 years, says Veolia.

Photo courtesy of Veolia and Business Wire

For insights into where clean tech investment is landing, explore Rhodium Group’s Clean Investment Monitor, which recently reported there was “$213 billion in new investment in the manufacture and deployment of clean energy, clean vehicle, building electrification and carbon management technology in the U.S. over the past year, a 37% annual increase.” For insights into how leaders from 225 prominent companies assess their progress on corporate sustainability commitments, check out the latest survey from Veolia North America. Among other findings, says the report, “based on a recent analysis, the overall transition to sustainable energy across U.S. industries will require at least $18 trillion in additional capital by 2030.”

Wisconsin offers unique advantages to biohealth companies. Whether your focus is medical devices, life sciences, pharma, research, or innovation, you’ll find a thriving biohealth sector, low overall risk, and prime locations throughout Wisconsin.

Central Location and Robust Infrastructure

• Situated conveniently between Chicago and Minneapolis, with sites less than an hour from their international airports
• Well-developed infrastructure to move goods via rail, road, air or water

Stable, Educated Workforce

• Our biohealth workforce is nearly 50,000 strong
• The statewide University of Wisconsin system awards 41,000+ four-year degrees annually
• The Wisconsin Technical College System provides customized training and 90% of employers said graduates met or exceeded expectations

Geographically and Fiscally Stable

• Low risk of natural disasters
• A stable, low-tax, low-regulation, business-friendly environment

Join the more than 1,700 biohealth companies finding success in Wisconsin. Let’s look forward together.

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Photo courtesy of Daimler Truck AG

The joint venture WärmeWerk Wörth GmbH was founded by Daimler Truck, energy company EnBW and the City of Wörth am Rhein early this month after support came from the town council this summer. Its goal? To determine the feasibility of geothermal energy on the huge Mercedes-Benz truck manufacturing plant site in the city, with excess heat from a potential geothermal plant funneled to existing municipal local heating networks.. The project could contribute significantly to the companies’ and city’s decarbonization goals. The plant, founded 60 years ago, is the company’s largest truck plant and employs around 10,000, making the company the second-largest employer in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.