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STATE OF THE STATES
The 2024 State of the States Report
The team at Site Selection has pored over announcements, summaries, speeches, analyses and reports to bring you the publication’s annual compendium of state legislative updates, governor statements, economic development contacts, demographic and economic statistics and each state’s profile when it comes to “Rankings That Matter.”
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INVESTMENT PROFILE: JOBSOHIO
In Ohio, Innovation Is a Team Sport
There may be no “I” in “team” but the team-based approach from JobsOhio is reaping dividends in areas where the “I”s have it: infrastructure, inclusion, institutions, ingenuity and innovation among them.
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In June 2023, the National Science Foundation announced a collaboration with the Micron Foundation to “stimulate transformative approaches to: (a) improve and impact education and training of the advanced memory manufacturing, microelectronics, and semiconductor workforce of the future; and (b) expand equitable opportunities and access to experiential learning programs in cleanrooms and other teaching laboratories.”
Photo of Micron’s growing campus in Boise, Idaho, courtesy of Micron
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The Brookings Institution’s Martha Ross and Mark Muro last week examined “How federal, state, and local leaders can leverage the CHIPS and Science Act as a landmark workforce opportunity.” Their comprehensive breakdown is worth a close read by business leaders too. It includes analysis of 33 programs within the Act that support STEM-related education, training, and outreach; and the latest on the Tech Hubs, Regional Innovation Engines and myriad other programs.
“Once-in-a-generation funding levels have at last been authorized to support STEM-related workforce education and training,” they write. “At the same time, the new industrial policy package integrates progressive workforce development concepts, such as a strong focus on non-college training, experiential learning, and stackable credentials. As such, the act stands out as a milestone for advancing a modern pairing of industry development and workforce training.”
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Washington’s Ready to Work
No matter the industry, statewide workforce development programs grow with federal support.
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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.
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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Behind the simplest of half-page ads in the Nov.-Dec. 1955 issue of Site Selection Magazine predecessor Industrial Development lies the story of a key individual in the real estate history of Atlanta. Among other things, Robert M. Holder drove the development of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and attracted the GM plant to Doraville in 1945, among other major projects. The name is synonymous with prominent Atlanta real estate, construction and buildings that defined the region's skyline and employer base.
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While much of the country prepares to be plunged into the deep freeze this coming weekend, some of the country has been there for a while already. Site Selection Publisher and Director Laura Lyne made this photo last week near her property in Montana. “Everything is covered with ice as a result of heavy fog with temperatures in the 20s,” she wrote in a note accompanying several images featuring beautiful formations of water crystals. “I feel like I’ve been living inside a frozen cotton ball for the last week or so.”
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