Navigating the Approval Process
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is tasked with protecting the public health by ensuring…
Embracing the Changing Face of Economic Development
With goals that include keeping pace with the growth of technology, improving residential and development opportunities, and maintaining excellent quality of life in the community, Indiana’s Posey County Economic Development…
Here it’s Always Summer for Business
Goshen County, Wyoming: Generous industrial parks, rail freight and trans-loading facilities, no state or inventory tax – the area has a lot to offer. In the warm part of the…
Education, Growth, Prosperity, Care – the Sounds of a City Marching to the Beat of its Own Drum
The City of Bartlett in Shelby County, Tennessee, is just northeast of Memphis, American music's southern capital. But Bartlett has been calling its own tune since the arrival of a…
Making Business Boom in the Place You Want to Be
For 30 years, Wisconsin’s Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) has worked to foster local business and entrepreneurial growth. Just one of its recent achievements has been the establishment of…
A Renaissance in the Pelican State: St. Martin Parish Offers Rich Culture and Opportunities in Louisiana
Of Acadian origins, St. Martin Parish, a thriving community in central Louisiana, is building on a budding tourism and agricultural economy to add a flourishing manufacturing sector. And to economic…
Business at the Speed of Life
West Virginia, in general, and Boone County, in particular, have so much to offer. This land of mountains and natural beauty has amazing opportunities for businesses and thrives on a…
Thriving through Smart and Substantial Growth
The City of Kyle, seventeen miles south of downtown Austin in Central Texas, has been experiencing tremendous growth for over twenty years. “You hear about significant growth in Central Texas,…
A Small County – but a Strong One
As a rural community Pike County, Indiana, punches above its weight. Despite hardships, the community of around 13,000 people has come though stronger. Now, its search for opportunity and focus…
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Meet the Perennials We’ve heard about robotics and Artificial Intelligence taking over the workplace, but what about one of…
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How Smart is Your Game? We are seeing more and more realistic and complex video games than ever before, and that…
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A Look at the Biggest Trade Show in Gaming The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is a long-running trade event for the computer and video game…
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There Must Be Something in the Water Hydroponic farming has certainly experienced a boom over the last decade, especially as new markets emerge,…
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The Plastic Straw that Broke the Internet To say the invention of plastic revolutionized manufacturing is an understatement – it literally changed our…
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Woman-Owned Businesses In the U.S., more than 9.1 million firms, mainly small-to-medium enterprises, are owned by women. They…
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Health at Home Living longer has its ups and downs. With an average life expectancy of approximately eighty-two years…
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Preparing for an Aging Population It’s no secret that the world’s population is aging at a rapid rate. Globally, as life…
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Turning Disaster into Opportunity When Hurricane Maria hit the island country of Dominica and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico…
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Home Free Tales of a ‘fountain of youth,’ able to restore health and vitality, go back thousands of…
Bringing Vitality to Senior Living
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In Focus
Navigating the Approval Process »
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is tasked with protecting the public health by ensuring the safety and efficacy of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals (prescription and non-prescription), foods, cosmetics, biological products, tobacco products, medical devices and radiation-emitting electronics.
Embracing the Changing Face of Economic Development »
With goals that include keeping pace with the growth of technology, improving residential and development opportunities, and maintaining excellent quality of life in the community, Indiana’s Posey County Economic Development Partnership is an ever-evolving organization designed to help its diverse business and community members have a voice and a prosperous future.
Here it’s Always Summer for Business »
Goshen County, Wyoming: Generous industrial parks, rail freight and trans-loading facilities, no state or inventory tax – the area has a lot to offer. In the warm part of the state, in this warmest of communities, business is conducted with a handshake.
Education, Growth, Prosperity, Care – the Sounds of a City Marching to the Beat of its Own Drum »
The City of Bartlett in Shelby County, Tennessee, is just northeast of Memphis, American music's southern capital. But Bartlett has been calling its own tune since the arrival of a number of international medical-device manufacturers over the last 15 years.
Making Business Boom in the Place You Want to Be »
For 30 years, Wisconsin’s Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) has worked to foster local business and entrepreneurial growth. Just one of its recent achievements has been the establishment of new “talent pipelines” between businesses and schools to improve future labor prospects.
A Renaissance in the Pelican State: St. Martin Parish Offers Rich Culture and Opportunities in Louisiana »
Of Acadian origins, St. Martin Parish, a thriving community in central Louisiana, is building on a budding tourism and agricultural economy to add a flourishing manufacturing sector. And to economic growth, attractive geography and quality of life, add cultural resurgence.
Business at the Speed of Life »
West Virginia, in general, and Boone County, in particular, have so much to offer. This land of mountains and natural beauty has amazing opportunities for businesses and thrives on a community involvement rarely seen in other states. We spoke with the Director of Boone County Development Corporation, Kris Mitchell.
Thriving through Smart and Substantial Growth »
The City of Kyle, seventeen miles south of downtown Austin in Central Texas, has been experiencing tremendous growth for over twenty years. “You hear about significant growth in Central Texas, but in Kyle, in particular, it’s been kind of an anomaly. In 2000, our population was 5,000, and today, we are a little bit over 49,500. We’ll be over 50,000 by the end of the year,” explains Directo
A Small County – but a Strong One »
As a rural community Pike County, Indiana, punches above its weight. Despite hardships, the community of around 13,000 people has come though stronger. Now, its search for opportunity and focus on the bright side is beginning to pay off, thanks to its people and its local Economic Development Corporation.
Keeping Pace with Rapid Growth »
The Town of Davie, Florida has been a busy place of late. Since Business in Focus profiled this booming Broward County community in December 2018, several long-term construction projects have been seeing results. Davie officials also unveiled a strategy designed to guide economic development through 2023 while maintaining service levels in a period of major growth.
