Located on the Mystic and Malden Rivers, just north of Boston, is Everett, Massachusetts. With a population of just over 41 000, Everett is undergoing significant development. Already the locale of choice for some 20 million tourists each year, Everett is giving people even more reasons to visit the area through initiatives that improve the quality of life and the economic vitality of the city.
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City of Stamford, CT
Still Growing
Located just 40 miles from New York City, Stamford Connecticut has earned the nickname “Little Manhattan” for its exciting business opportunities, vibrant arts and entertainment scene, and ongoing building boom.
Limestone County Economic Development Association
Spurring Growth in Multiple Sectors
Limestone County, in the Huntsville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is one of the fastest-growing counties in Alabama. The main focus for the Limestone County Economic Development Association is creating jobs and workforce development. Swift growth keeps the association on its toes and busy with many strategic initiatives. It helps to have infrastructure that is ready for new businesses to come in, the largest community college in the state, a highly educated workforce and attractive business incentives.
City of El Monte
A Californian Gem
Removed from the hustle and bustle of nearby Los Angeles sits the City of El Monte, California. Located in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte is in a unique position. It is close enough to major business centers for companies relocating or setting up in California – about twelve miles from Los Angeles’ downtown core – yet distant enough for families wishing to get away from urban sprawl.
Pentaflex
Working Hard on a Manufacturing Comeback
Pentaflex, Inc. is a hard-working contract manufacturer on the comeback trail. Headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, the firm makes metal stampings and assemblies and serves customers across the Midwest. A dip in the truck market has meant a decrease in revenue and personnel at Pentaflex, but the company is determined to regain its market position, attract new customers and promote Made-in-America manufacturing.
Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing
From Local Success to Prominent Aerospace Supplier
Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing (KMM) is a manufacturer based in Killdeer, North Dakota. Coming up on its thirtieth anniversary next year, KMM makes electronic components for both the military and commercial aerospace sectors. These components include electronic circuit board assemblies, wire harnesses and cables. The firm has a fiber optics segment and some very high-profile customers.
Gage Brothers Concrete Products
Teamwork, Innovation and Ambition
Despite joining the Gage Brothers in 1980, Company President Tom Kelley doesn’t feel that he has ever worked a day in his life. “I wake up every morning, and I can’t wait to get here. I just thoroughly enjoy every day. When I got here in 1980, there were about 80 people and about $4,000,000 a year in sales; now in 2016 we are doing about $60 million a year in sales with three times the workforce.”
Ontario Aerospace Council
Helping the Aerospace Industry Take Flight
Established in 1993, the Ontario Aerospace Council (OAC) is a not-for-profit organization comprising over 200 member companies representing more than 70 percent of the Ontario aerospace industry employment base. These member companies represent the full gamut of a diverse and flourishing industry. The sector in Ontario boasts annual revenues over $6B CDN.
Addition Manufacturing Technologies
Success Built on Powerful Legacies
As a global manufacturing technologies company, Addition Manufacturing Technologies boasts a breadth and depth of capabilities that are unmatched in the industry. A coming together of three entities with longstanding industry expertise, Addition Manufacturing Technologies is so much more than the sum of its parts.
Command Alkon
Integrated Solutions, Added Value
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama and serving customers from multiple office locations worldwide, Command Alkon has been bringing innovation to the construction materials industry since 1976. The company has come a long way to offer highly-innovative supply chain solutions that control, measure and improve performance.
Gulf Island Shipyards
From Tugs to Tank Barges
Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC has forged an industry-wide reputation as one of the finest shipyards in America. Over the past fifty years, it has grown to four strategically located facilities across the state of Louisiana. Gulf Island has the experience, equipment, design capabilities, fabrication know-how and necessary space to take on a broad range of new construction and repairs.
Chief Buildings
50 Years of Building on its Strengths
For fifty years, Chief Buildings has been designing and manufacturing metal building solutions for a multitude of construction applications. It is a family owned and run company that has supplied products to every state in the U.S. Chief is not the cheapest company, but it offers the best value and relationships have kept it strong through the debilitating recession that has crippled so many others. We spoke with Marketing Manager Brian Shelton.
How Are Lowered Oil Prices Affecting Renewable Energy?
A Shifting Paradigm
Prior to the global recession of 2008, oil seemed invincible – a king among commodities. Today, less than a decade later, some of the world’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia and Russia, are considering freezing production due to low oil prices. According to CNN, “The goal is to keep prices high enough to give oil-reliant countries a financial boost, but not so high that they encourage their chief rival – American shale oil producers – to start pumping aggressively again.”
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