Economic Development

Regardless of the news in the past couple of months, Alabama retains one of the strongest business climates in the U.S. and will still be a top location for manufacturers.

Cottingham & Butler turns to local colleges for a number of training programs, from business and leadership to computer skills, and considers these critical for their business’ ongoing success.

As Amazon decides where it will locate its much-anticipated “HQ2” second headquarters facility, some front-runners have emerged.

.Growing a startup to its full potential is one of the hardest feats in business. This can be a precarious climb, so it’s easy to want to scramble to the top, but it’s better to take each step carefully and position your company for long-term success

While the Southeast is sometimes overlooked in national conversations about economic development, it is a powerhouse of manufacturing economic growth, home to two of the country’s fastest-growing state economies and lures investment with a low cost of living and engaged workers.

It seems like business leaders and politicians everywhere are making a pitch to be the home of Amazon's second headquarters - and we mean everywhere.

Nebraska Gov. Peter Ricketts is running the state like a business, putting customer service and relationships first, and it's working.

Amazon announced yesterday its plans to open a second company headquarters in North America. The retailer said the project—known as "Amazon HQ2"—would cost more than $5 billion and would include as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs.

U.S. companies wanting to do business in Cuba should establish relationships now.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker wants to leverage the Foxconn deal to turn his state into "Wisconn Valley".