July/August 2008 | Trade and Industry Development
 

July/August 2008

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Welcome to our “Clean Industries” Issue!
 
This is our “Clean Industries” issue and I believe this issue is particularly interesting due to the variety of topics covered. From Technology to Retail to Alternative Energy to Technology Incubators – it’s all here!
 
In our Technology Feature article, John Rhodes describes technology life cycle stages vs. location selection parameters. Jim Renzas explains how the Retail industry deviates significantly from other types of industry location projects in another Feature article. John Sisson discusses the four phases of siting wind and solar facilities in another Feature article.  And Kevin Mayer, in his Special Report, explains how technology incubators may not grab the biggest headlines, but hold an important role in economic development.
 
We think you’ll enjoy reading the Industry Outlook articles from AeA and AWEA.  And be sure to read our Spotlights on California, Florida, Louisiana and Pennsylvania to learn what each of those states has to offer.

In this issue

The U.S. High-Tech Industry is Still Adding Jobs, but the Pace Has Slowed

BY: Josh James

AeA, the nation’s largest trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, released its annual Cyberstates report in April, and some of its results may seem surprising. The report looks at high-tech jobs, wages, venture capital investments and other factors nationally and in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. AeA reports that the high-tech industry added jobs to the U.S. economy for the third year in a row. Tech industry employment totaled 5.9 million after adding 91,400 jobs in 2007. more....

  Features
1
Technology - Life Stages vs. Location Selection
2
Retailers
3
Wind & Solar Power
  Outlooks
1
The U.S. High-Tech Industry is Still Adding Jobs, but the Pace Has Slowed
2
Wind Power - Clean Energy to Fuel Economic Growth
  Special Reports
1
Adapting the Technology Incubator Model to Meet Local Development Demands
  Spotlights
1
California is Turning Green to Gold
2
Florida's IT, Emerging Technologies Sectors Setting New Stage for Business Opportunity
3
Louisiana's Economic Renaissance Off to Strong Start
4
Pennsylvania is the State of Innovation