Illinois | Trade and Industry Development

Granholm Announces Over 4,000 New Jobs Planned for Michigan

News Jan 18, 2009

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is helping seven companies grow in Michigan and is b...

Caterpillar to Locate Production Facility in North Little Rock; Create 600 New Jobs; Invest $140M

News Jan 14, 2009

Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, announced plans to locate its new North American motor grader prod...

Illinois = Diversity

Article Dec 31, 2008 | By: Trade & Industry Development

Even in today’s globally connected marketplace, where you locate or expand your business can be a ma...

MOR Technology Solves Ethanol Puzzle

CASE STUDY Dec 31, 2008

The ethanol industry is at a crossroads. Environmental and political concerns have created an unprecedented demand for ethanol, but at the same...

American Titanium Works to Build Mini-Mill; Create 320 New Jobs; Invest $422M

News Dec 28, 2008

Gov. Mark Sanford and Thomas Sax, CEO of American Titanium Works (ATW), announced that ATW will build a, world-class titanium mini-mill in Laurens Cou...

The Broad Manufacturing Industry of Metals

Article Oct 31, 2008 | By: William N. Hearn

The metals industry is a broad manufacturing industry comprising activities from pipe manufacturing,...

Wind Power - Clean Energy to Fuel Economic Growth

Article Jun 30, 2008 | By: Randall Swisher

The world’s appetite for electricity appears to be insatiable. As demand for electricity grows and t...

Technology - Life Stages vs. Location Selection

Article Jun 30, 2008 | By: John M. Rhodes

The development and commercialization of technology is a major factor in sustaining and differentiat...

Third Annual CiCi Awards 2008: Community Impact Top 15

Article Feb 29, 2008 | By: Trade & Industry Development

The Community Impact portion of the 2008 CiCi awards highlights projects that have profound implicat...

The Dynamic U.S. Automotive Supplier Sector

Article Apr 30, 2007 | By: David J. Andrea

The opening decade of the automotive industry’s second century is evaporating any notion that the se...