Economic Development

Career and Workplace

Meeting overload is ‘out of control.’ The consequences are costly.

Workers are being overwhelmed by meetings and emails, and that flood of interruptions can have consequences for companies that don’t take a

Virginia

Amazon data center arm buys Sterling campus for $136M

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has acquired a data center campus in Sterling for $135.75 million, a price that looks to be well below

Site Selection

San Antonio’s industrial sector braces for impact of unprecedented new construction

San Antonio’s industrial real estate market has a loaded construction pipeline and a healthy demand for space. Research from Dallas-based commercial real

Electric Vehicles

Proposed state permits released for new wells to supply Georgia Hyundai EV plant

State regulators released draft permits Monday for four new groundwater wells planned in South Georgia to serve Hyundai’s $7.6 billion electric vehicle

Labor

Mailchimp owner lays off 1,800, to consolidate tech jobs in Atlanta and other cities

Mailchimp owner Intuit Inc. laid off about 1,800 employees last week, which is about 10% of the company’s workforce. A spokesperson declined to

Mergers & Acquistions

Fortune 500 packaging giant to keep metro Atlanta HQ after $20B merger

One of Georgia’s largest companies finalized a $20 billion international merger earlier this month and confirmed it will continue to run its

Technology

Oklahoma Celebrates $51 Million Investment in Tulsa Region’s Tech Hub

Governor Kevin Stitt released a statement celebrating the $51 million federal investment in Tulsa’s Tech Hub. The Tech Hub, which focuses on

Healthcare

Med tech company to add 50 jobs, spend $65 million in Durham, N.C.

A California-based medical technology company plans to spend $65 million and add more than 50 jobs to its operations in Durham. The

Manufacturing

Shipbuilder Austal to add over 1,000 jobs at its downtown Mobile, Ala. complex

MOBILE, Alabama — Austal USA announced plans today to expand its Mobile shipyard with the construction of an additional waterfront assembly facility to support

Steel and Metals

Mississippi County, Arkansas Leads the Way in Green Steel Innovation

Industry experts say green steel is the future, and Mississippi County steel plants are leading the way. Steel manufacturing produces more carbon dioxide than

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