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Lessons to be Learned From the
Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
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Ron Starner
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IAMC Executive Director Ron Starner writes, "It's been more than 80 days since the Deepwater Horizon BP oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, and yet answers to this crisis seem few and far between. As BP struggles to cap the well and stop the bleeding of up to 60,000 barrels of crude oil a day into the Gulf, people throughout the Gulf Coast region are searching for remedies and road maps for recovery - yet again." Read more. | |
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Forum Key-Session Speakers Cover Economy, Business Growth, Workplace Leadership, Personal Inspiration
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Business growth expert Steven S. Little
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"With production and output rising, those on the payroll often are covering several jobs and putting in more hours than they can sustain. A few companies are hiring. Many are acquiring space to rebalance their supply chains. As a result of mergers and acquisitions and the closing and consolidating of operations during the recession, there's a backlog of excess space that's moving slowly, if at all. To help you meet these challenges, IAMC's Fall 2010 Professional Forum at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia, will bring you tools to help you understand the issues, plan solutions and implement corporate real estate programs to support company goals." Read More.
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IAMC Economic Developers:
How their numbers relate to State Population and Employment
"Economic developers bring jobs to states and localities that would not otherwise go there. But each state approaches company and job recruitment differently. Because IAMC Active members are exclusively from manufacturing and industrial companies, Economic Developer members are advantageously positioned to bring these types of jobs to their areas. This article will look at the number of IAMC Economic Developers from each state and compare these counts to population, total employment, manufacturing employment and the unemployment rate." Read More.
Table 1
States with the Most IAMC Economic Development Members
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Texas |
37 |
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South Carolina |
11 |
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California |
10 |
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Florida |
10 |
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Ohio |
8 |
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People and Projects
To read about new and expanded facilities and other news on the IAMC companies listed below, click here.
- Alcoa
- Baker Hughes, Inc.
- BASF
- Boeing Company
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
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- Caterpillar
- Henningsen Cold Storage
- Lockheed Martin
- Nestle
- Procter & Gamble
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Boeing is a provider of combat communications and security systems
Photo courtesy of Boeing Company |
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Cynthia Jackson
Photo courtesy of Temple Economic Development Corporation
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Since the June 2010 Dispatch Newsletter, IAMC has added 2 new Active Members, 3 new Associate members and recorded 2 representative changes.
See who's joined.
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