Economic Development
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<b>02/17/17</b> The 8th annual State of Entrepreneurship Address discussed the resurgence of entrepreneurship in the United States, but also that three …
EntrepreneurshipThe Business Journals
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Durham moms build co-working, childcare space
As Tiffany Frye headed back to work after the birth of her child, she had a particular childcare arrangement in mind: A co-working space that offered …
ParentingThe Best Job Candidates Don't Always Have College Degrees
Many companies find that skills-based pre-employment tests are better predictors of success on the job.<p>Last month, the U.K. office of the accounting firm Ernst & Young announced that, starting next year, it will no longer require new hires to have a college degree. Candidates for jobs at EY’s U.K. …
EducationWhy Americans are so nostalgic about the manufacturing industry
The fate of American manufacturing is back in the headlines, thanks to the bipartisan slugfest going on over the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the …
EconomicsThe $6.5 Billion, 20-Year Plan To Transform An American City
Rochester, Minnesota, is home to the world-famous Mayo Clinic. Will an ambitious new project make it a global medical-tourism destination?<p>One of the world’s best-known hospitals has a problem.<p>The Mayo Clinic is located in the small city of Rochester (pop. 111,000), about a two-hour drive from …
Urban DesignThe Robot Invasion
If you want a sense of where the nation’s job market is headed, a good place to stand is inside the half-mile-long Skechers warehouse in Moreno …
Inland EmpireAmerican Made: The New Manufacturing Landscape
From Pocket Lining To Jeans, A Niche Means Survival In LA Fashion<p><b>Toggle more options</b><p>What Gets Made In LA Is Way More Than Movies<p><b>Toggle more options</b><p>Future U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Will Require More Brain Than Brawn<p><b>Toggle more options</b><p>In South Carolina, A Program That Makes Apprenticeships Work<p><b>Toggle</b> …
Manufacturing