John Hennessy III,
P.E.
North Carolina has been at the forefront of aviation technology since the Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. Today, the state is home to many of the biggest names in the aerospace industry. They choose North Carolina because of its connectivity, skilled workforce and business-friendly environment.
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The travel industry is a primary driver of economic growth and job creation in the United States. Effective travel promotion leads to increased economic activity, well-paying jobs and crucial tax revenue supporting essential public services.
In 2017, the travel industry generated $2.4 trillion for the U.S. economy, supporting 15.6 million American jobs. One in nine U.S. jobs directly and indirectly rely on the travel industry.
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WASHINGTON STATE FARM BUREAU Executive Summary This study discusses how the proposed investments in bulk commodity terminals at Cherry Point and Longview can result in increased real income levels for residents of Washington State and, by extension, in other parts of the United States. The particular focus of the report is on the incentives to […]
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RECONNECTING AMERICA The United States has entered an era marked by fiscal constraints, national economic restructuring, and major demographic shifts. Communities of all sizes — urban, suburban, and rural — must find ways to do more with less, while still meeting their residents’ daily needs. Transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, and city and county governments […]
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION: PUBLIC ROADS Four pilot communities evaluated the effectiveness of investing Federal funds in nonmotorized transportation. The results are encouraging. What happens when a community focuses its resources and attention on walking and bicycling by increasing Federal investments in nonmotorized transportation? Proportionately, Federal funding for bicycling and walking lags significantly behind financial support […]
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SOUTHERN LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE
As states emerge from the Great Recession the deepest broadest and sharpest economic downturn experienced in the United States since the Great Depression state policymakers confront an unenviable set of obstacles. Beyond the multiplicity of short-term challenges associated with balancing their states’ budgets as a result of the steep drop in revenues, policymakers also are struggling with a more structural weakness in our economy: the rapidly eroding manufacturing sector in the United States.
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