Latest Economic development Stories

PRINCE GEORGE, BC, May 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Hundreds of businesses, non-profits, First Nations, and local governments in central and northern British Columbia are showcasing business expansion and economic development projects in their communities in partnership with Northern Development Initiative Trust via the launch of the 'Building A Stronger North' web portal.  Over $1 billion in new investment in the region is creating more than 5,000 jobs across forty communities. "We are...

BEIJING, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Amid rising costs and moderating economic growth, there is increasing urgency for China to enact market reforms in order to transition to a more innovative and sustainable economic model, according to the 2012 State of American Business in China White Paper released by the American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China (AmCham China). AmCham China members remain strongly committed to business growth and...

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett announced today that Environmental Solutions Worldwide America (ESWA) - an environmental technology and services company - will relocate its headquarters from Canada to Montgomery County, creating at least 97 jobs within three years. "My administration is committed to advancing a business climate that keeps the investments and jobs coming to Pennsylvania," Corbett said. "These efforts have led to...

The number of ophthalmologists in practice and training worldwide: A growing gap despite more than 200,000 practitioners Despite more than 200 000 eye doctors in practice around the globe, capacity is not keeping pace with the growing demands of ageing populations and the current needs of developing countries, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The authors base their findings on an International Council of Ophthalmology survey sent to 213 specialist...

Developing nations experiencing economic and social growth might also see growing waistlines among their poorest citizens, according to a new study from Rice University and the University of Colorado. The researchers found that while growth of developing countries may improve conditions such as malnutrition and infectious disease, it may increase obesity among people with lower socio-economic status. "It's a troubling finding," said Rice sociology professor Justin Denney, who...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty years ago today the MIT Limits to Growth study was first publicly presented. To honor this prophetic work, the non-profit GrowthBusters project is launching a campaign to raise awareness that human population and industrial economies have outgrown the planet. "Think small: Don't just change a light bulb, change your life, change the system." The campaign, led by Dave Gardner, the filmmaker behind the recent documentary,...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it has asked state regulators for the right to offer a competitive electric rate to attract large employers to California and convince other large employers already in the state to maintain or expand their operations rather than leave. "Affordable, reliable power is more important than ever as an enabler of business and employment development in our state," said Tom...

DALLAS, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan, a leading global tax services firm with the largest indirect tax practice in North America, today announced that Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst appointed Ryan CEO and Managing Principal G. Brint Ryan to the Select Committee on Economic Development ("Committee"). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110726/DA41187LOGO) The purpose of the Committee is to recommend a state economic development policy to the Texas...

Sharing the top solutions for creating jobs and economic prosperity in America's cities BOSTON, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), a national non-profit research and strategy organization and the leading authority on inner city economies, announced today the launch of a campaign to aggregate successful urban economic and business development practices. The need to create economic opportunity in America's cities is...

PHOENIX, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. business journalists - who report daily on the economy in their communities - say they expect their local economic conditions, including the number of jobs available, to improve in the next six months, according to a new survey commissioned by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120130/DC44180LOGO) The Reynolds Center survey is an effort to see if business...