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Sep 26, 2025
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The map is opening up
Watching U.S. Space Command’s move to Huntsville earlier this month got me thinking: what makes a great location for space?”
Sep 26, 2025
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Beyond Space Command — What “Rocket City” Offers Aerospace
Huntsville, Alabama, touts decades of history and a highly-educated workforce.
Sep 26, 2025
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How Brownsville, Texas Took Off
The SpaceX launch pad has supercharged investment in the southernmost city in the U.S.
Sep 26, 2025
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Mapping the Space CapEx Race
How states and regions are competing to win investment as the $700 billion industry takes off
Sep 18, 2025
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Michigan Pitches Climate Resilience to Win AI and Data Center Deals
“Boring weather” emerges as a competitive asset in the CapEx race
Sep 18, 2025
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3 min read
From Japan to the White House: Whitmer on Competing for Capital
For Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the way to win in today’s zero-sum competition for investment is to show up everywhere.
Sep 17, 2025
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2 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Pittsburgh's AI Strike Team Plans Investment Fund
The initiative will be modeled after The O.H.I.O. Fund for spurring artificial intelligence start-ups
Sep 16, 2025
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3 min read
How Detroit Landed Its First Auto Plant in 20 Years
The City’s Turnaround Mayor shares his playbook
Sep 12, 2025
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3 min read
Welcome to Standard & Works
America is undergoing a once-in-a-generation industrial shift to build out domestic AI infrastructure, manufacturing, and supply chains driven by the rise of artificial intelligence, reshoring and the race to build faster, stronger and closer to home.
Sep 11, 2025
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4 min read
The Campaign Mentality: How States Are Supercharging Economic Development to Compete
Hype videos and full-blown brand launches. High-profile summits. Massive coalitions.
Sep 11, 2025
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Shapiro: The Competition is Fierce With Every Other State
The Governor of Pennsylvania talks exclusively with Standard & Works about the state's competitiveness to land investment
