Dickinson Area EDA
In 2021, Business in Focus reported on the economic opportunities that abound in the Dickinson area, a micropolitan region in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This month, we sat down with community leaders within the Dickinson Area Economic Development Alliance (DAEDA) to learn about the region’s thriving tourism industry.
Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Business in Focus is visiting Sweetwater County, Wyoming once again. After reporting on the area’s major mining and industrial projects and highlighting the county’s burgeoning economic opportunities, we sat back down with community leaders to focus on the positive impact and increasing potential that tourism has within the region.
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Business in Focus previously profiled St. Landry Parish, Louisiana in 2017. This month, we circled back to learn about the remarkably effective economic structures the community has put into place over the last several years.
3DXTECH
The story of 3DXTECH began when, after thirty years of working for global leaders in the high-performance plastics and composites industry, the emerging technology of three-dimensional (3D) printing caught Matt Howlett’s eye. He bought a 3D printer, quickly recognized the untapped potential, and launched 3DXTECH in 2014
The Triple Bottom Line
According to the Triple Bottom Line (TBL), businesses must commit to social and environmental concerns in equal measure to their commitment to profits. In other words, there isn’t just one bottom line; there are three: people, planet, and profit. In fact, the theory maintains that if a company only focuses on its earnings, without regard to the social and environmental impact, then it is impossible to gather a full and accurate cost of doing business.
Entrepreneurship Among Women Veterans
The United States is home to more than 2 million women veterans—and this number is on the rise. In 2000, women veterans made up just four percent of the veteran population, but that figure is predicted to make a dramatic leap to 18 percent by 2040, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Maricopa Economic Development Alliance
Maricopa, Arizona is enjoying remarkable growth as newcomers are drawn to the community’s economic opportunity, exceptional diversity, quality of life, and affordability, which make the city an attractive alternative to nearby Phoenix. Since 2000, Maricopa’s population has skyrocketed from approximately 1,200 people to 75,000. Just two decades ago, “We were nothing but farmland,” says Christian Price, the former Maricopa mayor and current President and CEO of the Maricopa Economic Development Alliance (MEDA).
Universal Technologies
Universal Technologies is a woman-owned IT consulting firm focused on servicing the government sector, primarily in New York City. The company provides projects, personnel, and solutions to deliver well-designed, well-managed, secure, and stable infrastructure and computing environments. This wide range of services and products covers everything from individual jobs to enterprise-wide solutions.
Bell and Howell
Technology-enabled field services company Bell and Howell services a wide range of automation equipment for multiple original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and markets across North America. We spoke to the company a year ago, reporting on how the Durham, North Carolina-based business helps customers increase efficiency and reduce operational costs through its comprehensive solutions in retail, grocery, pharmacy click-and-collect, automation, and production mail. This month, we sat down with senior executive and grocery commerce expert James Hermanowski to learn more about the company’s work to fight food insecurity through food bank technology.
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Sculpture Hospitality
Since 1987, Sculpture Hospitality has been enhancing the performance and profitability of bars, restaurants, and hotels worldwide. By managing inventory levels to reduce waste and loss, the company helps businesses improve profitability in a highly competitive market where only 20 percent of operations remain open after five years.
City of Homestead, Florida
Located close to Florida’s southernmost point, where the majority of days are sunny and the average temperature is 75°F degrees, the City of Homestead is not only the second-oldest city in Miami-Dade County, but also one of its most resilient. After enduring a catastrophic weather event and years of economic and developmental insecurity, Homestead is in the midst of a massive Downtown Revitalization Project with the goal of revitalizing the Historic District through a range of collaborations between public and private initiatives.
Bespoke Audio Visual
Bespoke Audio Visual provides the technical equipment and staff needed to stage parties, galas, conferences, meetings, festivals, convocations, and other gatherings. In addition to staging events, Bespoke also offers production management and studio services. Based in Toronto, with an office in Ottawa, Bespoke puts cutting-edge technology to good use—but CEO Kyle Brooks wants to emphasize the personal side of the business.
Pro-Formance Intermodal, Inc.
Transportation and logistics is a high-stakes industry—even more so where intermodal shipping is involved.
All American Recycling
At All American Recycling, top service standards in scrap metal and waste recycling are guaranteed, which explains this company’s impressive list of longstanding clients in a robust market. While many American businesses in demolition, construction, manufacturing, and associated industries struggle to establish long-term relationships with reputable recycling partners, this team of nearly 100 plays a significant role in its partners’ businesses, local economies, and protecting the planet—all at competitive rates.
Lépine Apartments
“As multi-residential home builders, we have to make logical choices so people can afford those properties and we strive to do this through excellence in standards of energy efficiency and sustainability,” says Francis Lépine, President of Lépine Apartments. “Do you want to really use wood because it’s less expensive? Or do you want to use concrete because you won’t have to replace housing inventories for the next few centuries?”
