First, much of the heavy manufacturing, such as industrial machinery and steel, requires highly skilled labor, and firms are often willing to locate where hard-to-train skills already exist. Second, Indiana'

1888 and reincorporated in 1897.Long Beach is a major industrial port, ranked second busiest in the U.S. and tenth busiest in the world. In addition to international trade through the port, high technology

The Apex industrial Park is now a part of the city.Labor and workforce: Traditionally, manufacturing and warehouse distribution companies have dominated the local market. However, high tech businesses,

but the postwar period brought rapid industrial decline; the entire Northeast was affected, and medium sized cities with large working class populations, like New Haven, were hit particularly hard. Simultaneously,

5] North Charleston is one of the state's major industrial centers and is the state's top city in gross retail sales.[6][7] Information for the state of South Carolina South Carolina's manufacturing

Albany, and New York City, once the major industrial cities of the lower Mohawk and the Hudson, continue their long-time manufacturing decline. Except in the mountain regions, the areas between cities

In the second half of the 20th century, the industrial and service sectors have expanded greatly. The state's economy is diversified and is notable for its concentration of scientific research and high-

Although Tennessee is now primarily industrial, with most of its people residing in urban areas, many Tennesseans still derive their livelihood from the land. The state's leading crops are cotton, soybeans,

The city houses two industrial parks which enabled manufacturing and distribution to take root in the city. As technology oriented companies flourished in the 1990s, Newport News became a regional center

Although Tennessee is now primarily industrial, with most of its people residing in urban areas, many Tennesseans still derive their livelihood from the land. The state's leading crops are cotton, soybeans,