Is Cuba Ready for American Trade and Investment?
All eyes are on Cuba as an investment opportunity for U.S. Companies. With travel and trade restrictions relaxing this year the question becomes – Is Cuba Ready? For each potential deal, a number of…
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Understanding EB-5 U.S. Immigrant Investor Visa
After much speculation and debate, in December the U.S. Congress extended the EB-5 U.S. Investor Visa Program until September 30, 2016. Nonetheless, changes to the program are likely to be debated again over the next…
U.S. Facts & Figures 2016: How Does Your State Compare?
How do taxes in your state compare nationally? This convenient resource compares the 50 states on many different measures of taxing and spending, including individual and corporate income tax rates, business tax climates, excise taxes,…
NAFTA Supply Chains Show Signs of Softening
The value of U.S.-Canada freight totaled $45.0 billion in December 2015, which was down 15.2 percent annually as all modes of transportation carried a lower value of U.S.-Canada freight annually. The Department of Transportation’s Bureau…
Who is Killing American Manufacturing?
In the week before Valentine’s Day, United Technologies expressed its love for its devoted Indiana employees, workers whose labor had kept the corporation profitable, by informing 2,100 of them at two facilities that it was…
Digital factories: Industry 4.0 to unleash new highly efficient automotive manufacturing in the U.S.
The impact of digitization on the automotive industry is usually discussed in a consumer-related context. But the next digital revolution is not about the consumer, it’s about productivity. “There are annual savings of $16-32 bn…
Mexico: Extension granted to nonresidents operating under maquiladora shelter regime
Mexico’s Miscellaneous Tax Rules for 2016, which were published in the official gazette on 23 December 2015 and apply as from 1 January 2016, include changes to the rules governing nonresidents that carry out operations…
Top 20 Facts About (U.S.) Manufacturing
In the most recent data, manufacturers contributed $2.17 trillion to the U.S. economy. This figure has risen since the second quarter of 2009, when manufacturers contributed $1.70 trillion. Over that same time frame, value-added output…
U.S.: Overview of Mississippi Tax Incentives for Manufacturers
Mississippi offers a stable and supportive business climate that enables manufacturers to prosper over the long term. Construction costs, business tax rates and energy and labor costs are low here, and Mississippi offers a prime…
Contrasting fortunes for Brazil and Mexico’s auto manufacturing sectors
Several recent reports have noted the difference between Brazil and Mexico in the automotive manufacturing sector. A recent editorial from IHS SupplierBusiness gave a good snapshot of the dichotomy between these two countries and its…