For companies evaluating prospective manufacturing sites, transportation cost and service considerations are paramount. Here are five critical supply chain issues businesses must consider when evaluating sites for expansion or relocation.

New Jersey Alliance for Action honored LG Electronics with "New Jersey's Leading Infrastructure Projects" Award for the new LG North American headquarters under construction in Englewood Cliffs.

With 373 facility deals, Illinois’ largest city easily outdistanced its closest competition — second-place Houston with 255 projects and third-place Dallas-Fort Worth with 178. Atlanta (164) and Detroit (129) rounded out the top five.

The Midwest is creating a better business climate, grabbing the attention of business leaders, and successfully attracting new investment across a diverse range of industries

When Michigan became the 24th right-to-work state in December 2012, conservatives hailed it as a sign the Rust Belt state was "open for business," union workers decried the law as "union busting" and labor leaders vowed to use it to quash Republican Governor Rick Snyder's reelection bid in 2014. A year later, the impact of the law remains up for debate.