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NASA’s space program contributed to countless inventions, including the lithium battery, the artificial heart pump and even the cordless vacuum. It also helped to demonstrate America’s technological prowess to the world — an element that contributes in building the U.S.

How can investment promotion agencies differentiate themselves from their competitors? What tools can they use — should they use — to achieve this goal? What are considered best practices today in communicating to potential investors an area’s strategic value? These were among the topics covered in a September Red Hot Locations event in London, the FDI International Marketing & Communications Seminar.

Managing personal property taxes and compliance across multiple states can be an ongoing challenge for large corporations. Nestlé USA has a diverse portfolio of more than 40 manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and office buildings, plus vending equipment, that requires a robust system.

Alcoa served as the beta test company for Fischer’s technology. The company uses Fischer’s ManagePath and CREDashboard technologies.

ESPN’s campus in Bristol, Conn., has been expanding ever since the network started 30 years ago. The latest new building, the $100-million Digital Center 2, was announced in August.

Greater Columbus and the State of Ohio work to corral Bob Evans Farms’ headquarters in the Village of New Albany.

June 2010 “Talk of the Town” piece by New Yorker journalist Lauren Collins described how the One World Trade Center building had reached the 20th floor in May, and how its builders hoped to rise by a floor every 10 days until they reached the planned 104 stories. She also mentioned that her parent company was looking the place over.

Four Canadian shipyards wait for their federal government to pick two of them.

Dallas-based Granite Properties has grown rapidly through acquisitions over the past decade. The company has office properties in Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Denver. It recently sold its industrial portfolio. In its growth process, the real estate investment and management company collected a mixed bag of IT equipment, vendors and licensing agreements.

Located in County Fife across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh, Dunfermline is known as the ancient capital of Scotland.

With apologies to The Doors, welcome to what might be called the “Governors Issue” of Site Selection.

The post-election, lame duck 111th Congress got lots of things done as this issue came together in December, one of which was actually good for the U.S. as a location for business and industry.

Thirty years ago, the late Jim
Ryan, eventual CEO of Ryan
Companies US, Inc. from
1989 until his death from
cancer in 2009 at the age of
66, was the project manager for Target
Corp.’s fourth retail store

Biotech firm Regeneron decided it needed a modern facility management system at a busy time for the Tarrytown, N.Y., company.

Would you rather have 1,000 high-quality manufacturing jobs within a decade, or 1,000 high-tech services jobs within 20 years?

As even the word “investor” evokes a negative public perception in today’s economy, the positives attached to “owner-occupier” are building

Social networking is becoming more and more accepted in the corporate real estate realm

Jack interviewed Robert McNamara in Washington

American Industries uses an integrated workplace management system to manage its vast portfolio.

Ten months from groundbreaking to financing completion: In the best of times, one might look askance at such a delay. In today’s economy it counts as a solid success.

A desire to stop shipping railcars halfway around the world has helped convince an Italian manufacturer to commit for the long haul.