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November 9, 2011

Next-Gen Site Selection

A new generation of commercial transport changes the rules of where facilities supporting this bellwether industry are located. Airbus has opened a new, 650-employee facility in Broughton, Wales, where wings for the A350 XWB will be manufactured. Boeing has not yet determined where it will build its new 737 MAX airliner. Renton, Wash., has been home to 737 production for decades, but the aerospace giant is also considering other locations.

November 2, 2011

FDI Sweepstakes

You load 16 tons and what do you get? A high-tech wind turbine gear box bound for Colorado.

September 26, 2011

An Elastic Climate for Growth

A sudden wave of capital into plastics and chemicals manufacturing opens doors of opportunity for innovative startups.

September 13, 2011

Churn Stokes Upturn

Churn Stokes Upturn: At the confluence of fun and money, water recreation can be an economic catalyst for downtown riverfronts.

September 6, 2011

Points of Advantage

Online sales are booming for many retailers such as Macy’s. As its online business has grown, Macy’s has put together a regional logistics approach with three large, strategically placed distribution centers.

September 2, 2011

On and Off the Rails

Say what you will about intermodal freight’s ability to help regional economies. One thing’s for sure: It helps railroads’ economies.

August 30, 2011

Real Projects Mean Real Progress

The most powerful utility economic development teams are backed by corporations that don’t just move power around. They wield it.

August 24, 2011

Up From the Brine

Peruvian firm Li3 Energy, Inc., in May closed on its acquisition of 60-percent ownership in a group of six private companies that own the Maricunga Project in northern Chile, believed to be one of the top 10 lithium projects in the world.

August 1, 2011

Site Plan Features Active Cultures

Alpina Foods’ new dairy manufacturing plant in Batavia, N.Y., isn’t built yet, and already it’s been expanded — twice.

July 28, 2011

Property Priorities

Alcoa’s CSO says if you’re not uncomfortable yet, the goal isn’t high enough.

July 25, 2011

Edge of Efficiency

Power utilization and monitoring of environmental factors are key issues for data centers.

July 20, 2011

Power Plays

States that exempt or abate property and sales taxes on computer and telecom equipment will soon make the short lists of data center site selectors.

July 20, 2011

Full Circle

The return of bicycle manufacturing to American shores might seem improbable with nearly 99 percent of all bikes sold in the U.S. now made in China, Taiwan or other low-wage Asian countries.

July 1, 2011

Ecosystems

The top sustainable territories know how to balance regulation with incubation, renewable energy with renewed company commitments.

May 22, 2011

Steep Hill to Climb

The headlines about public-employees unions obscure another labor topic: The UAW’s new push to organize at foreign-owned automotive plants.

May 17, 2011

Dawn of an Era

When German silicon producer Wacker Chemie AG originally announced the selection of Cleveland, Tenn., as the site of a new US$1-billion, fully integrated polysilicon factory in February 2009, it represented the second solar industry announcement for the state that winter.

May 12, 2011

Big Science

There is a science to site selection. But rarely do the specifics of science itself so directly impact a location
choice.

April 10, 2011

Windy Days Ahead

Wind energy production activity was light and variable in much of 2010.

April 6, 2011

Schiphol Ups the Ante

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is considered the gold standard of 21st century airport cities, the one frequently cited as the paradigm by airport executives hoping to turn their own facilities into engines of regional economic growth. Well over 60,000 people work at nearly 70 businesses sited at or adjacent to Schiphol, from aerospace companies to air […]

March 31, 2011

The Pyramid Proposal

As Steelcase prepares to move out of its Corporate Development Center, a landmark Grand Rapids building beckons new users.