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ny discussion of the U.S. economy and strategies to confront global competition for jobs and investment must invariably address the workplace and how it is being transformed by knowledge-centered and technology-driven skills and occupations. More often than not, such dialogue takes on an almost apocalyptic tone, painting scenarios of a society verging on a demographic […]

TOP UTILITIES 2007 From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   Business Climate Changers These top utility economic developers know how to renew the economic portfolios of the regions they serve. $500 million in environmental controls, many to be installed at its Sioux Plant (pictured) in St. Charles, Mo., are part of Top Utility Ameren’s $1-billion […]

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   Swedish Auto Supplier Opens Plant in Romania German Axle Maker Rolls Into Australia   Germany Powering Up As World’s Solar Leader Phoenix-based First Solar has opened a solar module plant in Frankfurt an der Oder in the former East Germany. The plant is located in a […]

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, July 2007   IFC Launches Municipal Scorecard 2007  The World Bank and You An institution known for backing developing- world infrastructure projects has plenty of irons in corporate fires. by ADAM BRUNS, adam.bruns bounce@conway.com B eyond its internal governance battles and external reach into projects in every corner of […]

ncentives exist at various levels of government, and may even be found from sources outside of the traditional economic development agencies. Even locations that claim to have nothing to offer are mistaken in that assertion. The incentives that can be offered by the federal government exist on a nationwide basis and are often overlooked. This […]

CEO or corporate real estate decision maker looks for the same fundamental things in an industrial real estate development company that each of us looks for in any business deal. Chief among those fundamentals is trust. We try to find those with whom we have a relationship or with whom we feel we can build […]

onsultant: We need to check and see if you are located in any Economic Development Zones. Client: We aren’t. I already checked the federal Enterprise Zone maps.    Consultant: Federal Maps. Do you mean Enterprise Communities?    Client: Maybe it’s Empowerment Communities?    Consultant: That’s Empowerment Zones.    Client: Back to Enterprise Zones …    Taxadvantagegroup llc maintains a database […]

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, July 2007    Developing Divestiture Strategies A new service targets surplus properties. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com C hevron‘s mergers with Texaco in 2001 and Unocal in 2005 left the San Ramon, Calif.- based oil giant with a considerable number of surplus properties. The company is now evaluating […]

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, July 2007   France Attracts Engineering Firm, Roche Opens Basel Biotech Center Fiber Firms Form India JV, Announce Plant Near Mumbai by JOHN W. McCurry john.mccurry bounce@conway.com  Thomas Fahnemann, chairman of Lenzing’s management board, (right), shakes hands with Satish Modi, chairman of India’s Modi Group, following a joint venture agreement […]

COVER STORY From Site Selection magazine, July 2007   Get in Line A regional economy may set sail behind an expanding fleet of nuclear plants. T by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com Southern Co.’s Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, located in Waynesboro, Ga., is one of more than a dozen nuclear sites in the Southeast […]

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, July 2007   Where Fast Tracks Get Fast-Tracked by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com R eturning from a trade mission and editorial research trip to Spain a few days ago, I couldn’t help but feel humbled by the new infrastructure I saw and toured there, because I would be hard- […]

JULY 2007 Coming Into Our Own (cover) Professional Forum Report Meet a Member Blue Ridge Facility Wins Gold From Green Request Information

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, July 2007   Sample the Soil Same Day, Next State Over Compass Points to Magnetic South The scale of ThyssenKrupp’s steel project gives new meaning to ‘teamwork’   by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com  Central to solving the logistics challenges faced by the Alabama site was the pledge by […]

THE 2006 COMPETITIVENESS AWARD From Site Selection magazine, May 2007    Take Two The Alabama Development Office claims its second Competitiveness Award. by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com E ven as the Alabama Development Office (ADO) was battling its counterpart in Louisiana for the giant ThyssenKrupp steel plant project this spring, the agency paused in April to […]

North American Top Deals of 2006 North American Honorable Mentions International Top Deals of 2006 International Honorable Mentions TOP DEALS 2006 From Site Selection magazine, May 2007     The Extra Mile Health, high tech and transport drive the Top Deals of 2006. Emilio Rivera, vice president, manufacturing for Amgen Manufacturing Ltd. in Puerto Rico, leads […]

hat do Finland, Jordan, Namibia and Ghana know that the United States did not – at least until quite recently? They know the importance of marketing their national markets to global investors.    In a period of six months starting last October, a colleague and I attended gatherings of corporate real estate executives, national investment promotion […]

MAY 2007 From Pipe Dreams to Production (cover) Meet a Member Professional Forum Report IAMC People & Projects Request Information

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, May 2007 Oregon and Silicon Make For Nice Solar Neighborhood    Go See for Yourself Toyota becomes a North Mississippi All Star. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com  L ast year, when Tupelo Community Development Foundation President David Rumbarger was trying to convince State of Mississippi elected officials to […]

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, May 2007 Cash infusions from venture capitalists back innovations from concept to construction. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com  W ith Boston and Silicon Valley absorbing nearly half of all U.S. venture capital investment, many second- tier cities until now have not attracted their fair share. But some have begun […]

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS From Site Selection magazine, May 2007    THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE: For tenants and investors, sale/leaseback arrangements can address a broad array of objectives. Sale/leasebacks can occur on any kind of commercial property – from paper mills to movie theaters, from medical offices to shopping centers. There are even […]

ndustry Expertise.” “Global Breadth.” “Client Focused.” You hear these descriptions often, but what do they mean? More importantly, are these true qualities in a top- notch service provider? Is a global provider superior to a smaller boutique shop? These days, qualifying corporate real estate service providers is a different ballgame. The players are new, and […]

ne of the fastest growing trends in the site location business is the demand for certified industrial sites. The reason is simple: The capital investment decision- making process is at the most fundamental level a process of identifying and eliminating risks wherever possible. This applies to the site selection component of the capital investment decision […]

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, May 2007    Software for Space Explorers by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com F ast- growing companies in such sectors as high tech, life sciences and finance have a fast- growing work- space need that can disrupt operations and compromise competitive advantage. Intelligent space planning is critical to such […]

North American Groups of 2006 North American Honorable Mentions Top Global Groups International Location Rankings TOP GROUPS 2006 From Site Selection magazine, May 2007       The Center Holds Middle America offers the market access companies seek, as the heartland places six groups in the top 10. CIGNA Corp. announced a $15- million facility […]