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May 1, 1999

The Approaching Industrial Land Shortfall

Much of the US is running out of attractive, properly prepared industrial land. Twenty-five years ago, the issue of site availability for expanding companies was not usually a major concern. When a client needed a fairly conventional property of perhaps a hundred acres, there was usually a range of choices. Virtually every community or region […]

May 1, 1999

Top Deals: 1998’s Very Honorable Mentions

From Site Selection magazine, May 1999 T O P     D E A L S 1998’s Very Honorable Mentions A hot year for the world economy, 1998 saw a dizzying array of top-flight facility deals, too many to be crammed into one top 10. Here are a few other eminently worthy deals Site Selection cites […]

May 1, 1999

Championship Caliber: 1998 Top 10 Development Groups

From Site Selection magazine, May 1999 Championship Caliber: Site Selection‘s 1998 Top 10 Development Groups b y     T I M     V E N A B L E Hundreds of growing companies played the location game with skill and poise last year, capitalizing on the championship-level services of Site Selection‘s 1998 top development groups. […]

March 1, 1999

New Battlefields for the ‘Real Estate Revolution’: ‘Expandable Infrastructure,’ ‘Demand-Side Space’ Like the larger business world, the corporate real estate industry is in huge flux. Far-ranging issues like infrastructure integration and workplace metrics are the latest weapons of choice in what many call ‘the real estate revolution.’ b y     J A C K     […]

March 1, 1999

From Site Selection magazine, March 1999 R E A L     E S T A T E     S E R V I C E S Workplace Design Is a Moving Target b y     M A R K     A R E N D Old ways of thinking about designing work space are clashing […]

March 1, 1999

Hot Industries for 1998

Transportation Equipment, Industry Machinery Sectors Tops In “98 b y     M A R K     A R E N D Less robust growth characterized new manufacturing and expansion activity in 1998, according to Conway Data’s New Plant database tallies. Virtually every industrial sector did well, but global economic malaise took its toll. Solid economic […]

March 1, 1999

AUTOEXEC: Software for the Technology-Averse, Site Selection magazine, March 1999

From Site Selection magazine, March 1999 A U T O E X E C   Systems and strategies for maximizing corporate real estate assets New versions of corporate real estate software systems are giving users no excuse not to use them — or even like them. Today’s software applications involve little or no learning-curve time […]

March 1, 1999

Site Selection Magazine Online – The 1998 Governor’s Cup

 MARCH 1999  SITE SELECTION  GOVERNOR’S CUP   • COVER PAGE   • MOTOWN RULES   • 1998 PROPORTIONAL   PERSPECTIVES   • METHODOLOGY   • NEW CORPORATE  FACILITIES AND  EXPANSIONS   • THE LONG VIEW:  MICHIGAN   • 1999 FORECAST   • 1998 TOP 20 U.S.  FACILITIES by    J A C K  &nbsp L Y N E 1998’s SS Scoreboard demonstrates why […]

March 1, 1999

Management Strategy: Corporate Real Estate at a Crossroads

M A N A G E M E N T     S T R A T E G Y Tomorrow’s corporate real estate world will scarcely resemble yesterday’s or today’s, the pundits are fond of pointing out. The professionals in the industry know that. The key is getting the rest of the organization to see […]

March 1, 1999

From Site Selection magazine, March 1999 M A N A G E M E N T     S T R A T E G Y Keeping Sprint’s New HQ Campus on Track Margaret P. Latshaw, Ph.D., is in the midst of what will likely be a high point in her career in corporate real estate. […]

January 1, 1999

Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business?

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? by DAVID T. HARESIGN The decision to plan and build a corporate campus consists of dozens of often conflicting considerations, both tangible and intangible. If the corporate real estate executive wears many hats, here’s where he wears them […]

January 1, 1999

SIDEBAR: A Checklist for Corporate Campus Planners

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 THE FOLLOWING IS A SIDEBAR TO THE ARTICLE Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? A Checklist for Corporate Campus Planners When planning a corporate campus, it is important to define exactly what you wish to achieve. Here are the recommended steps: 1. Using the […]

January 1, 1999

Site Selection Highlights January 1999 Issue

JANUARY 1999 COVER STORY Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding? Riding a wave of lofty expectations, and $430 million in incentives, European power Kvaerner has sailed into Philadelphia with the future of U.S. shipbuilding at stake, many observers insist. pg. 1103 Is a Corporate Campus Right for Your Business? pg. 1118 Congress Warms to D.C. Real […]

January 1, 1999

Locating in North America

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Locating in North America: A Site Selection Primer by Jack Lyne North America offers a rich, lucrative market for foreign direct investment. But paying attention the basics in going global can dramatically up your odds for site selection success. Going global presents generous portions of promise […]

January 1, 1999

Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding?

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Can Kvaerner Re-Launch U.S. Shipbuilding? by Jack Lyne Riding a wave of lofty expectations, and $430 million in incentives, European power Kvaerner has sailed into Philadelphia with the future of U.S. shipbuilding at stake, many observers insist. T“In the global economy, it is a bit funny […]

January 1, 1999

Why Europe Beckons

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Why Europe Beckons by MARK AREND Foreign direct investment in both the emerging and established markets of Europe is robust, thanks to investors’ flight to stability. Two European business location reports document where site seekers have been — and where they’re looking now. Whether a global […]

January 1, 1999

Question & Insight: Congress Warms to D.C. Real Estate Group’s Message

PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR ? CLICK ABOVE JANUARY 1999 Congress Warms to D.C. Real Estate Group’s Message This January, the 106th Congress convenes to begin what will likely be one of the most contentious sessions of Congress in recent memory. It begins amidst possible impeachment proceedings against the president and will end at the height […]

October 1, 1998

Baan’s Battle with Skyrocketing Space Demands

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 Baan’s Battle with Skyrocketing Space Demands by Jack Lyne Baan’s big U.S. move coincides with a number of key challenges, most based in blur-like growth. But business climate factors augur well for the software giant’s $40 million Virginia project. “We’ re going to divide this office and the conference room into cubicles,” says […]

October 1, 1998

Industry Mission: Growth Management

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 Industry Mission: Growth Management As the corporate real estate profession evolves to include more functions and the very ground shifts from private ownership to public ownership of assets, so too must the composition of organizations seeking to serve the profession evolve. A case in point is the Chicago-based Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute […]

October 1, 1998

Debunking the Top Start-up Facility Myths

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1998 The road to opening a new facility is fraught with land mines, but avoiding the myths outlined here can help clear the way to an on-time start-up. Debunking the Top Start-up Facility Myths by Brad Cunic Recently, a company spent millions of dollars buying a prime piece of real estate on which to […]