Gift Bag of New R&D Data Features Microbusiness Insights

Given California’s R&D prowess, it was no surprise that early this month the city of Sunnyvale (home to Applied Materials’ forthcoming Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization Center, pictured) was announced as the expected location for the CHIPS for America Design and Collaboration Facility.Rendering courtesy of Applied Materials It’s that time of year. Not the […]

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Millennial Mecca

Utah’s quality of life and opportunities for advancement make it a prime place for millennials to plant their flag.

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Welcome Mat, Version 2.0

A new incentive targets multinationals’ higher-end regional operations.

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Investors Find a Hidden Gem in Portland, Texas

Companies and workers find the best of both worlds in this Gulf Coast city.

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Navigating the Transit Project Labyrinth

Denver makes a case for TOD in a world of DOTs, says a global transit expert based in the city. Other cities, not so much.

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Jack Lyne: The Standard of a Great Life

Jack Lyne: The Standard of a Great Life

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How the Video Game Industry Drives DC Location Decisions

Just as e-commerce and streamed meetings are driving data center capacity expansion, so too are the world’s 2.7 billion video gamers.

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Automakers Pushing East in Europe

H ead East is the name of a semi-famous 1970s rock band that was founded in St. Louis and continues to tour the clubs of the heartland some 30-plus years later. Today, head east might best describe the mindset of automobile makers as they assess the lay of the land in Europe.       […]

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Milestone Anniversaries Bring More Than Parties to Tennessee

As Site Selection with this issue celebrates 70 years in business, it’s only natural to notice companies celebrating their own major milestones with major investments.

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Ten Things I Learned at TrustBelt

A parade of distinguished speakers and panelists reinforced the notion that how we build our companies and our cities is changing as rapidly as the modes of transportation we use.

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A ‘True Game Changer’

The Seattle region plans to be the most globally competitive in the country.

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The Joy of Work

NextGen Work Centers Benefit Everyone Involved

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Resolved for Now

Alcoa is taking measures worldwide to reduce high-cost smelting capacity. But the company is striking a different chord in the often strike-prone territory of Québec, where Alcoa and the provincial government announced in February an agreement to improve the competitiveness of its three smelters, securing 3,000 jobs.

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There for You Come Rain or Shine

When you see utilities in the news, it’s usually because their operations personnel are fanning out across their territories...

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$12 Billion & Counting

As California Competes, Tax Credit recipients launch record-setting investments in the Golden State.
GO-Biz Director Avdis paints a picture of Transformation.

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Real World

Some are forward-leaning. Some are futuristic or visionary. Some are private, others public. Some exist and thrive already. Others look pretty on paper so far. A few are outright mind-bogglers.

What a sampling of science park activity reveals most of all is a hunger for environments conducive to innovation.

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The Nation’s Top-Performing Micropolitan Areas Unmask Opportunities In Tough Times

Micropolitan areas were socially distanced before it became a thing.

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North Carolina: Foreign Investors Expand Their Tar Heel Footprints

Just weeks after being recognized with Site Selection’s Prosperity Cup for having the most competitive state-level economic development team, North Carolina was named the Top State..

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Global Automotive: Look to Asia for Next-Gen EVs

“It’s safe to say the pace is electrifying.

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Ford’s BlueOval City Is the Prow of the Ship

Ford Motor Co. broke ground in September 2022 on its nearly 6-square-mile BlueOval City mega campus in Stanton, Tennessee.

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The Power of Change

How a member-led utility in Indiana is reaching out to the future.

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How the Experts Export

Being mid-continent doesn’t mean lack of ocean access.

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Ohio’s Small Community Refresh

A Norman Rockwell painting has nothing on Ohio.

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Come Together

A city in coastal Turkey cashes back-to-back winning tickets on major industrial projects.

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There’s No Place Like Kansas

Whether it’s housing, utilities, transportation or groceries, in today’s economic climate, the prices of life’s essentials can be high. Luckily for Kansans, the Sunflower State is on the brighter side of this national issue.

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HOW KENTUCKY NOTCHED ITS BEST YEAR EVER

Landing Ford BlueOval SK catapults the Bluegrass State to the winner’s circle.

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E-Commerce & Logistics: Occupiers Only, Please

By exclusive arrangement, we share insights from the Cresa Logistics Index, plus a Q&A with Cresa Head of Research Craig Van Pelt.

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Return Engagements

As Gov. John Kitzhaber was finishing out his two previous terms as the state’s governor from 1994 to 2002, he helped recruit the relocation from Palm Springs, Calif., to Portland of the North American headquarters for wind energy giant Vestas, bringing 75 jobs to the state.

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Extending the LEED

Leading-edge green building policy in Greater Seattle pushes the envelope further.

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The American Imperative: Why to Invest in America

What’s driving the U-turn in capital investment project trajectories from offshore locations back to U.S. sites – and to the Midwest in large measure?

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These Crabs Have Hair

“It’s a Shanghai delicacy. You must try it!” Dear God. Here we go again.

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Put Down Roots in the Garden State

Six great reasons to live and grow in New Jersey.

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Is Your Outsourcing Contract Paying Off?

N ine out of 10 CFOs based in the U.S. believe that using outside resources to perform non-core functions increases shareholder value.1 Yet fewer than two out of 10 have empirically measured the return on investment (ROI) of their outsourcing initiatives. Those who have measured ROI report an average of 17 percent savings.     […]

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Where to Solve Your Energy Equation

Natural gas price stability and cost competitiveness give this region the edge.

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Twist of Fate

Four years after choosing a site in Florida, Coquí Pharma’s CEO explains why a crucial medical isotope project is now landing in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

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Be In That Number

Site Selection tracked 329 corporate facility projects between July 2011 and December 2012 landing in the dozens of counties lining the Mississippi River. Louisiana led the way among river states.

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Incentives Make Expanding in Missouri Easier

Competitive programs, low taxes, give the Show Me State an edge.

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Why Texans Are Living Bigger & Better Than Ever

In August 2016, Business Insider ranked the top American cities with the best quality of life. The state with the most cities in the top 25 was Texas.

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Eclipsing the Mark

A rare solar event shines a bright light on what’s happening in Wyoming.

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North American Reports: United Lands Downtown… Again

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2009   United Lands Downtown … Again by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com S The recently renamed Willis Tower will undergo significant modernization and welcome 2,800 new jobs from United Airlines all at once. ome companies will follow an operational move with a headquarters move — witness NCR’s recent […]

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IDRC Abstracts, March 2001

A bstracts of major presentations of the International Development Research Council (IDRC), the world’s preeminent corporate real estate association. “Digital Darwinism: Strategies for Evolving, Adapting, Surviving and Thriving in an e-Business World,” Florida World Congress, Nov. 6, 2000:         The companies that evolve the quickest and adapt to the new e-business landscape […]

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Site Selection/NAI Industrial Location Index

From Site Selection magazine, September 2004 Site Selection/NAI Industrial Location Index    As the economy rebounds, more boxes of widgets, gizmos and thing-a-ma-jigs will need to be stored. As a result, we are very optimistic about the industrial sector. The majority of U.S. industrial markets that are tracked by Linneman Associates are expected to strengthen through […]

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Asia-Pacific’s ‘Significant Location’ For Oil & Gas Services

Baker Hughes' Asia Pacific division stretches from India to New Zealand, so the Houston-based global oil and gas services giant (58,000 employees and revenues in excess of $20 billion) had lots of options with respect to a regional headquarters location.

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GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE: ‘Eclectic, NOT Electric’

South American powerhouse Brazil is more eclectic than electric, says one insider. Plus a look at how Europe and the United States are responding to growing Chinese EV companies.

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Turn for the Better

Louisiana’s energy-driven economic health has never been more robust. Now may be the time to bring human health — and the life sciences, medical tourism and healthcare sectors — along for the ride.

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Home Sweet Home

Sugar Land's goal: Become 'destination city' for employers of choice and their talented workers.

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A New Day for Diamonds

Lab-created gems are shaking up the jewelry market.

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EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   EDOs: Are You Ready for Your Close-up? O ne reason this issue of Site Selection is so large is because it contains one editorial survey and four editorial profiles. Profiles are shorter versions of a survey, but they do much the same thing, which is to […]

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Cover Profile: Weather or Not, Site Selection Magazine, July 2003

S ignificant growth in Masco Corp.‘s Delta Faucet division has prompted the expansion or initiation of several projects in the past 18 months. But few have been as influenced by Mother Nature as the construction of a new, 200,000-sq.-ft. (18,600-sq.-m.) central distribution center in Jackson, Tenn. Ground broke in July 2002 at a site adjacent […]

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A One-Stop Shop Like No Other

Texas Workforce Commission leaders and their 28 regional partners provide wide-ranging infrastructure for career and business success.

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Baltimore’s New Front Door

Under Armour’s new headquarters campus is just one of the new Maryland’s millennial magnets.

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Mississippi Operations, Communities and People Prosper With These Utilities At Their Side

Having led Site Selection magazine’s annual coverage of utilities in economic development for more than 20 years, I can tell you: The companies serving community and industry power, workforce development and site development needs across every region of Mississippi are familiar names among the nation’s top utilities in the field.

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The Ring of Gratification

From mega-boxes to last-mile terminals, e-commerce real estate requirements continue to evolve.

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Global Logistics Boosts Competitive Advantage

Logistics management is giving companies new ways to improve customer service, control costs and make the most of opportunities in emerging markets. As a result, the global expansion equation is being revised as companies employ world-class logistics based on advanced information technologies. Once upon a time, location was the word that companies invoked to ensure […]

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Canadian Home Grown

Site Selection has been tracking new plants for decades - but not plants like these.

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It’s a Home Game In Indiana, USA

Programs to attract talent and new amenities aim to put Indiana communities in a league of their own.

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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 […]

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A Sharper Image

Governor Rick Snyder had a big economic development win in 2013 when Michigan became the nation’s 24th right-to-work state, but he’s not resting on his laurels.

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Development Assistance Programs

E conomic development organizations worldwide are designing novel programs to enhance their appeal. From interactive web sites and work-force development plans to invent finance and tax incentives, local officials are creating new and innovative programs to lure business expansions and developments. In the slowing economy, these plans are developed to distinguish each individual community and […]

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A Vision for Talent

Oklahoma’s Commerce Secretary, Deby Snodgrass, works to grow a base of highly educated workers in the Sooner State.

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Sustained Growth

Utah’s robust medical device sector continues to expand.

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EDITOR’S VIEW

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, September 2008   The Call to Excellence by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com O ne of the many benefits of our Excellence in Corporate Real Estate Awards program is the inspiration we can gain from the winners’ achievements. Take DFW International Airport’s John Terrell, for example (see coverage of the […]

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How to Grow an Aerospace Cluster

An Innovation Campus at Wichita State University will keep the region’s aerospace sector well stocked with talent.

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California Ports Play Role in National Recovery & Future Competitiveness

More than 20% of the 158 major projects in California tracked by the Conway Data Projects Database in 2019 had a logistics component, and port connections are a big reason why.

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2007 GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT

2007 GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   The Infrastructure Dilemma Will the U.S. follow the world’s lead in turning to private-sector investment? by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com  and ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com A ssessing the world’s infrastructure needs is a daunting task. Even more daunting for governments is developing formulas […]

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Operational Security: A New View of Site Protection

Protecting your site has always been a requirement to ensure the continuity of your business. Physical security is a given. Spending money and time to obtain land, build structures and protect tangible assets is expected. Physical security, just like operational safety, protects against an easily quantifiable loss. Loss is measurable and understood.

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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. […]

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The 2023 Regional Workforce Development Rankings

We examine state workforce climates (not programs) across four U.S. regions, with exclusive insights from Emsi on what’s attracting people to top counties for talent.

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Which States Have the Most Energy-Efficient Buildings?

Last week the EPA recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, designated for plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector.

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Bridges

Toledo is a city that prides itself on its global ethnic and cultural diversity, and the entrepreneurial and industrial links that accompany that heritage.

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World Reports, Site Selection Magazine, January 2004

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CUED, AEDC Merge

W ASHINGTON — Can corporate real estate executives benefit from a stronger, more unified voice among economic development professionals? The answer, according to Council for Urban Economic Development (CUED) Chairman Kurt Chilcott, is “yes.”     In a letter to members of both CUED and the American Economic Development Council (AEDC) — two organizations of economic […]

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‘Breath of Fresh Air’

With a work force ranked among the nation's best, the No. 1 public school system in the U.S., world-class academic and research institutions and a competitive business environment, Maryland is an ideal place for companies to grow and thrive.

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An Oil & Gas Ecosystem For Southeast Asia

Even though some in Greater Kuala Lumpur still refer to the Malaysian capital as an "emerging" oil & gas hub, mounting evidence says it already is one.

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Where Do All the Batteries Go?

Renault is working on an answer.

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Complexity Simplified

Nine years after selecting Tampa over Atlanta to open its first-ever Southern Business Center, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. announced this spring that it will expand its Florida operation by up to 255 jobs with total average compensation of nearly $100,000.

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Connecting Kansans to the Fastest Internet Yet

The state is doing its part to connect more homes and businesses to broadband.

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Top Metros: Strength In Diversity

Manufacturing, logistics and internet technology propel central Ohio’s Licking County.

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COVER STORY

COVER STORY From Site Selection magazine, March 2009 Eyes on the Prize Ohio claims its third Governor’s Cup in a row, thanks to the Strickland Administration’s focus on taking the steps necessary to be competitive, even in a challenging economic environment. These include investing in infrastructure and such key industry sectors as advanced energy. Above […]

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UPSKILLING EXISTING EMPLOYEES

Retraining the American workforce is job one for the fastest-growing industry sectors.

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AI Companies Augment Tech-Sector Employment

From Samsung to TI, chip makers are ushering in a new era of AI.

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Thirsty for More

The improving Midwest business climate lures corporate facility deals and the investors who back them.

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E-Commerce Rules:

Ports and Central Hubs Top Logistics Locations, As China Gears Up for the Next Wave

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Welcome to the $50-Billion Region

With $50 billion in capital investment since 2010, the Corpus Christi region ranks as one of the largest industrial and energy-related project magnets in the world.

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Shanghai Welcomes The WORLD FORUM for Foreign Direct Investment

China’s gleaming commercial center welcomed delegates from nearly 30 countries in November to The WORLD FORUM for Foreign Direct Investment.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Charge Your Engines

The 2018 American Solar Challenge is underway.

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Greater Phoenix: Laying the Foundation for Innovation

Laying the Foundation for Innovation:

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The Crossroads of Commerce

Many factors go into Illinois’ position of global leadership.

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The Bridge Home

At La Paloma Resort in the foothills outside Tucson, Ariz., on Sept. 30, dapper Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana could be seen strolling through the lobby, focused on the speech he was about to give to an executive retreat for Northrup Grumman Missile Systems, the area's largest employer.

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Sweden Tops Global IT Ranking; U.S. Slips to Fourth

N EW YORK — Sweden defended its ranking this year as the world’s dominant information economy, according to the 2001 International Data Corp. (IDC)/World Times Information Society Index (ISI).         For the second straight year, the ISI ranked Sweden No. 1 in the ability to access and absorb information and information technology. […]

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The New Daredevils

The same Snake River Canyon made famous by motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel is making a new name for itself courtesy of some innovative thinking.

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How to Grow an Aerospace Cluster

An Innovation Campus at Wichita State University will keep the region’s aerospace sector well stocked with talent.

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Where International Companies Need to Be

According to the Global Business Alliance, New Jersey has the highest concentration of foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs as a share of private-sector employment in the U.S.

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Queensland: A State of High Performance

A State of High Performance

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Solid State

Ohio assembles the prototype for the EV ecosystem.

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