n the parish of Iberia, La., not far from the rookeries and gardens of McIlhenny-founded Avery Island, a small alternative energy company is doing its part to rebuild a region’s energy infrastructure — and simultaneously rebuild a hurricane-ravaged economy — using the same natural force that has wrought so much destruction.    After securing a 30-year […]

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he U.S. transportation industry will experience yet another year of solid growth in 2006, led largely by gains in the trucking sector, according to a report released Nov. 22 by an Atlanta-based consulting firm that tracks and predicts global logistics trends.    The ground parcel and less-than-truckload (LTL) categories are projected to experience shipment growth of […]

From Site Selection magazine, January 2006 WORLD REPORTS Manchester Carving Niche As Euro Financial Base by John W. McCurry M anchester, England, likely rings best in American ears as home to a renowned soccer team — Manchester United — or as a launching pad for rock bands — Oasis, The Smiths, Herman’s Hermits and The […]

CLIENT SERVICE AWARDS From Site Selection magazine, January 2006 Appearance Matters by MARK AREND “With the added pressures of new governance legislation and rules like Sarbanes-Oxley, it is clear that clients need an unprecedented degree of rigor, process orientation and transparency.” ? Equis Corp. M aking the client look good to his or her superiors […]

uto makers in North America continue to bemoan the burden of competition: “In view of further reductions in model lifecycles and continuing over-capacity, DaimlerChrysler does not expect any alleviation of the intensely competitive pressure in the automobile industry,” read a typically cold statement in 2005.    John Engler, president of the National Association of Manufacturers and […]

ven as Korean automobile manufacturer Kia was finalizing a U.S. site-location decision in late 2005, U.S. companies continued to move some or all of their manufacturing operations to Mexico, China and other destinations at a rate that has some wondering just what the U.S. will be producing within 10 years. New plants are opening in […]

A mid threats that include residential encroachment, eminent domain backlash and logistics congestion, detail work has never meant so much in the assembly of large industrial project sites. But having those details in place can be the difference between a mega-project and mega-dirt.    Proof positive came in the fall of 2005 when SeverCorr chose a […]

f the US$18.3 billion that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had obligated itself to spend as of mid-October, $6.6 billion was targeted at housing, including a sizable amount meant for the purchase of manufactured housing. By late October some $2 billion in orders had been placed by FEMA for approximately 125,000 mobile homes, including […]