lot of politicians and bureaucrats talk about their desire to make government “run more like a business.” Few actually do it.    One public official who’s having more success than most in bringing free- market by RON STARNER ron.starner bounce@conway.com David Winstead principles and accountability to government is David Winstead. Last month, he marked his first […]

From Site Selection magazine, November 2006 NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS Reverse Osmosis Chinese corporate dollars discover North America. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com I n May 2006, Qingdao, China- based appliance company Haier Group announced it had just secured a major order from Coca Cola Canada to make chest- type coolers for selling the Atlanta- based […]

COVER STORY: BUSINESS CLIMATE RANKINGS From Site Selection magazine, November 2006    Synchronicity A survey of site selectors and new-plant performance match third-party analyses of North Carolina’s winning business climate. by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com I f North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley had waited just a couple more weeks to announce his state’s strong performance […]

opefully, this issue will get to you before you head to the polls on November 7th to vote in a congressional and/or gubernatorial election. That’s because you can use this issue to bone up on whether those in power in your area helped or hurt your state’s business climate. Our annual round-up of state legislative […]

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STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE From Site Selection magazine, November 2006    Commerce Claws Our annual state-by-state legislative update delivers news on economic development-related legislation, but it may be time for bigger policy action in the nation’s capital. by MARK AREND, ADAM BRUNS & JOHN W. McCURRY editor bounce@conway.com E ven as states buoyed by the Supreme […]

o you and the client have finished touring several suburban business parks and you begin the process of triaging the best sites for your client’s needs. The one consistent theme on the tours is the amount of time spent evaluating factors outside of the space versus how the interior layout worked. While the space itself […]

anufacturers increasingly are taking advantage of the benefits of locating plants inside U.S. Foreign Trade Zones, according to a new report by Greg Jones, senior consultant to the Foreign- Trade Zone Corp.    In the 66th Annual Report of the Foreign- Trade Zones Board to the U.S. Congress, Jones states that shipments received at General- Purpose […]

Silicon technology specialist Intel’s vast real estate portfolio includes 49 million sq. ft. (455,210 sq. m.) stretching across 200 locations in over 50 countries. A diverse company, Intel encompasses a variety of products and services.    “When people think about Intel, they certainly think about microprocessors, but we have 12 major business units which we break […]

NOVEMBER 2006 Infineon Inaugurates $1B Malaysian Fab (cover) Hong Kong Air Cargo Hub Gets ‘SuperSized’ N.C.-Based Textile Firm Opens Factory In China; Let Europe Eat Cake Brewer Puts Latin Projects on Tap; Survey Says London Is Still Hard to Beat Give Us Your Opinion! WORLD REPORTS Edited by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com Infineon Inaugurates $1B […]