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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS

T he shipbreaking business can stir up a tsunami of knee- jerk NIMBY- ism. Precious few communities greet proposed ship- disposal operations with open arms. That’s not altogether surprising, by JACK LYNE jack.lyne bounce@conway.com This is an aerial view of ISL’s shipbreaking operation in Brownsville, the largest in the U.S. given Third World shipbreaking’s abysmal […]

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Incentives for Existing Businesses?

Are companies asking too much of state and local governments? It depends on whom you ask.

The State of Semiconductors

Michigan is shaping the future with a rapidly growing semiconductor industry, bringing chip production back to the U.S.

The Game Changer

The Southwest Louisiana and Acadiana region supplies energy to the world and skilled workers for expanding companies. Take the elements that are critical to community prosperity — water, transportation, energy, industrial know-how, and willing and able workers — and combine them into a strategy for economic success … that is exactly what Southwest Louisiana and Acadiana did.

Minority Report: Atlanta

Black perspectives on economic development, technology and startups in the city too busy to hate.

Here’s Who Decides What Quality of Life Means

Attracting talent means tuning in to what millennials and Gen Z have to say.

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CLIENT SERVICE AWARDS

CLIENT SERVICE AWARDS From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 MC Industrial begins work on two of 13 slip- formed silos at Holcim’s new cement plant in Missouri. New and Improved A new measure for recognizing exceptional client service takes shape. by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com S ite Selection‘s editorial team took a new approach to selecting […]

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Editor’s View: Find Your ‘First-Mover Advantage’ in 2011

The post-election, lame duck 111th Congress got lots of things done as this issue came together in December, one of which was actually good for the U.S. as a location for business and industry.

Site Selection’s Annual State Legislative Update

S tate budgetary shortfalls have mirrored the U.S. economy at large over the past year, prompting many legislatures to adopt stringent measures to curb spending and maintain the tax base. Many held special legislative sessions in order to achieve some fiscal progress. While some economic development branches have been streamlined, most […]

Colorado Keeps It CHIP-per

Trust in the state’s semiconductor industry
comes with a $600 million payday.

Full Stream Ahead

Could the decade of the 2010's turn out to be the new Golden Era for the Golden State? It may not be as far-fetched as it sounds.

Select Company: Editorial Advisory Group Takes Shape, Site Selection Magazine, March 2003

T he people whose pictures you see here are members of a select group. In recent weeks, I have asked these corporate real estate executives, economic developers, service providers and other industry players to serve on Site Selection’s Editorial Advisory Board, and they have graciously accepted that invitation. My colleagues and […]

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COVER STORY: EUROPEAN BIOTECHNOLOGY

COVER STORY: EUROPEAN BIOTECHNOLOGY From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 Biotech Builds In Key European Cities New clusters take shape in the Netherlands and Scotland. Crucell is expanding its complex in the Leiden BioScience Park. by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com D r. Ronald Brus, president and CEO of Crucell, likens Leiden to the […]

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A New Wisconsin Revs Up

When Gov. Scott Walker stared down the powerful public employee unions in Wisconsin two years ago, the landmark budget reform legislation did more than place the Badger State on a path to fiscal recovery.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: SERVICE PROVIDER SHOWCASE

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 […]

Renewal in the Air

Snapshots of a city on the remake.

Promega Catalyzes Community, Clones Sustainability Strategy

A new R&D expansion at its home base in Wisconsin is just one expression of the company’s genetic predisposition to be both conscious and growth-oriented.

Phoenix-Area DC LEEDs the Way

Insights from REI’s supply chain VP show where goods movement is moving next.

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EDITORS’S VIEW

y colleagues and I completed our bi-annual survey of readers in November, and this space seems like a good way to share some highlights with you. Every other year, we take the pulse of our readership circulation to make sure we are still addressing the areas of interest and concern to you. We seek such […]

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Just Picking Up Some Chips

Investments from a semiconductor company and a gambling technology company highlight two facets of the Connecticut economy.

Boldly for Business

Mississippi’s governor successfully navigates challenging first year and builds momentum for the state’s future.

The Park That Thought of Everything

In February, MAIP opened its 25,000-sq.-ft. Center of Excellence dedicated to technology, training and career opportunities.

Ontario’s Open Access Put on Short

For those of you waiting for the Canadian electricity market to open up to competition, you will now have to wait a little longer. Although the plan was to open the market up in November of this year, the Ontario government announced on June 22 that the open date will be pushed back to a […]

Brains and Brawn

The Big Three river cities continue to apply their considerable economic muscle.

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IAMC INSIDER

JANUARY 2007 Service Takes Many Forms (cover) Meet a Member Holiday Closing Expected on CBRE Acquisition of Trammell Crow Extending One’s REACH Outsourcing Specialists Outsource Real Estate Request Information

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The New Orleans Miracle

I thought a recent economic development tour of Greater New Orleans would offer up a book’s worth of case studies in disaster recovery. It did. But the community seems more focused on the sequel.

Economic Recovery ‘Highly Unusual’

GM’s economist weighs in on the strange and positive qualities of the post-Recession economy.

High Marks

How school districts boost their youngest students’ chances for success.

Push and Pull

Driven by its innovation ecosystem, California is golden again.

Intrinsic Industry

In Loudoun County, Virginia, the data center industry boosts everything from quality of life to economic diversity.

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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: EMERGING LOGISTICS HUBS

nyone involved in logistics or supply chain management today knows that New York and Los Angeles dominate U.S. port activity. Combined, the two cities processed almost 19 million containers last year – well over 50 percent of the nation’s total. Why is no secret: Both ports enjoy robust port infrastructure and offer direct- access transportation […]

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Powerful Partnerships

In Florida and the Carolinas, Progress Energy’s network ties various groups together to get deals done.

Pratt & Whitney To Expand Several Facilities

Increased engine production is behind much of the investment.

Credentials Count

One credential at a time, California’s community colleges are doing their part to raise the state’s education attainment levels and close gaps in equity.

Are You Ready to Compete?

Any horse racing or baseball fan will tell you spring means it's time to compete. So will a recent blossoming of reports and initiatives focused on competitiveness itself.

Winner & Giver: Peace wins Krafsur Award

Awards range from the sublime to the ridiculous, from the Nobel Prize to a Hair Club for Men’s vice presidency. A major yardstick for any award, though, is who wins it. Clearly, that standard elevates the Krafsur Award. The award’s consistently high quality was again evident at the New England World Congress of the International […]

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SUPER SITES III

SUPER SITES III From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 Bridesmaids Revisited If you’re trying to marry a large parcel with a large prospect, homework is your dowry. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com The 1,400- acre (567- hectare) Franklin Farms parcel near Holly Ridge in northeastern Louisiana boasts I- 20 access, dual rail and three […]

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Atlantic Provinces: The Fire Inside, Site Selection Magazine, July 2003

M ore than 430 foreign firms – mostly U.S.-based companies representing service, manufacturing and retail industries and the offshore energy sectors – have set up shop in Atlantic Canada. Whether their operations are in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, most industry players are drawn to […]

IAMC Insider: We’re All in This Together

IAMC Chair Jennifer Roth explores how working, communicating and networking have evolved over the past year.

Where New Drone Missions Are Being Devised

Much of Ukraine’s success in repelling Russian forces from territory they occupied in recent months can be attributed to commercial drones.

Minnesota: Manufacturers Weigh In On Their 2024 Prospects

Minnesota manufacturers are cautiously optimistic about 2024, according to the Minnesota Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey, the results of which were announced in February.

Clean Green Machines

A new and improved index highlights the leading countries, states and metro areas in sustainability.

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TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, January 2007 Software Speeds Lease Analysis by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com I ntuit, the Mountain View, Calif., developer of familiar accounting and tax preparation software such as Quicken and TurboTax, has a real estate portfolio of about 2 million square feet (185,800 sq. m.) spread across about […]

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Keep It Simple

The tools you can use abound with options, but they can’t do your thinking for you.

New Life in Cold Country

How a furniture store in Northern Minnesota became an innovation center.

Vytelle Chooses Lenexa as Global Headquarters

Vytelle announced on Dec. 6 that it would relocate its global headquarters from Hermiston, Oregon, to Lenexa, Kansas, about 15 months after the company secured $13.2 million in Series A funding from a collection of Midwest- and Kansas-based investors.

Auto Exec: Taming the Property Tax Management Tiger

Most owners of diverse real estate holdings would jump at the chance to organize their property tax records and be able to access tax-related information for specific properties easily. And all owners of real estate would want to reduce their property tax burden wherever possible. Users of Property Tax Office (PTO), a software program from […]

Location Branding: How to Measure A Nation’s Image

NASA’s space program contributed to countless inventions, including the lithium battery, the artificial heart pump and even the cordless vacuum. It also helped to demonstrate America’s technological prowess to the world — an element that contributes in building the U.S.

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WORLD REPORTS

JANUARY 2007 Pirelli’s Romania Plant Targets Top- End Markets (cover) Will Bengalooru Ring True as India’s Tech Hub? Consultancy Takes On ED Efforts in Jordan and Serbia Give Us Your Opinion! WORLD REPORTS Edited by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com Pirelli’s Romania Plant Targets Top- End Markets Pirelli Tire launched manufacturing operations at its Slatina, Romania, […]

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High Rate of Conversion

Fronius converts momentum into new sites in Indiana, Ontario and beyond.

Site Selection Highlights June/July 1998 Issue

Highlights from June/July 1998 COVER STORY Uncommon Gazelles: Unorthodox Strategies Fuel Their Fast-Track Expansions Expansion-minded “little giants” are so influential that firms of all sizes are scampering to understand what makes them tick, coveting the extravagant price/earning ratios with which financial markets are showering them. pg. 492 All Dressed Up with No One to Grow? […]

Mexico Past and Future

Sustainable design points the way forward while breathing new life into Mexico’s historical landmarks.

A CEO’s Insights on Central Indiana

"With AIT Bioscience, there are no surprises."

Companies Are Investing In Arkansas

The results speak for themselves.