THE 2006 COMPETITIVENESS AWARD From Site Selection magazine, May 2007    Take Two The Alabama Development Office claims its second Competitiveness Award. by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com E ven as the Alabama Development Office (ADO) was battling its counterpart in Louisiana for the giant ThyssenKrupp steel plant project this spring, the agency paused in April to […]

North American Top Deals of 2006 North American Honorable Mentions International Top Deals of 2006 International Honorable Mentions TOP DEALS 2006 From Site Selection magazine, May 2007     The Extra Mile Health, high tech and transport drive the Top Deals of 2006. Emilio Rivera, vice president, manufacturing for Amgen Manufacturing Ltd. in Puerto Rico, leads […]

hat do Finland, Jordan, Namibia and Ghana know that the United States did not – at least until quite recently? They know the importance of marketing their national markets to global investors.    In a period of six months starting last October, a colleague and I attended gatherings of corporate real estate executives, national investment promotion […]

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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, May 2007 Oregon and Silicon Make For Nice Solar Neighborhood    Go See for Yourself Toyota becomes a North Mississippi All Star. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com  L ast year, when Tupelo Community Development Foundation President David Rumbarger was trying to convince State of Mississippi elected officials to […]

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, May 2007 Cash infusions from venture capitalists back innovations from concept to construction. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com  W ith Boston and Silicon Valley absorbing nearly half of all U.S. venture capital investment, many second- tier cities until now have not attracted their fair share. But some have begun […]

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION SALE/LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS From Site Selection magazine, May 2007    THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE: For tenants and investors, sale/leaseback arrangements can address a broad array of objectives. Sale/leasebacks can occur on any kind of commercial property – from paper mills to movie theaters, from medical offices to shopping centers. There are even […]

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 […]

ne of the fastest growing trends in the site location business is the demand for certified industrial sites. The reason is simple: The capital investment decision- making process is at the most fundamental level a process of identifying and eliminating risks wherever possible. This applies to the site selection component of the capital investment decision […]

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, May 2007    Software for Space Explorers by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com F ast- growing companies in such sectors as high tech, life sciences and finance have a fast- growing work- space need that can disrupt operations and compromise competitive advantage. Intelligent space planning is critical to such […]

North American Groups of 2006 North American Honorable Mentions Top Global Groups International Location Rankings TOP GROUPS 2006 From Site Selection magazine, May 2007       The Center Holds Middle America offers the market access companies seek, as the heartland places six groups in the top 10. CIGNA Corp. announced a $15- million facility […]

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, May 2007 JSW Steel Expanding BASF Expands In Shanghai Intel Plans $2.5 Billion Wafer Fab in China GSK Footprint Grows In Singapore   Google Picks Quality-of-Life Leader by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com  Google is occupying a five-story office building in a Zurich complex formerly occupied by the Hurlimann […]