2007 GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   At 1,680 ft. (512.1 meters) on July 21, 2007, the 141-story Burj Dubai, developed by Emaar Properties, attained official status as the tallest building in the world, besting Taipei 101 in Taiwan by 13 ft. (4 meters). Emaar and its 5,000-plus construction workers and […]

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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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 […]

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   The Maine Thing Freightliner Gets What It Needs in Coahuila   E by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com  arly this summer, Chrysler Group announced three new investments in North America to support production of its Phoenix V-6 engine. While the new plants in Trenton, Mich., and […]

PROJECT FINANCE From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   It Tolls for Thee PPP or not, transportation projects seek to monetize assets. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com “A ccording to the Federal Highway Administration, $131.7 billion and $9.4 billion is needed respectively every year over the next 20 years to repair deficient roads and bridges.” […]

orcester, Mass., has RNA expert Craig Mello, this year’s Nobel laureate in medicine. Phoenix, Ariz., has Jeffrey Trent, a noted genomics researcher. San Jose, Calif., has Guy Miller, an expert in treating “orphan” diseases and entrepreneur. Houston recently wooed Stephen Wong, a noted inventor and expert in molecular imaging, from Boston, Mass.    For many regions […]

ny discussion of the U.S. economy and strategies to confront global competition for jobs and investment must invariably address the workplace and how it is being transformed by knowledge-centered and technology-driven skills and occupations. More often than not, such dialogue takes on an almost apocalyptic tone, painting scenarios of a society verging on a demographic […]

TOP UTILITIES 2007 From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   Business Climate Changers These top utility economic developers know how to renew the economic portfolios of the regions they serve. $500 million in environmental controls, many to be installed at its Sioux Plant (pictured) in St. Charles, Mo., are part of Top Utility Ameren’s $1-billion […]

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2007   Swedish Auto Supplier Opens Plant in Romania German Axle Maker Rolls Into Australia   Germany Powering Up As World’s Solar Leader Phoenix-based First Solar has opened a solar module plant in Frankfurt an der Oder in the former East Germany. The plant is located in a […]