TOP TEN COMPETITIVE STATES From Site Selection magazine, May 2009   King of the Hill Ohio chalks up another key capital investment win for luring new businesses in 2008 and helping existing companies expand. by MARK ARENDmark.arend bounce@conway.com T he Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) joins Gov. Ted Strickland’s office in claiming a key economic […]

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, May 2009   Illustration by Bob Gravlee by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com The Little Province That Could S eldom does news of an area’s proposed budget make it into my file of possible “Editor’s View” topics. But over the past several weeks, one such item did just that. There […]

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NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, May 2009   De-Conversion Means Jobs in the Land of Enchantment by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com N These gas systems comprise a portion of the germanium tetrafluoride FEP (Fluorine Extraction Process) system patented by International Isotopes. Photo courtesy of INIS orth-central New Mexico may appear to have a corner […]

iven the deep base of manufacturing facilities located along the U.S.-Mexico Borderzone, we believe the first signs of a broad economic recovery will be seen in this region, as companies ramp up production and utilize excess capacity that they have been holding in reserve. Sophisticated manufacturers have for years been operating in a lean environment […]

NEW YORK: SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 Investing in Infrastructure Bolsters Empire State Business Climate D espite steep job losses on Wall Street and a challenging economic environment, New York continues to add jobs and industry in several key sectors. During a recent e-mail interview with Site Selection, Dennis Mullen, Upstate President […]

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION: SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 Utilizing the Sale-Leaseback Transaction Structure in Today’s Capital Constrained Market by GARRY WEISS, SIOR, CCIM and RENE CIRC editor@conway.com H istorically, for a corporation, real estate assets have had one primary application: operational necessity. Companies have been regularly leasing, developing, buying and even selling facilities […]

hovel-ready” is a term that we are hearing a lot in the national media these days. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act requires that any project that receives an investment from the federal stimulus package be “shovel-ready.” For those of us in the business of helping companies choose a location for their facility investments, […]

SITE VISIT From Site Selection magazine, May 2009   ‘I Know … Let’s Put on a Show’ Production projects aim to transform old shells with entertainment magic. by Adam Bruns adam.bruns bounce@conway.com W hen disaster strikes, the film industry may not be far behind.       Such has been the result in Louisiana, where events, incentives and star-powered […]

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 Instant Space End users eye quick-build facilities. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com C Intel used a Sprung Instant Structure for its initial offices in Costa Rica, then later converted it into a company cafeteria. ompanies in the offshore call center and BPO sector often need a quick option […]

COVER STORY From Site Selection magazine, May 2009 The year?s top projects testify to a renewable vigor in industrial development. The Tata Nano (pictured above left) will eventually be made at a new plant in Sanand, Gujarat, that was literally moved from the initial plant site in West Bengal after civil unrest there threatened the […]

TOP TEN GROUPS OF 2008 From Site Selection magazine, May 2009   The Center Holds From Houston to Chicago, communities in Middle America rank among top-performing economic development groups. by RON STARNERron.starner bounce@conway.com Willis Group Holdings recently signed a long-term lease at Chicago’s signature skyscraper, the Sears Tower. As part of the deal, the building […]

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, May 2009   Wind Paces New EU Power Projects by JOHN W. McCURRY john.mccurry bounce@conway.com  German wind turbine manufacturer REpower supplied three of its largest turbines for a wind farm near the Germany-Denmark border. The turbines will serve as a test for future offshore wind power development. W ind energy […]